1. Component is a sealant on the valley plate that covers a coolant passage, discovered when cabin heat not providing heat. 2. Coolant valley leak can lead to severe engine damage and mechanical failure, potentially causing the vehicle to stop working and increasing the risk of accidents. 3. Open sources appear a coolant valley leak is common with Lexus LS & GX 460, LX 570, "F" series cars and LC 500 models, and is an expensive repair from being labor intensive. 4. The vehicle has been inspected by the Lexus dealership.
2014 Lexus LS
Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsThe contact owns a 2014 Lexus LS 460. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the ABS and several other warning lights illuminated, with a message to “Stop Driving Vehicle” displayed. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed and determined that the ABS actuator needed to be replaced. The mechanic referred the contact to a dealer for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal, the brake pedal was soft. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to TSB: L-SB-0009-23 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
Brake booster squeaks while in cool or cold weather
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2007| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2018 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2014 — this page | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2002 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
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.