Model year record

2008 Lexus LS460L recalls & problems

The 2008 Lexus LS460L has 2 safety recalls and 11 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. The most-reported problem area is structure (2 complaints).

Recalls2safety recalls

Complaints11filed by owners

Crashes · fires1 · 0reported in complaints

Injuries · deaths0 · 0reported in complaints

Safety recalls

Fuel system, gasolineOct 15, 2014

Delivery › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Recall 14V647000422,509 vehicles

Problem: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Lexus LS vehicles manufactured May 9, 2006, to July 20, 2010, 2006-2011 Lexus GS vehicles manufactured January 6, 2005, to September 10, 2010, and 2006-2011 Lexus IS vehicles manufactured August 30, 2005, to September 10, 2010. Due to anti-corrosion plating remnants, fuel may leak from where the fuel pressure sensor is attached to the fuel delivery pipe.
Risk: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
Fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will clean and reseal the fuel pressure sensor mounting area, free of charge. The recall began March 3, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.

Engine and engine coolingJul 6, 2010

Engine

Recall 10V309000138,874 vehicles

Problem: TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2008 LEXUS PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 26, 2005 THROUGH AUGUST 4, 2008. MICRO-FOREIGN OBJECTS IN THE MATERIAL OF THE VALVE SPRING MAY DEGRADE THE STRENGTH OF THE VALVE SPRING, POSSIBLY CAUSING THE SPRING TO BREAK.
Risk: THE ENGINE COULD FAIL AND STOP SUDDENLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Fix: TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.

Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.

Fuel economy

LS 460 L

19mpg combined

City / highway	16 / 24 mpg
Fuel	Premium Gasoline

4.6 L · 8 cyl · Automatic (S8) · Rear-Wheel Drive · about $4,350/year to fuel

EPA estimates from fueleconomy.gov for each engine and transmission sold. Annual cost is the EPA's estimate for 15,000 miles a year at its current fuel and electricity price assumptions. Your results will vary.

What owners report

Problem area	Complaints	Crashes	Typical mileage*
Structure	2	0	—
EquipmentElectrical › Navigational system(global positioning system)	2	1	—
Vehicle speed control	2	0	—
Service brakes	2	0	—
Engine	2	0	—
Engine and engine cooling	1	0	—
Tires	1	0	—
Service brakes, electric	1	1	—
Traction control system	1	1	—
Service brakes, hydraulic	1	0	—
Suspension	1	0	—
Air bags	1	0	—

*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.

Recent owner complaints

Service brakes
IN MAY 2017 I REPLACED REAR BRAKES BUT THE "SQUAWK" NOISE WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL PERSISTED. ON 6-8-17 I RETURNED TO LEXUS WH DEALER (CUSTOMER # 171829) AND THE TECH REQUESTED A TEST RIDE. AT THE CURB, I ENGAGED BRAKE, AND TECH SAW THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT. HE IMMEDIATELY DIAGNOSED THE BRAKE ACTUATOR UNIT. MILEAGE IN/PUT ON INVOICE 207972 (ATTACHED) VERIFIES THE CAR NEVER WENT ON TEST RIDE FOR DIAGNOSIS. SCOTT AT LEXUS CUST CARE CLAIMED THERE WAS NO WARRANTY RECALL AT THAT TIME AND ADVISED ME TO CONSIDER THE LEXUS WH SERVICE MGR OFFER TO REPAIR FOR $5000 LESS $1200 GOOD FAITH DISCOUNT. I INQUIRED IF THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WAS TOLD NO BY TECHNICIAN IT WAS JUST A NOISE. SEVERAL MONTHS…
Dec 21, 2017
Fuel system, gasoline
2008 LEXUS LS460L. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POTENTIAL FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR LEAK RECALL NOTICE AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE AFTER HAVING A RECALL PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WAS IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE DEALER. THE DEALER REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *JB
Apr 6, 2015
Engine
THE "STARTER" ON MY 2008 LEXUS LS 460 L FAILED AFTER ONLY 7 YEARS AND 114K MILES OF SERVICE. IT IS UNFATHOMABLE AND UNCONSCIONABLE THAT THE "STARTER" SHOULD FAIL IN 7 YEARS AT 114K MILES ON ANY VEHICLE; LEAVING ME WITH A $1,900 FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR THE REPAIR JOB. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT A "ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: ENGINE" RECALL, ID # 86449, TO REPLACE THE "ENGINE COILS/SPRINGS," CALLED FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE "STARTER" IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE "ENGINE COILS/SPRINGS" REPAIR, THUS COMPROMISING THE INTEGRITY OF THE "STARTER," THUS CAUSING THE "STARTER" TO FAIL PREMATURELY. BASED ON MY INTERNET RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF "STARTER" FAILURE ON LEXUS VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD…
Jan 29, 2015 · 114,000 miles
Visibility/wiper
THE INTERIOR OF CAR IS MELTING, STICKY TO TOUCH, AND CRACKING. LEXUS WILL ONLY REPLACE IF I MAKE CONTRIBUTION OF $3000+. *TR
Jan 1, 2014 · 45,000 miles
Engine
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460L. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS MALFUNCTION THAT OCCURRED WITH THE REMEDY FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN:10V309000(ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER THEN CONTACTED THE DEALER IN ORDER TO RE RECALL 150 VEHICLES TO PERFORM AN INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER REFERENCED THE VINS SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED WITH THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAD THEN NOTIFIED THE CONTACT,HOWEVER,THE CONTACT WAS NOT IN TOWN AT THE TIME. THE CONTACT HAD THEN CONTACTED THE DEALER A WEEK LATER REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER GOING TO ACCOMIDATE HIM BECAUSE THE INSPECTORS THAT WERE SENT BY THE MANUFACTURER…
Sep 3, 2014
Service brakes
WE HAD LACK OF POWER ENGINE AND STEERING PROBLEMS IN THE PAST WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE FILED A LEMON LAW AND SUPPOSEDLY THEY FIXED IT. NOW THE PCS, VSC, ANTI SKID, AIR BAGS, BRAKES, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND OTHER ALARMS CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME THE BEEPING SOUND IS NOT ON CONTINUOUSLY BUT THE ALARMS ARE ON ALL THE TIME. THE POWER ASSIST ON THE BREAKS AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE STOPPED WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN. WE NOTED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WORKS OK, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT GO UP OR DOWN AUTOMATICALLY YOU HAVE TO KEEP THE BUTTON PRESSED, THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS DO NOT GO DOWN ALL THE WAY AND WHEN THEY GO UP THEY BOUNCE BACK HALF THE WAY. WE CHANGED THE BATTERY THINKING…
Jun 25, 2013 · 73,000 miles
Suspension
POPPING NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS AND ALSO WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, DEALER DISCOVERED BAD LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, CHARGING OVER $5,000.00 TO FIX. WHEN SEARCHING THE INTERNET SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, AFRAID SUSPENSION ARMS COME OFF IF BUSHINGS DETERIORATE ENOUGH. *TR
Dec 28, 2011 · 83,527 miles
Service brakes, hydraulic
IN OCT OF 2011 BRAKES WOULD SEEM TO LOCK UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON...I TOOK LEXUS TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT ESTABLISH ANY REASON....THIS WOULD HAPPEN, SEVERAL TIMES, AGAIN AND AFTER STOPPING WOULD CLEAR UP AND DRIVE NORMALLY. THE LAST TIME IT STOPPED DEAD WHILE DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC AT AROUND 30 MPH SEVERAL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON SUCH AS; ABS, VSC, CHECK BRAKES, BRAKE MALFUNCTION. I WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO GO AGAIN AND TOOK IT TO TORRENCE LEXUS FOR THEIR INSPECTION...THEY ARE WORKING ON NOW....MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR OF THE BRAKES LOCKING UP AT HIGH SPEEDS....I'M GETTING TO THAT POINT MYSELF. *TR
Feb 18, 2011 · 30,000 miles

Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.