2016 LEXUS LS460 — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
N/A
Safety Rating
2
Owner Complaints
0
Recalls
16
Service Bulletins
0
Investigations
Overview of the 2016 LEXUS LS460
The 2016 LEXUS LS460 has received a total of 2 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). 16 technical service bulletins have been issued by Toyota Motor Corporation for this model year. The most commonly reported problem area is the Engine (1 complaint).
Recalls for the 2016 LEXUS LS460
There are no recalls on file with NHTSA for the 2016 LEXUS LS460. No Active Recalls
Owner Complaints for the 2016 LEXUS LS460
2 complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2016 LEXUS LS460. Below is a breakdown by vehicle component.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Or Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Most Recent Complaints
I PURCHASED LEXUS LS460 AWD 2016 IN 01/2017. FEW MONTHS AGO THE NOISE LEVEL IN THE CABIN BECAME TOO LOUD EVEN TO HEAR THE RADIO. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LEXUS DEALER WHO SOLD THE CAR TO ME FOR CHECK UP. I ASKED THEM TO USE A DECBEL METER TO READ THE NOISE LEVEL. INSTEAD THEY SENT A TECHNICIAN TO DRIVE THE CAR AND HE SAID THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM TIRES. IF THAT WAS THE CASE I ASKED THEM TO CHANGE ALL THE TIRES (I AGREED TO PAY). BUT THEY REFUSED TO CHANGE FOR SOME FLIMSY REASON TO HELP ME TO SAVE MONEY. I FIGURED OUT THAT TIRES WERE NOT THE CAUSE AND SOMETHING ELSE COULD BE THE REA SON THEY DID NOT WANT TO DISCLOSE OR EXPOSE. IN THE MEANTIME THE CAR STARTED STALLING WHILE DRIVING 2 MONTHS AGO AND I IGNORED IT THINGKING MY NEW SHOES WERE CAUSING IT. THEN DAY BEOFE YESTERDAY WHILE I WAS CLIMBING A STEEP SLOPE IN CAPITOL HEIGHTS THE CAR STALLED AND I WAS TO FORCED TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR WITH ALL MY STRENGTH TO PUSH IT FORWARD AND IT SLOWLY CLIMBED THE SLOPE. I WAS CONCERNED TO THE EXTENT I FEARED THAT IT COULD SLIDE BACKWARDS CAUSING MAJOR ACCIDENT. I COMPLAINRD TO LEXUS AND THEY SENT ME TO ANOTHER DEALER. AGAIN NO DECIBEL METER WAS USED ANDTHE MECHANIC SAW EVERYTHING NORMAL AND THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS REVEALED NOTHING. NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT THE ENGINE IN LS460 HAS STALLING PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLY UNDER RECALL FOR FIXING THE VALVE IN THE ENGINE. THE CAR HAS ONLY 43K MILES AND ASKED LEXUS TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE. BUT LEXUS REFUSED WITHOUT ANY REASONABLE EXPLANATION. THE VEFICLE WAS ON A CITY STREET IN CAPITOL HEIGHTS WHILW TAKING A RIGHT TURN TO A STEEP SLOPE STREET.WHEN IT STALLED.
I PURCHASED LEXUS LS460 AWD 2016 IN 01/2017. FEW MONTHS AGO THE NOISE LEVEL IN THE CABIN BECAME TOO LOUD EVEN TO HEAR THE RADIO. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LEXUS DEALER WHO SOLD THE CAR TO ME FOR CHECK UP. I ASKED THEM TO USE A DECBEL METER TO READ THE NOISE LEVEL. INSTEAD THEY SENT A TECHNICIAN TO DRIVE THE CAR AND HE SAID THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM TIRES. IF THAT WAS THE CASE I ASKED THEM TO CHANGE ALL THE TIRES (I AGREED TO PAY). BUT THEY REFUSED TO CHANGE FOR SOME FLIMSY REASON TO HELP ME TO SAVE MONEY. I FIGURED OUT THAT TIRES WERE NOT THE CAUSE AND SOMETHING ELSE COULD BE THE REA SON THEY DID NOT WANT TO DISCLOSE OR EXPOSE. IN THE MEANTIME THE CAR STARTED STALLING WHILE DRIVING 2 MONTHS AGO AND I IGNORED IT THINGKING MY NEW SHOES WERE CAUSING IT. THEN DAY BEOFE YESTERDAY WHILE I WAS CLIMBING A STEEP SLOPE IN CAPITOL HEIGHTS THE CAR STALLED AND I WAS TO FORCED TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR WITH ALL MY STRENGTH TO PUSH IT FORWARD AND IT SLOWLY CLIMBED THE SLOPE. I WAS CONCERNED TO THE EXTENT I FEARED THAT IT COULD SLIDE BACKWARDS CAUSING MAJOR ACCIDENT. I COMPLAINRD TO LEXUS AND THEY SENT ME TO ANOTHER DEALER. AGAIN NO DECIBEL METER WAS USED ANDTHE MECHANIC SAW EVERYTHING NORMAL AND THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS REVEALED NOTHING. NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT THE ENGINE IN LS460 HAS STALLING PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLY UNDER RECALL FOR FIXING THE VALVE IN THE ENGINE. THE CAR HAS ONLY 43K MILES AND ASKED LEXUS TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE. BUT LEXUS REFUSED WITHOUT ANY REASONABLE EXPLANATION. THE VEFICLE WAS ON A CITY STREET IN CAPITOL HEIGHTS WHILW TAKING A RIGHT TURN TO A STEEP SLOPE STREET.WHEN IT STALLED.
Safety Rating for the 2016 LEXUS LS460
NHTSA has not yet tested the 2016 LEXUS LS460 in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 2016 LEXUS LS460
Toyota Motor Corporation has issued 16 technical service bulletins (TSBs) for the 2016 LEXUS LS460. TSBs are notices sent by manufacturers to their dealers describing a known issue and the recommended repair procedure.
L-SB-0009-16 Rev — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TSB: REVISION NOTICE March 29, 2017 ? Applicability has been updated to include 2010 ? 2012 model year LS 460 vehicles. Some 2010 ? 2012 model year LS 460 Sport package equipped vehicles and 2013 ? 2016 model year LS 460 F Sport package equipped vehicles are equipped with high-friction...
L-SB-0031-15 REV — EQUIPMENT
LSB: LONG-TERM OR OFF-SITE STORAGE REQUIRES SPECIAL CARE TO KEEP VEHICLES FACTORY FRESH AND READY FOR DELIVERY. THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES SHOULD BE PERFORMED TO MINIMIZE VEHICLE COMPONENT/PART DEGRADATION DUE TO EXTENDED VEHICLE STORAGE CONDITIONS. LONG-TERM STORAGE AND AFFECT A VEHICLE'S SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS. ANY PROBLEMS THAT ARE FOUND SHOULD BE...
L-SB-0008-12 REV — SERVICE BRAKES
THIS BULLETIN IS NOW OBSOLETE. PLEASE SEE L-SB-0009-16.
L-SB-0009-16 — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS
BRAKE SQUEAL - F SPORT PACKAGE. 2013-2016 LS 460 F SPORT PACKAGE EQUIPPED VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH HIGH-FRICTION BRAKE PADS, SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR SUPERIOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE AND RESPONSE. AS A RESULT, WHEN BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES MAY EXHIBIT A SQUEAL OR SQUEAK TYPE NOISE. FOR CUSTOMERS WHO FIND...
LSB000916 — SERVICE BRAKES
Brake Sqkueal - F Sport Package.
L-SB-0082-15 — EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
"LSB: THE ADVANCED PARKING GUIDANCE SYSTEM ASSISTS THE DRIVER DURING PARKING AND PARALLEL PARKING BY DISPLAYING AN IMAGE OF THE AREA BEHIND THE VEHICLE AND CONTROLLING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE. WHEN THE DCC FUSES ARE REMOVED OR BATTERY TERMINAL DISCONNECTED, THE POWER SOURCE TO THE STEERING...
L-SB-0080-15 — EQUIPMENT
LSB: THE FRONT LICENSE PLATE MOUNTING BRACKET AND 2 SELF-TAPPING SCREWS FOR THE 2016 MODEL YEAR LS 460 AND LS 600H ARE PLACED IN THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE AT THE ASSEMBLY PLANT. FOR STATES THAT REQUIRE A FRONT LICENSE PLATE, INSTALL THE BRACKET DURING PRE-DELIVERY SERVICE (PDS) ACCORDING...
L-SB-0079-15 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LSB: THE DCC FUSES ARE REMOVED AT THE ASSEMBLY PLANT TO REDUCE PARASITIC CURRENT DRAW FROM THE BATTERY DURING TRANSPORT AND STORAGE. AS A RESULT OF THE REMOVAL OF THE DCC FUSES, THE VARIABLE GEAR RATIO STEERING (VGRS) SYSTEM WILL BE INOPERATIVE AND THE STEERING WHEEL MAY BE OFF-CENTER. AFTER...
L-SB-0079-15 — STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
LSB: The DCC fuses are removed at the assembly plant to reduce parasitic current draw from the battery during transport and storage. As a result of the removal of the DCC fuses, the Variable Gear Ratio Steering (VGRS) system will be inoperative and the steering wheel may be off-center. After...
L-SB-0078-15 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
"LSB: TO MINIMIZE BATTERY DISCHARGE DURING TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE, THE DCC FUSES (30A) HAVE BEEN REMOVED AT THE ASSEMBLY PLANT AND TEMPORARILY STORED IN THE BLANK SPACES OF THE FUSE BLOCK COVER IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DURING PRE-DELIVERY SERVICE (PDS), REINSTALL THE DCC FUSES INTO THEIR ORIGINAL LOCATIONS."
Showing 10 of 16 technical service bulletins.
NHTSA Investigations for the 2016 LEXUS LS460
There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.
Other Model Years of the LEXUS LS460
- 2011 LEXUS LS460 — 2 complaints
- 2012 LEXUS LS460 — 4 complaints
- 2013 LEXUS LS460 — 16 complaints
- 2014 LEXUS LS460 — 10 complaints
- 2015 LEXUS LS460 — 5 complaints
- 2016 LEXUS LS460 (current)
- 2017 LEXUS LS460 — 2 complaints
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