11 of the 157 complaints about the 2008 Lexus IS 250 are about the other systems — 7% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 76,500 miles.
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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DOOR PANELS ARE MELTING. LEXUS CORPORATE WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE OF ALL DOOR PANELS MELTING INSIDE THE CAR. LEXUS DID HOWEVER FIX THE DASHBOARD BUT DOES NOT WANT TO FIX THE DOOR PANELS. DOOR PANELS FEEL LIKE PLAY DOUGH STICKY AND ITS SHAPE IS BEING DESTROYED GRADUALLY AS BEING USED DAILY.
NHTSA complaint #11196727 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR 3 WEEKS AGO AND IT WAS 75K MILE AND ORIGINALLY HAD 151K MILES ACCORDING TO THE REPORT OFF THE LEXUS WEBSITE.
NHTSA complaint #11187370 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE CAR.DRIVING IDILING AT A STAND STILLAND WHILE CAR IS THEN TURNED OFF AFTER RUNNING ALSO ANOTHER PROBLEM RELATED OR NOT BUT SHOWING UP AT THE SAME TIME WAS A BAD ODOR NOT THE SMELL OF GAS BUT THE SMELL OF ROTTEN EGGS IS PRESENT AFTER THE CAR EXCELLERATES THE SMELL IS STRONG AND PUNGENT INSIDE VEHICLE ALSO
NHTSA complaint #11182688 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, LEXUS KEEPS TELLING ME THAT MY ENGINE IS FINE AND THEY HAVE TESTED IT ETC, HOWEVER IT COMES TO A DEAD STOP AND WON'T GO I KEEP PRESSING THE GAS BUT IT HESITATES REALLY BAD CLOSE TO BE HIT BY ONCOMING CARS ON A DAILY BASIS.
NHTSA complaint #11121961 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE "VSC" WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND STAYING ON SINCE NOVEMBER 2017. I HAVE READ THAT MANY LEXUS IS 250 CARS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THE CAR SEEMS TO BE DRIVING FINE FOR NOW BUT THERE HAS TO BE A REASON FOR THE WARNING LIGHT. IF SO MANY OTHER CARS HAVE THIS ISSUE, I'M WONDERING IF IT'S A MANUFACTURE ERROR?? THE WARNING LIGHTS COMES ON AS SOON AS THE ENGINE STARTS AND IT DOES NOT GO OUT.
NHTSA complaint #11113499 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD AND SIDE PANELS ARE MELTING AND VERY STICKY. HAD TO BUY A COVER FOR DASHBOARD TO PREVENT THE SHINY PART FROM HITTING THE WINDSHIELD.
NHTSA complaint #11083182 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A LATENT DEFECT IN THE DASHBOARD AND SIDE DOOR PANELS MELT OR DEGRADE UPON PROLONGED EXPOSURE RESULTING IN A STICKY, REFLECTIVE GOO THAT REDUCES VISIBILITY. THE INCREASED GLARE HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. LEXUS HAS REFUSED MY CLAIM AND WILL NOT REPAIR MY VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #11073168 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I CONTACTED LEXUS OF SAVANNAH, GA. ABOUT MY DASH AND DOOR PANELS WERE DISSOLVING/DISINTEGRATING AND TOLD THAT BOTH ITEMS ARE ON A RECALL LIST AND THAT I WOULD BE PUT ON A RECALL LIST TO BE PUT ON THEIR LIST TO BE REPAIRED, THAT WAS IN DEC. 2014. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH LEXUS OF SAVANNAH, GA. AND COOPERATE HEADQUARTERS NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THEN AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHEN IT WOULD BE REPAIRED, LAST CALL TO THE HEADQUARTERS WAS YESTERDAY AND WAS TOLD THE SAME. THE GLARE FROM THE DASH HAS BECOME SO DANGEROUS THAT I AM CONCERNED THAT I WILL HAVE A WRECK AND BE INJURED OR KILLED FROM THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR IS A 2008 IS250 LEXUS. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT IF THERE IS ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN SPEED UP THEIR REPAIR ON MY CAR. EVEN THOUGH IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE. I AM SENDING DOCUMENTATION AND CAN SEND IF NECESSARY.
NHTSA complaint #10955228 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL RECALL WAS ISSUED ON MAY 2016, AND NO REMEDY HAS BEEN GIVEN TO OWNERS YET. ALSO DASHBOARD WAS RECALLED FOR REPLACEMENT AS THEY BECAME STICKY / MELTED AND AT TIMES PRODUCE GLARE. LOCAL LEXUS DEALER APPROVED REPLACEMENT IN OCTOBER 2015, AND STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE DASHBOARDS FOR REPLACEMENT. CONTACTED LEXUS CORPORATE DIRECTLY, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY SPECIFIC SET TIME FOR THE AVAILABILITY OF THE PART.
NHTSA complaint #10908949 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAM GEAR PROBLEMS. WHEN START THE ENGINE, THERE WAS A RATTLE SOUND FOR A SECOND, THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN RECALL FOR LEXUS IS350 BUT NOT IS250!!!!! AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF IS250 OWNERS COMPLAINT THE SAME PROBLEM AS IS350, THIS PROBLEM MAY STOP THE ENGINE WHILE RUNNING, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. HERE IS THE LINK FOR IS250 OWNERS COMPLAINT: HTTP://WWW.CLUBLEXUS.COM/FORUMS/IS-2ND-GEN-2006-2013/654738-CAM-GEAR-RATTLE.HTML
NHTSA complaint #10777891 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING. IT IS EXTREMELY TACKING TO THE TOUCH, ATTRACTING DUST AND DEBRIS (WHICH CANNOT, THEN, BE CLEANED OFF).
NHTSA complaint #10761640 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.