2008 LEXUS IS 250 Complaints

DASHBOARD STARTS TO GET REALLY SHINY AND STICKY WHEN THE CAR IS OUT IN THE SUN, EITHER DRIVING OR WHEN PARKED. AFTER TEMPERATURE IN THE CAR AND ON THE DASH RETURN TO A MORE MODERATE TEMPERATURE, THE DASHBOARD IS NO LONGER SHINY, BUT IT IS TACKY. PROBLEM IS WHEN THE DASHBOARD IS OUT IN THE SUN AND IT GETS SHINY. THIS CAUSES A FAIRLY BAD GLARE ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD SINCE THE SUN IS REFLECTING OFF THE DASHBOARD AND ON TO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. AT TIMES IT IS HARD TO DETERMINE WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU IF THE DASHBOARDS GLARE REFLECTS THE SUN IN A CERTAIN WAY. THERE A FEW OCCASIONS WHEN THE DASHBOARD GLARE WAS SO SEVERE, YOU COULD ONLY SEE OUT OF 2/3 OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WHEN DRIVING. DOOR PANELS ALSO EXHIBIT THE SAME BEHAVIOR AND CAN CAUSE ISSUES WHEN TRYING TO CHANGE LANES SINCE THE REELECTION OFF THE TOP OF THE DOOR PANEL MAKES IT HARD TO SEE THE CAR IN THE LANE NEXT TO YOU AND ALSO MAKE ITS HARD TO SEE THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR WITH OUT GLARE FROM THE DOOR PANEL REELECTING IN THE MIRROR. FORTUNATELY THIS HAS NOT LEAD TO ANY ACCIDENTS, BUT THE CAR WE USE IS OUR SECONDARY CAR AND IS HARDLY USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V647000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

HEAT CAUSES THE DASHBOARD AND DOOR PANELS TO MELT. THE DASHBOARD WHEN MELTED CAUSES A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD, THAT MAKES IT HARD TO SEE OBJECTS ON THE ROAD. *TR

CAM GEAR NOISE WHILE START UP. IS 350 HAD A RECALL FOR THAT, BUT NOT FOR IS 250. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V647000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND EXPLAINED TO THE CONTACT THAT THERE WASN'T A FINALIZED REMEDY FOR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS 250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

AIR BAG SRS LIGHT CAME ON. ON TAKING TO DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THIS: "DTC B1861 - DRIVER'S SIDE KNEE SIDE SQUIB. RECOMMEND REPLACE INSTRUMENT PANEL WIRE HARNESS.". THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2006-2008 IS 250/350 MODELS WHERE WIRING ON THE HARNESS CAN GO SHORT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FROM LEXUS CORPORATE WITH THE FOLLOWING SERVICE BULLETIN: L-SB-0167-08. THE SERVICE BULLETIN IDENTIFIES THE FACTORY INSTALLED HARNESS AS THE ISSUE AND RECOMMENDS REPLACING IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE NOT HAVE TO PAY LEXUS FOR THEIR DESIGN FLAW IN HARNESS. *TR

IT WAS 90 DEGREES OUT AND MY DASHBOARD WAS SO GOOEY LIKE STICKY I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND HAD A GLARE HALF THE SIZE OF MY WINDSHIELD VERY DANGEROUS COULD BARELY SEE ON A SUNNY DAY. DOOR PANELS MELT ALSO LEAVING PARTICLES IN YOUR FINGERNAILS GOTTA CLEAN MY KIDS NAILS EVERYDAY AND MAKE SURE THEY WASH THERE HANDS EVERYTIME OPENING THE DOOR CAUSE KIDS WILL BE KIDS AND STICKS FINGERS IN THERE MOUTHS IM VERY NERVOUS ABOUT THESE PARTICLES FALLING OFF AND MELTING WE ARE BREATHING IN WHATEVER HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IS USED TO MAKE THE DASH . THE GLARE IS VERY DANGEROUS THEY NEED TO RECALL THESE DASHBOARDS IM SCARED EVERYTIME I GET IN MY CAR THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SOMETIMES YOU CANT SEE PEOPLE CROSSING THE STREET .THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED I GOT TONS OF PICTURES OF THE GLARE AND THE STICKY DASH ITS MY WHOLE DASHBOARD AND MY DOOR PANELS ITS ALL MELTING I TOOK IT TO LEXUS FOR MAJOR CONCERN THEY DENIED ME ANY HELP. *TR

MELTING DASHBOARD. THE MATERIAL USED TO CREATE THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN TURNING SOFT, GOOEY, AND SHINY OVER THE YEARS. THE SHINE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN THAT IT OBSTRUCTS AND DISTRACTS THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. A RECALL SHOULD BE ALERTED TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED MY LEASED LEXUS ON 12/10/2011. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO MELT. I HAVE AN EXTEND WARRANTY BUT IT DOES NOT COVER DASHBOARDS. I CANNOT PUT A COVER OVER THE WINDOW AS THE COVER STICKS TO THE DASHBOARD. I HAVE BEEN TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT IN WEST PALM BEACH, FL BUT THEY WILL ONLY PAY FOR THE PART. I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR LABOR AT A COST OF ALMOST $800.00. I FEEL THAT THIS IS CONSIDERED A DEFECT. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS IN MY LIFETIME, MANY LESS EXPENSE THAN THIS ONE AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME. WHEN THE SUN HITS THE SHINY DASH, IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT THE WINDOW. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS HAPPENING TO MANY CARS AND I FEEL THAT IT IS A RECALL ITEM AS IT IS DANGEROUS TO THE DRIVER AND OTHER CARS/PEDESTRIANS. *TR