One problem related to accelerator stuck has been reported for the 2001 Lexus RX300. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Consumer's son was driving vehicle on August 3, 2004 at 25 mph uphill when suddenly the accelerator stuck. Vehicle red lined up the hill, and when it reached the top of the hill, the motor was still racing. Consumer's son managed to get the vehicle on the side of the road, and cut the vehicle off. It was witnessed by police officer,who was at the top of the hill. Then police officer asked consumer's son to restart the vehicle, and the motor immediately begun to race, red lining again. He was then asked to turn the vehicle off, allowing it to cool down. Then, the tow truck was called by the police officer. When the tow truck arrived on the scene consumer's son was again asked to restart the vehicle, and vehicle repeated the same thing, it red lined. The vehicle was turned off, and towed to a Lexus dealer.