2007 LEXUS IS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS IS 250 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN SPORT TIRES, SIZE 225/40/ZR18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD OF THE TIRES SEPARATED, CAUSING THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TO BLOW WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE TIRES WERE NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE DOT, SERIAL NUMBER AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRES WAS 150,000. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

I RECIEVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM LEXUS FOR MY CAR. I HAVE MADE MULTIPLE CALLS TO LEXUS TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO GET THE CAR FIXED. THEY DO NOT RETURN MY CALLS. IT HAS BEEN OVER A MONTH SINCE I FIRST CONTACTED THEM. *TR

MY 2007 LEXUS IS250 AWD HAS STARTED HAVING COMPLETE HEADLIGHT FAILURES THAT CAN BE SIMPLY CORRECTED BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. THESE FAILURES CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING OR AT REST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS IS250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED HE HAD TO PARK AND RESTART THE VEHICLE TO GET THE LIGHTS TO TURN ON. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 103,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 IS250 WILL JUST GO OFF. MOST OF THE TIME IT IS THE LEFT ONE, OCCASIONALLY THE RIGHT ONE WILL GO OUT. I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND RIGHT BACK ON, THEN THEY WILL STAY ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. IT HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY NOW, SEVERAL TIMES EACH WEEK. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE BULB IS GOING OUT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED,GOING OUT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS? REALLY. I WOULD HAVE BELIEVED THAT IF I HAD NOT SEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME THING. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THE BULBS WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY BUT NOT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE AROUND 45,000 OR 46,000 MILES. *TR

THE DASH OF MY 2007 LEXUS IS 250 HAS BEEN DETERIORATING FOR OVER A YEAR. IT APPEARS TO MELTING AND IS VERY SHINY CAUSING EXTREME GLARE TO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE GLARE CAN BE SO SEVERE AT TIMES THAT IT IMPEDES VISIBILITY. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE NEAREST LEXUS DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I HAVE SENT PICTURES AT THEIR REQUEST AND CAN'T SEEM TO GET A DEFINITIVE ANSWER AS TO WHEN REPAIRS WILL BE INITIATED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS IN AGREEMENT THAT THIS A "SEVERE" CASE OF DASH MATERIAL BREAKDOWN I HAVE RESEARCHED "MELTING DASH" ON THE LEXUS FORUMS AND THE PROBLEMS WITH MY DASH IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MI. MY 2007 LEXUS IS 250 DEVELOPED A PROBLEM OF STALLING, SHAKING, MISFIRING AND THE VSC LIGHT, TRACTION SKID LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ALL COME ON. THE DEALERSHIP INITIALLY TRIED TO TELL ME THAT THE GAS CAP WAS NOT ON TIGHT (NOT TRUE) AND THEN THEY TRIED TO TELL ME THAT JUST TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM (ALSO NOT TRUE). AFTER I INSISTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS, THE TECHNICIAN DROVE THE CAR HOME AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING. FINALLY, THE DEALERSHIP DECIDED THAT CARBON HAD BUILT UP ON THE VALVES AND THAT WAS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MISFIRE AND ALL THE LIGHTS TO COME ON. THE DEALERSHIP SENT THE VALVES TO A SHOP AND HAD THEM CLEANED AND GROUND DOWN. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW AND THIS IS WHAT LEXUS TOLD THEM TO DO TO FIX IT. NOW, HERE I AM AT 81,000 MILES AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY WITH THE CAR SHAKING, STALLING, MISFIRING AND THE VSC LIGHT, TRACTION SKID LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COMING ON. IT HAS BEEN ANOTHER 40,000 MILES AND THE CARBON HAS BUILT UP AGAIN. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE CAR MAKES A LOT OF CREAKING NOISES AND HAS BEEN TRIED TO BE FIXED SEVERAL TIMES AND NEVER GETS THE PROBLEM SOLVED. NOW CAR CREAKS AND RATTLES AT 10 MPH. SOUND COMING FROM THE A-PILLAR AND WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL COUNTRY ROAD AT ABOUT 15-20 MPH (HAVING JUST COME OUT OF A SHARP TURN). WHEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR AFTER THE TURN, IT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO "GUN", AT WHICH POINT I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND TO MY HORROR GOT NO RESPONSE. I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, BUT THE ACCELERATOR CONTINUED TO REV OR GUN HORRIFYINGLY AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO SPEED UP. AT ANOTHER SHARP TURN I WENT OFF THE ROAD AND SIDESWIPED A TREE, DROVE THROUGH THE BEDROOM OF A HOUSE (IN ONE WALL AND OUT THE OTHER) AND FINALLY STOPPED IN ANOTHER TREE. AFTER AN HOUR OF POLICE, FIRE, AND OTHER EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ATTEMPTING TO EXTRICATE ME FROM THE CAR, THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE ROOF OF THE CAR TO GET ME OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL WITH A TRAUMA CENTER, WHERE I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURED STERNUM, THREE BROKEN RIBS, TWO FRACTURED VERTEBRAE, AND A LACERATED LIVER. I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR THREE DAYS, AFTER WHICH I WAS RELEASED WITH A CUSTOM-FITTED BACK BRACE THAT I WAS REQUIRED TO WEAR FOR THE NEXT SIX WEEKS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT PERMANENTLY INJURED, BUT I SUFFER BACK PAIN REGULARLY AS A RESULT OF THE FRACTURED VERTEBRAE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS IS250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF BEFORE FINALLY FAILING ALTOGETHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE BULB. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.