2008 LEXUS IS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS-F. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A GARAGE DOOR AT A LOCAL SHOP. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES WERE LOCKED. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS VEHICLE AND THEY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAS REQUESTED THAT THE MANUFACTURER BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS OF THE VEHICLE AND THE GARAGE DOOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8900.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS IS-250 WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2008. HE STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 25 MPH ON A TWO-LANE STREET, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. HE ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. HE THEN UTILIZED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE YET THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR INTO THE PARK POSITION AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, HE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MATS WERE STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE LOCAL DEALER ADVISED HIM TO REMOVE ONE OF THE FLOOR MATS FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE TO DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 9,900.

IN FOR SERVICE AT LEXUS DEALER ON 6/3/09 - DRIVING W/SUNROOF AND WINDOWS OPENED THE REARVIEW MIRROR VIBRATES EXTENSIVELY TO THE POINT IMAGES ARE TOTALLY DISTORTED CAUSING MOTION SICKNESS, UNABLE TO SWITCH LANES SAFELY WO/CLOSING SUNROOF NOR SEE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MIRROR TORQUED ON 6/3/09 AND REPLACED UNDER TSIB NV006-07 8/17/09. MIRROR STILL VIBRATES EXTENSIVELY AND NOW THE AUTO DIMMER FEATURE DOES NOT WORK, MAKING DRIVING AT NIGHTS VERY DIFFICULT AND AFFECTING MY WELL BEING. *TR

IN EARLY 02/09 I WAS DRIVING HOME ON INTERSTATE 695 N IN MARYLAND. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 95 MPH THROUGH NO EFFORT OF MY OWN. I DID NOT ENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO INCREASE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY ENGAGED THE FOOT BRAKE TO DECELERATE AND BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW. EVENTUALLY AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR WITH THE BRAKE BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO VIOLENTLY REV. AS I RELEASED THE FOOT BRAKE, THE CAR ONCE AGAIN ACCELERATED WITHOUT ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. EVEN AFTER ENGAGING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE UNAIDED ACCELERATION AND MY ATTEMPT TO DECELERATE THE CAR CONTINUED. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR ENOUGH TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC AND OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND EVENTUALLY STOP THE MOTION OF THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV VIOLENTLY, THE BACK TIRES SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND THE BACK OF THE CAR STARTED TO FISH TAIL. I TRIED A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TACTICS TO STOP THE CAR COMPLETELY INCLUDING, ATTEMPTING TO MANUALLY SHIFT GEARS, PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL ETC. FINALLY, AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND BRING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE ORDEAL CAME TO AN END WITHOUT DAMAGING THE CAR AND MORE IMPORTANTLY WITHOUT INJURY TO ME OR OTHERS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP THAT NIGHT AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO THE SERVICE ORGANIZATION THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE SERVICE TEAM CONDUCTED MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE OR EXPLAIN THE CAUSE OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION TO MY SATISFACTION. ONE SERVICE REP SUGGESTED THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS THE CAUSE BUT I HAD CHECKED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ORDEAL THE NIGHT BEFORE TO ENSURE THAT THE FLOOR MAT HAD NOT BECOME LODGED UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SINCE THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, I DECIDED THAT THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO RETURN THE CAR AND LEASE ANOTHER CAR. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE DURING TURN IN 2008 LEXUS 350- SUDDEN. CAUSED ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES TO PERSON AND PROPERTY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY WIFE'S LEXUS 2008 IS 250 OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHEN APPLYING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE CAR ACCELERATED. I NOW SLAMMED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED MY CAR WAS THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT WITH VERY LITTLE DAMAGE. IF THE CAR WAS NOT IN FRONT OF ME I WAS ACCELERATING FASTER INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. MY FLOOR MAT IS NOT ON THE FLOOR AS AFTER THE SAN DIEGO INCIDENT THAT WAS TOYOTA'S REASONING. WE WERE TOLD ROUGHLY A MONTH AND HALF AGO TO TAKE THE MAT OUT, WHICH I DID RIGHT AWAY. THEY CAN DENY IT ALL THEY WANT THIS CAR WAS ACCELERATING AND GETTING FASTER WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE. THE POLICEMAN AT THE SCENE INSTRUCTED US TO NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND TO GET A LOANER WHICH WE DID. THE CAR WAS PICKED UP AND SENT TO LEXUS IN FREEHOLD. FIRST WE WERE TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG AND THEY TEST DROVE IT AND SUCH. THEY WERE KEEPING IT FOR 3 DAYS NOW THEY ARE TELLING US THEY ARE KEEPING IT FOR 3 WEEKS. THERE ARE REPORTS ALL OVER THE WEB ON THIS WITH OVER 2000 COMPLAINTS. IT IS OBVIOUS THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM. THEY REALLY NEED TO STOP COVERING THIS UP AS 16 PEOPLE HAVE DIED. FYI, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO PEOPLE IN LEXUS LOANERS AND LOANERS DO NOT HAVE FLOOR MATS. AGAIN, LUCKILY THE CAR WAS ONLY 15 FEET IN FRONT OF ME WHAT IF IT WAS 100 FT! *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED & I WENT UP OVER A CURB & HIT A TRANSFORMER. THE DISTANCE WAS ONLY ABOUT 8 FEET. I DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST I WAS GOING PROBABLY ABOUT 15 - 30 MPH. I MOVED THE TRANSFORMER ABOUT 3 FEET. (THE TRANSFORMER WEIGHED ABOUT 1/2 - 1 TON)9I I DO NOT KNOW HOW THE CAR ACCELERATED. *TR

I PURCHASED 2 BRAND NEW MICHELIN PILOT SPORT A/S PLUS 225/45/ZR17 91Y FOR MY 2008 LEXUS IS 250 INSTALLED AS FRONT TIRES AT COSTCO. BEFORE LESS THAN 24 HOURS OF INSTALLED, AND LESS THAN 15 MILES OF USE, ONE OF THEM LOOSE THE AIR PRESSURE, THE TPMS ALERT ME OF LOW TIRE, I STOP AT NEAREST GAS STATION (ABOUT 2 MILES FROM THE MOMENT OF THE TPMS ALERT) AND IN EFFECT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS LOW, I START TO INFLATE THE TIRE AND BEFORE THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY INFLATED, A BLOWOUT OCCURRED CAUSING AN INJURY IN MY FACE. *TR

I AM WRITING TO REPORT A BRAKE FAILURE ON MY NEW LEXUS IS 350 WHILE PARALLEL PARKING. I BACKED MY CAR INTO THE SPACE, AND THEN TOUCHED THE GAS LIGHTLY TO MOVE IT FORWARD TO CLOSE THE 4 TO 5 FOOT GAP. I PUT FOOT ON BRAKE AND PUSHED DOWN. BRAKE WENT DOWN CLOSE TO FLOOR AND DID NOT STOP CAR. IT KEPT MOVING SLOWLY FORWARD AND BUMPED INTO VEHICLE PARKED AHEAD OF ME, SCRATCHING BOTH IT AND MY CAR. WITH CAR IN NEUTRAL I PUSHED DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL TWICE MORE AND IT WELT CLOSE TO FLOOR. ON THIRD ATTEMPT IT CAME BACK TO NORMAL. I LEFT NOTE FOR OWNER OF CAR AHEAD OF ME AND TOOK CAR TO LEXUS OF PLEASANTON. THEY KEPT CAR FOR 2 DAYS BUT SAY THAT THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS SAFE. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH OF "LEXUS BRAKE FAILURE" DEMONSTRATES OTHER SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER LEXUS CARS. LEXUS REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM OR DEAL WITH. THEY SAY THAT IF THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY DON'T BELIEVE IT EXISTS. A FRIEND OF MY WIFE SAYS HER LEXUS DID THE SAME THING BUT LEXUS TOLD HER THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. LEXUS HAS A PROBLEM WITH ITS ABS BRAKING SYSTEM , BUT IS STONEWALLING THE PROBLEM. SOONER OR LATER SOMEONE WILL BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF LEXUS FAILURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM. *TR