2004 LEXUS IS 300 Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
Compare to Other Years
Common Problems
THE GAS PEDAL WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. FORCING ONE TO PULL OVER, RESTART THE CAR, AND/OR HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED FOR REPAIR.
Mileage: 253,000
ENGINE QUIT ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH COASTED OF SHOULDER OF ROAD. WRECKER DROPPED AT DEALER. THEY MIS DIAGNOSED A BAD COIL. APPROXIMATELY 6 HOURS LATER THE CAR QUIT IN SAME WAY AGAIN. ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP PROPERLY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS AN IGNITOR CONTROL MODULE. THE ORIGINAL REPAIR CO.COMMUNITY TOYOTA...
Mileage: 100,000
STICKY RESIDUE DUE TO THE MELTING MATERIAL ON THE DASHBOARD CAUSES FUMES. FUMES ARE TOXIC AND IS GETTING IN THE AC AND VENTILATION. MELTING DASHBOARD. STICKY RESIDUE. CLOTHES WILL STICK TO IT. MELTS WHEN IT GETS HOT IN THE CAR. CURRENTLY LIVING IN CALIFORNIA WHERE IT IS SUMMER WEATHER 9 OUT OF THE 1...
Mileage: 50,000
STICKY RESIDUE DUE TO THE MELTING MATERIAL ON THE DASHBOARD CAUSES FUMES. FUMES ARE TOXIC AND IS GETTING IN THE AC AND VENTILATION. MELTING DASHBOARD. STICKY RESIDUE. CLOTHES WILL STICK TO IT. MELTS WHEN IT GETS HOT IN THE CAR. CURRENTLY LIVING IN CALIFORNIA WHERE IT IS SUMMER WEATHER 9 OUT OF THE 1...
Mileage: 50,000
THE LEXUS IS300 HAVE THE WORST DASH, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY LEXUS DIDN'T HAVE A RECALL ON THEM AS THEY DID FOR THE IS250 OR THE IS350. GOD FORBIDS YOU PARK YOUR CAR AT WORK AND AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN YOU GET IN YOUR VEHICLE AND YOU TOUCH THE DASH OR AROUND THE SHIFTER, IT FEELS LIKE IT IS MELTI...
Mileage: 130,000
THE LEXUS IS300 HAVE THE WORST DASH, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY LEXUS DIDN'T HAVE A RECALL ON THEM AS THEY DID FOR THE IS250 OR THE IS350. GOD FORBIDS YOU PARK YOUR CAR AT WORK AND AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN YOU GET IN YOUR VEHICLE AND YOU TOUCH THE DASH OR AROUND THE SHIFTER, IT FEELS LIKE IT IS MELTI...
Mileage: 130,000
DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND HAS BECOME STICKY AND RUBS OFF ON CLOTHING. THIS INCLUDES THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SURFACE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED IN THE SUN.
Mileage: 123,000
DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND HAS BECOME STICKY AND RUBS OFF ON CLOTHING. THIS INCLUDES THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SURFACE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED IN THE SUN.
Mileage: 123,000
THE DASHBOARD ON MY LEXUS IS300 IS MELTING AND REFLECTS OFF THE WINDSHIELD DURING THE DAYTIME CAUSING A TERRIBLE GLARE THAT AT TIMES AFFECTS DRIVING VISION. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT LEXUS HAS IDENTIFIED IN OTHER LEXUS VEHICLES (06 AND UP IS, LS460 ETC)AND WILL REPLACE THOSE DASHBOARDS. I HAVE C...
Mileage: 80,000
STICKY MELTING DASHBOARD. *TR
THE DASH BOARD IS MELTING SINCE 2007, LEXUS DID NOT DO ANY MORE THAN CHANGE PASSENGER AIR BAG COVER THAT AFTER A WILE STARTER MELTING AGAIN, THEY BLAME AT SUN EXPOSURE, THE CAR IS ALWAYS IN THE GARAGE AND IS USED VERY LITTLE TODAY THE MILEAGE IS 48,000, WE COMPLAINED TO LEXUS A LITTLE AFTER THE WARR...
Mileage: 26,236
MY 2004 LEXUS IS 300 HAS A MELTING DASHBOARD. THE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME STICKY TO THE TOUCH AND LEAVES MARKS WHEN YOU TOUCH IT. *TR
Mileage: 55,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS IS-300 EQUIPPED WITH NEXEN N-5000 TIRES (N.A), LINE SIZE 215/45/17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED LARGE CIRCULAR CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALL OF THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED...
Mileage: 91,000
TL*THE CONTACT LEASED A 2004 LEXUS IS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED, DROVE OVER A CURB, AND CRASHED INTO THE STEPS ON A RAILING OF A BUILDING. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 34,527
ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 22, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 AM, ON THE NORTHBOUND ON RAMP TO I-25 AT CASTLE PINES NORTH, CASTLE ROCK, CO MY 2004 LEXUS IS 300 ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. STOMPING THE BRAKES HARD DID NOT STOP THE ACCELERATION. THE ONLY THING GOING THROUGH MY MIND AT THE TIME BESIDES S...
CAR FAILED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT UNDER NORMAL BRAKING BECAUSE ENGINE FAILED TO DECELERATE WHEN PRESSURE WAS REMOVED FROM THE PEDAL. MAXIMUM FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE ANTI LOCK FEATURE WAS ACTIVATED AND A COLLISION WITH THE STOPPED CAR AHEAD WAS BARELY AVERTED. WHEN STOPPED,...
Mileage: 58,400
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS IS 300. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED TWO TIRE FAILURES, IN WHICH THEY SPONTANEOUSLY FLATTENED. SHE HAS LOW PROFILE CHROME-PLATED WHEELS. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE CHROME WHEELS WAS CORRODED AND DID NOT SEAL PROPE...
Mileage: 40,000
FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACK WITH NO ROCKS HITTING IT ON THE BOTTOM MID PASSENGER SIDE. CRACKED ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM MID DRIVER SIDE ABOUT 2FT LONG. ALSO STARTED TO CRACK FROM THE MID CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. ABOUT 6 INCHES LONG. I BELIEVE ITS DUE TO BODY FLEX STRESS THAT THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED....
ON JULY 18, 2008, I WAS DRIVING MY LEXUS IS-300. MY WIFE AND I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT ON THE OFF RAMP. WHILE WAITING TO PROCEED THROUGH THE STOPLIGHT, WE WERE STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER DRIVER GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES AN HOUR ESTIMATED BY THE POLICE OFFICER. THE REA...
Mileage: 40,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE MADE OF CHROME PLATES THAT CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SLIP OFF THE PEDALS DURING NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE WAS PERMANENT. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CHROME PLATED PEDALS. UPDATED 11/30/2006 - THE ...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE MADE OF CHROME PLATES THAT CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SLIP OFF THE PEDALS DURING NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE WAS PERMANENT. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CHROME PLATED PEDALS. UPDATED 11/30/2006 - THE ...
ONE WEEKEND I CHECKED ON MY TIRE WEAR, AND NOTICE THE FRONT TIRES ON MY CAR WAS WEARING OUT UNEVENLY, LIKE THE ALIGNMENT WAS OFF, I BROUGHT IT TO THE LEXUS DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A NORMAL WEAR. THE LEXUS FACTORY TOLD ME IT IS HOW THE CAR IS SET UP. *JB
Mileage: 15,000
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE VEHICLE REAR TRACTION MALFUNCTIONED WHICH RESULTED IN FREQUENT SPINOUTS AND A SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *NM (2004 LEXUS IS300) THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE PERFORMED POORLY AND SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE VEHICLE. *JB...