2008 LEXUS IS Complaints

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 IS250 AT ABOUT 40 MPH ON A TWO LANE ROADWAY WHEN I FELT THE CAR ACCELERATE SUDDENLY. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL BUT IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE TO 85 MPH. I IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP OR EVEN SLOW DOWN. I HAD PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS FAR AS IT WOULD GO BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE THIRD TIME I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN BUT WOULD NOT STOP. THE SPEED SLOWLY DECREASED TO ABOUT 20 MPH BUT STILL DID NOT STOP. LUCKILY THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC VOLUME BUT I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION. THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN BUT NOT STOPPING. FINALLY IT CAME TO A CRAWL JUST AS THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I LET GO OF THE BRAKE AND THE CAR THRUSTED FORWARD. I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL YET AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. I CALLED LEXUS DEALERSHIP TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. THEY TOWED THE CAR TO THEIR SERVICE CENTER. NOONE ASKED FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THE INCIDENT. IT DIDN'T SEEM THAT THIS TYPE OF COMPLAINANT WAS ANYTHING NEW TO THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS250. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE VEHICLE SURGED OVER A SIDEWALK AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEN TRANSPORTED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 15,000.

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEMS FM OWNER OF 2008 LEXUS IS 350. *TGW THE CONSUMER HAS CONCERNS REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION RECALL AND WOULD LIKE LEXUS/TOYOTA TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK.

AS I WAS PARKING MY LEXUS IN A PARKING LOT, THE CAR SUDDENLY SHOT FORWARD, MOVING OVER THE PARKING CEMENT BARRIER AND CRASHING INTO A WALL. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED. AFTER I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA RELATING TO THE FLOOR MAT ISSUE, I MADE SURE THE FLOOR MATS WERE PROPERLY ATTACHED. THIS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE. I BELIEVE THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THE FLOOR MAT SLIDING AND PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR. *TR

ABOUT 1 MONTH AFTER TAKING DELIVERY OF THIS NEW LEXUS, THE DRIVER SLOWED AND BEGAN BREAKING FOR A RED LIGHT. SUDDENLY THE ENGINE SURGED AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FOR 1 TO 2 SECONDS. NO RECURRENCE SINCE (1 1/2 YEARS). *TR

I LIKE TO REPORT AN INCIDENT OF A POSSIBLE MANUFACTURE MALFUNCTION ON MY 2008 LEXUS IS250. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 4/29/2010. I WAS FIRST STOPPED FOR RED LIGHT IN THE NEUTRAL GEAR. AS I WAS READY TO MOVE FORWARD ON GREEN LIGHT, I SWITCHED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO "DRIVE," HOWEVER THE CAR JUST ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLE FORWARD. I IMMEDIATELY STEPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL REPEATEDLY (~3 TIMES), BUT THE BRAKE DIDN'T WORK UNTIL MY CAR HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER COLLIDING WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, MY LEXUS ENGINE SHUT DOWN BY ITSELF. I TOOK MY CAR TO MAGNUSSEN'S LEXUS DEALERSHIP IN FREMONT, CA, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. IN LIGHT OF SO MANY PROBLEMS REPORTED BY OTHER DRIVERS AGAINST TOYOTA AND LEXUS, I STARTED TO THINK MY INCIDENT IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE AND MAY BE SIGNIFICANT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN OFFICIAL REPORT TO THE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED TO ME AND ASK YOU TO ADDRESS THE POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. BEST REGARDS *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS250. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND CHANGING LANES TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL IT AND DRIVE IN ANY OTHER DIRECTION. HE THEN TURNED THE STEERING TO THE RIGHT AND ONCE AGAIN IT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35000. UPDATED 05/06/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LANE CHANGE WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO INPUTS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER HE MOVED INTO THE LANE DESIRED, THE CONSUMER RETURNED THE STEERING WHEEL CENTER, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE TO THE LEFT. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESPONDED TO THE INPUT. UPDATED 06/28/10*JB

THREE DAYS AGO, MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER COULD NOT UNBUCKLE HER SEAT BELT. IT IS THE MIDDLE OF THE REAR SEAT. I HAD TO PULL SOME SLACK ON THE SEAT BELT IN ORDER FOR HER TO SLIP UNDER AND OUT OF THE BELT. AFTER THAT, THE SEAT BELT UNBUCKLED. I HAD HER SIT DOWN AGAIN IN THE SAME POSITION AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I TRIED IT NEXT AND FOUND THAT I COULD NOT UNBUCKLE THE SEAT BELT EITHER. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE PERSON IN THE MIDDLE SEAT IN THE BACK WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR EASILY. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND DEMONSTRATED THE DEFECT, AND THEY AGREED TO REPLACE IT. HOWEVER, I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. HOW CAN I BE ASSURED THAT THIS CANNOT HAPPEN AGAIN? THE CAR IS A 2008 LEXUS IS 250. *TR

2008 LEXUS IS 250. CAR LOSES TRACTION AND CONTROL WHEN BRAKING OVER UNEVEN SURFACES. HAVE COMPLAINED TO LEXUS SINCE 1ST WEEK I OWNED THE CAR, WITH NO AVAIL. SEEMS TO BE IDENTICAL TO PROBLEMS REPORTED FOR 2010 PRIUS. WRITING THIS TO ASK IF COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN PLACED FOR THIS VEHICLE, OR IF IT MIGHT BE PART OF THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE PRIUS BRAKING SYSTEM? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO HER GARAGE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR AND THE GARAGE WALL AFTER SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE COLLISION SHOP TO BE REPAIRED BUT THE DEALER NEVER CHECKED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE BUT DIDN'T INDICATE WHAT COMPONENT IT WAS RELATED TO. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.