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Mileage at the reported incident
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Air Bags. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Power Train. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
7 crash reports0 fire reports3 injury reports
What owners actually said
40 reports
Mileage unknown · Aug 19, 2019
Unknown Or Other
THIS REGARDING 2010 LEXUS IS250 AND WE OWNED ONE. THIS VEHICLE HAS PROBLEM WITH DASHBOARD GETTING STICKY IT IS KIND OF MELTING DUE TO HEAT AND HUMIDITY. AND LEXUS IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. BUT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF IS BECAUSE OF STICKY DASHBOARD IT RELEASES OILY FUME AND IT GOES ON TO WINDSHIELD AND MAKES IT FOGGY. THIS IS ON GO…
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THIS REGARDING 2010 LEXUS IS250 AND WE OWNED ONE. THIS VEHICLE HAS PROBLEM WITH DASHBOARD GETTING STICKY IT IS KIND OF MELTING DUE TO HEAT AND HUMIDITY. AND LEXUS IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. BUT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF IS BECAUSE OF STICKY DASHBOARD IT RELEASES OILY FUME AND IT GOES ON TO WINDSHIELD AND MAKES IT FOGGY. THIS IS ON GOING PROBLEM. MY SON IS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND ACCORDING TO HIM IS IN THE LONG-DISTANCE DRIVING HE HAS TO PULL OVER MULTIPLE TIME TO CLEAN WINDSHIELD . JUST BECAUSE OF OUR CAR HAS SALVAGE TITLE LEXUS WILL NOT PAY OR REPLACE THIS STICKY DASHBOARD. HAVING A SALVAGE TITLE DOES NOT MEAN CAR IS NOT ON THE ROAD AND NO-ONE BEHIND THE DRIVER SEAT.. I WOULD REQUEST YOU TO LOOK IN TO THIS MATTER. THIS IS LIFE AND DEATH SAFETY CONCERNS TO US. THANKS
NHTSA ODI #11244915
Mileage unknown · Jun 25, 2018
Unknown Or OtherVisibility/wiper
THE DASHBOARD HAS MELTED, PRODUCING A SIGNIFICANT GLARE THAT IMPAIRS MY VISION THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD WHEN THE SUN HITS IT. THE DASHBOARD IS STICKY.
NHTSA ODI #11103835
152,000 miles · Apr 26, 2018
Air BagsElectrical System
CPU UNDER SEAT CONTROLLING CAR AIRBAGS HAS FAILED. LEXUS WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE. AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY OR INFLATE. LEXUS STATES ITS NOT A SAFTEY ISSUE REQUIRING THEIR ATTENTION. LEXUS STATED THEY KNOW ABOUTTHE ISSUE AND IT IS HAPPENING IN OTHER VEHICLES. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE OF THIS.
NHTSA ODI #11090290
Mileage unknown · Jun 26, 2017
Air Bags
TAKATA RECALL THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IN MY VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO A MAY 23, 2016, RECALL DATE BUT HAS NOT YET BEEN REPLACED BY LEXUS AS OF TODAY, JUNE 26, 2017.
NHTSA ODI #11001489
Mileage unknown · Apr 21, 2017
Air Bags
TAKATA RECALL MAY 2016 IT HAS BEEN A YEAR SINCE I WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL AND LEXUS HAS NOT YET REPLACED THE AIRBAG!
NHTSA ODI #10979846
Mileage unknown · Mar 21, 2017
Air Bags
TAKATA RECALL, THE FIX FOR THIS RECALL HAS TAKEN ALMOST A YEAR AND SUGGESTED THAT NO ONE SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WHICH HAS BEEN VERY INCONVENIENT FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.
NHTSA ODI #10967552
Mileage unknown · Feb 16, 2017
Air Bags
TAKATA RECALL I HAVE BEEN CALLING THE LEXUS DEALERS HERE IN TEXAS FOR ALMOST A YEAR AFTER GETTING THE RECALL LETTER AND THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE PARTS FOR THE AIRBAG. IN THE MEAN TIME, SOMEONE COULD BE KILLED SITTING IN MY PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE GRANDKIDS THAT I TRANSPORT TO SCHOOL AND ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES. MY CAR IS ALMOST 8 YEA…
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TAKATA RECALL I HAVE BEEN CALLING THE LEXUS DEALERS HERE IN TEXAS FOR ALMOST A YEAR AFTER GETTING THE RECALL LETTER AND THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE PARTS FOR THE AIRBAG. IN THE MEAN TIME, SOMEONE COULD BE KILLED SITTING IN MY PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE GRANDKIDS THAT I TRANSPORT TO SCHOOL AND ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES. MY CAR IS ALMOST 8 YEARS OLD AND I LIVE IN A HIGH HUMID STATE. I HAVE EVEN TALKED TO CORPORATE FROM LEXUS AND THEY HAVE NO ANSWERS OR REMEDIES AND NO TIMELINE AS WHEN MY CAR WILL BE FIXED. THIS LOOKS LIKE A LAWSUIT IN THE MAKING.
NHTSA ODI #10955063
Mileage unknown · Feb 2, 2017
Air Bags
TAKATA RECALL - IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THIS USED CAR, I NOTICED THE RED LIGHT, BUT WAS NOT AWARE AT THE TIME THAT IT WAS WARNING LIGHT. SO MY AIRBAG RED LIGHT REMAINS ON ALL THE TIME ONCE THE CAR IS STARTED. I LATER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AND I AM NOW FEARFUL AND SEE THIS AS AN AIRBAG DEFECT THAT …
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TAKATA RECALL - IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THIS USED CAR, I NOTICED THE RED LIGHT, BUT WAS NOT AWARE AT THE TIME THAT IT WAS WARNING LIGHT. SO MY AIRBAG RED LIGHT REMAINS ON ALL THE TIME ONCE THE CAR IS STARTED. I LATER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AND I AM NOW FEARFUL AND SEE THIS AS AN AIRBAG DEFECT THAT COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS CONCERN OF QUESTIONABLE SAFETY. I THINK IT IS UNFAIR THAT LEXUS NOW WANTS TO CHARGE ME $280 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC FOR THE ROOT OF THIS PROBLEM, WHEN IN FACT THEY KNOW THAT THESE TAKATA AIRBAGS ARE NOT SAFE AND MILLIONS OF CARS HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED.
NHTSA ODI #10949121
Mileage unknown · Dec 30, 2016
Air Bags
TAKATA RECALL- THE DEALERSHIP OFFERS NO HELP AS TO WHEN MY PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL BE REPLACED AND MERELY TELLS ME TO NOT DRIVE ANYONE IN MY CAR UNLESS THEY ARE IN THE BACK SEAT. THIS CAR ORIGINATED IN TEXAS, A HIGH HUMIDITY STATE, AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH DEGRADATION HAS TAKEN PLACE . I RESIDE IN OKLAHOMA AND PURCHASED THE CAR…
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TAKATA RECALL- THE DEALERSHIP OFFERS NO HELP AS TO WHEN MY PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL BE REPLACED AND MERELY TELLS ME TO NOT DRIVE ANYONE IN MY CAR UNLESS THEY ARE IN THE BACK SEAT. THIS CAR ORIGINATED IN TEXAS, A HIGH HUMIDITY STATE, AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH DEGRADATION HAS TAKEN PLACE . I RESIDE IN OKLAHOMA AND PURCHASED THE CAR THIS YEAR, 2016, FROM A PRIVATE PARTY IN OKLAHOMA AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THIS CAR AND HAVE NO IDEA WHEN IT WILL BE FIXED OR IF THAT WILL HAPPEN BEFORE TAKATA GOES OUT OF BUSINESS. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10938691
Mileage unknown · Dec 10, 2016
Air Bags
TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE MAY 2016 AND CURRENTLY STILL NO RESOLUTION VERY INCONVENIENT NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE A PASSENGER HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO WAIT
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2010 PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAN GET STUCK IN THE WIDE OPEN POSITION DUE TO ITS BEING TRAPPED BY AN UNSECURED OR INCOMPATIBLE DRIVER'S FLOOR MAT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A STUCK OPEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY RESULT IN VERY HIGH VEHICLE SPEEDS AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH, SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
Remedy: TOYOTA FILED AN AMENDED DEFECT REPORT ON NOVEMBER 25, 2009, STATING THAT DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND, ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, ALTER THE SHAPE OF THE FLOOR SURFACE UNDER THE PEDAL. THESE CHANGES ADDRESS THE RISK OF PEDAL ENTRAPMENT DUE TO INTERFERENCE WITH THE FLOOR MAT. REDESIGNED ACCELERATOR PEDALS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE BEGINNING IN APRIL 2010 AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE ANY MODIFIED PEDAL WITH THE NEW PEDAL IF DESIRED. ALSO, DEALERS WILL REPLACE ANY GENUINE TOYOTA OR LEXUS ALL-WEATHER FLOOR MATS WITH REDESIGNED ALL-WEATHER MATS, OR REPURCHASE THE PREVIOUS MATS FROM OWNERS WHO DO NOT WANT THE NEW ONES. ADDITIONALLY, SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS WILL BE INSTALLED ON CAMRY, AVALON AND LEXUS ES 350, IS 350 AND IS 250 MODELS THAT WILL ENSURE THAT THE BRAKE OVERRIDES THE ACCELERATOR IN THE EVENT BOTH BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS ARE APPLIED. TOYOTA WILL BEGIN MAILING LETTERS TO OWNERS ON DECEMBER 31, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331, LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.
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