U.S. public vehicle records

2007 Lexus IS 250 problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

213 owner complaints analyzed

5 distinct recall campaigns

75,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2007 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 142 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 49 of 213 complaints (23.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	18	8.5%
Steering behavior	12	5.6%
Engine operation	10	4.7%
Electrical and battery issues	6	2.8%
Transmission and shifting	4	1.9%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Air Bags

Structure

Unknown Or Other

Structure:Body

Exterior Lighting

Visibility/Wiper

Vehicle Speed Control

Electrical System

Air Bags: 49; Structure: 36; Unknown Or Other: 26; Structure:Body: 20; Exterior Lighting: 18; Visibility/Wiper: 18; Vehicle Speed Control: 17; Electrical System: 10

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 19; 25,000 to 49,999: 32; 50,000 to 74,999: 19; 75,000 to 99,999: 33; 100,000 to 149,999: 28; 150,000 and above: 11

75,000 to 99,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (33). 71 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2007: 2; 2008: 5; 2009: 12; 2010: 22; 2011: 10; 2012: 7; 2013: 7; 2014: 42; 2015: 23; 2016: 34; 2017: 23; 2018: 14; 2019: 10; 2020: 1; 2021: 1

Pattern summary

Air Bags leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 18 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 12 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 10 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10245176 · 2008-10-12 (October 12, 2008)

TWO COMPAINTS ON MY LEXUS IS250: 1) PURCHASED CAR IN JANUARY 2007, AND IMMEDIATELY HAD BRAKE CONCERNS. RETURNED TO DEALER TWO TIMES AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. BRAKES BEGAN TO SCREECH AROUND 15K MILES, RETURNED TO DEALER. THIS TIME THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. NOW AT 20K MILES AND BRAKES ARE AN ISSUE AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY FEEL SPONGY AND NOT COSISTENT WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. ITEM 2) LAST NIGHT I GOT INTO MY CAR TO LEAVE. I ENTERED MY CAR, SAT DOWN AND CLOSED DOOR, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A NOISE AND THE REAR WINDSHIELD CO…

Owner-reported narrative. 20,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10245176 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10263292 · 2009-03-27 (March 27, 2009)

PURCHASED CAR IN FEB 2008 FROM LEXUS OF PEMBROKE PINES FL, AND IMMEDIATELY HAD BRAKE CONCERNS. RETURNED TO DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. BRAKES BEGAN TO SCREECH CONSISTENTLY EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE WOULD BRAKE. AROUND 13K MILES, RETURNED TO DEALER. THIS TIME THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED.THIS TIME THEY FEEL SPONGY AND NOT CONSISTENT WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED BRAKES CONTINUED TO SCREECH AS I BACKUP AND BRAKE AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS I FIGURED THE NOISE WAS DUE TO THE BRAKES BEING BRAND NEW. I NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF HEAT COMING FROM…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10263292 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10311582 · 2010-02-17 (February 17, 2010)

COMPLAINTS REGARDING 2007 LEXUS IS 250: 1. STEERING WHEEL STICKS WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. THIS OCCURS 3-5 TIMES PER WEEK AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AND COLLISIONS. 2. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD AND ACCELERATES. THIS OCCURS 2-5 TIMES PER MONTH. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO REAR END OTHER CARS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. 3. CAR FLUTTERS AND STALLS WHEN REVERSING. ( CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC) CAR ALSO FLUTTERS WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. CAR DOES THIS WHEN ITS HOT OR COLD. THIS OCCURS 5-1…

Owner-reported narrative. 20,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10311582 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10313012 · 2010-02-23 (February 23, 2010)

ACCELERATOR ON 2007 LEXUS IS 250 STUCK WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 85 MPH. I HAD ACCELERATED HARD TO COME UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED. BRAKES WOULD NOT SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. WOVE IN AND OUT OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND CALLED 911. FRANTICALLY MOVED SHIFT LEVER AND MOVED PADDLES ON STEERING COLUMN. CAR EVENTUALLY SEEMED TO DOWNSHIFT AND SLOWED. HAPPENED ONCE. TOOK VEHICLE TO LEXUS DEALER THAT DAY. NEW FLOOR MAT AND CLIPS WERE INSTALLED THAT DAY. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 16,727 miles reported. Look up ODI 10313012 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10341692 · 2010-07-06 (July 6, 2010)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS IS250. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN SHE RESTARTED THE ENGINE THE VEHICLE'S SPPED WOULD NOT EXCEED 5MPH. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LEXUS DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE CENSOR FAILED . THE PART WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE VEHICLE STALLED ONCE AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ONCE AGAIN AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A MISFIRE. THERE WAS NO REPAIRS PERFORMED TH…

Owner-reported narrative. 81,418 miles reported. Look up ODI 10341692 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10296999 · 2009-12-26 (December 26, 2009)

UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE BRAKING FOR A STOP SIGN IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE, WAS ABLE TO STOP IT BY TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. UPON RESTART, PROBLEM RESOLVED ITSELF. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WITH DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM, THEY NOTED IDLE WAS UP FROM 750 RPM TO 1100 RPM, DECIDED TO KEEP IT OVERNIGHT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. WE WHERE CONTACTED THE NEXT DAY AND TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. THEY ADVISED US THE FOUND A LOOSE BATTERY CONNECTION. NO PARTS REPLACED BUT RESOLUTION AND PR…

Owner-reported narrative. 24,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10296999 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10553189 · 2013-11-21 (November 21, 2013)

8.ABOUT 90 MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE CAR, DAVE WENT TO START LEXUS IS250 TO GO TO A RESTAURANT TO MEET FAMILY. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. SO HE TOOK A CAB. THE NEXT MORNING (SATURDAY JULY 31, 2010) HE JUMP STARTED THE LEXUS IS250 AND DROVE IT TO , A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS THE NEAREST REPAIR FACILITY LISTED IN THE LEXUS IS250'S NAVIGATION SYSTEM AS A REPAIR FACILITY SYSTEM. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT IT COULD NOT BE ABLE BE REIMBURSED FOR WARRANTEE SERVICE BUT TESTED AND ADVISED THAT THE BATTERY WAS BAD. DAVE BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY FROM THEM. THE …

Owner-reported narrative. 38,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10553189 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10233241 · 2008-07-05 (July 5, 2008)

LEXUS IS 250 MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS SO MUCH VIBRATION IN REAR VIEW MIRROR, MAKES IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO VIEW OUT OF AT NIGHT. LEXUS HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THIS ISSUE FROM THE 2ND MONTH I OWNED THE VEHICLE AND IT STILL VIBRATES. APPARENTLY LEXUS HAD SOME SORT OF KIT TO REDUCE THE VIBRATION FOR IS 250'S THAT HAD EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE MIRROR, HOWEVER THAT DID NOT RELIEVE THE VIBRATION AT ALL. ALL OTHER LEXUS LOANER VEHICLES I HAVE BORROWED DO NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE. I FILED A REPORT WITH " NATIONAL DISPUTE SETTLEMENT ", SINCE THE MEETING WAS D…

Owner-reported narrative. 200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10233241 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10284798 · 2009-09-21 (September 21, 2009)

WIFE'S 2007 LEXUS IS 250 EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON THE NORTHBOUND 405 FREEWAY IN LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA. AFTER SHE ACCELERATED ONTO THE FREEWAY SHE ENTERED THE FAST LANE AND EASED UP ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL WITH HER FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE GAS PEDAL. SHE BEGAN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IN AN EFFORT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, ALL THE WHILE THE CAR WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE. LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND MOVED OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE, THEN ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. SHE THREW …

Owner-reported narrative. 26,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10284798 at NHTSA ↗