2006 LEXUS IS 350 Complaints

AS WITH MANY OTHER USERS, THE DASHBOARD OF MY CAR HAS MELTED. THIS STARTED HAPPENING MANY YEARS AGO AND WHEN I INFORMED THE LEXIS OF PALM BEACH DEALER ABOUT IT, I WAS TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE DASHBOARD IS VERY STICKY AND THERE IS A TERRIBLE GLARE WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO SEE DURING THE HOT SUNNY DAYS WHILE I AM DRIVING. I LIVE IN WEST PALM BEACH, FL, SO IT'S SUNNY MOST OF THE YEAR AND THIS IS A ROAD HAZARD. *TR

DASH HAS BECOME VERY GLOSSY AND STICKY CAUSING A VERY BRIGHT GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD WHICH IS SEVERELY AFFECTING VISIBILITY. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF THE CAR IS EXTREMELY STICKY/SHINY ALONG WITH THE TOPS OF THE DOOR PANELS NEAR THE WINDOWS. WHEN THE SUN IS OVERHEAD SHINING DOWN ONTO THE DASHBOARD IN ITS MELTED SHINY STATE IT REFLECTS A GLARE ONTO THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THE CAR. ALSO I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUNCTION OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WITH IT BEING UNDER THIS DASH THAT HAS MELTED. ALSO IF THE DASH IS TOUCHED TO ADD OR REMOVE A SUNSHIELD WHEN PARKED IT EASILY COMES APART ONTO FINGERS/HANDS/CLOTHES AND LEAVES A STICKY BLACK RESIDUE. THE RESIDUE MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO ALLOW THE STEERING WHEEL TO SLIDE THROUGH THE HANDS WHILE TURNING AS IT CATCHES/RELEASES EASILY. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND HAS BEEN A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CAR FOR ITS ENTIRE LIFE. PREVIOUS OWNER BOUGHT IT IN COLORADO BUT LIVED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. IT WAS GARAGE KEPT BY THEM AND IS GARAGE KEPT BY US, THE SECOND OWNERS. NO PROTECTANTS OF ANY KIND HAVE EVER BEEN APPLIED TO THE DASH THAT MAY ALTER THE COMPOSITION OF IT. ONLY DUSTED OFF OR WIPED WITH A DAMP CLOTH WHEN REQUIRED. I'VE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER IS VEHICLES WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM, MANY WORSE THAN MINE. DEALER OFFERED TO FIX FOR $3000 QUOTED PRICE OVER THE PHONE FOR LABOR/MATERIALS. *TR

I HAVE HAD THIS DASHBOARD PROBLEM WITH MY CAR AFTER THE FIRST YEAR IT WAS PURCHASED FROM CARMAX. I SAW A POST ONLINE TO WHERE I CAN MAKE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS AND HOPEFULLY GET IT REPAIRED. MY DASHBOARD HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT TO WHERE IF I DO NOT HAVE SUNGLASSES ON, I CAN NOT SEE OUT OF MY WINDSHIELD BECAUSE OF THE GLARE THAT SHINES OFF OF MY DASHBOARD. I CAN NOT CLEAN IT OR WIPE IT OFF BECAUSE IT IS SO STICKY. I FIND THIS VERY FRUSTRATING AND VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I CAN NOT SEE THE ROAD DURING THE DAY BECAUSE THE SUN REFLECTS SO HEAVILY OFF OF THIS GLUE LIKE SUBSTANCES THAT MY DASHBOARD HAS TURNED INTO. I AM CURRENTLY A STUDENT AT A UNIVERSITY AND I WAS FORCED TO BUY A PARKING PASS IN A GARAGE(WHICH IS TWICE THE PRICE OF A REGULAR PARKING PASS) IN ORDER TO NOT LET MY DASHBOARD MELT ANYMORE THAN IT ALREADY HAS. I AM HOPING THAT YOU GUYS CAN SOMEHOW PUSH TO MAKE TO MAKE TOYOTA/LEXUS FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE CAMSHAFT TIMING GEAR WAS REPLACED BY JIM FAULT LEXUS WAS DRIVING VEHICLE HOME AND ALL THE DASH LIT UP AND ENGINE HAD NO OIL. CAR HASN'T RUN THE SAME SINCE THEN WITHOUT OIL NEEDING TO BE REPLACE 3.5 LITERS OF OIL EVERY 300-500 MILES SO I'M REALLY AFRAID TO GO ANYWHERE IN MY VEHICLE. NEED HELP! THE CONSUMER STATED SHE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER. THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHEN IT WAS COLD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES, AS WELL AS THE LOW OIL LIGHT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PISTON RINGS WERE WORN, BUT THERE WERE NO OIL LEAKS. UPDATED 12/03/14

DASHBOARD MATERIAL HAS 'MELTED' AND CAUSES A SIGNIFICANT GLARE IN THE SUN. THIS MAKES IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO LEXUS. UPPER PORTIONS OF DOOR PANELS WHICH ARE THE SAME MATERIAL AS THE DASHBOARD HAVE ALSO FAILED BUT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHEN I LEFT MY HOME FOR WORK, I OF COURSE USED MY DOOR HANDLE TO PULL THE DOOR SHUT. I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT MY HAND TRANSFERRED THE RESIDUE TO THE WHEEL. WHEN I MADE MY LEFT TURN, I EXPECTED MY WHEEL TO GLIDE THROUGH MY HAND, AS IT NORMALLY DOES, WHEN COMING OUT OF THE CORNER. INSTEAD, AS THE WHEEL SLID THROUGH MY HAND IT CAUGHT THE STICKY PATCH AND KEPT MY CAR IN A LEFT TURN. THERE WAS A CAR IMMEDIATELY NEXT TO ME BUT SLIGHTLY BEHIND ME(BOTH LANES MAKE A LEFT) AND AS I CROSSED INTO HIS LANE (COMPLETELY CUTTING HIM OFF) HE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND HIT HIS HORN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS 350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED ON ITS OWN AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND VSC INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT ENGINE WORK NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V395000 (ENGINE) WAS NEVER RECEIVED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,372.

I HAVE MADE A COMPLAINT WITH THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP AFTER THE MANY RECALLS THEY HAVE HAD ON MY CAR. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS MY MELTING DASHBOARD AND THE HAZARDOUS GLARE AND FILM IT OMITS ON MY WINDSHIELD. IT HAS PROVEN TO BE VERY DANGEROUS AS I WORK AND LIVE IN FLORIDA. AS A MOTHER OF TWO TEENAGE DAUGHTERS TRYING TO TEACH THEM TO DRIVE IN MY CAR HAS PROVEN VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS, LET ALONE MY DAILY DRIVING. I HAVE ASKED THAT TOYOTA/LEXUS STEPS UP AS THIS IS NOT A COSMETIC FAULT BUT A DANGEROUS AND AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. AND I DON'T WANT IT TO BE MY FAMILY! AS IN MEDICAL TERMS, THEY NEED TO THINK OF A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE. I KNOW I AM NOT ALONE ON THIS BATTLE AND WANT TO SEE THE MANUFACTURER STEP UP AND MAKE THIS ONE OF THE MANY RECALLS THEY HAVE HAD ON MY VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE OTHERS SUFFERING WITH THIS SAME DANGEROUS SITUATION. TIRED OF PUTTING MY FAMILY AND MYSELF AT JEOPARDY! *TR

I HAVE A LEXUS IS AND THE DASH AND THE SIDE DOOR PANELS GET MOLTEN OR STICKY. THIS CAUSES SEVERE SAFETY ISSUES SINCE I AM NOT SURE OF THE CHEMICALS THAT ARE EMITTED AND IF THEY ARE CARCINOGENIC. KIDS GET THIS ALL OVER THEM AND ITS HARD TO GET THIS STICKY MATERIAL FROM THEIR HANDS. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS MATERIAL IS POISONOUS. *TR