2006 Lexus Is 250
Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-12-19 | 05V565000 |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 3,567 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Lexus IS250. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH and following the road aroun… |
| 2021-07-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Lexus IS250. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the air bag warning light activated… |
| 2021-04-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO… |
| 2019-06-02 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | SOLENOIDS IN MY CAR IS CAUSING MY CAR TO GO INTO LIMP MODE DUE TO THE FACT THAT LEXUS STATES TRANSMISSION FLUID NEVER N… |
| 2019-05-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I WAS INFORM BY OTHER LEXUS THAT THERE ARE RECALL FOR 2006-2013 LEXUS ON SERVERAL PARTS. I MADE A CALL TO LEXUS DEALERS… |
| 2019-03-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | CAR WAS DRIVING FINE ALL DAY. AT 7PM WENT TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND THE P/S LIGHT CAME ON AND STEERING WHEEL I… |
| 2019-02-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HI WHEN I AM DRIVING A STRONG ODOR COMES INTO CAB SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN EGGS AND FUEL ITS VERY OVER POWERING WHILE DRIVING… |
| 2018-08-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS 250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINA… |
| 2018-08-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY BACK HOME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT SAID VSC. WHEN I GOT HOME I DID SOME RESEA… |
| 2018-06-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL-WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON |
| 2018-06-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES STOPPED AND PARKED FOR 15 MINUTES. I THEN TURNED THE CAR ON AND WHILE COMMENCING TO DRIV… |
| 2018-06-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS 250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD MATERIAL WAS DETERIORATING AND CAUSED T… |
| 2018-04-11 | WHEELS | No | 0 | MELTING DASH AND ALL DOORS PEELING OF IN PLACES AND DASH IS ALMOST COMPLETELY MELTED IN PLACES . EVERY WHEEL SENSOR W… |
| 2018-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: THE RECALL SHOULD MOST DEFINITELY INCLUDED THE AIRBAG WIRING HARNESS, I HAD NO ISSUES WITH MY AIRBAG LIG… |
| 2018-03-02 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | CHECK VSC LIGHT. CAR WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY PAST 3RD GEAR.. SOLENOID OR BAD TRANSMISSION |
| 2018-02-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | BOUGHT CAR MAYBE TWO WEEKS AGO FIRST DAY FUEL LINE BUSTED, THIRD DAY SUSPENSION AND TIRES CAME APART, MY ELECTRICAL COM… |
| 2018-01-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | RATTLING SOUND AT STARTUP |
| 2018-01-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PURCHASED CAR A YEAR AGO NOTICED THAT WHEN IT GETS REALLY HOT THE DASH BOARD AND THE DOOR PANELS COMES OFF IF SCRAPED W… |
| 2017-10-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VSC AND ENGINE LIGHT ARE ON. INSIDE OF CAR SMELLS LIKE EXHAUST IS COMING THROUGH. STEERING SEEMS TO BE IMPAIRED |
| 2017-08-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. MY LIGHT AIRBAG LIGHT IS TURNED ON AND WILL NOT GO AWAY FROM DASHBOARD. THE DOOR PANELING IS FALLING APA… |
| 2017-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LEXUS HAS A WIDE KNOW ISSUE WITH MELTING DASHBOARDS AND DOOR PANELS. MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING. IT CREATES A GLARE WHEN D… |
| 2017-07-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS 250. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CHECK ENGI… |
| 2017-06-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TOYOTA AND LEXUS V6 COLD START ENGINE RATTLE ' 2GR/3GR/4GR PREVIOUSNEXT TOYOTA AND LEXUS V6 COLD START ENGINE RA… |
| 2017-06-14 | ENGINE | No | 1 | TAKATA RECALL, CAR RADITOR HOSE BUSTED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE WHILE HOOD WAS OPEN WHICH CAUSE BURN TO PASSENGER, LET THE … |
| 2017-05-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. THE CAR HAS BEEN SENT TO CHECK SINCE LAST YEAR FOR INSTABILITY WHEN DRIVEN AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON. DE… |
| 2017-05-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE DASH AND THE DOOR PANELS THEY ARE MELTING FOR THE HEAT |
| 2017-04-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL 2006 LEXUS IS 250 AWD SRS AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON AFTER STARTED THE CAR NORMALLY. |
| 2017-04-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM: LEXUS IS HAS AN ONGOING SAFETY PROBLEM RELATED TO ITS AIRBAG MECHANISM,THE WIRING HARNESS T… |
| 2017-04-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | STICKY DASH AND DOOR PANELS |
| 2017-04-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG GOES ON OR OFF WHEN DRIVING. HAVE IT CHECK BY DEALER AND REQUIRING ME TO PAY ALMOST $2000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE SOM… |
| 2017-04-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DASHBOARD AND ALL RUBBER INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE GETS HOT AND STICKY. MY HAND AND NAILS SINK INTO THE RUBBER AND GETS HOW… |
| 2017-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | A ELECTRICAL SHORT ON A AIRBAG WIRING HARNESS LEADS TO AIRBAG LIGHT ON. THE HARNESS IS SHORT IN LENGTH WHICH OVER TIME… |
| 2017-03-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 LEXUS IS 250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT… |
| 2017-01-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE LIGHT APPEARED THE POWER STEERING … |
| 2017-01-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS 250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16… |
| 2017-01-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE PRESSURE HAS BEEN LOST OVER TIME. CAR IS HARDER TO GET TO A STOP DURING MOTION BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL T… |
| 2017-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SAFETY RISK IN THE EVENT OF AN INFILTRATOR RUPTURE METAL RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH |
| 2016-12-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR WAS SHAKING AND WOULD NOT EXCELERATE OVER 40MPH. IT WAS BROUGHT IN TO LEXUS OF POHANKA IN DECEMBER OF 2016. T… |
| 2016-11-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY WIFE HAS TAKEN SUCH GOOD CARE OF THIS CAR AND ALWAYS GOES TO THE DEALER WHEN IT NEEDS WORK, EXCEPT FOR OIL CHANGES W… |
| 2016-11-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WIRE HARNESS INSTRUMENT NOT WORKING (AIRBAG LIGHT ON) |
| 2016-10-18 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | REAR VIEW MIRROR FOGGY |
| 2016-10-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL -- I HAVE NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP NEAREST ME IN SAN FRANCISCO AND NO ONE IS ABLE TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE… |
| 2016-08-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 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 SAI… |
| 2016-08-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION ON MY CAR HAS ISSUES JERKING WHEN IN GEAR AND STOPPING WHEN IN USE. I TOOK MY CAR TO A CERTIFIED LEXUS… |
| 2016-08-13 | SEATS | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN ON A 3 YEAR WAIT LIST FOR LEXUS TO REPLACE MY DASH AND DOOR PANELS AMONG OTHER RECALLS I LIVE IN LOUISIANA … |
| 2016-08-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AS I WAS ABOUT TO PARK THE CAR ON A CITY STREET. THE ELECTRICAL STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. IT BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT… |
| 2016-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - WE ARE IN ZONE A . RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ADVISING NO PERSON SHOULD SIT IN PASSENGER SEAT DUE TO RISK … |
| 2016-07-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A LEXUS SAFETY RECALL NOTICE ON 7/18/16 REGARDING THE TAKATA FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR (NHTSA RECALL N… |
| 2016-07-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP OR ANYTIME (EVERYTIME) THE CAR NEEDS TO AUTO DOWNSHIFT FROM 2ND TO 1ST T… |
| 2016-06-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | IS 250 DASH HAS MELTED AND CREATES HARSH GLARE AND REFLECTS INTO THE WINDSHIELD BLOCKING THE VIEW OUT THE FRONT (SEE TH… |