2008 LEXUS ES350 Complaints

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A BUSY STREET AND ACCELERATED HARD WITH MY 2008 ES 350 LEXUS. AFTER ACCELERATING TO 45MPH I STOPPED APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UP TO 80MPH WHILE GOING UP HILL AND MY FOOT WAS COMPLETELY OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I TRIED TO SEE IF THE PEDAL WAS STUCK BY LIFTING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITH MY FOOT BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND USED BOTH FEET TO APPLY FIRM PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS IDLING AT A MUCH HIGHER RPM THAN NORMAL. I DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE SITUATION AGAIN ON THE REMAINDER OF MY 20 MINUTE TRIP. I DID NOT HAVE MY WINTER DRIVING MATS IN PLACE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I DID NOT REPORT THIS TO LEXUS ALTHOUGH DESCRIBED MY EXPERIENCE TO CO-WORKERS THAT SAME DAY. BASED ON RECENT NEWS REPORTS I FORMALLY NOTIFIED MY EXPERIENCE TO LEXUS CUSTOMER SERVICE TODAY. I EXPLAINED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GETTING STUCK ON A FLOOR MAT. *TR

WE LEASE A 2008 LEXUS ES-350 WHILE RIDING ON RTE 9 IN MONMOUTH COUNTY, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED - I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 50MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED-- I TRIED TO HIT THE BRAKES, BUT THEN CAR KEPT ON ACCELERATING- I THEN REACHED DOWN WHILE STILL DRIVING, AND FORCIBLY REMOVED THE FLOOR PAD FROM THE FLOOR AROUND THE ACCELERATOR--THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND SLOWED DOWN SINCE THEN, I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR WITH NO PROBLEM- BUT I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE FLOOR MAT. *TR

2008 LEXUS ES350 OWNER LEXUS ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. WOULD LIKE TO BE KEPT INFORMED ABOUT THE ONGOING PROGRESS FOR THIS ISSUE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008,LEXUS ES350. HE STATED WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND CAUSED MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONTACT'S FACE. THE BOTTOM AIRBAGS ALSO DEPLOYED AND CAUSED INJURIES TO THE LEGS OF BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 14,000. UPDATED 2/26/10 *CN UPDATED 09/07/10*JB

MY SON-IN-LAW, MARK KUHAR, WAS DRIVING MY (ROBERT LEHMAN'S) 2008 LEXUS ES350 WITH PERMISSION, WHEN IT WENT OFF THE ROAD DOWN AN APPX. 100 FOOT HILL, ROLLING END OVER END, APPX. 8 TIMES. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS WERE ACTIVATED. HE RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES WHICH HE IS NOW RECOVERING FROM. THE CAR IS BEYOND REPAIRS. INSURANCE COMPANIES FOR MARK AND MYSELF HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND ARE ACTIVE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. *TR

2008 LEXUS 350 UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. MOVING SLOW IN PARKING LOT PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE. LIGHT PRESSURE ON BRAKE. ENGINE WENT TO HIGH RPM CAR ACCELERATED PUSHED HARD ON BRAKE, PUT IN NEUTRAL. ENGINE WENT BACK TO IDLE. MY BUMPER HIT UNOCCUPIED PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF ME. DEALER DENIES ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS ES 350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT INTENTION. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 19,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ON OCTOBER 1, 2009 MY 2008 LEXUS ES 350 EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION. UPON ENTERING THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE INCREASED IN SPEED TO APPROX. 90 MPH WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN EVEN AFTER STEPPING FORCEFULLY ON THE BRAKES. I PUSHED THE START/STOP BUTTON ON THE DASHBOARD NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP OR CUT OFF. SOMEHOW, THROUGH THE GRACE OF GOD I BEGIN SHIFTING THE GEARS, ONCE THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL THE SPEED FINALLY BROKE AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS STEERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CAR HAD DIFFICULTY COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. ONCE THE CAR ACTUALLY STOPPED I CALLED THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP AND A FLATBED WAS SENT AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THE LEXUS SERVICE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE DAMAGE CONSISTED OF BURNT FRONT PADS AND ROTORS AND BURNT REAR PADS AND ROTORS THAT ALL OCCURRED WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE RUNAWAY VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ES350 LEXUS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO SHIFT GEARS INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE; ALTHOUGH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL A COUPLE OF TIMES SINCE IT WAS STUCK IN PLACE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. WITHIN THE LAST THREE TO FOUR WEEKS THE FAILURE HAS HAPPENS 3 TO 4 TIMES AND HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE DEALER WILL MAKE ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6000. UPDATED 11/10/09 *BF WHILE DRIVING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO ITS POSITION. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO STOP IT. UPDATED 11/10/09 UPDATED 11/10/09 *CN UPDATED 11/13/09.*JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE FLOOR MATS WERE NOT THE CAUSE, BECAUSE THEY WERE IN THE TRUNK OF THE CAR. UPDATED 11/17/09.*JB

ENGINE ICON WARNING ON. CHECK ENGINE. LEXUS REPAIR FOUND DEFECTIVE CAM SHAFT. PARTS REPLACED COUNT WAS 37. *TR