2007 LEXUS IS 250 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS IS 250. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE SWITCHED AND REPLACE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE RECENT FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40000.

A FEW MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THIS CAR BACK IN 2011, I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE DASHBOARD AND FRONT DOOR PANELS STARTED TO DETERIORATE; LITERALLY LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE MELTING. IT FEELS VERY STICKY, IT GETS SCRATCHED EASILY FROM THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH, BUT THE MAIN THING IS THE DASH, IT LOOKS SO SHINY IT CREATES A HORRIBLE GLARE THAT REFLECTS ON THE WINDSHIELD AND MAKES THE VISIBILITY VERY DIFFICULT AND IT JUST GETS WORSE AND WORSE WITH TIME. I HAVE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAY THEY WILL ONLY COVER THE REPAIR PARTIALLY BUT STILL THE AMOUNT THAT WOULD COME OUT OF MY POCKET IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGH. ACCORDING TO WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED, LEXUS RELEASED A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH THE STICKY/SHINY DASH AND DOOR PANELS. HOWEVER, THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY CAR WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF THE PARTS. I JUST HOPE THEY ARE AWARE THAT THIS GOES BEYOND OF BEING ONLY A "COSMETIC" PROBLEM, BECAUSE JUST THE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD ITSELF CAN BECOME A SIGNIFICANT DRIVING HAZARD. *TR

THE ENGINE UPON COLD START UP MAKES A RATTLING NOISE AND IS VERY LOUD. LEXUS IN SEPTEMBER RECALLED THE LEXUS IS 350 FOR THE SAME REASON AND THEY SAID THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HOWEVER, I CALLED LEXUS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS THE SAME ISSUE AT MY DEALERSHIP, BUT WOULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ALSO, BACK IN MARCH THE VEHICLE SMELT LIKE RAW GASOLINE, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS LEAKING GAS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER TOLD ME DUE TO THE GAS VAPOR, WHICH IS EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE THAT THE CAR COULD HAVE EXPLODED. HOWEVER, LEXUS WOULD NOT COVER THIS SAFETY ISSUE UNDER WARRANTY EITHER. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A DEATH TRAP FROM DAY ONE. IT HAS ALSO BEEN RECALLED FOR THE FAULTY GAS PEDAL, BRAKES WORKING IMPROPERLY, OTHER FUEL LINE ISSUES OTHER THAN I MENTIONED, AND EVEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *TR

8.ABOUT 90 MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE CAR, DAVE WENT TO START LEXUS IS250 TO GO TO A RESTAURANT TO MEET FAMILY. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. SO HE TOOK A CAB. THE NEXT MORNING (SATURDAY JULY 31, 2010) HE JUMP STARTED THE LEXUS IS250 AND DROVE IT TO , A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS THE NEAREST REPAIR FACILITY LISTED IN THE LEXUS IS250'S NAVIGATION SYSTEM AS A REPAIR FACILITY SYSTEM. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT IT COULD NOT BE ABLE BE REIMBURSED FOR WARRANTEE SERVICE BUT TESTED AND ADVISED THAT THE BATTERY WAS BAD. DAVE BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY FROM THEM. THE NEAREST LEXUS DEALER WAS IN SYRACUSE, 90 MILES AWAY AND WAS CLOSED. 9.THE LEXUS IS250 THEN STARTED FINE. DAVE DROVE TO THE BIRTHDAY LUNCH AFTER WHICH THE LEXUS IS250 AGAIN COULD NOT BE STARTED WITHOUT BEING JUMPED STARTED. DAVE THEN RETURNED TO THE MOTEL TO CHANGE INTO HIKING CLOTHS. THE LEXUS IS250 AGAIN WOULD NOT START. DAVE CUT HIS STAY SHORT AND LOADED THE LEXUS IS250 UP BECAUSE HE DID NOT WANT TO BE STUCK IN SUMMER SUNDAY TRAFFIC WITH ROAD CONSTRUCTION DELAYS WHILE THE LEXUS IS250 WAS ERRATIC. DAVES PLAN HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN TO DRIVE FROM ITHACA TO OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND TO SPEND TIME WITH HIS CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. DAVE DECIDED IT WOULD BE BETTER TO GO DIRECTLY HOME AND TAKE HIS ALWAYS RELIABLE SUBARU TO THE OCEAN. 10.IT WAS A DARK SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN DAVE HAD CROSSED THE NEW YORK ' PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE AND WAS GOING THROUGH A MOUNTAIN PASS WHEN THE LEXUS IS250 BECAME VERY SCARY. ALL OF THE LIGHTS AND ALL APPARENT ELECTRIC POWER WENT OUT MOMENTARILY AND CAME BACK ON. THIS REPEATED ITSELF MORE THAN 3 DOZEN TIMES WHILE HE DROVE STRAIGHT THROUGH TO HIS HOME. ANOTHER ODD PROBLEM WAS THAT WHEN HE USED THE SWITCHES UP CLOSE THE WINDOWS, 3 OF THE 4 WOULD CLOSE THEN COME BACK DOWN BETWEEN 1 AND 2. *TR

I HAVE AN 07 IS250. THE STEERING MAKES A SCRAPING NOISE, VERY LOUD WHILE IN PARK AND TURNING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. SOUNDS SIMILAR TO MY WIFE'S SONOGRAM SESSION AT DOCTORS OFFICE. STEERING IS A LITTLE STIFFER AND SLIGHTLY LOCKS IN PLACE WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK TO A LEXUS DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A NEW ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY. $2500! REALLY? IS THIS CONNECTED TO THE STEERING RECALL BACK IN 2009? HELP *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS IS 250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE BECAME FILLED WITH WATER, COVERING THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AND REAR FLOORBOARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE GROMMET FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,500.

I LEASED MY LEXUS IS250 BACK IN 2007 AND HAVE SINCE THEN BEEN THE ONLY OWNER. SINCE THEN THE DASH BOARD OF MY CAR HAS BEEN MELTING AND NOW CAUSES A HORRIBLE GLARE/REFLECTION ON MY WINDSHIELD CREATING POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING ON SUNNY DAYS WHICH IS MOST DAYS HER IN SOUTH FLORIDA. ALSO THE INSIDE DOOR PANEL MATERIAL HAS BECOME VERY SOFT TO TOUCH AND SEEMS TO BE MELTING ALSO. AFTER DISCUSSING THIS WITH LEXUS THEY OFFERED ME TO GO 50/50 ON THE REPAIRS TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS CORRECTED WHICH MEANS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS OUT OF MY POCKET FOR A REPAIR THAT IS DUE TO POOR MATERIALS. MY MAIN CONCERN HOWEVER IS THEM DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THE DASHBOARD BECAUSE HAVE A BLIND SPOT ON A WINDSHIELD IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION FOR ANY DRIVER. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF. THE STEERING GETS VERY STIFF AND BARELY MANAGE TO GET SAFELY TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. (A DRIVER WITH LESS ARM STRENGTH WOULD MOST LIKELY CAUSE ACCIDENT DUE TO STIFFNESS OF STEERING) WHEN PULLED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF THEN TURNED ON AGAIN. THE STEERING WORKS PROPERLY AGAIN. WHILE IT DOES THIS THE "P/S" LIGHT ON DASH COMES ON. ALSO THE VEHICLES HID LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. WHEN TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN. THEY CONTINUE TO WORK. *TR

UPON STARTING THE CAR THE CAR SHOOK AND GOT A VSC AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT. CALLED THE DEALER RIGHT AWAY AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE 100 TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. COME TO FIND. OUT AFTER THE FACT THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY NOTICE PUT OUT BY LEXUS ON THIS ISSUE WHICH THEY HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTIES FOR. THIS HAS ALREADY HAPPENED TWICE TO ME WHILE DRIVING AND BOTH TIMES LEXUS WILL NOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY CLAIMING IT DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN THEY TAKE IT IN. THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS IT OCCURS WHILE THEIR TESTING EVEN THOUGH THE NOTIFICATION INDICATING THE ISSUE IS COMING UP. THEY HAVE ALSO CLAIMED IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT SEEM SAFE TO HAVE A CAR RANDOMLY STALL AT ANY POINT OF TIME. MY RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR CONSUMERS WITH THIS CAR. IT IS ALSO UNDERSTOOD THAT THE FIX WOULD REQUIRE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO FIX BY LEXUS ( THEY WOULD NEED TO KEEP THE CAR FOR A MONTH). THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS IS LIKELY WHY THEY ARE HESITANT TO FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS IS 250 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN SPORT TIRES, SIZE 225/40/ZR18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD OF THE TIRES SEPARATED, CAUSING THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TO BLOW WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE TIRES WERE NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE DOT, SERIAL NUMBER AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRES WAS 150,000. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.