2007 LEXUS IS Complaints

THE DASH AND UPPER DOOR PANELS STARTED TO GET SOFT, STICKY AND STARTED TO MELT WITH TOUCH.

THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO RECALL THE DASHBOARD IN THESE VEHICLES, THEY BECOME VERY SHINY AND STICKY IN THE HEAT AND CAUSES EXTREME GLARE WHILE DRIVING. I AM WORRIED ABOUT HOW THE VEHICLE SAFETY WILL BE AFFECTED BY SUCH A STICKY SURFACE COVERING THE AIR BAGS. LEXUS DEALERSHIP WAS OF NO HELP, THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL! *JS

TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP DUE TO SHINY AND STICKY DASHBOARD. WAS TOLD THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT REPAIR UNDER GOOD WILL SINCE WARRANTY HAS PASSED. DASHBOARD IS EXTREMELY STICKY, WILL THIS CAUSE AIR BAG PROBLEMS DURING AN ACCIDENT? THE SHINY SURFACE ALSO REFLECTS AND MAKES DRIVING DIFFICULT IN SUNLIGHT. *JS

DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND SHINY, I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY DID NOT REPAIR THE DEFECT. DEALERSHIP STATED THEY HAVE SEEN MANY OF THE SAME MODEL VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT LEXUS HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I FEEL THIS MATERIAL IS HAZARDOUS AS IT MAKES DRIVING DIFFICULT SINCE IT CAUSES A STRONG GLARE. *TR

VERY BIG GLARE IN DASHBOARD THAT BLINDS YOUR VIEW IN THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING. *TR

MY DASH BOARD BECAME STICKY AND I WAS UNABLE TO FIAT MY WINDSHIELD PROGRAM. I CONTACTED LEXUS AND THEY SAID THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF A RECALL. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND THERE WAS PLENTY OF RECALLS. THEY REPLACED MY DASHBOARD FOR ME BUT CHARGE ME APPROXIMATELY $500 TO DO THAT. THEY SAID THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY IT WAS A GOOD-FAITH RESPONSE. I FOUND THE ARTICLE ON ABC NEWS IN TAMPA JUNE 14, 2014 THE REPORTER INDICATED THAT THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH LEXUS NISSAN CARS THAT HAVE HAD THIS STICKY DASHBOARD. I KNOW LEXUS NEW ABOUT IT BECAUSE WAS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. BUT I HAD TO PAY OUT-OF-POCKET AND ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR TO WORK. I THINK THIS IS TERRIBLE. THEY KNEW ABOUT THE DASHBOARDS. I ALSO HAVE STICKINESS ON THE LEFT PANEL OF MY CAR STARTING TO BEGIN. I'M AFRAID TO TAKE THAT IN ALSO MY COFFEE MILLION DOLLARS TO GET THAT FIXED. IT'S SO SAD THEY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM. *JS

AT START UP, THE CAR RATTLES. AFTER SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALER SEVERAL OTHER "FIXES" HAVE BEEN DONE. ONE FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE PISTON RINGS UNDER RECALL. I HAVE NOW STARTED TO RECORD ALL CAR STARTS WITH A CAMERA. IN DOING SO I WAS ABLE TO GET THE RATTLE ON VIDEO. UPON SHOWING THIS TO MY SERVICE ADVISOR AND HIS SUPERIOR, THEY SAID IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CAM. SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I WAS TOLD, OH IT IS NO BIG DEAL. A CAM ISSUE IS A VERY BIG DEAL, AND NOW I AM BEING TOLD THAT THE VVT IS CAUSING THE CAM AND CAM SPROCKET TO SHAKE. THIS SHAKING NOT ONLY CREATES THE RATTLE NOISE ON START UP BUT IS A WARNING THAT THE SPROCKET IS FALLING APART. I HAVE 67,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND IT IS A 2007, THEREFORE PUSHING ME CLOSER AND CLOSER TO BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALER STATED IT IS $2500 FIX. THESE CARS ARE ALL LEMONS. MORE OF THEM HAVE THE SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEMS, THAN THOSE THAT DON'T HAVE PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE RESEARCH SHOULD BE DONE ON THE IS AS A WHOLE, ESPECIALLY THE MOTORS AS THEY ARE PRONE TO MANY, MANY DEFECTS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR POOR ENGINEERING AND POOR QUALITY/FAULTY PARTS. THIS SHOULD BE THE DEALER, CORPORATE, AND THE MANUFACTURERS RESPONSIBILITY. IF I COULD I WOULD SELL THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED JUNE 2012 AND WITHIN A FEW WEEKS I HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT, SHOULD HAVE BEEN A TELL TALE SIGN. *TR

THE DASH AND DOOR SILLS ON THE CAR ARE MELTING AND STICKY. YOU CAN NOT GET IN AND OUT OF THE CAR WITHOUT LEAVING GOUGES IN THE INTERIOR. HANDS STICK TO EVERYTHING AND THE PROBLEM ONLY GETS WORSE. THE CAR IS BECOMING UNUSABLE AND IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS STICKY, CHIPPING AND MELTING RESULTING IN A BLINDING GLARE ON THE DRIVER SIDE WIND SHIELD. THE GLARE REDUCES AND HINDERS VISIBILITY AND IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN AND HAZARD. THE DASH AND DOOR PANEL ARE SO SOFT THAT ANYTIME I BUMP IT WITH MY NAIL OR RING, A CHUNK OF THE DASH COMES OUT. THIS MELTING IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD FOR THE FUNCTION OF THE AIR BAGS. *TR

I NOTICED THE DASH BOARD GETTING SHINY WITH A STICKY FEEL AND IT CONTINUED TO GROW IN DENSITY OVER MONTHS UNTIL ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO WHEN THE CAR WASH COMPANY I USE, TOLD ME THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF THAT IN LEXUS AND TOYOTA MODELS. IN ESSENCE, MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND THE GLARE FROM THE DASHBOARD/WINDSHIELD IS INCREASING WHICH IS AFFECTING MY VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING. LEXUS SAID THAT SINCE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO OFFICIAL RECALL YET, THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO EXCEPT CHARGE ME $1500 TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THEY ARE BEGINNING TO SEE MORE FREQUENT CASES OF THIS. *JS