Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Lexus Is.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2006 Lexus IS 250. The contact stated that upon selling the vehicle, the new ow… |
| 2026-02-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2006 Lexus IS 250. It was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The … |
| 2025-09-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Lexus IS 250. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnor… |
| 2025-03-25 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | The dashboard glares when it is sunny outside and at night when cars are driving past on the other side, this is a huge… |
| 2025-01-08 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Under hot conditions the dashboard and door materials starts to become sticky and it becomes ultra shiny which reflects… |
| 2024-12-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The vehicle is burning engine oil at an increasingly severe rate, with the manual stating that burning 1.1 quarts every… |
| 2024-08-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | There is a common issue with these makes and models with the drivers side knee air bag having issues with connecting wh… |
| 2024-07-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My 2006 Lexus IS350 is subject to NHTSA Recall number 16V340, for passenger airbag replacement. According to the diecti… |
| 2024-07-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My dash has cracked and melted due to a manufacturing defect. The Lexus dealers who I have contacted to perform the saf… |
| 2024-07-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The dashboard is melting a known error to Lexus and when the sun hits it reflects off the melted dash and puts a glare … |
| 2023-10-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Many people have have issues with the SRS warning light coming on and not going off. This issue seems to stem from harn… |
| 2023-08-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owned a 2006 Lexus IS350. The contact stated when she started the vehicle, following an oil change vehicle … |
| 2023-07-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | This is happening on the lexus is250 as while as the 350 the loose bolts could cause the VVT gear housing and sprocket … |
| 2023-07-11 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | My car unfortunately is subject to the sticky/melting dash which is notorious of being a huge problem with my generatio… |
| 2023-04-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | was in a car accident and air bigs didnt go off |
| 2022-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While driving there was no warning lamps messages or other symptoms to any problems. I went to slow down so I could tur… |
| 2022-06-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | While I was driving, I went to slow down to turn around and my car started smoking and caught fire. It started from und… |
| 2022-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | After having our car in the local dealerships shop to fix recalls and a Very hard jerking of the car when slowing to 8m… |
| 2022-03-31 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | My dashboard is melting due to a manufacturing defect. The glare from my dashboard makes driving difficult as the glare… |
| 2022-03-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Camshaft problem. Loud rattle at start up bad ticking. Transmission fluid needs to be changed and serviced at a schedul… |
| 2022-02-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Hello ,I am in Seattle Washington. I’m emailing about my Lexus IS250 2006. A few months ago I took my car to the dealer… |
| 2022-02-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The car is consumed alot of oil. I've been using 5w30 motor oil. 2/6/2022 had my oil changed, 2/8/2022 oil light came o… |
| 2021-09-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | A known problem in this year of lexus is250. The knee bag wiring harness was constructed too short (lexus has a tsb r… |
| 2021-09-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My dash and door panels are sticky and crumbling to pieces. Also, my door handles aren't working on the car. Every time… |
| 2021-04-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | STICKY DASH AND DOOR PANELS WHEN ITS HOT |
| 2021-02-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | RE: LEXUS RECALL FOR STICKY PANELS INSIDE CARS, INCLUDING 2006 IS 250 DEAR NHTSA: ACCORDING TO BEST RECOLLECTION, A… |
| 2021-01-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Power steering keeps going out and steering wheel making grinding noise. Almost crashed when lost steering on freeway. … |
| 2020-12-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CONCERN I HAVE FOR MY LEXUS IS 250 IS THAT 3 MAJOR SAFETY RECALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY THE DEALER. IT FEEL… |
| 2020-10-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE PARKED CAR WAS STARTED. WHEN WE TRIED TO DRIVE IT, IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO… |
| 2020-10-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR WAS LEAKING GAS AND HAS FUEL VAPOR SMELLS INSIDE THE CABIN. STRONG SMELL OF GAS AND WHEN I STARTED MY CAR GAS WO… |
| 2020-09-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | BEFORE THE AIRBAGE RECALL THE AIRBAGE LIGHT DID NOT CAME ON, NOW SINCE THE AIRBAGE RECALL WAS DONE ON 7/24/20 AT VALLEY… |
| 2020-09-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | OWNER MANUAL, SAYING IT'S LIFETIME NO CHANGING TRANSMISSION FLUID. NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF … |
| 2020-08-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PURCHASED A CAR... OWNER SAID IT HAS 139K MILES ON DASHBOARD CLEAN TITLE NO ACCIDENT AFTER I COMPLETED THE DEAL I DECI… |
| 2020-06-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAD THE FRONT AIRBAGS REPLACED UNDER A NATIONAL RECALL. AFTER HAVING THE RECALL DONE, I RECEIVED, BY USPS … |
| 2020-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE JUST TURNED OVER 100,000 MILES. 6-2020 UPON A MORNING START, THE VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE STARTING UP ALMOST AS IF I… |
| 2020-04-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND PEELING CAUSING SAFETY AND VISIBILITY ISSUES. I HAVE CONTACTED LEXUS AND THEY ARE NO LONGER FIX… |
| 2020-03-15 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE, VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHT COMES ON. TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SOLENOID TRANSMISSION CODE. |
| 2020-02-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AND MY STEERING WHEEL POWER WENT IN AND OUT WITH NO WARNINGS & MY POWER STEERING FLUID IS FULL..I WAS TUR… |
| 2020-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE BURNING SO MUCH OIL AFTER OIL CHANGE. DEALER SAYS THATS NORMAL. I HAVE TO KEEP ADDING OIL EVERY 1000 MILE RIGHT … |
| 2019-11-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING BACK TO LOS ANGELES FROM A TRIP TO SAN FRANCISCO, HALF WAY TO LOS ANGELES. MY TRANSMISSION BREAKS DOWN . … |
| 2019-09-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THIS IS IN REGARDS TO DASHBOARD STICKINESS, CRACKING AND WINDSHIELD GLARE/REFLECTION. ALSO THE DOOR PANELS. THE UNDER… |
| 2019-08-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY 2006 LEXUS IS250 SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING ONE DAY, WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. RED P/S LIGHT SHOWED UP ON … |
| 2019-08-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY ENGINE BURN OIL MORE THAN IT SHOULD. I ADDED A FULL BOTTLE IN LESS THAN 3000 MILES. WHEN STARTING IT IN THE MORNING … |
| 2019-07-31 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THERE IS A VERY FOUL ODOR THAT FILLS THE CABIN OF THE CAR, IT STARTED APPROX, 2 MONTHS AGO WHEN I BEGAN USING THE A/C. … |
| 2019-07-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | INTERIOR DASH AND DOOR PANELS MATERIAL HAS BECOME RUBBERY AND STICKY, TENDS TO CHIP OFF AND SMEAR LIKE MELTED RUBBER. … |
| 2019-06-11 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I GOT AN ACCIDENT, TRY TO SAVE DEER AND FOX BUT BRAKE DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY AND DIS-BALANCED THE CAR AND MY CAR ROLL OVE… |
| 2019-06-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THEY A/C CONTROLLER IS NOT WORKING, TRANSMISSION ISSUE, BATTERY IS NEW BUT I ALWAYS JUMP THE BATTERY AND A WARNING RED … |
| 2019-05-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AT 30,000 MILES, WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REBUILT DUE TO EXCESS CARBON BUILDUP. IT HAS BEEN SERVIC… |
| 2019-05-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE ISSUE IS MY DASH AND DOOR PANELS ARE STICKY/MELTING. THEY PEAL AT THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH AND ARE ONLY GETTING WORSE A… |
| 2018-12-12 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | REAR VIEW MIRROR HAS DEGRADED AND IS A COMMON PROBLEM. HAS BLACK SPOTS AND LINES THAT RENDER IT UNUSABLE AND PREVENT TH… |