2007 LEXUS ES Complaints

2007 LEXUS ES350 DASHBOARD MELTING PRODUCES CHEMICAL FUMES AND SHINY STICKY DASBOARD REFLECTING SUNLIGHT AND NIGHT HEADLIGHTS BLINDING DRIVER VISIBILITY. FUMES CAUSING HEALTH ISSUE IN ALL CAR PASSENGER BREATHING. ISSUES.

I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH VISIBILITY SINCE I HAVE A STICKY, CRACKED DASHBOARD, AND IT'S PEELING OFF BIT BY BIT. I HAVE CALLED LEXUS CORPORATE MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET OR BUY A COVER WHICH QUITE FRANKLY IT LOOKS UGLY ON A LUXURY SEDAN. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR I THOUGHT IT WAS A COSMETIC ISSUE, BUT IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE ESPECIALLY ON HOT WEATHER LIKE THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. IT IS REALLY CONCERNING AS I ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN WHEN THE SUN WAS GLARING OVER MY FRONT WINDSHIELD. I AM ACTUALLY TERRIFIED OF LEAVING MY HOME ON SUNNY DAYS AS I MIGHT GET IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE GLARE. FEW YEARS AGO, LEXUS OFFERED TO REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT IT WASN'T A RECALL AND THE OWNER DIDN'T HAVE IT FIXED. BACK THEN THE CAR HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM THE DEALER (ESKRIDGE LEXUS OKC). THE GRACE PERIOD FOR THE REPLACEMENT IS OVER.THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND GOOD SERVICE RECORD. I HAVE NO PROOF OF WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY NEXT, BUT I FEAR THAT SINCE THE DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND CRACKED AND PEELING OFF, THE AIRBAGS MIGHT NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT.

THE TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT PASSED 3RD GEAR. I TRIED DRIVING ONE DAY AND THAT'S WHAT IT BEGIN DOING. THE OIL WAS AT THE CORRECT LEVELS AND IT STILL BEHAVED THAT WAY. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS EVER SINCE.

WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BREAK TO START THE CAR THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY STIFF IN THE CAR WILL NOT START. YOU HAVE TO PUSH REAL HARD ON THE PEDAL TO TRY AND START THE CAR

MY AIRBAG IS STILL GOOD BUT THE LEXUS AND AUTOMOBILE BEREAU CONTACT ME FOR REPAIR SO HOW AM I STOPPING THEM TO ANNOY ME.

PURCHASED 2007 LEXUS ES350 AND DASH IS MELTING WITH HEAT AND HUMIDITY. LEXUS DEALERSHIP REFERRED ME TO CORPORATE AND THEY SAID THE WARRANTY EXPIRED MAY 31, 2017 HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RECALL LETTER RECEIVED. LEXUS IS AWARE OF ISSUE BUT REFUSES TO REPLACE DASH OR REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO GLARE FROM DASH MELTING AND STICKY BECAUSE OF SHINE. ADDITIONALLY, IN THE FUTURE, THE DASH CANNOT BE REMOVED BECAUSE IT WILL CRUMBLE TO PERFORM ANY REPAIRS NECESSITATING REMOVAL OF DASH AND NO SHOPS WANT THAT RESPONSIBILITY. LEXUS REPLACED A COMPLETE DASH FOR A CRACK ON MY 2004 LEXUS WITHOUT IT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE GLARE COMING FROM THE DASH MELTING! THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES AND IS ALWAYS GARAGED! THERE HAVE BEEN LAWSUITS FILED OVER THIS ISSUE!

ON THUR NOV 6, 2009, AT APPROX 6:00 PM., I WAS DRIVING ON A WET COUNTRY LANE IN WEXFORD, PA. DRIVING SLOWLY, LESS THAN 15 MPH ON AN UP HILL CURVE, I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND SHORTLY AFTERWARD THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY AND UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED CAUSING MY CAR TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT AND INTO SHRUBBERY ADJACENT TO THE LANE. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE FLOOR MAT WAS ANCHORED. AUTO DAMAGE IS MINOR LIMITED TO LEFT FRONT BUMPER, EST AT $1,000-$1,500 DAMAGE.

I BOUGHT A LEXUS ES 350 2007 ON OCTOBER 11TH 2019 A FEW DAYS LATER I NOTICED IT WAS A BIG GLARE IN THE WINDOW FROM THE DASHBOARD I THOUGHT IT WAS ALL YOU ON THERE I TRIED TO WIPE AND THERE WAS A STICKY RESIDUE I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NO BIG DEAL NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT BUT IT GIVES ME A BURNING EYE FEELING ANTI-GLARE IS BLINDING EYEWEAR GLASSES AND I THINK IT'S A DANGER DATA DASHBOARD IS SEEPING SOME TYPE OF STICKY SUBSTANCE THAT COULD BE TOXIC

I WAS IN MY CAR, MOTOR RUNNING, FACING TRAFFIC ,STOPPED AT EDGE OF DRIVEWAY, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR. SUDDENLY CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I REFLEXIBLY PRESSED ON BRAKE WITH MAXIMUM FORCE. CAR CONTINUED VERY SLOWLY. I PULLED OUT OF GEAR TO NEUTRAL WHICH STOPPED CAR. CAR TRAVELED NO MORE THEN 1 CAR LENGTH TO STOP NEXT TO CURB. AFTER A PAUSE, I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE TO STOPS OVER 4 HOURS, I THEN DROVE HOME. THE NEXT MORNING I CALLED AND LEFT MESSAGE WITH NHTSA AND THE CAR MANUFACTURER. THE LATTER HAS HAD A DEALER INSPECT AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. I REQUESTED ANOTHER DEALER OPINION. MANUFACTURER OFFERS $500 FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION BUT DENYS ANY SUPPORT FOR COST OF SOLUTION. CAN NHTSA REVIEW THIS SITUATION FOR MANUFACTURER'S NEED TO RECALL? THIS SAME CAR AND MODEL HAD ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS IN 2007 RESUILTING IN SEVERAL FATALITIES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS SOFT, DETERIORATING, AND MELTING. ALSO, THE TPMS WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED HERRIN-GEAR INFINITI (685 HIGH ST, JACKSON, MS 39202, (601) 354-4900) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.