NHTSA Complaint #11254859 — 2007 LEXUS LS

AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN DRIVING OUR CAR, THE ABS, VSC AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE ABS SYSTEM BECOMES INOPERATIVE, AND THE FRONT BRAKES CAN EASILY LOCK UP DURING MODERATELY HEAVY BRAKING. WE BELIEVE TOYOTA HAS PURPOSELY DESIGNED THE SYSTEM TO DISABLE THE ABS FUNCTIONALITY WHEN THERE IS A POSSIBLE PROBLEM DETECTED IN THE ABS ACCUMULATOR. THAT DOES NOT SEEM LIKE A GOOD IDEA. THE WARNING LIGHTS SOMETIMES GO OFF FOR A WHILE (A FEW DAYS SOMETIMES) AND THEN RETURN AT RANDOM TIMES AND DURING VARIOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE WARNING LIGHTS USUALLY COME ON WHEN DRIVING AT MODERATE SPEED, AND WHEN NOT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. FROM OUR RESEARCH IT SEEMS LIKE THIS ISSUE IS WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED, AND TOYOTA SOMETIMES REPAIRS THE BRAKE SYSTEM AT NO COST, HOWEVER IT SEEMS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A REQUIRED RECALL. OUR CAR HAS LOW MILES FOR THE YEAR, ONLY 86K. WE HAVE ASKED FOR HELP FROM LEXUS HOWEVER HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY RESPONSE SO FAR.