2011 LEXUS IS Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 LEXUS IS 350C. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (LEXUS OF MELBOURNE IN MELBOURNE, FLORIDA) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE AND EXPRESSED DISSATISFACTION WITH THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS KEPT AT THE DEALER'S GARAGE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

RECEIVED NOTICE OF PASSAGE AIR BAG DEFECT ON MAY 23,2016. NO REMEDY PROVIDED, ONLY SUGGESTED THAT NO ONE RIDE IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. AS OF JUNE 13, 2017, MORE THAN A YEAR LATER, NO REMEDY HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY LEXUS. IT IS UNREASONABLE TO NOT ALLOW A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT FOR THIS LONG A TIME (OVER ONE YEAR SO FAR). WE NEED A REMEDY NOW.

THEY SENT ME A NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE RECALL (NHTSA RECALL # 16V-340 & 17V-006 LAST MARCH 2017 BUT UNTIL NOW, THEY HAVEN'T FIX MY CAR YET. MANY TIMES I'VE TRIED CONTACTING THEM BUT TO NO AVAIL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 LEXUS IS 250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED IN DECEMBER OF 2016. THE DEALER (HENDERSON NEVADA LEXUS) STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 07/13/17*LJ *JS

TAKATA RECALL. IT HAS BEEN 12 MONTHS SINCE WE WERE NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL, AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS YET TO HAVE A REMEDY AVAILABLE, WITH NO POSSIBLE DATE IN SIGHT. WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND CANNOT ACCOMMODATE PASSENGERS. THIS IS NOT A TIMELY REMEDY.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 LEXUS IS 250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 LEXUS IS 250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL DEALER WON'T REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. WE HAVE BEEN ON THE WAITING LIST A MONTH AND DEALER REPRESENTATIVE (VICTORIA) CONTINUES TO SAY THEY CANNOT TELL US WHEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG (CAN'T EVEN ESTIMATE). KEYES LEXUS 5905 VAN NUYS BLVD VAN NUYS, CA 91401 PHONE: (888) 499-1833 SERVICE: (818) 334-4199 (WE SPOKE TO VICTORIA)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 LEXUS IS 250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT THUMB THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TAKATA RECALL: THIS HAS BEEN A RECALL SINCE 5/2016 AND I HAVE YET TO GET A REMEDY FROM LEXUS. IT IS REALLY INCONVENIENT TO NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE ANY PASSENGERS IN MY PASSENGER SEAT FOR THIS LONG. THIS NEEDS TO BE HANDLED ASAP!