2007 Lexus IS 250: complaints, problems and recalls

I WAS DRIVING MY LEXUS IS 250 AWD (2007) AT 30 MPH ON ROUTE 27 IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY ,MD AT 7 AM ON AUGUST 14, 2007. MY GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND I CRASHED INTO A TREE. MY CAR IS TOTALED AND I SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *JB THE CONSUMER LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE DEFECT. UPDATED 10/09/07. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 3,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10201175 at NHTSA ↗

SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNS "OFF" WHEN I SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ALL THE TIME AND I FIND MYSELF IN THE PASSENGER SEAT LITERALLY WITHOUT ANY AIRBAG PROTECTION. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I AM UNDERWEIGHT. I AM NOT THAT SMALL, WITH APPROX. 5'4' AND 100 POUNDS. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10210252 at NHTSA ↗

I HAVE NOTICED A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL OF MY TIRE WITH ONLY 10,000 MILES ON IT. THE TIRE IS A DUNLOP SPSPORT 5000 225/45R17 91V M&S. HAVE THERE BEEN MORE COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM OR OF ANY ACCIDENTS LEADING TO TIRE BLOWOUTS? THANKS MIKE BAUM *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10222164 at NHTSA ↗

CAR UNEXPECTEDLY DECELERATES, ENGINE SHAKES AND "CHECK ENGINE AND VSC LIGHTS" COME ON. AFTER A SHORT REST THE CAR WOULD START AND THE PROBLEM WOULD REPEATEDLY RE-OCCUR UNTIL I ARRIVED HOME. LEXUS SERVICE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 23,243 miles reported. Look up ODI 10227833 at NHTSA ↗

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 ↗

MY 2007 IS250 LEXUS DASH BOARD RATTLE DUE TO POOR INSULATION. DUE TO DASH BEING TAKEN APART SEVERAL TIMES NOW CAR TURNS ON 3 TIMES BY IT SELF NAV SYSTEMS WENT OUT AND SINCE DASH BOARD IS NOT SET PROPERLY FRONT WINDOWS FOG UP. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 2,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10234893 at NHTSA ↗

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 ↗

CAR SIDE SWIPE ME AND FORCED ME INTO ANOTHER CAR. MY CAR TOTALED FROM DAMAGE TO SIDE AND FRONT END. AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF (SIDE OR FRONT) AND SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION SHOWED DAMAGED AIRBAG SENSOR(S?). *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 21,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10258652 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2013-01-30 (January 30, 2013)

Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 Lexus IS250 and IS350 vehicles manufactured August 23, 2005, through October 5, 2011; 2010-2012 Lexus IS250C and IS350C vehicles manufactured April 10, 2009, through October 6, 2011; and 2008-2011 Lexus IS-F vehicles manufactured December 14, 2007, through July 10, 2011. The nuts that fasten the wiper arms may be insufficiently torqued such that if the wiper arms are restricted by an external load, such as a buildup of heavy snow, one or both of the wipers may become inoperative.

Consequence: Inoperative wipers could reduce driver visibility and increase the risk of a vehicle crash.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and Lexus dealers will install new wiper arm nuts, free of charge. An interim letter was mailed to owners on April 4, 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

Reported: 2014-10-15 (October 15, 2014)

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Lexus LS vehicles manufactured May 9, 2006, to July 20, 2010, 2006-2011 Lexus GS vehicles manufactured January 6, 2005, to September 10, 2010, and 2006-2011 Lexus IS vehicles manufactured August 30, 2005, to September 10, 2010. Due to anti-corrosion plating remnants, fuel may leak from where the fuel pressure sensor is attached to the fuel delivery pipe.

Consequence: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will clean and reseal the fuel pressure sensor mounting area, free of charge. The recall began March 3, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.

Reported: 2016-05-23 (May 23, 2016)

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Scion xB and Lexus IS F, 2009-2011 Toyota Corolla and Corolla Matrix, 2006-2011 Toyota Yaris, Lexus IS250 and Lexus IS350, 2010-2011 Toyota 4Runner, Lexus IS250C, Lexus IS350C and Lexus GX460, 2011 Sienna, 2007-2011 Lexus ES350, and 2009-2010 Pontiac Vibe vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Toyota is recalling certain model year 2008 Scion xB and Lexus IS F, 2007-2008 Toyota Yaris, 2006-2008 Lexus IS250 and Lexus IS350 and 2007-2008 Lexus ES350 vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Vehicles of these model years and models that were not originally sold or ever registered in either Zones A or B are not subject to this safety recall. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Toyota will notify the Toyota and Lexus owners. General Motors will contact the Pontiac owners. Depending on the model, dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator or the air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began on December 6, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for interim notification for this campaign are G1P (Toyota Zone A), G1R (Toyota Zone B), G2G (Lexus Zone A), and G2H (Lexus Zone B). Toyota's numbers for final remedy for this campaign are G0P (Toyota Zone A), G0R (Toyota Zone B), GLG (Lexus Zone A), and GLH (Lexus Zone B).

Reported: 2017-01-09 (January 9, 2017)

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2012 Toyota 4Runner, Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sienna, Yaris, Scion xB, Lexus ES350, GX460, IS-F, IS250, IS350, IS250C, IS350C, and Lexus LFA vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Toyota is recalling certain 2009 Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Yaris, Yaris HB, Scion xB, Pontiac Vibe, Lexus, ES350, IS250, IS350, and IS-F vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Toyota is recalling certain 2006-2008 Lexus IS250 and IS350, 2007-2008 Lexus ES350, Toyota Yaris, Yaris HB, and 2008 Lexus IS-F and Scion xB vehicles originally sold, or ever registered in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Toyota will notify the Toyota, Scion and Lexus owners. General Motors will contact the Pontiac owners. Depending on the model, dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator or the air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began on February 1, 2017. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331, or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. Toyota's numbers for final remedy for this campaign are G0P (Toyota Zone A), G0R (Toyota Zone B), H0A (Toyota Zone C), GLG (Lexus Zone A), GLH (Lexus Zone B) and HLA (Lexus Zone C).

Reported: 2019-10-17 (October 17, 2019)

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2010-2016 4Runner, 2003-2006 Tundra, 2003-2013 Corolla, 2009-2010 Corolla Matrix, 2004-2005 RAV4, 2002-2007 Sequoia, 2011-2013 Sienna, 2008-2012 Scion xB, 2008-2009 Lexus IS-F, 2007-2012 Yaris and Lexus ES350, 2010-2017 Lexus GX460, 2002-2010 Lexus SC430, 2006-2012 Lexus IS250 and IS350 and 2010-2015 Lexus IS250C and IS350C vehicles. These vehicles had their driver or passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front driver inflator, front passenger airbag inflator, the airbag assembly, or the front passenger airbag sub-assembly and inflator. The recall began November 20, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are J0A, J0B, and J0C. Lexus' numbers for this recall are JLI, JLJ, and JLK.