Tl*the contact owns a 2006 lexus is250. While the vehicle was traveling 25 MPH the contact attempted to brake and noticed that the vehicle had suddenly surged forward .the contact had to turn off the vehicle in order to stop the acceleration. The same failure has occurred on 3 prior occasions. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership and the failure mileage was 108000,current mileage was 113000.
2006 Lexus IS 250: sudden unintended acceleration
5 of the 189 complaints about the 2006 Lexus IS 250 describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- typical mileage
- 18,000
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 1 service bulletin for this area of the car. See below
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What owners say
My lexus is250 sudden acceleration and crash.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 lexus is250. While driving 5 MPH the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a garage. The contact applied the brakes but the vehicle would not slow down. The contact called the manufacturer and the stated that the floor mats caused the vehicle to accelerate. The contact stated that the floor mats were removed at the time of the crash. The contact stated that the vehicle was unsafe to drive and the floor mats had nothing to do with the vehicle accelerating. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 19,500.
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.
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.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- What is wrong
- On certain passenger vehicles, there is a possibility that the accelerator pedal may temporarily become stuck in the partially depressed position due to inadequate clearance between the accelerator pedal linkage and a plastic pad embedded into the vehicle's carpet.
- Risk
- This condition may interfere with the accelerator pedal returning to the idle position, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the clearance of the acceleration pedal and carpet, replace the pedal assembly with a revised assembly, and modify the carpet free of charge. The recall began on december 27, 2005. Owners may contact lexus at 1‑800‑255‑3987.
Recall number 05V565000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2006 Lexus IS 250 sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2006 Lexus IS 250?
5 of 189 owner complaints about the 2006 Lexus IS 250 (3%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2007.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2006 Lexus IS 250?
There is 1 recall and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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