general problems of the 2007 Lexus LS460

I was backing out of a parking space and stopped with the brake on to proceed forward out of the lot. I put the car from reverse into drive and it simply took off at an extraoridnarily high speed. I had not yet even put my foot on the accelerator. The car barreled into a tree that was 20-25 feet in front of it and crashed. The air bags deployed and the whole front end was destroyed. The car was towed to a collision service where it was examined and found to have an erratic throttle.

The contact owns a 2007 Lexus Ls460. The contact stated that while at a stop, the vehicle accelerated out of control after depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact crashed into another vehicle. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 80,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Lexus Ls460l. The contact stated that when braking to a complete stop, the engine rpms would increase excessively. In addition, the vehicle would sporadically lose power when attempting a right turn. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000 and the current mileage was 64,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Lexus Ls460. While parking the vehicle on gravel, the contact shifted in drive and the rpms suddenly increased excessively. The contact stated that the engine sound like a jet engine between the gravel and the sand. When the contact had his foot on the brake, the vehicle did not move. The contact shifted into neutral and the acceleration stopped. The contact shifted to park and shut the vehicle off. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was approximately 29,400 and the current mileage was 29,750.

The speed control in my 2007 Lexus Ls460 fails to disconnect when light pressure (tap) is applied to brakes at any speed. A slight deceleration is noticed, however, the speed control does not disconnect as on every other vehicle I have owned. My dealership has looked at the problem and Lexus corporate sent a special technician to investigate my concern. I was told that this is the way the Lexus speed control works.