2007 Lexus Ls 460

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS LS 460. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS STICKY AND CREATED A GLARE THAT OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED TOM WOOD LEXUS (4610 E 96TH ST, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46240, (317) 580-6888) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASH COVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

A FEW MONTHS AGO I STARTED NOTICING THAT THE DASHBOARD OF MY CAR WAS GETTING SHINY. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST SOME SUBSTANCE THAT I COULD WIPE OFF BUT FOUND IT WAS VERY STICKY AND DETERIORATING. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THIS WEEK THE REFLECTION WAS BAD ENOUGH TO CAUSE A DISTRACTION, ENOUGH THAT AS SOON AS I GOT HOME I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR WHAT I COULD DO TO FIX IT. I THOUGHT MINE WAS AN ISOLATED CASE BUT FOUND SEVERAL ARTICLES INDICATING THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY OTHERS AS WELL. WHILE I PERSONALLY DON'T EXPECT THE MANUFACTURER TO SHOULDER 100% OF THE BURDEN FOR THE REPAIR, I DID WANT TO REGISTER MY CASE AS IT SEEMED THAT THE MANUFACTURERS WERE NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE HOPES THAT THEY WOULD AGREE TO A FORMULA TO ADDRESS THE COST RATHER THAN EVERYONE HAVING TO NEGOTIATE THE SHARE OF COST INDIVIDUALLY. *TR

LAST YEAR WE REPORTED A STICKY SHEEN AND POWDERY RESIDUE ON ALL THE PEBBLE GRAIN VINYL- INCLUDES DASHBOARD, GLOVE BOX AREA, STRIPS UNDER THE WINDOWS AND CENTER CONSOLE BETWEEN THE FRONT SEATS. CAR WAS TAKEN TO LEXUS DEALER IN N. MIAMI, FL TWICE WITH THE COMPLAINT. THEY SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS. NOW THERE ARE REPORTS THAT THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH TOYOTAS AND LEXUS. THE SHEEN IS CAUSING SUN GLARE PROBLEM AS WELL AS OVERALL LOOK AND STICKY OR POWDERY TEXTURE. REPORTS ARE ONLINE AS WELL AS NBC NEWS TELEVISION THIS PAST MONDAY, OCT. 13TH. *TR