Eight problems related to equipment have been reported for the 2007 Lexus IS350. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Surface of dashboard plastic material melted in front of the driver seat and became shiny, causing glare which is blinding the driver when driving in full sunlight. This happened over the course of last year, in spite of the car being kept in the garage and not exposed to excessive temperatures. The dealer will not replace the dashboard. I learned that two lawsuits were filed against Toyota/Lexus in 2014 and 2017 and my car is among those Toyota/Lexus accepted under a "customer support program" (ze6) to replace about 3. 5 million dashboards that melt, but since this was not a recall I was not made aware of it. I am requesting Toyota/Lexus to replace my melting dashboard free of charge as this is a clear safety hazard - picture attached.
The foot rest next to the brake and acceleration broke-off (its plastic) and lodged between the brake pedal and floor board. Luckily I was not moving at a high speed and was able to coast to a stop.
Well from my understanding the interior ( dash board and door panels-all four) were to be replaced due to a recall; they all had this sticky residue on them. They have completed the dash board but not the door panels. It has been quiet some time and whenever I call all I ever get is that they have 3 panels and they're just waiting for the fourth one to come in. I've even called the corporate office of Lexus and they don't seem to have any control over this either. The place where I take my car to is chatham parkway Lexus located @ 1120 chatham parkway, savannah, GA. 31405 (912) 231-0005.
The manufacturer needs to recall the dashboard in these vehicles, they become very shiny and sticky in the heat and causes extreme glare while driving. I am worried about how the vehicle safety will be affected by such a sticky surface covering the air bags. Lexus dealership was of no help, this needs to be a recall!.
The rearview mirror became hazy and can no longer see out of it. The haze is in the inside of the mirror.
Went into a grocery store when I came back 5 minutes later I turned on the car and went to ouch the navigation screen when it first did not work. Has not worked ever since many others have the same issue.
Sticky dashboard and doors.
The dash has become sticky along with the other parts made from the same material. I have not done anything that would have caused this issue. It is a manufacturer defect.