2006 LEXUS IS 250 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY AS I USUALLY DO ON MY WAY TO WORK AND HAD MADE MY WAY TO THE LEFT LANE. I AM IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED TO LOOSE COMPRESSION, IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 25 MILES (WHILE ON A MAIN HIGHWAY) AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VCS NOTIFICATION STARTED FLASHING. I IMMEDIATELY MADE MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO LOOK-UP THE CODE AND ALL IT SAID WAS TO TAKE TO THE LEXUS DEALER IMMEDIATELY, WHICH IS WHAT I DID. AFTER ABOUT FOUR HOURS OF WAITING, THE LEXUS DEALER DETERMINED THAT MY 2006 LEXUS NEEDED: VALVE SPRINGS, VALVE LASH ADJUSTER, UPDATED PISTONS AND RINGS AND POSSIBLY A SHORT BLOCK. YES THE ENGINE WAS BAD. *TR

FOR 3-YEARS WE HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THE MUSTY SMELL COMING FROM THE A/C VENTS. WE WERE ADVISED BY THE DEALERSHIP TO CUT OFF THE A/C BEFORE ARRIVING HOME TO ALLOW THE UNIT TO DRAIN. WE ALSO WERE ADVISED TO SPRAY LYSOL INTO THE OUTSIDE COWL VENTS WHICH DID IMPROVE THE ODOR BUT THIS A/C MUSTY SMELL HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE AND IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. ON 12/20/2011, WE NOTICED WATER WAS APPARENTLY ENTERING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE CARPET WAS WET AND THERE WAS EXCESSIVE MOISTURE AND WATER UNDER CARPET. UPON NOTICING THIS PROBLEM WE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS ADVISED THAT MOST LIKELY, THE A/C DRAIN FLAP WAS STUCK AND CORRECTION FOR THIS DEFECT REQUIRED REMOVAL OF THE DRAIN FLAP TO ALLOW THE DRAIN TO FLOW AND NOT BACK UP AND ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER STATED THIS DEFECT HAS OCCURRED...

HVAC EVAPORATOR DRAIN BLOCKAGE RESULTING IN REPEATED FLOODED INTERIOR AND CARPET MOLD. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 LEXUS IS250. I NOTICED "ROUGH" STARTS AND IDLE. THIS WAS AT OR AROUND 65K MILES. I ASSUMED IT WAS RELATED TO SUPER COLD WEATHER OR "BAD" GAS (AFTER THE CAR SAT UNUSED FOR 2-3 DAYS+) AT AROUND 84K MILES DURING WARM WEATHER - I EXPERIENCED BOTH A ROUGH START AND STALLING AT A STOP SIGN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE IT HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. THEY DID AN EXTENDED DIAGNOSTIC (KEPT THE CAR OVER A LONG WEEKEND) AND ADVISED MY CAR WAS NOT "FIRING" 65-85% OF THE TIME AND THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE VALVE SPRINGS. THIS IS A $5,000 REPAIR. LEXUS CLAIMED BECAUSE THE ISSUE WAS OUTSIDE THE 70K MIKE WARRANTY THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE "PARTS" OF ROUGHLY $4,000 AS "GOODWILL" BUT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR AT $945. I DID A SEARCH FOR RECALLS AND LEARNED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS250. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

A YOUNG LADY PARKED HER 2006 IS 250 LEXUS,EQUIPPED WITH A "SMART KEY" SYSTEM, IN HER ATTACHED GARAGE WHICH WAS ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF HER THREE STORY TOWNHOUSE. SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH THE "KEY FOB" ON HER PERSON, BUT EITHER INADVERTENTLY FORGOT TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE OR PUSHED THE START BUTTON IN AN EFFORT TO DO SO BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE YOUNG LADY DID NOT REALIZE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND AFTER ENTERING HER TOWNHOUSE FROM THE GARAGE PLACED THE "KEY FOB" ON A TABLE ON THE SECOND FLOOR. THE YOUNG LADY REMAINED IN HER TOWNHOUSE WITH THE VEHICLE RUNNING IN THE GARAGE UNTIL IT RAN OUT OF GASOLINE AND STOPPED. THE YOUNG LADY WAS SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND DEAD IN HER BATHROOM ON THE THIRD FLOOR. THE DEATH WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING AS A RESULT OF THE VEHICLE HAVING BEEN LEFT RUNNING...

MY LEXUS IS250 SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND CRASH. *TR

I OWN A 2006 LEXUS IS250 AND THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT I CANNOT SEE TO HANDLE NOR THE DEALER CAN HANDLE. THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IS THAT WHEN I'M GOING OVER 60 TO 65 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKS AND THE VSC LIGHT COMES ON. THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE AND JUST THE RPM WOULD GO UP. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY IN HAND ON 4 NOW 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND EVERYTIME I'M HEARING DIFFERENT STORIES. HERE IS THE LIST. * MAY 22, 2009: 60,000 MILE SERVICE DONE.* SEPT 6, 2009: TOOK THE CAR IN FOR "CHECK VSC & CHECK ENGINE". NEXT DAY THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR.* OCT 10, 2009: TOWED CAR TO DEALERSHIP. "CHECK VSC & CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN.PULLED OVER ON THE HIGHWAY 3 TIMES TO RESET BUT THE LIGHTS DID NOT...

CAR STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, SLOWED DOWN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SBS LIGHT CAME ON (ITHOUGHT IT WAS AN OXYGEN SENSOR). BOOK SAYS TO TAKE TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY. I TOOK IT IN, THEY DID A CHECK, TOLD ME IT WAS A 'LOOSE GAS CAP'. A MONTH LATER - SAME THING HAPPENED. I TOOK IT BACK, THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR TWO WEEKS - TOLD ME THE VALVE SPRINGS WERE NOT THE CORRECT LENGTH AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR