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2006 Lexus LS430 Body problems

Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 2006 Lexus LS430's body, doors & structure with NHTSA - 12% of all its complaints, most recently on January 14, 2020. They describe 1 crash, 0 fires and 1 injury. Doors, hoods and latches, frame rust, sunroofs, leaks, trim and structural failures.

Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
1
Deaths
0

Body complaints

AirbagsBody, doors & structureAcceleration & cruise controlCrash1 injury

At approximately 2:00 pm on jan. 5, 2020, I was driving my 2006 lexus ls 430 in a residential area in bethesda, md. I decided to turn around. I turned right into a driveway (at a low speed) with the brake pedal applied. Suddenly, and without warning, the car accelerated wildly, making a great deal of engine noise, as the throttle appeared to be wide open. Thankfully I hit a near-by tree and two front air bags deployed. A homeowner called the police, and an ambulance took me to the emergency room at a nearby hospital. If this sudden acceleration had occurred on a highway, I am certain that lives would have been lost.

Filed Incident Air bags · Structure · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 11299414
Body, doors & structureVisibility & wipers

My 2006 lexus ls 460 has a dashboard that is sticky and hard to see out of at times when driving. I have also noticed my interior door panels are starting to haze with a white film on them. I have taken extreme care with this vehicle as it receives all the normal maintenance and every 3 weeks a full detail inside and out. I thought it was the chemicals being utilized by the detailers, and I asked they stop using chemicals and only use soap and water. I later found after speaking with them that it is common in a...

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lot of lexus sedans. I looked it up on the internet and found that there was a defect in many lexus' from 2006 to 2008. So I am inquiring here to see if anything can be done about it. *Tr

Filed Incident Structure · Visibility / wiperNHTSA 10679880

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