AutoUtility currently tracks 7 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2019 Lexus LS. Fuel & Propulsion System issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 3 complaints (42.9% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 2 filings cite a crash, 1 reports one or more injuries.
- • Total NHTSA Complaints: 7 reports
- • #1 Reported Problem Area: Fuel & Propulsion System (3 reports • 42.9% of submitted complaints)
- • Secondary Problem Areas: Powertrain & Transmission (2), Engine & Cooling (1)
- • Crash-Citing Complaints: 2 filings
- • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
- • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 1 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Most Reported Problems for 2019 Lexus LS
Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records
Fuel & Propulsion System
Powertrain & Transmission
Engine & Cooling
Brakes & Traction Control
Wheels & Tires
Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2019 Lexus LS
Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
"The contact owns a 2019 Lexus LS500. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle decelerated to 20 MPH and made a knocking sound. The contact was able to drive 15 MPH and pulled over off the roadway. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the..."
"I have a 2019 LS500 I’ve been hearing noise from my tires and Also my tire shredded literally at 3k miles. It took manufacture 6 months after that to recall all 4 tires. I was very scared to drive the car. When it happened I was going 80. The car swerved all over the highway. If there had been a..."
"The contact owns a 2019 Lexus LS500. The contact stated that he pulled into his driveway, placed the gear in park, got out of the vehicle to get something but without warning the vehicle rolled backward over the contact, dragging the contact to the end of the driveway where the vehicle crashed into..."
"THE TIRES WORE OUT ON THE OUTSIDES EDGES WITH ONLY 15,000 MILES OF USE ON THE CAR."
"A RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED JANUARY 13, 2020, MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER20LB01 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER20V012, AND THE RECALL STATUS SAYS: RECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE. SUMMARY THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A LOW-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WHICH MAY STOP OPERATING. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR,..."
Complaint History for Lexus LS
Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2026)
| Model Year | NHTSA Complaints | Crash Reports | Safety Recalls | Detailed Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Lexus LS | 2 | 0 | 0 | View 2015 Problems → |
| 2016 Lexus LS | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2016 Problems → |
| 2017 Lexus LS | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2017 Problems → |
| 2018 Lexus LS | 10 | 0 | 2 | View 2018 Problems → |
| 2019 Lexus LS Current Page | 7 | 2 | 1 | Current |
| 2020 Lexus LS | 0 | 0 | 1 | View 2020 Problems → |
| 2021 Lexus LS | 6 | 0 | 1 | View 2021 Problems → |
| 2022 Lexus LS | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2022 Problems → |
| 2023 Lexus LS | 1 | 0 | 2 | View 2023 Problems → |
| 2024 Lexus LS | 0 | 0 | 2 | View 2024 Problems → |
| 2025 Lexus LS | 1 | 0 | 2 | View 2025 Problems → |
| 2026 Lexus LS | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2026 Problems → |
Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2019 Lexus LS
Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 6 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications
| Vehicle Component / System | Total Complaints | Crash Reports | Fire Reports | Reported Injury Entries | Reported Fatality Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheels & Hubs NHTSA category: WHEELS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official NHTSA Defect Investigations (1)
Formal safety defect inquiries and engineering analyses opened by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)
Pedestrian alert sounds
NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight ra...
The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.
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