Lexus Is 300 2003

• Recall 83516 [USA]: Decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash.
  Sabersport is recalling 16,270 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. These headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." these lamps do not contain the required amber side reflectors.
  sabersport will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps. The safety recall began on may 11, 2009. Owners may contact sabersport at 1-909-598-7589.
  this recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles produced by the vehicle manufacturer.In order to determine if your aftermarket lamp assembly is affected by this noncompliance, please review the list of model numbers provided to us by sabersport.The list can be found under "document search" located at the bottom of your screen.Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov .

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Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

Tl* the contact owned a 2003 lexus is. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, another vehicle crash into the contacts vehicle head on and the air bags failed to deploy. As a result, the contact sustained head, neck and left shoulder injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

Vehicle was caught on a flash flood july 2015. Was taken to lexus of san diego in sept on claim as front right side squealing/squeaking while driving or turning right. Lexus of san diego kept vehicle for 30days with no outcome inspection write to insurance company. Brushed off compmaint. Whoke driving vehicle in jan 2016 contol arm snapped.

The brakes failed at 143,840 miles. The brakes failure occurred while driving the car on a busy city street. After inspection by a mechanic at firestone auto care..It was determined that a noticeable internal leak was coming from power brake booster. It was also determined that the master cylinder and power brake booster must be replaced.

Dash is peeling along with the center console. The passenger side airbag is also start to discolor and peel. The peeling is more like starting to gum up or become sticky.

My car has 51000 miles on it and i'm told my alternator should be replaced. I took my car for one things and the dealership found 4 different issues which 2 of the issues i am aware of. Grant you all the parts in my car are the original parts. I service my car according to lexus 25,000 - 75,000 miles services. How can i well kept and seldom drive vehicles have an alternator issue? On february 7, 2003, there was complaints of the (bulletin#:t10001308) cd becoming jammed in cd changer. Improvements were made to the is 300 cd changer mechanism but i wasn't notified. I took my car to westside lexus regarding an ongoing dashboard melting situation and cd player issue. Lexus finally agreed to replaced dashboard after 3 years and i am grateful but the cd changer jams now. If i haven't done my research i wouldn't know there was initial complaints regarding the cd changer. Over the month-to-month weird cd sound of tumbling then playing it progressively gotten worse. My 5- disc cd player will not play cds at all and sound is cd tumbling around in the player. Westside lexus stated i needed to replace the cd player at $500.00 and i should not have the issue at all. I should have been notified as soon as the issue was addressed. I shouldn't have to pay $500.00 for a 2003 issue. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 lexus is300. The contact stated that dashboard was melting. The vehicle has not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Vehicle fishtailed at about 40 mph due to rwd and about an inch or two inches of snow on the ground. Vehicle was uncontrollable and the brake was not applied. Seatbelt was being worn and vehicle slid onto oncoming traffic and hit an early 2000's f250 (i believe) rocker panel. The whole front end is destroyed and i have pictures. My head hit the windshield and cracked it. I went to the hospital and had a ctscan and was ambulanced to a nearby hospital that had a neuro surgeon and kept overnight. I am now on necessary leave from work and in a great amount of pain due to a hemorrhage in my brain. I believe my medical injuries could have been avoided if the vehicles airbags were deployed. *tr

I special ordered a 2003 lexus is 300 in 2002 in which waited 2 months for its arrival. There has been several recalls with components on my car but lexus selected just a few to send letters to. Initially, the dashboard was manufacture with defective material and lexus corporation refused to take care of it. I am still working on this issue then there is the sensor2 bank1 which my trac off blinking and check engine light stays on. The scary things is with the sensor issue the car will stop running without any warning. Driving on the highway 60 miles per hour my motor stop running which caused another driver to have an accident. The driver tried to avoid hitting me and he totaled his car. Lexus sent out limited recall letters therefore i did not know about the issue and could have cost my or the driver life. Now lexus will not correct this issue even though i researched and found the recall. I called lexus and was told there wasn't a need to send me letter because my vin # wasn't on the list. I asked how could send the letters to a few when most of the is 300 has the same issue. *tr

The dashboard and center console is melting, leaving a sticky & shiny surface making it hazardous to drive the vehicle. A warranty campaign was issued for several other lexus models to address this very issue, however, the 2003 is300 was excluded. Lexus could not provide a reason as to why this exact defect was not addressed for the 2003 is300 model, since they addressed the very same issue with an older 2003 gx470 model. My vehicle has been garage kept and extremely well maintained, so sun exposure was minimal and still experiencing the same issue as thousands of others that have complained. This hazardous defect has hindered me from driving my vehicle in fear of leaving it in the sun to further deteriorate causing more damage and rendering the vehicle undrivable.