2007 LEXUS IS Complaints

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT LEAVING DRIVING A SERIOUS HAZARD. I HAVE READ THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON IN THIS MODEL. ALSO, I WAS INFORMED THAT IT COULD LOCK UP COMPLETELY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE YET THERE IS NOT A RECALL. THE CAR IS IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENS ON BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAY.

THE RUBBERY PARTS OF THE DASH BOARD AND DOOR PANELS ARE MELTING AWAY. FREQUENTLY WHEN THEY GET TOUCHED, PART OF THEM GET WIPED AWAY. THE DASH BOARD IS VERY STICKY!

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP AND I NOTICED THAT THE DASH WAS REALLY STICKY. I ASSUMED THAT THE DEALER HAD PUT A PRODUCT ON THE DASH JUST TO MAKE IT LOOK SHINY. WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR HOME I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE SHINY/STICKY DASH CAUSES A REFLECTION ON THE WINDSHIELD. THIS BRIGHT REFLECTION MAKES IT REALLY HARD FOR ME TO SEE WHILE I'M DRIVING. WHEN I GOT HOME I TRIED CLEANING THE DASH BUT IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP AND I NOTICED THAT THE DASH WAS REALLY STICKY. I ASSUMED THAT THE DEALER HAD PUT A PRODUCT ON THE DASH JUST TO MAKE IT LOOK SHINY. WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR HOME I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE SHINY/STICKY DASH CAUSES A REFLECTION ON THE WINDSHIELD. THIS BRIGHT REFLECTION MAKES IT REALLY HARD FOR ME TO SEE WHILE I'M DRIVING. WHEN I GOT HOME I TRIED CLEANING THE DASH BUT IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. I CAN'T PUT ANYTHING ON THE DASH WITHOUT HAVING IT GETTING STICKY.

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2007 LEXUS IS 350 IS MELTING. NOT ONLY IS IT VERY STICKY, IT CAUSES A DANGEROUS GLARE ON SUNNY DAYS DEPENDING ON THE DIRECTION I AM DRIVING. I HAVE TO ADJUST MY BODY TO LEAN TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER OR UP AND DOWN TO SEE AROUND THE GLARE. IT IS DANGEROUS WHETHER THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR NOT. THE CLAIM IS DENIED BY INSURANCE SPECIFYING WEAR AND TEAR AND LEXUS PER THERE BEING NO RECALL AND THE PROGRAM THEY TEMPORARILY IMPLEMENTED AROUND 2014 FOR REPLACEMENTS HAS SINCE ENDED AS OF MAY 2017 (SHORTLY BEFORE I NOTICED THE DASH WAS MELTING AND NOT DIRTY). ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR FROM LEXUS AS OF 9/9/19 IS $1,950. THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE FIXING THE SIDE DOOR HANDLES THAT HAVE DETERIORATED AS WELL. I HAVE VIDEO AS WELL AS THE PICTURES ATTACHED.

INTERIOR MELTING DASHBOARD AND DOOR PANELS, MU 6 YEAR OLD SON GETS IT ALL OVER HIS HANDS AND CLOTHING , THE GLARE FROM THE DASH BLUNDS ME IN THE MIAMI FLORIDA SUN. CANT TOUCH DASHBOARD ARE DOIR PANELS WITHOUT MAKING DEEP CUTS AND DENTS . NOT SURE IF ITS TOXIC OR NOT BUT WINDIWS UP WITH AC AND MY FAMILY DRIVING CANT BE GOOD WITH THESE GOING ON .

SURFACE OF DASHBOARD PLASTIC MATERIAL MELTED IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER SEAT AND BECAME SHINY, CAUSING GLARE WHICH IS BLINDING THE DRIVER WHEN DRIVING IN FULL SUNLIGHT. THIS HAPPENED OVER THE COURSE OF LAST YEAR, IN SPITE OF THE CAR BEING KEPT IN THE GARAGE AND NOT EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURES. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THE DASHBOARD. I LEARNED THAT TWO LAWSUITS WERE FILED AGAINST TOYOTA/LEXUS IN 2014 AND 2017 AND MY CAR IS AMONG THOSE TOYOTA/LEXUS ACCEPTED UNDER A "CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM" (ZE6) TO REPLACE ABOUT 3.5 MILLION DASHBOARDS THAT MELT, BUT SINCE THIS WAS NOT A RECALL I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF IT. I AM REQUESTING TOYOTA/LEXUS TO REPLACE MY MELTING DASHBOARD FREE OF CHARGE AS THIS IS A CLEAR SAFETY HAZARD - PICTURE ATTACHED.

IN JANUARY OF 2019 I HAS AN ISSUE WITH A FUEL SENSOR AND PAID LEXUS DEALERSHIP 1800.00 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I AM NOW HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND HAVE DISCOVERED THERE A RECALL ON THIS CAR FOR THE SAME THING. I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD BE REFUNDED MY MONEY.

TAKATA RECALL. I BOUGHT MY CAR ONLY TWO YEARS AGO AFTER MY FIRST LEXUS LASTED ME UPWARDS OF 350,000 MILES. KEEPING THIS IN MIND I FOUND MY 2007 IS250. I WAS AWARE AFTER BUYING THE CAR (BUT 2 DAYS OUTSIDE OF MY DEALERSHIP WARRANTY *FISHY*) ABOUT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG RECALL. THE DASHBOARD SITUATION IS HARSH. THERE IS A VERY CHEMICAL SMELL COMING FROM MY DASHBOARD, IT FEELS AND PEELS OFF LIKE THE FOAM UNDER IT. IT GETS RIPPED AND TORN TO SHREDS FROM VERY LITTLE FRICTION. I HAVE READ THAT SOME PEOPLE BECAME VERY CONGESTED AND ILL FROM THIS SMELL. IT IS VERY PUNGENT. NOW FOR MY ENGINE, THIS IS A BIG ONE. AS I WAS DRIVING, MY CAR STARTS TO MAKE A LOUD BUT HALLOW CLUNKING NOISE. FOR A LONG TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS MY BRAKES, SO WHEN I GOT THEM CHANGED IT WENT AWAY, FOR A LITTLE. NOW TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR (WHICH IS AN AUTOMATIC) COMPLETELY STALLED IN HEAD ON TRAFFIC. LUCKY ME, IVE DRIVEN MANY MANUAL CARS SO I KNEW WHAT TO DO. WHEN I TURNED MY CAR BACK ON, IT HELD IDLE AT 4000 RPM. WHILE GOING 20 MPH IT HOLDS AT 5-6000 RPM. AS WELL AS MY MILES PER GALLON/TANK DROP DRAMATICALLY. WHILE THE CAR IS IN IDLE IN MY DRIVEWAY, IT SHAKES LIKE A FREEZING BABY THROWING A TEMPER TANTRUM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS IS 250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD PANEL MELTED AND CONTAINED A STICKY TEXTURE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.