My car is exhibiting signs of a failed brake actuator. Since I drive well below the average number of miles a year Lexus is refusing to cover any repairs of this brake actuator issue that is a know problem as described in your bulletin L-SB-0009-23. Lexus offered 100% coverage on this for up to 10 years or 150,000 miles, again since I drive so few miles I was 1year 9 months outside the coverage window. They refuse to assist with any of the repaid cost estimated at $6,600. They have essentially left me with an unsafe automobile on a technicality.
2015 Lexus LS
Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the brakes. No safety recall has been issued.
Most common 2015 Lexus LS problems
3 of the 3 complaints (100%) are about the brakes.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes · brakes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic · brakes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsA known issue with the Brake Actuator failing. Lexus/Toyota will not fix. Family driven vehicle that Im afraid could result in accident
The contact owns a 2015 Lexus LS 460. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the ABS, and the Pre-Collision System (PCS) warning lights illuminated. The contact was able to pull over to the shoulder of the roadway, where the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed failures with the brake booster and brake booster pump. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to Customer Support Program: 24LE01 (Coverage for Brake Booster and Brake Booster Pump Assemblies). The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 96,000.
All 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 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2015 — this page | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 9 | 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.