2007 LEXUS ES Complaints

DASHBOARD IS MELTING. CAUSING A DANGEROUS GLARE FROM SUNLIGHT, OTHER DRIVER'S HEADLIGHTS, AND STREET LIGHTS. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND SHINY VERY STICKY. THE GLARE FROM THE DASHBOARD IS INTERFERING WITH THE DRIVER'S VISION. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED ON MARCH 2010. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD SPRAYED SOMETHING ON THE DASH TO CLEAN IT. THE DASH WAS REFLECTING THE SUN SO BAD THAT WE FINALLY BOUGHT A COVER AND INSTALLED IT. THIS HAS BEEN A LIFE SAVER! I SAW ANOTHER PERSON ON TV WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THIS PROMPTED ME TO DO SOME MORE RESEARCH. IT IS TRUE THAT THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD IS MELTING! I WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND PAID FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 4 YEARS. MY WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT IN APRIL AND I HAVE NOT RENEWED IT AT THIS TIME. I DID MENTION TO MY LEXUS DEALER ABOUT THE ISSUE WHILE I WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO CORRECT IT FOR SOME REASON. EVEN WHEN I TOLD HIM THAT THE GLARE WAS SO BAD, HE STILL COULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. SO I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MYSELF TO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CONCERNS AS MINE. *TR

VEHICLE DASHBOARD MELTING IN SUN. STARTED ON DRIVERS SIDE NOW EVIDENT ON BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDES. PROGRESSED FROM BEING MERELY STICKY TO CLEARLY MELTING! *JS

FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY DASHBOARD HAS GOTTEN VERY SHINY AND VERY, VERY STICKY, CAUSING AN UNSIGHTLY MESS AND, WORSE, CAUSING A DISTRACTING REFLECTION ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. I DIDN'T KNOW THE REASON UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN I SAW A REPORT ON THE NEWS OF NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR LEXUS. *JS

I INHERITED THIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY OF 2014 AND AS SOON AS I GOT IT I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE CHIPS OF THE FRONT DASHBOARD THAT WERE MISSING. I HAD NOTICED SAID DAMAGE/DEFECT WHEN I DROVE IN PRIOR YEARS DATING BACK TO 2010 OR SO. WHENEVER THE CAR IS OUT IN THE SUN, THE DASHBOARD GETS SOFT AND IF YOU TOUCH OR HIT IT WITH YOUR FINGER, YOU CAN GET SOME OF THE SOFT DASHBOARD UNDER YOU NAIL. IT GETS VERY SOFT TO THE TOUCH. IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY FURTHER DAMAGE, I NOW PARK MY CAR UNDER SHADE AND USE PROTECTIVE VISORS ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELDS IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE DASHBOARD. I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THIS COULD HAPPEN TO SUCH A NICE AND EXPENSIVE CAR. IT DEFINITELY IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN MATERIAL OF THE DASHBOARD. *JS

PLASTIC INTERIOR BODY PARTS, IN PARTICULAR THE DASH BOARD, HAVE LOST THEIR HARDNESS AND HAVE BECOME STICKY. EVERYTHING (DIRT, HAIR, PAPER, ETC.) STICKS TO THEM AND THEY ARE UNCLEANABLE. *JS

MY LEXUS ES 350 HAS BEEN HAVING A STICKY, MELTING DASHBOARD SINCE 2012, EVERYTHING STICKS TO IT AND ITS COLOR STAINS EVERYTHING IT TOUCHES. *JS

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2007 ES 350 IS MELTING AWAY. IT HAS A REALLY SHINY & STICKY AREA ON THE DRIVER SIDE WHICH, CAUSES A LOT OF GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD & MAKING IT A SAFETY CONCERN. ALSO, THE DASHBOARD HAS AREAS THAT STARTED CRACKING DUE, TO THE SAME ISSUE. ALSO, THE DOOR PANELS ARE MELTING AS WELL. I TRY TO PROTECT THE DASHBOARD WITH THE SUNSHADES, BUT IT IS GETTING WORSE (EACH DAY). PLEASE HELP. *JS

DASH IS MELTING AND LEXUS OR TOYOTA ARE NOT WILLING TO REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS CAR AND THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. IT'S CAUSING A REFLECTION ON THE DASH BOARD WHICH IS BLINDING AND MAKES IT HARD TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. I'M WORRIED WITH THE FLORIDA HEAT THE DASH BOARD WILL CATCH ON FIRE OR COMPLETELY MELT, OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE VISIBILITY ISSUE. *JS