Body Problems of Lexus LS

At approximately 2:00 pm on Jan. 5, 2020, I was driving my 2006 Lexus Ls 430 in a residential area in bethesda, MD. I decided to turn around. I turned right into a driveway (at a low speed) with the brake pedal applied. Suddenly, and without warning, the car accelerated wildly, making a great deal of engine noise, as the throttle appeared to be wide open. Thankfully I hit a near-by tree and two front air bags deployed. A homeowner called the police, and an ambulance took me to the emergency room at a nearby hospital. If this sudden acceleration had occurred on a highway, I am certain that lives would have been lost.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Lexus Ls 460. The contact stated that the dashboard was sticky and when the light hits it the view is obstructed. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called the local dealer tom wood Lexus 4610 e 96th st, indianapolis, in 46240 (317) 580-6888 where diagnosed that the dash cover needed to be replaced but was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but did not assist. The failure mileage was 80,000. Ap.

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I notice a small bubble spot on the bottom middle front passage door and up until thanksgiving 2020 a huge rust spot. Than on December 1 2020 I was at a store saw two other Ls460 with the same rust spot middle front passenger door. It's not easy to remove rust spot I would need to get a whole new door. I need to paint my car but I am afraid to if the rust gets worse I would need to buy a whole new door.

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My car is stalling all the lights are on. I was told that the recall was out for this one.

Interior door panels and glove compartment become sticky and shiny when the car is in the sun for any period of time. Lexus used inferior materials and is not standing behind their defect. This reflects poorly, especially for a presumably luxury brand.

This problem is a known issue and is commonly referred to "melting dash" or "stick interior panels". There is a TSB l-sb-0144-11. The problem is that the interior vinyl panels start disintegrating or melting in hot climates. This includes the door panels and the dash. The surface of these panels becomes sticky and soft. This is a known problem on many Toyota vehicles between the years 2007-2012. However, Toyota/Lexus has extended the warranty to fix this problem only for the 2007 vehicles and vehicles from following years are not covered, even though they have the same exact problem. The complaint is that the extended warranty does not cover cars from years 2008-2012. Use of vehicles with this condition under hot/sunny weather conditions becomes difficult and messy, particularly in areas such as florida. This problem gets worse as the vehicle ages and is exposed to hot weather more often (including being parked in a hot garage). These cars lose resale value. Also, Toyota/Lexus has not offered any temporary solutions. An equitable solution is for Toyota should extend the warranty fix to vehicles for all affected years. (note that the ¿fix¿ offered by Toyota for 2007 vehicles is to replace the affected parts with the same materials, which will inevitably deteriorate (melt) overtime.

The car is equipped with the automatic door closing system, which malfunctioned, causing rear side passenger door to be incapable of securely being closed. When the doors are softly partially shut, this system grabs the door and finishes completely shutting the door flush to the outer body of the car. When the system fails, the door cannot be shut even manually. If this were to happen while on a trip, the door would flop open and closed and be a serious hazard and danger to passengers, other traffic and the possibility that the door might come completely off the body of the car. Fortunately, in my incident, I was in town and got to a store to purchase rope to tie the door closed by strapping it to the opposite side rear door and taking it to the dealer for very costly repair.

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Door armrests are disintegrating. The surface is very tacky which is becoming soiled and can not be cleaned. This rubber material also deteriorated on the trunk (lit switch cover) but was replaced under warranty.

Supports to keep trunk mlid open failed and lid came down striking head. This has occurred several times. Dealer from whom I purchased car did not offer to replace defective parts. William.

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