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Lexus IS350 Visibility problems by year

9 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Lexus IS350's visibility & wipers. Windshields, wipers, defrosters, mirrors, backup cameras and glare.

Visibility complaints by model year

YearVisibility complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
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Latest IS350 visibility complaints

2013 Lexus IS350Visibility & wipersCrash

This model was affected by the originally cosmetic, but well documented "sticky dash" recall. I am an automotive enthusiast who has worked within the industry for over 12 years, including notifying customers of NHTSA recalls and assisting with scheduling recalls to be performed. The dashboard can be severely melted to the point of becoming a mirror finish, I was driving at night in the headlights from an opposing truck reflected off the shiny surface of the dashboard having been melted by sunlight. I have great vision and was wearing prescription lenses, the incident nearly caused an oncoming collision. I slid into a ditch briefly and did not sustain damage to my vehicle.

Filed Incident Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11610108
2012 Lexus IS350Body, doors & structureVisibility & wipers

The dashboard is sticky/melting causing it to be extremely shiny. It is available for inspection upon request. Due to the shininess of the dashboard, it causes a glare on the windshield during the daytime. This glare causes difficulty with being able to safely see through the windshield.

Filed Incident Structure · Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11593384
2013 Lexus IS350Visibility & wipers

The dashboard is melting - it is sticky and shiny. The glare it causes on the windshield is horrific. I have a very difficult time seeing when the sun is out. An independent service center has inspected and confirmed it is caused by the melting dashboard. I first noticed it a few months ago. I travel to Nashville often, which is a 3.5 hour drive, and the sight obstruction at interstate driving speeds and traffic is challenging to say the least. I am afraid to drive my car with my granddaughter in with me because it is truly dangerous.

Filed Incident Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11578247
2011 Lexus IS350Visibility & wipers

The dashboard is defective in that it melts when exposed to heat and becomes sticky. Although initially it started off as a cosmetic issue, the melting of the dashboard causes it to be very glossy to the point where it reflects onto the front windshield and creates a blind spot on the front windshield when driving. This poses an immediate safety hazard when driving as it's sometimes difficult to see objects that are right in front of the car while driving. The defective dashboard has been confirmed by the dealer...

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and manufacturer. Although the manufacturer issued a customer support program to replace the dashboard, it was not a mandatory recall and the support program has since expired. Additionally, the support program initially described the malfunction as only a cosmetic issue. However, over time, this cosmetic issue has started to impact drivability in certain conditions while putting the driver and others at risk.

Filed Incident Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11487329
2012 Lexus IS350Visibility & wipers

Lexus is250 has a melting dashboard and it's really hard to drive when the sun is out ... It glares out your vision when driving ...I was researching and saw some people got a recall for the melting dashboard since it's really unsafe to drive it with the dashboard starting to melt .. In the picture I added you can see how my dashboard is shiny because its melting and sticky too

Filed Incident Unknown or other · Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11363776
2014 Lexus IS350Visibility & wipers

When it's raining ,i turn on the wiper at slow speed it's working normal for about 2 min then it's will stop working . I have to switch it on high speed only. I almost got in to accident that day .It's happen more often now and then . I did brought the car to dealer they said can't duplicate the problem.

Filed Incident Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11165298
2014 Lexus IS350Visibility & wipers

While driving in the rain my windshield wipers suddenly stopped working. The wipers 'froze' in the up position. I had to work the wiper control inside the car 6-10 times to get the wipers to work again. After a few minutes of driving the wipers stopped working again. The wipers only worked intermittently and only if I kept working the switch. I took the vehicle to the local lexus dealership and the vehicle was diagnosed as having "wiper relays shorting" causing the wipers not to work.

Filed Incident Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11150197

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