2006 LEXUS IS 350 Complaints

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND SAT OVERNIGHT. UPON STARTING CAR SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TROUBLE CODE DTC 1861 THAT RESULTED IN A KNEE SQUIB MALFUNCTION DUE TO A WIRING HARNESS ISSUE. THIS REQUIRES A NEW WIRING HARNESS THAT WILL COST OVER $2500. LEXUS KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE AS THEY HAVE ISSUED A TSB FOR IT BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL OR DO IT AS A GOODWILL SERVICE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY DUE TO LEXUS REALIZING THERE IS AN ISSUE BUT REFUSING TO STEP UP AND CORRECT THE ISSUE.

I AM IN FEAR OF MY LIFE AND ANY OTHERS PASSENGERS I MAY HAVE RIDING IN MY CAR. I THINK SMELLING FUEL FROM INSIDE MY CAR AND IT'S VERY NOTICEABLE AFTER I HAVE DROVE FROM 1 LOCATION TO THE NEXT. I DID HAVE ALL MY RECALLS COMPLETED BY LOCAL DEALERSHIP INCLUDING THE FUEL DELIVERY PIPES. HOWEVER THERE IS ALSO 3 SEPARATE ISSUES FOR THIS RECALL . THE RECALL LETTER STATES DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE IF YOU SMELL FUEL AND CONTACT YOUR LEXUS DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. I DID CONTACT MY DEALERSHIP & THEY SAID THEY DON'T SMELL FUEL.I SMELL IT AND MY PASSENGERS SMELL FUEL BUT THE SMELL OF GAS OCCURS MOST OF THE TIME I DRIVEN FROM 1 ANOTHER AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO LEXUS AND IT HAD IT CHECKED IT SAT ALL NIGHT AND OF COURSE THEY WON'T SMELL IT THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR.*JS

TAKATA RECALL.... I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT FOR THE INTERIOR DASH AND DOOR PANELS HAVING A MELTING EFFECT. THEY ARE NOW COATED IN A STICKY RESIDUE. THE DASH CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS DUE TO THE SHINY PLASTIC MELTING. I'M GUESSING THAT THE HEAT WAS A FACTOR IN CAUSING THIS TO MELT. MAKING IT VERY UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.

LACK OF VISIBILITY DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF VIBRATION OF THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WHILE CAR IS MOVING, EVEN WORSE WHEN THE RADIO IS ON.

ISSUES EXIST WITH THE NAVIGATION SCREEN/UNIT. CLIMATE CONTROL IS RUN EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THIS UNIT, AND WHEN THE UNIT FAILS, THERE IS NO WAY TO CONTROL THE CLIMATE IN THE CAR. WITH THIS SAID, THE WINDOWS CAN FOG UP AND IMPAIR VISIBILITY. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES.

TAKATA RECALL- TOOK MY CAR TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP IN HONOLULU HI FOR THE RECALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WHICH THEY CLAIMED IT WAS COMPLETED AND RESOLVED. TWO DAYS LATER THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH WOULD BLINK. I CALLED THEM TO LET THEM KNOW AND WE MADE AN APPT. WHEN I TOOK THE LEXUS BACK THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND CLAIMED THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AT A $4,000.00. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT $0.00. IF YOU CAN, PLEASE HELP. THE SERVICE MANAGER THERE IS NOT HELPFUL AT ALL.

LEXUS IS 350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME RECONCILING THE AIRBAG RECALL. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF A RENTAL VEHICLE. THE DASHBOARD AND DOOR PANEL WERE CRACKED AND MELTING. THE DOOR PANEL WAS REPAIRED. *JS *JS

STARTING AROUND 95K, THE ENGINE SEEMS TO BE CONSUMING MASSIVE QUANTITIES OF ENGINE OIL. AT 101.5K, LOW ENGINE OIL LIGHT HAS COME ON AFTER 1500 K MILES AFTER OIL CHANGE WITH MOBILE 1 FULL SYNTHETIC OIL. ALL ONLINE REVIEWS SHOW SIMILAR ISSUES WITH OTHER 06 IS350 MODELS AROUND 100K MILES. FORUMS ALSO STATE LEXUS IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SUGGESTS A FULL ENGINE REBUILD. SEEMS LIKE A FAULTY ENGINE THAT LEXUS DOES NOT WANT TO FIX AND MAY CAUSE ENGINE SEIZURE WHILE DRIVING.

2006 LEXUS IS 350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE -DASHBOARD, FRONT AND REAR INTERIOR DOOR PANELS CRACKS/STICKY/MELTING AND FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE CAUSES ARE SIMILAR DUE TO TEMPERATURE OR HUMIDITY. *SMD UPDATED 05/1/2017*JS

THE VEHICLE'S OIL CONSUMPTION IS BECOMING GREATER AND GREATER. I AM NOW AT A POINT WHERE I NEED TO ADD 2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 3 WEEKS, WHICH IS ABOUT 1000 MILES DRIVEN. BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF MY VEHICLE, I WAS ADVISED TO START USING SYNTHETIC/BLEND, BUT THE OIL CONSUMPTION RATE HAS NOT CHANGED. IT WAS INSPECTED FOR LEAKS AND THERE WERE NONE. DOES THIS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH PAST RECALLS? I KNOW THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND I AM HOPING FOR A RESOLUTION AS I LOVE DRIVING THE CAR AND IT STILL FEELS RELIABLE ASIDE FROM THE OIL CONSUMPTION RATE, WHICH IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. I AM NOW ON MY THIRD CASE OF OIL PURCHASED FROM COSTCO BUT ONCE I'M THROUGH WITH IT, I'M DREADING THE RATE WILL BE MUCH SOONER- I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO ADD OIL EVERY WEEK. I'M HOPING FOR A RESOLUTION/ADVICE. THANK YOU.