2008 Lexus IS 250 Problems

TAKATA RECALL. MY CAR HAD THE AIRBAG RECALL BUT IT SEEMS LIKE DURING THE RECALL THEY DIDN'T REPLACE THE AIRBAG WIRING HARNESS, CAUSING THE AIRBAG DASH LIGHT.

AS INSPECTED BY LEXUS DEALERSHIP IN WOODLAND HILLS CA, MY CAR HAS AIRBAG LIGHT ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ERROR CODE B1861 WAS FOUND THAT IS TIED TO KNEE AIRBAG ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SQUIB CIRCUIT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER I BELIEVE. CAR HAS AROUND 99K MILES BUT THIS SAFETY CONCERN IS SERIOUS. THIS AIRBAG IS SOMETHING THAT NEVER GETS USED UNLESS YOU'RE IN AN ACCIDENT. I'VE NEVER BEEN IN ONE. IT IS JUST BAD WORKMANSHIP ON LEXUS TO INSTALL SUCH A WIRING HARNESS AND SQUIB CIRCUIT THAT'LL GO BAD BEFORE 100,000 MILES. AS A CUSTOMER THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS VISIBLE TO ME NOR SOMETHING I WOULD ATTEMPT TO TOUCH. IT IS HIDDEN BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP QUOTED $3000+ TO FIX SOMETHING THAT WASN'T CAUSED DUE TO CUSTOMER NEGLIGENCE. IT IS JUST BAD WORKMANSHIP FROM LEXUS. THERE IS A GREAT RISK INVOLVED WITH DRIVING LEXUS IS250'S CONSIDERING THIS LIGHT COULD TURN ON ANYTIME AND IF ONE GETS INTO AN ACCIDENT, THEN AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE CASUALTY OR SERIOUS INJURIES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ALL LEXUS AFFECTED BY THIS. CUSTOMER SHOULDN'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE WORKMANSHIP PROBLEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS 250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR PANEL AND DASHBOARD STARTED TO MELT, CRACK, AND BECOME STICKY. THE DEALER (LEXUS OF TAMPA BAY, 5852 N DALE MABRY HWY., TAMPA, FL 33614) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AN UNKNOWN RECALL; HOWEVER, THEY STOPPED DOING REPAIRS IN NOVEMBER OF 2017. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS 250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING AND PRODUCED A GLARE THAT IMPAIRED VISION WHILE DRIVING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEXUS OF NEW ORLEANS (8811 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD, METAIRIE, LA 70003, (504) 207-3100) WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. **TR CONSUMER STATED RECALL ON DASHBOARD'S WARRANTY EXPIRED AFTER 10YEARS OF FIRST USE. UPDATED 11/7/18*JB

ENGINE CONSUMES ABOUT A QUART OF OIL EVERY THOUSAND MILES. TAIL PIPES FULL OF CARBON. SOMETIMES RUNS ROUGH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS 250. WITHIN LESS THAN TWO DAYS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE RADIATOR CAP AND CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATED HIGHLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RADIATOR CAP AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 10V309000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 09V020000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE THAT THEY ISSUED TWO RECALLS, BUT THEY PROVIDED NO SOLUTION TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED PRIOR TO RESPONDING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MOST EVIDENT AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE FROM BEING STATIONARY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

"TAKATA RECALL" THE SECOND DAY I BOUGHT MY CAR IT HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY ENGINE/MOTOR NOT LONG AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAR. I'M STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR AND NEW MOTOR. IT RUNS HOT AND I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO 6 DIFFERENT MECHANIC AS WELL AS TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND I HAVE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A LOT OF THINGS. I ALSO WENT ON LEXUS.COM AND FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR IS A LEMON BUY BACK AND WAS NEVER TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM OR THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP IN BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA THAT IT WAS A LEMON. I HAD TO FUND OUT ON MY OWN. IT VERY WRONG THAT I BOUGHT A CAR AND NOT TOLD MY ANYONE HOW THE CAR IS A LEMON. *TR

POCA VISIBILIDAD

MY DASH ON MY CAR IS SHINY AND STICKY FROM THE DEFECTED METERIAL IT IS MADE OUT OF AND CAUSES GLARE FROM THE WINDSHIELD WHEN DRIVING. DOOR PANELS ARE ALSO LEAVING STICKY RESIDUE BEHIND ON MY HANDS WHEN I TOUCH THE DOOR PANEL. LEXUS DEALERSHIP ADMITS FROM 2006 TO 2008 THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE INTERIOR METERIALS MELTING AND BECOMING STICKY, BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT BECAUSE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. PLEASE HELP THIS IS VERY ANNOYING THAT THEY DONT CARE.

TAKATA RECALL. MY CAR HAD THE AIRBAG RECALL BUT IT SEEMS LIKE DURING THE RECALL THEY DIDN'T REPLACE THE AIRBAG WIRING HARNESS, CAUSING THE AIRBAG DASH LIGHT.

HARNESS - FAILURE OF THE AIRBAG HARNESS CAUSING THE SRS LIGHT TO STAY ON. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND VERY COSTLY $3,00.00+. IT ALSO APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD AFFECTING VARIOUS MANUFACTURE YEARS INCLUDING MY 2008 MODEL IS250. I BELIEVE THIS WARRANTS A REVIEW.

STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE CAR.DRIVING IDILING AT A STAND STILLAND WHILE CAR IS THEN TURNED OFF AFTER RUNNING ALSO ANOTHER PROBLEM RELATED OR NOT BUT SHOWING UP AT THE SAME TIME WAS A BAD ODOR NOT THE SMELL OF GAS BUT THE SMELL OF ROTTEN EGGS IS PRESENT AFTER THE CAR EXCELLERATES THE SMELL IS STRONG AND PUNGENT INSIDE VEHICLE ALSO

TAKATA RECALL. WAS UNAWARE OF FUEL SYSTEM RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP NEVER INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS EVER AN ISSUE. STARTED SMELLING A WEIRD SMELL COMING FROM THE EXHAUST WHEN I ACCELERATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED PRIOR TO RESPONDING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MOST EVIDENT AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE FROM BEING STATIONARY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

"TAKATA RECALL" THE SECOND DAY I BOUGHT MY CAR IT HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY ENGINE/MOTOR NOT LONG AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAR. I'M STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR AND NEW MOTOR. IT RUNS HOT AND I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO 6 DIFFERENT MECHANIC AS WELL AS TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND I HAVE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A LOT OF THINGS. I ALSO WENT ON LEXUS.COM AND FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR IS A LEMON BUY BACK AND WAS NEVER TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM OR THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP IN BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA THAT IT WAS A LEMON. I HAD TO FUND OUT ON MY OWN. IT VERY WRONG THAT I BOUGHT A CAR AND NOT TOLD MY ANYONE HOW THE CAR IS A LEMON. *TR

REAR BRAKE CALIPERS SEIZING WITHIN MONTHS KEEP HAVING TO REPLACE CALIPER SCREWS OR ENTIRE CALIPER

2008 LEXUS IS250. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE PAD PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE PICKED HER VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, THEY INFORMED HER SHE NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS AND A REAR CALIPER. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE COULD UNDERSTAND THE BRAKES, BUT SHE WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT, SHE NEEDED A CALIPER, WITH ONLY 49,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS INFORMED THE CALIPER HAD SEIZED. THE CONSUMER LODGED A COMPLAINT. HOWEVER, LEXUS STATED THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CALIPER, BECAUSE IT WAS CONSIDERED NORMAL MAINTENANCE. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS ALWAYS TAKEN HER VEHICLE TO A THE DEALER FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, SUCH AS OIL CHANGES, AND RECALLS, AND AT NO TIME DURING THOSE VISITS, DID ANYONE MENTIONED THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HENCE THE REASON WHY THE CALIPER SEIZED, BECAUSE WATER BROKE THE SEAL. ALSO, THE VEHICLE NEVER MADE ANY SQUEALING SOUNDS TO GIVE ANY INDICATION THERE WAS A PROBLEM.

2 MONTHS AFTER MY WARRANTY ENDED MY TOUCH SCREEN WENT OUT. I TALK WITH MY SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT NORTHSIDE LEXUS AND HE TOLD ME UNFORTUNATELY THE ONLY RESOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE IT BUT IT WOULD COST 50% OF THE LABOR AND PARTS. I TOLD HIM THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE ITEM DUE TO THE SCREEN SUDDENLY WENT OUT WHILE I WAS STARTING THE CAR. FOR A 30K VEHICLE, YOU WOULD THINK THAT TOYOTA WOULD OWN UP TO THIS ISSUE AND THE OTHER ISSUE I COMPLAINED ON WITH THE MELTING OF THE INTERIOR DOORS AND DASHBOARD. I THOUGHT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE THEY HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WOULD BE LOYAL TO THEIR CUSTOMERS WOULD STEP IN AND SAY THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT BUT SILLY ME WHO THOUGHT THERE IS STILL SOME LOYALTY IN THIS WORLD. MY FAMILY HAS BOUGHT 6 NEW LEXUS VEHICLES AND ALL WAS HAPPY UNTIL WE SLOWLY STARTED SEEING DIFFERENT ISSUES ARISE. I GUESS TOYOTA AND NORTHSIDE LEXUS DOESN'T MIND LOOSING LOYAL CUSTOMERS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR RIMS WERE CORRODED AND CAUSING THE TIRES TO DEFLATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE, AND STATED THAT ALL FOUR RIMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

MY DASH ON MY CAR IS SHINY AND STICKY FROM THE DEFECTED METERIAL IT IS MADE OUT OF AND CAUSES GLARE FROM THE WINDSHIELD WHEN DRIVING. DOOR PANELS ARE ALSO LEAVING STICKY RESIDUE BEHIND ON MY HANDS WHEN I TOUCH THE DOOR PANEL. LEXUS DEALERSHIP ADMITS FROM 2006 TO 2008 THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE INTERIOR METERIALS MELTING AND BECOMING STICKY, BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT BECAUSE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. PLEASE HELP THIS IS VERY ANNOYING THAT THEY DONT CARE.

2008 LEXUS IS 250 - CAR PULLS TO LEFT WHEREBY THIS COULD LEAD TO UNEXPECTED OVERSTEERING OF CAR AND COULD CAUSE HIGHWAY INCIDENT AND/OR FATALITY. TOLD BY DEALER THAT THIS IS DUE TO "LOW PROFILE TIRES & SPORT SUSPENSION", THEREFORE IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS ENGAGED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL, OFFENSIVE ANIMAL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE VENTILATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS CLEANED AS WELL AS THE CHARCOAL BOX. THE ODOR WAS STILL PRESENT AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ODOR WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS HESITANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT AWARE OF WHAT SHE WAS INHALING AND IF IT WAS HARMFUL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,945.

"TAKATA RECALL" THE SECOND DAY I BOUGHT MY CAR IT HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY ENGINE/MOTOR NOT LONG AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAR. I'M STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR AND NEW MOTOR. IT RUNS HOT AND I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO 6 DIFFERENT MECHANIC AS WELL AS TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND I HAVE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A LOT OF THINGS. I ALSO WENT ON LEXUS.COM AND FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR IS A LEMON BUY BACK AND WAS NEVER TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM OR THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP IN BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA THAT IT WAS A LEMON. I HAD TO FUND OUT ON MY OWN. IT VERY WRONG THAT I BOUGHT A CAR AND NOT TOLD MY ANYONE HOW THE CAR IS A LEMON. *TR

I PURCHASED 4 BRAND NEW TIRES FROM FIRESTONE COMPLETE AUTO CARE ON 12/27/2015. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WITH THE TIRES INCLUDING FREQUENT BUBBLE FORMATION AND A TIRE BLOW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. I BELIEVE THE FREQUENCY OF THESE INCIDENTS WARRANT INVESTIGATION AS TO POSSIBLE DEFECTS IN THIS BRAND AND LINE OF TIRE THAT COULD BE LIFE THREATENING. I HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT OF THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON 3/30/17. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR IN CONTROL AND GET OFF OF THE NEXT EXIT. I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED LATER THAT MORNING. NEXT, I WAS AT THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER OF 11/2017 FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND A BUBBLE WAS FOUND IN THE SIDEWALL TIRE. THIS TIRE WAS REPLACED AT THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP. ON 4/15/18, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR FELT UNBALANCED AND THE CHECK TIRE LIGHT CAME ON. I ATTEMPTED TO PUT AIR IN THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET AIR IN. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO FIRESTONE AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TIRE. ON 6/2/18, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MIDAS FOR AN EMISSIONS SYSTEM CHECK AND THE TECHNICIAN SHOWED ME A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO FIRESTONE AND THIS WAS VERIFIED. I WAS CHARGED AND THE TIRE REPLACED. HAVING PURCHASED THESE 50,000 MILE TIRES IN DECEMBER OF 2015 WITH 93,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE THIS IS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ISSUES AT 126,000 MILES. I HAVE BOTH SAFETY AND FINANCIAL CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PRODUCT. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO SPEAK WITH FIRESTONE DIRECTLY AT THE STORE, THEY DENY ANY ISSUE WITH THE TIRES. I RECEIVED DISCOUNT PRICING FOR REPLACING 2 TIRES BUT NO OTHER ACCOUNTABILITY BY FIRESTONE. I BELIEVE THIS WOULD HAVE TO OCCUR AT A HIGHER LEVEL. THE TIRES ARE BRIDGESTONE DRIVEGUARD BL WITH RUN FLAT 225/45R17 91W 50,000 MILE.

THREE DAYS AGO, MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER COULD NOT UNBUCKLE HER SEAT BELT. IT IS THE MIDDLE OF THE REAR SEAT. I HAD TO PULL SOME SLACK ON THE SEAT BELT IN ORDER FOR HER TO SLIP UNDER AND OUT OF THE BELT. AFTER THAT, THE SEAT BELT UNBUCKLED. I HAD HER SIT DOWN AGAIN IN THE SAME POSITION AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I TRIED IT NEXT AND FOUND THAT I COULD NOT UNBUCKLE THE SEAT BELT EITHER. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE PERSON IN THE MIDDLE SEAT IN THE BACK WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR EASILY. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND DEMONSTRATED THE DEFECT, AND THEY AGREED TO REPLACE IT. HOWEVER, I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. HOW CAN I BE ASSURED THAT THIS CANNOT HAPPEN AGAIN? THE CAR IS A 2008 LEXUS IS 250. *TR