2007 LEXUS IS 250 Visibility/wiper Problems

THE REAR VIEW MIRROR HAS BLACK LINES ON IT, WHICH INDICATES THE COATING BEHIND THE MIRROR IS DETERIORATING IN SOME WAY. I LOOKED UP THE ISSUE NOW AND REALIZED THIS IS A MORE WIDESPREAD ISSUE. SOME CUSTOMERS ONLINE HAVE INDICATED IT'S HARD TO SEE ANYTHING USING THE REAR VIEW CAMERA, THOU MY REAR VIEW HAS NOT GO TO THAT POINT.

Mileage: 90,000

I CANT SEE IM BLINDED BY THE DASH BOARD ITS MELTING THE CLARE FROM THE SUN IS BLINDING ON THE DASH MELTED PLASTIC

Mileage: 90,000

I HAVE A LEXUS IS 250 2007, THE DASHBOARD MATERIAL IS LOW GRADE AND UNSAFE, FOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING IN DAY HOURS. WHEN I WAS NOTIFIED BY A FRIEND THAT THE LEXUS ORGANIZATION HAVE MADE A RECALL ON THE ALL THE LEXUS CARS SUCH AS MINE, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IN MY CITY HOUSTON TX AND THEY DID NOT HELP ME, AND THEY SAID THE RECALL DON'T EXIST.

Mileage: 140,000

DEFECTIVE LCD/TOUCH SCREEN. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE TOUCHSCREEN DIGITIZER FAILED ON MY CAR. THE WINDOWS STARTED TO FOG UP AND I REALIZED SINCE THE TOUCHSCREEN FAILED, I HAD NO WAY TO DEFOG MY WINDSHIELD AND OTHER WINDOWS. BECAUSE I AM ONLY ABLE TO ACCESS THE FAN CONTROLS FOR BOTH HEAT AND AC, VIA THE TOUCHSCREEN. SO I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SPARSE EMERGENCY PULLOVERS ON I66-VA SEVERAL TIMES TO MANUALLY WIPE MY WINDOWS SO I COULD SEE. THIS HAPPENED AT THE WORST TIME BECAUSE IT WAS DURING RUSH-HOUR, IN A DOWNPOUR. THIS CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME AND OTHER DRIVERS AS VISIBILITY WAS POOR DURING THE DOWNPOUR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON SEVERAL LEXUS/TOYOTA SITES AND THE WIRING OF LCD/TOUCHSCREEN DIGITIZER APPEARS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT AND FAILS REGULARLY. I AM SURPRISED THAT SUCH A LIFE - SAFETY FEATURE WOULD BE DEPENDANT ON A FAILURE PRONE SYSTEM.

Mileage: 100,000

DASH HAS STARTED TO GET STICKEY AND SHINEY WHICH REFLECTS OFF THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE AUTOMOBILE , THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGERIOUS IN SUNLIGHT OR BRIGHT STREETLIGHT THIS CONDITION HAS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME!

Mileage: 110,000

APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO MY ENTIRE DASH BOARD AND SIDE PANELS STARTED TO MELT. I HAVE CONTACTED LEXUS AND THEY CONTINUE TO SAY THEY ARE WAITING ON THE MANUFACTURER FOR PARTS. I LIVE IN MARRERO LOUISIANA WITH EXTREMELY HIGH HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURES. THIS HAS BEEN A SAFETY HAZARD. WHEN THE SUN HITS MY WINDSHIELD, THE GLARE FROM HITTING THE MELTED DASH COMPLETELY BLINDS ME. I HAVE TO LEAN TO THE RIGHT SIDE JUST TO SEE OUT OF MY WINDSHIELD. IT IS MELTED TO THE POINT OF IT BEING UNTOUCHABLE WITHOUT GETTING STICKY GLUE ON YOUR HANDS. ANYTHING THAT RUBS AGAINST THE SIDE DOOR PANELS CREATES GROOVES AND MARKS BECAUSE IT'S LIKE CLAY. NOW THERES A RECALL WITH THE TAKATA INFLATORS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG WHICH REALLY CONCERNS ME BECAUSE ITS AFFECTED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY CAUSES DEGRADING OF THE PART. SINCE MY DASH BOARD IS COMPLETELY MELTED TO THE CONSISTENCY OF HOT GLUE, I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT HELPS WITH MY AIRBAG SITUATION EITHER. I HAVE BEEN CONTACTING LEXUS FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS WITH NO LUCK. IF I SHOULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE DASH GLARE, I WILL EXPECT TO HAVE THE PRODUCTION COMPANY HELD ACCOUNTABLE. ANY HELP YOU CAN OFFER WITH GETTING THIS MESSAGE ACROSS TO ANYONE AT THIS POINT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS.

THE DASHBOARD OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE FRONT AND REAR SIDE DOOR PANELS ARE MELTING,CRACKING AND DETERIORATING WHICH CAUSES DENTS IN THE MATERIAL TO THE TOUCH. ALL OF THE MATERIAL IS DISCOLORED AND STICKY OR MELTING. THIS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DICTATED BY THE NHTSA ASAP. LEXUS NOTIFIED ME OF THE PROBLEM ALMOST A YEAR AGO, AND WHEN I CALLED THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD TAKE ANOTHER 9 TO 10 MONTHS BEFORE THEY COULD REPLACE THE DASHBOARD AND SIDE DOOR PANELS. SO, IT WOULD BE OVER A 1 OR MORE YEARS SINCE THE ORIGINAL LEXUS NOTICE THAT THEY MAYBE CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND THIS IS WHY THE NHTSA NEEDS TO DEMAND LEXUS INITIATES A OFFICIAL RECALL FOR THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WITH THE MELTING DASHBOARD AND SIDE DOOR PANEL ISSUES

MY DASH HAS BEEN MELTING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I USE SOMETHING TO BLOCK OUT THE SUN. NOT ONLY IS THE DASH MELTING, IT IS BREAKING OFF IN CHUNKS IN CERTAIN AREAS. WHEN YOU TOUCH IT, IT IS STICKY AND LEAVES A PRINT OF WHATEVER TOUCHED IT. I AM NOT ABLE TO CLEAN IT AND IT LEAVES A BAD GLARE FROM THE SUN WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST CASE I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS - WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE, IF ANYTHING.

Mileage: 90,000

I LOST POWER STEERING AND VERY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. PS LIGHT IS CAME ON THE DASH. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

MATERIAL ON MY DASH APPEARS TO BE STICKY, POSSIBLY DUE TO HOT WEATHER, AND CAN CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF LIGHT REFLECTION PRODUCING GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. DEPENDING ON THE SUN'S RELATIVE DIRECTION TO THE CAR, IT CAN HINDER VISIBILITY TO WHERE DRIVING DURING THE DAYTIME IS NOT FEASIBLE. *TR

I OWN A 2007 LEXUS IS250 AND THE INTERIOR IS MELTING. THE DASHBOARD HAS A GLOSSY, STICKY RESIDUE THAT HAS MADE DRIVING DURING THE DAY IN SUNNY CONDITIONS IMPOSSIBLE. THE RESIDUE CAUSES A GLARE THAT HINDERS MY ABILITY TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. SO MUCH SO THAT I ALMOST MISSED A STOP SIGN! THE DOOR PANELS ARE MELTING TO THE POINT THAT IF YOU TOUCH THEM THE MATERIAL STICKS TO YOUR HANDS AND CLOTHING OR JUST FALLS OFF AND WHEN I GET IT ON MY HANDS IT CAUSES A RASH. I'VE CONTACTED LEXUS AND SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO HAVE THESE PARTS REPLACED AND I WAS QUICKLY DENIED. I'M REPORTING THIS ISSUE TO YOU TODAY BECAUSE THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT AND I WANTED TO DOCUMENT MY CONCERNS IN CASE SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. HAVE A GREAT DAY! *TR

Mileage: 73,000

DASHBOARD IS LITERALLY MELTING. LOOKS SHINY AND IS STICKY TO TOUCH. LEAVES BLACK RESIDUE ON FINGERS AND CREATES A DANGEROUS GLARE ON WINDSHIELD. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 07 LEXUS IS 250 HAS BEEN OOZING A GREASY UNKNOWN CHEMICAL. ASIDE FROM BEING UNSIGHTLY AND DIRTY, THIS STICKY DASHBOARD POSES A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. ON SUNNY DAYS, VERY COMMON IN S.FLORIDA, THE CHEMICAL OOZE PRODUCES A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT IMPAIRS THE DRIVER FROM HAVING A CLEAR UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW OF THE ROAD. I ALMOST STRUCK A PEDESTRIAN DUE TO THE FACT THAT HE WAS UNSEEN BY ME DUE TO THE BLIND SPOT CREATED BY THE GLARE. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO STOP IN TIME. BEING ABLE TO CLEARLY VIEW THE ROAD IS ESSENTIAL IN CONDUCTING A VEHICLE SAFELY. RESEARCH NEEDS TO BE CONDUCTED TO SEE IF THE DEFECTIVE DASHBOARDS WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE EFFECTIVE AND SAFE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS IF A SLIGHT GRAZE BY A FINGERNAIL ON THE DASHBOARD CAUSES IT TO BREAK OFF, HOW WILL THE IT REACT WITH THE SPEED AND POWER THAT AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WILL HAVE. ANOTHER SAFETY CONCERN, THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED IS THE TOXIC IMPACT THAT THIS CHEMICAL CREATES, ESPECIALLY AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO THE HEAT OF A PARKED CAR IN THE SUN. IS ANYBODY INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT THAT THIS DEFECTIVE MATERIAL MAY HAVE ON THE HEALTH OF MY FAMILY AND MYSELF, AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO THIS UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE ON A DAILY BASIS? THIS MATERIAL IS REACTING SO UNEXPECTEDLY BY FALLING APART, HOW DO WE KNOW IT IS NOT TOXIC? I 'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS 'LUXURY VEHICLE' WHO HAS LESS THAN 60,500 MILES. LEXUS AND THE DEALER, OFFERED 25% OFF TO REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD AND DOORS. IT IS DISAPPOINTING AND TROUBLESOME TO REALIZE THAT LEXUS DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS SAFETY AND QUALITY ISSUE IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIALS AND NOT CAUSED BY REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR. WHAT CRITERIA DOES LEXUS USE TO DECIDE WHO GETS THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT REPAIRED FOR FREE AND WHO PAYS $3000? HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT MY FLOOR MATS HAVE OUTLIVED MY DASHBOARD AND DOOR PANELS? *TR

Mileage: 60,500

DASHBOARD OF THE CAR HAS MELTED, SPECIFICALLY RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER POSITION. THE SIZE OF THE MELTING/SHINY REFLECTIVE AREA IS ROUND AND LIKE 9 INCHES WIDE. THE REFLECTION OF THE SHINY MELTING RUBBER FROM THE DASH AFFECTS HAVING A CLEAR VISIBILITY OF THE ROAD. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR A RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED FOR THE FIRST TIME OVER TWO YEARS AGO, BUT IT JUST KEEP GETTING WORSE, THE CAR IS DRIVEN BY MY PREGNANT WIFE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

THE DASHBOARD IS STICKY, CHIPPING AND MELTING RESULTING IN A BLINDING GLARE ON THE DRIVER SIDE WIND SHIELD. THE GLARE REDUCES AND HINDERS VISIBILITY AND IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN AND HAZARD. THE DASH AND DOOR PANEL ARE SO SOFT THAT ANYTIME I BUMP IT WITH MY NAIL OR RING, A CHUNK OF THE DASH COMES OUT. THIS MELTING IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD FOR THE FUNCTION OF THE AIR BAGS. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

REARVIEW MIRROR ON ALL LEXUS MODELS SHOWS BLACK "TIGER" MARKS ACROSS THE MIRROR CAUSING A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. HAVE ASKED LEXUS TO FIX AND SAID NO. THEY KNOW IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

A FEW MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THIS CAR BACK IN 2011, I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE DASHBOARD AND FRONT DOOR PANELS STARTED TO DETERIORATE; LITERALLY LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE MELTING. IT FEELS VERY STICKY, IT GETS SCRATCHED EASILY FROM THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH, BUT THE MAIN THING IS THE DASH, IT LOOKS SO SHINY IT CREATES A HORRIBLE GLARE THAT REFLECTS ON THE WINDSHIELD AND MAKES THE VISIBILITY VERY DIFFICULT AND IT JUST GETS WORSE AND WORSE WITH TIME. I HAVE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAY THEY WILL ONLY COVER THE REPAIR PARTIALLY BUT STILL THE AMOUNT THAT WOULD COME OUT OF MY POCKET IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGH. ACCORDING TO WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED, LEXUS RELEASED A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH THE STICKY/SHINY DASH AND DOOR PANELS. HOWEVER, THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY CAR WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF THE PARTS. I JUST HOPE THEY ARE AWARE THAT THIS GOES BEYOND OF BEING ONLY A "COSMETIC" PROBLEM, BECAUSE JUST THE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD ITSELF CAN BECOME A SIGNIFICANT DRIVING HAZARD. *TR

I LEASED MY LEXUS IS250 BACK IN 2007 AND HAVE SINCE THEN BEEN THE ONLY OWNER. SINCE THEN THE DASH BOARD OF MY CAR HAS BEEN MELTING AND NOW CAUSES A HORRIBLE GLARE/REFLECTION ON MY WINDSHIELD CREATING POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING ON SUNNY DAYS WHICH IS MOST DAYS HER IN SOUTH FLORIDA. ALSO THE INSIDE DOOR PANEL MATERIAL HAS BECOME VERY SOFT TO TOUCH AND SEEMS TO BE MELTING ALSO. AFTER DISCUSSING THIS WITH LEXUS THEY OFFERED ME TO GO 50/50 ON THE REPAIRS TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS CORRECTED WHICH MEANS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS OUT OF MY POCKET FOR A REPAIR THAT IS DUE TO POOR MATERIALS. MY MAIN CONCERN HOWEVER IS THEM DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THE DASHBOARD BECAUSE HAVE A BLIND SPOT ON A WINDSHIELD IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION FOR ANY DRIVER. *TR