Cruise Control Problems of Lexus ES

Sudden acceleration - cruise control malfunctioned, it would not turn-off but instead the vehicle accelerated on its own from 55 to 90 mph.

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The following letter to Lexus & they denied fault or obligation to assist me: I spoke with heather stafford who asked me to call 800-348-2788 to get my car inspected by a Lexus in charleston SC. I was told nothing could be done since the car had already been fixed. They told me that the service mngr: daryl would call me back but I never heard from anyone. Life-threatening experience involved the cruise control malfunctioning on my 1999 Lexus Es300, Thursday, 3/9/06. I had set my cruise on 50 mph and it suddenly accelerated on it's own up to 88 mph. I depressed the cruise to turn it off while pressing the brakes to stop the car. I put the car in neutral and held the brakes down, the engine revved high and the car still wouldn'tã‚??t stop. Fearing for my life and loosing control of the car, I turned the ignition off and heard the engine make a loud, distressing noise. The vehicle coasted to a stop and wouldn't restart, so I called the only tow truck in the area. Towed to conway, bumper to bumper import autos and the mechanic: dale said I had blown the motor. I asked him, what caused it, he said itã‚??s obviously related to the over-stressed engine being stopped so abruptly when I turned the ignition off. He mentioned that the cruise control should not have done that and he added his statement on the invoice: ã‚??cruise control wiring caused sticking throttleã‚??. Lexus vehicles had reported problems in NY times for recalls for the same malfunction, so my car should be recalled. Therefore, I expect Lexus to refund me the total expenses below incurred due to this obvious cruise control defect: car info: VIN# jt8bf28g3x0173900 engine: v6 motor replaced $ 2400. 00 labor/additional parts $ 1500. 00 rental cars $ 288. 00 time loss from work 3days x 8hrs = 24hrs @ 31. 84 = $ 764. 00 total refund requested =$ 4952. 00.