2008 LEXUS ES Complaints

I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN TWO SEPARATE COLLISIONS THIS YEAR WITH MY 2008 LEXUS ES350 AND NEITHER TIME DID MY AIR BAGS DEPLOY. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN MAY/JUNE OF 2010 AND I HIT A CURB AVOIDING A COLLISION WITH A VEHICLE THAT CUT MY OFF. I WAS ALONE IN MY VEHICLE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30-40 MILES AN HOUR AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. EXACTLY TWO MONTHS AGO, I WAS INVOLVED IN ANOTHER COLLISION WITH A HYUNDAI ACCENT IN WHICH I REAR ENDED THAT VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND AGAIN THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING ME TO HIT MY FACE ON THE STEERING WHEEL, HAVING A NOSE AND FACIAL CONTUSION, THEN BEING WHIPPED BACK FROM THE SEAT BELT. PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE REFUSED TO TOTAL THE VEHICLE DESPITE THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND THEY STILL CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE COMPUTER RELATED ISSUES. PROGRESSIVE CLAIMS THAT THE AIRBAG ISSUE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ACCIDENT AND THAT I NEED TO TAKE THAT UP WITH LEXUS. THAT PROCESS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING AND DESIGNED TO AVOID ANY CONSUMER FROM GETTING THEIR RIGHTFUL RESTITUTION AND SERVICE FOR A POTENTIAL DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM A REALTOR AND CANNOT RISK TAKING MY CLIENTS IN MY VEHICLE SINCE I AM AFRAID THAT IF I AM INVOLVED IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT, MY PASSENGERS WILL BE AT RISK. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO, I AM PAYING HIGH MONTHLY PAYMENTS FOR LUXURY AND SAFETY THAT LEXUS IS NOT BACKING. PUTTING MY CLIENTS AND MY CHILDREN AND FAMILY IN DANGER. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH TOYOTA/LEXUS! PLEASE HELP. *TR

OWNER OF 2008 LEXUS ES RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR ISSUE WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION. CAR WAS TAKEN TO LEXUS SERVICE DEPT FOR REPAIRS. HOWEVER A MONTH OR SO LATER, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED GETTING UP TO SPEED OF APPROX 70 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. BRAKES DID NOT STOP OR SLOW CAR DOWN. AS A RESULT, TWO PARKED CARS WERE HIT, AND DAMAGED RESIDENTS YARDS BEFORE RUNNING HEAD ON INTO A TREE IN SOMEONE'S YARD. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED. *TR

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER FROM REGARDING TOYOTA COMPLAINT *TGW 2008 LEXUS ES350 THE CONSUMER STATED AS HIS WIFE TURNED INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. *JB UPDATED 09/20/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS 350. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM FAILED, IT DISENGAGED THE WHEEL AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING INDICATING THAT A FAILURE WAS OCCURRING. THE ANTI SKID SHOULD STOP THE WHEEL FROM SKIDDING WHEN THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND OR WHEN IT WAS WET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM WORKED PROPERLY AND THERE WERE NO FAILURES. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR PRODUCE A CODE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT INSTALL A SWITCH BECAUSE THIS WOULD CAUSE OTHER COMPLICATIONS TO VARIOUS COMPONENTS WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS ES-350. THE CONTACT LIGHTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY ABRUPT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER THERE WAS LIGHT PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER VERIFIED THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSIS AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 75 MPH WHEN THE TRACTION, ENGINE AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED HOWEVER WHEN HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE BACK TO 75 MPH. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AGAIN UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 65 MPH WHEN HIS FOOT WAS RELEASED FROM THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE MAINTAINED A SPEED OF 65 MPH ALTHOUGH THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NO LONGER ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49,167.

I OWN A 2008 LEXUS ES-350 - IT HAD A RECALL FOR ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WHICH THEY ADJUSTED THE GAS PEDAL. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO I PULLED UP TO THE OFFICE AT MY APT COMPLEX, HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND CAR CONTINUED TO GO FORWARD, WENT OVER THE CURB AND KNOCKED DOWN THE LEASING SIGN. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE STILL WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND CAR CONTINUED TO GO BACKWARDS, THEN PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND FINALLY CAR STOPPED. LEXUS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY EXAMINED THE CAR AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. IF THAT IS TRUE WHY DID THE CAR CONTINUE TO GO FORWARD WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. *TR

ON 4-26-10, WHILE IN CINCINNATI OHIO, I WAS THE PASSENGER IN A 2008 LEXUS ES350 .WE WERE GOING TO KROGER. THE DRIVER STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND AFTER LEAVING THE STOP SIGN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ALL BY IT'S SELF TO A VERY FAST SPEED. DUE TO THE CAR'S EXCESSIVE SPEED, THE CAR LEFT THE STREET AND HIT 2 OTHER VEHICLES & A TREE. SPECIAL NOTE: SINCE THIS TYPE CAR WAS PART OF A RECALL. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE OWNER / DRIVER OF THE CAR HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE "FIXED" AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL LETTER. *TR

GOING DOWNHILL ON STEEP GRADE AT 60 TO 70 MPH, SEVERE SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, REPAIRED BY LEXUS OF LAS VEGAS, THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS ES350. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AS SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT RESPONDED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, DROVE THE VEHICLE, AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 29,000.