2007 Lexus IS 350: complaints, problems and recalls

THE COLD IDLE SPEED ON MY CAR IS BETWEEN 1000 AND 1500 RPMS. AT CERTAIN SPEEDS, THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE WITH THE FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. EVERY OTHER CAR I'VE DRIVEN WILL DECELERATE WITH THE FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. THIS CAUSES ME TO RIDE THE BRAKE AT CITY SPEEDS TO MAINTAIN A SAFE SPEED, WITH THE BRAKE SIGNALS POTENTIALLY CONFUSING TO OTHER MOTORISTS. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN NAVIGATING SNOWY OR ICY PARKING LOTS & STREETS, HITTING A SLIPPERY PATCH UNDER THE HIGH COLD RPMS WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO TEMPORARILY BREAK FREE OF THE B…

Owner-reported narrative. 6,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10255351 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS IS350. WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED OVER AN EMBANKMENT, HIT A FENCE, AND THEN ROLLED OVER. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.2/25/2010 *CW UPDATED 3/17/10 *CN UPDATED 05/06/10.*JB UPDATED 06/18/10.*JB

Owner-reported narrative. 200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10295380 at NHTSA ↗

I HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED IN MY 2007 LEXUS IS350 ON 2/3/2010 BY A REPAIRMAN WHO WORKS FOR STATE FARM INSURANCE. THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE MANUFACTURER OF THE WINDSHIELD GLASS. THE GLASS MANUFACTURER IS PILKINGTON AND THEY MADE THE WINDSHIELD THAT WAS INSTALLED IN MY CAR. PILKINGTON MAKES TWO GRADES OF AUTO GLASS, OEM AND AFTER MARKET. OEM HAS TO MEET THE AUTO MANUFACTURERS SPECS AND THE AFTER MARKEY DOES NOT. THE WINDSHIELD PUT IN MY CAR HAD AN OPTICAL DISTORTION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SIGHT LINE. THE WINDSHIELD WAS CHIPPED ON THE TOP OF T…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10306658 at NHTSA ↗

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) APPROXIMATELY 1ST WEEK OF JANUARY, 2010, AUTO DEMONSTRATED SEVERAL PERIODS OF IDLING ROUGH WHILE STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. BEGINNING OF 2ND WEEK OF JANUARY, 2010, I WAS DRIVING MY AUTO ON A COLD, DRY DAY AND STOPPED AT STOP SIGN AND STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT AND AUTO DEMONSTRATED 2 EPISODES OF UNINTENDED EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION LASTING APPROXIMATELY 1-3 SECONDS, THEN IMMEDIATELY DEMONSTRATED APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS OF UNINTENDED ACCELE…

Owner-reported narrative. 56,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10313992 at NHTSA ↗

IN FOLLOW-UP OF MY COMPLAINT (ODI NUMBER 10313992) - LEXUS DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER HAD MY AUTOMOBILE TESTED AND SAID THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION ISSUE THAT I HAD REPORTED. I INQUIRED ABOUT WHEN THE RECALL "CAMPAIGN REMEDY" WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR MY VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE DID NOT KNOW. I EXPLAINED THAT I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM LEXUS IN LATE 9/2009 OR EARLY 10/2009 ADVISING ME OF THE SAFETY RECALL OF BOTH OF MY LEXUS IS 350'S. RECOMMENDATION FROM LEXUS AT THAT TIME WAS TO REMOVE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT. …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10315495 at NHTSA ↗

PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE 2 LEXUS IS 350'S AND HAVE FILED COMPLAINT FOR ONE (ODI NUMBER 10315495). I AM MAKING COMPLAINT FOR MY OTHER IS 350 SINCE THE RECALL APPLIED TO BOTH. LEXUS HAS NOT ACTED TIMELY IN DETERMINING AND ANNOUNCING A REMEDY FOR MY VEHICLE IN RELATION TO THE SAFETY RECALL. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM LEXUS USA IN LATE 9/2009 OR EARLY 10/2009 ADVISING ME OF A SAFETY RECALL RELATED TO MY VEHICLE. RECOMMENDATION FROM LEXUS AT THE TIME WAS TO REMOVE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT. LEXUS LETTER DOCUMENTED THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY ME AS SOON…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10315535 at NHTSA ↗

DEALERSHIP SOLD ME AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10318276 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS IS350. WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO THE CONTACTS GARAGE. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED FIVE RECALL NOTICES FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE A MONTH AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND TO REPLACE THE TIRE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,676. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,646. UPDATED EVO…

Owner-reported narrative. 23,646 miles reported. Look up ODI 10326006 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2010-07-06 (July 6, 2010)

TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2008 LEXUS PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 26, 2005 THROUGH AUGUST 4, 2008. MICRO-FOREIGN OBJECTS IN THE MATERIAL OF THE VALVE SPRING MAY DEGRADE THE STRENGTH OF THE VALVE SPRING, POSSIBLY CAUSING THE SPRING TO BREAK.

Consequence: THE ENGINE COULD FAIL AND STOP SUDDENLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.

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: 2013-09-04 (September 4, 2013)

Toyota is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Lexus GS350 vehicles manufactured June 19, 2006, through July 12, 2011; and model year 2006-2011 Lexus IS350 vehicles manufactured May 27, 2005, through July 13, 2011; and model year 2010-2011 Lexus IS350c vehicles manufactured November 25, 2009, through July 19, 2011. These vehicles, equipped with the 2GR-FSE engine, use bolts to secure the housing and sprocket of the Variable-Valve Timing (VVT) system gear assembly. These bolts could become loose due to abnormal impacts generated within the gear assembly immediately after a cold start-up.

Consequence: The loose bolts could cause the VVT gear housing and sprocket to separate and result in the engine stopping while the vehicle is being driven, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and Lexus dealers will replace the VVT unit free of charge. 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: 2018-06-26 (June 26, 2018)

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Lexus GS350 and GS450h, 2006-2013 Lexus IS350 and 2010-2014 Lexus IS350C vehicles, equipped with 3.5L V6 2GR-FSE gasoline engines. The diaphragms in the fuel pulsation dampers may harden over time and develop cracks, possibly causing a fuel leak.

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

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel delivery pipe with a new pipe that has improved pulsation dampers, free of charge. The recall began August 23, 2018. Owners may contact Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's number for this recall is JLF.

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.