general problems of the 2006 Lexus ES330

Car would not stop at all at low speeds, crash into building in parking lot due to failure.

The contact owns a 2006 Lexus Es330. The contact stated that while driving 10 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently. The contact applied the brakes but the vehicle continued to accelerate. After several minutes of applying an immense amount of pressure to the brakes, the vehicle came to a stop. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis but no cause for failure was found. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileage was 45,907.

The contact owns a 2006 Lexus ES 330. The contact shifted from reverse to drive when the vehicle abnormally accelerated and crashed into a concrete pillar in the parking lot. The vehicle began smoking after the crash and the contact sustained moderate injuries. The air bags failed to deploy at impact. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure and the current mileage was 60,000. Updated11/29/11 updated 12/14/11.

The contact owns a 2006 Lexus Es330. While the contact was driving approximately 5-10 mph, an unexpected increase in acceleration occurred causing the vehicle to travel over the curbside and crash into a house. The damaged exterior siding of the house exposed an enormous hole the width of the vehicle which extended through the interior wall. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed of the incident with no personal injury. The entire front end of the vehicle sustained damages. The cause of failure had not been determined at the time of the complaint. The vehicle was taken to a collision center where the contact was awaiting further diagnostic of the failure. The failure mileage was 76,000.

I would like to report an incident happened on may 14, 2010. At around 2:30pm, I was driving my 2006 Lexus ES 330 to a shopping center. The center is located on the south west corner of 75 and legacy drive, in plano, texas. When I arrived to the center, I found the near-by parking spaces were all packed. So I decided to park my car at far west corner of the parking lot. I found a spot that was not very occupied. When I slowly approached to a parking space, I put my foot on the brake and prepared for the full stop. But instead of experiencing a full stop, I was pulled forward at full speed as if the vehicle was on full acceleration. The car went up the curb for a plant-bed/medium and cleared a couple of big plants. I turned the wheel as I struggled to maintain control of the vehicle. Finally it stopped after went through the plant-bed/medium. After it made a full stop, first thing I did was checking to see if my foot was on the brake. And it was. After I calmed myself down, I mentally revisited the incident. One feeling standing out was that the acceleration of the vehicle I experienced was completely different from my stepping on the gas pedal. In normal driving, the accelerating is gradual as there is a lag between stepping on the gas pedal and the gaining of the speed. In this case, the vehicle simply garnered speed and running through the bump and plant-bed/medium. I called park place Lexus where I do all the maintenance services. They asked me to bring the car in. An assistant service manager at the Lexus recorded the incident and told me that the engineers would look into that on following Monday. On Monday, I was advised to call 1-800-255-3987. I described the incident to a Toyota support representative and expressed my worry and concern of the safety of driving my Lexus. He told me they will establish a case for the incident and it will take about four to six weeks to finish the investigation.

I was backing out of my garage in my 2006 Lexus ES 330. The car was idling at about 1400 rpm, with my foot on the brake I put the car in reverse, released the hand brake and started to slowly back up. Suddenly, the car shot out of my garage, down my driveway, across the street, jumped the far side curb turning right and struck a light pole which was broken off. The car was traveling on its own at a high rate of speed. At this time, in a state of confusion and extreme agitation I attempted to shift the car into neutral but instead I accidentally shifted into drive. I went forward continuing in a high rate of speed back across the street and into my driveway when I finally managed to get the car in neutral. I would like to emphasize that at no time did I ever touch the accelerator pedal! this appears to eliminate sticking accelerator pedals as a cause of this problem. I would like to inform you that this same problem occurred on may 14, 2010, also backing out of a driveway, although at that time I had not heard of this Toyota problem and did not realize exactly what was happening. My Lexus dealer informed me that they were unaware of this problem happening to this Lexus model prior to this. Updated ivoq 09/22/10.

The contact owns a 2006 Lexus Es330. While driving on a residential street at 35 mph he approached the intersection, he attempted to engage the brake pedal and was unable to stop the vehicle. To avoid crashing into a vehicle head on, he crashed into the center barrier and a stop sign at the gas station. The vehicle stopped moving when it crashed into the gas station brick sign. The driver and passenger air bags deployed and a tire blow out also occurred. There were no injuries. The insurance company will investigate the failure. The current and the failure mileages were 32,000.

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6) our 2006 Lexus Es330 hesitates and stutters when accelerating after a slow-down, stop or during a turn. I have read various things which suggest it could be throttle control, computer controlled accelerator, or mass air flow maf sensor or air intake sensor ais, etc. Etc. But something is definitely wrong. Dealer is no help. We took the car for this trouble to Lexus of valencia and saw assistant service manager [xxx] . He told us that this the way the car was built. I then tried my best to handle this car but it caused the same problem again and again. We took the car to the dealer a 2nd time -- valencia Lexus and the manager told us nothing is wrong with this car. I have been having this problem since I bought the car in 1/14/2009. It hesitates when I take turns, or when I stop at traffic lights and stop signs. Many times the accelerator goes idle during these events and car does not move and than I put more pressure on the accelerator but then it goes fast and I almost end up hitting the car in front of me.

The contact owned a 2006 Toyota Lexus Es330. While driving approximately 5 mph on a clear day, the vehicle accelerated when the contact engaged her brakes and they failed to stop the vehicle. The vehicle crashed into four vehicles and two people were injured in another vehicle. The incident occurred in a parking lot. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was repaired by a local mechanic and sold. The contact stated that a representative from the manufacturer inspected the vehicle after a crash occurred. The failure and current mileages were 11, 972.

The contact owns a 2006 Lexus Es330. While making a right turn at 5 mph into a parking lot the vehicle accelerated and crashed into a pole. The dealer was unable to duplicate or diagnose the failure. The failure mileage was 4,755. Updated 07/08/jb.