2004 LEXUS ES 330 Vehicle Speed Controlaccelerator Pedal Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS ES 330. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

2004 LEXUS ES330. CONSUMER STATES ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE CHANGED THE GEAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, HIT A FENCE AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK. *JB

2004 LEXUS ES 330. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS CERTAIN THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION SHE EXPERIENCED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK WAS DUE TO THE FAULTY FLOOR MAT THAT BECAME STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THE PINS THAT HELD THE MATS IN PLACE HAD BROKEN. THEY CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB

2004 LEXUS 330. CONSUMER STATES UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION TWICE. FORTUNATELY, BOTH TIMES HE WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL, STOPPING AND RESTARTING. WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN CONTROL, HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UP AND BRAKE, BUT NEITHER ACTION WAS SUCCESSFUL. *JB

2004 LEXUS ES330 SUDDEN ACCELERATION *GR THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO TURN AROUND IN THE PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, STRUCK A SIGN AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB

2004 LEXUS ES 330 HAS SEVERE HESITATION AND SURGING PROBLEMS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE UNDER TRAFFIC CONDITIONS SUCH AS MERGING ONTO FREEWAY WHERE YOU MIGHT NEED TO SLOW AND THEN ACCELERATE. WE EXPERIENCED DANGEROUS SITUATIONS DUE TO HESITATION AND THEN SUDDEN SURGE. SECOND TRIP TO DEALER AND THEY SAY IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ENFORCED. LEXUS SEEMS TO THINK IT IS ONLY AN INCONVENIENCE.

TWO EPISODES OF SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION. EPISODE ONE ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 17,2004, WHILE PULLING PAST A VEHICLE ON A FREEWAY, THE CAR DID NOT SLOW WHEN ACCELERATOR PRESSURE WAS RELEASED AND REQUIRED MULTIPLE PEDAL DEPRESSIONS TO OBTAIN CONTROL. THE SECOND EPISODE IS DESCRIBED BELOW.*AK

I OWN A LEXUS 2004 ES 330, PURCHASED NEW. FROM DAY ONE THERE HAS BEEN A HESITATION IN ACCELERATION. THIS HAS PUT ME IN POSSIBLE DANGER MANY MANY TIMES. IN TALKING WITH THE DEALER, THEY WERE/ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND SAID IT IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM THAT THEY HOPE WILL BE FIXED. NOTHING TO DATE. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY AGREE THAT THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND THAT ALL THE ES 330S HAVE THIS PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, LEXUS HAS NOT TAKEN THE TIME OR WANTED TO SPEND THE MONEY TO FIX THIS. THE DANGER IS REAL. CAN YOU HELP? THANKS. JANE ROBINS. *JB

ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS THIS CAR HAD ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN PUTTING IT IN GEAR BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE.N THE LAST OCCURRENCE THE CAR SHOT FORWARD, JUMPING A LOW CURB AND HITTING A TREE.*AK I HAD NO CONTROL OVER WHAT HAPPENED AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR ANY MORE.

ELECTRONIC GAS PEDAL - WHEN AT LOW SPEED OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER COMING TO A STOP THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED THE CAR HESITATES FOR 1.5 SECONDS OR MORE BEFORE RESPONDING AND THEN ACCELERATES VERY FAST. THIS PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZZARD WHEN TRING TO ENTER OR CROSS BUSY HIGHWAYS. THE DEALER SAYS ALL THE 2004 7 2005 MODELS DO IT. IT IS A CONSTANT COMPLAINT. LEXUS CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THEY ARE AWARE OF IT BUT HAVE NO CURE. A SAFETY WARNING AND RECALL SHOPULD BE ISSUED.*AK

MY 2004 LEXUS ES330HAS A PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR HESITATES SIGNIFICANTLY BEFORE DECIDING TO DOWNSHIFT. THIS IS A NOTABLE PROBLEM WHEN TRYING TO AVOID TRAFFIC OR CHANGE LANES FLUIDLY UNDER CROWDED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. LEXUS SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE CAR.*AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED. *AK THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN THE THROTTLE IS APPLIED WHILE DRINING AT 30 TO 40 MPH DUE TO POOR TRANSMISSION SHIFTING. THE DEALER INSTALLED NEW SOFTWARE WHICH IMPROVED (~50%) BUT DID NOT ELIMINATE THE CONCERN. THE CONSUMER SAYS THIS IS A COMMON CONCERN WITH THESE VEHICLES BASED ON HIS INTERNET RESEARCH. *DSY

VEHICLE DOES NOT ALWAYS RESPOND PROPERLY TO DRIVER DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR. IN SOME CASES, WHEN COASTING SLOWLY E.G., UNDER 10 MPH), SUDDENLY PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR SHARPLY WILL HAVE NO EFFECT FOR ABOUT 1.5 SECONDS. DURING THE DELAY, THE ENGINE WILL CONTINUE TO IDLE AND VEHICLE SPEED DO NOT INCREASE. AFTER THE DELAY, THE ENGINE AND VEHICLE SPEED INCREASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION. THIS CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT IF THE DRIVER IS MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN THERE IS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THERE IS ANOTHER POSSIBLY RELATED ANOMALY WITH THE CAR: WHEN DRIVING, UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, WHEN THE DRIVER SHARPLY PRESSES THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE AND VEHICLE SPEED WILL NOT CHANGE FOR ABOUT 1.5 SECONDS. AFTER THE DELAY, THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS AND THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASES.*AK