2008 LEXUS IS 250 Complaints

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.

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

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