Vehicle dashboard is melted on driver side, causing a glare onto the windshield and cannot see while driving.
2007 Lexus IS body complaints
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The dashboard is cracked, melted, and sticky. I had to cover it up with a new material for cosmetic reason. Also, value of the car decreased by $1000 dollars for the damage. Second, there is a lot of creaking in the car. Third, the alternator died at 120,00 miles.
The interior dashboard becomes sticky and has formed spots of smooth areas that dangerously reflect sunlight into the driver's eyes. The dashboard has started to pit and crack leaving pieces of melted dash on the interior of the car. The door panels seem to be made of the same material as the dash, as they too are pitting and cracking.
Melting dashboard reflect sunlight on windshield which is blinding at times. Also melting doors stain and ruin clothes. Vsc sensors also stay on even after dealership "repair" they recommend replacing transmission @$5k but no guarantee problem will be solved.
My 2007 lexus is250 has issues with the windshield molding. The left and right side are chipping away and cracking on the left and right side. It seems like it is due to the sun and the part does not withstand heat causing it to dry where it becomes brittle. This can be a safety issue and needs to be resolved.
My 2007 lexus is250 has a sticky melting dashboard and sticky door that are a nuisance and affect my driving. This is not safe and lexus used a horrible material for it.
Dashboard has melted with a liquid appearance. When the sun is high in the sky, a reflection causes a severe glare on the windshield. Often it is necessary to move my head over around the glare to see whats directly in front. The dealer so far has just stated we should get the dash replaced at our expense, but this does not seem like something that should have to be replaced on a luxury car after only 5 or 6 years. We may be forced to do this to keep the car safe. We have heard there are some class action lawsuits starting in some states. We may be interested in participating in one of these to get the dash replaced.
The present is to express my concern in regards to how the interior of my lexus is250 has melted and deteriorated. The dash board is completely shiny which causes a bright reflection in my windshield while driving. Along with the glare in the windshield, the melting plastic could tamper with the functioning of my airbags and may even be releasing harmful chemicals. After reading and researching about the matter I was directed to to voice my concerns and join the thousand of lexus owners dealing with this horrible situation.
Dashboard melting and doors affected too.
The dashboard panel has deteriorated to the point that it is soft, tacky, and a significant glare is reflected onto the windshield reducing a driver's visibility. The deterioration continues to worsen spreading throughout the dashboard where the passenger airbag is enclosed.
I have a sticky dashboard with all four of doors are cracking,soft and sticky, upon touching the sticky soft dash rubs off onto your hands and clothes, there's a glare that reflects unto you eyes when the sun shines upon sitting and/or driving which causes a severe vision impairment which can and will cause an accident eventually.
The front dashboard of my 2007 lexus is350 has melted into a highly reflective, sticky substance that significantly hinders visibility out the front of the automobile under certain lighting conditions. I have not had an incident yet but am very concerned about the safety of driving the car.
The dashboard seems to be melting and is sticky and shiny. It creates a blind spot when the sun hits it just right. I contacted my lexus dealer in austin and they say car is out of warranty so they want us to pay to fix it. I don't think a dashboard should be melting and turning glossy. This should be considered a defect that poses a safety issue.
The dash board and door panel are disintegrating . They are sticky and when touched it gets indented or the pieces just come off...
My dash has been melting for a long time now, it first started lightly then would dry up but the last two summers it has gotten much worse. You can not see out the windshield driving in sunlight or when lights approach at night, glare from the shine on dash pad reflects up on windshield creating large reflective area. I have taken several images recently that show the clearly defective dangerous conditions this causes & in the images although very clear that it blocks sight... You can not tell the severity that is actually present when traveling and it flashes across certain angles & something pulls out in front of my car I am totally blinded couple seconds. Enough time usually have hit brakes or swerve because can not see at all or if about too hit anything or not, luckily so far nothing has happened but if someone not used too this condition drove my car they would certainly have an accident no question. I have loaned the car too friends and brought back instantly because afraid too drive like this.
The dashboard is melting and causing a huge glare on the windshield making it hard to drive. Also the material on the door panel is like clay. Your nails dig in.
My 2007 lexus is250 dashboard has sticky/melting issue. While driving during summer hot day in texas, the melting dashboard generates light reflection on windshield makes me difficult to see the front objects. It also makes me feel unsafe because airbags just under it. Not sure airbags get deployed in the right time or not if an accident happens. Lexus should recall dashboards.
Dashboard is extremely sticky as if melted and causes an awful glare on the windshield during night and day hours. Lexus said this was a vanity issue and would not warranty it out. I do not have the money to replace the dashboard. Also the handles on the doors where the same materials is, very soft and able to be manipulated which does not affect driving but it is an issue.
The dashboard in my lexus is250 appears to be melting. The dashboard becomes extremely sticky when the vehicle is in the sunlight. As a result of the inferior quality, a shine is beginning to appear on the dashboard which reflects on to the windshield when in the sun. The reflection in the windshield makes it difficult to see when driving and is getting increasingly worse as time passes.
Dashboard on this vehicle is slowly melting off causing a hazardous glare when driving. The glare interferes with vision while driving. With the dashboard melting I am now questioning whether the air bags are in full function or if they are faulty. The door panels are staining clothing and handbags as well. Lexus has said this has been reported many times and they are aware but they are unable to assist with this issue. Driving this car during daylight is becoming dangerous.
Dashboard started melting as well as doors after 3 days from when I bought the car from lexus of orlando, took it back and they were not able to assist cause car was off warranty by 4k miles, if I knew this was happening I would have never bought it.
Dash board melting and door panels getting soft. The dash reflects the sun from the windshield and it causes this reflection so it sometimes becomes hard to see.
My car dash board and side panels are beginning to melt. Since this is happening exactly on the driver side dash board, it is hard to see through the windshield at times due to having a reflection.
Dashboard and side moulding are melting and sticky to the touch.
Minimum visibility because of melting dashboard. The glare from the sun does not let you see.
On or about august 2012, I began to notice that my dash board was sticky. I attempted to clean it but that did not solve the problem. It kept getting worse and worse. It seems like the inside of my car is melting. The dashboard and the black paneling on the doors is melting. When driving in direct sunlight, it is difficult to see out of the front windshield.
Took car to dealership due to shiny and sticky dashboard. Was told this is a known problem but will not repair under good will since warranty has passed. Dashboard is extremely sticky, will this cause air bag problems during an accident? The shiny surface also reflects and makes driving difficult in sunlight.
Very big glare in dashboard that blinds your view in the windshield while driving.
My dash board became sticky and I was unable to fiat my windshield program. I contacted lexus and they said the neighborhood of a recall. I looked on the internet and there was plenty of recalls. They replaced my dashboard for me but charge me approximately $500 to do that. They said the car was out of warranty it was a good-faith response. I found the article on abc news in tampa june 14, 2014 the reporter indicated that there's been several problems with lexus nissan cars that have had this sticky dashboard. I know lexus new about it because was all over the internet. They refused to acknowledge it. But I had to pay out-of-pocket and order to be able to drive my car to work. I think this is terrible. They knew about the dashboards. I also have stickiness on the left panel of my car starting to begin. I'm afraid to take that in also my coffee million dollars to get that fixed. It's so sad they knew of this problem.
I noticed the dash board getting shiny with a sticky feel and it continued to grow in density over months until about 6 months ago when the car wash company I use, told me they have been seeing a lot of that in lexus and toyota models. In essence, my dashboard is melting and the glare from the dashboard/windshield is increasing which is affecting my visibility when driving. Lexus said that since my car is out of warranty and there is no official recall yet, there is nothing that they can do except charge me $1500 to replace the dashboard. They acknowledged they are beginning to see more frequent cases of this.
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