2006 LEXUS IS Complaints

CAR HAS A RECALL BUT I DO NOT THINK THEY WERE DONE BY DEALERSHIP HISTORY RECORD HAS BEEN PURGE. A LOT OF SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS CAR.

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING LOCKED UP OUT OF THE BLUE WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS. ALMOST SEEMED AS IF STEERING WAS FIGHTING TO TURN THE DIRECTION OPPOSITE OF THE DIRECTION I WAS TURNING.

L-SB-0167-08 THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON FOR AWHILE. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN DEFECT AND ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLE. A FAULTY WIRE HARNESS. THERE IS TSB BUT IT IS ONLY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I FIND IT SURPRISING THAT THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY RECALL GIVEN THE POTENTIAL HARM AND RISK OF THE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING DUE TO A FAULTY HARNESS.

I HAVE A UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT IS DANGEROUS FOR MYSELF AND THE PUBLIC. THE DEALERSHIP HAS FAIL TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM AND IT WAS EXTENDED AS WELL. ( CARBON BUILDUP) . THE REGISTRATION HISTORY ON THE VEHICLE IS VERY STRANGE, IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ACCURATE, I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE WAS A DEFECT AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS TAMPERED THE VEHICLE TO COVER THE HISTORY. THE VEHICLE SERVICE HISTORY HAS BEEN PURGE AND DELETED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. I AM GETTING DIFFERENT ANSWERS AND NO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM. IT HAS CAUSE ME A LOT OF DISTRESS AND CONCERN, I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO MAKE IT SAFE BUT FROM RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND IT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED. HERE ARE FEW LINKS : HTTP://WWW.CLUBLEXUS.COM/FORUMS/IS-2ND-GEN-2006-2013/570722-TAKING-CAR-IN-TO-DO-TSB-CARBON-RECALLS.HTML HTTP://WWW.TORQUENEWS.COM/1083/LEXUS-IS250-GS300-CARBON-BUILD-WHAT-YOU-NEED-KNOW HTTPS://REPORTS.CARPROOF.COM/MAIN?ID=9YCKB+XXV2XT/LLCDRPMG/B2TWVIUJ4Y

ABOUT 3-4 TIMES A DAY WHEN I'M DRIVING FREEWAY MY CAR WILL LET OFF A ROTON EGG SMELL. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC IT MIGHT BE MY CYTALIST CONVERTER BUT WHEN CHECKED IT PASSED.

AIRBAG INDICATOR ON DASH RANDOMLY COMES ON THEN GOES OFF. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2009. THE CAUSE IS A DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS FROM THE MANUFACTURER EFFECTING 2006 TO 2008 VEHICLES, WHICH WHEN IN A FAILED STATE DISABLES THE AIRBAG SYSTEM ENTIRELY.

2006 LEXUS IS 250. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG LIGHT MALFUNCTION. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT COULD COME ON AND GO OFF. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, UNTIL THE LIGHT STAYED ON CONSTANTLY. THE CONSUMER WAS CHARGED $3100 TO FIX THE ISSUE. *JB

THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE ELECTRIC P/S FAILING, INCLUDING A NEAR MISS WHEN MY FRAIL WIFE LOST THE ASSIST. IN MY SEARCH FOR THE CAUSE, I HAVE FOUND THAT LEXUS IS REPLACING THE ENTIRE STEERING RACK AS THE "FIX". LEXUS IS SIMPLY INSTALLING A REPLACEMENT STEERING RACK THAT HAS THE SAME MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS THE ORIGINAL STEERING RACK, COSTING SOME OWNERS $1000 PLUS. AFTER A FEW YEARS, THE REPLACEMENT POWER STEERING RACK WILL FAIL, JUST AS THE ORIGINAL DID. WHEN I PURCHASED MY LEXUS, IT WAS ALREADY 10 YEARS OLD. THAT CAUSED ME TO DECIDE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE P/S FAILURE AND REPAIR IT MYSELF, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. EACH TIME THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE P/S ASSIST, I FOUND THAT IF I SHUT THE POWER OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE THE PROBLEM WOULD BE GONE. HOWEVER,IT WAS JUST A TEMPORARY FIX. THE MORE OFTEN THE PROBLEM RECURRED, THE INTERVAL BETWEEN FAILURES WAS LESS. I FOUND THAT ONE PARTICULAR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ON THE P/S RACK HAS 4 VERY SMALL PINS IN IT. IN FACT, THEY ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE FEMALE PART OF THE FITTING. THE MATING OF THE 2 PARTS OF THE CONNECTOR SHOULD HAVE A SNUG FIT. THEY DON'T! WITHOUT A SNUG CONNECTION, OXIDATION OCCURS. THAT PREVENTS THE CURRENT FROM GOING THROUGH THE CONNECTOR AS WELL AS IT SHOULD. CLEANING THE CONNECTION WILL TEMPORARILY ALLOW THE P/S RACK TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, BUT ONLY UNTIL THE OXIDATION RECURS. DE-MATING AND RE-MATING THE CONNECTOR WILL HAVE THE SAME EFFECT. THAT WILL ONLY WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, EVENTUALLY CAUSING MULTIPLE FAILURES IN A SINGLE DAY. MY REPAIR WAS TO SNUG UP THE 4 FITTINGS BY INSERTING A SMALL STRAND OF COPPER WIRE IN EACH OF THE FOUR FEMALE CONNECTIONS. IT HAS NOW BEEN 3.5 MONTHS WITHOUT A FAILURE. LEXUS SHOULD MODIFY THE FAULTY PARTS AND INITIATE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED!

THE REAR VIEW MIRROR ON MY 2006 LEXUS IS250 IS HARD TO SEE OUT OF BECAUSE THERE IS SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE RUST BEHIND THE GLASS. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, AND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND PICTURES WITH MIRRORS THAT LOOK THE SAME AS MINE. I AM NOT CERTAIN WHAT CAUSES THIS TO HAPPEN BUT IT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN AT LEAST THE 2006-2007 SERIES OF LEXUS FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED.

REAR VIEW MIRROR HAS BECOME DISCOLORED AND NON-UNIFORM MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO USE RELIABLY AND IT CAUSES ONE TO LOOK TOO LONG TO DISCERN IF CARS ARE NEAR, THUS TAKING ONE'S EYES OFF THE ROAD AHEAD.