2006 LEXUS IS Complaints

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE CLUSTER IS ON. HAPPENED RANDOMLY ONE MORNING UPON START UP OF VEHICLE AND HASN'T WENT AWAY EVEN AFTER RESETTING THE BATTERY. I AND SEVERAL OTHER 2ND GENERATION IS OWNERS FROM CLUB LEXUS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND IT IS ATTRIBUTED TO A LOOSE WIRE HARNESS. IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION THERE'S A HIGH RISK THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE FIX THIS AS THIS IS A SERIOUS AND FATAL ISSUE. IT WAS A FAIRLY WELL KNOW ISSUES AMONGST IS OWNERS AND THIS I FEEL THAT LEXUS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIX.

WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED ON, OUR AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. SCANLON LEXUS OF FT MYERS, FL EVALUATED THE PROBLEM AND CONCLUDED THAT THE DRIVER-SIDE KNEE AIRBAG IS THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY ALSO STATED THAT LEXUS IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE FOR THIS MODEL AND THAT THE DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE. HOWEVER, THE CAR IS OUTSIDE OF A WARRANTY, SO THEY WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX IT FOR FREE. THE COST WAS APPROXIMATELY 2100 JUST FOR PARTS (NOT INCLUDING 8 HOURS OF LABOR). THEY ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SAFETY SYSTEM WILL NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN THAT IS NOT CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON A VEHICLE, BUT BY FAULTY DESIGN. THEREFORE, I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL.

IS 250 DASH HAS MELTED AND CREATES HARSH GLARE AND REFLECTS INTO THE WINDSHIELD BLOCKING THE VIEW OUT THE FRONT (SEE THE ATTACHED PICTURE IN WHICH THE GOOEY SURFACE OF THE DASH IS BLOCKING THE VIEW OF OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD) WHEN DRIVING EAST OR WEST TOWARDS THE SUN MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE PROBLEM IS WORST ON HOT DAYS WHEN THE DASH BECOMES MORE TACKY, GOOEY, AND REFLECTIVE. THE DASH ALSO SEEMS TO OFF GAS AND CREATE A HAZE THAT BUILDS ON THE WINDSHIELD. TOYOTA IS REPLACING SOME OFF THE DASHES AND INTERIORS THROUGH A "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT" BUT WILL NOT REPLACE MINE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN A WRECK, HAD AN INSURANCE CLAIM, AND BEEN REPAIRED. THIS VOIDS THEIR "ENHANCEMENT". THE ISSUE IS PRESENT ON MANY LEXUS VEHICLES, THOUGH AND CAN BE A HAZARD. THEY WILL NOT FIX MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THIS ISSUE IS NOT YET A RECALL. I AM WORRIED ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE VEHICLE WELL.

LARGE SCALE DESILVERING OF THE REAR VIEW MIRROR HAS LEAD TO THE APPEARANCE OF BLACK SPOTS AND LOSS OF REFLECTIVITY. THE SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF REFLECTIVITY HAS RESULTED IN DIFFICULTY SEEING OBJECTS IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY DURING LANE CHANGE MANEUVERS. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG-STANDING ISSUE WITH AN UNKNOWN START DATE (PRIOR TO THE DATE GIVEN BELOW). ADDITIONAL RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY REVIEWING OTHER NHTSA COMPLAINTS FOR THIS MODEL, AND BY SEARCHING OTHER INTERNET SITES INDICATES THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE, E.G. <HTTP://WWW.CLUBLEXUS.COM/FORUMS/GS-3RD-GEN-2006-2011/556707-REARVIEW-MIRROR-QUESTION.HTML>.

HI ! SO I HAVE 2006 IS250 WITH CARBON BUILDUP , I WAS DRIVING FIND I STOP AT A STOP LIGHT CAR TURN OFF OUT OF NOWHERE I TURN OFF POWER THEN TRY TO RESTART.I HAD A HARD TIME TRYING TO START THE CAR .YOU HAVE TO PUSH GAS PANDEL ..I TOLD TO MY CAR TO GLENDALE LEXUS , THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE CARBON BUILDUP SO SOMEHOW I END UP PAYING 800 FOR MAJOR TUNE UP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS 250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE SEAT BELT STRAP SLIPPED OUT OF THE BUCKLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,059.

DASHBOARD AND DOOR PANELS ARE LIQUEFYING. THE MELTING DASHBOARD IS CREATING A HAZE ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT'S OBTRUSIVE FOR SAFE DRIVING. THE DOOR PANELS ARE CRACKING EVERY WHERE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS 250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN ABNORMAL ODOR AND OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE PANEL OF ALL THE VEHICLE DOORS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANELS LEAKED MORE OIL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE TWO YEAR OLD CHILD TOUCHED THE OIL AND RUBBED IT ON THE FACE, WHICH RESULTED IN SEVERE COUGHING AND VOMITING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

REAR VIEW MIRROR HAS BLACK SPOTS FORMING. IT IS OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW FROM THE REAR VIEW MIRROR THUS CREATING A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. BLACK SPOTS ARE FORMING INSIDE THE MIRROR AND NOT ON THE SURFACE.

IT HAS SEVERE DETERIORATION ON THE INSIDE DOOR AND CAB PANELS CAUSED BY A MATERIAL USED BY LEXUS THAT UNDER EXTREME HEAT WAVES LIKE THE ONE'S WE EXPERIENCED IN SOUTH FLORIDA, MAKES THE SURFACE OF THIS MATERIAL SOFT TO THE TOUCH, RUBBERY TYPED, STAINING ANYTHING IT COMES IN CONTACT WITH.