2007 LEXUS ES350 Vehicle Speed Control Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE A DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT REQUIRED ADDITIONAL BRAKE PRESSURE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LEXUS OF GLENDALE (LOCATED AT 1221 S BRAND BLVD, GLENDALE, CA 91204, (818) 507-1300) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO DRIVER ERROR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 LEXUS ES350. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT A VERY LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND LATER DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

EXPERIENCED THREE INSTANCES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE THIRD INSTANCE OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE ACCELERATION AND FORWARD MOMENTUM. HAD TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE FORWARD MOVEMENT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. IT STILL TOOK APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS FOR THE THROTTLE ACCELERATION AND SPINNING TIRES TO STOP. FLOOR MATS WERE ORIGINAL LEXUS INSTALLED CARPET MATS AND CHECKED TO SEE THEY WERE PROPERLY INSTALLED, AND THEY WERE. AFTER THE FIRST INSTANCE OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, I WAS DILIGENT IN ENSURING MY FOOT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOT INADVERTENTLY ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE FACT THAT IT OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES, WITH THE LAST INSTANCE BEING QUITE SEVERE WHILE I PROPERLY APPLIED THE BRAKES POINT TO A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO LEXUS AND ALLEGEDLY THEY WILL INVESTIGATE. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALLS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 LEXUS ES350. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN HIGHWAY SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 07E082000 (EQUIPMENT) AND 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE CAR ACCELERATION IS OUT OF CONTROL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 4 YEARS NOW. MY CAR WAS 2 YEARS OLD WHEN IT STARTED. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO SEVERAL LEXUS DEALERSHIPS AND THEY PLAYED AS IF I WAS CRAZY OR IF I WAS IMAGINING THE PROBLEM. MY DAUGHTER AND I WAS ALMOST EJECTED FROM THE CAR WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE CAR CAUSED US TO HIT OUR HEADS AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD. I'M TERRIFIED OF DRIVING THE CAR BUT I HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. THE HEAD MECHANIC AT AN ALEXANDRIA LEXUS TOLD ME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATED ON MY MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. HE SAID, AT ONE POINT LEXUS WAS FIXING THE CAR BUT HAVE SINCE STOPPED. I TOLD HIM THIS WAS NOT FAIR TO ME. I FEEL MY LIFE AND MY FAMILIES LIFE IS IN DANGER. I...

LOW OIL LIGHT CAME ON..STILL HAD 400 MILES ON STICKER..TOOK TO LEXUS DEALER, ADVISED THEM I NOTICED OIL LEAKS ON MY DRIVEWAY& PLEASE CHECK ANY PROBLEMS WITH WHY MY LIGHT SHOULD BE ON..LEXUS CHANGED OIL, FILTER &INSPECTION..SAID ALL IS GOOD..3 WEEKS LATER LESS THAN 2 BLOCKS FROM HOME..ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON, STOPPED TO TURN ONTO MY ROAD.LOW OIL PRESSURE, THAN HIT DRIVEWAY VSC ON..THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS W/BOTH LEXUS & TOYOTA (LEXUS.LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN 923 LSC 9LH). MY ENGINE IS NOW RUINED.COST EST TO REPAIR..$6,000.00 TO $10,000. PURCHASHED FROM A TOYOTA DEALER..NEITHER THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP NOR THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ARE WILLING TO HELP..BOTH ARE AWARE OF THIS PLASTIC..VVTI OIL HOSE AND HAS REPLACED WITH A METAL LINE..ON LATER MODELS....I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 93 DAYS. I ALSO HAVE THE ACCELERATOR ISSUE (STICKING)..NOT TOLD THIS WHEN I PURCHASED CAR AND FAULTY PASSENGER AIR BAGS AND FAULTY BRAKE PADS..THIS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: PEDAL ENTRAPMENT). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000. UPDATED 09/05/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE FLOOR MAT MADE CONTACT WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MERGE OFF THE ROADWAY TO REMOVE THE OBSTRUCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FLOOR MATS WERE NOT THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MATS AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO PURCHASE NEW FLOOR MATS. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE FLOOR MATS ONLY TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

BELOW IS AN E-MAIL SENT TO LEXUS REGARDING A DESCRIPTION OF THE SO CALLED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION EVENT MY WIFE EXPERIENCE AND THE REMEDIES WE ARE SEEKING FROM THEM. THEY HAVE ISSUED A COMPLAINT # OF[XXX] ON AUGUST 15, 2012 MY WIFE [XXX] WHILE DRIVING OUR 2007 LEXUS ES350 EXPERIENCED WHAT WE ARE LEARNING IS REFERRED TO BY LEXUS AS AN "UNINTENDED ACCELERATION" EVENT. THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THE CAR COULD NOT BE STOPPED AS SHE SPED OVER 85 MPH. DOWNSHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION AND DEPRESSING THE BREAKS AS HARD AS SHE COULD DID NOT STOP THE CAR... SHE SAID SHE PULLED THE FLOOR MAT AWAY AND THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING AND SHE REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER MY WIFE GOT HOME KENDALL HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR SHOP, I CONTACTED LEXUS GOT CASE # [XXX]. I WAS TOLD DURING MY FIRST CONVERSATION WITH THE LEXUS REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE MATTER...

2007 LEXUS ES350. CONSUMER STATES SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD ON ITS OWN, AS SHE WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER APPLIED CONSTANT, ABRUPT PRESSURE TO THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO EXHIBIT AN EXTREME INCREASE IN RPMS. SHE THEN INSPECTED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS STUCK BUT NOTICED THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS ATOP THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,489.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN COASTING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO TWO PARKED VEHICLES. THE CONTACT NOR HER PASSENGER WERE INJURED. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO OCCUPANTS IN ANY OF THE VEHICLES THAT WERE PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER SO THAT THEY COULD INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. HE THEN BEGAN SHIFTING SEVERAL GEARS WHICH EVENTUALLY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER YE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND PREPARING TO STOP AT A LIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN RPMS WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACT AND THEY REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

TL* THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY LEASED A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED BACK IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE DEALER HAD TO MAKE A DECISION ABOUT THE SITUATION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,042.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE BRICKS OF A STORE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS LOCATED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 46,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, SHE NOTICED THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AGAIN AND ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FOR ABOUT TWO MILES. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED AND THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT WAS UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND OPTED NOT TO. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 14,000.

2007 LEXUS ES 350 - UNINTENDED RPM SURGE TO 6000 RPM OCCURRED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT STOP. IMMEDIATE ACTION TAKEN TO STOP THE ENGINE BY PRESSING THE STARTER BUTTON KILLED/CUT THE ENGINE. THE RPM SURGE WAS SUDDEN AND UNEXPLAINED - AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT TOUCHED DURING THIS OCCURRENCE. *TR

I HAD TWO RECALLS DONE ON MY AUTO ON MARCH 4, 2010. THESE RECALLS DEALT WITH THE ACCELERATION PEDAL AND AN OIL LINE. SINCE THE RECALL OF THE ACCELERATION PEDAL WAS DONE MY CAR ON OCCASION HAS STALLED WHEN THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. IT WILL HESITATE WHILE I DEPRESS THE PEDAL UP TO AN INCH OR SO. FINALLY IT WILL START TO CREEP AND THEN FINALLY START MOVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHEN I WAS ENTERING AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND AGAIN AS I PULLED AWAY FROM THE CURB OF MY HOUSE. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING IS VERY ERRATIC AT TIMES. ONCE AGAIN ALL OF THIS STARTED AFTER I HAD THE RECALL DONE. BEFORE THIS MY AUTO RAN PERFECTLY WITH NO ISSUES OTHER THAN AN OCCASIONAL HARD DOWN SHIFT WHEN COMING TO A STOP. I HAVE BEEN TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP IN FREDERICK, CO TWICE. THEY ARE UNABLE TO ADDRESS THESE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE SPEED INCREASED TO 80 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND FAILED TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP THE VEHICLE; THEREFORE, CONTINUOUS PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED FROM 60 MPH TO 80 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AFTER EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF WITH THE REMOTE STARTER AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SMOKE WAS ALSO COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 27,211. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) RE: LEXUS ES350, 2007; 16,800 MILES; VIN: [XXX] ON FEBRUARY 2ND, 2010, I WAS DRIVING ABOVE REFERENCED CAR, WITH ONLY ABOUT 16,800 MILES DRIVEN ON IT, BARELY AT 20 MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND OUR LEXUS ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, BRAKES FAILED AND THE CAR SKIDDED AND HIT THE PAVEMENT OF A SIDEWALK. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LEXUS OF ROCKVILLE (301 762 9009) AND THEY SAID ALTHOUGH MOST REPAIRS ARE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, A FEW ARE NOT. THEY INITIALLY QUOTED ME MY SHARE OF THE COST TO ABOUT $250 WITH WHICH I AGREED. SUBSEQUENTLY THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT MY BILL WILL BE ABOUT $2300 IN ADDITION TO THE COSTS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. PLEASE VERIFY THAT THESE COSTS ARE LEGITIMATE AND PLEASE RE-DETERMINE WHY WILL THEY NOT RELEASE MY CAR...

2007 LEXUS ES350. SUSPECTED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSING FATAL CRASH. *TGW THE DECEDENT WAS DRIVING, WHEN APPARENTLY HIS VEHICLE CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO A VAN. A PASSENGER IN THE VAN WAS ALSO KILLED. (ATTORNEY ON BEHALF OF DECEDENT)

GAS PEDAL STUCK AND COULDN'T GET STOPPED AND WRAPPED THE CAR AROUND A POLE TO GET IT STOPPED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES350. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH UPHILL, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. SHE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD AND UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED FOR THE DURATION OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FLOOR MAT CAUSED THE GAS PEDAL TO STICK. THE FAILURE HAS NOT RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,045 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

MY LEXUS ES 350, 2007 MODEL, ACCELERATED TWICE WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL. IT WOULD CUT OFF (DECELERATE) ONLY IF I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED ON 2/25/2010. REMOVING FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE INFACT IT ACCELERATED TWICE. IT WORKS IN SOME CASES. THE SPEED WAS 30/40 . *TR

DECEDENT WAS DRIVING A 2007 LEXUS ES350 ON CO. RD. 207 IN ROSS COUNTY, OHIO. VEHICLE CROSSED CENTER LINE AND COLLIDED HEAD-ON INTO PRISON VAN, KILLING DRIVER OF LEXUS AND PRISONER IN VAN. LEXUS DRIVER KNOWN TO BE A VERY CAUTIOUS DRIVER AND ROUGH CALCULATION OF SPEED OF LEXUS BY POLICE INVESTIGATOR CAUSES SUSPICION OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION UPDATED 03/30/10 *BF *TR UPDATED 09/28/10*JB 9/19/2011*CW

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) ON FEBRUARY 23, 2010 AT ABOUT 3 PM I WAS PARKING MY 2007 LEXUS ES350 IN A PARKING SPACE AT STARBUCKS AT BELGRADE SHOPPING CENTER. WHEN I REACHED THE CURB WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES I STARTED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SUDDENLY THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF UP OVER THE CURB. I KEPT PRESSING HARDER AND HARDER ON THE BRAKES WITH MY RIGHT FOOT AND APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE WITH MY LEFT FOOT. THE CAR TRAVELED UP OVER THE CURB AND INTO THE GRASSY - WOODED AREA BEYOND THE PARKING LOT. THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED. LEXUS WAS NOTIFIED AND TOWED THE VEHICLE TO LEXUS OF RICHMOND, VA WHERE THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE MADE. WE HAVE BEEN AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF INJURY OR DEATH DUE TO A FUTURE UNEXPECTED SUDDEN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES 350. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT HER FOOT CAME OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE CRASH WAS DUE TO DRIVER ERROR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAS LUNGED FORWARD MORE THAN ONCE WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,750.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER FREEWAY, AFTER PASSING THROUGH TOLLBOOTH, VEHICLE LOCKED AT 40 MPH, UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OR BRAKE. *TR

I DRIVE A LEXUS 350 2007 THAT WAS JUST PUT THROUGH THE RECALL REPAIR LAST WEEK. IT STILL ACCELERATES WITHOUT ME PUSHING THE PEDAL. JUST SUDDENLY REVS UP. IT'S NOT THE PEDAL LIKE TOYOTA SAYS. THE PEDAL DOES NOT MOVE. *TR

I HAD STOPPED FOR GAS MIDPOINT IN A 10 HOUR DRIVE. AFTER COMPLETING MY STOP, I ACCESSED INTERSTATE 40 E FROM THE ENTRANCE RAMP AT WHICH POINT THERE WAS A SUDDEN INDEPENDENT INCREASE SURGE IN SPEED BY THE CAR AND NOT ME. I WOULD LIKEN IT TO THE SURGE ONE EXPERIENCES WHEN THE CAR IS ON AUTO CONTROL AND IT IS ADJUSTING TO GO UP A STEEP INCLINE. I REMEMBER FEELING LIKE THE CAR WAS POSSESSED-IT HAD A MIND OF IT'S OWN. I DID HAVE THE CLEAR ALL WEATHER MATS IN MY CAR, WHICH WAS PURCHASED THROUGH LEXUS. SINCE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND THERE WASN'T A LOT OF TRAFFIC I DIDN'T FEEL PANICKY. I TRIED TAPPING ON THE BRAKE A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THIS DIDN'T SLOW ME DOWN. I REMEMBER LOOKING AT MY CONSOLE TRYING TO SEE WHAT GEAR I WAS IN WHICH WAS INDEED DRIVE AND...

WE BOUGHT OUR LEXUS 350 ON SEP 29, 2006 WITHIN 3-5 MONTHS WE HAD ISSUES IN ACCELERATION PEDAL. WE TOOK TO THE WORKSHOP AND STATED OUR COMPLAINT ON INCREASE IS SPEED THE 1ST 10 MIN OF DRIVING. THE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. BUT SOMETIMES WE STILL HAVE THAT ISSUE. BUT WHEN WE TAKE TO THE DEALER THEY SAY THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THAT. WE ARE NOW WORRIES ABOUT THE STICKY GAS PEDAL ISSUE. ONCE WE EVEN HIT A CYCLIST IS THE TURN WHEN I COULDN'T CONTROL THE SPEED ON THE TURN. WE TRIED TO REDUCE OUR SPEED, BUT IT WAS KIND OF ACCELERATED TO 40, WHERE AS IT SHOULD BE IN 25. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED IN SCHOOL ZONE. *TR

WE BOUGHT OUR LEXUS 350 ON SEP 29, 2006 WITHIN 3-5 MONTHS WE HAD ISSUES IN ACCELERATION PEDAL. WE TOOK TO THE WORKSHOP AND STATED OUR COMPLAINT ON INCREASE IS SPEED THE 1ST 10 MIN OF DRIVING. THE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. BUT SOMETIMES WE STILL HAVE THAT ISSUE. BUT WHEN WE TAKE TO THE DEALER THEY SAY THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THAT. WE ARE NOW WORRIES ABOUT THE STICKY GAS PEDAL ISSUE. ONCE WE EVEN HIT A CYCLIST IS THE TURN WHEN I COULDN'T CONTROL THE SPEED ON THE TURN. WE TRIED TO REDUCE OUR SPEED, BUT IT WAS KIND OF ACCELERATED TO 40, WHERE AS IT SHOULD BE IN 25. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED IN SCHOOL ZONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UPSET BECAUSE HE NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT THE RECALL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TWO YEARS AGO AND THE REPAIR WAS MADE; HOWEVER, HE WAS NEVER NOTIFIED WHAT COMPONENT THEY REPAIRED. THEY ONLY ADVISED HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE ANY PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH HIS VEHICLE AND WAS NOTIFIED ON YESTERDAY TO BRING HIS VEHICLE INTO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AGAIN TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ASKED AGAIN WHAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED AND THE DEALER REPLIED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS A PART OF THE RECALL. AFTER MULTIPLE QUESTIONS, THE DEALER THEN SAID HE WAS GOING TO FIX THE ACCELERATOR. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT WAS VERY UNPROFESSIONAL AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. HE FEELS THAT HE SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED SOMETHING FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN WRITING. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE...

I BOUGHT A 2007 LEXUS E350 LAST OCTOBER. IT WAS PURCHASED FROM LUJACK LEXUS IN DAVENPORT AS A CERTIFIED VEHICLE WARRANTIED TO 100,000 MILES. THE CAR HAD ONLY 35000 MILES ON IT AT TIME OF PURCHASE. SOME TIME IN NOVEMBER, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. WE WERE THE FIRST CAR AT THE LIGHT AND WHEN IT CHANGED TO GREEN WE TOOK OFF AT A NORMAL SPEED. HOWEVER, MY CAR DECIDED IT WANTED TO GO FASTER THEN THE SPEED LIMIT. I PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR TO GET IT TO SLOW DOWN AND THAT WORKED THE FIRST TIME. I JUST BRUSHED THAT OFF AS A FLUKE NOT KNOWING TOYOTA VEHICLES WERE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, WAS DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY WHEN MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS OFF SCHOOL. I WAS GOING APPROX 10 MPH DOWN AN ALLEY WHERE I PARK MY CAR AT WORK....

WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASED FROM IDLE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I SLAMMED MY FOOT DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR A FEW TIMES THINKING IT WAS LODGED. IT DEPRESSED AND RETURNED TO POSITION WITHOUT STICKING. AFTER APPROX. FIVE OR MORE SECONDS THE ENGINE SPEED RETURNED TO IDLE ON ITS OWN. I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT. THE PROBLEM HASN'T OCCURRED SINCE - KNOCK ON WOOD. THE SPEED INCREASE WAS NOT MINOR AS ONE WOULD EXPECT FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING TURNING ON - THE ENGINE SPEED WAS SEVERAL THOUSAND RPM'S BUT DID NOT RED-LINE. *TR

WHILE BACKING MY 2007 LEXUS ES 350 UP MY DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE CORNER OF MY GARAGE. ALTHOUGH DRIVING CAREFULLY AND SLOWLY, THE VEHICLE JOLTED BACK AS IF THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM HAD KICKED IN. NO ONE WAS INJURED, AND I DID NOT FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM FOR RESULTING DAMAGE TO THE CAR OR THE GARAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. AS THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH INTO HER DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 14000. UPDATED 8/4/10 *CN THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/09/10*JB

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER WAS STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE DRIVER RELEASE THE BRAKE AND THEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE AHEAD. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE LEXUS AS A PRODUCT LIABILITY CASE, CAUSED BY A SUDDEN OR UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT THE MAGNUSSEN LEXUS DEALERSHIPS, FREMONT, CALIFORNIA BY LEXUS TECHNICIANS ON JANUARY 26, 2010. ON FEBRUARY 10, 2010 THE LEXUS CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR SENT US A LETTER STATING THAT THE VEHICLE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY VEHICLE DEFECTS. I REJECT THIS ASSERTION BY LEXUS AND HEREBY REQUESTING THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 LEXUS ES 350. LAST SEPTEMBER AS I WAS ENTERING A FREEWAY AND SPEEDING UP IN ORDER TO JOIN THE CARS DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MPH, MY ACCELERATOR STUCK WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF AND I CONTINUED WITH THE ENGINE REVVED UP AS I BRAKED WITH BOTH FEET. I CONTINUED TO BRAKE WITH ONE FOOT AND REACH DOWN WITH MY OTHER FOOT AND GOT IT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR AND WAS ABLE TO LIFT IT BACK UP. I DID NOT HAVE THE HEAVY DUTY CARPET THAT IS ON RECALL. THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. I HAVE THE RECEIPT VERIFYING THIS. IT WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE! *TR

I RECEIVED A LESS THAN REASSURING ASSESSMENT TODAY OF HOW MY '07 LEXUS ES 350 WAS FIXED AT KEYES LEXUS, VAN NUYS, CA, FOLLOWING A RECALL NOTICE. ALTHOUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BEEN TRIMMED, AND SOUND MATERIAL WAS REMOVED FROM THE DRIVER-SIDE FLOOR MAT AREA, THE PRINCIPAL SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM REMAINED UNSOLVED, ACCORDING TO BILL HORVATH, LEXUS SERVICE REP. BACKGROUND: WHILE TRAVELING WEST ON THE 60 FREEWAY IN MID-DECEMBER MY CAR TOOK OFF LIKE A BAT OUT OF '!@#$% AS I NEARED CHINO AIRPORT, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES FROM HEMET, WHERE I VISIT MY 95-YEAR OLD MOTHER EACH WEEK. THE CAR'S CRUISE CONTROL HAD BEEN ACTIVATED AND IN USE FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. MY SPEED WAS SET AT 68 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR SIMPLY TOOK OFF, ULTIMATELY REACHING NEARLY 100 MPH. AT THE TIME OF ACCELERATION MY RIGHT FOOT WAS NO WHERE NEAR THE GAS PEDAL OR BRAKE. I...

COLLISION ACCELERATOR STUCK, STEPPED ON AND HELD BRAKES BUT CAR SPED UP. *TR

2007 LEXUS ES350. COMPLAINED TWICE TO DEALER ABOUT UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. DEALER INITIALLY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. SECOND TIME THEY INDICATED IT WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH AND "FLASHED" THE SYSTEM. THIS HAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM. WAS TOLD TO KEEP COMPLAINING, SO THAT LEXUS WOULD EVENTUALLY FIND A FIX. PROBLEM REMAINS....WHEN YOU APPROACH A RED LIGHT AND BEGIN TO STOP, THEN THE LIGHT CHANGES TO GREEN...WHEN YOU GO TO ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION "JUMPS" AND ACCELERATES UNEXPECTEDLY. I HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT AM AFRAID THAT I'LL HIT ANOTHER CAR. THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE. *TR

REFERENCE: MY 2007 LEXUS ES 350 ON THE RECALL FOR FLOOR MATS AND PEDAL OF THE ACCELERATOR. INCIDENT HAPPENED 2/1/10 12 PM EST PLACE: ASHLAND, OH 44805 BILL HARRIS GM DEALERSHIP I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE GM DEALERSHIP AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY LEXUS ES350 (2007)ACCELERATED SO HIGH THAT I THOUGHT IT WOULD GO THROUGH THE PLATE GLASS WINDOW OF THE DEALERSHIP. I STOOD ON THE BRAKES AND GOT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. IT ROCKED BACK AND FORTH AFTER I PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL WITH PEOPLE WATCHING THIS HAPPEN. THEY THOUGHT THAT I WAS GOING THROUGH THE PLATE GLASS WINDOW INTO THE SHOWROOM. THE WITNESSES AT BILL HARRIS DEALERSHIP, AND OTHER PEOPLE SAW ME AND THE MESS I WAS IN WITH THE LEXUS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO GERMAIN LEXUS OF EASTON IN COLUMBUS, OH BY LEXUS ,PER SUPERVISOR OF SERVICE SPECIALISTS. SHE TOLD ME TO...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN OR ACCELERATE FROM AFTER STOPPING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE PARK-NEUTRAL SWITCH; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37000.

MY 2007 LEXUS ES350 SOMETIMES ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WHILE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED. NO SIGNIFICANT EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE. I AM TYPICALLY DRIVING IN CRUISE. I HAVE NOT TOUCHED ANYTHING, TRIED TO ACCELERATE OR ANYTHING. FOR LACK OF A BETTER EXPLANATION, IT IS AS IF IT IS POSSESSED, IT JUST HAPPENS. THIS OCCURS OCCASIONALLY, A COUPLE OF MONTHS CAN GO BY BETWEEN INSTANCES. IN MY CASE IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 2 MONTHS SINCE THE LAST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. ON THE OCCASIONS IT HAS HAPPENED I ALLOW I DO NOT ALLOW IT TO GO MORE THAN 10 MPH ABOVE THE SET SPEED BEFORE I DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL SEEMS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN I LET UP ON THE GAS AND THEN STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL TO CONTINUE THE CAR LURCHES. THIS HAPPENS ON A RANDOM BASIS AND I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO LEXUS SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR BUT THEY TELL ME IF IT DOES NOT DO IT WHILE THEY ARE TEST DRIVING THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THEY SAY EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT OK AND THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES SHOWING ON THE COMPUTER. I HAVE TOLD THEM IT IS EITHER THE TRANSMISSION OR WHATEVER CONTROLS THE GAS PEDAL AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE CONCERNED. IN MY OPINION THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG SOMEWHERE. *TR

I AM PLEASED TO SEE SOMETHING IS FINALLY BEING DONE ABOUT THE LEXUS ES 350 2007 ACCELERATION PROBLEM. I FILED A COMPLAINT IN DEC 2006, AS I WAS SPARED FROM A FATAL CRASH DUE TO THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THE RECALL THAT CAME OUT THE FOLLOWING SPRING WAS ONLY FOR LEXUS MATS AND I DID NOT HAVE A LEXUS MAT BUT HAD ANOTHER STORE BOUGHT MAT. THE 2007 RECALL PROGRAM DID NOT PROPERLY ADDRESS THE ISSUE. I DISCUSSED WITH THIS AGENCY AND SENT LETTERS TO TOYATO IN JAPAN AND TO THE LEXUS HEADQUARTERS IN CA. I KEPT COPIES OF ALL CORRESPONDENCE SENT IN 2006 SO THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I EVEN SENT COPIES OF COMPLAINTS POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE, AS THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP DENIED ANY REPORTABLE INCIDENCE. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED THAT PEOPLE DIED AFTER MY ATTEMPT TO GET SOMEONE TO LISTEN. I AM STILL FEARFUL OF OUR CAR, BUT...

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ON MY 2007 ES350 LEXUS. DAMAGE TO MY ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE OF CAR, WHEELS. HAPPENED ON 7/09/08, NO WINTER MATS IN CAR. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY KEPT IT FOR 5 MONTHS,& REFUSED TO TALK TO ME, BECAUSE IT WAS A LEGAL MATTER. THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. TW*

JUNE 9, 2009 MY 2007 ES 350 LEXUS TOOK OFF WITH ME REACHING A FRIGHTENING SPEED OF 95 MILES AN HR WHEN I REACHED THE MAT UNDER MY RIGHT KNEE AND YANKED THE CARPET AND AT LAST FREED THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL. I KNOW THE WHERE BOTH INVOLVED AS I HIT THE BRAKES TO NO AVAIL AS THE SPEED BECAME FRIGHTENING AND KEEPING IT ON THE ROAD WAS A MIRACLE. I THINK IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RECALL NOTICE FOR ALMOST 4 MOST AFTER THIS INCIDENT. *TR