2015 Lexus IS 250 Technical Service Bulletins

232 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2015 Lexus IS 250. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10134349Jul 8, 2016Electrical system. TSB: Some 2013 ? 2015 model year Lexus ES, GS, and IS vehicles may exhibit an intermittent discharged battery occurring with no apparent source of discharge found. One possible cause may be the Network Gateway Computer not properly going into sleep mode at key OFF. This can result in excessive parasitic draw and a discharged battery condition. Follow the procedure in this bulletin to identify and address this…
• 10086305Jul 8, 2016Electrical system. Tsb: some 2013 – 2015 model year lexus es, gs, and is vehicles may exhibit an intermittent discharged battery occurring with no apparent source of discharge found. One possible cause may be the network gateway computer not properly going into sleep mode at key off. This can result in excessive parasitic draw and a discharged battery condition. Follow the procedure in this bulletin to identify and address this…
• 10134340Jul 5, 2016Equipment. TSB: Some 2014 ? 2016 Lexus vehicles may exhibit a navigation system rebooting condition. (This condition may be due to an errant data broadcast by Toyota's traffic and weather data service provider.) Follow the process in this bulletin to reset the navigation system.
• 10087547Jul 5, 2016Equipment. Tsb: some 2014 – 2016 lexus vehicles may exhibit a navigation system rebooting condition. (this condition may be due to an errant data broadcast by toyota's traffic and weather data service provider.) follow the process in this bulletin to reset the navigation system.
• 10134114Jun 30, 2016Exterior lighting. TSB: When investigating customer complaints related to Headlamp issues (e.g. inoperative, intermittent function, open circuit, water entry, etc.), please verify that the Headlamp assembly is an OEM (not aftermarket) component.
• 10091619Jun 30, 2016Exterior lighting. Tsb: when investigating customer complaints related to headlamp issues (e.g. Inoperative, intermittent function, open circuit, water entry, etc.), please verify that the headlamp assembly is an oem (not aftermarket) component.
• 10134076Jun 9, 2016Electrical system. TT: Multimedia systems reset procedure should be performed when the multimedia system no longer responds or reboots itself.
• 10140577May 6, 2016Body and structure, Latches, locks and linkages. TT: After the DCM has been replaced, Lexus Enform Remote is unable to remote unlock/lock the doors or remote start the vehicle.
• 10140576May 6, 2016Electrical system. TT: Some customers may experience difficulty programming HomeLink.
• 10093004May 6, 2016Electrical system, Equipment. Tt: some customers may experience difficulty programming homelink.
• 10092741May 6, 2016Equipment, Electrical system. Tt: after the dcm has been replaced, lexus enform remote is unable to remote unlock/lock the doors or remote start the vehicle.
• 10205325Mar 17, 2016Equipment, Seats. Leather Care Best Practices.
• 10134319Mar 17, 2016Equipment. LSB: The purpose of this Technical Service Bulletin is to elevate awareness and provide best practices for leather care in Lexus vehicles. As an additional resource, if the vehicle is equipped with factory leather seats, the vehicle Owner's Manual will highlight the importance of proper maintenance and provide guidance for care.
• 10097044Mar 17, 2016Equipment. Lsb: the purpose of this technical service bulletin is to elevate awareness and provide best practices for leather care in lexus vehicles. As an additional resource, if the vehicle is equipped with factory leather seats, the vehicle owner's manual will highlight the importance of proper maintenance and provide guidance for care.
• 10134317Mar 4, 2016Electrical system, Equipment. LSB: While a vehicle is in inventory, the battery is subject to conditions that can reduce its performance and life. Batteries can become discharged due to an extended storage period, temperature, paristic drain, or while demonstrating vehicle features and bnefits in the sales process. Battery inspection and maintenance are required in order to ensure proper operation and optimal battery life.
• 10097039Mar 4, 2016Electrical system. Lsb: while a vehicle is in inventory, the battery is subject to conditions that can reduce its performance and life. Batteries can become discharged due to an extended storage period, temperature, paristic drain, or while demonstrating vehicle features and bnefits in the sales process. Battery inspection and maintenance are required in order to ensure proper operation and optimal battery life.
• 10205309Jan 20, 2016Equipment. Rattle Noise From Rear of Vehicle
• 10134137Jan 20, 2016Brakes. LSB: Some 2014 ? 2016 model year IS vehicles may exhibit a rattle type noise from the rear parking brake assemblies when driving over bumps. Follow the procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.
• 10096092Jan 20, 2016Brakes. Lsb: some 2014 – 2016 model year is vehicles may exhibit a rattle type noise from the rear parking brake assemblies when driving over bumps. Follow the procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.
• 10076252Jan 20, 2016Brakes. Rattle noise from rear of vehicle. Some2014-2016 model year is vehicles may exhibit arattle type noise from the rear parking brake assemblies when driving over bumps.
• 10205302Jan 13, 2016Equipment. Multi-Display Coating Damage - Audio/Visual/Telematics
• 10134134Jan 13, 2016Equipment. LSB: Some 2014 ? 2015 Lexus IS 250/350 and 2015 RC 350/F vehicles may exhibit damage to the multi-display anti-reflective coating. A display lens with revised anti-reflective coating has been developed to address this condition.
• 10096088Jan 13, 2016Equipment. Lsb: some 2014 – 2015 lexus is 250/350 and 2015 rc 350/f vehicles may exhibit damage to the multi-display anti-reflective coating. A display lens with revised anti-reflective coating has been developed to address this condition.
• 10076249Jan 13, 2016Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10205298Jan 7, 2016Equipment. Whine Noise at 30-50 MPH.
• 10134132Jan 7, 2016Transmission and drivetrain. LSB: Some AWD 2013 ? 2015 GS 350, 2014 ? 2015 IS 350 and 2015 model year RC 350 vehicles may exhibit a whine type noise from the transfer case area from 30 - 50 mph under light throttle. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.
• 10096083Jan 7, 2016Transmission and drivetrain. Lsb: some awd 2013 – 2015 gs 350, 2014 – 2015 is 350 and 2015 model year rc 350 vehicles may exhibit a whine type noise from the transfer case area from 30 - 50 mph under light throttle. Follow the repair procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.
• 10076248Jan 7, 2016Engine, Transmission and drivetrain. Whine noise at 30-50 mph some awd 2013-2015 gs 350 2014-2015 is 350 and 215 model year rc 350 vehicles may exhibit a whine type noise from the transfer case area from 30-50mph under light throttle.
• 10152275Dec 15, 2015Equipment. TT: Navigation microSD card reads an error when missing or swapped from another vehicle.
• 10093693Dec 15, 2015Equipment. Tt: navigation microsd card reads an error when missing or swapped from another vehicle.
• 10111514Nov 12, 2015Electrical system, Equipment. TT: Some customers may experience Bluetooth disconnections or loss of SMS Text Message Functionality on the navigation/audio system with Android phones OS 4.4 or later. This condition tends to occur to customers who have many previous text messages on their phones.
• 10111513Nov 12, 2015Equipment, Electrical system. TT: Some customers may encounter Bluetooth connectivity concerns such as: Difficulty to pair the phone. Intermittent Bluetooth failure to connect to the vehicle when first turning on the vehicle. Various Bluetooth Audio functions are no longer functioning with the customer's phone such as ability to change the track using the steering wheel controls. These concerns can be caused by changes made on the customer's…
• 10111512Nov 12, 2015Equipment, Electrical system. TT: Refer to the chart below for a comprehensive list of the current and previously issued USB SSTs and their applicability. This is only a reference list of tools that might be in dealership inventory and not meant to be a diagnostic or repair procedure. Generation 7 navigation systems use a USB SST to update firmware and map. Generation 8 navigation systems use a USB stick to update the firmware only.
• 10094047Nov 12, 2015Equipment. Tt: some customers may encounter bluetooth connectivity concerns such as: difficulty to pair the phone. Intermittent bluetooth failure to connect to the vehicle when first turning on the vehicle. Various bluetooth audio functions are no longer functioning with the customer's phone such as ability to change the track using the steering wheel controls. These concerns can be caused by changes made on the customer's…
• 10093995Nov 12, 2015Equipment. Tt: refer to the chart below for a comprehensive list of the current and previously issued usb ssts and their applicability. This is only a reference list of tools that might be in dealership inventory and not meant to be a diagnostic or repair procedure. Generation 7 navigation systems use a usb sst to update firmware and map. Generation 8 navigation systems use a usb stick to update the firmware only.
• 10093985Nov 5, 2015Equipment. Lsb: a download and installation process is required to activate the enform™ suite of apps & data services before they are used for the first time on new vehicles. The download and installation process may also need to be performed under other circumstances such as following a head unit replacement or after the customer's personal settings are erased.
• 10109509Sep 3, 2015Electrical system, Equipment. Tech Tip: Some customers may experience Bluetooth disconnections or loss of SMS Text Message Functionality on the navigation/audio system with Android phones running Kitkat 4.4 or later. This condition tends to occur to customers who have many previous text messages on their phones.
• 10134461Aug 31, 2015Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors), Transmission and drivetrain. TSB: Condition - (A) Some Customers/Technicians may experience a condition where the mirrors adjust to an unexpected position when the transmission is shifted into reverse. (B) Some Customers may experience a condition where the mirrors do not change to the exact previous position in which the customer had set the memory to when the transmission is shifted into reverse.
• 10132536Aug 31, 2015Transmission and drivetrain, Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). TSB: Condition - (A) Some Customers/Technicians may experience a condition where the mirrors adjust to an unexpected position when the transmission is shifted into reverse. (B) Some Customers may experience a condition where the mirrors do not change to the exact previous position in which the customer had set the memory to when the transmission is shifted into reverse.
• 10134442Aug 17, 2015Equipment, Electrical system. TSB: Some 2015 Lexus vehicles equipped with navigation may exhibit one or more of the conditions. ? Navigation system becomes frozen/has no response or slow response ? Missing or incorrect HD Traffic incidents and/or flow data shown on the screen ? Resetting of the navigation system ? iPod Error is displayed with Apple device connected to the USB port ? Song Title is not updated when using Siri ? Display is blank…
• 10132517Aug 17, 2015Equipment. TSB: Some 2015 Lexus vehicles equipped with navigation may exhibit one or more of the conditions. ? Navigation system becomes frozen/has no response or slow response ? Missing or incorrect HD Traffic incidents and/or flow data shown on the screen ? Resetting of the navigation system ? iPod Error is displayed with Apple device connected to the USB port ? Song Title is not updated when using Siri ? Display is blank…
• 10134459Aug 12, 2015Wheels, Brakes, Back-over prevention (rear camera). TechTip: Some 14-15 MY IS250/350 vehicles may exhibit a rattle type noise from the rear wheel parking brake area when the vehicle travels over bumps, like lane marker dots.
• 10132534Aug 12, 2015Brakes. TechTip: Some 14-15 MY IS250/350 vehicles may exhibit a rattle type noise from the rear wheel parking brake area when the vehicle travels over bumps, like lane marker dots.
• 10134167Jul 14, 2015Electrical system. TT: Techstream Health Check Results screen shows "Yes" for a Telematics ECU (DCM) Calibration update regardless of whether a calibration update is available or not. The issue is related to the Techstream software and will be corrected in a future Techstream software release.
• 10132562Jul 14, 2015Electrical system. TT: Techstream Health Check Results screen shows "Yes" for a Telematics ECU (DCM) Calibration update regardless of whether a calibration update is available or not. The issue is related to the Techstream software and will be corrected in a future Techstream software release.
• 10132726Jul 7, 2015Equipment. TSB: The Immobilizer and Smart Key Reset is a feature that allows the registration of new keys when all master keys are lost. Once the system is reset, all previously registered keys will be erased.
• 10205326Jun 29, 2015Equipment, Electrical system. Battery Maintenance for In-Stock Vehicles.
• 10111303Jun 29, 2015Electrical system. LSB: While a vehicle is in inventory, the battery is subject to conditions that can reduce its performance and life. Batteries can become discharged due to an extended storage period, temperature, parasitic drain, or while demonstrating vehicle features and benefits in the sales process. Battery inspection and maintenance are required in order to ensure proper operation and optimal battery life.
• 10111153Jun 29, 2015Electrical system. LSB: While a vehicle is in inventory, the battery is subject to conditions that can reduce its performance and life. Batteries can become discharged due to an extended storage period, temperature, parasitic drain, or while demonstrating vehicle features and benefits in the sales process. Battery inspection and maintenance are required in order to ensure proper operation and optimal battery life.
• 10111308Jun 17, 2015Equipment. TT: iPhone text messages do not appear on multimedia display.

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