There are 4 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 2008 Lexus ES in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)HAD TO MAKE A HARD STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FADED BADLY. PEDAL HAS BECOME SOFTER OVER TIME. ALREADY HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE FAULTY DESIGNED REAR PADS AND FRONT DISCS. LEXUS HAS A TSB ON THE SQUEAKY REAR PADS BUT NEVER LET US KNOW. IT WAS A REPLACE ONLY IF OWNER COMPLAINED. 1 PAD WAS BADLY WORN, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND LEXUS WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. WITH ALL THE TOYOTA MASTER CYLINDER ISSUES UNDER RECALL, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE OUR ES350 IS NOT EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. EXPENSIVE FIX THAT WE CANNOT DELAY FOR SAFETY SAKE. ENGINE IS BECOMING NOISY. TICKING SOUNDS AT TIMES. *TR
I HAVE 23,753 MILES ON MY ES350 AND THE ROTORS HAVE ONCE AGAIN WARPED. THEY WERE REPLACE AT 800 MILES AND 11,000 MILES AND NOW THEY ARE GOING TO NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *TR
VEHICLE: 2008 LEXUS 350 SEDAN. FAILURE: BRAKES DO NOT WORK WHEN THERE IS SNOW ON THE GROUND. ABS BRAKING SYSTEM PUMPS BUT THE CAR DOES NOT SLOW DOWN. I SUSPECT THAT SNOW GETS INTO THE BRAKES AND PREVENTS THEM FROM GRIPPING THE WHEELS. THE CAR IS NOT SKIDDING; IT JUST DOESN'T SLOW DOWN. ONCE THE CONDITION STARTS, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER THERE IS ANY SNOW ON THE ROAD. EVEN WHEN THE ROAD IS CLEAR OF SNOW, THE BRAKES JUST PUMP AND DO NOT SLOW OR STOP THE CAR IN A REASONABLE DISTANCE. THIS CONDITION IS TRUE REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED OF THE CAR WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED -- ANY WHERE FROM 2 MPH TO 40 MPH. THE CAR IS LEASED FROM TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORP. THEY WILL NOT TERMINATE THE LEASE EARLY. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE I LEASED THE CAR; THEY TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD GO TO THE DEALER WHO CURRENTLY SERVICES THE CAR. (WE MOVED FROM NJ WHERE I LEASED THE CAR TO MASS AND NOW USE A DEALER IN LATHAM, NY). THE NEW DEALER NOW SAYS THAT THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE TIRES ARE WORN AND THAT IS WHY THE ABS SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK IN THE SNOW. THERE ARE 22,000 MILES ON THE TIRES AND OVER 5/32 INCH OF TREAD. THE CAR WAS JUST SERVICED (ON JANUARY 25, 2010) BY THE LEXUS DEALER IN LATHAM,WHO, AT THAT TIME, DID NOT SAY THAT THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES, AND I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO SUCH PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT WILL TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION BUT WILL NOT GIVE ME A LOANER. MY WIFE AND I ARE RETIREES AND CANNOT BE WITHOUT A CAR AS WE LIVE IN THE COUNTRY AND MUST GET TO DOCTORS, MARKET, ETC. BY CAR. PLEASE HELP ME TERMINATE THE LEASE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS ES-350. THE CONTACT LIGHTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY ABRUPT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER THERE WAS LIGHT PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER VERIFIED THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSIS AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,700.
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Vehicle import recorded: Aug 30, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.