2008 LEXUS IS 350 Problems & Recalls
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TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2008 LEXUS PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 26, 2005 THROUGH AUGUST 4, 2008. MICRO-FOREIGN OBJECTS IN THE MATERIAL OF THE VALVE SPRING MAY D...
SO I BOUGHT THE CAR JUST YESTERDAY AND I SEARCHED THE VIN IN UR WEBSITE AND I SAW THAT THERE IS ONE UNREPAIRED ISSUE AND I'M A LITTLE WORRIED IT COULD CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE LATER IN THE FUTURE IF I DON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM TOLD ME THE CAR WAS GOOD WITH NO ISSUE SO...
Mileage: 110,252
THERE HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON MY VEHICLE. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE, UNFORTUNATELY THE LIGHT WENT OUT, AND NO CODE WAS CAPTURED. IT WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER RECENTLY, AND A FAULT CODE WAS RECOGNIZED; A POSSIBLE KNEE AIRBAG ISSUE. WHEN TALKING WITH THE SERVICE WR...
Mileage: 77,000
AFTER HITTING A HARD BUMP, THE VEHICLE THREW A B1866 CODE INDICATING AN OPEN CIRCUIT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER KNEE AIRBAG. THE CONNECTOR HAS BECOME LOOSE AND AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN FREQUENTLY WITH THIS CONNECTOR OR ON THE DRIVER SIDE KNEE AIRBAG CONNECTOR.
Mileage: 153,000
TAKATA RECALL. AFTER LETTING THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP DO THE RECALL ON MY AIRBAGS, I RECEIVED A AIRBAG LIGHT SHORTLY AFTER AND LET THEM KNOW I DIDN'T HAVE THE ISSUE UNTIL AFTER THEY SERVICED THE AIRBAG. THE ISSUE IS STATED THAT THEY MADE THE HARNESS TOO SHORT IN MY YEAR CAR AND LEXUS IS NOT TAKING RESPO...
Mileage: 170,000
TAKATA RECALL. AFTER LETTING THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP DO THE RECALL ON MY AIRBAGS, I RECEIVED A AIRBAG LIGHT SHORTLY AFTER AND LET THEM KNOW I DIDN'T HAVE THE ISSUE UNTIL AFTER THEY SERVICED THE AIRBAG. THE ISSUE IS STATED THAT THEY MADE THE HARNESS TOO SHORT IN MY YEAR CAR AND LEXUS IS NOT TAKING RESPO...
Mileage: 170,000
TAKATA RECALL. AFTER LETTING THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP DO THE RECALL ON MY AIRBAGS, I RECEIVED A AIRBAG LIGHT SHORTLY AFTER AND LET THEM KNOW I DIDN'T HAVE THE ISSUE UNTIL AFTER THEY SERVICED THE AIRBAG. THE ISSUE IS STATED THAT THEY MADE THE HARNESS TOO SHORT IN MY YEAR CAR AND LEXUS IS NOT TAKING RESPO...
Mileage: 170,000
ON NOVEMBER 8, 2017, I WAS INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN SANTA MONICA, CA AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM AN ALLEY ONTO A TWO-LANE RESIDENTIAL STREET. THE OTHER VEHICLE STRUCK ME ON THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF MY CAR. WHILE THE AIRBAGS OF THE OTHER CAR WERE DEPLOYED , NONE OF MY AIRBAGS WERE DEPL...
Mileage: 50,000
ON NOVEMBER 8, 2017, I WAS INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN SANTA MONICA, CA AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM AN ALLEY ONTO A TWO-LANE RESIDENTIAL STREET. THE OTHER VEHICLE STRUCK ME ON THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF MY CAR. WHILE THE AIRBAGS OF THE OTHER CAR WERE DEPLOYED , NONE OF MY AIRBAGS WERE DEPL...
Mileage: 50,000
I HAVE A 2008 LEXUS IS 350 IN WHICH THE INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR HAS BECOME HAZY AND FILLED WITH BLACK LINES LIMITING REAR VISIBILITY. I HAVE READ SEVERAL BLOGS AND BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. THIS SEEMS TO BE IN VIOLATION OF THE FOLLOWING SAFETY GUIDELINES, HOWEVER...
Mileage: 104,000
WHILE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION, WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, IT PRODUCES A GRINDING NOISE. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING HAS THE TENDENCY TO LOCK UP/CREATE RESISTANCE FOR A FEW SECONDS AS A RESULT THE CAR WANDERS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR INTO THE OTHER LANE/SHOULDER OF THE ROAD UNTIL IT BREAKS FR...
Mileage: 75,000
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS 350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MA...
TAKATA RECALL I WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE LENGTH OF TIME FOR ME TO BE NOTIFIED THAT MY CAR IS AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL ( AUGUST 2016) AND THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO TIME LINE FOR A FIX. THE RECOMMENDED WORK AROUND IS TO NOT HAVE SOMEONE IN THE PASSENGERS SEAT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 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 MA...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS 350. UPON ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS 350. UPON ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS 350. UPON ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS 350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS PRODUCING A STICKY SUBSTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAI...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS 350. WHILE PARKED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,700.
Mileage: 45,700
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS 350. WHILE PARKED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,700.
Mileage: 45,700
25% OF MY 2008 LEXUS IS 350 DASH IS MELTING. THE SHINE FROM THE DASH REFLECTS OFF THE WINDSHIELD PRODUCING A SIGNIFICANT GLARE. THIS ISSUE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE MATERIAL USED FOR THE DASH AND DOOR PANELS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NOT UP TO PAR FOR LEXUS OR ANY OTHER LUXURY AUTO MAKER. CON...
Mileage: 56,000
RECALL ON DEFECTIVE MATERIALS. STICKY MELTING DASHBOARD AND INSIDE PANELS DETERIORATING WITH EVERY TOUCH. THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME THE COST OF LABOR TO REPLACE THEIR DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD AND PANELS. THE MELTING/STICKY DASHBOARD CAN BE HAZARD INTERFERING WITH VISIBILITY IN THE FUTURE. *TR
Mileage: 39,897
MELTING DASHBOARD. MELTED MATERIAL IS CAUSING GLARE ON WINDSHIELD THAT IS IN DIRECT EYESIGHT. OCCASIONALLY IMPAIRS ROAD VIEW. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
MELTING DASHBOARD. MELTED MATERIAL IS CAUSING GLARE ON WINDSHIELD THAT IS IN DIRECT EYESIGHT. OCCASIONALLY IMPAIRS ROAD VIEW. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
MY 2008 LEXUS IS350 DASHBOARD IS MELTING, WHEN THE SUN HIT THE DASHBOARD IT HARD TO SEE WHAT IN FRONT OF THE ROAD. SPOKE WITH THE LEXUS DEALER SERVICE, THEY TOLD ME MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED SO THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING. *TR
DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED A STICKY, SHINY APPEARANCE. DEALERSHIP HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THESE MODELS HAVE THIS PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. THE SHINY APPEARANCE MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD IN STRONG SUNLIGHT. I FEEL THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. WILL THE AIRBAG DEPLOY PROPERLY WIT...
Mileage: 56,000
DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED A STICKY, SHINY APPEARANCE. DEALERSHIP HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THESE MODELS HAVE THIS PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. THE SHINY APPEARANCE MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD IN STRONG SUNLIGHT. I FEEL THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. WILL THE AIRBAG DEPLOY PROPERLY WIT...
Mileage: 56,000
DASH IS MELTING, STICKY, *JS
Mileage: 25,000
DASH IS MELTING, STICKY, *JS
Mileage: 25,000
THE DASH IS STICKY AND REFLEX IN THE WINDSHIELD. LEXUS WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. I ALSO HAD MY NAV SYSTEM TOUCH SCREEN FAIL. NO LEXUS HELP. *TR
Mileage: 59,000
I WAS PULLING UP TO A RED STOPLIGHT WITH A CAR ALREADY STOPPED AT THE LIGHT. WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, I REALIZED THE VEHICLE WASN'T BRAKING CORRECTLY. I STARTED APPLYING MORE PRESSURE UNTIL I WAS NEARLY STANDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE ENGINE STARTING REVVING AS IF I WERE ACCELER...
Mileage: 93,000
I WAS PULLING UP TO A RED STOPLIGHT WITH A CAR ALREADY STOPPED AT THE LIGHT. WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, I REALIZED THE VEHICLE WASN'T BRAKING CORRECTLY. I STARTED APPLYING MORE PRESSURE UNTIL I WAS NEARLY STANDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE ENGINE STARTING REVVING AS IF I WERE ACCELER...
Mileage: 93,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 0 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A COLLISION CENTE...
Mileage: 19,200
VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AT 45MPH AND GROUND GEARS. *TT
Mileage: 21,622
WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO A FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT GEARS NORMALLY. THERE HAVE BEEN A HANDFUL OF INSTANCES, THOUGH, WHERE THE GEARS DO NOT SHIFT AS EXPECTED. ON THOSE OCCASIONS, THE CAR WOULD SHIFT UPWARD TO THE 5TH GEAR (OUT OF 6). AFTER LIGHTLY RELEASING GAS PEDAL, THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT T...
Mileage: 35,135
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN BRAKING OVER WET ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME ABNORMALLY HARD TO STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER F...
Mileage: 600
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN BRAKING OVER WET ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME ABNORMALLY HARD TO STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER F...
Mileage: 600
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS 350 IS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT ABNORMAL RATTLING NOISES AND WOULD SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD ALSO DRIVE ROUGHLY WHEN DRIVING AT LEAST 25 MPH. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION ...
Mileage: 43,400
I AM DRIVING A CAR WHICH HAS ACCELERATED UNINTENTIONALLY THREE TIMES. I WANT LEXUS TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND FIND OUT WHY MY CAR ACCELERATES RANDOMLY AND I WANT THEM TO FIX MY CAR. I ALSO WANT LEXUS TO ADMIT TO THIS SAFETY FLAW. I WISH THAT LEXUS WOULD BE PUNISHED FOR THIS SERIOUS BREACH IN CONCERN FO...
Mileage: 14,283
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEMS FM OWNER OF 2008 LEXUS IS 350. *TGW THE CONSUMER HAS CONCERNS REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION RECALL AND WOULD LIKE LEXUS/TOYOTA TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK.
AS I WAS PARKING MY LEXUS IN A PARKING LOT, THE CAR SUDDENLY SHOT FORWARD, MOVING OVER THE PARKING CEMENT BARRIER AND CRASHING INTO A WALL. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED. AFTER I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA RELATING TO THE FLOOR MAT ISSUE, I MADE SURE THE FLOOR MATS WERE PROPERLY ATTACHED. THIS HA...
Mileage: 3,894
AS I WAS PARKING MY LEXUS IN A PARKING LOT, THE CAR SUDDENLY SHOT FORWARD, MOVING OVER THE PARKING CEMENT BARRIER AND CRASHING INTO A WALL. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED. AFTER I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA RELATING TO THE FLOOR MAT ISSUE, I MADE SURE THE FLOOR MATS WERE PROPERLY ATTACHED. THIS HA...
Mileage: 3,894
AS I WAS PARKING MY LEXUS IN A PARKING LOT, THE CAR SUDDENLY SHOT FORWARD, MOVING OVER THE PARKING CEMENT BARRIER AND CRASHING INTO A WALL. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED. AFTER I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA RELATING TO THE FLOOR MAT ISSUE, I MADE SURE THE FLOOR MATS WERE PROPERLY ATTACHED. THIS HA...
Mileage: 3,894
POWER STEERING FAILURE DURING TURN IN 2008 LEXUS 350- SUDDEN. CAUSED ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES TO PERSON AND PROPERTY. *TR
Mileage: 36,499