2007 LEXUS IS 250 Complaints

I HAVE AN IS 250 LEXUS, 2007. I PURCHASED THE CAR ON OCTOBER OF 2006. SINCE MY PURCHASE, THE CAR JUMPED BACK AND FORWARDS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS STARTED AND SOMETIMES IT SHAKE WHEN I STOPPED ON A RED LIGHT OR A STOP SIGNAL. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE MANY TIMES BUT THE DEALER SAID THAT THE COMPUTER DO NOT DETECTS THE PROBLEM. LAST MONTH (JULY 22, 2010), I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT UNEXPECTEDLY DECELERATES AND BEGAN TO SHAKE. I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE FASTER THAN CERTAIN MILES. ALSO, THE VSC LIGHT CAME ON. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER FOR A MONTH RIGHT NOW AND THEY DO NOT HAVE A FINAL AND CONCLUSIVE DIAGNOSIS OF WHAT CAUSED THE INCIDENT AND HOW TO FIX IT. FURTHER, I KNOW OTHER PERSONS WHO THIS PROBLEM WAS OCCURRED TWICE, SO I EXPECT IT TO OCCUR AGAIN. MOMENTARILY, THEY INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BECAUSE OF AN ACCUMULATION OF COAL IN THE VALVES BUT THEY ARE STILL MAKING TESTS TO THE CAR. THE PEOPLE FROM TOYOTA HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE TO SPEAK WITH ME ALTHOUGH I HAVE REQUESTED SO, AND I HAVE MET IN MANY OCCASIONS WITH DEALER'S REPRESENTATIVES (THEY HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO SPEAK WITH ME). I UNDERSTAND THAT THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY DECELERATES WHILE IN THE HIGHWAY IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY TOYOTA. I MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE UNEXPECTED SPEED PROBLEM. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFETY AND SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. MOREOVER, WHEN TOYOTA IS HIDING IT'S RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS IS250. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN SHE RESTARTED THE ENGINE THE VEHICLE'S SPPED WOULD NOT EXCEED 5MPH. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LEXUS DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE CENSOR FAILED . THE PART WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE VEHICLE STALLED ONCE AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ONCE AGAIN AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A MISFIRE. THERE WAS NO REPAIRS PERFORMED THE SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,418 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,707.

I BOUGHT MY CAR SINCE 2007 ON FEB, HAVE NO IDEA WHY THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT ALWAYS OFF WHEN MY GIRLFRIEND SITTING IN MY CAR. I DID BRING IT BACK TO LEXUS BUT THEY SAID NO PROBLEM......THE PAST 3 AND A HALF YEARS I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE TO LET MY FAMILY SITTING IN MY CAR CAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT GOING ON WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT SIGN. *TR

THERE APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT RELATIVE TO THE CLEARANCE OF THE FRONT TIRES WITH THE WHEEL WELLS. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD THUMPING WHICH I ASSUMED WAS THE TIRES BECAUSE AS I SLOWED, THE NOISE SLOWED AND THEN STOPPED. I GOT TO MY DESTINATION ONLY A FEW MINUTES AWAY AND CHECKED THE TIRES TO FIND THAT THE FURTHEST INTERIOR 1 INCH OF TIRE TREAD OF MY RIGHT TIRE HAD BEEN RIPPED OFF AND EXPOSED A PORTION OF THE STEEL RADIAL. THE REMAINDER OF THE TREAD OF THE RIGHT TIRE WAS IN TACT, AND HAD ABOUT 1/4 INCH OF TREAD, INDICATING TO ME THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT WORN DOWN AT ALL. I HAD 33,000 MILES ON THE CAR, NEARLY ALL FREEWAY. I BELIEVE THAT THE TIRES MAKE CONTACT WITH THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL WELLS WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO TURN AS TIGHT AS POSSIBLE, AS IN MAKING A U-TURN. I BASE THIS ON MY RECALLING MAKING SHARP U-TURNS AND HEARING A RUBBING/GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE TIRES. I WENT TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP IN GLENDALE, CA, AND INFORMED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF MY BELIEF AND SHOWED THEM THE TIRES. THEY STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT DRIVABLE (WHICH WAS OBVIOUS) BUT THAT IT WAS JUST NORMAL WEAR-AND-TEAR. I THEN SHOWED THEM THE REMAINING TREAD ON THE TIRES AND THEIR EXCUSE WAS THAT THE ALIGNMENT MUST BE OFF AND CAUSING THAT PART OF THE TIRE TO WEAR QUICKER. THEY REJECTED MY DEMAND THAT THEY REPLACE THE TIRES ON GROUNDS THAT THE CAR HAD A DESIGN DEFECT. I WAS FORCED TO BUY REPLACEMENT TIRES AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO THE GYM AT 5:30 AM ON JULY 3, 2008 IN MY LEXUS IS 250. I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR AFTER A LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE CAR TOOK OFF, SPEEDING FASTER AND FASTER. I TRIED USING THE BRAKES AND THAT DIDN'T HELP. I ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THAT DIDN'T WORK. MY CAR CONTINUED TO GO FASTER AND FASTER. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. THANKFULLY THERE WAS VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC DUE TO THE TIME OF DAY. I PRESSED THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION BUTTON AND THAT DIDN'T WORK. I WAS PREPARING JUMP OUT OF THE CAR THAT WAS NOW SPEEDING AT ABOUT 60MPH OR SO WHEN I THOUGHT TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THAT FINALLY STOPPED THE CAR. I JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR AND A PEDESTRIAN LENT ME HIS CELL PHONE TO CALL MY HUSBAND. THE CAR WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET "BUCKING" ( THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING AND THE CAR WAS IN PARK - STILL RUNNING) FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES UNTIL MY HUSBAND ARRIVED. HE OPENED THE DOOR, CHECKED THE MAT - IT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HE TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WE CALLED LEXUS TO HAVE THEM COME TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP (LEXUS OF WATERTOWN, MA) CHECKED THE CAR AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THE MATTER WITH IT. THAT I WAS THE PROBLEM, THAT THE MAT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR. THIS WAS NOT TRUE. BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I SAW THE MAT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THEY COMPLETELY DISMISSED THE ENTIRE EVENT. I ALMOST DIED DRIVING THEIR CAR AND THEY BLAMED ME (ALL THE TIME KNOWING ABOUT THE PROBLEM). *TR

I HAVE A LEXUS IS 250 WHICH EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO MY DEALER WHO FOUND NO DEFECTS AND HAD NO REPAIRS FOR THE KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 LEXUS IS 250 KEEP GOING OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING, THE DEALERSHIP(LEXUS OF ATLANTIC CITY) WANT ME TO PAY $600.00 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE COMPUTER THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I TALKED WITH A FORMER LEXUS SERVICE TECH AND HE SAID THEY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR A WHILE BUT DONT WANT TO ADDRESS IT BECAUSE OF THE COST INVOLVED AND THE NEGATIVE PRESS. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE STATE POLICE AND ALMOST TICKETED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE CHILDREN AND HAD TO PULL OVER AS MANY AS 5 TIMES DURING A 40 MIN TRIP,TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO CONTINUE TO MY DESTINATION.THIS OCCURS WHEN I DRIVE IN THE DARK.THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR RESPONSE. *CN

I PURCHASED A 2007 LEXUS IS250 ABOUT A MONTH AGO FROM CARMAX. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 30MPH WHEN A CAT ENTERED THE ROADWAY. I TRIED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR ACCELERATED INSTEAD AND QUICKLY GAINED SPEED. I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I WAS GOING WHEN I WAS ABLE TO STEP ON THE BRAKE ENOUGH FOR IT TO STOP. CARMAX TELLS ME ITS NOT THEIR PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THEY SOLD ME A CAR THAT WAS ALREADY RECALLED. AND LEXUS SAYS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART FOR IT BUT WILL PUT ME ON A WAITING LIST. SO, I EITHER GAMBLE WITH MY LIFE AND DRIVE THE CAR ANYWAY, OR I'M STUCK WITHOUT A VEHICLE AT ALL. I'M FURIOUS! *TR

ON FEB.6,2010 @10:00AM DRIVING ON MY RESIDENTIAL STREET, AT A SPEED BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH. I WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN ON MY STREET . AS I BEGAN TO BRAKE TO STOP AT THE SIGN, WHICH WAS A THREE WAY STOP. MY CAR AT FIRST SEEM TO SLIDE DUE TO THE SNOWY ROAD A SLIPPERY CONDITION. AS I FURTHER HIT THE BRAKES, THE CAR ACCELERATED THROUGH THE STOP SIGN ACROSS THE STREET OVER THE CURB ONTO THE SIDEWALK AND INTO MY NEIGHBORS YARD. I WAS WITHIN 25 TO 50 FEET OF HITTING MY NEIGHBORS HOUSE. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED SO FAST AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. SINCE THIS HAPPENED I TOOK MY CAR TO CLASSIC LEXUS AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT GAVE MY LEXUS A FULL INSPECTION AND NO INCIDENT OF THIS NATURE HAS HAPPENED SINCE 2-6-10. THE INCIDENT LEFT ME COMPLETELY SHAKEN AND NERVOUS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. I HAVE JUST THIS DAY BEEN ABLE TO SIT DOWN AND PUT MY WORDS OF THE INCIDENT ON THIS PAPER. *TR

I OWN A LEXUS IS250, I PUSHED DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL AND IT GOT STUCK. I RAMMED INTO A CAR AND HIT IT TWICE BEFORE THE CAR WOULD STOP. I HIT THE CAR ON THE SENSORY GOING 35 MILES PER HOUR AND MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *TR UPDATED 01/08/15*LJ UPDATED 01/14/15. *JB