There are 2 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 2008 Lexus IS 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)TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND WORE OUT PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND NOTICED THAT THE ODOMETER HAD BEEN TAMPERED WITH. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER SHIFTED OUT OF PARK SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
I AM WRITING TO REPORT A BRAKE FAILURE ON MY NEW LEXUS IS 350 WHILE PARALLEL PARKING. I BACKED MY CAR INTO THE SPACE, AND THEN TOUCHED THE GAS LIGHTLY TO MOVE IT FORWARD TO CLOSE THE 4 TO 5 FOOT GAP. I PUT FOOT ON BRAKE AND PUSHED DOWN. BRAKE WENT DOWN CLOSE TO FLOOR AND DID NOT STOP CAR. IT KEPT MOVING SLOWLY FORWARD AND BUMPED INTO VEHICLE PARKED AHEAD OF ME, SCRATCHING BOTH IT AND MY CAR. WITH CAR IN NEUTRAL I PUSHED DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL TWICE MORE AND IT WELT CLOSE TO FLOOR. ON THIRD ATTEMPT IT CAME BACK TO NORMAL. I LEFT NOTE FOR OWNER OF CAR AHEAD OF ME AND TOOK CAR TO LEXUS OF PLEASANTON. THEY KEPT CAR FOR 2 DAYS BUT SAY THAT THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS SAFE. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH OF "LEXUS BRAKE FAILURE" DEMONSTRATES OTHER SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER LEXUS CARS. LEXUS REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM OR DEAL WITH. THEY SAY THAT IF THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY DON'T BELIEVE IT EXISTS. A FRIEND OF MY WIFE SAYS HER LEXUS DID THE SAME THING BUT LEXUS TOLD HER THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. LEXUS HAS A PROBLEM WITH ITS ABS BRAKING SYSTEM , BUT IS STONEWALLING THE PROBLEM. SOONER OR LATER SOMEONE WILL BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF LEXUS FAILURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.