2006 Lexus LS problems
The 2006 Lexus LS has 26 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (19%) concerns cruise control. Next are tires (19%) and air bags (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Cruise control 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 54,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 21 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 54,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 9 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 98% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Pulled car into lined parking space, placed car in park, turned car off (keyless ignition "smart key" on dash turned to left/off position, about to get out of car, just started to take seat belt off when car started up, went uncontrollably forward over cement parking barrier and cement walkway and hit parked vehicle on other side of lot, all the while shifter in park position and foot on brake, tried to keep car straight, but would not respond and veered to the right.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 lexus ls 430. While parking the vehicle in reverse and switching to drive the vehicle accelerated on its own and hit a cement pillar, benches and then a building. He sustained major injuries to his chest and fractured his neck. The passenger sustained injuries to her chest and both were hospitalized. There is a police report available. The vehicle was destroyed. The dealer had not been contacted at the time of the complaint. The failure and current mileage was 8000.
At approximately 2:00 pm on jan. 5, 2020, I was driving my 2006 lexus ls 430 in a residential area in bethesda, md. I decided to turn around. I turned right into a driveway (at a low speed) with the brake pedal applied. Suddenly, and without warning, the car accelerated wildly, making a great deal of engine noise, as the throttle appeared to be wide open. Thankfully I hit a near-by tree and two front air bags deployed.
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.