NHTSA Complaint #10286150 — 2007 LEXUS ES350

WHILE DRIVING ON I10 IN CA, MY MOTHER ACCELERATED TO PASS A TRUCK AND WHEN SHE EASED UP ON THE ACCELERATOR NOTHING HAPPENED. IN FACT, SHE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. SHE TRIED TO BRAKE AND PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND SHE KEPT GOING IN EXCESS OF 90 MPH. SHE DROVE THROUGH A REST AREA BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP. FINALLY SHE HIT THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN AND THAT DID IT - SHE FINALLY HAD CONTROL AND SLOWED WAY DOWN. SHE DID SO MUCH DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE WHILE TRYING TO GET IT TO STOP THAT CATHEDRAL CITY LEXUS REPLACED THE WHOLE ENGINE. SHE WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY HER ALL WEATHER FLOOR MAT. SHE WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALL ON FLOOR MATS NOR HAD TUSTIN LEXUS, WHO ALWAYS SERVICES HER CAR, EVER SAID ANYTHING TO HER AND THE MATS HAVE BEEN IN THE CAR SINCE SHE PURCHASED IT. *TR