Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
40
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2009 Lexus Is.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I am submitting this complaint regarding a safety concern with my Lexus IS 250. The dashboard in my vehicle is melting … |
| 2025-07-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact intended to purchase a 2009 Lexus IS 250. The contact stated while test-driving the vehicle… |
| 2025-06-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | The dashboard is melting leather, as well as the inside door panels on all four doors that are leather. It burns my wif… |
| 2024-05-10 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | URGENT: MY DASH HAS MELTED ON MY-2009 LEXUS IS 350-CANNOT SEE TO DRIVE, MY 2009 LEXUS IS 350. IT IS GETTING TO DANGEROU… |
| 2023-06-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The headlamps on my car are and have been for quite awhile been hazy with the light unable to meet the safety standards… |
| 2021-09-18 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | I have a Lexus IS250, the dashboard is sticky and shiny. When I am driving the car in the sunny days, because of the sh… |
| 2021-01-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AT APPROXIMATELY 85K TOTAL MILES, IS250 AUTOMATIC BEGAN DROPPING FROM 5-6K RPM TO 2-3K RPM WHENEVER CHANGING ROAD GRADE… |
| 2020-12-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR: MY SRS / AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF, INDICATING THAT… |
| 2020-11-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I DON'T HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE TO SWITCH GEAR LIKE TO PUT IT FROM PARKED TO DRIVE |
| 2020-06-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | VEHICLE DOOR PANELS AND DASHBOARD ARE MELTING AND CHUNKS COME OF WHEN YOU GRAZE THE PANELS ON A HOT DAY EVEN WHEN PUTTI… |
| 2020-04-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND CAUSING A STICKY, VISCOUS FILM THAT NOT ONLY SMELLS BAD BUT IS CAUSING A SEVERE BLINDING G… |
| 2020-02-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Dashboard and door panel are melting. The melting on the dashboard cause a shinny reflection that prevent visibility. |
| 2020-02-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE INFOTAINMENT DISPLAY SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING AND THE SCREEN IS COMPLETELY BLACK AND UNRESPONSIVE. THIS SYSTEM CONTRO… |
| 2020-01-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAS LUNGED FORWARD WHILE SLOWING DOWN OR AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS, AND THE BRAKES DO NOT OPERATE EFFECTIVELY. TH… |
| 2019-10-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | IT HAS A FEW PROBLEMS IT ACCELERATES AT TIMES IT HAS AIRBAG RECALL AND UNSTABLE TO DRIVE AT TIMES BRAKES LOCK UP OR TOU… |
| 2019-01-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A VEHICLE FROM EMPIRE AUTO SALES NOW KNOWN AS CAR QUEENS. I APPLIED FOR TAGS FOR THIS CAR OVER A YEAR AGO. … |
| 2018-10-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY DASHBOARD HAS THAT TACKY GLOSSY SUBSTANCE ON IT AND CAUSES ISSUES WITH MY VISIBILITY. I HAVE TRIED TO REMOVE IT AND … |
| 2018-08-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MELTING DASHBOARD. |
| 2016-12-23 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY ON 12/23/2016, I HEARD A HUGE EXPLOSION AND SAW THAT MY SUNROOF HAD EXPL… |
| 2016-06-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | LEXUS (TOYOTA) IS NOT DO ANYTHING TO ENSURE RIDER SAFETY OF A CAR THEY SOLD. THEY ARE ASSUMING THE AIRBAG, WHEN DEPLOY… |
| 2016-03-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2009 LEXUS IS 250 AT ONLY 63000 MILES. ENGINE RANDOM MISFIRES ON COLD START. CAR SHAKES BADLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, T… |
| 2015-05-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR SUDDENLY STALLS, LOSES POWER, AND STOPS RUNNING! |
| 2015-04-07 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | MY DASH BOARD IS MELTING. IT IS REALLY STICKY AND PRODUCE A GLARE ON WINDSHIELD WHEN DRIVING IN THE DIRECTION OF SUN. I… |
| 2014-11-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | CONDENSATION HAS FORMED ON THE INNER SURFACES OF BOTH HEADLIGHT LENSES. THE CONDENSATION REDUCES THE LIGHT INTENSITY A… |
| 2014-08-15 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE IS THE "MELTING DASHBOARD," IT SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH VEHICLES LIKE MINE. THE STICK-… |
| 2014-04-17 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON HWY 32 WHEN I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND GLASS SHATTERING. I PULLED OVER TO INSPECT MY VEHICLE. I NOTE… |
| 2012-09-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAD 2 TIMES WERE THE VEHICLE ALMOST STALLED AT DIFFERENT RED LIGHTS WITHIN A TIME FRAME OF 2 DAYS. SHORTLY AFTER THIS… |
| 2012-07-31 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING, IT GETS STICKY AND WHEN DRIVING IN THE SUN THERE'S A NOTICEABLE GLARE THAT MAKES IT HARD TO D… |
| 2010-03-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | 3/8/2010 INVOLVING 2009 LEXUS IS 250: AS THE DRIVER OF THE LEXUS IS 250 WAS ENTERING THE GARAGE, SHE WAS APPLYING PRE… |
| 2010-03-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LEXUS IS250. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, VIBRATION… |
| 2010-03-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MAR. 3/4/10 - AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, MY 2009 IS250 ACCELERATED AND LUNGED WITH A HIGH PITCHED SCREAMING… |
| 2010-02-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | VERY POOR HANDLING AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF CAR ON TURNS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE IN GRADE ALONG THE TURN OR CU… |
| 2010-02-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LEXUS IS 250 . HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH UP A HILL WHEN TURNING AND SLOWING DOWN B… |
| 2009-12-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 2 | RAPID ACCELERATION, 2009, IS 250, LEXUS. PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE. CAR ACCELERATED, JUM… |
| 2009-11-09 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | LEXUS IS 250 2009 , DRIVER SIDE MAT WAS NOT THERE ,STILL MY CAR COULD NOT STOP AT A RED LIGHT , WHY? I WAS TERRIFIE… |
| 2009-09-16 | EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | No | 0 | THIS WAS A LOANER CAR. THE GAS PEDAL STUCK ON THE FLOOR. THE HEAVY RUBBER MAT CAUGHT THE EDGE OF THE GAS PEDAL AND HELD… |
| 2009-09-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | FOUR INCIDENTS OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. ON FOUR OCCASIONS THE 2000 LEXUS IS250 I PURCHASED ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2009 HAD… |
| 2009-09-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | THE REAR AXLE VIBRATES ON MY LEXUS IS 250, CAUSING SERIOUS VISIBILITY ISSUES IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND A VERY UNSTABL… |
| 2009-05-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MAY OF 2009 - LEASED 09 LEXUS IS250; HAVING ONLY DRIVEN IT FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK WHEN ENTERING THE ONRAMP OF I-35 IN TEXAS, … |
| 2009-03-12 | PARKING BRAKE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A HIGH END LEXUS ISF IN WHICH THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK AS IT IS SUPPOSED TO. I RAISED MY C… |