2006 LEXUS IS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT HAS A 2006 LEXUS IS250. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 65 MPH. EVEN AFTER BRAKE APPLICATION THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. CONSEQUENTLY SHE STRUCK A CURB, AND THEN THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND AN INVESTIGATION WILL BE CONDUCTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 01/05/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER DID NOT BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE FLOOR MATS. THE FLOOR MATS IN THE VEHICLE HAS 3 INCHES OF SPACE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS THE ACCELERATOR. UPDATED 01/05/10.*JB UPDATED 03/08/10

IN LIGHT OF THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE, WE FELT COMPELLED TO INFORM YOU OF THE FOLLOWING INCIDENTS INVOLVING THE REFERENCED AUTOMOBILE: 'ON OR ABOUT APRIL 2008 WE HAD JUST LEFT OUR HOUSE AND TRAVELED ABOUT TWO MILES WHEN WE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WITH THE VEHICLE IN GEAR AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, I FELT THE CAR ATTEMPTING TO SURGE FORWARD. I APPLIED GREATER PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM MOVING. THIS SURGING DID NOT REPEAT ITSELF AT ANY OTHER STOPS THAT DAY. 'ON OR ABOUT FEBRUARY 27, 2009, MY WIFE HAD JUST LEFT COSTCO IN OUR CITY AND TRAVELED ABOUT MILE WHERE SHE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT PRIOR TO MAKING A LEFT TURN. WHILE WAITING FOR THE GREEN LIGHT, THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED DEAD; THE ENGINE HAD UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT ITSELF OFF WITH THE CAR IN GEAR. SHE ATTEMPTED TO RE-START THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. THE POLICE WAS CALLED WHO IN TURN CALLED AAA. WHILE WAITING FOR AAA TO ARRIVE, SHE ATTEMPTED TO RE-START THE VEHICLE ONE LAST TIME AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THAT IT DID START SUCCESSFULLY. THE APPROXIMATE TIME BETWEEN THE CAR'S ENGINE DYING AND BEING RESTARTED WAS ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THIS HAS NEVER REPEATED; HOWEVER, MY WIFE HAS NOTICED THE ENGINE IDLING FAST WHILE THE CAR WAS STOPPED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. WE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO PUTNAM LEXUS FOR INSPECTION ON MARCH 6, 2009, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. 'ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2009, WE HAD JUST EXITED THE FREEWAY WHEN WE STOPPED AT THE FIRST STOP LIGHT. THE CAR'S ENGINE BEGAN IDLING FAST AND THEN BEGAN IDLING ROUGH. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I GLANCED AT THE TACHOMETER AND NOTICED THAT THE NEEDLE WAS NOT STEADY AS IT NORMALLY IS BUT THE RPMS WERE FLUCTUATING BETWEEN A BIT HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND A BIT LOWER THAN NORMAL. THIS BEHAVIOR HAS REPEATED SPORADICALLY ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. WE DO NOT BELIEVE THE FLOOR MAT CAUSED THE ABOVE INCIDENTS. WE HAVE ONLY USED THE LEXUS FLOOR MATS THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE AND THE ANCHOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS250. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM TO REMOVE THE MATS FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70000. UPDATED 1/5/10 *CN UPDATED 01/06/10. *JB

I WAS OPERATING MY 2006 LEXUS IS250 AWD AT VERY LOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE. I COULD NOT BRING THE CAR TO A STOP USING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND COULD BARELY KEEP IT FROM CREEPING FORWARD. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE REALLY BEGAN TO ROAR, REVVING VERY HIGH, BUT I WAS THEN ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AND TURN IT OFF USING THE STOP/START BUTTON. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR IT OPERATED NORMALLY AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT RE-OCCUR. THE FLOOR MAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PROBLEM, AS IT WAS A FACTORY MAT HELD IN PLACE BY THE LITTLE HOOKS, AND WAS NOT THE ALL WEATHER MAT. THE MAT WAS IN PLACE AFTER THE INCIDENT. I REPORTED THE OCCURRENCE TO MY DEALER, WARNOCK LEXUS, IN LIVINGSTON, N.J. THEY CHECKED THE CAR OUT AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND NO EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING WRONG IN THE COMPUTER'S MEMORY. THE PROBLEM DID NOT RECUR AND THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO LEXUS AT THE END OF THE LEASE. I NOW HAVE A 2009 IS250 AWD AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T FEEL THE FLOOR MAT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. THE DATE BELOW IS APPROXIMATE, BUT LEXUS SHOULD HAVE A RECORD OF THE INCIDENT FROM THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *TR

I HAD JUST GOT ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR STARTED ACCELERATING AND WOULD NOT STOP. ALL OF THE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD SUCH AS THE BRAKE LIGHT. I IMMEDIATELY REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT. LUCKILY, SINCE NO ONE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE SHOULDER ALTHOUGH MY CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING AND PUT IT IN PARK EVEN WHEN I WAS IN PARK THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV UP. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS THE MAT. I HAVE NOT HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM SINCE THEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS 250. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK UNDER THE FLOOR MAT. AS A CONSEQUENCE, HE HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK TO DECELERATE WHICH CAUSED A TRUCK TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AN AUTHORIZED TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CAUSED BY A DEFECT. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 35000. UPDATED 10/13/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/14/09

I HAD A CAR ACCIDENT LAST FRIDAY ON HIGHWAY 75, AT APPROXIMATELY THE 248.7 MARK. I WAS GOING AT THE SPEED LIMIT, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF FROM AXLE END AND HIT DIVIDER WALL ON THE INTERSTATE. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND BUMPED MY HEAD ON THE GLASS. MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE POLICE TOLD ME THAT I DON'T NEED TO FILE REPORT SINCE NO OTHER PARTY WAS INVOLVED. I WOULD TO ATTACHED SOME PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE TAKEN AFTER THE ACCIDENT IF POSSIBLE. YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE ALL OF 5 BOLTS ARE STILL ATTACHED ON THE TIRES . IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND ASTONISHING THAT A HIGHLY REPUTABLE CAR MAKER WOULD HAVE ALLOWED SUCH POOR QUALITY ON THE BODY STRUCTURE. THERE WAS NO SIDE COLLISION AT THAT TIME, AND I WHEN THE TIRE CAME OFF LOOSE IT SCRATCHED AND MADE DAMAGES TO THE CAR. CURRENTLY MY CAR IS AT DEALER SHOP, WAITING FOR INSPECTION. I SINCERELY HOPE LEXUS OR NHTSA CAN START INVESTIGATING ON THIS MATTER AND PROVIDE ME AN EXPLANATION. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. NO CAR OWNER WOULD HAVE EXPECTED ANY PART OF THEIR CAR TO BE DETACHED WHILE ON THE ROAD WITH NO REASON. IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME. *TR

2006 LEXUS IS 250 AWD WITH JUST UNDER 70K MILES- NOTICED THAT CARPETING WAS SOAKING WET, WITH SIGNIFICANT WATER IN REAR PASSENGER AREA. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THAT THE A/C DRAIN HOSE WAS BLOCKED. LEXUS HAS A TSB WITH A NEW AND IMPROVED DRAIN HOSE, BUT THEY DID NOT COVER AS CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY REFUSED TO ADMIT THAT THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE. COST TO REPLACE DRAIN HOSE (1700) AND REPLACE CARPET (2200) FOR A TOTAL OF 3900. LEXUS AGREED TO PAY 50% AS A GOODWILL GESTURE, BUT REFUSED TO ADMIT DESIGN DEFECT. I DISAGREE WITH THEIR ASSERTION. *TR

MY CAR WAS DAMAGED BY SHIPPING COMPANY (MOMENTUM TRANSPORT) DURING SHIPMENT FROM TX TO VA. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FRONT BUMPER AND REAR BUMPER. I CONTACTED THE COMPANY AFTER RECEIVING THE CAR AND WAS ASKED TO SEND PICS OF THE DAMAGE. I EMAILED PICS OF THE CAR BEFORE SHIPPING AND PICS OF DAMAGE AFTER SHIPPING AND HAVE NOT HEARD FROM MOMENTUM TRANSPORT SINCE. I HAVE CALLED AND LEFT SEVERAL MESSAGES AND SENT EMAIL AND THE COMPANY CONTINUES TO IGNORE ME. *TR

WHEN BRAKING OCCASSIONALLY, BRAKE MAKES SQUEAKY NOISES. THIS EVEN AFTER PAYING DEALERSHIP TO CHANGE FRONT BRAKES. *TR