general problems of the 2007 Lexus GX470

The contact owns a 2007 Lexus Gx470. The contact stated that while in park, the engine rpms raced to 7500. The contact had to turn the vehicle off and restart it in order to correct the failure. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and the current mileages were approximately 51,000. The VIN was unavailable.

When I pressed the gas to go in reverse in my 2007 Lexus GX 470, the car accelerated far more than I was pressing on the gas pedal. The car continued to accelerate even when I removed my foot from the accelerator, and eventually collided with a concrete pole. About a month prior to the incident, I had taken the vehicle to the dealer because the brakes were making a scraping sound, but the dealership "could not recreate the problem. " after the incident, I promptly reported the issue to Lexus and left the vehicle untouched for nearly 2 weeks, awaiting investigation. Lexus promised to contact me within 10 business days to investigate, but did not do so.

After removing foot from accelerator and applying brake while parking, the vehicle accelerated as if the gas pedal was pushed to the floor. My wife had the brake pushed as hard as she could but was not able to stop the car before it hit an embankment. She slid into the dash and steering wheel and was sore for a couple of days. She had a passenger who witnessed the event.