general problems of the 2011 Lexus IS250

Two problems related to vehicle speed control have been reported for the 2011 Lexus IS250. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 12/07/2012

I was driving my vehicle and the vehicle 3 car lengths ahead of me put on his brakes and when I went to put on my brakes my car continued to accelerate and I had no control of the braking and ran into the back of the vehicle. My airbags failed to deploy- my car was a complete loss to the front end ($17,000. 00) and the insurance appraiser,body shop, police officer, towing company were stunned that the airbags failed to deploy do to the severity of impact and damage.

2 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 01/06/2012

Car suddenly lurched forward (while my foot was on the brake approaching a stop sign) and struck the vehicle in front of me on January 6, 2012. This problem occurred again in December 2012 and January 2013, I. E. , car lurched forward while driver's foot was on the brake while approaching a stop light/sign. The latter incidents did not result in any accident or injury.


Other Vehicle Speed Control related problems of the 2011 Lexus IS250

Vehicle Speed Control problems
2
Car Accelerates On Its Own problems
1


Safety Ratings of IS250 Cars
IS250 Service Bulletins
IS250 Safety Recalls
IS250 Defect Investigations