general problems of the 2008 Lexus LS460

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Lexus Ls460. The contact stated that the vehicle independently surged forward at a high rate of speed with no warning. The contact applied force to the brake pedal but the failure was recurring randomly with no warning. The contact stated that while at a stop with the brake pedal applied, the vehicle surged forward and crashed into the vehicle in front of the contacts vehicle causing that vehicle to also crash into another vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop by the insurance company who repaired the body damages to the front of the vehicle. The failure was not yet diagnosed by an authorized dealer to determine the failure. A police report was filed. The driver sustained minor injuries of whip lash and medical attention. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was not available. Dyd.

In oct of 2011 brakes would seem to lock up for no apparent reason. . . I took Lexus to dealer and they could not establish any reason. . . . This would happen, several times, again and after stopping would clear up and drive normally. The last time it stopped dead while driving in city traffic at around 30 mph several dash lights came on such as; abs, vsc, check brakes, brake malfunction. I was able to get car to go again and took it to torrence Lexus for their inspection. . . They are working on now. . . . My wife will not drive the car for fear of the brakes locking up at high speeds. . . . I'm getting to that point myself.

On September 2, 2010, while driving my Lexus Ls460, I was sitting in traffic at a complete stop with my foot on the brake. Suddenly the car began revving at a very high rate. Luckily, I was able to keep my foot firmly down on the brake & shift the car into neutral so that it didn't "jump" forward and hit the truck that was stopped ahead of me. I immediately contacted the Lexus dealership that I purchased my car from and was put on the line w/ the general manager of the service department. He told me that I must have had my foot on the gas pedal. I told him that this was impossible since I was at a stop directly behind a stopped truck. He said that the black boxes of all the cars that had previously complained of this problem had been checked and that it had all been found to be driver error. It is without a doubt that I was not pushing the accelerator when this happened, my foot was on the brake pedal, or I would have smashed into the truck that was less than 3 feet ahead of me. I attempted to send a letter to the department of transportation on that date but it was returned to me due to not having an agency or room number. I am simply trying to make both Lexus and others aware of what occurred.