2006 Lexus IS 350 Problems

DOOR INTERIOR QUARTER PANEL MELTS WHEN IT GETS HOT IN THE DAY TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS 350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND THE AIR BAGS WERE VISIBLE. THE DASHBOARD WAS ALSO MELTED AND STICKY DUE TO THE SUN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEXUS OF WESTMINSTER (LOCATED AT 13590 BEACH BLVD, WESTMINSTER, CA 92683, (714) 702-1849) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,588.

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.

LARGE SCALE DESILVERING OF THE REAR VIEW MIRROR HAS LEAD TO THE APPEARANCE OF BLACK SPOTS AND LOSS OF REFLECTIVITY. THE SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF REFLECTIVITY HAS RESULTED IN DIFFICULTY SEEING OBJECTS IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY DURING LANE CHANGE MANEUVERS. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG-STANDING ISSUE WITH AN UNKNOWN START DATE (PRIOR TO THE DATE GIVEN BELOW). ADDITIONAL RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY REVIEWING OTHER NHTSA COMPLAINTS FOR THIS MODEL, AND BY SEARCHING OTHER INTERNET SITES INDICATES THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE, E.G. <HTTP://WWW.CLUBLEXUS.COM/FORUMS/GS-3RD-GEN-2006-2011/556707-REARVIEW-MIRROR-QUESTION.HTML>.

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

MY 2006 LEXUS IS 350 IS USING OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2006 AND IT GETS IT'S REGULAR OIL CHANGES, I HAVE TO ADD A QUART OF OIL AROUND AROUND 600 MILLES DRIVEN. IT CURRENTLY HAS 189,000 MILES, BUT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME. I LOOKED UP THE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET AND IT SAID TO GO TO THIS WEBSITE AND REPORT IT.

OIL CONSUMPTION. VEHICLE HAS NO LEAKS AND NEEDS 1QUART OF OIL ADDED EVERY 2K MILES. CAR HAS 150K AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. IT USES VALVOLINE 5W-30 FULL SYNTHETIC OIL AND GETS CHANGED EVERY 4-5K MILES OF OIL USAGE. I'VE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND TOYOTA/LEXUS IS NOT WILLING TO HELP OUT WITH THIS ISSUE.

THE CAR WAS DRIVING NORMALLY ALL DAY ON MAIN ROADS AROUND TOWN UNTIL THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO FEEL KIND OF LOOSE. THAN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN MAKING A WHINING NOISE WHILE TURNING AND SOMETIMES LOSE THE CENTER POSITION AND DRAG ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. IT SEEMS LIKE THE POWER STEERING WANTS TO GIVE UP BUT IT CATCHES ITSELF. BRAKING SEEMS FINE AND DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS SEEMS OKAY UNTIL I GET UP TO 30-40 MPH. I BELIEVE THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE POWER STEERING SINCE IN THIS LEXUS MODEL IT IS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. FEELS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE, I'M WORRIED IT WILL LOOSE POWER STEERING AT A TURN AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

POWER STEERING FAILING TO ASSIST EXTREMELY HEAVY TO TURN HARD TO DRIVE CAUSES DELAYED RESPONSE IN ABILITY TO STEER CAR HAPPENED DURING DRIVING CITY STREETS ALSO ON FREE WAY NO REAL IMPROVEMENT BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER LEXUS MODELS BUT NOT THIS ONE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS350. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE IT EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A SECOND VEHICLE. THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS INJURED DURING THE INCIDENT BUT NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,274.

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.

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.

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.

THERE IS A CHANGE IN THE VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL FEEL ITS NOT FIRM ANYMORE IT ALMOST GOES TO THE FLOOR AND IF I STEP A LITTLE HARDER THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN I CHECK AND BLEED THE BRAKES FRONT AND REAR AND STILL NOT FEELING FIRM THE BRAKE PEDAL I SEE THAT SOME CARS SAME MODEL AND YEAR AS MINE HAVE A RECALL FOR THE MASTER CYLINDER BRAKES BUT NOT MINE

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS 350. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OR DRIVING, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER FUEL RAIL WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT ALONG WITH THE INJECTOR SEALS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT WANTED A SECOND OPINION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V020000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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.

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT OR PULL OUT ALL THE WAY, RENDERING THE SEAT BELT UNUSABLE. *NM

FRONT TIRES ON MY VEHICLE ARE DELAMINATING IN THE TREAD AREA ROUGHLY 1-2 INCHES FROM THE SIDEWALL (BOTH INNER AND OUTER EDGE OF TIRE). TREADWEAR OTHERWISE IS FINE (APPROXIMATELY 29,000 MILES USAGE). *TR

I HAVE MICHELIN PILOT SPORT A/S 225/40 ZR DOT NUMBER 4MCR 002X 4310 ON MY 2006 LEXUS IS 350. I HAD THE FIRST SET INSTALLED IN APRIL 2, 2009 AT 24K MILES AS REPLACEMENT TO MY ORIGINAL TIRES.BY APRIL 09 2011 I HAD TO GET THE TIRES REPLACE BECAUSE OF CHUNKING, LARGE CHUNKS HAD COME OFF AT EITHER SIDE OF THE CENTER LINE. I HAVE THE SAME TIRES IN THE BACK ALBEIT SLIGHTLY WIDER WITH NO PROBLEMS, FEB. 09, 2011 AT 47K MILES THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH THE SAME BRAND AND MODEL FOR ASTHETIC PURPOSES AND PERFORMANCE BEHAVIOR ON. AT 57K MILES MARCH 2012 I NOTICED THE TIRES EXHIBITING THE SAME CHUNKING. I WENT TO COSTCO WERE I PURCHASED THE TIRES AND I WAS TOLD THAT MICHELIN SAYS IT IS COMMON AND DOES NOT AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TIRE, THE CHUNKS DEPTH ARE OVER A 1/4 OF AN INCH DEEP ALMOST TO THE BELT. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

I RECENTLY HAD MY CAR SERVICED AT LEXUS TO COMPLETE THE FLOOR MAT ENTRAPMENT RECALL PROCEDURES. I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT THE NEW REPLACEMENT ALL WEATHER FLOOR MATS THAT WERE PROVIDED TO ME ARE MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE ORIGINAL ONES. THE NEW FLOOR MATS ARE EXTREMELY SLICK AND ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION MY FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE MAT AND INTO ONE OF THE PEDALS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I HAVE REMOVED THE REPLACEMENT MATS FROM THE VEHICLE AS I DO NOT FEEL SAFE USING THEM. *TR