Lexus IS 250 steering problems
29 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
719 owner complaints analyzed
8 distinct recall campaigns
65,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2006 to 2016 model years. Data snapshot: . 455 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
29 of 719 complaints match this topic (4.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10436286 · 2011-11-17 (November 17, 2011)
WHILE DRIVING MY STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES JERKS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT SO WHEN I DRIVE MY HAD IS ALWAYS FIRM ON THE STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT MY JERK AGAIN, IT HAPPENS MOSTLY HAPPENS ON ROADS THAT ARE NOT STRAIT SURFACE, MY BIGGEST WORRIES IS THAT WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND WAS ON LEFT LANE THE CAR JERKED TO THE LEFT AND ALMOST WENT STRAIT TO THE CONCRETE BARRIER. I TOOK IT TO SEWELL LEXUS AND THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME THEY SAID IT WAS MY BAD BREAK PADS AND BAD FRONT ROTORS, SO I GOT THAT DONE THINKING …
Owner-reported narrative. 84,422 miles reported. Look up ODI 10436286 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10469503 · 2012-08-07 (August 7, 2012)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN ANY DIRECTION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD RECEIVED REPAIRS FOR THE POWER STEERING FAILURE BEFORE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR LOCATION IN ORDER TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10469503 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10894954 · 2016-08-10 (August 10, 2016)
AS I WAS ABOUT TO PARK THE CAR ON A CITY STREET. THE ELECTRICAL STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. IT BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL. IT COULD BE THE CONNECTORS OF THE ELECTRICAL STEERING CAUSE THE SUDDEN LOSS.
Owner-reported narrative. 96,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10894954 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10966449 · 2017-03-17 (March 17, 2017)
RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE LIGHT APPEARED THE POWER STEERING WENT AWAY. THE GARAGE NOTIFIED ME THAT MY POWER STEERING ECU HAD FAILED. I HAD THE ECU REPLACED AND STEERING CALIBRATED A FEW DAYS LATER AS I TURNED IN TO MY SCHOOLS PARKING LOT I HEARD A POP BUT WAS NOT VERY ALARMED ABOUT IT UNTIL THAT AFTERNOON I WAS HEADED HOME AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK IN ONE DIRECTION OR THE OTHER AS I WOULD TURN SLIGHTLY FOR A CURVE. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD UNLOCK BUT WOULD TAKE BOTH HANDS AND A …
Owner-reported narrative. 195,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10966449 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11041586 · 2017-10-31 (October 31, 2017)
VSC AND ENGINE LIGHT ARE ON. INSIDE OF CAR SMELLS LIKE EXHAUST IS COMING THROUGH. STEERING SEEMS TO BE IMPAIRED
Owner-reported narrative. 125,350 miles reported. Look up ODI 11041586 at NHTSA ↗