Hello: I own a 2007 Lexus IS250. My vehicle has had an ongoing engine misfire issue and has run extremely rough. In addition, my SRS light and there is an issue with the driver's side knee air bag inflator connector. Finally, my dashboard, front and rear door panels have been sticky and melted over time when it is hot and there is no reason why this is occurring. The dashboard and door panels become glossy, crack and have broken off into pieces and the shine/gloss from the dashboard causes blinding while driving due to the reflection of the sun on the dashboard. These issues have been going on for a period of over 10 years and I had multiple accidents due to these numerous issues. I have reported these to Lexus corporate on multiple occasions, including in 2016 and 2017. However, Lexus has refused to fix them stating that they are aware of these issues and had the ZLJ, ZLD and ZLA warranty programs but that they had expired in 2017. However, I later found out that none of those programs had expired at the time I called Lexus's corporate office. One of their programs, the ZLD warranty program, was apparently extended until 2021, however, Lexus failed to inform most vehicle owners of this. These issues are a safety issue. They have caused my car to malfunction for over 10 years and to have accidents. Many Lexus owners have also reported about these issues in Lexus owner forums on the internet and have stated that they have had accidents due to these issues, but Lexus failed to properly inform customers of the extended warranty and refused to fix these cars. With these issues continuing and becoming worse over the years, they are no longer a warranty issue, but a safety issue for drivers. I am requesting that the NHSTA investigate this issue and require, if possible, that Lexus issue safety recalls for these known defects and fix these issues immediately to prevent car accidents.
2007 Lexus IS: airbag warning light
6 of the 122 complaints about the 2007 Lexus IS describe airbag warning light.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- recalls
- 0
Airbag warning light by model year
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Air bag light came on out of nowhere, went to take the car in for diagnosis and they stated that the issue code was the airbag B1861 is open in drivers side knee airbag squib circuit. Now all airbags are disabled due to circuit malfunction.
UNKNOWN The airbag light continues to come on and off, also the check VSC keeps coming on. Not sure what the issue is. I feel unsafe and uncomfortable with this occurring!
We had the passenger airbag replaced as part of a recall. This work was performed by a certified lexus dealership. When we got the car back after the repair, the passenger airbag light showed 'off' even with a passenger in the seat. This airbag light and sensor had always worked correctly prior to the airbag replacement by lexus. There are multiple complaints of the airbag wiring harness being too short and the replacement airbag causing this same issue for many other lexus owners. When we brought the car back to lexus, they said we would need to purchase a new ecu sensor for thousands of dollars and that this issue was not part of the recall and not caused by the repair. Again, this issue arose due to the replacement of the airbag which was performed by lexus and a required recall.
The airbag warning light came off and on 3 years or so ago when I had started the car and sometimes while driving. When I brought the car in to the dealer the warning light was off, and the dealer checked but said they could not find the code. At the time my car was still under extended warranty. Now the light has come on again just as I was driving out after the car was serviced by the same dealer. They checked the code and said I needed to replace the airbag wiring harness for $2,798. The dealer offered to pay half of the cost since I am no longer covered by the extended warranty but since this issue causes the airbag to not deploy in case of an accident I feel that the full cost should be covered by lexus, and a recall done for all the models affected...updated 12/03/15*bf the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer paid for the parts while the consumer paid for labor.
Started the car this morning 3/29/15 and air bag light came on. Drove to store and came back light still on. Got home light still on. Went to auto shop gave me a code of b1861 SRS driver side knee air bag. Sounds very dangerous and im afraid that the air bag wont deploy during an accident......updated 12/03/15
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Is airbag warning light a common problem on the 2007 Lexus IS?
6 of 122 owner complaints about the 2007 Lexus IS (5%) mention airbag warning light. The model year with the most reports is 2006.
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