2006 LEXUS IS 250 Complaints

WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH THE CRUISE ON DOING ABOUT 65 MPH, AND SHE DECIDED TO PASS A TRUCK. SHE ACCELLERATED SLIGHTLY, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY "FLOORED" TO OVER 90 MPH AND THE RPM'S WENT ALL THE WAY UP. SHE TRUNED OFF THE CRUISE, BUT IT WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN. SHE TRIED TO BRAKE, BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVING AT THE HIGHEST SPEED. SHE FORCED HERSELF OFF INTO THE GRASSY MEDIAN AND SAT ON THE BRAKE UNTIL SHE COULD JAM THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. VEH TOWED TO LEXUS DEALER. TECH COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THIS, BUT AFTER TALKING TO LEXUS HEADQUARTERS, THEY FOUND THAT THE RUBBER CAR MAT AND THE BACK OF THE ACCELLERATOR SOMEHOW CONNECTED AND FORCED THE CAR TO BE "FLOORED". YOU COULD NOT TELL BY LOOKING AT THE MAT THAT IT WAS CONNECTED TO THE ACCELLERATOR. MY WIFE WOULD OF DIED IF THERE HAD BEEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CLOSE TO HER. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY. I HAVE NO COMPLAINT WITH THE DEALER. THEY DID EVERYTHING THEY COULD TO HELP. *NM

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK DOWN GOING AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 5 MILES AN HOUR WHILE TURNING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. FOOT BRAKE AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WERE APPLIED BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. WHEN MY CAR HIT THE OTHER CAR, THE ACCELERATOR POPPED BACK UP. *JB

I BOUGHT MY NEW CAR A IS250 LEXUS ON OCT 26, 2005. AFTER 11K MILES OR SO, MY BRAKE MAKES LOUD AND CONSISTENT SQUEAKING NOISE. I TALKED TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER MANY TIMES, BUT THEY FAILED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, AND STATE THAT IT'S NORMAL. I THINK THIS IS VERY SERIOUS FOR CONSUMER, BECAUSE IT MIGHT FAIL SOMEDAY AND WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IT, BUT LEXUS CONTINUE TO REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEMS BY SAYING IT'S NORMAL FOR SUCH CAR. AS FOR THE ISSUE, I THINK IT'S LIFE THREATENING FOR WHAT IT IS USE FOR. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED ON VARIOUS ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT BRAKES SQUEALED AT A VERY HIGH PITCH EVERY TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THIS OCCURRED AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED IT WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AS WELL, WHO COINCIDED WITH THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN BECAUSE A NOISE LIKE THE ONE PRESENTED BY THE VEHICLE COULD INVOLVE SAFETY RISKS. *AK UPDATED 10/4/2006 - *NM

THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR LEXUS DEALERSHIP IN ROSEVILLE CALIFORNIA. I TOOK MY 2006 IS 250 IN DUE TO I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM LEXUS FOR FRONT SEAT BELTS (SEAT BELTS LOCKING UP). THEY ORDERED THE PARTS BACK IN MAY 06, UNTIL NOW IT HASN'T CAME IN. I CHECKED ON THE STATUS A MONTH AGO AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY LOST ALL THE ORDER INFORMATION (WITHOUT NOTIFYING ME) AND HAD TO ORDER IT AGAIN. ITS BEEN ALMOST 3 MONTHS AND I STILL DON'T HAVE MY NEW SEAT BELTS I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I BELIEVED THE DEALERSHIP HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHIN REASONABLE TIME..THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SPECIALLY I HAVE A PREGNANT WIFE THAT RIDES WITH ME OR DRIVES THE CAR OCCASIONALLY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT DISCOVERED ON A SUNNY DAY IN MARCH, WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE WHITE SPOTS COVERING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE INCLUDING THE HEADLIGHT COVERS AND WINDSHIELD. UPON INSPECTION, BY THE DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THE WINDSHIELD, HEAD LIGHT COVERS AND ALL EXTERIOR WINDOWS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALL EXTERIOR PANELS NEED TO BE GROUND DOWN TO THE METAL AND A CORROSIVE PROTECTOR HAS TO BE APPLIED BEFORE THE VEHICLE IS REPAINTED. THE DEALER FELT A CORROSIVE ROAD MATERIAL MAY HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN IN SUCH CONDITIONS.

I PURCHASED A 2006 IS 250 IN OCTOBER, 2005. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR 2,500 MILES. AFTER THE ENGINE WARMS UP, SMOKE AND A BURNED SMELL COME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION I WAS TOLD THAT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN A SECOND TIME AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE VALVE COVER ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING THE OIL TO SMOKE AND BURN. THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND I AM BEING TOLD THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAVE NO PARTS TO USE FOR REPLACEMENT SINCE THE DESIGN IS SO NEW. THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE HIGH OIL PRESSURE MAINTAINED BY THE ENGINE ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THE ENGINE IS COVERED WITH PLASTIC PANELS AND I HAVE ADVISED THE DEALER THAT CONTINUAL LEAKAGE OF OIL ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD WITH A PLASTIC COVER ON TOP OF THE ENGINE COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE FIRE. SMOKE IS VISIBLE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. *JB

BRAND NEW 2006 LEXUS IS250 RWD STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. DEALER TRIED ALIGNMENT BUT IT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. TIRE PRESSURE AND WHEELS ALIGNMENT ARE OK. *NM