2008 LEXUS ES Complaints

TAKATA RECALL WE WERE FIRST NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM VIA LETTER FROM LEXUS, INC., ON JULY 17, 2016. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SINCE THEN. ON APRIL 13, 2017, NINE MONTHS LATER, WE RECEIVED ANOTHER LETTER FROM LEXUS THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS, AND TO CALL OUR DEALER TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. WHEN WE CALLED LEXUS KEARNY MESA, THEY TOLD US THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS, AND THEY WOULD CALL US WHEN THEY GET THEM. NINE MONTHS? TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 06/01/17*LJ *AS

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A LETTER DATED MAY 23, 2016 INDICATING THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR ON MY 2008 LEXUS ES 350 NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I LIVE IN ZONE A, THE HIGHEST RISK AREA. I HAVE CALLED THREE TIMES OVER THE PAST 10 MONTHS TO MY LOCAL LEXUS DEALERS, AND THEIR RESPONSE HAS BEEN "WE HAVE RECEIVED ONLY A FEW PARTS SO FAR." "YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN THERE ARE MORE PARTS IN." MY WIFE AND I HAVE JUST THIS ONE CAR, AND HAVING ONE OF US SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT EACH TIME WE DRIVE THE CAR FOR THE LAST 10 MONTHS HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT. WE ARE BOTH SENIORS. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HAVE ONE OF THE LOCAL DEALERS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY REPLACE THE AIRBAG VERY SOON. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP ON THIS.

TAKATA RECALL: I WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL ON JAN. 9, 2017. IN THE NOTIFICATION I WAS WARNED NOT TO HAVE ANYONE RIDE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT UNTIL A REMEDY IS DEVELOPED. IT IS NOW APPROACHING 90 DAYS WITHOUT ANY REMEDY NOTIFICATION. I THINK THIS IS A BIT EXCESSIVE AND CERTAINLY OUTRAGEOUS FOR SOMEONE WHO PURCHASED A LUXURY AUTOMOBILE AND IS NOW UNABLE TO HAVE MY WIFE RIDE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/12/17*LJ UPDATED 05/26/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.