2007 LEXUS IS 250 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS IS250. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, IT BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR, ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO HER GARAGE WALL. THE VEHICLE BOUNCED OFF OF THE WALL AND MOVED IN REVERSE 3 FEET SHE THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THERE WERE FRONT END DAMAGES AND NO INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED TO CALL THE CORPORATE OFFICE AND FILE A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WILL BE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,778. UPDATED 04/01/10. *LJ THE DEALER CONCLUDED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 05/13/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS IS 250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED ON ITS OWN, STUCK TO THE FLOOR BOARD, AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HER HOUSE THROUGH THE GARAGE WALL. THE ENGINE WAS REVVING EXCESSIVELY WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE HOUSE FIRST. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO FIND OUT WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER BUT RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,778.

ACCELERATOR ON 2007 LEXUS IS 250 STUCK WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 85 MPH. I HAD ACCELERATED HARD TO COME UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED. BRAKES WOULD NOT SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. WOVE IN AND OUT OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND CALLED 911. FRANTICALLY MOVED SHIFT LEVER AND MOVED PADDLES ON STEERING COLUMN. CAR EVENTUALLY SEEMED TO DOWNSHIFT AND SLOWED. HAPPENED ONCE. TOOK VEHICLE TO LEXUS DEALER THAT DAY. NEW FLOOR MAT AND CLIPS WERE INSTALLED THAT DAY. *TR

COMPLAINTS REGARDING 2007 LEXUS IS 250: 1. STEERING WHEEL STICKS WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. THIS OCCURS 3-5 TIMES PER WEEK AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AND COLLISIONS. 2. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD AND ACCELERATES. THIS OCCURS 2-5 TIMES PER MONTH. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO REAR END OTHER CARS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. 3. CAR FLUTTERS AND STALLS WHEN REVERSING. ( CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC) CAR ALSO FLUTTERS WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. CAR DOES THIS WHEN ITS HOT OR COLD. THIS OCCURS 5-10 TIMES PER MONTH. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE ABOVE ISSUES, AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING. THESE ISSUE OCCUR VERY FREQUENTLY AND THE DEALER SEEMS TO NOT BE ABLE TO "FIND" ANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR AN ACCELERATION ISSUE, AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE MY FLOOR MAT. NOTHING ELSE HAS BEEN DONE AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN NO HELP. I AM CONCERNED THAT THESE ISSUES WILL HARM OR EVEN KILL MYSELF OR MY FAMILY AND OR ANOTHER DRIVER OR FAMILY ON THE ROAD. *TR

ACCELERATOR RECALL ON LEXUS AND TOYOTA. I RECEIVED A NOTICE UNDATED LAST YEAR ON BOTH OF MY VEHICLES 2007 LEXUS IS-250 AND 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY AND WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED TO THE RECALL LETTER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THIS LETTER STATES THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A REMEDY FOR IT YET. *TR

UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE BRAKING FOR A STOP SIGN IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE, WAS ABLE TO STOP IT BY TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. UPON RESTART, PROBLEM RESOLVED ITSELF. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WITH DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM, THEY NOTED IDLE WAS UP FROM 750 RPM TO 1100 RPM, DECIDED TO KEEP IT OVERNIGHT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. WE WHERE CONTACTED THE NEXT DAY AND TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. THEY ADVISED US THE FOUND A LOOSE BATTERY CONNECTION. NO PARTS REPLACED BUT RESOLUTION AND PROBLEM DON'T MAKE SENSE. WE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BEFORE THE ISSUE. WE HAVE THE FACTORY OEM STANDARD FLOOR MATS, SECURED BY THE HOOK AND IT WAS NOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS IS250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE DRIVER OBSERVED A HUMP EXTRUDED FROM THE CONSOLE WHICH INTERFERED WITH THE LEG MOVEMENT TO ACCESS THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE PROBLEM ADDRESSED WAS A MANUFACTURER DESIGN ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000. UPDATED 05/17/10.*JB

CONSISTENT BUBBLES ON STOCK DUNLOP SPORT TIRES. I HAVE REPLACED THEM APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES WITH ONLY 27,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS NORMALLY DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND ON GOOD WEATHER CONDITIONS. MY CAR ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK. THE CAR ACCELERATED VERY FAST AND WAS RAPIDLY APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. I QUICKLY REACTED AND WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK THE ACCELERATOR WITH MY SHOES AND HAND. *TR

CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN ACCELERATING BY ITSELF, WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN, BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK, TACH RED-LINED, REACHED SPEED OF 110 MPH. PUSHED KILL SWITCH FOR 3 SECONDS TO CUT CAR OFF. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED HE PUT THE CARPETED MATS UNDERNEATH THE ALL WEATHER MATS TO SEE IF IT WAS POSSIBLE TO CAUSE THE ACCELERATOR TO HANG. HE STATED HE WAS UN ABLE TO GET IT TON HANG UNDER THE FLOOR MAT, NO MATTER HOW HE POSITIONED THE MAT WITH HIS HANDS. THE ALL WEATHER MAT IS THICK, BUT THE PART OF THE MAT THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO HANG THE ACCELERATOR IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE PEDAL DOWN. HE HELD THE PEDAL DOWN AND TRIED TO PLACE THE MAT OVER IT, BUT NO MATTER HE POSITIONED IT, THE MAT WOULD NOT HOLD DOWN THE PEDAL, THE MAT WAS TOO FLIMSY TO HOLD IT. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THEY OBSERVED THE ALL WEATHER MATS ON TOP OF THE REGULAR FLOOR MATS, WHICH THEY STATED COULD OBSTRUCTED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER RE-INSTALLED THE DRIVERS SIDE ALL WEATHER MAT IN TETHER HOOKS. UPDATED 11/17/09