2006 Lexus IS 250 Engine Problems

“Hi when I am driving a strong odor comes into cab smells like rotten eggs and fuel its very over powering while driving I have talked to mechanics and they cant figure out what it is or where it comes from. I have read on forums and it is a common issue with this model”

“About 06/04/2014 while I am driving the highway as I usually do on my way to work and had made my way to the left lane. I am in rush hour traffic when all of a sudden my car started to loose compression,temp. Creazy it started to slow down to about 25 miles (while on a main highway) and a check engine light came on and the vcs notification started flashing. …”

“The car was shaking and would not excelerate over 40mph. It was brought in to Lexus of pohanka in december of 2016. They performed a top engine clean. The car started having the same issues in the beginning of 2017. I called Lexus customer service and opened a case as I was told there was a recall on a manufacturing defect of the pistons. I had paid $1500.00 for the work performed. I was told a should have received a letter in regard to this problem. Lexus was calling it a customer support program. …”

“My IS 250 had a recall/TSB for a severe engine problem that involved rebuilding the entire engine. They performed this in 2013. Barely 1 year later I experienced the same problem, I brought it back to the dealer and was told they could not replicate the issue. 2 weeks ago the problem happened again so I brought it back to the dealer, now they inform me the car needs a new engine and is going to cost over 4000 dollars for a fix they did not perform correctly the first time.”

“I noticed a black spot in my rear view mirror one day and did not think anything of it, however the one spot turned into multiple streaks. It's getting harder to see out of the mirror which to me is a safety issue. I noticed that there are many complaints on this issue and there should be a recall on this defect as well. I have to make an appointment for the recalls on the melting dashboard and doors and engine. Lexus should really take care of this problem. I have purchased several new vehicles however I have had more problems with this car than I did with my other cars.”