Major Problems with Lexus IS 350 Derived from Complaints & Recalls

Learn about the common problems with a used Lexus IS 350 to avoid purchasing a bad year of the model.

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Best and Worst Years for Lexus IS 350

Explore the chart showing how many complaints have been filed for each year of Lexus IS 350.

Model Year	Complaints
2016 IS 350	1
2015 IS 350	2
2014 IS 350	9
2012 IS 350	2
2011 IS 350	5
2010 IS 350	8
2009 IS 350	3
2008 IS 350	30
2007 IS 350	50
2006 IS 350	92

Worst 3 Lexus IS 350 complaints

2006 Lexus IS 350 AIR BAGS Victims: 1

2008 Lexus IS 350 AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 50000 miles

2008 Lexus IS 350 STEERING Victims: 1 Mileage: 36499 miles

Browse Lexus IS 350 complaints by category

Problems with AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE and VISIBILITY/WIPER are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Lexus IS 350 owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS no one has contacted us about this hazard it has been a year what are they waiting for the car...	49 ~ 39971 miles
STRUCTURE the dash is sticky and reflex in the windshield. lexus will not do anything for me. i also had my	33 ~ 44134 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER while driving in the rain my windshield wipers suddenly stopped working. the wipers 'froze' in the up position. i had...	23 ~ 51513 miles
ENGINE on march 11 2014 i stopped my car at the stop light behind another car. my car's engine suddenly started...	19 ~ 54283 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE i was driving on the freeway at 65 miles per hour when the side view mirror on the passenger side...	16 ~ 79787 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL on march 11 2014 i stopped my car at the stop light behind another car. my car's engine suddenly started...	15 ~ 29825 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER i bought a brand new 2014 is 350 f sport on august 29 2014. on or about september 17 2014...	13 ~ 50377 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM driving down the highway engine expelled smoke ad stalled to stop check engine light came on started it up went...	12 ~ 83833 miles
STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2014 lexus is 350. while making left or right turns the power steering seized for...	12 ~ 76515 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2014 lexus is 350. on several occasions while driving the contact noticed a sulfur odor...	11 ~ 38545 miles
SERVICE BRAKES while driving on a major highway i needed the brakes to be applied very rapidly as a vehicle cut me...	7 ~ 51606 miles
REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY i was driving on the freeway at 65 miles per hour when the side view mirror on the passenger side...	5 ~ 31009 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC when i try to stop my vehicle the floor may gets stuck on top of the brake making it difficult	4 ~ 39600 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2008 lexus is350. while driving approximately 20 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated. in addition the...	4 ~ 46154 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2007 lexus is350. while parking the vehicle rapidly accelerated over an embankment hit a fence...	4 ~ 9712 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2011 lexus is 350. while driving various speeds the vehicle failed to accelerate past 30...	3 ~ 62667 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING my car lexus is 350 has a condensation problem inside the headlight housing on both sides. i bought the car...	3 ~ 64000 miles
POWER TRAIN when accelerating onto a freeway the vehicle will shift gears normally. there have been a handful of instances though where...	3 ~ 45586 miles
SEAT BELTS on november 8 2017 i was involved in a traffic accident in santa monica ca as i was making a...	2 ~ 71500 miles
KNEE BOLSTER > AIR BAGS takata recall. after letting the lexus dealership do the recall on my airbags i received a airbag light shortly after...	2 ~ 131500 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL vsc light comes on randomly and sometimes stays on for days. abs light comes on with it and check engine...	2 ~ 40000 miles
NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT went into a grocery store when i came back 5 minutes later i turned on the car and went to...	2 ~ 41500 miles
TIRES i have michelin pilot sport a/s 225/40 zr dot number 4mcr 002x 4310 on my 2006 lexus is 350. i...	2 ~ 58000 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2008 lexus 350 is. the contact stated that when starting the vehicle the vehicle would...	2 ~ 35200 miles
EQUIPMENT as i was parking my lexus in a parking lot the car suddenly shot forward moving over the parking cement...	2 ~ 1947 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY as i was parking my lexus in a parking lot the car suddenly shot forward moving over the parking cement...	2 ~ 15947 miles
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE while driving down on i-90 west going to buffalo ny coming from boston ma i encountered another driver in the...	1 ~ 130 miles
WHEELS i purchased a 2014 lexus is 350 f sport from fort worth brothers llc/alfa romeo fiat in fort worth texas...	1 ~ 47545 miles
SEATS both the driver and front passenger seat assemblies had serious defective nonconformities where the headrests crush and compress into the...	1
VISIBILITY dash board is shiny and sticky causing glare on windshield causing distraction to drive. lexus had a recall on tsb...	1 ~ 118000 miles
INTERIOR/UNDER DASH > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2008 lexus is 350. the contact stated that the dashboard was producing a sticky substance....	1
TREAD/BELT > TIRES front tires on my vehicle are delaminating in the tread area roughly 1-2 inches from the sidewall (both inner and	1 ~ 62000 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE when i left my home for work i of course used my door handle to pull the door shut. i...	1 ~ 126000 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS vehicle driver's side airbags failed to deploy/operate in front end collision. *tr...	1 ~ 76000 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY i had the windshield replaced in my 2007 lexus is350 on 2/3/2010 by a repairman who works for state farm...	1
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT i had the windshield replaced in my 2007 lexus is350 on 2/3/2010 by a repairman who works for state farm...	1
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN the cold idle speed on my car is between 1000 and 1500 rpms. at certain speeds this causes the car...	1 ~ 6000 miles
INTERIOR > REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY black spots on the interior rear view mirror. *js...	1 ~ 60000 miles
RETRACTOR > FRONT > SEAT BELTS drivers side seat belt will not retract or pull out all the way rendering the seat belt unusable. *nm...	1

FAQ

What year Lexus IS 350 is the most reliable?

Speaking of the models produced in the last 10 years, Lexus IS 350 models of 2016, 2015, 2012 year of manufacture have had the least number of complaints.

What year was a bad year for Lexus IS 350?

Lexus IS 350 models of 2006 and 2007 are probably the years to be avoided like the plague due to a higher than an average number of issues reported.

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