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2007 Lexus IS 250 engine problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2007 Lexus IS 2505% of all complaints for this model year.

10
Engine complaints
5%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The transmission slips on reverse. It does not traverse unless I driven 30 minutes and going 40 amd higher, the rpms start at 4k then 5k amd keeps getting higher. The engines wants to stall from time to time. The suspension is hard, even after changing the shocks

    filed Mar 1, 2019

  • Lexus is250 crank loud noise sounds like the car is going to explode. Lexus is aware of a camshaft gear problem and has recalled same or similar parts in other lexus model vehicles due to safety issues. They also have an updated part available to remedy this problem but refuse a recall in this model

    filed Jun 2, 2017

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Engine problems in other IS 250 years

YearReportsShare
2014 IS 25039%
2010 IS 25013%
2009 IS 25012%
2008 IS 2501411%
2006 IS 2501910%
IS 250 engine problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.