NHTSA Complaint #10683744 — 2008 LEXUS IS 250 VISIBILITY/WIPER

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10683744
Vehicle	2008 LEXUS IS 250
Component	VISIBILITY/WIPER
Date of Incident	February 3, 2014
Date Filed	February 17, 2015
Mileage	44,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	HI

Consumer Description

DASHBOARD STARTS TO GET REALLY SHINY AND STICKY WHEN THE CAR IS OUT IN THE SUN, EITHER DRIVING OR WHEN PARKED. AFTER TEMPERATURE IN THE CAR AND ON THE DASH RETURN TO A MORE MODERATE TEMPERATURE, THE DASHBOARD IS NO LONGER SHINY, BUT IT IS TACKY. PROBLEM IS WHEN THE DASHBOARD IS OUT IN THE SUN AND IT GETS SHINY. THIS CAUSES A FAIRLY BAD GLARE ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD SINCE THE SUN IS REFLECTING OFF THE DASHBOARD AND ON TO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. AT TIMES IT IS HARD TO DETERMINE WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU IF THE DASHBOARDS GLARE REFLECTS THE SUN IN A CERTAIN WAY. THERE A FEW OCCASIONS WHEN THE DASHBOARD GLARE WAS SO SEVERE, YOU COULD ONLY SEE OUT OF 2/3 OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WHEN DRIVING. DOOR PANELS ALSO EXHIBIT THE SAME BEHAVIOR AND CAN CAUSE ISSUES WHEN TRYING TO CHANGE LANES SINCE THE REELECTION OFF THE TOP OF THE DOOR PANEL MAKES IT HARD TO SEE THE CAR IN THE LANE NEXT TO YOU AND ALSO MAKE ITS HARD TO SEE THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR WITH OUT GLARE FROM THE DOOR PANEL REELECTING IN THE MIRROR. FORTUNATELY THIS HAS NOT LEAD TO ANY ACCIDENTS, BUT THE CAR WE USE IS OUR SECONDARY CAR AND IS HARDLY USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. *TR

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