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2011 Lexus IS 250 air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 20 complaints for the 2011 Lexus IS 250, 53% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
20 53% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was driving my vehicle and the vehicle 3 car lengths ahead of me put on his brakes and when I went to put on my brakes my car continued to accelerate and I had no control of the braking and ran into the back of the vehicle. My airbags failed to deploy- my car was a complete loss to the front end ($17,000.00) and the insurance appraiser,body shop, police officer, towing company were stunned that the airbags failed to deploy do to the severity of impact and damage.

Reported at 21,000 miles, December 2012 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 lexus is250. The contact stated that while making a left turn, another vehicle crashed into the passenger side of the vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver did not sustained injuries, the front passenger sustained face injuries that required medical attention. The other driver did not sustain injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for a diagnostic testing and was not repaired.

Reported at 130,000 miles, July 2019 CrashInjury

Air bags problems in other years

Air bags problems across all Lexus models