2008 LEXUS ES Problems & Recalls
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Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2008 Lexus ES 350. The contact discovered a mileage discrepancy after the purchase. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 153,000. However, a subsequent Carfax report revealed that the actual mileage was 245,000.
Mileage: 245,000
The front control arms, their bushings and ball joints are failing. My car only has 125k miles on it, but it drifts and bounces around as if there is no struts at all. It is very scary to drive, it feels like something terrible is about to happen like a wheel snapping off and causing accident. I too...
The front control arms, their bushings and ball joints are failing. My car only has 125k miles on it, but it drifts and bounces around as if there is no struts at all. It is very scary to drive, it feels like something terrible is about to happen like a wheel snapping off and causing accident. I too...
The contact owned a 2008 Lexus ES350. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 - 40 MPH, the air bags suddenly deployed independently. The contact stated that his view was obstructed due to the air bag deployment, and he briefly lost control the vehicle and the vehicle came to a comple...
The dashboard of the vehicle has deteriorated causing an extreme shiny surface all over. This can be seen at even given time of inspection. A recall was released to do this issue but when the LEXUS Newport News, VA dealership was contacted, the response was this vehicle was not included. During this...
I purchased and had installed 4 - Nokian Tyres One 215/55/17 on [XXX]. I brought my car to my Lexus dealer on [XXX] for routine car maintenance. When inspected, all four tires had a circumferential crack on the interior side wall. They were deep and went virtually around the entire tire. I was t...
VVTI oil line ruptured This was part of a Limited Service Campaign by Lexus and I believe my vehicle's VIN was incorrectly excluded.
I am not writing about my car. I am writing about many other cars coming toward me at night with VERY BRIGHT headlights. There ought to be a law against multiple headlights, very bright headlights, headlights that shine directly into the eyes of oncoming vehicles. What is being done about this? ...
Dash board is melting needs to be recalled
URGENT: MY DASH HAS MELTED ON MY-2008 LEXUS ES 350- I CANNOT SEE TO DRIVE, MY VISIBILTY IT TOTALLY OBSTRUCTED w MY 2008 LEXUS ES 350 WITH ACTUAL 35, 000 MILES, THAT I CANNOT DRIVE ((EVER)) IT SITS IN THE GARAGE. BECAUSE TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE MELTING DASH IT TOTALLY BLOCKS MY VIEW OF ANY ROAD, DUE ...
URGENT: MY DASH HAS MELTED ON MY-2008 LEXUS ES 350- I CANNOT SEE TO DRIVE, MY VISIBILTY IT TOTALLY OBSTRUCTED w MY 2008 LEXUS ES 350 WITH ACTUAL 35, 000 MILES, THAT I CANNOT DRIVE ((EVER)) IT SITS IN THE GARAGE. BECAUSE TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE MELTING DASH IT TOTALLY BLOCKS MY VIEW OF ANY ROAD, DUE ...
URGENT: MY DASH HAS MELTED ON MY-2008 LEXUS ES 350- I CANNOT SEE TO DRIVE, MY VISIBILTY IT TOTALLY OBSTRUCTED w MY 2008 LEXUS ES 350 WITH ACTUAL 35, 000 MILES, THAT I CANNOT DRIVE ((EVER)) IT SITS IN THE GARAGE. BECAUSE TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE MELTING DASH IT TOTALLY BLOCKS MY VIEW OF ANY ROAD, DUE ...
The dealership Northtown Lexus, in Amherst New York, repaired the door actuators on my 2008 Lexus ES350 without my authorization. They claimed the door actuators were a factory defect however, they repaired two out of the four door actuators. The dealership Northtown Lexus completed this repair wi...
My 2008 Lexus ES350 has been repaired at Northtown Lexus since 10/18/2019. The dealer and manufacturer indicated the door lock actuators are defective as original equipment. The dealer replaced only two door locks and referred me to Lexus Customer Service. Since 10/18/2019, I have NOT been able t...
car was recalled for faulty air bags.i have tried numerous times to speak with someone,always with the same result-i am transferred 2 or 3 times and then i am promised a call back.i have not received a call back as of 6/20/2022.i think the first time i called was over a year ago.i am sure i called a...
My vehicle dashboard is melting and i have tried to contact the dealer and they have told me that the recall has been expired on my vehicles and for me it is becoming a safety issue because whenever sun reflects on the dashboard and because its melting it makes a glare on my windshield and it effect...
Dear Sir/Madam, Our Lexus ES350 2008 has front panel melting and cracking. The melting plastic could emit hazardous fumes with health risk to driver and passengers. This melting panel looks awful, it dramatically decreases value of the car. We found this ZLZ program online below. But unfortun...
DRIVING TO WORK (I'M A REGISTERED NURSE), THE CAR (ON THE HIGHWAY) JUST STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. IT WAS A BLESSING THAT I WAS COMING UP ON A REST STOP. BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE EXIT LANE, THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE AND THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. PRESSING AS HARD AS I POSSIBLY COULD, I W...
Mileage: 180,000
QUALITY OF SEAT LEATHER IS POOR. I LOOKED SAME YEAR MODEL WITH ANOTHER BRAND, THAT CAR SEATS ARE LOOKS GOOD AND BETTER THAN LEXUS ES350. I LOOKED AND COMPARED WIRH ANOTHER ES350 2009 ALSO SEATS WAS CRACKED.
Mileage: 122,444
WHEN DRIVING AT 60MPH, AFTER REMOVING FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN A SPEED OF 40MPH. HAVE TO APPLY BRAKES TO SLOW CAR DOWN.
Mileage: 35,000
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONT END COLLISION. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. INJURY CAUSED.
Mileage: 115,000
TAKARA RECALL AIRBAGS DASHBOARD
TAKARA RECALL AIRBAGS DASHBOARD
DASHBOARD IS BURNED PLASTIC,
Mileage: 145,000
TAKATA RECALL: I WAS NOTIFIED NEARLY A YEAR AGO OF THE SAFETY RECALL REQUIRED ON MY LEXUS. I HAVE CALLED 4-5 TIMES OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS BUT HAVE YET TO BE CONTACTED BY MY DEALERSHIP REGARDING REPLACING THE AIRBAG. WHAT IS THE RECOURSE FOR HAVING THIS WORK DONE? IS THE DEALER MY ONLY RECOURSE? ...
MELTING DASH BOARD RECALL. LEXUS OF MOBILE IS STATING I NEVER FILED A CLAIM TO HAVE MY MELTING DASH BOARD RECALL CORRECTED. THIS IS FALSE. I WAS THERE AND HAD PHOTO'S TAKEN. I CALLED BI-MONTHLY TO FIND OUT WHEN THE NEW DASH BOARDS WOULD BE IN. NEVER WAS I TOLD THEY LOST MY PHOTO'S OR DID NOT HA...
TAKATA RECALL.. MY AIRBAGS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED NOR HAVE THE MANUFACTURE ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THEM
IN AN ACCIDENT IN 2012, A CAR IMPACTED THIS LEXUS FROM RIGHT SIDE AND THE LEXUS SHIFTED OVER THE CURB AND HIT THE ROAD SIDE LIGHT POST. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG EXPLODED BUT INSTEAD OF PROTECTING PEOPLE FROM INJURY, IT DAMAGED MY WIFE'S RIGHT KNEE BADLY. THE KNEE BONE WAS FRACTURED AND SHE HAD T...
Mileage: 30,000
TAKATA RECALL: I CONTACTED THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM 2 TIMES IN THE PAST 4 MONTHS, MOST RECENTLY ON OCTOBER 25, 2017 AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE PARTS. I BELIEVE THIS MAY BE THE CASE BECAUSE TAKATA AND ITS AFFILIATES ARE NOW IN CHAPTER 11. NO ONE THERE CAN TEL...
TAKATA RECALL ANNOUNCED ON JAN 2017 BUT IT STILL HAS NOT STARTED THE REMEDY OF RECALL. SO FRUSTRATED!!!
TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM LEXUS MANY MONTHS AGO; JANUARY, I BELIEVE, BUT HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED A FOLLOW-UP NOTICE FOR REPAIR. WHEN I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER TODAY, I WAS TOLD THAT REPAIR IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND I HAVE TO CONTINUE WAITING. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THIS PR...
TAKATA RECALL. UNABLE TO CARRY PASSENGERS IN THE FRONT SEAT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. ALSO UNABLE TO SELL THE CAR TO A PRIVATE PARTY DURING THE TIME I WAITED FOR REPAIR PARTS.
TAKATA RECALL. I"M EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIR BAG RECALL. AS I AM UNABLE TO UTILIZE MY VEHICLE TO IT'S FULLEST EXTENT WITHOUT FEAR OF INJURY OR EVEN DEATH TO MYSELF AND PASSENGERS.
TAKATA RECALL PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. PUT ON WAIT LIST. UNTIL THE REMEDY IS PERFORMED, THEY RECOMMEND NOT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITH PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. IT'S VERY INCONVENIENT AS WE ARE FAMILY OF 4!!!!
"TAKATA RECALL"
TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A LETTER DATED MAY 23, 2016 INDICATING THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR ON MY 2008 LEXUS ES 350 NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I LIVE IN ZONE A, THE HIGHEST RISK AREA. I HAVE CALLED THREE TIMES OVER THE PAST 10 MONTHS TO MY LOCAL LEXUS DEALERS, AND THEIR RESPONSE HAS BEE...
I RECEIVED NOTICED OF THE NHTSA RECALL 16V-340 IN MAY OF 2016. TEN MONTHS LATER LEXUS STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AT DEALERS TO GET THIS FIXED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
STILL NO REMEDY FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT IT WOULD TAKE ALMOST A YEAR AND STILL NOTHING YET! THEY SEEM TO HAVE ENOUGH AIRBAGS FOR THE NEW CARS THEY ARE MAKING. LETS FIX THE BAD AIRBAGS FIRST BEFORE ANYONE ELSE GETS KILLED! COME ON NHTSA LETS GET ON TOYOTA AND MAKE TH...
THERE IS STILL NO REMEDY AVAILABLE FOR MY CAR. I LIVE IN ZONE 1! MY CAR IS NINE YEARS OLD AND STILL LEXUS HAS NOT MADE AN AIRBAG REPLACEMENT FOR ANY OF THE ES MODELS! WHY? OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERS HAVE FIXED THEIR CARS. NOT ACCEPTABLE. NHSTA NEEDS TO GET ON LEXUS/TOYOTA TO GET THIS DONE. THIS ...
TAKATA RECALL - RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE JULY 2016. AS OF FEB 27, 2017 NO ONE AT THE DEALERSHIP, OR LEXUS CORPORATE CAN GIVE ANY GUIDANCE ON TIMETABLE FOR REPLACEMENT, OR IF ANY LEXUS MODELS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. WHEN WILL I HEAR TIMETABLE? LEXUS IS SELLING NEW MODELS OF THE SAME CAR, WHY NOT REPLACE DE...
TAKATA RECALL STILL NO INFORMATION OR REMEDY FOR MY 2008 LEXUS THAT IS IN ZONE A, SC. LEXUS IS FIXING 2012 IS MODELS AHEAD OF MUCH OLDER MODELS. IT IS AGAINST THE NHTSB CRO. LEXUS IS STONEWALLING THEIR CUSTOMERS!!! NO INFORMATION IS BEING TOLD TO THEIR CUSTOMERS.
TAKATA RECALL,TAMARA INFLATORS. ON JUNE 9, THE NOTICE CAME TOLD NOT USE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. IT IS NOW JAN. 23, 2017 AND THE DEALER CONTINUES TO PUT OFF THE REPLACEMENT OF THE UNSAFE PARTS. THIS IS UNREASONABLE AS WE ARE UNABLE TO USE THE CAR I TRANSPORTING GRANDCHILDREN AND EVEN GO OUT TO ...
TAKATA RECALL WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT FIX WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MID 2017. UNACCEPTABLE FOR A SAFETY ISSUE.
THE DASHBOARD GETS EXTREMELY STICKY AND I HAVE NOTICE A SMALL HOLE WHICH HAS NOW TURNED INTO A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. I THINK THIS HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF THE HEAT. I DON'T ALWAYS KEEP MY CAR PARKED UNDER A GARAGE.
Mileage: 136,000
TAKATA RECALL "RECALL INCOMPLETE REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE" AS A RESULT OF THIS RECALL OUR PASSENGER SEAT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR SAFE TRANSPORT OF PASSENGERS.
TAKATA RECALL - I WAS CONTACTED BY THE CAR DEALERSHIP ON MAY 23, 2016, THAT OUR CAR HAD DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS AND WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN A REMEDY WAS AVAILABLE. AFTER SEVEN MONTHS OF WAITING TO HEAR WHEN THE REMEDY WOULD BE AVAILABLE, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON NOV.01,2016, TO INQUIRE WHEN THE PROBLEM...
Mileage: 26,000
TAKATA RECALL. WE RECIEVED NOTICE OF RECALL JULY 2016. IT'S NOW 6 MONTHS LATER, WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL NOTICE. THIS IS AN OLDER MODEL CAR AND WE LIVE IN HOT FLORIDA. WE KNOW THIS IS A HIGH RISK CAR FOR THIS DEFECT. WE ARE AFRAID TO USE IT FOR THREAT OF DEATH TO THE PASSENGER. PLEASE CONTACT US ...
TAKATA RECALL: RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN MAY 2016. TOLD NOT TO USE PASSENGER SEAT AND IT IS NOW NOVEMBER 22, 2016 WITH NO "REMEDY" AVAILABLE YET. I BLAME TAKATA BUT AM VERY FRUSTRATED THAT THIS VERY SERIOUS RECALL HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED YET. I DON'T LET ANYONE SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND WE ...
TAKATA RECALL, IT HAS FIVE MONTHS SINCE I RECEIVED THE RECALL REGARDING THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG. I HAVE NOT SEEN NOR READ ABOUT ANY PROGRESS UPDATE ON GETTING THIS RESOLVED.
TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL WITHOUT A REMEDY MAKES THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO USE BECAUSE OF THE WARNING NOT TO HAVE PASSENGERS IN THE FRONT SEAT.
I RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR THE RECALL. MONTHS AGO( 3+), THEY ASK ME TO WAIT BUT NOTHING, I CALLED TWICE BUT THEY SAID THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO RECEIVED. HOW LONG I HAVE TO WAIT?
TAKATA AIRBAG - THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN FLORIDA IN 2007 AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN IN A HOT HUMID CLIMATE EVER SINCE. WE WERE NOTIFIED IN JUNE OF THE RECALL AND SINCE THEN, LEXUS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE PART OR FIX THE PROBLEM. IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED NOW.
LEXUS WILL NOT REPLACE THE RECALLED TAKATA AIR BAGS ANS REFUSES TO SEND THE EQUIPMENT TO THE DEALERSHIP PUTTING MY FAMILY AT RISK FOR INJURY OR DEATH
DISSATISFIED WITH THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO TOYOTA/TAKATA. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS AND WE STILL HAVE NOT BEEN TOLD WHEN THE AIRBAGS WILL BE REPLACED. TELLING IS NOT TO HAVE ANYONE RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF THE CAR IS NOT AN OPTION ALL THE TIME.
TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE TRIED CALLING THE GENERAL MANAGER OF MCGRATH LEXUS IN WESTMONT ILLINOIS TWICE. HIS NAME IS [XXX] REGARDING THIS RECALL. HE REFUSES TO CALL ME BACK OR ANSWER ANY CALLS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
HEAD ON CRASH AT 35-40 MPH. ON FRISCO, TX CITY STREET. FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED
Mileage: 77,000
WIFE DRIVING 45MPS IN 45 MPS ZONE CRASHED INTO TURNING DRIVER ON FRISCO, TX ROAD
Mileage: 77,000
THE TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE TRUNK LID HAS MELTED.
I WAS INFORMED BY STATE FARM INSURANCE THAT MY 2008 LEXUS ES350 DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR AN AIRBAG DISCOUNT BECAUSE THEY HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE UNSAFE ON THIS MODEL. I HAVE CHECKED THE NHTSA RECALL DATABASE AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS MODEL. WHAT DOES STATE FARM KNOW THAT YOU DO NOT. ...
Mileage: 87,614
THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND HAS A GOOEY, STICKY SUBSTANCE ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD. THE STICKY SUBSTANCE IS ALL OVER MY WINDSHIELD AND CANNOT COME OFF DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE GOOEY SUBSTANCE. IT IS CAUSING A GLARE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP IN JACKSONVILLE, FL AND THEY AC...
THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND HAS A GOOEY, STICKY SUBSTANCE ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD. THE STICKY SUBSTANCE IS ALL OVER MY WINDSHIELD AND CANNOT COME OFF DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE GOOEY SUBSTANCE. IT IS CAUSING A GLARE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP IN JACKSONVILLE, FL AND THEY AC...
MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS HIT BY SOMEONE GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AS I TURNED A CORNER GOING 5 MPH. THE IMPACT THREW ME APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET INTO A BLOCK WALL AND NOT ONE SINGLE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. MY HEAD BROKE THE DRIVER DOOR WINDOW....UPDATED 07/30/15 *BF
Mileage: 49,000
I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. BUMPER TO BUMPER. THE CAR IN FRONT MOVED FORWARD AND I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL 2 SECONDS AND WENT BACK TO THE BRAKE. THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP OUT OF CONTROL. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS POSSIBLE AND MANAGED TO SLOW THE CAR BUT NOT STOP IT. I PUT IT IN PARK BUT T...
Mileage: 33,296
I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. BUMPER TO BUMPER. THE CAR IN FRONT MOVED FORWARD AND I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL 2 SECONDS AND WENT BACK TO THE BRAKE. THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP OUT OF CONTROL. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS POSSIBLE AND MANAGED TO SLOW THE CAR BUT NOT STOP IT. I PUT IT IN PARK BUT T...
Mileage: 33,296
I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. BUMPER TO BUMPER. THE CAR IN FRONT MOVED FORWARD AND I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL 2 SECONDS AND WENT BACK TO THE BRAKE. THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP OUT OF CONTROL. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS POSSIBLE AND MANAGED TO SLOW THE CAR BUT NOT STOP IT. I PUT IT IN PARK BUT T...
Mileage: 33,296
MY 2008 LEXUS DASH IS MELTING, ITS VERY VERY STICKY. NOT FAIR I TAKE CARE OF MY CAR. *TR
Mileage: 57,000
OCCASIONALLY AND RANDOMLY, MY CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS "STALLING" WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A STOP OR ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. IT HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES TURNING LEFT BUT MOSTLY MAKING A RIGHT-TURN. I'VE BROUGHT THIS UP TO MY SERVICE ADVISOR AND WAS AT FIRST TOLD THAT THE ENGINE COULDN'T "...
Mileage: 50
BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2008, SINCE 2012 MY DASHBOARDS IS VERY STICKING BECAUSE IT IS MELTING, BY THAT TIME MY GUARANTEE WAS ACTIVE BECAUSE I PAID EXTRA TO EXTEND IT. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2012 I CALL THE OFFICE OF LEXUS TO INFORM THE PROBLEM, MY CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR ...
I NOTICED THE DASH BOARD IS STARTING TO MELT. IN THE SUN IT IS REAL STICKY. I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND THE SUN SEEMS TO BE MELTING THE DASH CLOSE TO THE WINDSHIELD. *TR
Mileage: 45,000
BEGINNING ON OR AROUND JANUARY 13TH, 2010, THE TRANSMISSION ON THE ABOVE NAMED VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE. THIS PROBLEM PERSISTED UP UNTIL MARCH 15TH, 2014, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION ULTIMATELY FAILED. DESPITE BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AT TREASURE COAST LEXUS ON MULTIPLE ...
Mileage: 34,000
HAD TO MAKE A HARD STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FADED BADLY. PEDAL HAS BECOME SOFTER OVER TIME. ALREADY HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE FAULTY DESIGNED REAR PADS AND FRONT DISCS. LEXUS HAS A TSB ON THE SQUEAKY REAR PADS BUT NEVER LET US KNOW. IT WAS A REPLACE ONLY IF OWNER COMPLAINED. 1 PAD WAS BADLY WORN, BUT TH...
Mileage: 67,000
HAD TO MAKE A HARD STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FADED BADLY. PEDAL HAS BECOME SOFTER OVER TIME. ALREADY HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE FAULTY DESIGNED REAR PADS AND FRONT DISCS. LEXUS HAS A TSB ON THE SQUEAKY REAR PADS BUT NEVER LET US KNOW. IT WAS A REPLACE ONLY IF OWNER COMPLAINED. 1 PAD WAS BADLY WORN, BUT TH...
Mileage: 67,000
WHILE DRIVING, I PUSHED GAS PEDAL DOWN TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY. ENGINE REVVED TO HIGH RPM AND CAR ACCELERATED AND RPM STAYED HIGH IN SPITE OF LETTING OFF OF GAS PEDAL. INITIALLY I PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND ENGINE CONTINUED AT HIGH RPM. I TAPPED HARD ON GAS PEDAL AND PEDAL RELEASED. THIS RECURRED AGAI...
Mileage: 40,822
WHILE DRIVING, I PUSHED GAS PEDAL DOWN TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY. ENGINE REVVED TO HIGH RPM AND CAR ACCELERATED AND RPM STAYED HIGH IN SPITE OF LETTING OFF OF GAS PEDAL. INITIALLY I PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND ENGINE CONTINUED AT HIGH RPM. I TAPPED HARD ON GAS PEDAL AND PEDAL RELEASED. THIS RECURRED AGAI...
Mileage: 40,822
THE "BLUE-TINGED" HIGH INTENSITY LIGHTS ON NEWER, EXPENSIVE CARS ARE A HUGE PROBLEM. I HAVE TO LOOK AWAY WHEN ONE IS COMING AT ME. THE BEAMS ARE EXTREMELY BOTHERSOME. OTHER DRIVERS I HAVE TALKED TO FEEL THE SAME WAY. WHY DO YOU ALLOW THEM ON THE ROAD? *TR
CONCERN ABOUT VERY BRIGHT WHITE HEAD LAMPS ON SOME NEWER AUTOS. THEY TEND TO BLIND ON COMING DRIVERS BECAUSE OF THEIR BRIGHTNESS. ACCORDING TO DR ISADORE ROSENFELD THEY CAN TRIGGER MIGRAINE HEADACHES. THIS IS A ROAD HAZARD AND CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR