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[sickfromlexus]

I owned a 2004 Lexus SC and it quickly developed the "A/C odor". First the local dealer told me it was the filter, but that did not remedy the problem. After further research on my part, I determined that the odor was worse on recycled A/C or defrost, and the filter was only being utilized for exterior air filtration.
Well, after numerous visits to the dealer with them spraying deodorizer in the ducts (which just masked the smell), and the car not being repaired, I began to get sick. Four times after driving the car in the rain (with the defrost on) my throat began to swell shut. This resulted in three ER visits & one emergency doctor office visit. I also contracted edema and numerous other respiratory problems. Lexus continued to deny the car was a problem.
About the same time as the throat issues started, the climate control display became unreadable in direct sunlight. It was later determined that MOLD was growing across the climate control.
Only after I demanded that the car be taken apart did they techs find water under the carpet. It is my opinion that the A/C system is poorly designed, and does not properly evaporate condensation in the duct system. In my car, I believe it was compounded by the extra water trapped under the carpet, that leaked in through the trunk. In any case, please get educated about the hazard about the A/C odor. My health has been ruined, and I must take medication EVERYDAY because of my exposure to that car. The doctors have not given me a very good prognosis.
I also believe that LEXUS knows all about this problem, and is covering it up. They have already destroyed or hidden evidence that my doctors requested so they could treat me, and are fighting release of the many other complaints & law suits that have been filed against them due to this problem.
Beware. Don't risk you health or your life for that matter, and don't expect LEXUS to do the "right thing" by you. LEXUS has proven to me that my life was worth nothing to them.