Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2006 Lexus IS 350 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
ON JUNE 11, 2019 I WAS DRIVING ON REGULAR SPEED LIMIT OF ROAD 55MPH AND SUDDENLY DEER AND FOX CAME, SO I TRY TO AVOID THEM AND HIT THE BRAKE AND ABS BRAKE DIDN'T WORK HIT THE FOX AND CAR STABILITY CONTROL DIDN'T WORK AND CAR FLIP 5TIMES AND HIT THE DEER AS WELL, BUT NONE OF MY CAR AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AFTER FLIPPING AND HITTING.
AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND THAN OFF
WIRING HARNESS DEFECT RENDERS SRS/SEATBELT PRETENSION SYSTEM INOPERABLE. LEXUS REFUSES TO REPLACE WIRING HARNESS WITHOUT CHARGING $3,000. THE ISSUE IS LISTED UNDER A TSB BY LEXUS AND WAS KNOWN TO THEM.
DASHBOARD AND DOOR PANELS ARE MELTING CAUSING THE PLASTIC TO SHINE AND CAST A REFLECTION ON THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING POOR VISION. IN ADDITION THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY AS THE DASH HAS MELTED WITHIN THE AREA THE AIRBAG SHOULD DEPLOY.
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.
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
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
TAKATA RECALL IT'S BEEN 4 MONTHS SINCE THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED AND STILL NO REMEDY AVAILABLE YET. IT'S ALSO A SIGNIFICANT IN THAT NOONE CAN SIT IN MY PASSENGER SEAT UNTIL THE RECALL IS REMEDIED.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS 350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/31/16*LJ UPDATED 12/6/2017*JS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS 350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE CLUSTER IS ON. HAPPENED RANDOMLY ONE MORNING UPON START UP OF VEHICLE AND HASN'T WENT AWAY EVEN AFTER RESETTING THE BATTERY. I AND SEVERAL OTHER 2ND GENERATION IS OWNERS FROM CLUB LEXUS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND IT IS ATTRIBUTED TO A LOOSE WIRE HARNESS. IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION THERE'S A HIGH RISK THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE FIX THIS AS THIS IS A SERIOUS AND FATAL ISSUE. IT WAS A FAIRLY WELL KNOW ISSUES AMONGST IS OWNERS AND THIS I FEEL THAT LEXUS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIX.
WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED ON, OUR AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. SCANLON LEXUS OF FT MYERS, FL EVALUATED THE PROBLEM AND CONCLUDED THAT THE DRIVER-SIDE KNEE AIRBAG IS THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY ALSO STATED THAT LEXUS IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE FOR THIS MODEL AND THAT THE DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE. HOWEVER, THE CAR IS OUTSIDE OF A WARRANTY, SO THEY WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX IT FOR FREE. THE COST WAS APPROXIMATELY 2100 JUST FOR PARTS (NOT INCLUDING 8 HOURS OF LABOR). THEY ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SAFETY SYSTEM WILL NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN THAT IS NOT CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON A VEHICLE, BUT BY FAULTY DESIGN. THEREFORE, I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL.
WHEN I FIRST RECEIVED MY IS I NOTICED THAT MY DASH WAS SOMEWHAT STICKY/TACKY AND OVERTIME I BEGAN TO SHINY/STICKY DASH CAUSES A SAFETY ISSUE WITH GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING AND A DEGRADED DASH CAN RESULT IN POSSIBLE DEGRADATION TO THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG BECAUSE THE CRACKS FROM THE DASH COULD POTENTIALLY SET OFF THE AIRBAGS PREMATURELY. *JS
DASHBOARD HAS BECOME STICKY AND SHINY IN APPEARANCE. BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR, WAS TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. I VOICED CONCERN OVER AIRBAG FAILURES DUE TO THE STICK DASHBOARD. IT IS ALSO NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN SUNNY CONDITIONS. *TR
THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE 2006-2008 WIRING HARNESS RESULTING IN A FAULT WITH THE AIRBAGS. LEXUS HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE INFORMATION BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE (L-SB-0167-08) HOWEVER NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. THIS FAULT CAUSES THE AIRBAGS TO FAIL AND NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR.....UPDATED 12/03/15 *BF UPDATED 8/23/2017*CN
VEHICLE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY/OPERATE IN FRONT END COLLISION. *TR
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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