Problems · NHTSA complaints
2015 Lexus IS350 problems
Owners filed 4 complaints about the 2015 Lexus IS350 with NHTSA between Jun 2018 and Sep 2020. The most-cited component is electrical system (1).
Complaints
4
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
Complaints by component
One complaint can cite several components
- Electrical system1
- Fuel system, gasoline1
- Visibility/wiper1
- Fuel/propulsion system1
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.
Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Nov 7, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
When complaints were filed
Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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| Model year | Complaints filed per calendar year |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 |
Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.
Top problems in owners’ words
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
Electrical system
1 report
“I HAD BEEN HAVING MY 2 FRONT DOOR LOCKS WORKING PROPERLY ON AND OFF. JUST RECENTLY BOTH DOORS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK USING BUTTONS INSIDE OR ON THE KEY FOB. IT SEEMS TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA AND LEXUS.”
Fuel system, gasoline
1 report
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 LEXUS IS 350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V012000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CONTACTED AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.*DT*JB”
Visibility/wiper
1 report
“MY CAR WAS IN PARKING STRUCTURE WHEN I WALKED OUT TO MY CAR FOR LUNCH, OPENED CAR DOOR AND NOTICED GLASS SHARDS ON CENTER CONSOLE. LOOKED UP AT SUNROOF TO FIND THAT IT WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. LOOKED OVER VEHICLE TO SEE IF SOME OBJECT HAD FALLEN ON TOP OF VEHICLE, BUT AFTER NOTICING THAT GLASS SUNROOF WAS INTACT & BUBBLED UPWARD, IT BECAME CLEAR THAT GLASS HAD SHATTERED (I.E IMPLODED) FROM WITHIN THE VEHICLE.”
Fuel/propulsion system
1 report
“VIN # RECALL FOR GAS FIRES IN ENGINE”
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 7, 2026
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.