2017 LEXUS ES350 Complaints

THE TACH AND SPEEDOMETER FADE DURING DAY SUNLIGHT TO THE EXTENT THE READING CANNOT BE DETERMINED. WHEN THE SUN REFLECTS ON THE ON THOSE TWO ITEMS THEY FADE AND CANNOT BE READ, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD; THE OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION AND OCCURS ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY. IT ALSO OCCURS WHEN TURNING AND BRAKING. THE FADING OF THE TACH AND SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY CANNOT BE READ UNDER THE ABOVE CONDITIONS WHEN THE SUNLIGHT ENTERS THE CAR. SINCE YOU CANNOT READ THE SPEED MARKINGS WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT IS CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD AND A LEGAL LIABILITY FOR HE DRIVER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 LEXUS ES350. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK RAPIDLY AND THE BALL JOINT DETACHED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE STRUT TO SNAP OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL, STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND LANDED IN A DITCH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES ON THE FOREARM, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A POLICE IMPOUND PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 352.