Vehicle Speed Control Related Problems of the 2002 Lexus IS300

Table 1 shows five common vehicle speed control related problems of the 2002 Lexus IS300. The number one most common problem is related to the speed control springs (two problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle speed control (one problem).

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Lexus IS300


Recently reported Vehicle Speed Control problems of the 2002 Lexus IS300

The Speed Control Springs problem

Accelerator failure: twice that I can clearly remember. First time happened in 2003 after gentle depression of the gas pedal, it seemed to push itself further and was stuck into the floor resulting in uncontrolled, max acceleration. . .   Read details...

The Vehicle Speed Control problem

The contact owns a 2002 Lexus Is300. The contact states the vehicle stalls and will not accelerate, the check engine light will come on either on the highway or on off roads. The vehicle will stall at decelerating or accelerating.   Read details...

The Accelerator Pedal problem

Intermittently when accelerator pedal is depressed it sticks. When this occurs vehicle accelerates at a high speed. The brake pedal fails to stop the acceleration. Ignition has to be turned off to stop the acceleration.   Read details...


Vehicle Speed Control related problems in other Lexus IS300 model year vehicles:



Safety Ratings of IS300 Cars
IS300 Service Bulletins
IS300 Defect Investigations