Car Accelerates On Its Own Problems of Lexus IS250

On Dec. 2, 2014, I was entering a walgreen's parking lot in my leased 2014 Lexus is 250, which I had owned for only 4 months with 1740 miles. Moving at 5mph or less, I turned the wheel to enter a parking space, when the car suddenly accelerated and took off. I pressed the brakes to the floor and nothing happened. The car jumped up over a planted median filled with bushes, trees and a phone pole. The front tires became lodged in mud and that stopped the car. I missed the telephone pole by less than 1 foot. Luckily, I had an individual witness the entire episode. I telephoned Lexus emergency services and Lexus customer relations immediately. The car had to be removed from the median by a tow company and was taken to the dealership where purchased. After examining the car from Dec. 3-Dec. 10, the dealership claims there is body damage but no mechanical problem with the car. The dealer called on Dec. 10 saying the car was ready to be picked up. I noted inaccurate data in the service report from what I told the service manager originally, and I was given no information as to follow-up on this matter. I was simply told that Lexus corporate had been out to see the underside damage to the vehicle. (front bumper, paint, cracks on base of bumper), and that I would hear from them in 10 days. I called Lexus corporate and was told that the matter is now in the legal dept. And that it would be far more than 10 days for a response. Rather, I could expect a call in 4/6 weeks or longer. I am now driving a leased vehicle that I am very scared to operate, not knowing when a similar incident could occur where I could be killed or injure or kill someone else. Lexus, particularly the dealership, appears to be wanting to distance themselves as far from possible from finding a suitable resolution.

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The contact owns a 2012 Lexus is 250. The contact stated when attempting to shift into reverse and engage the brakes, the vehicle failed to stop and the contact had to shift into park. The failure occurred more than once. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 17,000. The consumer stated when she stepped on the brake to start the vehicle and put the gear in reverse, the vehicle lurched backwards as she lifted her foot off the brake. She was unable to stop the vehicle with the brake. She threw the vehicle into park and turned it off. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where they kept it overnight and ran performance checks. They did not find anything wrong and said it could have been the weather mat that was on top of the Lexus carpet mat. The consumer paid for the repairs, but did not state what they were. The consumer stated it was the second time, she experienced sudden acceleration. Updated 09/17/jb.

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During the month of December 2013, I experienced several incidents of unintended acceleration. I also had several before December that I didn't pay much attention to. What they had in common was that the vehicle was almost stopped with my foot on the brake when I experienced a surge. In one instance, I was easing out of a strip mall parking lot onto a major highway with just the idle speed momentum moving the car with my foot on the brake. The car surged and pulled me into the roadway blindly but fortunately there were no oncoming vehicles. Happened again on March 20, 2014 with full documentation on my part.

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The contact owns a 2010 Lexus is-250. The contact stated that the vehicle intermittently and spontaneously accelerated forward. The failure caused the contact to crash her vehicle several times. On one occasion, the contact was launched into oncoming traffic because of the failure. Both the driver and the passenger were injured and transported to the hospital. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, stated they could not duplicate the failure. The manufacture was alerted of the failure. The failure mileage was 24,000. The current mileage was 44,000. The VIN was not available. The consumer was involved in 2 accidents. One occurred 3 days after the vehicle was purchased. She stated the vehicle took off at a high rate of speed. She tried pumping the brakes, with no results. She crashed into her apartment, ran over a concrete stopper and into a tree. The next accident happened on December 11, 2013/ she was a drive-thru, when suddenly the vehicle took off again, at a high rate of speed. She went across the city sidewalk, into traffic. She tried pumping the brake, but to no avail. The vehicle continued at a high rate of speed, and hit a vehicle, with 2 passengers. Updated 04/21/14.

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The contact was loaned a 2010 Lexus is 250. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 80 mph. The contact had to shift the vehicle into neutral to bring the vehicle to a stop. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that the vehicle be towed for inspection. The vehicle was towed by the manufacturer to an undisclosed location. The contact was unaware of the location of the vehicle and stated that he did not feel safe when operating the vehicle. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2008 Lexus Is250. While driving approximately 25-30 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The brakes were applied but the vehicle would not stop. The contact was unsure of when or how the vehicle stopped but the she ended up in the middle of the road. The contact had blacked out and hit her head. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer but had not been inspected. The current and failure mileages were approximately 42,000.

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The contact owns a 2009 Lexus Is250. The contact stated that while she was driving out of a parking space the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact mentioned that she engaged the brakes but the vehicle did not stop. The vehicle finally stopped when it crashed into a steel pole. None of the air bags deployed. The contact experienced discomfort on the neck and back. The vehicle was towed to a dealer who stated that they were unable to diagnose or duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was contacted and replied by mail stating that it was ok to drive the vehicle. The failure and current mileage was 25,000.

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I was driving my 2008 Is250 at about 40 mph on a two lane roadway when I felt the car accelerate suddenly. I took my foot off the gas pedal but it continued to accelerate to 85 mph. I immediately hit the brake but the vehicle did not stop or even slow down. I had pressed the brake pedal as far as it would go but the vehicle did not respond. The third time I pressed the brake pedal the vehicle began to slow down but would not stop. The speed slowly decreased to about 20 mph but still did not stop. Luckily there was little traffic volume but I was approaching an intersection. The car was slowing down but not stopping. Finally it came to a crawl just as the traffic light turned green. I let go of the brake and the car thrusted forward. I pressed the brake pedal yet again and the vehicle finally came to a stop. I called Lexus dealership to report the problem. They towed the car to their service center. Noone asked for specific details of the incident. It didn't seem that this type of complainant was anything new to them.

I have a Lexus is 250 which experienced unintended acceleration. I have brought it to my dealer who found no defects and had no repairs for the known problem.

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The contact owns a 2006 Lexus Is250. While driving 5 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a garage. The contact applied the brakes but the vehicle would not slow down. The contact called the manufacturer and the stated that the floor mats caused the vehicle to accelerate. The contact stated that the floor mats were removed at the time of the crash. The contact stated that the vehicle was unsafe to drive and the floor mats had nothing to do with the vehicle accelerating. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 19,500.

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The contact owns a 2006 Lexus Is250. While the contact was approaching a stop sign with his foot on the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward which caused the contact to rear ended the vehicle in front of him. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who informed him to remove the mats from the vehicle. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 70000. Updated 1/5/10 updated 01/06/10.

Wife's 2007 Lexus is 250 experienced sudden acceleration on the northbound 405 freeway in long beach California. After she accelerated onto the freeway she entered the fast lane and eased up on the gas pedal but the car continued to accelerate out of control with her foot completely off the gas pedal. She began pressing on the brake pedal in an effort to stop the vehicle, all the while the car was trying to accelerate. Luckily she was able to maintain control and moved over to the right lane, then onto the shoulder of the highway. She threw the auto transmission lever into neutral. She was then able to bring the car to a stop, even while the engine was racing at high rpm. She turned off the ignition and the engine stopped. We had the car flat-bedded to south bay Lexus in torrance, California where they gave her a loaner for the weekend and promised to have one of their mechanics drive the car over the weekend to see if they could repeat the problem. On Monday they called me and told me that they could not find anything wrong with it, telling me that more than likely the floor mat had gotten pushed up into the gas pedal mechanism. This is impossible if you look at the angle of the floor above the mats where the gas pedal is. My wife insists the mat was nowhere near the gas pedal. The dealer put a grand total of only 24 miles on the vehicle in the three days that they had it. Over the weekend my wife and I did some online research and surprisingly found a number of other people who have experienced the same problem. We traded the vehicle in on Monday, the same day we got it back from Lexus. My wife refused to drive it again. Now, we just found out that on August 28th, three weeks after our experience, California highway patrol officer mark saylor and three of his family members were killed when the Lexus ES 350 they were driving suddenly accelerated. Lexus is again blaming it on the floor mat.

I was pulling into a parking space with my foot on the brake, almost to a complete stop when the car suddenly accelerated & I went up over a curb & hit a transformer. The distance was only about 8 feet. I do not know how fast I was going probably about 15 - 30 mph. I moved the transformer about 3 feet. (the transformer weighed about 1/2 - 1 ton)9i I do not know how the car accelerated.

2007 Lexus Is250. Traveling at 55 mph on hwy, hit cruise, car suddenly accelerated to nearly 105 mph by itself. Brakes unresponsive. Did not respond to putting in neutral. Had to place in park. Lexus blames on floormat interference. Driver disagrees. Cruise would not turn off. 911 called, advised to drive into field. 2nd time this happened since purchasing car in Mar 2009. Although car under warranty, Lexus refuses to pay. Insurance adjuster sent to dealership to inspect. Waiting on results. Consumer is adding photos. 7/29/09 received phote. Updated 08/05/09.

My Lexus Is250 sudden acceleration and crash.