2007 LEXUS RX HYBRID Vehicle Speed Control Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS RX400H. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V112000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS IN A PARKING LOT OF MY BUSINESS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE. AS I WAS TRYING TO STOP I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND I APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN LEAPT FORWARD AND HIT A WOODEN POST DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME, UP ON A WALKWAY. IN ORDER TO STOP I PUT THE SHIFT INTO REVERSE WHILE CONTINUING TO APPLY THE BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 42,160

VSC SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. PARKED THE CAR AS IT SHUT OFF. CAR WON'T START. WARNING LIGHT SAYS CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM. WHEN TRYING TO START CAR WILL SAY PUT CAR ON PARK BEFORE STARTING. SAME PROBLEM AS SEEN IN RECALLS FOR 2006 LEXUS HYBRIDS. *TR

Mileage: 114,500

2007 LEXUS RX400H. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHICH CAUSED A COLLISION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND TO AVOID INJURING OTHER PEOPLE AND PROPERTY, HE DECIDED TO CRASH CRASHED INTO A TREE. AFTER STRIKING THE TREE, HE HIT A PARKED VEHICLE THAT WAS OCCUPIED AND IT IN TURN STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. THE COLLISION CAUSED THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE TO FLIP ONTO ITS SIDE. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *JB

THIS RELATES TO POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH LEXUS CARS. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS INFORMATION IS USEFUL OR NOT. I TOOK POSSESSION SEPTEMBER 2008 OF A BRAND NEW 2007 LEXUS 400H. I DROVE THE SUV APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES WHEN ALL OF THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. I COASTED TO THE BERN. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT THE HYBRID SYSTEM FAILURE ALERT WAS ON. THE DEALER HAD THE CAR TESTED BY THEIR HYBRID SPECIALIST. THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER APPARENTLY REGISTERED NOTHING WRONG. THE HYBRID TECHNICIAN TOOK THE CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE WITH THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER ON BOARD. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER DID NOT REGISTER ANY MALFUNCTION. THE GENERAL MANAGER OF METRO LEXUS IN CLEVELAND SPOKE WITH LEXUS USA. THE TOOK THE SUV BACK AND EXCHANGED IT FOR A NEW 2008 RX 400H. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THAT CAR. *TR

Mileage: 15

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS RX400H. WHENEVER THE CONTACT PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIGHTLY SURGE FORWARD FOR A SHORT PERIOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 17000. UPDATED 4/13/10 *CN UPDATED 05/10/10*JB

Mileage: 17,000

WHEN BRAKING AND CAR ENCOUNTERS ROUGH ROAD OR A POTHOLE, CAR LURCHES FORWARD AND LOSES COMPLETE BRAKING POWER. HAVE TO DEPRESS BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO BRING TO A STOP. OCCURS CONSISTENTLY WITH ABOVE STATED ROAD CONDITIONS. DEALER SERVICE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM AND CLAIMED TO HAVE NEVER HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT MY WIFE AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE ACCELERATING ON THE 2007 LEXUS 400H WHILE COASTING TO STOP SIGNS. THIS OCCURRENCE STARTED ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS AFTER WE GOT THE CAR AND DOES NOT OCCUR ALL OF THE TIME. THE GAS PEDAL SEEMS TO OVERRIDE THE ENGINE ACCELERATION PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE SIMILAR TO WHAT OTHERS HAVE SEEN IN OTHER CARS. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST BEFORE THE RECALLS WITHOUT ANY SATISFACTION. THIS MODEL IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, BUT I WANTED TO RAISE THE CONCERN AS IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM SIMILAR TO WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OTHER VEHICLES AND MAY HELP TO INDICATE THAT THE TRUE ISSUE MAY NOT BE THE FLOOR MATS OR THE GAS PEDAL DESIGN. MY WIFE IS CONCERNED SINCE THE ENGINE IS ACCELERATING WITHOUT THE GAS PEDAL DEPRESSED. SINCE THE BRAKE IS OVERRIDING THE ACCELERATION, IT WOULD INDICATE TO ME THAT THE ISSUE IS NOT A STICKING GAS PEDAL. *TR

Mileage: 4,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS RX400H. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER CONTINUOUSLY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO THE PROCEEDING VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS AT THE COST OF $4,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

Mileage: 33,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS RX400H. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES TO HER CHEST AND KNEES. AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 2007, THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THEY STATED THAT IT COULD TAKE 4-6 WEEKS BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,500.

Mileage: 1,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 RX400 LEXUS HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND ENGAGING THE BRAKES, THE MAT WAS BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKES PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM BRAKING. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUMPER, THE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED, AND THE DRIVER'S REAR WHEEL WELL WAS DAMAGED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER CHEST AND BACK WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FOOT AIR BAG ALSO DEPLOYED. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS 08/04/2007. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE DEALER INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,300.

Mileage: 2,300