Takata recall, car raditor hose busted without any notice while hood was open which cause burn to passenger, let the car sit for an over an hour before the car was brought to an shop where the car was tested an head gasket was blowed
Automatic transmission. when slowing to a stop or anytime (everytime) the car needs to auto downshift from 2nd to 1st the car hard shifts and the entire car jerks really hard causing almost whiplash. this is a widely discussed issue with is and gs models on many forums. new ecu units needed each time costing thousands.
Car has a recall but i do not think they were done by dealership history record has been purge. a lot of safety issue with this car.
I have a unsafe vehicle that is dangerous for myself and the public. the dealership has fail to take responsibility for the problem. there is a recall for the problem and it was extended as well. ( carbon buildup) . the registration history on the vehicle is very strange, it does not seem to be accurate, i believe this vehicle was a defect and the dealership has tampered the vehicle to cover the history. the vehicle service history has been purge and deleted for unknown reason. i am getting different answers and no help with the problem. it has cause me a lot of distress and concern, i have spent thousands of dollars trying to make it safe but from research this is a common defect for this particular vehicle and it can not be repaired. here are few links : http://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-2nd-gen-2006-2013/570722-taking-car-in-to-do-tsb-carbon-recalls.html http://www.torquenews.com/1083/lexus-is250-gs300-carbon-build-what-you-need-know https://reports.carproof.com/main?id=9yckb+xxv2xt/llcdrpmg/b2twviuj4y
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 lexus is250. the contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the vehicle failed to decelerate. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis but they were unable to duplicate the problem. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the approximate failure mileage was 133,000. *tr
Car parked parallel to curb. opened door, got into driver's seat, fastened seat belt, turned on ignition, as normal. shifted from park into drive, immediately engine began to "rev up" uncontrolled, based on sound from engine. after a few seconds of increasing pitch of engine noise, car jumped the curb, over the adjacent side walk, and slammed into the brick wall in front of my house, slid along the wall, and car ended up against the fence of next door neighbor. car moved about 6 feet in 2-3 seconds. right hand and wrist of driver was injured on impact, trapezium bone broken in half, and a portion of bone smashed into little pieces. hand and wrist muscles and tendons strained. surgery was required two weeks later to put 4 metal rods in wrist to assist healing. in cast for total of 8+ weeks. many sessions of occupational therapy will be needed to restore wrist and hand function, some loss of function is anticipated, and arthritis in wrist may result. car damage included front bumper, front grill, front spoiler, grill assembly, headlamp, head lamp assembly, fog lamps, rt front wheel, right front lower arm control, right, left outer tie rod. *tr
lexus is250. drive shaft came off. i had an accident on inter-state 75/85 north bound in downtown atlanta around exit 248b. the front driver side wheel came off in the middle of highway. i did not hit any car except the broken tire hit concrete wall and stopped against concrete wall. i reported this issue to toyota immediately but it took them 3 months to inspect the car. since i can not afford to let it sat in collision center for a while, i had to repaired. by the time, they inspected on nov. 25, 2009. it got all repaired. i did show picture to them. however, lexus refuse to offer any assistance after inspection. lexus said that i could hit something that it's why my rim was damaged. of course, my rim was damaged because it hit concrete wall after it came off. those pictures showed that i did not hit any where (including front bumper). atlanta police came immediately since this accidents was on interstate. however, according to him that i don;t need to file report because there is no other party or property damage. it was only my car. i went to hospital for neck check out. x ray did show something unusual but my own insurance covered the charge. please review and see if any related incident to prevent future issue. *tr