2007 LEXUS IS 250 Complaints

REPEATEDLY, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, MY HEADLIGHTS WILL UNEXPECTEDLY TURN OFF. I HAVE TO THEN TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH COMPLETELY OFF AND ON AGAIN TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO TURN BACK ON. *TR

COMPARTMENT OF WHERE THE CABIN AIR FILTER IS FOR THE 2007 LEXUS IS 250, A BOLT IS RUSTING AND THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGES THE FACT BUT FAILS TO FIX THE ISSUE. THEY CLAIM THAT THIS IS COMMON FOR THE BOLT TO RUST. *TR

ISSUES WITH LEXUS IS250 SERVICE RECALL REAGARDING INSUFFICIENT TIGHTENING OF THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR, AFTER SERVICE NOTICED FAINT SMELL OF GAS INSIDE AIR CABIN ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *TR

ON 3/5/11 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 AM, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT TRAVELING AT ABOUT 5 MPH IN DRIVE WITH MY RIGHT FOOT LIGHTLY APPLYING THE BRAKE WHEN THE BRAKES SEEMED NOT TO HOLD AS THEY SHOULD AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY INCREASED TO 4500 - 5500 RPM. I APPLIED INCREASED FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, PLACED THE GEAR SHIFT INTO PARK, AND NOTED THE RPMS CLIMBING ABOVE 5500. I THEN PRESSED THE START/STOP BUTTON AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. THIS EPISODE OCCURRED ON DRY, SMOOTH ASPHALT ON A CLEAR, COLD (30 DEGREE) DAY. THE ENGINE WAS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE, INITIALLY RUNNING AT NEAR IDLE (IN THE PARKING LOT), WITH THE GEAR SHIFT IN DRIVE, CRUISE CONTROL OFF, RADIO, CD, A/C, DEFROSTER WERE ALL OFF. HEAT AND FAN WERE ON WITH INTERIOR TEMP SET AT 74 DEGREES. THIS EPISODE HAS NOT REPEATED AS OF THE FILING OF THIS REPORT (4 DAYS POST-EVENT). NOTE: I WAS WEARING "SNEAKERS", NOT ANY TYPE OF OVERSIZED WINTER BOOTS. THE CAR MATS HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY THE DEALER AS A RESULT OF AN EARLIER RECALL; NO ADDITIONAL MATS WERE IN PLACE. ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE, UP TO AND INCLUDING 36,000 MILES, HAS BEEN PERFORMED BY THE DEALER.

HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 LEXUS IS250. THIS HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR 5 MONTHS AGO. I HAD TO SWITCH HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN IN ORDER FOR THEM TO WORK. *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT FELL TO BOTTOM MOST POSITION (VERTICALLY) WITH A LOUD POP. THE CAR WAS WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE SAME THING HAPPENED 3 MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT A 4-CAR PILE UP. I WAS FIRST REAR ENDED BY A CHEVY TAHOE. HE SHOVED ME INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND THEN THEY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM. MY ENTIRE FRONT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED TO THE POINT MY CAR IS TOTALED. THE BACK END OF MY CAR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AS WELL. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS IN A 2007 LEXUS IS250. *TR

2007 IS LEXUS LESS THEN 40,000 MI CAR PURCHASED BRAND NEW, TIRES KEEP GOING BAD ON THEM PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW.2009 WAS TOLD BY LEXUS CAR NEEDED A NEW SET OF TIRES BECAUSE TREAD WAS RUNNING LOW, WITH NO REASON AS TO WHY IT HAPPENED.GOT THE NEW SET OF TIRES.SUMMER 2010 DRIVING ON HWY TIRES CAME OFF CAR (FRONT PASS TIRE) HAD TO REPLACE TIRE, LEXUS SAID PROBABLY LOST AIR AND CAME OFF, ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS LATER, SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. LEXUS SAID NEEDED NEW TIRE AGAIN AND THAT WAS IT. PURCHASED THE NEW TIRE AGAIN, NOW THE REAR RIGHT TIRE IS DOING THE SAME. SOMETHINGS NOT RIGHT WITH THESE TIRES KEEP TAKING TO LEXUS THEY ARE NOT DOING A THROUGH SEARCH TO CHECK THE PROBLEM OUT. WENT TO GOODYEAR SINCE THAT'S WHO MADE THE TIRES, THEY SAID IT NEEDS NEW SEALING AND IF LEXUS WOULD HAVE LOOKED THEY WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT. THIS IS VERY SCARY TO DRIVE THIS CAR AT THIS TIME WITH THIS ISSUE STEADY HAPPENING. LEXUS OUTTA BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES. I HATE THIS LEMON I HAVE BECAUSE I KEEP MONEY INTO IT AND IT KEEPS HAVING ISSUES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS IS250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RECALL (09V388000) WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING, IF HIS FOOT WAS LIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,523.

WE HAVE RETURNED 2007 LEXUS IS 250 4 TIMES TO DEALER FOR STALLING WHILE ON HIGHWAY. DANGEROUS SCENARIO. EACH TIME THE SERVICE CENTER STATED THE CAR WAS FIXED ONLY TO GET BACK ON HIGHWAY AND AGAIN IT STALLS. THE LAST TWO TIMES THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 5 MPH WITHIN 24 HOURS OF WHEN CAR WAS RETURNED TO US. THE LAST THREE TRIPS TO LEXUS HAVE BEEN WITHIN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. I DON'T THINK LEXUS HAS A GRASP OF WHY THEIR CARS ARE STALLING. *TR