2011 Lexus LS

Routine

Owners filed 9 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service Brakes6
100
Unknown or Other1
000
Steering1
000
Electrical System1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Service Brakes
Filed Oct 30, 2025TX

My dashboard is melting which creates a glare while driving! Unable to see threw front windshield do to the glare from the sun reflecting off the dash! All interior trim components starts melting inside the car when it's hot outside! Also my brake actuator and abs braking system went out!

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 14, 2024MD

ABS Modulator has failed on mine and thousands of owners across the US & the World. Toyota/Lexus knows about this and has issued TSIB's for several models including the LS460 from 2007-2017 up to a certain mileage. My vehicle has too many miles to be included in this, but the safety of my vehicle is in serious risk due to a problem that they have known about for many years, but have failed to do a recall on all of these vehicles. The repair costs on average $2,000 to $4,000.00.

Steering
Filed Jun 27, 2023IL

Steering system makes noise when the steering wheel is turned. The steering has a "sticking" characteristic on the highway, making it unsafe to drive due to minor adjustments over center causing the steering rack to temporarily "lock up", then dart left or right when more force is applied. Owner contacted Lexus Corporate about this issue, but they were uncooperative.

Service Brakes
Filed Dec 5, 2022DC

Abs trac all dash lights on lost all pressure to the brakes and a loud bell keeps ringing

Service Brakes
Filed Dec 1, 2022DC

Brakes completely lost all pressure and a loud bell keep ringing

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 26, 2022MD

The Brake Actuator is malfunctioning. I had it inspected at Lexus and they stop the warranty at 150,000 miles which needs to be researched as the issue is arriving beyond 150,000 miles

Service BrakesCrash
Filed Sep 14, 2022MD

ABS Brake Actuator Brake Booster Pump & Bracket Is the component that is malfunctioning and it is under inspection now. Car not stopping correctly that’s is actually dangerous for everyone if driven not safe to drive by the way. Yes this problem was discovered at the lexus service center where these accusations where obtained. I was told there is a beeping noise and the brakes are hard to press down and triangular lights is on abs light is on from what I remember.

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 17, 2019135,000 milesTX

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HOT SUNNY DAY. OUT OF NO WHERE THERE THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. I WAS TRAVELING AT SPEEDS UP TO 75 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. I HEARD THE LOUD POP LIKE A GUNSHOT, AND THE GLASS SHATTERING. THE VISOR TO THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED, AND WHEN I OPENED IT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED IT SEEMED, AND IF THE GLASS WAS ABOUT FALL ON ME WHILE DRIVING, I IMMEDIATELY CLOSED THE VISOR FOR PROTECTION, THEN I HEARD THE GLASS FLYING OFF IN TO THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME

Electrical System
Filed Feb 7, 2019VA

VEHICLE BLOWER MORTOR MAKE LOUD NOISE AND GO BAD . INSIDE INTERIOR NEAR DOOR WAYS BEGAIN TO PEAL .

9 of 9 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2007
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20251200Routine
20240200Routine
20231200Routine
20215100Routine
20200100Routine
20191100Routine
201814200Routine
20165000Routine
20152000Routine
20143000Routine
20135000Routine
20125000Routine
2011 — this page9000Routine
20108000Routine
200913000Routine
200843110Routine
200745100Routine
200617100Routine
20055200Routine
20048200Routine
20031100Routine
20027200Routine
20013200Routine
20001200Routine
19993100Routine
19982100Routine
19971010Routine
19961000Routine
19952000Routine
19944000Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.