2006 LEXUS IS 250 Complaints

I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM LEXUS A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THAT MY IS250 WOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO'POTENTIAL FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL'. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM HAD NOT STARTED YET. IN THE LETTER, IT STATES THAT I SHOULD CONTACT YOU IF LEXUS HAD NOT REMEDIED THIS PROBLEM IN A REASONABLE TIME. I FEEL THAT THEY HAVE NOT. I APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE IN GETTING LEXUS TO COMPLETE THE NECESSARY RECALL WORK ON MY CAR. *TR

BACK ON MAY 21, 2009, I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY IN MY 2006 LEXUS IS250 AND THE ACCELERATOR IMMEDIATELY BECAME STUCK DOWN FORCING MY CAR TO GO ALMOST 55 MPH DOWN A WINDING HILL. AT THIS POINT THE BRAKES ALSO DID NOT WORK AND I SIMPLY HAD TO WAIT FOR EVERYTHING TO BEGIN WORKING AGAIN. I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT AND NOBODY WAS IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE THIS IS A MAIN ROAD. I CONTACTED LEXUS THE NEXT DAY WHO INFORMED IT WAS JUST MY FLOOR MAT AND TO REMOVE THE EXTRA MAT IMMEDIATELY. WHILE I DID NOT AGREE DUE TO THE WAY BOTH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND BRAKES FELT COMPLETELY LOCKED IN PLACE, I DID AS THEY SAID. NOW WITH THE RECENT RECALL ON TOYOTA MODELS, I CALLED LEXUS AGAIN WHO INFORMED ME THAT IN ABOUT 3 MONTHS I WILL RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE AND THAT IN THE MEAN TIME I CAN COME IN AND HAVE A TECH TEST DRIVE IT WITH ME FOR "PEACE OF MIND". I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHY THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED AND PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED IN THE RECALL WHEN THEY ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE DANGERS! BEING TOLD THE "PART" NEEDED TO TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM (BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM) IS NOT YET BEING MANUFACTURED FOR MY MODEL IS UNACCEPTABLE AND IN THE MEANTIME I AM TRYING TO NOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND HAVE THIS EXPERIENCE AGAIN. *TR

HI, WITH ALL THE NEWS LATELY REGARDING THE PROBLEMS WITH "STICKING" GAS PEDALS ON CERTAIN TOYOTA MODELS, I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT I DON'T BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS LIMITED TO TOYOTAS. I HAD E-MAILED YOU PREVIOUSLY TO DESCRIBE SIMILAR PROBLEMS MY WIFE AND I HAVE HAD WITH OUR 2006 IS 250, WHERE THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WANTED TO LURCH FORWARD WITH OUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. ADDITIONALLY, THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE WAS FLUCTUATING WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING. OUR CAR EVEN DIED ONCE AT A STOP LIGHT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THERE IS A RECORD OF OUR TAKING THE CAR INTO PUTNAM LEXUS FOR INSPECTION OF THIS PROBLEM. WE NEVER DID RECEIVE A RESPONSE FROM LEXUS TO OUR FIRST E-MAIL. AND, WE DO NOT FEEL THAT A CREEPING FLOOR MAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS WE WERE EXPERIENCING. WE FEEL THAT THE PROBLEMS WE'VE DESCRIBED NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER SINCE IT IS SAFETY RELATED. I JUST TRIED FOUR TIMES TO SEND THIS DESCRIPTION TO LEXUS THROUGH THEIR ONLINE E-MAIL SYSTEM BUT KEPT GETTING, "OPERATION FAILED, ILLEGAL PARAMETERS." *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS250. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT RAPIDLY INCREASED ITS SPEED UP TO 90 MPH . HE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE FLOOR- MAT FROM UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF OF THE ROAD AND THEN INTO A DITCH. WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, ONE OCCUPANT WAS EJECTED FROM THE FRONT SEAT; SINCE HE WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT. THE OTHER THREE PASSENGERS HAD BRUISES LACERATIONS, AND WERE HOSPITALIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 05/10/10 *BF UPDATED 05/13/10.*JB UPDATED 9/29/2011*CW

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