2006 LEXUS IS Complaints

I ENTERED 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, 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 CODE AND ALL IT SAID WAS TO TAKE TO THE LEXUS DEALER IMMEDIATELY, WHICH IS WHAT I DID. AFTER ABOUT FOUR HOURS OF WAITING, THE LEXUS DEALER DETERMINED THAT MY 2006 LEXUS NEEDED: VALVE SPRINGS, VALVE LASH ADJUSTER, UPDATED PISTONS AND RINGS AND POSSIBLY A SHORT BLOCK. YES THE ENGINE WAS BAD. *TR

FOR 3-YEARS WE HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THE MUSTY SMELL COMING FROM THE A/C VENTS. WE WERE ADVISED BY THE DEALERSHIP TO CUT OFF THE A/C BEFORE ARRIVING HOME TO ALLOW THE UNIT TO DRAIN. WE ALSO WERE ADVISED TO SPRAY LYSOL INTO THE OUTSIDE COWL VENTS WHICH DID IMPROVE THE ODOR BUT THIS A/C MUSTY SMELL HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE AND IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. ON 12/20/2011, WE NOTICED WATER WAS APPARENTLY ENTERING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE CARPET WAS WET AND THERE WAS EXCESSIVE MOISTURE AND WATER UNDER CARPET. UPON NOTICING THIS PROBLEM WE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS ADVISED THAT MOST LIKELY, THE A/C DRAIN FLAP WAS STUCK AND CORRECTION FOR THIS DEFECT REQUIRED REMOVAL OF THE DRAIN FLAP TO ALLOW THE DRAIN TO FLOW AND NOT BACK UP AND ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER STATED THIS DEFECT HAS OCCURRED BEFORE INVOLVING THE IS250. COST TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT WAS $240 BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE DROPPED TO ACCESS THE DRAIN LINE. REMOVING THE WATER/MOISTURE AND DRYING THE CARPET WAS ESTIMATED AT $2K. AGAIN, THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT IS ALL OVER THE NET AND APPARENTLY WELL KNOWN BY THE DEALERSHIP. ALL LEXUS OWNERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED BY LEXUS SO ALL CAN AVOID THIS POTENTIAL HEALTH ISSUE INVOLVING MOLD AND THE HIGH COST OF REPAIR. IF THE WATER IS NOT NOTICED AND WATER CONTINUES TO BUILD UP IN THE A/C AND UNDER THE CARPETS SERIOUS MOLD RELATED HEALTH ISSUES COULD OCCUR. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG OUR CAR LEAKED OR BACKED UP WATER BUT A MUSTY SMELL FOR THE PAST 3-YEARS HAS BEEN NOT ONLY OFFENSIVE BUT DANGEROUS CONSIDERING THE HEALTH HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH MOLD HERE IN FLORIDA.I RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT THAT THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES JERKS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT SO WHEN I DRIVE MY HAD IS ALWAYS FIRM ON THE STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT MY JERK AGAIN, IT HAPPENS MOSTLY HAPPENS ON ROADS THAT ARE NOT STRAIT SURFACE, MY BIGGEST WORRIES IS THAT WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND WAS ON LEFT LANE THE CAR JERKED TO THE LEFT AND ALMOST WENT STRAIT TO THE CONCRETE BARRIER. I TOOK IT TO SEWELL LEXUS AND THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME THEY SAID IT WAS MY BAD BREAK PADS AND BAD FRONT ROTORS, SO I GOT THAT DONE THINKING IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM THE COST DO GET THAT DONE WAS $1,002.92 AND AFTER DRIVING OFF THE DEALER THE CAR STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR DRIVES SMOOTH BUT IT HAS THOSE SUDDEN STEERING JERKS THAT REALLY CONCERN ME. *TR

HVAC EVAPORATOR DRAIN BLOCKAGE RESULTING IN REPEATED FLOODED INTERIOR AND CARPET MOLD. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 LEXUS IS250. I NOTICED "ROUGH" STARTS AND IDLE. THIS WAS AT OR AROUND 65K MILES. I ASSUMED IT WAS RELATED TO SUPER COLD WEATHER OR "BAD" GAS (AFTER THE CAR SAT UNUSED FOR 2-3 DAYS+) AT AROUND 84K MILES DURING WARM WEATHER - I EXPERIENCED BOTH A ROUGH START AND STALLING AT A STOP SIGN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE IT HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. THEY DID AN EXTENDED DIAGNOSTIC (KEPT THE CAR OVER A LONG WEEKEND) AND ADVISED MY CAR WAS NOT "FIRING" 65-85% OF THE TIME AND THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE VALVE SPRINGS. THIS IS A $5,000 REPAIR. LEXUS CLAIMED BECAUSE THE ISSUE WAS OUTSIDE THE 70K MIKE WARRANTY THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE "PARTS" OF ROUGHLY $4,000 AS "GOODWILL" BUT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR AT $945. I DID A SEARCH FOR RECALLS AND LEARNED THAT THE EXACT ISSUE IS UNDER RECALL FOR OTHER MODELS INCLUSIVE OF THE IS350 V6 - WHICH THE COMPANY REGULARLY REFERS TO AS MY CAR'S "SIBLING" AND HAS SHARED PREVIOUS RECALLS WITH. I'VE CONTACTED LEXUS DIRECTLY AND THEY HAVE ADVISED THE OFFER IS FINAL. THEY HAVE REFUSED MY REQUEST TO SPEAK WITH THE MANUFACTURING REP. I BELIEVE THIS "STALL" ISSUE IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN (PER THE RECALL NOTED) I'VE ASKED LEXUS WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE V6 250 FOR WHICH I'VE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. I BELIEVE THAT LEXUS WOULD HAVE USED THE EXACT SAME MANUFACTURER FOR THESE VALUE SPRINGS AND OR VERY SIMILAR DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS. IT IS INCOMPREHENSIBLE THAT GIVEN THIS SPECIFIC DIAGNOSIS THEY WOULD NOT RESOLVE THIS IMMEDIATELY. I BELIEVE ABSENT A NHTSA INVESTIGATION LEXUS WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD CUSTOMERS HOSTAGE TO PAY FOR THEIR SAFETY ALTHOUGH EVERY INDICATION IS THAT THIS IS A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING DEFECT FOR THIS MODEL AS WELL. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS250. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

VEHICLE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY/OPERATE IN FRONT END COLLISION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS SHE HAS EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION ON SEVEN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT WOULD PLACE A DEVICE IN THE VEHICLE SO THAT IF UNATTENDED ACCELERATION WAS TO OCCUR THE BRAKES WOULD OVERRIDE IT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE OVERRIDING OF THE ACCELERATION. SHE HAS TAKEN IT IN EACH TIME AFTER EACH FAILURE AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

A YOUNG LADY PARKED HER 2006 IS 250 LEXUS,EQUIPPED WITH A "SMART KEY" SYSTEM, IN HER ATTACHED GARAGE WHICH WAS ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF HER THREE STORY TOWNHOUSE. SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH THE "KEY FOB" ON HER PERSON, BUT EITHER INADVERTENTLY FORGOT TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE OR PUSHED THE START BUTTON IN AN EFFORT TO DO SO BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE YOUNG LADY DID NOT REALIZE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND AFTER ENTERING HER TOWNHOUSE FROM THE GARAGE PLACED THE "KEY FOB" ON A TABLE ON THE SECOND FLOOR. THE YOUNG LADY REMAINED IN HER TOWNHOUSE WITH THE VEHICLE RUNNING IN THE GARAGE UNTIL IT RAN OUT OF GASOLINE AND STOPPED. THE YOUNG LADY WAS SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND DEAD IN HER BATHROOM ON THE THIRD FLOOR. THE DEATH WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING AS A RESULT OF THE VEHICLE HAVING BEEN LEFT RUNNING IN THE GARAGE. THE VEHICLE LACKED A "SHUT-DOWN" SWITCH TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WHEN UNOCCUPIED AND INERT FOR AN INTERVAL OF TIME AND/OR LACKED AN ADEQUATE AURAL WARNING THAT THE "KEY FOB" WAS BEING REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS RUNNING OR THE OPERATOR HAD EXITED THE VEHICLE WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. *TR

STARTING GETTING RAW GAS ODOR INSIDE CAR WHEN STARTING CAR 1ST THING IN MORNING. I TOOK MY 2006 LEXUS IS-250 INTO DEALER. I MET WITH MECHANIC BEFORE STARTING CAR ( ON THE DEALER LOT ) SO HE COULD UNDERSTAND PROBLEM. IT TOOK ABOUT 20 SECONDS AND WE BOTH HAD TO GET OUT OF CAR BECAUSE OF GAS SMELL. CUSTOMER REP CALLED ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER AND STATED THE MECHANIC FOUND LEAKS IN THE FUEL PIPES. THIS WAS REPAIRED ON A RECALL ABOUT 17 MONTHS EARLIER. *TR