Car Accelerates On Its Own Problems of Lexus ES350 - part 2

2007 Lexus Es350. Suspected unintended acceleration causing fatal crash. The decedent was driving, when apparently his vehicle crossed the center line and crashed head-on into a van. A passenger in the van was also killed. (attorney on behalf of decedent).

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Decedent was driving a 2007 Lexus Es350 on CO. Rd. 207 in ross county, ohio. Vehicle crossed center line and collided head-on into prison van, killing driver of Lexus and prisoner in van. Lexus driver known to be a very cautious driver and rough calculation of speed of Lexus by police investigator causes suspicion of unintended acceleration updated 03/30/10 updated 09/28/jb.

While driving my 2007 Lexus 350 ES on Saturday, may 3, I experienced unintended acceleration. My vehicle unexpectedly accelerated and I was unable to successfully brake or shut off the car with the push button ignition. While struggling to gain control of the vehicle (and avoid hitting other vehicles), I was finally able to stop the car using the emergency brake, putting the car in park and holding the push button ignition for several seconds. A great deal of smoke resulted. . . I immediately contacted woodfield Lexus, my local Lexus dealer. I was told to bring the car to the dealer ASAP for review. I did so, and my vehicle is currently with the dealer to perform necessary testing. When I arrived at the dealer, the service manager noticed that my floormats were secured, but upside down -- the result of a recent oil change (2 days prior) -- where the woodfield Lexus service technician turned my floormats over -- then forgot to properly secure them in the correct position. I notified woodfield Lexus of another acceleration issue in 2007, however I was told that the "jumping" acceleration is a know glitch with my make/model/year. My vehicle is unsafe to drive.

The contact previously leased a 2007 Lexus Es350. The contact stated that the driver indicated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated while the vehicle was stopped. The driver depressed the brake pedal which avoided an accident. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership but no repairs were performed. The vehicle was turned back in to the dealership. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that the dealer had to make a decision about the situation. The current mileage was unknown. The failure mileage was 2,042.

The vehicle owner claims that the vehicle suddenly accelerated and that she applied the brakes but the vehicle did not slow down. She also tried the emergency brake but that did not slow the vehicle either. She then hit another vehicle and that stopped her vehicle. The vehicle then started on fire after the collision.

Driver was injured when driving her new (six weeks old) Lexus Es350 with approximately 700 miles on the odometer. Due to a defect with the automobile, the car, while proceeding on a roadway, suddenly and unexpectedly accelerated. The car would not stop even though the driver had fully applying the brakes. The driver, jamming on the brakes, was able to slow the car. The driver, unable to turn off the engine by pushing the ignition button and unable to stop the movement of the car by the application of the brakes, intentionally crashed the car into a parked automobile to stop. After the car finally stopped, driver was unable to turn off the engine even after moving the stick into the "park" position.

While driving my new Lexus Es350 on the interstate in January 2007, the car suddenly accelerated out of control. As I applied the brake initially with one foot and then both feet. I also pushed the ignition button and tried everything I could think of to slow the vehicle-nothing seemed to help. The engine continued to power the car forward. Eventually the car ran off the road into a snow bank. Lexus and the dealer (Lexus of portland maine) claimed they could find no problem with the car. We are hopeful for some type of resolution either from Lexus or the dealer. We would be interested in hearing from others who have experienced similar problems with a Lexus.

We bought a 2007 Lexus ES 350 in November. At ~1,000 miles on the odometer I had one episode of unwanted acceleration. I was merging onto the highway. I was trying to keep a constant speed but the car accelerated in the blink of an eye. I do not remember the specifics. I think I was going about 30 and the car zoomed to 60. I put my foot on the brake and the car slowed down. I do not remember the exact dates so I am estimating for the entry below. I have also had some problems with stopping. I would slow to stop and put my foot on the brake but the car would continue to lurch forward. There again I just kept pushing hard on the brakes. This did not occur at a rapid rate of speed. Since I had the rubber floor mats reinstalled I have not noticed it. I dropped the car off at the dealership in may of 2007. I explained that I had heard there had been some problems with the black rubber mats and I requested they install them properly. I had tried to install them myself but was unable to remove the carpet mats that came with the car so the mats had been sitting on top of the carpet mats. The dealership checked out the car and said it was okay.

While traveling north bound at approximately 55 mph on interstate I-75 / m-59 with in oakland county / state of michigan my automobile suddenly accelerated, after attempting to apply the automobile brakes, to approximately 85 mph. This sudden unwanted acceleration caused the vehicle to crash into the highway guard rail and go into a roll over. As a result of the sudden acceleration and roll over the vehicle was damage beyond repair and I was injured with serious back, neck and pelvic injuries. See also 10176450.