2007 Lexus ES Air Bags & Restraints Problems

I was driving and my car has a certain jerking motion to it, as I tried to break and accelerate the car wasn’t able to stop or move properly. As a result I rear ended the car in front of me. In addition to that my airbag wouldn’t go off after the accident so it seems like there was a malfunction. Lexus always assured me that all system ran well and that there was nothing wrong with the car. I made all necessary repairs they told me to make a despite my questions about the car being fully functional, they still didn’t warn me and told me that my car was fine every time I took it in or got work done on my car.

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

LEXUS ES 350 2007 DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND COMPROMISED. DUE TO THE STICKY MESS THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY AND DEATH WILL LIKELY OCCUR. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE TOXICITY OF THE DASHBOARD AS WELL. IT'S MELTING, CHANGING COLOR FROM BLACK TO WHITE AND CRACKING. THIS CARCINOGENIC MATERIAL IS NOW POISONING ALL WHO RIDE IN THE VEHICLE. INCLUDED PHOTO DOES NOT CONVEY THE GLOSSY MELTING ,STICKY REALITY OF IT ALL. THE GLOSSY MELTING REFLECTION CAUSES LOTS OF GLARE AND IMPAIRS VISIBILITY ON SUNNY DAYS. THIS ISSUE MUST BE RESOLVED BEFORE A LIFE IS TAKEN NEEDLESSLY. LEXUS REFUSES TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMIT THAT ITS A COMPROMISED PART AND HAVE DECEPTIVELY ALLOCATED THIS SAFETY ISSUE AS A WARRANTY PROBLEM THAT HAS EXPIRED. BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS SELDOM DRIVEN AND GARAGED (69,717K MILES) PROBLEM DID NOT SURFACE UNTIL NOW.

I HAVE HAD MY LEXUS SINCE 2007 I HAVE MANY TIMES RECIEVED LETTERS FOR MY RECALL ON THE AIR BAGS RECALL ID RTPW-48Q I CALLED AND SPOKE WITH LEXUS WHO THEN SET UP AN ACCOUNT WITH ME AND THEN FOUND ME A LOCATION TO HAVE THE RECALL FIXED THIS WAS AROUND OCTOBER OF 2018 SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD SOME TROUBLING FINDINGS THAT I BELIEVE MY HUSBAND AT THE TIME HAS POSSIBLY DONE THINGS TO MY CAR THAT COULD POTENTIALLY HARM OR KILL NOT ONLY ME BUT MY 6 YEAR OLD I DO NO MY DASH HAS BEEN REMOVED AND REPLACED AND SINCE IV SEEN MY HUSBAND IN HIS MECHANIC SHOP PULL DASHES OFF I NO HE IS EXPERIENCED I WAS ALSO UNEXPECTEDLY HIS ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE ABOUT 9 MONTHS AGO AND THE CAR SPED OFF AND I WAS TOLD TO NOT CALL THE POLICE BUT A STATE RD WORKER WITNESSED IT WHAT I NEED IS FOR SOMEONE TO HELP ME I KNOW THESE THINGS ARE NOT MANUFACTURED PROBLEMS BESIDES THE AIRBAG PLEASE CAN YOU HELP ME IF RECENTLY FOUND THAT MY BRAKES SEEM TO BE NOT STOPPING AS WELL AND IT SOUND LIKE THERE BAD HOWEVER MY BRAKES WERE DONE ABOUT A YEAR AGO BY MY HUSBAND AND THIS HAPPENED OVER NIGHT PLEASE I NEED A HONEST PERSON TO LOOK AT MY LEXUS AND SEE IF ALTERATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AND VERIFY MY RECALL MY RECALL ON LEXUS WEBSITE SAYS MY VIN IS NOT CORRECT FOR THE RECALL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES 350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING AND CREATED A BLINDING GLARE THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRESTIGE LEXUS OF RAMSEY (1000 NJ-17, RAMSEY, NJ 07446, (855) 484-6393), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

MY AIRBAG IS STILL GOOD BUT THE LEXUS AND AUTOMOBILE BEREAU CONTACT ME FOR REPAIR SO HOW AM I STOPPING THEM TO ANNOY ME.

TAKATA RECALL

I HAVE A FAMILY OF FIVE AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE MY VEHICLE TO TAKE MY WHOLE FAMILY ANYWHERE FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW. ANY TIME I HAVE A PASSENGER I HAVE TO ASK THAT THEY SIT IN THE BACK SEAT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS SUPPOSED TO CONTACT ME TO DETERMINE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT DATE AND PROVIDE A LOANER CAR IF THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE AIRBAG IN A TIMELY MANNER. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THROUGH TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RETURN CALL. I FEEL I HAVE BEEN PATIENT BUT THIS HAS BECOME A BURDEN ON ME AND MY FAMILY AND I WOULD LIKE THE AIRBAG TO BE FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO I CAN USE MY VEHICLE AS A FAMILY CAR AS INTENDED.

MY VEHICLE, 2005 LEXUS ES350 IS EQUIPPED WITH FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATORS PRODUCED BY TAKATA. AS OF TODAY NOVEMBER 22, 2017, MY VEHICLE IS STILL NOT BEING RECALL BY THE MANUFACTURING TO HAVE REPLACE THE DEFECT AIRBAG. ALSO, MY DRIVER SIDE BACKSEAT SEATBELT IS NOT HOLD ON WHEN LATCHED IN. I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY THAT NEED TO BE FIX. I AM STILL USING THE VEHICLE FOR DRIVING.

TAKATA RECALL. WE CALLED LEXUS OF FIFE IN NOVEMBER OF 2017 WHEN WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THE AIRBAG REPLACEMENTS WERE AVAILABLE. AS OF THIS DATE OF JANUARY 21ST 2018 WE HAVE NOT HAD A FIX. WHEN WE CALLED THE FIRST OF THE YEAR WE WERE TOLD WE WE #51 ON THE LIST. WE CALLED AGAIN MID MONTH AND WERE TOLD THE SAME THING #51. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO SENSE OF URGENCY TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE. WE ARE SCHEDULED TO DRIVE TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR A WEDDING IN MID FEBRUARY 2018 AND I WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED BEFORE WE DRIVE THAT FAR. IF THIS IS A DEADLY ISSUE SHOULDN'T IT BE A PRIORITY TO SOLVE IT. WHILE I UNDERSTAND LEXUS OF FIFE CAN'T DO FREE WORK ALL DAY THERE SHOULD BE ANOTHER OPTION TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ASAP.

TAKATA RECALL - AIRBAGS HAVEN'T BEEN REPLACED AS OF 11/17/2017

TAKATA RECALL NOT DONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (HENDRICK TOYOTA NORTH CHARLESTON, 7151 RIVERS AVENUE, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29406) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECU FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE PART DID NOT CALIBRATE WITH THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE. THE LOCAL DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INSTRUCTED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,379.

TOYOTA/LEXUS REFUSING TO FIX THIS RECALL ON MY LEXUS VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 LEXUS ES350. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN TOWING GARAGE AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CALLED HOFFMAN LEXUS AT 860-525-3987; HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

TAKATA RECALL- KUNI LEXUS AT COLORADO SPRINGS, CO ADVISED ME SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THAT MY ES350 WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED IN SEPTEMBER 2017. THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME THAT IT WON'T BE REPAIRED UNTIL DECEMBER 2017. THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT I SHOULD NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITH A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT THUS CREATING A HARDSHIP FOR MY FAMILY.

TAKATA RECALL. CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE INJURY IF AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONS.

MY WIFE INVOLVED AN ACCIDENT WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING CROSSING AN INTERSECTION IN THE CITY OF POMONA, CA. SHE WAS IMPACTED BY THE CROSSING CAR ON THE DRIVER'S FRONT AND SIDE PLUS THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE RIGHT BEHIND THE DRIVER. THE CAR WAS TOTALED, BUT NONE OF THE FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED DURING THE IMPACT, WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT CLAVICLE BONE FRACTURE, HEAD INJURIES, AND LEG INJURIES TO MY WIFE. THE CAR WAS CONFIRMED TO EQUIP WITH SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS, AND KNEE AIRBAGS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. LEXUS OF LOUISVILLE IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS COULD ONLY BE ORDERED TWO AT A TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. ...UPDATED 11/12/17/*BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V3400000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEXUS OF SILVER SPRING (LOCATED AT 2505 PROSPERITY TER, SILVER SPRING MD, 20904) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.