2007 LEXUS IS Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE MY LIGHTS WILL JUST TURN OFF. SOMETIMES JUST THE LEFT, SOMETIMES JUST THE RIGHT AND SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON THEY COME BACK ON AND STAY ON. I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. CHANGING THE LIGHTBULBS DOES NOT WORK. *TR

2007 LEXUS IS250 HEADLAMPS SPORADIC INTERMITTENT FAILURE TO STAY ON AND IT CAN ONLY BE REACTIVATED BY TURNING THE INSIDE CABIN HEADLAMP SWITCH ON/OFF TO KEEP IT TO STAY ON FOR AN UNPREDICTABLE SEVERAL MINUTES OF USE. I'VE REPLACED THE XENON BULBS SEVERAL TIMES ALREADY BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS TO HAPPEN. *TR

BACK UP CAMERA MALFUNCTION SOMETIMES PUT IN REVERSE. THE SCREEN GOES BLANK WITH SOME COLOR LINES GOING ALL OVER THE SCREEN. *TR

MY HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 LEXUS IS250 TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR HAS DONE THIS FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS, ANYWHERE FROM ONCE A NIGHT TO 3-5 TIMES IN ONE TRIP. THEY WILL COME BACK ON IF YOU TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY BULBS WERE OUT (2 YEARS AGO) AND THEY REPLACED BOTH BULBS FOR ABOUT $650.00. THE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO TURN OFF. I BROUGHT MY CAR AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR

REPEATEDLY, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, MY HEADLIGHTS WILL UNEXPECTEDLY TURN OFF. I HAVE TO THEN TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH COMPLETELY OFF AND ON AGAIN TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO TURN BACK ON. *TR

COMPARTMENT OF WHERE THE CABIN AIR FILTER IS FOR THE 2007 LEXUS IS 250, A BOLT IS RUSTING AND THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGES THE FACT BUT FAILS TO FIX THE ISSUE. THEY CLAIM THAT THIS IS COMMON FOR THE BOLT TO RUST. *TR

ISSUES WITH LEXUS IS250 SERVICE RECALL REAGARDING INSUFFICIENT TIGHTENING OF THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR, AFTER SERVICE NOTICED FAINT SMELL OF GAS INSIDE AIR CABIN ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *TR

ON 3/5/11 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 AM, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT TRAVELING AT ABOUT 5 MPH IN DRIVE WITH MY RIGHT FOOT LIGHTLY APPLYING THE BRAKE WHEN THE BRAKES SEEMED NOT TO HOLD AS THEY SHOULD AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY INCREASED TO 4500 - 5500 RPM. I APPLIED INCREASED FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, PLACED THE GEAR SHIFT INTO PARK, AND NOTED THE RPMS CLIMBING ABOVE 5500. I THEN PRESSED THE START/STOP BUTTON AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. THIS EPISODE OCCURRED ON DRY, SMOOTH ASPHALT ON A CLEAR, COLD (30 DEGREE) DAY. THE ENGINE WAS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE, INITIALLY RUNNING AT NEAR IDLE (IN THE PARKING LOT), WITH THE GEAR SHIFT IN DRIVE, CRUISE CONTROL OFF, RADIO, CD, A/C, DEFROSTER WERE ALL OFF. HEAT AND FAN WERE ON WITH INTERIOR TEMP SET AT 74 DEGREES. THIS EPISODE HAS NOT REPEATED AS OF THE FILING OF THIS REPORT (4 DAYS POST-EVENT). NOTE: I WAS WEARING "SNEAKERS", NOT ANY TYPE OF OVERSIZED WINTER BOOTS. THE CAR MATS HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY THE DEALER AS A RESULT OF AN EARLIER RECALL; NO ADDITIONAL MATS WERE IN PLACE. ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE, UP TO AND INCLUDING 36,000 MILES, HAS BEEN PERFORMED BY THE DEALER.

HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 LEXUS IS250. THIS HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR 5 MONTHS AGO. I HAD TO SWITCH HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN IN ORDER FOR THEM TO WORK. *TR

MY CAR, LEXUS IS 350, HAS A CONDENSATION PROBLEM INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING ON BOTH SIDES. I BOUGHT THE CAR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO. THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED TO MY CAR ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE PERMANENTLY OUT. BECAUSE OF THE WATER, NOT ONLY THE HEADLIGHT BUT BALLAST AND THE ECU ARE FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AS EVEN THE DEALERSHIP AND THE LEXUS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CENTER ADMITTED. HOWEVER, LEXUS REFUSED TO PROVIDE THE FULL SERVICE. THEY OFFERED TO PROVIDE $1,000 WHEN THE TOTAL FIXING COST WILL BE AROUND $1,500 FOR ONE SIDE. I AM ALSO AWARE OF THE CLASS ACTION THAT ARE GOING ON FOR RX FROM 2004 - 2009 MODEL. AS THEY ARE SUFFERING FROM THE SAME PROBLEM, MANY LEXUS OWNER ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. THIS IS CERTAINLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT BUT THEY ARE REFUSING TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE BECAUSE MY MANUFACTURER WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. NOW, IT IS OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT DUE TO THEIR MISTAKE. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT IT IS NOT THE MATTER OF FACTORY WARRANTY, BUT THE BUSINESS ETHICS AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF LEXUS. SINCE THE WATER DAMAGED THE ECU, CAUSE THE PROBLEM THAT THERE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN, THEY NEED PROVIDE FULL SERVICE FOR THEIR CUSTOMER. I AM FILING MY COMPLAINT DUE TO ACHIEVE THE RIGHT AS A CUSTOMER, PLEASE TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THE ISSUE.