2006 LEXUS IS Complaints

DASH BOARD IS SHINY AND STICKY CAUSING GLARE ON WINDSHIELD CAUSING DISTRACTION TO DRIVE. LEXUS HAD A RECALL ON TSB FOR VEHICLES WITH 50K WARRANTY BACK IN 2011. WEAR DOES NOT START SHOWING TILL AFTER 50K MARK. NOTICEABLE PREVIOUSLY BUT IT'S GETTING MORE NOTICEABLE TO THE POINT WHERE IT'S DISTRACTION VISIBILITY. *JS

WHEN I FIRST RECEIVED MY IS I NOTICED THAT MY DASH WAS SOMEWHAT STICKY/TACKY AND OVERTIME I BEGAN TO SHINY/STICKY DASH CAUSES A SAFETY ISSUE WITH GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING AND A DEGRADED DASH CAN RESULT IN POSSIBLE DEGRADATION TO THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG BECAUSE THE CRACKS FROM THE DASH COULD POTENTIALLY SET OFF THE AIRBAGS PREMATURELY. *JS

DASHBOARD HAS BECOME STICKY AND SHINY IN APPEARANCE. BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR, WAS TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. I VOICED CONCERN OVER AIRBAG FAILURES DUE TO THE STICK DASHBOARD. IT IS ALSO NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN SUNNY CONDITIONS. *TR

DOOR PANELS TO INTERIOR GOOEY STICKY AND MARKED. CHUNKS AND GOUGES FROM NORMAL WEAR. NOTICED MONTHS AFTER PURCHASED. HAD TO HAVE DASHBOARD REPLACED BECAUSE OF GAUGES DEALERSHIP PUT ON THE CAR FROM REPAIR OF A FAULTY AIRBAG. HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT INTERIOR. POOR QUALITY INTERIOR FROM A LUXURY CAR. *TR

DASHBOARD AND DOOR PANELS ARE MELTING, GETTING STICKY AND REFLECTING THE LIGHT FROM THE OUTSIDE.. *TR

DASH BOARD AND INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ARE MELTING. MY DASH BOARD HAS CRACKS ABOVE THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE MATERIAL IS VERY STICKY AND HAS MARKS EVERY WHERE. *TR

ABOUT 06/04/2014 WHILE I AM DRIVING THE HIGHWAY AS I USUALLY DO ON MY WAY TO WORK AND HAD MADE MY WAY TO THE LEFT LANE. I AM IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED TO LOOSE COMPRESSION,TEMP. CREAZY IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 25 MILES (WHILE ON A MAIN HIGHWAY) AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VCS NOTIFICATION STARTED FLASHING. I IMMEDIATELY MADE MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO LOOK-UP THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT SHOW ANY THING WROUNG I DECIDE TO TAKE IT TO LONGO LEXUS DEALER IMMEDIATELY AFTER I CALLED THE SERVICE ADVISOR HE SAID IT IS COMMEN PROBLEM FOR EARLY 2006 IS 250 AND HE SAID " WILL TAKE CARE IT FOR YOU UNDER LEXUS WARRANTY" AND HE MENSION ABOUT BAD CEEL RINGS IN THE ENGINE, AFTER ONE DAY WAITING, THE LEXUS DEALER DETERMINED THAT MY 2006 LEXUS IS 250 NEEDED: VALVE SPRINGS, VALVE LASH ADJUSTER, UPDATED PISTONS AND RINGS AND POSSIBLY A SHORT BLOCK. YES THE ENGINE WAS BAD. BUT THE BAD NEWS THAT THEY DON"T COVER BECAUSE HE SAID THE CAR OVER HEAT!!!!!! I TRY TO EXPLANE TO HIM THAT NEVER OVER HEAT ONLY BECAUSE THAT PROBLEM HAPPENED MADE THE CAR HEAT TEMP. GOING UP AND DOWN LIKE CREAZY AND WHEN I OPEN THE ENGINE I FEEL NO HEAT COMING UP . I THINK IT IS FAIR THAT LEXUS COVER ALL THE REPAIR FOR MY 2006 LEXUS IS 250 BECUSE I READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH NHTSA HAD THE SAME EXACTLY MY PROBLEM AND ALSO I SEE ONE ADD IN CRAIGLIST THE SELLER SAID THAT HIS CAR HAD SAME MY PROBLEM AND BEEN TAKE CAED BY LEXUS MISSION VJIO CA. I ALWAYS TAKE CARE ME CAR AS BABY ALWAYS MAINTAINE AND I NEED LEXUS TO FIX THIER BAD MANEFACUR PARTS IN MY ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS 250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE?S TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED THEN IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CHECK ENGINE AND VSC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,390. UPDATED 12/18/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS. UPDATED 3/25/2015 *JS

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON MY VEHICLE TURNED ON. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO LEXUS FOR A RECALL I HAD THEM CHECK WHY THE LIGHT WAS ON. THEY TOLD ME THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2546. THEY ALSO SAID THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE THAT LEXUS IS WELL AWARE OF AND ISSUED A TSB FOR IT IN 2008 BUT WOULD ONLY COVER THE REPAIR UNDER THE INITIAL WARRANTY PERIOD BECAUSE THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO MAKE A RECALL. WELL NOW 6 YEARS AFTER THEY ISSUED THE TSB I'M SURE THERE HAS TO BE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS BECAUSE A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS HOW MANY CARS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AND ACCIDENT UNTIL THE REPAIR IS MADE. I CONTACTED LEXUS CORPORATE TWICE AND BOTH TIMES THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO HELP. I BELIEVE LEXUS SHOULD COVER THIS REPAIR SINCE IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND LEXUS IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR UPDATED 8/30/2017*CN

STICKY / MELTING DASH, DASH CRACKING, ALL DOOR PANELS MELTING AND CRACKING STAINING CLOTHES WHEN COMES IN CONTACT WITH. BOTH PROBLEMS CREATING A GLARE WHEN DRIVING. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND LEXUS WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT KNOWING ITS DEFECTIVE, EVEN WHEN IT WAS UNDER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER AND LEXUS BRAND EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CAR IS UNDER THE SUN 1 HR PER DAY WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE IS IN A GARAGE BOTH AT HOME AND WORK AND THIS STILL HAPPENED. *TR