2008 LEXUS IS Complaints

MY SON CAME HOME FROM COLLEGE AND SAID HIS DASHBOARD WAS "STICKY" AND THAT IT IS BECOMING A NUISANCE FOR HIM TO DRIVE. WE TRIED TO CLEAN IT, BUT IT CANNOT BE CLEANED. THE DASH IS COVERED WITH VARIOUS DEBRIS THAT COLLECTS AND STICKS TO IT. I THEN WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I FOUND THAT TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A WEP, BUT IT DOESN'T COVER THE MONTH THAT MY SON'S CAR WAS MANUFACTURED (IT DOES COVER THE YEAR IT WAS MANUFACTURED).

THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING. IT IS EXTREMELY TACKING TO THE TOUCH, ATTRACTING DUST AND DEBRIS (WHICH CANNOT, THEN, BE CLEANED OFF).

DASHBOARD IS MELTING, CAUSING A SHINNY INTENSE GLARE ON WINDSHIELD CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY ON SUNNY DAYS....

ON MY 2008 LEXUS IS 250 AT COLD START IT MAKES A RATTLING NOISE I WAS WONDERING WHY THEY ONLY HAVE THE RECALL FOR THIS FOR THE IS 350 ONLY . I KNOW ITS THE VVT ACTUATOR GEAR THAT IS CAUSING IT . *TR

DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND SCUFFS IF YOU TOUCH IT AND SO ARE THE DOOR PANELS. IF YOUR NAIL TOUCHES IT, IT DIGS A DEEP HOLE. SOMETHING STICKY AND UNSAFE SWEATS FROM THE BLACK PART. *TR

INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR HAS BECOME DISCOLORED, CLOUDY WITH DARK MARKS THROUGHOUT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO VISUALIZE OBJECTS IN IT. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM OCCURRING WITH THIS MODEL OF LEXUS. IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT AT THIS TIME LEXUS HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

IT HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS. I WAS DRIVING AND DECIDED TO ROLL DOWN MY PASSENGER WINDOW. I NORMALLY KEEP IT CLOSED. AFTER A WHILE, DECIDED TO CLOSE IT AND ROLLED UP BUT IT OVERSHOOT THE WINDOW FRAME, THAT THE GLASS ALMOST FELL OFF. I HAD TO STOPPED AND MANUALLY PUSH IT BACK IN. I SUCCESSFULLY ROLLED IT UP AND KEPT IT THERE FOR A WEEK UNTIL MY SON ROLLED IT DOWN LAST MARCH 1ST,2015. IT NO LONGER WILL ROLL UP. I TOOK MY CAR TO PALM BEACH LEXUS ON THAT SAME DAY. APPARENTLY THE PLASTIC CLIP BROKE OFF AND THE ENTIRE WINDOW HAS TO BE REPLACED, FOR 600 USD. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS (MOSTLY ES350), BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINS THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A DEFECT AND COSTUMERS SHOULDN'T BE PAYING FOR THE REPLACEMENT. *TR

DASHBOARD STARTS TO GET REALLY SHINY AND STICKY WHEN THE CAR IS OUT IN THE SUN, EITHER DRIVING OR WHEN PARKED. AFTER TEMPERATURE IN THE CAR AND ON THE DASH RETURN TO A MORE MODERATE TEMPERATURE, THE DASHBOARD IS NO LONGER SHINY, BUT IT IS TACKY. PROBLEM IS WHEN THE DASHBOARD IS OUT IN THE SUN AND IT GETS SHINY. THIS CAUSES A FAIRLY BAD GLARE ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD SINCE THE SUN IS REFLECTING OFF THE DASHBOARD AND ON TO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. AT TIMES IT IS HARD TO DETERMINE WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU IF THE DASHBOARDS GLARE REFLECTS THE SUN IN A CERTAIN WAY. THERE A FEW OCCASIONS WHEN THE DASHBOARD GLARE WAS SO SEVERE, YOU COULD ONLY SEE OUT OF 2/3 OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WHEN DRIVING. DOOR PANELS ALSO EXHIBIT THE SAME BEHAVIOR AND CAN CAUSE ISSUES WHEN TRYING TO CHANGE LANES SINCE THE REELECTION OFF THE TOP OF THE DOOR PANEL MAKES IT HARD TO SEE THE CAR IN THE LANE NEXT TO YOU AND ALSO MAKE ITS HARD TO SEE THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR WITH OUT GLARE FROM THE DOOR PANEL REELECTING IN THE MIRROR. FORTUNATELY THIS HAS NOT LEAD TO ANY ACCIDENTS, BUT THE CAR WE USE IS OUR SECONDARY CAR AND IS HARDLY USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. *TR

DASHBOARD HAS MELTED AND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY ISSUES WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V647000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.