2006 LEXUS IS 250 Complaints

THE DASH AND ARMRESTS HAS BEEN MELTING AND IS EASILY MARRED OR CHIPPED. I'VE ADDED UV PROTECTION FILM TO CURB THE EFFECT BUT IT IS STILL HAPPENING. PLEASE HELP US THERE ARE MANY WITH THIS ISSUE AND MANY DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. *TR

DASHBOARD IS DETERIORATING, MELTING, AND BECOMING VERY STICKY AND SHINY CAUSING GLARE ON WINDSHIELD. DOOR PANELS ARE ALSO BREAKING DOWN. *TR

MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING IN THIS TEXAS HEAT. ONE DAY I GOT INTO MY CAR DURING THE HOT AFTERNOON, THIS WOULD BE AN AFTER WHEN WE WERE VERY CLOSE TO 100 DEGREES OUTSIDE. MY FINGERNAIL HIT THE DASHBOARD AND TOOK A SMALL CHUNK OUT OF IT. MY ENTIRE DASHBOARD FELT VERY SOFT AND STICKY. ALSO THIS SAME MATERIAL IS ON MY SIDE DOORS AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT'S MELTED SOME AND MY FINGER NAILS HAVE KNICKED THIS MATERIAL AS I TRY TO GRAB THE DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR (DRIVERS SIDE). NOW THAT IT'S SO HOT MY DASHBOARD AND SIDE DOORS FEEL VERY STICKY AND SOFT. THEY ARE EVEN TURNING A MILKY WHITE/GREY, WHICH I GUESS IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SUN. *TR

VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD AND TRIMS ON DOOR PANELS ARE MELTING. BLACK STAINS APPEAR ON FINGER TIPS WHEN YOU TOUCH THEM. PANELS ARE CRACKING AND MELTING. *TR

MY DASH BOARD AND INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ARE MELTING. WHEN IT IS HOT IF YOU TOUCH IT THE BLACK MATERIAL COME OFF ON YOUR HANDS OR IN YOUR NAILS. MY DASH BOARD HAS CRACKS ABOVE THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE MATERIAL IS VERY STICKY AND HAS MARKS EVERY WHERE. I HAVE KEPT MY CAR UP VERY WELL, BUT THIS MAKES THE CAR LOOK REALLY BAD. NOT CONSIDERING THE HARM IT COULD BE CAUSING HEALTH WISE. I LOVE MY LEXUS BUT I DO NOT KNOW IF I WILL PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE FOR THAT REASON ALONE. *TR

THE REAR VIEW MIRROR ON MY LEXUS IS 250 HAS DEVELOPED BLACK LINES AND BLACK SPOTS ON THE MIRROR SO SEVERE THAT I CANNOT EVEN SEE OUT OF THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER LEXUS OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN YOU CANNOT SEE OUT OF YOUR REAR VIEW MIRROR BECAUSE OF THE BLACK SPOTS AND BLACK LINES YOU NOW ARE SUBJECT TO BLIND SPOTS THAT COULD CAUSE DEADLY ACCIDENTS. THESE DEFECTIVE REAR VIEW MIRRORS SHOULD BE REPLACED BY LEXUS. UPDATED 08/18/14 UPDATED 8/4/2015*JS

DASHBOARD IS LITERALLY MELTING WHEN THE CAR IS EXPOSED TO THE DIRECT SUN LIGHT. DASHBOARD LOOKS STICKY UGLY AND DISGUSTING. SINCE THE PROBLEM OCCURRED THE DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED A FEW LONG CRACKS. I DEMAND A RECALL FROM A MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE A DASHBOARD FOR A NEW ONE WITH A BETTER QUALITY. *TR

HAVE 2006 LEXUS IS250 WITH MELTING DASH PANEL THAT BLINDS ME IN THE AM DURING MY EASTWARD COMMUTE AND THEN AGAIN ON MY WESTWARD COMMUTE HOME EVERY DAY. I PURCHASED VEHICLE USED IN MARCH 2010 WITH 61000 MILES FROM DEALER WHO, UNKNOWN TO ME, PAINTED OVER MELTING DASH TO HIDE IT BUT BY AUGUST 2010, THE PAINT WORE OFF AND DASH WAS VERY STICKY. I TOOK THE CARE TO MY LOCAL LEXUS DEALER IN BIRMINGHAM AL AND HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO AS WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I NOW LIVE ALONG THE GULF COAST IN FLORIDA AND THIS CONTINUES TO BE A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD AND, DESPITE SUNGLASSES, IT IS ALSO A HEALTH HAZARD THAT CAN LEAD TO CATARACTS. I AM A PHYSICIAN AND AM AWARE OF THE RISKS OF REPEATED EXPOSURE TO INTENSE SUN GLARE. THE MATERIALS ARE DEFECTIVE AND LEXUS/TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR ALMOST 8 YEARS AND HAS CHOSEN NOT TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL TO REPLACE THESE DANGEROUS DASHBOARDS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER LEXUS PRODUCT BECAUSE OF THE SHODDY, UNSAFE MATERIALS USED IN CONSTRUCTION AND THE UNCARING CORPORATE ATTITUDE. PLEASE FORCE THEM TO ISSUE A RECALL TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

DASH BOARD AND INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ARE MELTING. MY DASH BOARD HAS CRACKS ABOVE THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE MATERIAL IS VERY STICKY AND HAS MARKS EVERY WHERE. *TR

ABOUT 06/04/2014 WHILE I AM DRIVING 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,TEMP. CREAZY 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 PROBLEM AND DID NOT SHOW ANY THING WROUNG I DECIDE TO TAKE IT TO LONGO LEXUS DEALER IMMEDIATELY AFTER I CALLED THE SERVICE ADVISOR HE SAID IT IS COMMEN PROBLEM FOR EARLY 2006 IS 250 AND HE SAID " WILL TAKE CARE IT FOR YOU UNDER LEXUS WARRANTY" AND HE MENSION ABOUT BAD CEEL RINGS IN THE ENGINE, AFTER ONE DAY WAITING, THE LEXUS DEALER DETERMINED THAT MY 2006 LEXUS IS 250 NEEDED: VALVE SPRINGS, VALVE LASH ADJUSTER, UPDATED PISTONS AND RINGS AND POSSIBLY A SHORT BLOCK. YES THE ENGINE WAS BAD. BUT THE BAD NEWS THAT THEY DON"T COVER BECAUSE HE SAID THE CAR OVER HEAT!!!!!! I TRY TO EXPLANE TO HIM THAT NEVER OVER HEAT ONLY BECAUSE THAT PROBLEM HAPPENED MADE THE CAR HEAT TEMP. GOING UP AND DOWN LIKE CREAZY AND WHEN I OPEN THE ENGINE I FEEL NO HEAT COMING UP . I THINK IT IS FAIR THAT LEXUS COVER ALL THE REPAIR FOR MY 2006 LEXUS IS 250 BECUSE I READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH NHTSA HAD THE SAME EXACTLY MY PROBLEM AND ALSO I SEE ONE ADD IN CRAIGLIST THE SELLER SAID THAT HIS CAR HAD SAME MY PROBLEM AND BEEN TAKE CAED BY LEXUS MISSION VJIO CA. I ALWAYS TAKE CARE ME CAR AS BABY ALWAYS MAINTAINE AND I NEED LEXUS TO FIX THIER BAD MANEFACUR PARTS IN MY ENGINE. *TR