Vehicle Speed Control Problems of Lexus IS300

When I accelerate from a stop or while moving on a roadway, the engine seems to stall. I'm not talking about the normal turbo spooling stall. It lasts for about 3 to 5 full seconds. When you need power to prevent an accident, you can't afford that time lag, as it could cause your death. The dealer told me that Lexus says it's normal, they all do it. I don't feel any manufacturer would deliberately build and sell a vehicle that would put the occupants in danger of possible death. The dealer picked up the car and after five days called me to say nothing is wrong and they can't fix the problem because Lexus company says it's normal. At this point I'm refusing to drive the car, it's extremely dangerous. I have only driven it about 188 miles since buying it almost 1 month ago. I called the dealer about my concern after having the car only 20 days.

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The contact owns a 2001 Lexus Is300. While attempting to make a right turn from a service road onto a main highway the contact had her foot on the brake pedal while waiting to make a turn. When the contact slowly removed her foot from the brake pedal and slightly depressed the accelerator pedal there was an extreme increase in the engine rpms. The engine roared loudly and it accelerated at a rapid rate of speed causing the vehicle to crash into the rear of a preceding vehicle. The contacts vehicle was pushed backwards from the impact of the crash. The vehicle continued to accelerate, crashed into the vehicle again and did not stop accelerating. Instead of allowing the vehicle to proceed into the highway she made the decision to crash the right side of the vehicle into a cement wall. The police were called to the scene and a report was filed accordingly. There were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was examined for floor mat entrapment by the manufacturer but showed no signs of interference. The failure and current mileage was approximately 50,000. Updated 5/17/2010 * cn updated 05/20/10.

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On the morning of December 22, 2009, at approximately 6:30 am, on the northbound on ramp to I-25 at castle pines north, castle rock, CO my 2004 Lexus is 300 accelerated out of control. Stomping the brakes hard did not stop the acceleration. The only thing going through my mind at the time besides stopping the car, was the family of four in California that died in a rented Lexus that accelerated out of control. I was about at the end of the on ramp, and I knew I could not merge onto I-25, when standing on the brakes stopped the acceleration, and I was then able to get the car stopped. After calming down, I drove my car into work ( about 20 miles) and called kuni Lexus of littleton, CO. Kuni Lexus informed me at that time I needed to report this incident to Toyota headquarters before kuni Lexus could do anything, so I called Toyota and reported the incident, then called kuni Lexus back, told them what happened and arranged to have my car towed to the dealership. Kuni Lexus had my car for a week, and did not find anything wrong with the car. They did note that my floor mats were not hooked into place. The floor mats were the first thing I checked, as I had heard the floor mat theory. The mats were in place when I checked them, before I had my car towed to the dealership.

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The contact leased a 2004 Lexus Is300. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph, the vehicle unintentionally accelerated, drove over a curb, and crashed into the steps on a railing of a building. The contact continued to apply pressure to the brake pedal in order to gain control of the vehicle. A police report was filed, but she did not receive a copy. The vehicle was repaired at the insurance companies expense. The weather was not a factor. The approximate failure mileage was 34,527. Updated 06/03/10.

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. The only warning prior to this failure is the check engine light coming on. This occurs at various speeds. The engine will restart usually immediately after the failure. It happened about 100-150 times. The car has been to the dealership about 10 times within the last year. The dealership has attempted to repair the vehicle, but has been unsuccessful. The transmission is automatic.

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While driving vehicle would hesitate when accelerating. Vehicle been to dealer on three occasions, and problem reoccurred. Feel free to provide any further information.

Ongoing problem with hesitation when accelerating. Vehicle been to dealer on three occasions, and the problem was reoccurring. Feel free to provide any further information.