While in motion, brakes started pulsating and "clicking", then brake pedal feel got very firm and had difficulty stopping, almost resulting in accident. toyota has released warranty enhancement program for the brake actuator assembly, but my vehicle is just beyond the 10yr/150k mile period. i feel this is a serious safety matter and nhtsa should have worked with toyota on a safety recall remedy. if brakes fail, the consumers will be seriously injured or die. vehicle only has 60k miles and this is a known defect!
I have 2008 lexus ls 460 which has mileage of 36,345. i had a sudden failure of brake system and warning light said "bring the car to the dealer" they found abs actuator failure. lexus issued "warranty enhancement" about this problem in 2017. but they would not cover my car because the warranty enhancement expired 5 months ago in spite of my car's low mileage. i think nhtsa should recommend "recall" to lexus because serious safety concern of this problem. apparently many of the owners of this vehicle have had this problems but had a lot of problems with the dealership to fix it. i would appreciate very much if you would consider seriously and help consumers. thank you (xxxx) parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)
I was parked with the engine running for approximately 18 minutes when suddenly, i heard a beeping sound in the car it would not stop!!! i turned my engine off in hope to reset whatever it was but as soon as me foot touched the brake the beeping resumed. it was raining and i had not clue of what it was. at this point, all of the brake light on my dash came on . i went out of the car popped the hood and didn't immediately recognize anything. i then went back in the car and with the beeping still in my ear, decided to head home. that's when i noticed i could not stop my car !!! the brake was stiff and i literally had to force my car to stop by applying as much pressure as physically possible to my brake pedal. i took the car to my mechanic and after diagnostics he stated it's the abs pump and brake actuator.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 lexus ls460. while the vehicle was on and in the park position, the "check vehicle system, stop vehicle in a safe place immediately", check engine, and brake system warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was taken to starks toyota (4855 us-501, myrtle beach, sc 29579, 843-236-2161) where it was diagnosed that the brake actuator needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicle was out of warranty. no assistance was provided. the failure mileage was approximately 72,034.
While braking gradually, with the brake pedal in a steady position, the car lurches/pulses, the tires makes loud skidding sound then the car comes to a hard stop as though it has slammed into something. this has happened on multiple occasions at low speeds, where it feels like im pressing the brake and letting go, and pressing again, but in reality, the brakes are being pressed at a constant pressure. this is different than the abs feeling, as the brake pedal does not travel beneath my foot, and the release and grabbing of the brakes seem very slow. it happen the first time with about 50,000 miles, going about 25-30 mph. then with 86,000, going about 5-7 mph.
When driving on a highway, warning lights "check abs" "check vsc system" "check brake system" "brake malfunction" "stop the vehicle in a safe place immediately. contact a dealer" suddenly came on and a 5 other lights also came up. it was scary me so much. i had to pull over and stop. after checking to sure the brake still function, i slowly drive home with the emergency light on. came home, i did a little research on the internet, and it turned out this is a known and very common problem for this car, and lexus continue to deny the problem, and failed to recall to fix the problem. it's brake actuator that failed around 114,830 miles. i really don't know what to do now other than to take the car to the dealer this saturday.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 lexus ls460. while driving approximately 30 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and there was an excessive delayed response. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the abs actuator would need to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 130,000.
Brake actuator is faulty and lexus knows this but refuses to fix or repair. i have to spend 3k to have it done myself. please help make them accountable and reimburse us for the service and parts. *tr
While driving at highway speeds (70 mph) i encountered illumination of brake/abs warning lights on the dash advising me that the safety brake/abs/traction features on my car are non operational. upon pulling over, i read a message displayed on the dash alerting me to take my car to the nearest lexus dealer. upon arrival at the lexus dealership, i was advised by the service advisor that this is a common problem on this model and more likely then not the faulty brake actuator will need to be replaced. this was confirmed the following business day when i received a call from the service advisor confirming that the brake actuator has failed. upon questioning the advisor of the cause, he once again acknowledged that this is a common problem and that lexus has issued an updated part as a replacement. it concerns me that lexus has not performed a voluntary recall on said brake actuator since this is a critical safety device and they (lexus) acknowledge that there is defect to the original part by providing an "improved" brake actuator assembly. furthermore, by performing a simple internet search i encountered numerous topics about identical issues as mine on the model/year (2007-2010 lexus ls460). i would like to duly request that ntsb performs an inquiry with lexus regarding brake actuator issues stated above. *tr
While braking gradually to a stoplight, with the brake pedal in a steady position, the car lurches/pulses to a stop. this has happened on multiple occasions at low speeds, where it feels like the driver is pressing the brake and letting go, and pressing again, but in reality, the brakes are being pressed at a constant pressure. the car takes longer to brake than the driver intends, since the brakes slowly pulse. this is different than the abs feeling, as the brake pedal does not travel beneath the driver's foot, and the release and grabbing of the brakes seem very slow. *tr
Brakes making ticking noise when backing
I noticed that when i push the brakes i hear clicking noise and brakes acts heavily. i did a research on this issue and i found many complaints from lexus owners. some owners were lucky to have lexus dealer replace the abs actuator for them and other not. lexus dealers told some ls460 owners that they changed the vendor of the abs actuator due a malfunction error. currently i'm concerned to drive the car on the highway as a fear to loose braking power. i tried to contact lexus but they don't care. please help [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr