LEXUS LS460 2009 Safety Review #10457195
LEXUS LS460 2009 car safety problem was reported on Feb 22, 2012.LEXUS LS460 2009, manufactured by TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION had a problem with SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC . BRAKING, AT TIMES, IS IRREGULAR, DURING NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. FEELS AS IF THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS MISREADING DATA. TOOK CAR TO LEXUS DEALER ABOUT 2-2.5 MONTHS AGO AND TOLD ROTORS WERE A BIT WARPED. DEALER TURNED ROTORS AND SAID EVERYTHING SHOULD BE FINE. PROBLEM DID NOT FULLY RESOLVE. ABOUT A WEEK AGO, NOTICED SAME ISSUES AND RETURNED TO DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TURNING AGAIN AND THAT THEY COULD SEE A DEPRESSION ON ONE ROTOR MADE FROM THE BRAKE PAD. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROTORS CAN GET HOT IN TRAFFIC AND I LIKELY PRESSED TOO HARD ON THEM IN TRAFFIC. HOWEVER, THIS OCCURRED DURING THE MONTHS OF MID-FEBRUARY THROUGH APRIL AND CLIMATE HAS BEEN MODERATE. BETWEEN THESE TWO VISITS, I HAD DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 4K MILES AND I HAVE NOT RIDDEN BRAKES UNDULY HARD. AFTER MOST RECENT VISIT TO DEALER, BRAKING IS NOT ALWAYS SMOOTH AND FEELS LIKE A CONTROL MODULE IS NOT CALIBRATING THE BRAKING PRESSURE CORRECTLY CAUSING IMPROPER PRESSURE ON ROTORS AND PERIODIC IRREGULARITY WHEN BRAKING. *JS .Mileage was 38500 miles. Vehicle Identification Number (VIN):JTHBL46F295. Lexus Ls460 2009 problem was reported in CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, TX. Vehicle was not using ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. Vehicle was not using Cruise Control. Vehicle had 8 CYLINDERS. Lexus Ls460 2009 drive type:RWD. FUEL SYSTEM:Fuel injection. FUEL TYPE: GAS.
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