I was riding the brake into a parking space and was almost finished parking (my foot was still on the brake) when the car suddenly accelerated and traveled through a short wooded area then over a 12 foot drop to a road with traffic below. The front of the car crashed into a stone wall, crashed back into the stone wall that the car flew over, and came to a stop in the middle of a busy road approximately 100 feet from where it flew over the drop. Airbag deployed, seatbelt was on. I was taken to the er via ambulance with a broken nose, concussion, bruising... And have ongoing soreness, stiffness, dizziness...
2004 Lexus ES330: sudden unintended acceleration
20 of the 174 complaints about the 2004 Lexus ES330 describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 20
- of this car's complaints
- 11%
- typical mileage
- 19,100
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 lexus es330. The contact stated that while pulling into a parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact mentioned the vehicle traveled over the side walk and was able to avoid a crash. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 122,000 and the current mileage was 124,528.
2004 lexus es330. Consumer states unintended acceleration *tgw the consumer stated the vehicle suddenly accelerated across the street and plunged in his neighbor's brick fence completely damaging the car, which was eventually declared totaled. The consumer stated the police report indicated, the floor mat may have caused the sudden acceleration. The vehicle was inspected, but a cause could not be determined, even though it was noted, the floor mats were not secured and the hooks were missing. The consumer stated when he purchased the vehicle, there were no hooks. The consumer stated he never received a recall notice and the floor mat issue was never discussed on the numerous occasions, he went to the dealer for other services. *jb updated 11/05/12
On a sunny saturday afternoon, july 31, 2010, I attempted to make a u-turn in the parking lot. While I turned left, pulling into a parking space, my vehicle surged forward with a sudden acceleration and ran over the curb. I stepped on the brake pedal, but it did not stop. I changed the gear to the "p" position and heard a loud noise when the gear was moved through the "n" position. It struck a lamp post before stopping. The vehicle was inspected at lexus of bellevue, wa, on august 11, 2010, but they denied any vehicle malfunction.
2004 lexus es330. Consumer states accelerator problems *tgw the consumer stated when she changed the gear from park to reverse, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, hit a fence and continued to accelerate even though her foot was on the brake. The consumer believed the accelerator became stuck.
2004 lexus es 330. Consumer states unintended acceleration *tgw the consumer stated she was certain the sudden acceleration she experienced which caused the vehicle to surge forward while attempting to park was due to the faulty floor mat that became stuck under the accelerator pedal. There was minor damage to the vehicle. The dealership claimed the pins that held the mats in place had broken. They claimed there was nothing else wrong with the vehicle.
2004 lexus 330. Consumer states uncontrollable acceleration *tgw the consumer stated he experienced sudden acceleration twice. Fortunately, both times he was able to regain control by shifting into neutral, stopping and restarting. While he was attempting to regain control, he attempted to pull the accelerator pedal up and brake, but neither action was successful.
2004 lexus es330 sudden acceleration *gr the consumer stated when she attempted to turn around in the parking lot, the vehicle accelerated out of control, struck a sign and another vehicle.
While parking, the consumers 2004 lexus es 330 suddenly accelerated jumped and curb hit a tree. *ts the consumer stated she gently pressed the accelerator to inch into a parking space a little more, when the vehicle suddenly went out of control. After hitting the tree, the vehicle then bounced back from the tree and went down an incline to the right where she was able to stop it. The consumer was treated at the hospital for a hairline fracture of her sternum. It took several weeks to recover.
Was parking in a strip mall. My vehicle suddenly accelerated, jumped the parking block and the sidewalk, crashed through the front of a store and came to rest inside the store. This is the only incident with this car. Insurance company repaired the car and we continue to own it and drive it.
My wife was driving a 2004 es330, when she pressed the brake on a 15 MPH speed, the car instead surge forward with a very high speed and she heard a roaming noise coming from the engine. In a few seconds, the car ran up a curb and she managed to avoid hitting the trees and wall. The car was damaged and she is not going to drive the car again. Lexus dealer simply said they can not find any problem with the car. I did research on this the federal safety agency data and found a lots of same complains against es330 and es350. I am very upset by the way lexus handled the issue.
Dt*: the contact stated while exiting the drive way the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. There was a crash with an oncoming vehicle before it stalled in the yard across the street. A police report was filed and there was property damage. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop who repaired the damages to the body of the vehicle. The dealer has not been alerted.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2004 Lexus ES330 sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2004 Lexus ES330?
20 of 174 owner complaints about the 2004 Lexus ES330 (11%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2004.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2004 Lexus ES330?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2004 Lexus ES330
Hesitation 51Jerking 17Airbag light 7Slipping 7Adaptive cruise 5
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