2007 Lexus IS Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 2%of 122 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 54,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the brakes of the 2007 Lexus IS, 2% of the 122 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 54,500 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was driving on a local country road at about 15-20 MPH (having just come out of a sharp turn). When I stepped on the accelerator after the turn, it suddenly began to gun , at which point I stepped on the brake and to my horror got no response. I kept my foot on the brake, but the accelerator continued to rev or gun horrifyingly and the car continued to speed up. At another sharp turn I went off the road and sideswiped a tree, drove through the bedroom of a house (in one wall and out the other) and finally stopped in another tree. …”
NHTSA complaint #10449447, filed 2012-02, 9,000 miles“Lexus knows about and will not fix the 1st generation of direct fuel injection on the is250/350 engines model years 2006-2013. Lexus claims to me that when in cold climates the fuel will condense on cylinder walls and then contaminate the oil. This running rich problem then causes the engine computer to trip or present failure codes and then deactivating the vehicle stability control safety functions that are needed when the car IS driven in cold climates. …”
NHTSA complaint #11375382, filed 2020-11, 100,000 miles“The headlights continusely shot off while driving. The shift solenoid are stuck off causing the check engine light to continuously remain on. This all began 2023.”
NHTSA complaint #11744650, filed 2026-06Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 20% |
| 2015 | 1 | 11% |
| 2012 | 2 | 11% |
| 2010 | 2 | 5% |
| 2009 | 2 | 5% |
| 2008 | 2 | 2% |
| 2007 | 3 | 2% |
| 2006 | 4 | 3% |
| 2005 | 2 | 17% |
| 2003 | 2 | 17% |
| 2002 | 1 | 8% |
Other parts of the 2007 Lexus IS
46 complaintsOther or unknown
27 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
23 complaintsAir bags
22 complaintsSteering
11 complaintsElectrical system
10 complaintsEngine
6 complaintsExterior lighting
6 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2007 Lexus IS
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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