Roughly 6-12 months ago the dashboard on my Lexus started to melt and become sticky, creating a glare on my windshield and impeding my ability to see the road causing dangerous situations. Both daytime and nighttime driving have been affected by this defect. I've contacted the local dealership, but they confirmed that no recalls are available and that the only solution is for me to replace the entire dash.
Visibility & wipers
Lexus ES300H Visibility problems by year
7 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Lexus ES300H's visibility & wipers. Windshields, wipers, defrosters, mirrors, backup cameras and glare.
Visibility complaints by model year
Latest ES300H visibility complaints
Driving on highway, 60mph. Friday jan 17th, 2020. 5Pm. Cold out. Hear loud sound like gun shot. Startled me. Thought tire blew so pulled to shoulder on highway. Tires were fine and was like what the heck. Got back in car started to get back on highway and heard noise above my head. Looked up sliding door to sunroof vibrating. Slide open a bit and sunroof glass was gone. Pulled back over and got out and looked. Glass just exploded and big hole, see pics. Nothing fell on it or hit it. Next day shopped vac the glass and now waiting to get fixed.
The car was parked for a few hot days and the front windshield cracked at some point while the car was parked. The crack appeared from the bottom slightly to the right of center looking at it from inside the car. It does not appear to be an impact of any type. I assume it is a defect in the window or how they are mounted.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 lexus es300 hybrid. The contact stated that lights and other objects that were viewed through the windshield were extremely distorted and caused severe eye strain. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the distortion was normal. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 4,000. The vin was unavailable.
Moon roof exploded outward with a extremely loud noise causing me to pull over on the side of the road thinking I had major damage to the vehicle. As soon as I got out of the vehicle, I noticed the damage to the moon roof which had shattered in an outward direction. A large amount of glass was laying on the inside cover which had been closed. I was traveling 70 miles per hour on a four lane highway in a non-construction area and no other vehicles were within a quarter of a mile from me. Weather conditions were...
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clear and approximately 70 degrees. We were fortunate to have had the cover closed or we would have had small pieces of glass fall on us at 70 miles per hour possibly causing a more serious incident. *Tr
My 2013 lexus es 350 has a panorama sunroof which exploded when an attended closed the passenger side door. I only had the car eight months and have less than 6,000 miles. The weather that day was sunny and 75 degrees.I shudder to think what could have happen if my 82 year old mom was in the car. We had plans for that day to travel out of state that very day. The shatter glass fell inside the car. This is a safety issue as if I had been driving down the freeway just the mere sound of the explosion could have startle me and I may have lost control of the car. There is a great possibility of exploding roofs causing injuries . This is a safety issue. *Tr
I was driving on the freeway when all of a sudden the sunroof exploded. The noise was deafening. The glass clearly exploded up and then chipped the paint on the roof and the trunk. All windows were rolled up at the time with the air on. Nothing hit my car and it happened completely on it's own. The dealership is not being helpful and they are blaming me for it. *Tr
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