NHTSA Complaint #10819572 — 2013 LEXUS RX 350

I HAD BRAKED TO A STOP ON A CITY STREET IN BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC THAT WAS STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT. SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, MY CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD THOUGH MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE. IT MADE A NOISE LIKE THE ENGINE WAS ACCELERATING. MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT. AS HE MOVED FORWARD, MY CAR AGAIN STRUCK IT. I HAD TO PUT MY CAR IN PARKING GEAR TO GET IT TO STOP MOVING. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE LEXUS DEALER. THEY CHECKED AND SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE EVENT DATA RECORDER THAT I HAD READ ABOUT ONLINE. THEY SAID THE CAR HAD NO SUCH THING. NOBODY SHOULD DRIVE THIS CAR - SOMEBODY COULD GET HURT BADLY IF THAT UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAPPENS AGAIN. I LEASE THIS CAR AND WILL TERMINATE THE LEASE. I HOPE WHOEVER THINKS OF BUYING THIS CAR WILL SEE THIS REPORT AND STAY AWAY FROM IT. IT IS UNSAFE.