NHTSA Complaint #11023984 — 2007 LEXUS ES 350

RE MY 2007 LEXUS ES 350 VIN # [XXX] & A NATIONAL RECALL ISSUED. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR A YEAR & A HALF, AND DURING THAT TIME, WE EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH THE DASH WHERE IT WAS MELTY, STICKY, &HAD MAJOR ISSUES. RECENTLY, I WAS AN INTERIOR SHOP, HAVING A SEAR REPAIRED, AND THEY MADE ME AWARE OF A RECALL FOR THE DASHBOARDS. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL LEXUS DEALERSHIP, LEXUS OF AUSTIN, IN JUNE 2017, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD MISSED THE NATIONAL RECALL DEADLINE BY THREE WEEKS AND WERE NO LONGER REPAIRING THOSE. AS I WAS DEFINITELY HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THIS DURING THE WARRANTY RECALL TERM, I AM ASKING THAT THIS BE TAKEN CARE OF UNDER THE RECALL WARRANTY. I CONTACTED LEXUS OF AUSTIN &DISCUSSED THIS, THEY WERE VERY ABRUPT &NOT VERY HELPFUL, & TOLD ME I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN IT IN EARLIER. WHEN I TOLD HIM I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS EARLIER, HE SAID THAT I HAD NOT HAD MY CAR AT THEIR DEALERSHIP, SO THEY WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN HOW TO CONTACT ME. I TAKE ISSUE WITH THIS FACT, AS I'VE OWNED SEVERAL OTHER MAKES OF VEHICLES, IN WHICH THERE HAVE BEEN WARRANTY RECALLS, IN WHICH THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER HAS CONTACTED ME BY MAIL, UTILIZING VEHICLE REGISTRATION INFORMATION, AS THOSE VEHICLES HAD NEVER BEEN AT THEIR DEALERSHIPS EITHER. THE VEHICLE'S DASH IS STICKY &MELTING, &HAS DEVELOPED A SHEEN TO IT, &WHEN DRIVING IN THE SUNLIGHT, IT PRODUCES A REFLECTION ON THE WINDSHIELD, OBSTRUCTING VIEWS AND DISTRACTING THE DRIVER?S EYE. THIS IS NOT JUST A COSMETIC ISSUE, BUT A SAFETY ISSUE. LEXUS IS HELD IN THE HIGHEST ESTEEM IN THE AUTOMOTIVE COMMUNITY, & I'VE HEARD NOTHING BUT GOOD THINGS - BUT THAT HAS NOT BEEN MY EXPERIENCE. I WANT TO HANDLE THIS DIRECTLY THROUGH THE WARRANTY RECALL, RATHER THAN AN ATTORNEY &SEEKING LITIGATION. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR