2007 LEXUS IS Complaints

TWO COMPAINTS ON MY LEXUS IS250: 1) PURCHASED CAR IN JANUARY 2007, AND IMMEDIATELY HAD BRAKE CONCERNS. RETURNED TO DEALER TWO TIMES AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. BRAKES BEGAN TO SCREECH AROUND 15K MILES, RETURNED TO DEALER. THIS TIME THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. NOW AT 20K MILES AND BRAKES ARE AN ISSUE AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY FEEL SPONGY AND NOT COSISTENT WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. ITEM 2) LAST NIGHT I GOT INTO MY CAR TO LEAVE. I ENTERED MY CAR, SAT DOWN AND CLOSED DOOR, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A NOISE AND THE REAR WINDSHIELD COMPLETELY SHATTERED. IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE. I HAD NOTHING AGAINST THE GLASS AND HAVE NEVER PUT ANY PRESSURE ON IT. THE GLASS CONTINUED TO SHATTER INTO THE CAR. *TR

MY 2007 IS250 LEXUS DASH BOARD RATTLE DUE TO POOR INSULATION. DUE TO DASH BEING TAKEN APART SEVERAL TIMES NOW CAR TURNS ON 3 TIMES BY IT SELF NAV SYSTEMS WENT OUT AND SINCE DASH BOARD IS NOT SET PROPERLY FRONT WINDOWS FOG UP. *TR

LEXUS IS 250 MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS SO MUCH VIBRATION IN REAR VIEW MIRROR, MAKES IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO VIEW OUT OF AT NIGHT. LEXUS HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THIS ISSUE FROM THE 2ND MONTH I OWNED THE VEHICLE AND IT STILL VIBRATES. APPARENTLY LEXUS HAD SOME SORT OF KIT TO REDUCE THE VIBRATION FOR IS 250'S THAT HAD EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE MIRROR, HOWEVER THAT DID NOT RELIEVE THE VIBRATION AT ALL. ALL OTHER LEXUS LOANER VEHICLES I HAVE BORROWED DO NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE. I FILED A REPORT WITH " NATIONAL DISPUTE SETTLEMENT ", SINCE THE MEETING WAS DURING THE DAY, THE INVESTIGATORS COULD NOT SEE THE EXCESSIVE VIBRATION THAT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT AND BASICALLY SAID THE VIBRATION WAS NORMAL AND DUE TO ROAD TO CONDITIONS. *TR

CAR UNEXPECTEDLY DECELERATES, ENGINE SHAKES AND "CHECK ENGINE AND VSC LIGHTS" COME ON. AFTER A SHORT REST THE CAR WOULD START AND THE PROBLEM WOULD REPEATEDLY RE-OCCUR UNTIL I ARRIVED HOME. LEXUS SERVICE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR. *TR

I PURCHASED A 07' IS250 IN MAY OF 07. I PURCHASED IT BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY FEATURES I PURCHASED A 07' IS250 IN MAY OF 07. I PURCHASED IT BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY FEATURES AVAILABLE AND WE HAD TOLD OUR SALES ASSOCIATE THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR A SAFE 4 DOOR BECAUSE WE WERE THINKING OF HAVING A BABY AND DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE IN THE CAR I PREVIOUSLY OWNED 06' MAZDA 3. NEVER WERE WE TOLD THAT AN INFANT CAR SEAT WOULD NOT COMFORTABLY FIT IN THE BACK (WITHOUT YOU DRIVING WITH YOUR FACE IN THE WINDSHIELD) I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE TODAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THESE CARS ARE EQUIPPED FOR A CAR SEAT, BUT IT WOULD BE A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FIT AND I WOULD NEED TO LOOK FOR A SMALL ONE. THEN SHE SAID TO CONTACT MY DEALER TO TALK ABOUT TRADE IN OPTIONS. WELL SINCE I'VE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR 11 MONTHS, I'M BASICALLY GOING TO BE COMPLETELY UPSIDE DOWN AND THERE IS NO WAY I WOULD BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO TRADE UP. I WISH I WOULD'VE KNOWN ABOUT THE CAR SEATS NOT FITTING BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME SORT OF DISCLAIMER ON THESE VEHICLES SO THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING TO HAVE A FAMILY WILL NOT BUY THEM. OR AT THE VERY LEAST HAVE A LIST OF COMPATIBLE CAR SEATS. I WOULD'VE BEEN MUCH BETTER IN A CAMRY. MY TWINS WILL NOW BE SWASHED INTO THE BACKSEAT OF THIS IS OR I WILL HAVE TO REEVALUATE MY SITUATION. I HAVE EXCELLENT CREDIT, BUT CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE 2 AUTOMOBILE PAYMENTS. MY HUSBAND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED LEXUS FOR THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE BECAUSE HE IS A PREVIOUS OWNER. I THINK THE CAR SEATS FIT BETTER IN A TOYOTA COROLLA WHICH IS ALSO A SMALL VEHICLE, I THINK THAT CAR SEATS SHOULD FIT INTO VEHICLES THAT COME WITH 4 DOORS. *TR

I HAVE NOTICED A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL OF MY TIRE WITH ONLY 10,000 MILES ON IT. THE TIRE IS A DUNLOP SPSPORT 5000 225/45R17 91V M&S. HAVE THERE BEEN MORE COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM OR OF ANY ACCIDENTS LEADING TO TIRE BLOWOUTS? THANKS MIKE BAUM *TR

SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNS "OFF" WHEN I SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ALL THE TIME AND I FIND MYSELF IN THE PASSENGER SEAT LITERALLY WITHOUT ANY AIRBAG PROTECTION. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I AM UNDERWEIGHT. I AM NOT THAT SMALL, WITH APPROX. 5'4' AND 100 POUNDS. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY LEXUS IS 250 AWD (2007) AT 30 MPH ON ROUTE 27 IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY ,MD AT 7 AM ON AUGUST 14, 2007. MY GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND I CRASHED INTO A TREE. MY CAR IS TOTALED AND I SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *JB THE CONSUMER LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE DEFECT. UPDATED 10/09/07. *JB

VSC WARNING LIGHT CAME WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. PULLED IN A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD CAR WAS OK TO CONTINUE DRIVING BUT MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE. LEFT DEALERSHIP, WENT APPROX 0.5 MILES TO GET GAS. WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR THERE WERE LOUD SCRAMBLING NOISES LIKE AN ANIMAL WAS LOOSE IN THE DASH. POPPED THE HOOD, COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING- LOOKED UNDER CAR AND ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS POURING OUT. HAD CAR TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP. STILL WAITING FOR VERDICT. CAR IS ONLY 7 MONTHS OLD AND THIS WILL BE MY 3RD TIME IN THE SHOP. AT 3 MONTHS HAD TO RECEIVE FULL WHEEL ALIGNMENT DUE TO SEVERE SHAKING AND PULLING TO THE LEFT. AT 6 MONTHS BROUGHT CAR IN COMPLAINING OF A LOUD CREAKING DURING TURNS- ARM BOLT WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD MAKES A LOUD CRACK/POP NOISE EVERY MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK. THIS CAR HAD EXCELLENT REVIEWS, WHAT HAPPENED! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS IS 250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS IS HER SECOND VEHICLE OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. SHE STATED THAT THERE IS A MILDEW ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER VENTS, WHICH CAUSES HER TO BECOME VIOLENTLY ILL. THE ODOR IS PRESENT WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES APPROXIMATELY 3,000-3,500 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FOUR MONTHS AGO. THE MANUFACTURER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE FOUR TIMES. AS A RESULT, SHE WENT INTO ARBITRATION AND THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN HER STATE'S LEMON LAW. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NEW VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE ODOR IS DUE TO MILDEW GROWING IN THE AIR DUCTS AND, UNFORTUNATELY, CANNOT BE REPAIRED. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 3,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.