2010 LEXUS RX350 Vehicle Speed Control Problems

MY FARM IS 1/2 MILE OFF WELD COUNTY ROAD 16 IN KEENESBURG COLORADO. THERE IS A GRAVEL DRIVE AROUND THE HOUSE TO A SHORT CONCRETE DRIVEWAY IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE. WHEN WE DRIVE ONTO THE CONCRETE PORTION, WE ARE ANGLED NORTH EAST TOWARD THE GARAGE DOOR AND HAVE TO BACK UP A SHORT DISTANCE TO HEAD THE CAR EAST TO ENTER THE GARAGE. WE DRIVE VERY SLOW THROUGH THE YARD AS WE HAVE ANIMALS TO WATCH OUT FOR AND MAKE A SLOW ENTRY TOWARDS THE CONCRETE DRIVEWAY. AS SHE TURNED AROUND THE HOUSE TOWARD THE DRIVEWAY THE CAR SEEMED TO BE GOING FASTER THAN NORMAL AND SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND EASED ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW AND SHE FELT THE ACCELERATOR WAS PULLING HER FORWARD FASTER THAN SHE WANTED. THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT SLOW THE CAR. THE CAR ANGLED ACROSS THE CONCRETE DRIVEWAY, NARROWLY MISSING THE CORNER OF THE GARAGE AND STRUCK A TREE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE HOUSE. THE IMPACT DID NOT DEPLOY THE AIR BAG AND MY WIFE HAD NO INJURY. HER SEAT BELT WAS FASTENED UNTIL SHE SHUT THE CAR OFF AND EXITED THE CAR. I NOTIFIED USAA MY INSURER AND LATER SPOKE TO SEVERAL MECHANICS ABOUT REPAIRS AND THE PROBLEM MY WIFE ENCOUNTERED JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ONE MECHANIC TOLD ME OF A REPORT OF A SITUATION MUCH LIKE THIS AND SAID TO CALL LEXUS AND SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THIS MAKE OF AUTOMOBILE. I CALLED A LEXUS DEALER IN FIRESTONE COLORADO. I GAVE THE VIN NUMBER TO HIM AND HE SAID HIS RECORDS SHOWED THIS MODEL YEAR HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR BUT NO RECORDS SHOWED REPAIRS WERE MADE. I TOLD HIM I PURCHASED THIS 2010 MODEL CAR IN 2016 AS A USED CAR AND HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR TO BE REPAIRED BUT AN ADJUSTER DID MAKE A REPORT YESTERDAY (THURSDAY JUNE 6). I HAVE NO RESULTS BUT THE ADJUSTER SAID THE DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE AND HE WAS A BIT SURPRISED THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

Mileage: 48,000

I HEARD THAT THERE WAS A RE- CALL ALSO MY ROOF MAKES A NOISE WHEN O DRIVE OVER 70 -80 MILES AND THAT NOT NORMAL I GOT THE CAR USED SO IM NOT SURE IF THERE IS WARRWNTY BUT MY CAR ONLY HAS 63000 MILES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A SNOW MOUND BEFORE CRASHING INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BERGSTROM LEXUS OF APPLETON (3060 N VICTORY LN, APPLETON, WI 54913, (920) 471-1895) WHERE A THIRD PARTY SPECIALIST WAS SENT TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. THE FINDINGS WOULD BE REPORTED TO THE CONTACT AT A LATER DATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRASH WAS IN RELATION TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V3005000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND STRUCK A BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OBTAINED THE VEHICLE'S EVENT DATA RECORDER. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V305000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

DRIVER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, JUST ROLLING TO A STOP WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO A BRICK WALL AND A TREE. THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE CAR WAS SMASHED AND THE FRAME WAS BENT. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AS IT SHOULD HAVE. OWNER CONTACTED LEXUS LEGAL DEPARTMENT THE NEXT DAY AND FILED A CLAIM. 16 DAYS LATER A THIRD PARTY INVESTIGATOR RECOVERED THE DATA FROM THE EVENT DATA RECORDER. IT HAS BEEN 50 DAYS SINCE THE CLAIM WAS FILED AND WE GOT A LETTER TODAY FROM TOYOTA STATING "NO DEFECTS WERE IDENTIFIED!" THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. TOYOTA SETTLED A 1.1 BILLION DOLLAR CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT REGARDING "UNINTENDED ACCELERATION" CASES. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A BIG PROBLEM. WE WILL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH LEGAL REPRESENTATION. IN THE MEAN TIME THE CAR SITS IN THE GARAGE, WHILE WE MAKE PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT IS TOTALLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE!

Mileage: 42,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS INJURED, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V305000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH INTO A TRUCK. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. ..UPDATED 06-15-15 *BF UPDATED 9/18/15 *JS

Mileage: 43,000

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT MY WORKPLACE AT VERY LOW SPEED AND THE LEXUS ACCELERATED WILDLY OVER THE CURB ONTO PLANTS AND ICEPLANT INTO A TREE, WHICH STOPPED THE CAR. THE HOOD WAS DENTED, THE GRILL CRACKED AND THE BUMPER WAS RIPPED OFF BOTH SIDES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. THE EDR WAS SUPPOSEDLY CHECKED BY A 'NEUTRAL' THIRD PARTY AND I WAS CALLED BY THE DEALERSHIP TO COME PICK UP THE VEHICLE AND THE FACTORY WOULD RESPOND IN WRITING IN 30 DAYS. UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 35,401

I WAS DRIVING IN THE PASSING LANE AT ABOUT 55 MPH. THE ROAD WAS STRAIGHT AND LEVEL. THE ROAD WAS COVERED WITH A THIN COATING OF SLUSH. WHILE DRIVING THE ALARM SIGNAL BEGAN BEEPING. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAR THEN BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE LEFT, IN THE NEXT FEW SECONDS THE LEFT WHEELS WERE 2 FEET OVER THE LEFT LANE. I TRIED TO GET THE CAR BACK INTO THE LANE BUT THE STEERING DID NOT RESPOND. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE CAR BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT AND ROTATE TO THE RIGHT. I THEN APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THEY HAD LITTLE EFFECT. EVENTUALLY THE CAR SLID OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT STOPPING ABOUT 75 FT OFF THE ROAD, DOWN A 20 FOOT SLOPE. I BELIEVE THAT THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND DID NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION IN THIS ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AS A RESULT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

Mileage: 38,000

TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT A VERY SLOW RATE OF SPEED DUE TO THE CONGESTED NATURE OF THE SHOPPING CENTER. PULLED IN WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND STARTED TO PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK WHEN THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE CAR ACCELERATED VERY QUICKLY OVER THE CURB AND INTO THE WALL OF THE SHOPPING CENTER. I FELT NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. ONLY ISSUE WITH CAR SINCE PURCHASE WERE THE BRAKES HAD TO BE RESURFACED SHORTLY AFTER WE GOT IT. WITNESSES IN THE CAR BEHIND ME WAITING FOR ME TO PARK ALSO STATED THAT THEY WERE SHOCKED TO SEE THE CAR LAUNCH FORWARD AS THEY SAW THAT I WAS NEAR A DEAD STOP. DAMAGE TO FRONT END BUT ABLE TO GET CAR BACK HOME. CONTACTED PARK PLACE LEXUS IN PLANO TX AND SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THEY WOULD TO IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INVESTIGATION. 30 MINS AFTER TWO TRUCK LEFT, SALES PERSON CALLS TO TELL ME THAT THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE TOWED IT AND HE HAD SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FROM LEXUS CORP NOT TO WORK ON OR OPEN A REPAIR TICKET ON A CARE REPORTING UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION. I NEEDED TO CALL THE MAIN 800 NUMBER. NOW HAVE TO GET CAR BACK TO HOUSE AT MY EXPENSE SO THE LEXUS PAID "INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR" CAN COME LOOK AT THE VEHICLE IN 3-5 DAYS. MORTIFIED AT THE THOUGHT THIS COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE WALKING ALONG THE SIDEWALK. TOO MANY REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE DURING PARKING EVENTS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. LEXUS HAS THE OPP TO DO THE RIGHT THING...LET'S SEE IF THEY STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES. ONE OR TWO INSTANCES IS DRIVER ERROR....NOT ENOUGH TO FORCE TOYOTA TO SETTLE FOR BILLIONS RATHER THAN FACE A JURY. JUST SAYING...IF I HAD ANY DOUBT ABOUT WHETHER I HIT THE ACCELERATOR INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE I WOULDN'T TAKE THE TIME TO REPORT THIS TO A GOV AGENCY. *TR

Mileage: 48,500

THIS VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. WHEN I TRIED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. NEUTRAL WOULD NOT WORK. DOWN SHIFTING WOULD NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY INCREASE IN SPEED. I HAD 3 KIDS IN THE CAR. THE DASH BOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS LIT UP. ALL OF THEM!! WHEN I FINALLY LOOKED DOWN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK. I GRABBED IT WITH BOTH HANDS WHILE DOING OVER 100 MPH AND HEARD A POP! THEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED BUT STILL NOT NEARLY SAFE ENOUGH. I FINALLY MANAGED TO DOWN SHIFT THE CAR AT THAT POINT. AND THEN JAMMED HER INTO PARK FROM ABOUT 30 MPH. THERE WAS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS CAR. IT WAS NOT FLOOR MATS THAT GOT THAT PEDAL STUCK! I SAW THAT PEDAL! YOU NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS FURTHER. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED! I WILL BET THEY ALREADY HAVE. I HAD TO TRADE MY CAR IN BECAUSE LEXUS WOULD NOT EVEN CHECK THE COMPUTER FOR FEAR THEY WOULD BE VALIDATING MY COMPLAINT. NOW I GET A LETTER STATING THEY ARE CHANGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL? THERE IS SOMETHING MORE TO THIS AND I THINK YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING FURTHER. THAT IS WHY I AM FILING MY COMPLAINT NOW. THEY SAID I WAS THE ONLY ONE. OBVIOUSLY NOT. I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TO GET OUT OF THAT CAR. PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. I BEG YOU. *TR

Mileage: 10,501

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE RIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A RAPID PACE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION AFTER SEVERAL MOMENTS AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

Mileage: 38,000

I WAS ACCELERATING TO MERGE ON 4 LINE TRAFFIC AND MY CAR STARTED SUDDENLY TO ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN I WAS NOT PRESSING THE ACCELERATING PEDAL I TRIED TO HIT THE BRAKES BUT IT DID NOT SLOW THE CAR I PUSH TO NEUTRAL POSITION HITTING THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR WAS STILL GOING FAST. I WAS GOING TO AN EXIT TRYING TO STOP THE CAR KEEPING IN NEUTRAL AND HITTING THE BRAKES I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND SHOT THE ENGINE OFF. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

I WENT OUT TO GRAB A BITE TO EAT FOR MY DAUGHTER AND I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION. I RECEIVED THE TURN ARROW SO I ACCELERATED THRU THE TURN AND THEN PUNCHED THE GAS TO MAKE IT THRU THE NEXT LIGHT THAT WILL TURN RED IF YOU DON'T GIVE IT A LITTLE GAS TO GET THRU IT. I MAKE IT THRU THE LIGHT AND GET IN THE RIGHT LANE TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE MY TURN AND MY BRAKES DON'T WORK AND MY CAR STARTS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. I HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE SPEED SO I THROW THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND KEEP SLAMMING THE BRAKES WHILE THE BRAKE MALFUNCTION LIGHT APPEARS. I'M NOT SURE HOW MY CAR SLOWS DOWN AND I MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AND MY ENGINE IS STILL SOUNDING LIKE IT IS ACCELERATING AND I AM IN NEUTRAL. MY CAR ROLLED TO A STOP, I SHUT IT DOWN AND CALLED THE LEXUS LINE. THE HAD A TOWING COMPANY OUT WITHIN AN HOUR AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOLD ME THIS IS AT LEAST THE 10TH TIME HE HAS HAULED THIS TYPE OF CAR FOR THE SAME THING. *TR

Mileage: 33,966

ON OCT 5, 2011 AT 7:45 AM , I WAS TRAVELING ON A ONE LANE ROAD EACH WAY IN RURAL CONNECTICUT ( 35 MPH ZONE). I DECIDED TO PASS A CAR THAT WAS TRAVELING WELL BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN MY LEXUS RX350 LURCHED FORWARD SUDDENLY AND THEN HAD A HUGE BURST OF ACCELERATING SPEED. I APPLIED MY FOOT TO THE BRAKES AND THE CAR SLOWED VERY SLIGHTLY, BUT STARTED TO BUCK A LITTLE AND THEN ONCE AGAIN FELT LIKE IT KICKED INTO A HIGHER GEAR. MY DASHBOARD WAS FLASHING " BRAKE FAILURE" AS I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW THAT MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY PLANTED DOWN ON THE BRAKES. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE FEW CARS ON THE ROAD AND ONLY ONCE DID I HAVE TO PASS A CAR ON A BLIND CURVE HOPING NO ONE WAS APPROACHING FROM THE OTHER WAY, SO AS TO AVOID RAMMING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD RESOLVED IN MY MIND THAT I WAS GOING TO CRASH, AND WAS TRYING TO FIND A PLACE TO TAKE THE CAR OFF THE ROAD WHILE TRYING TO MINIMIZE INJURY TO ME. I STOPPED LOOKING AT MY SPEED, BUT IT WAS CLEARLY IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH IN A 35 MPH ZONE. I WAS LUCKY THAT DAY, SINCE THERE WERE FEW CARS ON THE ROAD AND THE STRETCH OF ROAD I WAS ON WAS FAIRLY STRAIGHT. I DROVE THIS WAY FOR ABOUT 1.5 MILES WHEN IT THEN OCCURRED TO ME TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. ONCE I DID THIS THE CAR EVENTUALLY REDUCED SPEED TO ABOUT 5-10 MPH. I THREW THE CAR INTO PARK AND JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH AT THIS POINT WAS ENGULFED IN SMOKE FROM THE FAILED BRAKES. LEXUS BLAMED THE INCIDENT ON A STUCK ACCELERATOR PAD, ALTHOUGH THEY ADMITTED WHEN THE CAR CAME TO THEIR SHOP THE PAD WAS NOT STUCK. I KNOW FACTUALLY THAT THE PAD WAS NOT STUCK, SINCE I LOOKED DOWN AT MY FEET DURING THE EPISODE AND SAW MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND THE ACCELERATOR PAD IN ITS NORMAL POSITION. THIS WAS CLEARLY AN INCIDENT OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. LEXUS ALLOWED ME TO BREAK MY LEASE AND LEASE A 2012, WHICH NOW HAS A BRAKE OVERRIDE SYSTEM (AS OF 2011 MODELS) . *TR

Mileage: 32,000

ON 1/21/12 AS I WAS DRIVING I SLOWED DOWN PREPARING TO BRAKE FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. A SCHOOL BUS WAS IN FRONT OF US, STOPPED. AS I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. I QUICKLY PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WE WERE INCHES FROM THE SCHOOL BUS. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. IT WAS FRIGHTENING!! THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ABOUT 10 MINUTES IN A STOPPED POSITION AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE TACHOMETER WENT INTO THE RED ZONE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE INFORMED. UPDATED IVOQ 03/29/12 *TR

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE FEET. HEAVY PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,500.

Mileage: 28,500

ON 7/1/2011 AT 10.45PM. I WAS DRIVING MY LEXUS 2010 RX350 EASTBOUND ON THE LIE SERVICE ROAD IN GLEN COVE NY. I WAS TRAVELLING AT 35 TO 45 MPH,WHEN SUDDENLY MY "BRAKE MALFUNCTION LIGHT" STARTED FLASHING ON MY DASHBOARD. I INSTINCTIVELY TAPPED THE BRAKE, AND THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THEN THE CAR HAD UNINTENDED ACCELERATION,I THEN PRESSED ON THE BRAKES WITH ALL MY MIGHT, TO STOP THIS VEHICLE CAREERING OFF THE ROAD.WITH GODS GRACE I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY DOWNSHIFTING GEARS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM. SO FAR LEXUS HAVE DISCREDITED THIS EXPERIENCE, BY CLAIMING THE MAT WAS STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR AND OR BRAKE. I STRONGLY AND VEHEMENTLY DISAGREE WITH THEIR EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS. I INTEND TO TAKE THIS MATTER FURTHER WITH LEXUS. *TR

Mileage: 11,221

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 80 MPH. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING THE BRAKE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND CHOSE THE POWER BUTTON IN ORDER TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES WERE ALSO SMOKING ALTHOUGH NOTHING WAS STUCK UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THE LEXUS HELP SERVICE CENTER WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THEY AUTHORIZED THAT THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER STATED TO THE CONTACT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK ON THE FLOOR BUT THE CONTACT STATED THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY UNDER GOING TEST WITH THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,500.

Mileage: 9,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE RPM INCREASED UP TO 7000 RPM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR MAT. THE CONTACT STATED HE DOES NOT THINK IT WAS THE FLOOR MATS BECAUSE HE CHECKED THE FLOOR MATS PRIOR TO TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING ELSE WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,484 UPDATED 11/16/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK, THE DEALER FOUND A NON-SECURED ALL WEATHER FLOOR MAT INTENDED FOR A 2004- 2009 LEXUS RX SLID FORWARD AND ENTRAPPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN THE FULLY APPLIED POSITION. UPDATED 12/05/11

Mileage: 16,484

IN A 2010 LEXUS RX 350 MY GRANDMOTHER WAS A PASSENGER IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP WAITING FOR AN APARTMENT COMPLEX SECURITY GATE TO OPEN. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH TWO APARTMENT COMPLEX SECURITY GATES, WENT AIRBORNE OVER A BUSY STREET AND CAME TO REST AGAINST THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. TO OUR HORROR, MY GRANDMOTHER PERISHED IN THE ACCIDENT. WE ARE AWAITING THE INFORMATION FROM THE BLACK BOX. I HESITATE SO SAY TOO MUCH BECAUSE WE ARE STILL IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS OF HOW/IF TO PROCEED REGARDING LITIGATION. DO NOT PURCHASE, DRIVE OR RIDE IN ONE OF THESE VEHICLES. *TR

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITHOUT ABILITY TO BRAKE WITH MY LEXUS RX 350, AT 2 PM ON SATURDAY MARCH 12TH 2011 WITH 5 PASSENGERS. I WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 30 MPH. THE CHOICE WAS TO CRASH IN THE CAR AHEAD STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT OR GO ON THE SIDE WALK, UP A STEEP MOUNT AND CRASH IN A BRICK WALL. THIS IS WHAT I DID. NOBODY WAS HURT. POLICE WAS CALLED AND THE CAR WAS TOWED. CAR WAS INSPECTED BY TOYOTA, NO CAUSE WAS FOUND, CAR WAS REPAIRED AT A GEICO APPROVED REPAIRED SHOP, AND I AM NOW ASKING THE LEXUS DEALER POHANKA TO ALLOW ME TO RETURN THE CAR AND BREAK MY LEASE. IN GOOD CONSCIENCE ALTHOUGH NO ONE WAS HURT, I AM NOT WILLING TO RISK A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT AFTER MY EXPERIENCE. WE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HURT AT A HIGHER SPEED. THIS WAS MY FIRST EVER CRASH DRIVING 20,000 MILES PER YEAR, DRIVING FOR MORE THAN 35 YEARS. THERE IS NO DOUBT SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF MY CONTROL HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 22,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND STOPPED ON ITS OWN. DURING THE FAILURE, THE SLIPPING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 26,000.

Mileage: 26,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR BODY REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000.

Mileage: 7,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, AND UNEXPECTEDLY AN INCREASE OF ACCELERATION OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,800. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 3,800

ON 7/29/2010 MY 2010 LEXUS RX 350 EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED EXHILARATION CAUSING A COLLISION WITH A PARKING LOT COLLISION SAFETY POST (METAL PIPE FILLED WITH CONCRETE) CAUSING EXTENSIVE FRONTAL DAMAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1245 ON A CLEAR DAY DRY PAVEMENT WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES IN THE PARKING LOT NEAR THE SCENE OF THE COLLISION. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO THE A PARKING SPOT MAKING RIGHT HAND TURN. AS I WAS ENTERING THE PARKING SPOT AT APPROXIMATELY 1/2 WAY I TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO COMPLETE THE PARKING MANEUVER AND THAT IS WHEN THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD WITH A SPEED INDICATIVE OF HARD ACCELERATION COLLIDING WITH THE POST BEFORE I COULD TAKE ANY ACTION TO SLOW OR STOP THE VEHICLE. THE ACCELERATION DETAILED ABOVE HAS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. WE WERE BOTH PUZZLED BY THE EVENT BUT DECIDED TO DISMISS IT SINCE IT OCCURRED DURING THE NATION WIDE MEDIA BLITZ ABOUT TOYOTA VEHICLES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, AND REALLY DID NOT WANT TO BUY IN INTO MASS HYSTERIA. HIND SIGHT BEING 20/20 MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

MODEL YEAR 2010 LEXUS RX 350 HAD A SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WHILE TRYING TO PARK IN A PARKING LOT PARKING PLACE IN EDMOND OKLAHOMA. THE CAR SURGED FORWARD RUNNING OVER THE CURB AND REQUIRED SWERVING TO THE RIGHT ONTO A GRASS MEDIAN BETWEEN THE PARKING LOT AND BUSY FAST MOVING STREET. THE CAR THEN TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AT AN UNCONTROLLABLE SPEED BEFORE SWERVING BACK INTO THE PARKING LOT WHERE THE VEHICLE THEN STOPPED. THE CAR IS ONLY THREE MONTHS OLD AND HAS 2040 MILES. THE LEXUS DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO HISTORY OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION ISSUES WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL CAR. THE CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING 7- 14 DAYS FOR A LEXUS FACTORY SPECIALIST TO EXAMINE THE CAR. THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION ISSUE IS NOT MERE PARTS OR INCONVENIENCE ISSUE. THIS WAS A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE AND A POSSIBLE LIFE OR DEATH ISSUE FOR OTHER 2010 LEXUS RX 350 OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 2,040

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED OR SLOWED POSITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD CHANGE GEARS AT RANDOM. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. ON THE LATEST OCCASION, UPON ACCELERATING FROM A SLOWED POSITION, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS LOCATED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT; THE DEALER HAD BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000.

Mileage: 7,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX 350. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY LUNGED FORWARD AND STALLED. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT HAD NOT DEEMED THE ISSUE AS A SAFETY CONCERN. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,450. UPDATED 07/06/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE ON THE STREET, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. UPDATED 09/21/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. WHILE RELEASING HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,200.

Mileage: 1,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 90 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE TIRES WHEN HE TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. HE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE TO NEUTRAL AND TURN THE IGNITION OFF TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 4,000.

Mileage: 4,000

WE HAVE BOUGHT LEXUS RX 350, 2010. VEHICLE SKIPS GEAR ON AND OFF, PARTICULARLY WHEN IN SLOW SPEED TO WHEN YOU TRY TO RAISE SPEED. WE TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER THREE TIME SINCE THAN, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM, BUT IT IS SCARY WHEN ALL OFF A SUDDEN VEHICLE JUMPS. *TR

Mileage: 7,000

MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AS I WAS PARKING AND HIT A CONCRETE WALL. I WAS ALMOST IN THE SPACE AND GOING 1MPH APROX. 3 OR 4 FEET FROM THE WALL. THEY SAID I STEPPED ON THE WRONG PEDAL TO CAUSE IT. I DID NOT, BUT LOST MY CONFIDENCE AND TRUST IN MY DRIVING. THE MODEL CAR IS A 2010 LEXUS MODEL RX350. NOT ON THE LIST OF RECALLS. THE DAMAGE WAS IN EXCESS OF $14,000. MY INSURANCE PAID ALL BUT THE DEDUCTIBLE. I STILL DO NOT BELIEVE THAT I DID WHAT THEY SAY AND DO NOT TRUST LEXUS TO TELL ME THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER AT THIS TIME. THE CAR WENT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 538

WE HAD A 2010 LEXUS 350RX. IN AUG 2009, I WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE CAR ACCELERATED UP TO ABOUT 60MPH. MY HUSBAND WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME. WE WERE TRYING EVERYTHING TO STOP THE CAR. WE FINALLY GOT IT STOPPED. IT DID IT A SECOND TIME WITH MY HUSBAND DRIVING THE NEXT DAY. WE KNOW WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT IT WAS NOT THE FLOORMAT . WHICH THAT IS WHAT LEXUS BLAMED IT ON. I WOULD NOT DRIVE THAT CAR AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 6,992

IT'S A LEXUS RX 350 2010, THE TRUCK SEEMS TO ACCELERATE OR LURCHES FORWARD WITH BRIEF SPURTS OF ACCELERATION, THE LAPSE IN BRAKING IS PROBABLY LESS THE A SECOND. IT HAPPEN WHILE I BRAKE TO A FULL STOP. I TAKE THE TRUCK TO TWO LEXUS DEAL FOR CONCERN, BUT THEY SAID, THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED, WHEN THEY COMPARED TO SAME MODEL VEHICLE. THEY ALSO SAID THAT LURCHES IS, THE VEHICLE IS PREPARING TO SHIFT INTO NEXT GEAR SO IT'S READY TO SHIFT TO A DIFFERENT GEAR.PLEASE REVIEW THIS INCIDENT SO THAT I COULD GET THIS OFF MY MIND. *TR

MY 2010 LEXUS RX 350 HAS HAD TWO INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN ACCELARATION IN THE 6 WEEKS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY REVED UP PAST 4 TO 5,000 RPM FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL RPM (2000). REPORTED THE FIRST INCIDENT TO LEXUS. NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY LEXUS. *TR

Mileage: 350

LEXUS 2010 RX 350 CRUISE CONTROL TRAVELING AT 75 MPH IN ARIZONA HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 55 MPH AND WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS RESUMED THE VEHICLE ROARED AHEAD. THE ACCELERATION WAS EXTREME (PUSHED US BACK IN OUR SEATS) AND STOPPED AFTER CRUISE CONTROL WAS TURNED OFF. *TR

Mileage: 2,500