2007 LEXUS ES Complaints

EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON LOW BEAM INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF, FIRST ONE SIDE THEN SOMETIMES THE OTHER, I WAS ONCE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT 70 MPH AND THEY BOTH WENT OUT. ONCE I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THEM ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES THEY CAME BACK ON AND ABOUT 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE RIGHT ONE WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE BULBS AND CHECKED FUSES. IT'S STILL HAPPENING. ODDLY, WHEN THE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH DOESN'T LIGHT UP EITHER. SOMETIMES I'D DROVE THE CAR INTO WORK AND SOMEONE WOULD SAY I HAVE A HEADLIGHT OUT AND I'D TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC (WHICH HAPPENED MORE THAN I CAN SAY) AND THEY WOULD BE FINE, UNTIL THE NEXT TIME. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I'M NOT SURE IF MY CAR WILL PASS THE ANNUAL INSPECTION. THERE'S ONLY 81,000 MILES.

WHEN TURNING, THE 'DOOR OPEN' LIGHT COMES ON AND ALL FOUR DOORS UNLOCK. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. BEFORE THIS, ONLY LIGHT WILL COME.

I WAS DRIVING AND PULLED UP NEXT TO ANOTHER CAR AS I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, WHEN THE DRIVER MOTIONED TO ME FOR DIRECTIONS I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO ROLLED THE WINDOW DOWN TO SPEAK TO RGE PERSON. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MAKES A POPPING SOUND AND SOUNDS LIKE IT JUMPS OUT OF THE TRACK. THIS PREVENT OPENING AND CLOSING THE WINDOW. I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR FROM JM LEXUS AND NOW TOLD. HAVE TO PAY OVER $800 TO REPAIR IT. I HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE WITH THE SALESMAN WHEN WE MADE THE PURCHASE WHICH MADE ME SWEAR OFF PURCHASING ANOTHER VEHICLE THROUGH THEM OR EVEN RECOMMENDIBG THEM. THIS IS MY THIRD PURCHASE THROUGH THEM I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO MY INSTINCT. . I PARKED MY CAR IN PARKING GARAGE OR ON THE STREET. WHEN I RETURN I NOTICED THE INTERIOR DASH MELTS AND PEELS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE RAISES.

MELTING DASHBOARD-HAVE ASKED IT TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES I WAS TOLD IT WASN'T COVERED. YESTERDAY I WAS TOLD IT IS COVERED BUT COULD TAKE YEARS TO GET THE PARTS IN. I'VE BEEN ASKING ABOUT IT FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND NOW THE REFLECTION FROM THE GOOEY MELTING DASH IS OBSCURING MY VISIBILITY ON SUNNY DAYS. I LIVE IN FLORIDA SO MOST DAYS ARE SUNNY DAYS. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET BUT I DON'T WANT TO WAIT FOR A CRASH TO GET IT REPAIRED.

THE BUTTON ON THE DECK LID TO OPEN HAD BECOME VERY STICKY AS IF MELTED ALSO THE STEERING WHEEL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS AS IF THE COATING ON BOTH HAS BECOME LIKE PUTTY.

OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AT LEAST 7 TIMES, I HAVE HAD MY CAR STAY RUNNING WHILE I AM AT A RESTAURANT OR WHEN I RETURN HOME. I PARK OUTSIDE AND AT LEAST 3 TIMES OVER THE LAST 6 YEARS NEIGHBORS HAVE CALLED AND SAID DID YOU KNOW THAT YOUR CAR ENGINE WAS RUNNING. ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, IN EARLY AUGUST, I WAS AT A RESTAURANT IN CLINTON, NEW YORK WHERE THE CAR WAS RUNNING ON THE STREET SEVERAL BLOCKS AWAY FOR THE WHOLE TIME WE WERE IN THE RESTAURANT. EACH TIME I THOUGHT I'D PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUSHED IN THE BUTTON TO SHUT OFF THE CAR. I AM SO GLAD THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING THIS. IF I HAD AN INTERIOR GARAGE WHERE I PARKED AT MY HOME, I COULD HAVE KILLED PEOPLE WITH THE BUILD UP OF THE CARBON MONOXIDE. I CAN'T SEE WHY TOYOTA CAN'T HAVE A BLINKING LIGHT WHEN THE CAR IS ON OR HAVE THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY CUT OFF AFTER A FEW MINUTES. ONE OTHER THING, IS THAT MY CAR, WHICH I LOVE, RUNS SO QUIETLY, THAT IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO HEAR THE ENGINE WHEN IT IS IDLING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INVESTIGATING THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

WHILE SITTING AT STOP LIGHT HEARD GRINDING NOISE AND UPON TURNING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT STEAM LIKE SMOKE LEFT HOOD. AS I PULLED OVER IT LOOKED TO BE ENGINE COOLANT.

FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS, MY VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD HAS BEEN MELTING, CAUSING A STICKY, SHINY FILM ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS DEFECT IS A MAJOR HAZARD AS IT CREATES A REFLECTION FROM THE DASHBOARD, NOT ALLOWING ME TO PROPERLY HAVE A CLEAR VIEW WHILE OPERATING MY VEHICLE. THE DEFECT LIMITS ME FROM TAKING LONG TRIPS ON THE ROAD, AS I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE DUE TO THE REFLECTION IN MY EYES.

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO TRACK WITH THE DIRECTION OF MY I FRONT TIRES. FOR THE PAST 2+ YEARS MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE SPORADICALLY BEEN TURNING OFF. SOMETIMES IT WILL BE ONE LIGHT, OTHER TIMES IT WILL BE BOTH. I AM FORCED TO TURN ON MY BRIGHTS. USUALLY, I CAN IMMEDIATELY SWITCH BACK TO MY LOW BEAM AND THEY WILL COME BACK ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP SO THEY COULD CHANGE THE LIGHT BULBS. AFTER INSPECTING THE LIGHTS, THEY FOUND THE PLASTIC MOUNT WAS DISINTEGRATING. THE HEAT FROM THE HALOGEN LIGHTS WAS DETERIORATING THE PLASTIC. AS A RESULT, THE MOUNT WAS UNABLE TO TRACK. THEY DID NOT WANT TO ATTEMPT TO REPLACE THE BULBS BECAUSE THE WHOLE UNIT WAS TOO FRAGILE.

THE DASHBOARD AND DOOR PANELS ARE MELTING. TOP OF DASHBOARD IS SO SHINY IT CAUSES VISUAL DISTURBANCE. WAS ADVISED MONTHS AGO BY LEXUS THAT RECALL IS IMPENDING