Car Accelerates On Its Own Problems of Lexus GS300

Tl- the contact owns a 1998 Gs300. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the rpms rapidly increased and the vehicle erroneously accelerated. The vehicle was moved to the shoulder to be shut down then restarted but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed that the failure was caused by a faulty throttle body. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 240,000. The VIN was unavailable. Mah.

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Referring to a 1998 Lexus Gs300, rear wheel drive car with 84,000 miles. On Saturday, June 19, 2010, I was coming to a stop at an intersection with a 2 way stop sign, with my foot on the brake. My car after slowing down a bit, suddenly accelerated, almost resulting in an accident as I 'cruised' across the intersection instead of stopping. I called Lexus and they advised that I bring the car in. I drove there about 15 miles, and on the way there I stopped about 100 feet behind another car which was stopped at a red light. I was at a total stop, my foot on the brake, and the car suddenly lunged forward. There was no accident because I was so far behind the car in front of me. I drove to Lexus. They examined the car and told me they found nothing wrong, including with the computer. They then took me for a drive, perhaps 20 or 30 minutes, stopping and starting, and the problem could not be duplicated. I was too afraid to drive the car away as this sudden acceleration happened twice that morning, so I bought a new car on the spot. I was of the understanding that the problem of sudden acceleration did not involve the GS series. Lexus did allow my Gs300 as a trade-in. Both times when the car accelerated, I had no distractions and am certain that this description is absolutely accurate. Also, I had only the original mats in the car and they were set properly with the hooks through them as they should be.

Unintended acceleration without pressing accelerator. Has occurred previously. Car is a 2000 Lexus GS 300 with 107,000 miles. Floor mats were not the cause. Put car in neutral, it raced to red line and went back to idle.

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A few months after I bought my 2006 Lexus Gs300 in Jan. , 2006, I experienced the sudden acceleration of my car. I was passing a car and when I took my foot off of the gas pedal it continued to accelerate. I tried the brake but it seemed frozen. . It didn't move at all. I quickly threw the car into neutral, and as I was about to hit the car in front of me, I shifted into park. . . It was the only way to get the car to stop. Then I turned the car off. The first time I attempted to start the car back up, it raced. On the second attempt it seemed to start up normally, and I drove it to work. I took the car in to the dealer the next day. They said everything checked out fine. The other evening 8/3/09, a little more than 3 years after the first incident, my wife was driving on the highway, with me in the passenger seat. As she was accelerating , all of a sudden when she took her foot off of the accelerator, the pedal continued to move toward the floor . It got up to 80 miles an hour, when she did as I did, put it in neutral, pull over on the shoulder, and throw it into park. She was frantic, calling the car a " deathtrap " . I called the dealer for a tow and when I described what happened, he said it was probably the mats. . No way. Even after we moved the mat completely away and restarted the car. . The rpm's raced up. Even the tow truck driver said the car raced and " jumped ' when he pulled it onto the flatbed . The dealer called the next day and said the car is fine. I told him I want them to keep the car until they figure out the problem and fix it. I had a loaner for a couple days and then the demanded it back. I said I don't want my car back until it's fixed or they give me a new one. I can't supply the VIN right now because the car is still at the dealer, but I can get it.

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The contact owns a 2003 Lexus Gs300. While driving his vehicle approximately 5 mph into a parking space with his foot on the brake pedal it suddenly accelerated, crashed into a parking sign and a fire hydrant. The vehicle came to a stop when it crashed into a tree. He sustained an injury to his right shoulder and knee. The boynton beach sheriff report 09802709 was filed. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 28,000. The current mileage was 29,000. Updated 3/30/10 updated 05/10/jb.

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The contact owns a 1999 Lexus Gs300. While driving at approximately 45 mph, the contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated after he down shifted. He shifted into neutral to control the vehicle. Recently, the contact stated that he noticed the vehicle would not speed up when he depressed the accelerator pedal; a short while after, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and the rpms increased rapidly. The contact applied the brakes which were unresponsive so he shifted into neutral. Although the vehicle was in the neutral position, the engine continued to race so he turned the ignition off. The vehicle had not been inspected at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. The current mileage was approximately 70,100.

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Spontaneous acceleration after bringing car to a complete stop in a parking lot. Vehicle lurched forward onto an island before I could stop it again. This incident is related to a previous incident,odi number 10317084, which occurred in June 2007.

The contact owned a 2006 Lexus Gs300. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated while driving at approximately 15 mph. The vehicle began shaking and a warning light appeared on the instrument panel. In an attempt to stop the vehicle, the contact crashed into a construction site. There were no injuries and the vehicle had minor body damage. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the body damage was repaired, but the failure could not be duplicated. The current and failure mileages were 2,761. Updated 06/22/10.

While driving at 35 mph vehicle suddenly accelerated. Dealer notified.

While making a turn from a stop the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The consumer applied the brakes but the vehicle had extended stopping distance. The dealership was notified,but did not resolve the problem. Please provide more information.

This letter is to report a very unsafe condition that exists with my 1998 Lexus GS 300. On 2/02/03 I was waiting at a car wash in a line of traffic with my foot on the brake, when all of the sudden my engine advanced to what seem like full throttle. The rear tires began to spin on the wet pavement but my full pressure on the brake kept the car from lunging forward. My wife leaned over to see what was going on and saw my foot on the brake and not on the gas! at that time I started to shift the car into neutral but decided it would be best to turn of the ignition. Before I got my hand on the key the engine went back to idle! this whole event lasted 5 to 10 seconds. My foot was definitely not on the gas! at that time my wife told me what happened to her the week before this scary event. She was driving down the road at about 55 mph when the car began to accelerate rapidly with out pressing on the gas peddle. She said she had to apply a lot of brake pressure to keep the car from accelerating over the speed limit. This also lasted about 5 to 10 seconds! service from the Lexus dealer is great but they told me my car couldn't do that, and that all computers checked out ok! also a factory service rep said this same thing! I explained to them that it did happen and that I was afraid to drive a car that had a mind of its own. Their answer was, no error codes in the cars computer so nothing is wrong! this could have been a deadly situation both times! something must get done before someone gets seriously hurt or killed.

For about the fifth time in the past two years, I have experienced an unintended acceleration. As I was pulling into a 7-11 parking lot, the engine revved without my foot on the accelarator and surged forward at which time I applied the brake hard. The car continued to surge forward, restrained, slower by the braking but still moving toward pedestrians and the store. I moved the shifter into park and the revving ceased in about a second or two. The prior four times I was in traffic moving ahead slowly-- stop and go. While stopped, the engine began to rev and the car tried to surge forward with my foot already on the brake. I depressed the pedal harder and the revving stopped in about 5-10 seconds. Reported to the dealer first on 01/03/2002. Npf.

Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration hitting a tree, resulting in injuries.

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Defective acceleration system caused unintended accelerations. Yh.

While pulling from light and upon reaching 40 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 60 mph, driver almost lost control. Consumer shut the vehicle off and coasted to the shoulder of the highway to stop. Consumer has contacted the dealer. Please provide any further details.