2006 LEXUS IS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS 250. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, AS WELL AS OTHER UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO EMIT A BURNING ODOR FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE DRIVER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FLUID UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE LEXUS OF MILWAUKEE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL RAIL ON ONE SIDE OF THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 170731228. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD RECEIVED A RECALL REPAIR FOR A CORRODED FUEL RAIL IN 2010. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT RANDOMLY COMES ON AT VARIABLE TIMES. AFTER RUNNING THE ANALYSIS WITH A BOSCH OBD1200, IT APPEARS THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE KNEE SQUIB CIRCUIT IS SHOWING AN OPEN FAULT. WHEN THE SEAT IS MOVED BACK, THE WIRING HARNESS FAILS. ITS BELIEVED THAT THE FACTORY INSTALLATION OF THE WIRING HARNESS IS TOO SHORT, CAUSING STRAIN ON THE HARNESS CONNECTOR. THIS CAUSES A FAULT ON THE AIRBAG MODULE AND RENDERS THE DRIVERS SIDE KNEE AIRBAG INOPERABLE. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY CONCERN AND A RECALL SHOULD FIX THIS ISSUE.

TAKATA RECALL, CAR RADITOR HOSE BUSTED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE WHILE HOOD WAS OPEN WHICH CAUSE BURN TO PASSENGER, LET THE CAR SIT FOR AN OVER AN HOUR BEFORE THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO AN SHOP WHERE THE CAR WAS TESTED AN HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWED

MELTED DASHBOARD AND DOOR PANELS - 2006 LEXUS IS350 - UNDER HEAT AND HUMIDITY, THE DASHBOARD ON CERTAIN LEXUS MODELS MELT WHICH GIVES OFF A GLARE TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD DURING THE DAY WITHOUT SUNGLASSES. THIS IS A HAZARD BECAUSE I CAN NOT SEE THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHEN IT BRAKES UNLESS I WEAR SUNGLASSES. LEXUS HAS GIVEN A COMPLIMENTARY SATISFACTION REPAIR BUT WITH A DEADLINE TO BE ON A WAITING LIST. THIS SHOULD NOT BE A "COMPLIMENTARY" REPAIR, THIS SHOULD BE A MANDATORY REPLACEMENT FOR THE HAZARD IT CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER AND THE DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO LEXUS HEAD QUARTERS AND THEY DENIED MY REQUEST FOR REPAIR DUE TO NOT BEING ON THE LIST BY END OF MAY 2017. WHEN IN MOTION, THIS CAR SHOULD NOT BE OPERATED BY ANYONE WITH VISIBILITY ISSUES.

LEXUS IS 350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME RECONCILING THE AIRBAG RECALL. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF A RENTAL VEHICLE. THE DASHBOARD AND DOOR PANEL WERE CRACKED AND MELTING. THE DOOR PANEL WAS REPAIRED. *JS *JS

TAKATA RECALL. THE CAR HAS BEEN SENT TO CHECK SINCE LAST YEAR FOR INSTABILITY WHEN DRIVEN AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON. DEALER TOLD THAT A CODE B1861 SHOWED, SYSTEM WAS RESETTLED BY DEALER AND THE CODE DIDN'T DUPLICATE FOR DIAGNOSTIC. I WAS NEVER INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS. AIR BAGS WERE NOT CHANGED (5/21/2016). CAR WAS SENT TO DEALER A COUPLE OF TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSED WHEN THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS UPDATED TO 2012 FRONT. LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND ONE OF THE FOG LIGHTS BROKE (EXPLODED). THE DEALER DOING THE JOB SENT THE CAR TO THE LEXUS DEALER AGAIN. SUPPOSEDLY, THEY FIXED THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. MY CAR CONTINUED WITH PROBLEMS OF THE DASH GETTING MELTED. THEY CHANGED IT FINALLY, BUT IT WAS HAPPENING AGAIN THIS YEAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO FIX THAT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT HAD A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS. I SAID TO THE JOB SINCE THEY WERE WORKING WITH THE DOORS AND DASH ALREADY. THE LIGHT OF AIR BAGS CONTINUE TO BE ON AFTER THEY WORK WITH THE CAR. THE DEALER SAID THE CODE B1861 CAME OUT AGAIN, BUT THEY INSIST TO CHARGE ME 2, 900.00 DOLLARS FOR THE JOB ARGUING THAT EVEN THOUGH THE CAR PRESENTS THE SAME CODE AGAIN, WHAT IS DAMAGED HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE AIR BAG AND IT IS THE WIRING OF THE ELECTRIC PANEL. I AM CONCERN AND MY CAR HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH LIGHTS ON THE DASH ABOUT AIR BAGS BEFORE THE SERVICE OF THE CAR WAS DONE (5/31/2017). THE CAR WAS RUNNING WELL.

AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATOR IS ON AND LEXUS INSISTED THEY REPLACE THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS FOR OVER 2K DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES. THE PRICE OF THIS REPAIR FOR AN ELECTRICAL FAULT IS OBSCENE AND IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL OF LEXUS ACCORDING TO OWNER FORUMS.

AIRBAG GOES ON OR OFF WHEN DRIVING. HAVE IT CHECK BY DEALER AND REQUIRING ME TO PAY ALMOST $2000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE SOMETHING AND READ SOME PROBLEMS SAME AS MINE AND IT IS PART OF A RECALL. ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED.

ENGINE IS BURNING OIL AT A RAPID RATE. IT REQUIRES 2 TO 3 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 5000 MILES.

STARTING AROUND 95K, THE ENGINE SEEMS TO BE CONSUMING MASSIVE QUANTITIES OF ENGINE OIL. AT 101.5K, LOW ENGINE OIL LIGHT HAS COME ON AFTER 1500 K MILES AFTER OIL CHANGE WITH MOBILE 1 FULL SYNTHETIC OIL. ALL ONLINE REVIEWS SHOW SIMILAR ISSUES WITH OTHER 06 IS350 MODELS AROUND 100K MILES. FORUMS ALSO STATE LEXUS IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SUGGESTS A FULL ENGINE REBUILD. SEEMS LIKE A FAULTY ENGINE THAT LEXUS DOES NOT WANT TO FIX AND MAY CAUSE ENGINE SEIZURE WHILE DRIVING.