2007 LEXUS ES Complaints

MY WIFE INVOLVED AN ACCIDENT WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING CROSSING AN INTERSECTION IN THE CITY OF POMONA, CA. SHE WAS IMPACTED BY THE CROSSING CAR ON THE DRIVER'S FRONT AND SIDE PLUS THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE RIGHT BEHIND THE DRIVER. THE CAR WAS TOTALED, BUT NONE OF THE FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED DURING THE IMPACT, WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT CLAVICLE BONE FRACTURE, HEAD INJURIES, AND LEG INJURIES TO MY WIFE. THE CAR WAS CONFIRMED TO EQUIP WITH SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS, AND KNEE AIRBAGS.

MY CAR IS INCLUDED IN THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN A YEAR SINCE WE WERE NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM. TO DATE IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND THERE IS NO CLEAR DATE WHEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FIX IT. I'VE BEEN INSTRUCTED BY LEXUS THAT THE REMEDY FOR NOW IS THAT NOBODY CAN SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. THAT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. I FEEL AS THOUGH THEY ARE DRAGGING THEIR FEET IN THE HOPES THAT AS TIME GOES BY, MORE OF THE OLDER CARS WILL BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD SO THEY WON'T NEED TO BE REPAIRED. WE NEED ACTION ON THIS, IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY AND CONVENIENCE ISSUE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER BALISE LEXUS (1385 RIVERDALE ST, WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA 01089) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS NOT ON THE LIST TO RECEIVE THE PARTS. THE DEALER ASKED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL IN JANUARY 2017 I WAS ADVISED BY MY DEALER, STEVINSON LEXUS, THAT MY LEXUS WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS. DESPITE REPEATED FOLLOW UP ON MY PART, THE REPLACEMENT STILL HAS NOT BEEN SCHEDULED AND THE DEALER SAYS THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT PROVIDED THE NEEDED PARTS. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL DANGER.

TAKATA RECALL - CAR HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS UNSAFE OVER 10 MONTHS AGO. PASSENGERS NOT PERMITTED IN FRONT SEAT. NO ADDITIONAL NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO FIX. DELAY IN REPAIR IS BASICALLY WAITING FOR CAR TO BE RETIRED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND 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. LEXUS OF LOUISVILLE IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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. LEXUS OF LOUISVILLE IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS COULD ONLY BE ORDERED TWO AT A TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. ...UPDATED 11/12/17/*BF

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL - THIS RECALL WAS ISSUED ON MAY 4, 2017. REPAIR WAS SCHEDULED IN SEPTEMBER 2017. IN THE MEANTIME, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT NO ONE SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. AFTER WAITING SIX MONTHS !!!. THE REPAIR DATE WAS MISSED AND NO NEW DATE HAS BEEN PROMISED FOR REPAIR. STILL WAITING AND CANNOT USE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT !!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO MELT AND CAUSED A GLARE THAT DISTRACTED THE CONTACT WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MUNGENAST LEXUS DEALER (13700 MANCHESTER RD, MANCHESTER, MO 63011; 314-822-7681) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,700.