NHTSA Complaint #10155553 — 2005 LEXUS ES330
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10155553 |
| Vehicle | 2005 LEXUS ES330 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
SINCE OBTAINING THE VEHICLE IN OCTOBER OF 2004, THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR IS TRAVELING AROUND 20 MPH AFTER SLOWING DOWN. WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS, THE CAR DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE. THEREFORE, I HAVE TO PRESS HARDER ON THE GAS SO THAT I AM NOT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN THREE TIMES AND TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS. I WAS INITIALLY TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE SECOND TIME AND NEW DEALER SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE THIRD TIME I WAS TOLD LEXUS IS WORKING ON THE PROBLEM AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. IF I MUST ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF A CRITICAL AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND AND AN ACCIDENT MAY OCCUR. I DON'T WANT TO WAIT FOR LEXUS TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. CAN YOU HELP? *JB
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