2007 LEXUS IS 250 Complaints

I PURCHASED MY 2007 LEXUS IS 250 IN 2010. OVER THE LAST YEAR THE DASHBOARD HAS MELTED TO THE POINT TO WHERE IT IS UNTOUCHABLE AND OBSTRUCTS THE VISION IN MY VIEW FROM THE SUN GLARING AGAINST THE MELTED DASH. MY DOOR ARE ALSO SOFT AND CRUMBLE TO THE TOUCH OF FINGERNAILS, KEYS, RUBBING OF ANY KIND. I HAVE CONTACTED LEXUS AND WAS TOLD I WILL BE PUT ON THE LIST FOR RECALL BUT THEY CANNOT GIVE ME A TIME FRAME OF WHEN THE RECALL WILL TAKE PLACE. WHEN I DRIVE, I CAN BARELY SEE THE THE GLARE IT CAUSES IN MY VIEW OF THE WINDSHIELD SO IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AT THIS POINT. IT IS ALSO IMPOSSIBLE TO CLEAN, TOWELS AND PAPER TOWELS WILL STICK TO THE DASH INTO THE GLUEY SUBSTANCE.

THIS VEHICLE WENT INTO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL ON THE FUEL SYSTEM. AFTER RECEIVING IT BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY WITHOUT NOTICE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND EACH TIME IT IS RETURNS, WITHIN A WEEK THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. AS OF OCTOBER, THE DEALERSHIP HAS RECEIVED ALMOST $8000.00 FOR REPAIRS. THIS VEHICLE IS BECOMING A DEATH TRAP. IT WOULD SHUT DOWN AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, BUT THE LAST TWO TIMES, IT HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. ONCE ON THE INTERSTATE. WE ARE ASKING THAT SOMETHING BE DONE IMMEDIATELY, THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE DEALERSHIP CONTINUES TO FIND OTHER ISSUES TO MAKE MONEY, BUT HAS FAILED TO REPAIR THE ISSUE CAUSED BY THE RECALL REPAIR. LEXUS HEADQUARTERS HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THE MARYLAND ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO INTERVENE AND ASSIST US WITH THIS ISSUE. YOUR HELP WOULD TRULY BE APPRECIATED.

THE FRONT DASHBOARD IS MELTING FROM THE SUN ALSO THE DOOR HANDLES ARE BREAKING IN PIECES.ITS THERE A RE-CALL ON THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION.ALSO THE DASHBOARD AND THE DOORS ARE VERY STICKY.

THE DASHBOARD ON THE CAR IS MELTED. THE MELTED SURFACE REFLECTS THE SUNLIGHT AND CAUSES A GLARE DIRECTLY INTO THE DRIVER'S EYES WHILE DRIVING. THE EFFECTS OF MELTED RUBBER ON THE AIR INSIDE THE CABIN IS UNKNOWN, BUT WORRISOME.

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON I 295 IN MARYLAND, WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUTDOWN. HE STATED HE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR AND WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO MANEUVER FROM THE MIDDLE LANE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY. THE PREVIOUS INCIDENTS OCCURRED AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN OR SIGNAL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP IN MARYLAND FOR REPAIRS, BUT EACH TIME(AT LEAST 4 NOW) WITHIN A 6-7 DAYS, THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. THESE INCIDENTS DID NOT START UNTIL AFTER THE DEALERSHIP TOOK CARE OF THE FUEL RECALL, APRIL OF 2015.

THERE IS AN ELECTRONIC COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE ABS BRAKES ON TOYOTA/LEXUS AND IF IT GOES BAD IT CAN CAUSE YOU TO LOSE YOUR BRAKES! MY WIFE AND I ALMOST CRASHED! WHEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT, THEY FELT SQUISHY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC, LIGHTS WENT ON. THEN THE BRAKES GOT REAL SENSITIVE, I EITHER GOT IT TO COME TO SCREECHING STOP IN TRAFFIC OR BARELY COME INCHES FROM REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF US.

SITTING STILL IN A PARKING LOT. JUST STARTED THE CAR. LED LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING ON SPEEDOMETER AND RPM. THEN I TRIED TO TOUCH MY GPS AND IT STOPPED RECOGNIZING MY TOUCH. TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD, MY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AND MY HEADLIGHTS COME BACK ON. TWO YEARS LATER (PRESENT TIME), MY HEADLIGHTS STILL GO OFF WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING STILL VERY FREQUENTLY. MY LED LIGHTS ARE STILL NOT WORKING AND I ENDED UP PURCHASING ANOTHER GPS SCREEN AND HAD AN AUTO ELECTRICIAN INSTALL IT FOR ME. OCCASIONALLY MY AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN BY SWITCHING TO DIFFERENT SETTING ON ITS OWN. I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON BEFORE I CAN CHANGE SETTINGS ON IT MYSELF AND SOMETIMES IT STILL WON'T LET ME CHANGE THEM. AUTO ELECTRICIANS SAID THAT THEY WOULD BE CHASING A GHOST TRYING TO FIND WHAT IS CAUSING ALL THE PROBLEMS. I HAVE LOOKED UP COMPLAINTS ON THE MODEL AND YEAR OF THIS VEHICLE ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I AM EXPERIENCING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THIS WILL COST EACH VEHICLE OWNER THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS BEFORE AN ELECTRICIAN COULD POSSIBLY BE ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT .

MY DASH HAS BEEN MELTING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I USE SOMETHING TO BLOCK OUT THE SUN. NOT ONLY IS THE DASH MELTING, IT IS BREAKING OFF IN CHUNKS IN CERTAIN AREAS. WHEN YOU TOUCH IT, IT IS STICKY AND LEAVES A PRINT OF WHATEVER TOUCHED IT. I AM NOT ABLE TO CLEAN IT AND IT LEAVES A BAD GLARE FROM THE SUN WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST CASE I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS - WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE, IF ANYTHING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS IS 250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROGRESSING FAILURE FOR YEARS IN WHICH THERE WERE STRONG FUMES OF FUEL EMITTING INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 11V029000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), 14V647000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT PARTS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR LEAK AND THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE PART. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THE SEALING PROPERTY OF THE GASKET WAS RESEALED NEAR THE THE FUEL DELIVERY PIPE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ONLY SEALED AND THAT THE FUEL DELIVERY PIPE AND THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSORS WERE NOT REPLACED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WITHIN A WEEK OF THE REPAIR THE SRONG FUMES OF FUEL CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FROM THE RECALLS AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

AIR BAGS STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. THE DEALER, LEXUS, REFUSES TO MAKE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT......UPDATED 12/03/15 *BF UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN