NHTSA Complaint #10176824 — 2007 LEXUS ES350

TL* - THE CONTACT STATES THAT HIS 2007 LEXUS 250 DASH LIGHTS TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE LIGHTS WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF AND THEN GO OUT. THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME AFTERWARDS. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT LOSE POWER. THE DASH LIGHTS HAVE FAILED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED 45 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE TWICE. THE LAST FAILURE OCCURRED 2 MILES INTO THE DRIVE. THE EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE IS USUALLY BETWEEN 31-39 DEGREES WHEN THIS HAPPEN. DURING ONE OF THE INCIDENTS, THE TEMPERATURE FLASHED AT 39 DEGREES BEFORE GOING OUT. THE SPEEDOMETER READING IS APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH WHEN THE FAILURES OCCUR. THE DEALER STATED THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, AND FOR THIS REASON THEY WILL NOT LOOK AT THE VEHICLE ANYMORE PER MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THIS IS AN FAILURE WHICH CANNOT BE DUPLICATED; THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN EARLY IN THE MORNING APPROXIMATELY 5:30-6:30 AM. THE DEALER HAS PERFORMED A CHASSIS ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSIS (TWICE), WINDOW & DOOR DIAGNOSIS AND BODY DIAGNOSIS AND CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP A TOTAL OF 42 DAYS.