2006 LEXUS IS 350 Complaints

REAR VIEW MIRROR HAS BECOME DISCOLORED AND NON-UNIFORM MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO USE RELIABLY AND IT CAUSES ONE TO LOOK TOO LONG TO DISCERN IF CARS ARE NEAR, THUS TAKING ONE'S EYES OFF THE ROAD AHEAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS 350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT VARIABLE TIMING GEAR, THE TIMING CHAIN, AND THE TIMING COVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE VEHICLE HAS AN EXHAUST LEAK DUE TO THE HEAT SHIELD THAT MAKES IT BUILT CORROSION, HAVE TALK TO MANY LEXUS OWNERS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH ALSO MAKE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GO ON BECAUSE OF THE LEAK

REARVIEW MIRROR'S REFLECTIVE SURFACE WEARING OFF AND TURNING BLACK. BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO SEE/USE.

DASH (AND PIECES ON DOORS MADE FROM SAME MATERIAL) MELT/CRACK/PRODUCE GLARE ON WINDSHIELD/WINDOWS DURING HOT/SUNNY WEATHER. HEAT HAS SEVERELY DEGRADED MATERIAL QUALITY; DASH AND DOOR PIECES EASILY DENTED/SCRATCHED/CHIPPED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS 350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD MELTED, FRACTURED, AND PRODUCED A GLARE DURING SUNNY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON A SUNNY DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS 350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REARVIEW MIRROR BECAME DISCOLORED AND DARK. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE THROUGH THE REARVIEW MIRROR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE REARVIEW MIRROR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS 350. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT TIME CHAIN SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

THE LEXUS 2006 IS350 HAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEM CAUSED BY DEFECTED ECU COMPONENT. I BROUGHT IT TO LEXUS CAR DEALER AND THEY REQUESTED $500 JUST TO LOOK AT IT. IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE. THIS CAR COMPANY IS IRRESPONSIBLE. DON'T BUY LEXUS CAR!!!! THEY CAN'T MAKE LEXUS STEERING RELIABLE. REQUEST: LEXUS MUST FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FAILED. IT'S HARD TO MAKE TURN. DIAGNOSITICS INDICATE FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. ASKED LEXUS DEALER FIX BUT REFUSED. *TR