2008 LEXUS LS460 Electrical System Problems

The contact owns a 2008 Lexus LS460. The contact stated that the vehicle would erroneously start without anyone being near the vehicle with the starter button not being pressed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who replaced the starter however, the failure persisted. The contact indicated that the starter had been replaced on four separate occasions for the same failure. In addition, while driving approximately 40 MPH, a message to "Turn Off Vehicle and Contact Dealer" was displayed and the brake pedal became difficult to depress causing the braking distance to be extended. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the brake actuator was faulty and needed to be replaced. The actuator was replaced and the failure was corrected. The manufacturer was not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 94,000.

HORN WORKS SOMETIME AND THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM SAME AS WELL. FUSES GOOD, AND THE HORNS ARE TOO. POSSIBLY THAT IT'S THE CLOCKSPRING AND SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL.

I HAD REMARKED TO THE LOCAL DEALER THAT IT MADE A CLUNK NOISE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS WAS AT 63K MI WHEN I PURCHASED IT. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AND 10K MI. AFTER I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE SQUEALING WHEN BRAKING. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT NO ISSUES WERE FOUND AND THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY CHEAP AFTERMARKET BRAKES. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE BRAKES AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG, PROBABLY JUST CHEAP PADS. APPROXIMATELY 3K MI. LATER WHEN DRIVING AT APPROX. 35MPH. WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, AND STATED TO TAKE IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER. WHEN I TOOK IT I WAS INFORMED THERE WERE CODES REGARDING AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION AND LEAK, BUT THEY FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY RESET THE CAR AND ATTEMPTED TO RE-ILLUMINATE THE WARNING LIGHTS, WHICH...

I WAS ADVISED THAT THE WATER IN THE WHEEL WELL HAD COMPROMISED THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE AND MAY HAVE CAUSED ELECTRICAL FIRE DAMAGE IF THIS DEFICIENCY HAD NOT BEEN FOUND. PLEASE PROVIDE A COPY OF THE INSPECTION REPORT WHICH WAS PERFORMED AT THE HARVEY LEXUS OF SHREVEPORT BOSSIER DEALERSHIP ON 4/14/15, WITH REGARD TO THE 2008 LEXUS LS 460 (6/10 INCHES OF WATER IN WHEEL WELL, BRAKE ACTUATOR/CONTROL MODULE KNOCKING SOUND, SENSOR AND PERSONAL PROPERTY DAMAGES) WHICH I PURCHASED AT LEXUS OF NEW ORLEANS ON 3/15/15. PER OUR CONVERSATION ON YESTERDAY, APRIL 15, 2015 (1800HRS).WE DISCUSSED THE INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE WHICH IS BEING PERFORMED AT LEXUS OF SHREVEPORT BOSSIER. THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO HAVE WATER IN THE WHEEL WELL ON FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015 AT 1830HRS. I ENTERED THE TRUNK REMOVED MY CAMERA FOR USE TO FIND MILDEW/MOLD ON THE CASE. I IMMEDIATELY REPORTED THIS ISSUE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, SHE STARTED SMELLING WIRES BURNING AND SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED WHO THREW WATER ON THE ENGINE AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO FILED A COMPLAINT AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE CONTACTING HER BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30, 000. UPDATED 2/8/12 *CN

2008 LEXUS LS400. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE DOES NOT ALWAYS ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO START ON TWO OCCASIONS AFTER LONG TRIPS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL, BUT WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS JUMP-STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TWICE; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS TOLD THAT NO FAILURE COULD BE FOUND. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,700. UPDATED 11/22/10 *BF THE BATTERY FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. UPDATED 11/12/10