2008 Lexus LS460 Other or unknown Problems

“My car has a sticky dashboard and door panels as well as the black button that opens the trunk when the weather is hot or humid. Anything that is made of that material is sticky and gets this weird black stuff everywhere. The shiny reflective surface that the dashboard is a safety hazard for myself and other drivers. Every time I get in my car I cough, so I am afraid that harmful chemicals may be emitted. Please help investigate!”

“This automobile many inside plastic panels are melting liquefying and we are very concerned that are releasing toxic fumes. It is my wife's car and she has a lot of cough this year, contacted Lexus/toyota and they say are not toxic, but we do not believe them, please find correspondence for the last several months. We ask you if you have a laboratory where this car can analyse the air interior, we found one but they want to charge $750 to do the test. …”

“I put my 2 year old in the car seat, strapped her in, put my bag (with the key fob) on the backseat and after visually confirming that the drivers door is unlocked closed the back door with my child inside. In the time it took me to walk around the car to the driver's seat all four doors somehow locked down. With both the key fob and my child inside the car; in the middle of the summer in texas. Lexus is supposed to have a safe lock feature that prevents the car locking while keys are inside but this clearly failed. …”

“All four interior door trim panels, center console, and dash on my 2008 Lexus LS460 are melting, cracking and admitting a foul odor causing nausea. Toyota issued a warranty enhancement bulletin covered by the customer support program ze6 but only included the 2007 LS460. Having done research, other owners with the same 2008 LS460 model through the 2014 LS460 models are having the same issue. Toyota is refusing to cover the repairs as not enough complaints have been filed . My vehicles in use date was september 23, 2008. …”

“Sudden, loud, high-pitched, repetitive, chirping noise while my wife was driving on a freeway. She was frightened and felt forced to take her eyes off the road to check the instrument panel. She nearly struck another car. The problem turned out to be due to a failed radio amplifier. The loud noise had persisted even with the radio off.”