NHTSA Complaint #10303360 — 2000 LEXUS GS300

TWICE IN THE SAME DAY OUR 2000 LEXUS GS300 EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THOSE NOW INVOLVED IN THE INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION OF TOYOTA PRODUCTS. THE ACCELERATION BEGAN AS THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE WITH GREAT FORCE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING FORWARD. WHEN I PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, THE REVVING OF THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE FLOOR MAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD NOT BEEN MOVED AND WAS NOT INTERFERING WITH THE GAS PEDAL. WE CALLED A MECHANIC WE USE FOR THE CAR AFTER THE INCIDENT TO FIND OUT WHETHER ANYTHING SIMILAR HAD BEEN REPORTED OR IF LEXUS HAD ISSUED A RECALL. WHEN WE LEARNED THAT OUR MODEL VEHICLE WAS NOT INDICATED AS HAVING A PROBLEM, WE DID NOT DO ANYTHING FURTHER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. WE'VE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE THEN. HOWEVER, I THOUGHT IT BEST TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AFTER HEARING ABOUT VERY SIMILAR ISSUES IN OTHER MODELS OF TOYOTAS AND LEXUSES. I'M WONDERING IF THE PROBLEM EXTENDS FURTHER THAN THE MODELS AND MODEL YEARS NOW BEING RECALLED? *TR