general problems of the 2014 Lexus ES350

Two problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2014 Lexus ES350. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 12/22/2015

I experienced a low speed sudden unintended acceleration of my 2014 Lexus Es350 for the first time on December 22, 2015. I was turning into a parking place where I live as I have done hundreds of times. As I was taking my foot off the acceleration pedal to starting hitting the brake pedal, the car suddenly accelerated. I heard the engine revving and I was taken totally by surprise. My reaction was to turn to the left to avoid hitting the wall in front of me while hitting the brake without any response from the car. I hit the wall with the right front side of the car and kept going for a little while until I somehow shifted gears. The car stopped and I put it on reverse. I again experienced the same situation on March 21, 2016 while parking the car at a different place. Fortunately, nothing obstructed the car so I was able to stop it before hitting anything - the override Toyota designed after all the earlier sudden unintended acceleration accidents worked this time. But this second incident confirmed to me that the first one will no longer be an isolated incident hence I'm filing this safety complaint so other Lexus owners learn about it.

2 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 12/02/2014

The contact owns a 2014 Lexus Es350. While making a u turn at approximately 5 mph, the rpms increased, the steering wheel seized, and the brake pedal failed to slow the vehicle down without warning. The contact crashed the vehicle into a fence and a tree. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 3,500.


Other Engine And Engine Cooling related problems of the 2014 Lexus ES350

Engine And Engine Cooling problems
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Check Engine Light On problems
1


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