2006 LEXUS IS 250 Complaints

HI WHEN I AM DRIVING A STRONG ODOR COMES INTO CAB SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN EGGS AND FUEL ITS VERY OVER POWERING WHILE DRIVING I HAVE TALKED TO MECHANICS AND THEY CANT FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS OR WHERE IT COMES FROM. I HAVE READ ON FORUMS AND IT IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY CAR HAS ISSUES JERKING WHEN IN GEAR AND STOPPING WHEN IN USE. I TOOK MY CAR TO A CERTIFIED LEXUS DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT REPAIR IT. I'M SURE BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION MACHANIC AND I BOUGHT A 2006 IS250 USED TRANSMISSION FROM A CAR THAT WAS TOTALED THAT HAD LESS MILES AND WAS TOTALED BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS BENT BECAUSE IT WAS REAR ENDED. IN LESS THAN A YEAR SAME PROBLEM TRANSMISSION AGAIN! I SPENT $4500 THE FIRST GO AROUND I COULDN'T AFFORD THAT AGAIN. I HAD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR FOR WHAT I PAID TO REPAIR THE LEXUS. I'VE CHECKED FOR RECALLS YEAH MY DASH HAS MELTED AND ALL OF THE OTHER RECALLS! I CAN'T GET THOSE CORRECTED!! I'M STARTING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT!!! I'VE SPENT TO MUCH MONEY ON A HIGH CLASS TOYOTA THAT HAS MORE PROBLEMS THAN ITS WORTH!!!!

LEXUS HAS A WIDE KNOW ISSUE WITH MELTING DASHBOARDS AND DOOR PANELS. MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING. IT CREATES A GLARE WHEN DRIVING, IT HOUSES CRITICAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS THAT CAN POSE A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. I DRIVE THIS CAR DAILY AND FREQUENTLY TRANSPORT PASSENGERS SUCH AS FAMILY AND FRIENDS. LEXUS REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. CAR INTERIOR REPAIR SHOPS HAVE NO SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. LEXUS ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD BUT IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO PREVENT TRAGEDY FROM OCCURRING. THE CONDITION CONTINUES TO GET WORSE TO THE POINT THAT MECHANICS ARE REFUSING TO WORK ON ANYTHING THAT REQUIRES HAVE TO LAY HANDS ON THE DASHBOARD BECAUSE IT IS LITERALLY MELTING AND FALLING APART. THEY DON'T WANT TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY FURTHER DAMAGE. THIS POSES ANOTHER SAFETY RISK AS I CAN NOT FIX ANY PROBLEMS BEHIND THE DASHBOARD AT ALL IF MECHANICS ARE REFUSING TO DO WORK ON IT. I HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL SEARCH EFFORTS LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION. I AM GENUINELY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND OTHERS. LEXUS HAS MANUFACTURED THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF THESE VEHICLES AND THEY CONTINUE TO BE DRIVEN ON THE PUBLIC ROADS. PLEASE HELP.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS 250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. LEXUS OF ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO (4821 PAN AMERICAN FWY, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87109, (505) 341-1600) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE WARNING INDICATOR WAS NOT RELATED TO THE TAKATA RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE AIR BAG SENSOR, WHICH WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $3,000 TO REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CASE NUMBER: 1808280653 WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS PROMISED A CALL BACK WITHIN 24 HOURS FROM A CASE MANAGER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000.

WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY BACK HOME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT SAID VSC. WHEN I GOT HOME I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND WENT BACK TO MY VEHICLE AND CHECKED THE GAS COVER TO SEE IF IT COULD OFF BEEN THAT BUT IT STILL HAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP OR ANYTIME (EVERYTIME) THE CAR NEEDS TO AUTO DOWNSHIFT FROM 2ND TO 1ST THE CAR HARD SHIFTS AND THE ENTIRE CAR JERKS REALLY HARD CAUSING ALMOST WHIPLASH. THIS IS A WIDELY DISCUSSED ISSUE WITH IS AND GS MODELS ON MANY FORUMS. NEW ECU UNITS NEEDED EACH TIME COSTING THOUSANDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS 250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD MATERIAL WAS DETERIORATING AND CAUSED THE SURFACE OF THE DASHBOARD TO BECOME VERY SMOOTH AND SHINY. WHEN THE SUNLIGHT REFLECTED OFF THE DAMAGED DASHBOARD, THE GLARE CREATED A VISIBILITY HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TAKATA RECALL-WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON

I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE DASHBOARD OR DOOR DASH INSIDE MY CAR. IT NOT OMLY LOOKS BAD IT IS STICKY AND OERLS WITH ANY TOUCH. LEXUS SHOULD REPLACE THIS ISSUE FOR ALL OWNERS LATE OR MISSED. LEXUS REPRESENTS LUXURY WELL LEAVING CARS LIKE THIS IS REPRESENTING THE OPPOSITE. LEXUS TAKE CARE OF YOUR CUSTOMERS. CAR WAS THIS WAY

I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES STOPPED AND PARKED FOR 15 MINUTES. I THEN TURNED THE CAR ON AND WHILE COMMENCING TO DRIVE AWAY, NOTICED THAT MY STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO STEER LEFT OR RIGHT. MY DASHBOARD HAD NO PROBLEM INDICATOR LIGHTS ON, SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND REGAINED STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, I DROVE 1 MILE AWAY AND UPON MY RETURN WHILE DOING 35 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND BECAME INCREDIBLY HARD TO STEER RESULTING IN A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET. HAD THIS SAME SCENARIO HAVE OCCURRED WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS AT THE WHEEL THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THIS PART MALFUNCTION WOULD HAVE CAUSED A FATALITY. HOW CAN SUCH A VITAL PART MALFUNCTION WITHOUT WARNING TO THE DRIVER?