3.5

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
37,500 miles

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problem #6

May 012022

IS 350

  • miles
After having our car in the local dealerships shop to fix recalls and a Very hard jerking of the car when slowing to 8mph thinking it was the ABS accutator, that unit was replaced and system bled and tested we picked the car up and before we got 100 feet away from the shop our car still had the same problem. After much talking with a lexus forum group I now believe based on their experiences and testing myself it's a Hard 2nd to 1st gear downshift ! and through my investigating, this is a common issue among lexus transmission between years 2006 - 2013

- Salem, OR, USA

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problem #5

Mar 282022

IS 350

  • miles
Camshaft problem. Loud rattle at start up bad ticking. Transmission fluid needs to be changed and serviced at a schedule time. Bad performance all together with only 119,000 miles. I have now rebuilt the motor paying $3000 to fix the cams and now have to repair the transmission

- Lake Forest Park, WA, USA

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problem #4

Sep 142020

IS 350

  • miles
Owner manual, saying it's lifetime no changing transmission fluid. Now having problems with my transmission because of that. I went on Lexus forums, and a lot of Lexus owner having transmission problems because of transmission fluid. Lexus Is not standing behind their products.

- Kent, WA, USA

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problem #3

Jun 032019

IS 350 6-cyl

  • miles
They A/C controller Is not working, transmission issue, battery Is new but I always jump the battery and a warning red triangle on the dashboard.

- Tucson, AZ, USA

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problem #2

Mar 152020

IS 350

  • 130,000 miles
Check engine, vsc and trac off light comes on. Torque converter clutch solenoid transmission code.

- Van Nuys, CA, USA

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problem #1

Oct 182017

IS 350

  • 95,000 miles
When driving the the vsc and check engine light comes on. When I'I was driving, my vehicle got stuck in 3rd gear on the freeway. I had to slow down abruptly because my RPM's were high due to the fact that it was stuck in 3rd gear. I didnt want to blow out my engine due to high RPM's and I slowed down suddenly. I almost caused an accident because of this reason.

- Santa Ana, CA, USA

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