2006 LEXUS IS Complaints

INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS DISCOLORED AND IS DIFFICULT TO SEE FROM. THE MIRROR HAS NOT BEEN DAMAGED OR SUBJECTED TO EXTREME CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGED 80% OF THE TIME. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, AS I HAVE HAD VEHICLES OLDER THAN THIS ONE AND HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED DETERIORATION OF THE MIRROR. THE PROBLEM STARTED IN 2010 AND IS GETTING WORSE. I CAN BARELY SEE OUT OF THE MIRROR. THE "FIX" IS TO REPLACE THE MIRROR AT A COST OF NEARLY $1300.00. IT APPEARS AS THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT FOR OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS 350. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OR DRIVING, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER FUEL RAIL WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT ALONG WITH THE INJECTOR SEALS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT WANTED A SECOND OPINION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V020000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TAKATA RECALL NO COMMUNICATION SINCE FIRST QUARTER 2016 GENERAL RECALL NOTICE. NOTHING. MY CAR IS ZONE A HOUSTON TEXAS 2006 MODEL YEAR. MANUFACTURER LEXUS GETS AN "F" GRADE FOR NOT TELLING ME WHEN OR HOW MY CAR WILL BE FIXED FOR A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL LEXUS DEALERSHIP AND CANNOT GET ANY HELP WITH THE TAKATA RECALL, DOOR PANEL RECALLS, AND ANY OTHER RECALL ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR THE LAST YEAR AND HALF.

MY DASH BOARD IS MELTING AND THE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD IS REALLY BAD. IT'S HARD TO DRIVE DURING THE DAY AND SOMETIMES AT NIGHT WHEN THE STREET LIGHTS REFLECT FROM THE SHINNY MELTED DASHBOARD. IVE CALLED LEXUS MANY TIMES AND WAS TOLD TO WAIT. ITS BEEN 3 YEARS NOW AND THE DASH IS GETTING WORST WITH TIME AND THE GLARE IS BECOMING INTOLERABLE. I'VE ALMOST HIT OR RAN OVER ITEMS I DID NOT SEE DUE TO THE GLARE. NOT SAFE! I TRY AND NOT DRIVE DURING NOON TIME BUT LIVE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY. THE PICTURE IS ON A GOOD DAY.

LEXUS/TOYOTA HAS PROMISED TO REPLACE RECALLED PARTS FOR A 2006 LEXUS IS 350- STICKY DASHBOARDS AND SIDE PANELS OF CARS IN WHICH LOW-QUALITY OR DEFECTIVE MATERIALS WERE USED WHEN MANUFACTURING- THAT WHEN EXPOSED TO SUNLIGHT AND SUBSEQUENT HEAT THE PARTS MELTED BECOMING STICKY, AND PERMANENTLY REMAINING IN A SEMI-VISCOUS STATE. HOWEVER, NO PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE TOWARDS REMEDYING THE SITUATION. REGARDLESS OF HAVING BEEN ON A WAITING LIST TO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE DASH AND DOOR PANELS REPLACED SINCE 2015-AS OF JAN 2017 THERE IS STILL NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR WHEN THE REPAIR WORK WILL BE DONE. LEXUS CLAIMS TO HAVE LIMITED PARTS/SUPPLIES TO WORK WITH THUS CAUSING THE DELAY, HOWEVER AFTER CHECKING WITH A LOCAL THIRD PARTY AUTO REPAIR SHOP, I LEARNED THAT THE THIRD PARTY CAN PERFORM THE REPAIRS IMMEDIATELY. I SPOKE WITH A LEXUS REP ABOUT HAVING THE REPAIRS MADE BY A THIRD PARTY AND BEING REIMBURSED BY LEXUS- AND I WAS INFORMED BY THE REP THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIRS DONE BY A THIRD PARTY BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE TO BE GENUINE LEXUS PARTS TO BE COVERED- BUT THE THIRD PARTY ASSURES ME IT WOULD BE USING GENUINE LEXUS PARTS- AND THAT DUE TO THE SPECIFIC NATURE OF THE PARTS (DASH AND DOOR PANELS) LEXUS WOULD BE THE ONLY MANUFACTURER THAT MAKES THOSE PARTICULAR PARTS. I BELIEVE BEING ON A WAITING LIST WITH NO ESTIMATED DATE AS TO WHEN TO EXPECT RELIEF IS A DELIBERATE RUSE TO PUT CUSTOMERS OFF INDEFINITELY AND THAT LEXUS/TOYOTA HAS NO INTENTION OF ACTUALLY FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH THE REPAIRS. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A THIRD PARTY DO THE REPAIRS IMMEDIATELY AND THEN BE REIMBURSED FOR THE OUT OF POCKET COST OF CORRECTING THE DEFECTIVE/ RECALLED PARTS. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NEWS/2015/TOYOTA-REPLACE-MELTING-SHINY-DASHBOARDS.SHTML. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILING TO ASSIST EXTREMELY HEAVY TO TURN HARD TO DRIVE CAUSES DELAYED RESPONSE IN ABILITY TO STEER CAR HAPPENED DURING DRIVING CITY STREETS ALSO ON FREE WAY NO REAL IMPROVEMENT BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER LEXUS MODELS BUT NOT THIS ONE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

REAR VIEW MIRROR ON MY 2006 IS250 LEXUS HAS "STREAKS AND SPLOTCHES" WHICH CREATE BLIND SPOTS - A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT OUR VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, BUT ADMITTED THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET CONFIRMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT. REPLACING THE MIRROR AT A DEALERSHIP IS EXPENSIVE, AND GIVEN THAT IT IS LIKELY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND REMEDY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS 250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (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. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE....UPDATED 03/08/17 *BF UPDATED 05/12/2017*JS

SAFETY RISK IN THE EVENT OF AN INFILTRATOR RUPTURE METAL RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH