general problems of the 2007 Lexus GS350

The contact owns a 2007 Lexus GS 350. The contact stated that while stopped at a traffic light, the vehicle surged forward and revved up while the brake was depressed. The contact stated that the vehicle was placed in neutral in order to avoid surging forward. The contact mentioned that the vehicle stability control warning light illuminated a day before the incident. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 73,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Lexus GS 350. He stated that while starting the vehicle it accelerated to 6 to 7 thousand rpms while having it in drive . He then turned it off and on and it occurred once again , reversing into bushes. The contact stated it gave him a whiplash . He contacted the dealer and they stated that he had two floor mats in the vehicle and that is what caused the acceleration failure. The contact stated that when he took the vehicle in for maintenance, they were supposed to remove the mats and they didn't. There had been no repairs done to the vehicle. The failure mileage was 29006 and current mileage was 31000.