Vehicle Speed Control Problems of Lexus RX350 - part 2

While pulling into a parking space at approx. 3 mph and being less than a foot from where I would have fully stopped, the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably as the engine raced at a very high rpm. I was able to turn my wheel quickly to the left to avoid hitting the vehicle in front of me. At that same time with my foot that was already on the brake and I braked very hard, then shifted into neutral and the vehicle stopped. I had a small piece of wood flooring on the back seat which came flying to the front and cut the passenger side dashboard. I just reported the issue to Lexus and they suggest I bring the vehicle to a dealership ASAP.

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I was driving a Lexus Rx350 that we purchased used in 2011. I was pulling into a parking space in front of a local business. When I put my foot on the brake nothing happened and the vehicle sped up and ran into an office in the building where a lady was sitting at a desk. My car came to rest against her desk. I lost consciousness for a moment due to fright I think. Therefore, an ambulance was called and I was taken to a local hospital where I had to have numerous xrays. Thank goodness I had only some stiffness in my neck and some soreness. . . . The same for the lady in the office. I could have killed her or anyone in the vicinity of the office. My car was totaled by the insurance company. This was one of the most frightening experiences I have ever had.

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Turned into parking space. Car began accelerating on its own. I applied the brakes continuously, threw the car into park to no avail. The car jolted forward, crashing into the storefront, breaking glass windows. The (approx) 2 feet of block wall stopped the car. The vehicle was not in my control in spite of all effort to bring the car to a stop. Had someone been walking on the sidewalk in front of the store (salon), I would have been powerless to keep from injuring or killing them. This was not driver error. I was fully "in the moment," and aware of what was happening.

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On 6/25/2012- at 7:10 am, I was pulling into the parking spot for my vehicle in my hospital parking lot for a scheduled surgical case, where I work as an ob/gyn physician/surgeon . As I turned to the parking spot at the usual, approximately 2-4 miles /hr speed ( the speed at which normally one parks the car), I noticed that my accelerator pedal did not bounce back to its original position as it normally should or would. Then my rt foot was on the brakes to just stop the vehicle in my parking spot. Then just instantly the vehicle had increased speed and before I could stop the vehicle, it ran forward uncontrollably and climbed up the cement pathway and hit the tree just in front of that parking spot. I was pressing on the brakes and it did not stop the engine raving and I stopped the engine by turning it off. The front of the car is severely damaged including bent frame and the engine is pushed inside according to the body shop. I felt I had no control of the vehicle and it ran on its own. It was the scariest feeling. Imagine the damage and casualty it could have caused if it happened at the signal crossing.

I was stopped at a red light. The car felt like it jumped / accelerated from nowhere, and I collided with the vehicle in front of me in a rear-end collision. Damaged caused to my entire front end and the other vehicles back end. Impact speed is unknown but it felt like 5-10mph and definitely not a roll-hit or a bump of a hit. I was stopped and then the vehicle just accelerated into the car ahead of me.

I parked my car in a parking spot to do some errands and, before I could put the car in park and turn the car off, the car shot forward and went through some shrubs, across a walkway, and finally ran straight into a brick wall of one of the stores I was going to. Several bricks fell off the building and , needless to say, I was as shaken up as the building. Since there is a wide walkway between the shrubs and the building, if anyone had been going to or from the store, that person or persons would,in all likelihood, have been killed. There were several witnesses who saw my car pull into the space, come to a stop, and then fly across the shrubs, sidewalk and into the building. My foot never touched the accelerator at the time of the incident and, according to the company that repaired the car, there was no need to adjust/replace the floormat or the accelerator or the brakes.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Lexus RX 350. The contact stated that after stopping at a traffic light she attempted to accelerate, the vehicle moved forward a few feet but then deccelerated and drifted through the intersection. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer on three occasions and each time the failure could not be replicated. The manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 20 miles and the current mileage was 5,800. Pmb.

I was accelerating to merge on 4 line traffic and my car started suddenly to accelerate even when I was not pressing the accelerating pedal I tried to hit the brakes but it did not slow the car I push to neutral position hitting the brakes but the car was still going fast. I was going to an exit trying to stop the car keeping in neutral and hitting the brakes I was able to stop and shot the engine off.

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I went out to grab a bite to eat for my daughter and I came to a stop light at a major intersection. I received the turn arrow so I accelerated thru the turn and then punched the gas to make it thru the next light that will turn red if you don't give it a little gas to get thru it. I make it thru the light and get in the right lane to slow down to make my turn and my brakes don't work and my car starts accelerating on its own. I have no control of the speed so I throw the car in neutral and keep slamming the brakes while the brake malfunction light appears. I’m not sure how my car slows down and I make a right turn into a parking lot and my engine is still sounding like it is accelerating and I am in neutral. My car rolled to a stop, I shut it down and called the Lexus line. The had a towing company out within an hour and the tow truck driver told me this is at least the 10th time he has hauled this type of car for the same thing.

On 1/21/12 as I was driving I slowed down preparing to brake for a traffic signal. A school bus was in front of us, stopped. As I stepped on the brake, the engine revved up and the car continued to move forward. I quickly put the car in park and turned off the engine. We were inches from the school bus. This should not have happened. It was frightening!! the problem occurred again about 10 minutes in a stopped position and the car continued to move forward. The tachometer went into the red zone. The dealer and manufacturer were informed. Updated ivoq 03/29/12.

The contact owns a 2010 Lexus Rx350. The contact stated that while stopped with the brakes applied, the vehicle surged forward approximately two to three feet. Heavy pressure was applied to the brakes to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was later taken to an authorized dealer, but they could not diagnose a failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the vehicle was sold back to the dealer. The failure mileage was 28,500.

2011 Lexus Rx350. Consumer states after turning a half circle, the vehicle suddenly skidded and hit the left curb and the left front tire ruptured and vehicle kept moving toward the driver's side despite consumer trying to stop the vehicle the consumer stated he crashed into a nearby concrete fence head-on. The vehicle was deemed totaled. The consumer believed the brakes may have failed.

The contact owns a 2010 Lexus Rx350. While stopped, the vehicle surged forward and stopped on its own. During the failure, the slipping light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 26,000.

At approx. 8:05 am on Thursday, December 2nd I was stopped behind a school bus that was picking up children at the intersection (1-2) min wait) I gave the car enough gas to make the right hand turn onto crockers lake blvd. Which is only approx. 150-200 ft in length. I estimate the speed was between 10-15 mph when I began braking to make the left hand turn into the citation club apartments when I noticed the vehicle was not slowing. I pressed the brake pedal harder and the car continued to pull against the brakes. As I approached the end of crookers lake blvd I had both feet on the brakes and the car was slowing, however the engine was "screaming" and the tachometer was approaching to "red-line". I managed to make the left hand turn and as the car slowed I shifted it into park to stop it. The engine was screaming so I turned the ignition to off position. I attempted to restart the vehicle and it immediately red-lined again; I immediately turned off the car. Updated 03/11/11.

The contact owns a 2010 Lexus Rx350. The contact was driving approximately 45 mph, and unexpectedly an increase of acceleration occurred. The vehicle failed to decelerate. The brake pedal was applied and the vehicle began to slow down to a complete stop. The vehicle was in the process of being towed to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The failure mileage was approximately 3,800. The VIN was unavailable.

Rx350 Lexus, I experienced a sudden surge in rpms while traveling downhill. Rpms surged 1000 in seconds and dropped back down. Has happened twice in past 4 weeks. Scary, please look into this people all over internet are reporting same problem. Lexus service could not replicate and said nothing is wrong!.

The contact owns a 2010 Lexus Rx350. The contact stated that while driving at approximate speeds of 55 mph, the vehicle abnormally accelerated to speeds of 90 mph. The contact also stated that there was smoke coming from the tires when he tried to apply the brakes. He was able to shift the vehicle to neutral and turn the ignition off to gain control of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The dealer could not duplicate the failure. The approximate current and failure mileages were 4,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Lexus Rx350. Upon placing the vehicle in reverse, it immediately bolted in reverse out of the driveway. At speeds of 40-45 mph. The brakes were applied, but with no effect. In an attempt to shift to shift into neutral , the vehicle was shifted into drive and the vehicle began to involuntarily accelerate leaving the driver no choice, but to crash into a tree. The police and ambulance were called to the scene. The consumer sustained injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. Updated 11/16/10.

The contact owns 2008 Lexus rs350. While driving approximately 3 mph into his driveway the vehicle surged forward. The contact was unable to stop the vehicle. The contact depressed the brakes to the floor and the vehicle failed to stop. The vehicle crashed into a wall. The entire front end of the vehicle was damaged. The air bag did not deploy. The police was not called to the scene. The contact towed the vehicle to an authorized dealer. The dealer stated that estimated repair cost was $12,000. The inspector informed him that they were unable to offer him any assistance. The vehicle was at an authorized dealer to be repaired when the complaint was filed. The approximate failure mileage was 24980 and the current mileage was 25000.

My 2010 Lexus RX 350 has had two incidents of sudden accelaration in the 6 weeks I have owned the vehicle. On both occasions, the vehicle suddenly reved up past 4 to 5,000 rpm for a fraction of a second and then returned to normal rpm (2000). Reported the first incident to Lexus. No action has been taken by Lexus.

The contact owns a 2010 Lexus RX 350. While attempting to park the vehicle, the contact stated the vehicle abnormally lunged forward and stalled. This was not the first occurrence of the failure. The manufacturer was contacted and advised they were aware of the failure but had not deemed the issue as a safety concern. There were no recalls for the failure. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 2,450. Updated 07/06/10. The consumer stated when going from reverse to drive on the street, the vehicle would stall. Updated 09/21/10.

The contact owns a 2007 Lexus Rx350. The floor mats have a tendency to make contact with the accelerator pedal. The malfunction occurred at a car was and the contact was forced to shut the engine off and remove the floor mats. The failure mileage was 75,000.

As a Lexus owner and International journalist (washington, DC) I hereby lodge a formal complaint against Lexus USA/tms offices in torrance, CA. My mother and I survived death, sustained traumatic serious injuries (which led to my miscarriage) due to my Lexus car manufacturer defects and mechanical malfunctioning resulting in a loss of control collision on 09/21/2009. Since 09/22/2009 up to date 11/30/09 I have been cheated, scammed and lied to by my car manufacturer and sales offices corporate leaders, who contacted me and gave me false promises of my car re-purchase, stating that my defective car is subject to a buy-back and replacement in addition to legal liability issues related to our medical bills. Up to date I have been cheated, lied as being a victim of a chain of liars, cheaters and fraud masters from Lexus-USA. Proof of all communications will be provided to your office upon request. Please handle an expedited and extensive investigation in this matter. My car is abandoned by Lexus USA headquarters those who contacted me a few times and cheated about prompt resolution of my claim for all damages resulted from my car defects. As journalist and victim of fraud, I will prepare a special news coverage with my colleagues that will disclose and expose Lexus USA deceptive business practice and fraud. I will seek recovery to the fullest extent of laws. Lexus USA office fraud masters who have been assigned to my claim, caused me punitive and monetary damages. As a result I sustained medical, rental and other expenses. All wrongdoers shall be held accountable due to violations and non compliances with federal, state and local laws and regulations. Please contact me and advise me of the status of this case. Updated 03/23/2010.

We have bought Lexus RX 350, 2010. Vehicle skips gear on and off, particularly when in slow speed to when you try to raise speed. We took car back to dealer three time since than, they couldn't find any problem, but it is scary when all off a sudden vehicle jumps.

We had a 2010 Lexus 350rx. In Aug 2009, I was driving home and the car accelerated up to about 60mph. My husband was in the car with me. We were trying everything to stop the car. We finally got it stopped. It did it a second time with my husband driving the next day. We know without a doubt that it was not the floormat . Which that is what Lexus blamed it on. I would not drive that car again.

The contact owns a 2009 Lexus Rx350. While pulling into an off-street parking space at speeds of less than 5 mph, the vehicles engine began to surge and the vehicle then abnormally accelerated. The contact attempted to depress the brake pedal, however the brakes were non-responsive. The vehicle then crashed head on into a stone wall. The vehicle was able to be driven from the crash site. She then drove to her local dealer. The dealer did a short visual inspection and stated there was nothing wrong with the vehicle and that driver error was the cause of the crash. A diagnostic was not performed on the vehicle. Repairs to the vehicle were made. There were no additional failures following the repairs. She stated that following the repairs, the accelerator pedal felt higher and as if there were modifications done on the vehicle, however she could not prove what repairs were done. The failure mileage was 4,500 and the current was approximately 7,500. Updated 4/28/10 updated 07/01/10.

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It's a Lexus RX 350 2010, the truck seems to accelerate or lurches forward with brief spurts of acceleration, the lapse in braking is probably less the a second. It happen while I brake to a full stop. I take the truck to two Lexus deal for concern, but they said, the vehicle is operating as designed, when they compared to same model vehicle. They also said that lurches is, the vehicle is preparing to shift into next gear so it's ready to shift to a different gear. Please review this incident so that I could get this off my mind.

The contact owns a 2010 Lexus Rx350. While releasing her foot from the accelerator pedal at approximate speeds of 30 mph, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact was able to stop the vehicle by depressing the brake pedal. The dealer could not duplicate the failure. There were no repairs made to the vehicle. The failure would occur intermittently. The failure mileage was 1,700 and the current mileage was 5,200.

Unexpected acceleration it has happened with two different drivers. Once when in "park" and once while on the highway. No damage or injuries occurred.

I drive a 2007 Lexus RX 350 which was purchased and I have noticed that periodically it surges forward when my foot is on the brakes. It happens a lot even in slow traffic. I first noticed it when backing out of my driveway a few times. At that time I got so frightened that I had to check if I made a mistake and pressed the brakes instead, but my foot was definitely in the brakes. I travel on an expressway to get to work in the mornings and quite a few times I notice the surge, but usually I am driving slowly. In general I'm not a fast driver. I mentioned it to the servicer of my car, they drive it and indicates that they did not find a problem. It does not happen all the time, only periodically. It is very frightening because it is so unpredictable.

The contact owns a 2007 Lexus Rx350. While driving between 35-40 mph she experienced unintended vehicle acceleration. Consequently she rear-ended the proceeding vehicle. Both drivers of each vehicle received bruises from the impact. A police report was available. The vehicle received $13,000 worth of damages. A representative from the manufacturer was sent to inspect her vehicle. The inspector could not locate a defect in her vehicle. The failure mileage was 12,179.

2007 Lexus Rx350. Response time from gas pedal action to car responding is slow (about 2-3 sec. ) I never know when the car is going to start/stop moving. The start delay is constant. Acceleration reduction is also 2-3 sec. And infrequent. The most recent prolonged acceleration event is documented in your approximate incident date spaces. If I need to try to get out of another drivers path and step on the gas in order to "move", the rear end squeals and control is sacrificed. Two different Lexus dealers have seemed unconcerned and have not even documented my complaints.