Air Bag Light On problems of the 2006 Lexus IS250

Takata recall-while driving the car on the highway the airbag light came on and stayed on.

Takata recall. My light airbag light is turned on and will not go away from dashboard. The door paneling is falling apart just by normal use.

Takata recall. The car has been sent to check since last year for instability when driven and the air bag light on. Dealer told that a code b1861 showed, system was resettled by dealer and the code didn't duplicate for diagnostic. I was never informed that there was a dangerous problem with the air bags. Air bags were not changed (5/21/2016). Car was sent to dealer a couple of times for electrical problem caused when the front of the car was updated to 2012 front. Lights stopped working and one of the fog lights broke (exploded). The dealer doing the job sent the car to the Lexus dealer again. Supposedly, they fixed the electrical problem. My car continued with problems of the dash getting melted. They changed it finally, but it was happening again this year. I took the car to the dealer to fix that and they told me that it had a recall for the air bags. I said to the job since they were working with the doors and dash already. The light of air bags continue to be on after they work with the car. The dealer said the code b1861 came out again, but they insist to charge me 2, 900. 00 dollars for the job arguing that even though the car presents the same code again, what is damaged has nothing to do with the air bag and it is the wiring of the electric panel. I am concern and my car had no problems with lights on the dash about air bags before the service of the car was done (5/31/2017). The car was running well.

Takata recall 2006 Lexus is 250 awd srs airbag light turned on after started the car normally.

A electrical short on a airbag wiring harness leads to airbag light on. The harness is short in length which over time shorts out leading to complete airbag failure.

Wire harness instrument not working (airbag light on).

We had our Lexus smogged and the airbag light was on when we picked it up. We took it to the Lexus dealer and they said it is the wiring harness. $3500 to repair. This is not a component that is supposed to fail, so Lexus should be responsible for the fix.

2006 Lexus is 250. Consumer writes in regards to air bag light malfunction. The consumer stated the air bag light could come on and go off. The dealer informed the consumer they would not be able to diagnose the problem, until the light stayed on constantly. The consumer was charged $3100 to fix the issue.

Airbag indicator on dash randomly comes on then goes off. This has been happening since 2009. The cause is a defective wiring harness from the manufacturer effecting 2006 to 2008 vehicles, which when in a failed state disables the airbag system entirely.

Airbag indicator on dash randomly comes on then goes off. This happened again most recently on 10-20-15. Apparently this is due to a defective wiring harness from the manufacturer effecting 2006 to 2008 vehicles, which when in a failed state disables the airbag system entirely.

I drove my car to work with no abnormal lights on the dash. After working 7 hours I returned to my car and started it after a few seconds I looked up to notice the airbag light was illuminated. I turned the car off waited a few seconds and started it again and the light is still on. I have read that this is a common issue with the airbag wiring harness and can cost up to $3500 to repair.

I noticed my airbag light was on while driving. Restarting the car seemed to solve the issue at first, days went by and I never saw the light again. Few days later light was on again. I had to restart the car 4 times before it went off. So I took it to the dealer and asked to have a look at it. They told me that the wire harness was bad and they are aware of this issue is Lexus is models. They have a TSB l-sb-0167-08 assigned to this. The solution to fix this is to replace the whole harness which will cost upwards of $3500 and apparently this is caused due to the restraint on the harness and it automatically disables the deployment of the airbags. This is a major safety issue which should be addressed by Lexus corporate and a safety recall should be applicable to this hazard. This is not regular wear and tear and requires immediate attention to all Lexus is model vehicle owners.

Vehicle (2006 Lexus Is250 w. 62,000 miles) with an illuminated airbag light due to a faulty wiring harness. This is a known problem that Lexus acknowledges but refuse to fix without charging (out of warranty) owners over $3,500. There is even a technical service bulletin ("TSB") issued for this problem, the TSB number is l-sb-0167-08. This is an outrageous expense and a recall should have been issued. This directly compromises the safety of the drive, passengers and other parties in the even of an accident.

The contact owns a 2006 Lexus is 250. The contact stated that the air bag light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician diagnosed that the air bag sensor needed to be replaced on the driver's side. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The manufacture was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 75,000. Updated 06/30/14 MA the consumer stated the manufacturer refused to assist with any repairs because there was previous assistance with an unrelated defect with the navigation and due to the mileage. Updated 07/3/2014.

Air bag light is on and does not go off. . . At the time of this message, the car has 51000 miles. Dealer said that the problem is in design of the harness and wants $3500 to fix it. It is 10% of what I paid for the car and Toyota has to fix this issue because it affects air bag deployment in case of emergency.

The harness in the dash is faulty, airbag light has been on for years.

The srs air bag light came on indicating a problem with the vehicle air bags. I found the TSB ( l-sb-0167-08) myself on the internet and I took vehicle into local dealership the next day. The diagnostic pulled code b1861- open circuit in the knee airbag on driver side squib circuit which is the exact code for the TSB. The recommendation is to remove and replace the instrument panel harness. At a cost of $2600. The fix falls under the restraint system warranty of 72 months or 70,000 miles whichever comes first. My vehicle is well under the mileage but it out of warranty by time (10 months). I called Lexus corporate and they are only willing to cover half the part cost. The service manager stated that with the light on the entire srs system is completely disabled; in the event of a crash, no air bags or seat belt pre-tensioners will activate. But he said it is safe to drive. How is it safe to drive a vehicle with no safety system? the problem is a wiring harness was designed too short so it puts tension on it causing the harness to break tripping the light (manufacturing defect). Lexus redesigned the harness and gave it the same part number as the original. From what I've found on the internet its a common complaint for all 2006-2008 Lexus is 250 and 350 models.

My 2006 Lexus is 250 awd was at a local dealership for additional recall work, and other maintenance. When I picked up the car, the airbag light was on. Note: they confirmed it was not on upon initial inspection. I never left the lot and was put in another car. The dealer determined that there was a short in the airbag wiring harness, and they claimed they did not do it. They directed me to Lexus corporate. Upon inspection and my own investigation, I determined that Lexus was aware of the airbags not working in 2008 when a Lexus service information bulletin was issued on 12/11/2008 (l-sb-0167-08) for the supplemental restraint systems stating that this was a problem in the 2006 - 2008 Is250 and is350, and the issue was poor wiring insulation that would come unraveled under the dash. "r&r instrument panel wire harness" the exposed wire would then ground out on the frame, and the airbags and seat belts would be inoperable in the event of a collision. "some 2006-2008 my Is250/350 vehicles may exhibit a srs light "on" condition with dtc b1861," Lexus did not issue a recall, as they claim they did not have enough customer complaints, and covered it under the Lexus restraint system warranty for 72 months or 70,000 miles, and only if brought to their attention by the owner of the car. "warranty application is limited to correction of a problem based upon a customer's specific complaint" as this was not made public, we had no idea this was a safety issue and obvious defect. My car is now outside this warranty period, and Lexus wants us to pay 1/2 of the $3,000 repair order for a known safety and defect issue.