general problems of the 1998 Lexus ES300

The accident was due to unintended-acceleration as the car lurched forward fighting the brake. It seemed as though the accelerator had a life of its own overriding the braking actions I tried to implement. I was proceeding slowly up the long narrow driveway. I made a right turn into a parking place that was perpendicular to the walk-way.   I slowly tapped the gas on my Lexus ES 300 and then the brakes. As I moved my foot over to the higher level brake pedal,â  the car lurched forward accelerating on its own--the ignition/accelerator system took over the car. I pressed the brake as firmly as I could but it did not override the acceleration.   the brakes had routine maintenance six weeks prior to the accident and I was told they were in good working order.  the car jumped the sidewalk and crashed into a block wall. It was a mechanical failure in the accelerator which caused the accident.   â  the brake pedal was high and there was no mistaking one pedal for another.

While parking vehicle surged, jumped a curb, and ran into an apartment building.