2007 Lexus Ls problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Service Brakes (18) · Air Bags (4) · Steering (3)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Lexus Ls model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
🛣️ Complaints by mileage
26 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (41)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Structure:body 2025-12-15 · L-SB-0030-24 Rev2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2005 – 2026 lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Structure:body 2024-07-29 · L-SB-0030-24 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2005 – 2024 lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Structure:body 2024-07-29 · L-SB-0030-24 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2005 – 2024 lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Structure:body 2024-06-21 · L-SB-0030-24 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2005 – 2024 lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty smell is present. follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Structure:body 2024-06-21 · L-SB-0030-24 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2005 – 2024 lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty smell is present. follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Structure:body 2024-04-19 · L-SB-0023-24 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
to prevent brake rotor rust from forming during transportation and storage, wheel film will be used instead of a cardboard type of anti-rust cover. the purpose of the wheel film is to shield the disc brake rotor from weather elements and initial rust before the vehicle is delivered to the customer.
Showing the 6 most recent of 41 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-04-16 · Air Bags · 💥 crash“during major collision/ accident, airbags did not deploy.. …”
2025-10-24 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 157,000 mi“the contact owns a 2007 lexus ls460. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated while responding. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but no diagnostic trouble codes were retrieved; however, the contact was informed that the failure was related to the knock sensors. the contact related the failure t…”
2025-10-09 · Service Brakes“my vehicle brake, abs, lights are on the dashboard, lexus has deemed the vehicle unsafe to drive due to the brake actuator being faulty causing internal damage to the abs, junction box this is a $5000 repair, upon my research i find that service bulletin were issued years ago about this from lexus and they reimbursed or repaired these issues during…”
2025-05-01 · Service Brakes“brake actuator along with various other messages displayed …”
2025-04-07 · Unknown Or Other“this car has a melty / sticky peeling interior defect issue. i bought my 2007 ls 460l in october 2019. i had my daughter a year later. as she grew and rode in the vehicle she started scrapping and consuming the door panel. i did not know the interior could be consumed, as i did not think about eating the interior pieces. kids think differently. my …”
2024-10-07 · Service Brakes“the brake actuator is a well known failure component with these cars and yet no recall has been issued. it's almost $4,000 to repair this defective component. …”
2024-07-18 · Service Brakes“brake actuator along with other safety brake codes .…”
2023-11-21 · Service Brakes“brake system broke brake actuator and fuse panel associated with brake relay…”
2023-11-07 · Tires“i have purchased 3 tires through amazon. 2 tires on february 14th 2023 and 1 tire on july 25th 2023. i have since replaced 2 tires due to them being defective. the latest tire purchased february 14th 2023 now has a bubble on the tire. all tires have been professionally installed and balanced. i would like to get this resolved as soon as possible. t…”
2023-01-10 · Unknown Or Other“for the ls460, there was a recall due to interior component deterioration during covid. i believe that during covid lockdowns, dealerships were understaffed, as i was unable to schedule an appointment. when i contacted after the covid lockdowns were over, i was informed that i was unable to complete the recall. the interior of the car is now deteri…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.