NHTSA Complaint #10948622 — 2008 LEXUS IS 250

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS 250. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED FROM A STOP POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARBON BUILD UP. THERE WAS NO REPAIR SOLUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL YEARS LATER AND THE MOTOR WAS REBUILT. THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERAL TOP CARBON CLEAN OUTS, BUT THE ISSUE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD AND THE INNER DOOR PANELS WERE MELTING. THE FAILURES MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT THE WIDOW DUE TO A GLARE COMING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000.