2007 Lexus LS: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed Oct 9, 2025 · Brakes, Driver assistance · NC

My vehicle brake, ABS, lights are on the dashboard, Lexus has deemed the vehicle unsafe to drive due to the brake actuator being faulty causing internal damage to the ABS, junction box this is a $5000 repair, upon my research I find that service bulletin were issued years ago about this from Lexus and they reimbursed or repaired these issues during a good will campagne they initiated, was advised by a Lexus member of corporate that the letter came out for my vehicle but I was not the owner at the time, they are now saying its expired and nothing they can do. This does not waive their responsibility of this defect, which is not a wear and tear item. I have tried to allow Lexus to remedy this situation only to be hit with resistance. Please see attached

Filed Mar 5, 2021 · Brakes · GA

There is a safety related defect in my vehicle which can cause the braking system to fail completely. I do lot of highway driving and some lights like ABS , traction , brake and warning turn on and my brake system starts behaving bad. After some research and talking to lexus dealership I found out that this model has a design defect and the brake actuator go bad. This is a safety issue and it should be a recall but lexus instead extended the warranty on this item and have replaced this device for free on these models but when I called they said warranty is not going to cover it and I have to pay out of my pocket. It costs roughly $3000 parts and labor. I do not want to sell my car in this condition as I do not want the buyer to die from it. Lot of people are buying these cars without knowing that there is a big risk and they may loose their lives. I request safety administration to come forward and look into this issue and save 100s of lives. Just imagine you are driving on highway have brand new brake pads new tires and all of a sudden your braking system fails and you loose your life. Please take action.

Filed Jan 29, 2021 · Brakes · 151,000 miles · FL

The brake actuator on this vehicle fails and disables the ABS system. This is a costly fix for comsumers.

Filed Feb 4, 2020 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 135,000 miles · LA

The ABS actuator assembly has been deemed faulty in several toyota/lexus vehicles. Instead of the a recall being issued a warranty enhancement was put in place to address this issue for anyone who took the car to the shop. However with out a recall most people who were owners of these vehicles was not aware to have the part checked and this is a safety issue, a very expensive part that should not normally fail and with out a recall or a letter from lexus/toyota a lot of people was put at a disadvantage with being able to address this issue before the warranty enhancement expired. While in motion I received all kind of error lights and a message to pull my vehicle over as soon as possible and notify the dealer. At this time my ABS system is compromised and I have no traction control and my ABS actuator continues to vibrate even when I turn the car off which is using the battery even more. It pulsates the entire time the car is running also. I feel with lexus know this is a faulty part it on several of their vehicles customers that was not made aware of this issue or the warranty enhancement should not be held labile with the repair cost which is 1800 for the part and 300-400 for labor. This should be a recall or the warranty enhancement should be extended and all owners of these vehicles should be notified and lexus/toyota should compensate with a replacement part all the owners of vehicles which was effected. This took place while my vehicle was in motion on the interstate. My brakes are very hard to use.

Filed Sep 11, 2019 · Brakes · 86,000 miles · AZ

At random times when driving our car, the ABS, vsc and brake warning lights come on on the dashboard. When this happens the ABS system becomes inoperative, and the front brakes can easily lock up during moderately heavy braking. We believe toyota has purposely designed the system to disable the ABS functionality when there is a possible problem detected in the ABS accumulator. That does not seem like a good idea. The warning lights sometimes go off for a while (a few days sometimes) and then return at random times and during various driving conditions. The warning lights usually come on when driving at moderate speed, and when not touching the brake pedal. From our research it seems like this issue is well known and documented, and toyota sometimes repairs the brake system at no cost, however it seems like this should be a required recall. Our car has low miles for the year, only 86k. We have asked for help from lexus however have not gotten any response so far.

Filed Jun 1, 2017 · Brakes · GA

My kids and I was traveling in vehicle when I tried to apply the brakes and noticed my car would not stop. I was traveling approx. 25 MPH on city street and had to pull over and later get my car towed to dealership. The dealership explained my actuator needs replacing and lexus will cover the cost, however the actuator caused my brake pump to go out. Lexus have not issued a recall but have put an "extended warranty" in place until 12/2017, my family lives was endangered due to this failure and now lexus want to charge me $2k to replace the brake booster pump assembly. This part is directly related to the ABS system. Lexus representative mike stated "we will pay for actuator ($2k) and you will pay for the pump). My husband contacted lexus corporate and spoke with kathrina boyles and denied our case and reinterated lexus will only cover the actuator-she also sent us a denial letter. How is this possible? Lexus do not want to issue a recall on the actuator because that would be them taking blame so they cowardly issued an "extended warranty". My actuator malfunctioning put my family life in extreme danger and caused my pump to malfunction and yet lexus want me to pay the bill. Do lexus care that my family life was put in danger? Should I contact a lawyer or local news station and tell my dangerous story. My god I couldn't stop the car immediately and swerved all over the place until I was able get car to slow down.

Filed Apr 14, 2016 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 49,303 miles · FL

Brake malfunction error was shown on the speedometer screen with five lights (ABS, vsc, brake, traction control light, and warning light). The brake pedal became very soft and the vehicle came to abrupt stops. On other occasions the brake pedal became hard as a rock and also made the vehicle come to a jerking stop. Pulsation and noise were also noted. Dealer advised that the brake actuator part (44050-50110) was the cause of the malfunction and noise. Lexus tech and advisor noted that this is a a very common issue on this particular model - 2007 ls460.