2007 LEXUS ES Structurebody Problems

Issue number one the dashboard the steering wheel and the clutch handle for automatic or manual melts it gets extremely hot and slippery it burns no matter if you cover your car or anything it melts and the glare from it is very dangerous when the Sun hits the windshield while driving it makes it look like a mirror form I'm not the only one who complains about this issue because why does the dashboard melts and create a dangerous flare with glare excuse the heating and cooling seats I believe also I'm not sure if it's causing condensation because it's connected to the AC which is also an issue no matter how much you get it fixed like I'm not sure if the blend door actuator gets stuck but a lot of people complain about that too because I'm not the only one with that issue 3 the gas...

IT ISN'T BAD ENOUGH THAT TOYOTA CORP SOLD ME A DASHBOARD ON MY 2007 LEXUS ES350 THAT MELTS IN THE SUNLIGHT, BUT AS IT MELTS IT LEAVES A DANGEROUS SHINY RESIDUE THAT IMPAIRS MY ABILITY TO DRIVE SAFELY, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.

2007 LEXUS ES350 DASHBOARD MELTING PRODUCES CHEMICAL FUMES AND SHINY STICKY DASBOARD REFLECTING SUNLIGHT AND NIGHT HEADLIGHTS BLINDING DRIVER VISIBILITY. FUMES CAUSING HEALTH ISSUE IN ALL CAR PASSENGER BREATHING. ISSUES.

WAS IN CAR CRASH WHERE THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE BEEN EJECTED AND THEY DID NOT!

PURCHASED 2007 LEXUS ES350 AND DASH IS MELTING WITH HEAT AND HUMIDITY. LEXUS DEALERSHIP REFERRED ME TO CORPORATE AND THEY SAID THE WARRANTY EXPIRED MAY 31, 2017 HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RECALL LETTER RECEIVED. LEXUS IS AWARE OF ISSUE BUT REFUSES TO REPLACE DASH OR REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO GLARE FROM DASH MELTING AND STICKY BECAUSE OF SHINE. ADDITIONALLY, IN THE FUTURE, THE DASH CANNOT BE REMOVED BECAUSE IT WILL CRUMBLE TO PERFORM ANY REPAIRS NECESSITATING REMOVAL OF DASH AND NO SHOPS WANT THAT RESPONSIBILITY. LEXUS REPLACED A COMPLETE DASH FOR A CRACK ON MY 2004 LEXUS WITHOUT IT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE GLARE COMING FROM THE DASH MELTING! THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES AND IS ALWAYS GARAGED! THERE HAVE BEEN LAWSUITS FILED OVER THIS ISSUE!

I HAVE LEXUS ES350. ITS EXPENSIVE LUXURY CAR. BUT ITS DASHBOARD IS MELTING ON THE TOP NOW. VERY UNCOMMON BEHAVIOR OF THIS KIND OF CAR. THIS WOULDN'T HAPPENED EVEN IF IN CHEAP CAR. I WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRM THAT IT IS MELTING. IT'S A DASHBOARD, ONE OF THE MAIN PART OF THE CAR. ISSUE IS IN THE SUN, MELTED PART IS REFLECTING ON THE WINDSHIELD AND ITS VERY BRIGHT. IT BECOMES SAFETY ISSUE TO DRIVE THIS CAR IN THE SUN. IT GIVES HEADACHE AND NOT PROPER VISIBILITY TO DRIVE. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO FIX THIS ISSUE AS THIS CAR IS MORE THAN 10 YEARS OLD. THIS KIND OF ISSUE SHOULD NOT HAPPENED IN THE CAR LIKE LEXUS. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PICTURES, IT GIVES SOME IDEA LIKE HOW IT LOOKS LIKE IN WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING. PICTURE DO NOT COVER ALL REFLECTIONS THOUGH.

MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND IS STICKING TO TOUCH AND DEPRESSES WHEN TOUCHED AND NOT SAFE. I CALLED LEXUS AND I WAS TOLD IT'S BEYOND THE RECALL WINDOW AND I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AND I CANNOT AFFORD IT. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL BACK IN 2016 BUT I BOUGHT MY CAR 12/2017 SO I MISSED THE WINDOW

MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING! *TR

PLASTIC INTERIOR BODY PARTS, IN PARTICULAR THE DASH BOARD, HAVE LOST THEIR HARDNESS AND HAVE BECOME STICKY. EVERYTHING (DIRT, HAIR, PAPER, ETC.) STICKS TO THEM AND THEY ARE UNCLEANABLE. *JS

I INHERITED THIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY OF 2014 AND AS SOON AS I GOT IT I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE CHIPS OF THE FRONT DASHBOARD THAT WERE MISSING. I HAD NOTICED SAID DAMAGE/DEFECT WHEN I DROVE IN PRIOR YEARS DATING BACK TO 2010 OR SO. WHENEVER THE CAR IS OUT IN THE SUN, THE DASHBOARD GETS SOFT AND IF YOU TOUCH OR HIT IT WITH YOUR FINGER, YOU CAN GET SOME OF THE SOFT DASHBOARD UNDER YOU NAIL. IT GETS VERY SOFT TO THE TOUCH. IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY FURTHER DAMAGE, I NOW PARK MY CAR UNDER SHADE AND USE PROTECTIVE VISORS ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELDS IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE DASHBOARD. I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THIS COULD HAPPEN TO SUCH A NICE AND EXPENSIVE CAR. IT DEFINITELY IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN MATERIAL OF THE DASHBOARD. *JS

WHILE WE DRIVING DOWN THE TURNPIKE HEADING INTO PHILADELPHIA, MY WIFE TRIED TO ROLL DOWN HER WINDOWS AND THEN BACK UP. AS SHE DID, THE GLASS CAME OFF ITS TRACK AND ALMOST POPPED OUT OF THE DOOR. WE WERE GOING ABOUT 70 MPH. AT THIS SPEED, THAT WINDOW MAY HAVE COME OFF AND FLOWN OFF OUR CAR, HITTING ANOTHER CAR. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN POTENTIALLY FATAL. THE ONLY REASON IT DID NOT FLY OFF, WAS MY WIFE GRABBED ON TO IT WHILE I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE DASHBOARD BECAME EXTREMELY HOT AND CAUSED A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD, OBSTRUCTING THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

WIFE WAS OPERATING THE DRIVER WINDOW IN OUR LEXUS ES 350. THE DRIVER WINDOW CRASHED DOWN INTO THE DRIVER DOOR PANEL MOMENTARILY STARTLING HER. SHE SWERVED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAD A TECHNICIAN PULL OFF THE DOOR PANEL AND THE PLASTIC MOUNTING TABS ON THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND THE PLASTIC MOUNTING TABS ON THE WINDOW HAD DISINTEGRATED. ACCORDING TO THE LEXUS OWNERS WEB SITE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL 2007-2008 LEXUS ES 350 MODELS. LEXUS WILL NOT COVER THIS PROBLEM UNLESS STILL UNDER THE 4 YEAR WARRANTY. SEE RECALL 08V16200 FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR