Driving south on florida turnpike, car suddenly accelerated --unable to steer it or slow it down--had to get off highway to avoid collision --turned wheel to right and slid across swale into thicket of trees want to get a used lexus to replace this be but am afraid of safety issues now.
2005 Lexus ES: sudden unintended acceleration
5 of the 60 complaints about the 2005 Lexus ES describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
- 20191
- 20131
- 20121
- 20112
- 20094
- 20074
- 20062
- 20055
- 20043
- 20034
- 20025
- 19992
What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 lexus es350. While driving at 2 MPH, the vehicle began to rev, suddenly accelerated and hit a cement wall. Both the contact and passenger sustained bruises and there was front end damage. The contact called the dealership but the dealer stated that they would take no responsibility for the failure. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired at the time of the complaint. Failure mileage was 70,000. Updated 07/26/10. *lj updated 08/09/10
Today my car accelerated on its own and I was not able to get it to stop by braking.
Sudden, unintended acceleration due to significant throttle lag. Pedal is almost to the floor before car moves, and then does so as if you had deliberately pushed it that far. Also, upon acceleration, car stalls for one to two seconds before engaging. This has caused several near collisions, one with a dump truck. Lexus claims this is "operating as designed."
Dt: the contact owns a 2005 lexus es330. The contact stated that upon acceleration after slowing down the vehicle will surge forward. The dealership replaced a transmission chip that was recognized in a technical service bulletin. The problem diminished for a while, but the correction did not remedy the problem. The contact stated that this did not happen every time while driving the vehicle, but enough times to cause the contact to be concerned about the vehicle. The manufacturer stated that they were declining to offer additional assistance because the vehicle was performing under normal operating characteristics for a vehicle with ecti.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2005 Lexus ES sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2005 Lexus ES?
5 of 60 owner complaints about the 2005 Lexus ES (8%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2002.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2005 Lexus ES?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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