There are 2 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 2006 Lexus LS 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)AFTER NEW BRAKES INSTALLED BY LEXUS 11/03/2009, BRAKES BECAME GRABBY. WHEN FRONT WHEELS WERE WET AS IN AFTER WASHING, BRAKES WOULD MAKE A LOUD "GROANING" NOISE & LOCK THE DRIVER FRONT WHEEL CAUSING CAR TO PULL TO LEFT. AFTER NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO LEXUS, PROBLEM STILL NOT RESOLVED AS OF 07/05/2011. LEXUS CONTINUES TO CONTEND THAT THIS IS NORMAL...EVEN TO INCLUDE THE WHEEL LOCKING...BECAUSE IT IS WET. SPEED TO TEST ESSENTIALLY ROLLING ONLY... ALMOST HIT A POLE IN PARKING LOT WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE AFTER WASHING.
LEXUS LS 430 BRAKES FAILED MOVING INTO A PARKING SPACE. PRESSED ON THE BREAKS THE SURGED FORWARD WENT OVER A BUMP, CURB, HANDICAP SIGN AND INTO THE BUILDING. WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF. *TR
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Vehicle import recorded: Aug 30, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.