general problems of the 2008 Lexus ES350

The contact owns a 2008 Lexus Es350. While accelerating from a stop light and attempting to avoid a curb on the left, the contact veered to the right and crashed into the driver side of another vehicle. When the contact attempted to steer to the left, the vehicle independently accelerated and rolled over. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained leg injuries and the rear driver side passenger sustained head injuries. Medical attention was required. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 189,000.

We currently have allstate for insurance and they have this item called the drivewise. This device fits in the obd ii port under the steering column. This device created multiple communications errors within the computers for the car. After reading up on this, it seems that many people are having this issue in many makes/models. The vehicle shifted funny into another gear on its own. The instrument cluster was not working and would not light up. The radio would not work at all and the sunroof was making a funny noise. The speakers were making a crackling sound and the a/c wasn't working. The heated and cooled seats were not working. After bringing the vehicle into the Lexus dealer they could see that the vehicle was having multiple communications issues between the computer systems. This device is a safety concern and we will not continue using it. Everything is back to normal now that the device has been removed. Had we not been proactive about this, the device could have caused an accident. Potentially harming someone. This is a very serious concern we have and I feel that someone should do more research on the product.

I own a 2008 Lexus ES-350 - it had a recall for acceleration problems which they adjusted the gas pedal. About 3 weeks ago I pulled up to the office at my apt complex, had my foot on the brake and car continued to go forward, went over the curb and knocked down the leasing sign. I put the car in reverse still with my foot on the brake and car continued to go backwards, then put car in neutral and finally car stopped. Lexus customer service and my insurance company examined the car and said there was nothing wrong with the car. If that is true why did the car continue to go forward with my foot on the brake.

The contact owns a 2008 Lexus Es350. Upon starting the vehicle, it would shake violently and the engine would roar loudly, the check engine light would also illuminate. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they could not duplicate the failure; however, they did perform an open recall, NHTSA campaign id number: 09v388000: vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal. She noticed that even when slightly depressing the accelerator pedal the vehicle would rapidly pick up speed beyond what it should. The current and failure mileages were approximately 12,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Lexus Es350. The contact states she just recently had the recall done for the accelerator pedal. The contract states before having her vehicle repaired it had no problems and it was driving fine. The contact states now when she takes her foot off of the brake the vehicle does not seem to stop like it use to. The failure and current was 14,642.

Acceleration problem 2008 Lexus e350. While entering the florida turnkpike, I accelerated quickly to merge ahead of traffic. I pushed the accelerator pedal to the floor. The pedal stuck. It felt like the vehicle speed control took over. I accelerated quickly from 45mph to 85 mph. My first reaction was to hit the brake pedal. As I looked down at the accelerator before I hit the brake, it was depressed. When I hit the brake several times it released. While shaken, I continued on to my destination in miami. I was careful not to accelerate quickly. When I returned to west palm beach I took the vehicle to the Lexus dealer and informed them of the problem. The Lexus dealer indicated my vehicle was part of the recall for floor mats. The floor mats were not secured to the hooks. The floormat hook holes were behind the hooks and mats were back against the front seat supports. The mats were no where near the brake pedal or the accelerator at the time of the incident or when I arrived at the Lexus dealership. The service manager insisted the problem occurred due to the floor mats. I disagreed knowing the position of the mats when the incident occurred and the reaction of the vehicle. The dealership replaced the recalled floormats. My complaint is they denied there is a problem with the vehicle speed control and insisted it was a problem with the floor mats. I have a difficult time understanding why they are not also checking the vehicle speed control software. While this is the only occurrence of this type of incident since I have owned the vehicle, I now have a very uneasy feeling about accelerating quickly. Since I have owned the car, there have been very few times I accelerated quickly. I don't feel my concern or complaint has been properly addressed. There was never any indication from the Lexus dealer that they looked any further than the floormats to solve the problem. The dealership is Lexus of west palm beach. Please advise.

2008 Lexus 350 with acceleration problem not yet discussed by Toyota. . Sometimes at a full stop or at slow speeds it automatically accelerates.

2008 Lexus 350 unexpected acceleration. Moving slow in parking lot pulling into parking space. Light pressure on brake. Engine went to high rpm car accelerated pushed hard on brake, put in neutral. Engine went back to idle. My bumper hit unoccupied parked car in front of me. Dealer denies anything wrong.

The contact owns a 2008,Lexus Es350. He stated while pulling into a parking space at speeds of less than 10 mph, the vehicle lunged forward and began to accelerate. The contact attempted to depress the brake pedal to no avail. The vehicle crashed into a tree. The frontal airbags deployed and caused minor injuries to the contact's face. The bottom airbags also deployed and caused injuries to the legs of both the driver and passenger of the vehicle. The police arrived at the scene of the crash and a police report was filed. The failure and current mileages were under 14,000. Updated 2/26/10 updated 09/07/jb.

The contact owns a 2008 Lexus ES 350. While driving approximately 55 mph the vehicle began to accelerate without intention. After repeated brake application, the vehicle started to decelerate. The vehicle was in the process of being taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing. The failure and current mileages were 19,000. The vehicle identification number was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2008 Lexus Es350. While driving 10 mph and merging into traffic the vehicle drifted to the right. Within minutes, the vehicle surged forward out of control and as the contact tried to depress the brakes, the vehicle crashed onto the train tracks. The air bags did not deploy. The passenger sustained injuries and was taken to the hospital. The police arrived and a police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The insurance company inspected the vehicle. The contacts insurance also increased as a result of the failure which resulted in a crash. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 5500.

The contact owns a 2008 Lexus Es350. When she attempted to merge into traffic at approximately 10 mph the vehicle drifted, hit the curb and accelerated out of control. The vehicle came to a complete stop when it crashed into a rail road parking lot fence. She received injuries to her chest. The connecticut police report 2009-015560 was filed. The insurance company declared that the vehicle was destroyed. Updated 05/04/2010. Updated 07/16/jb.

The contact owns a 2008 Lexus Es350. While parking the vehicle the accelerator pedal extended to the floor while having his foot was on the brake pedal and accelerated over a curb and hit a restaurants wall. There were no injuries. The police was notified and they didn't provide a report. The vehicle was towed to a Lexus dealer, diagnosed and they didn't tell him what caused the acceleration. The front end was repaired by the insurance company. The failure mileage was 7000. The current mileage was 9000.

The contact owns a 2008 Lexus Es350. While driving 60 mph, the vehicle began to decelerate as she depressed the accelerator pedal it responded normally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic test, drove the vehicle, and was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileages were 29,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Lexus Es350. On March 27, 2008, while driving 5 mph, the contact heard a high pitched sound coming from the engine. A second later, she heard a roaring noise like that of a rocket ship coming from the engine. The vehicle immediately accelerated on its own and stopped when it crashed into a tree. The vehicle is currently at the collision shop. The insurance company did not provide a report for the cause of the failure. The contact sustained serious injuries to her legs. A police report was filed. The failure mileage was 4,242. Consumer sent in additional information on 06/26/08. The repair shop stated the cause of the crash was the electronic wire accelerator. Updated 06/26/08.