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
2007 Lexus IS 250 acceleration complaints
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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.
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.
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.
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
Wife's 2007 lexus is 250 experienced sudden acceleration on the northbound 405 freeway in long beach california. After she accelerated onto the freeway she entered the fast lane and eased up on the gas pedal but the car continued to accelerate out of control with her foot completely off the gas pedal. She began pressing on the brake pedal in an effort to stop the vehicle, all the while the car was trying to accelerate. Luckily she was able to maintain control and moved over to the right lane, then onto the shoulder of the highway. She threw the auto transmission lever into neutral. She was then able to bring the car to a stop, even while the engine was racing at high RPM. She turned off the ignition and the engine stopped. We had the car flat-bedded to south bay lexus in torrance, california where they gave her a loaner for the weekend and promised to have one of their mechanics drive the car over the weekend to see if they could 'repeat' the problem. On monday they called me and told me that they could not find anything wrong with it, telling me that more than likely the floor mat had gotten pushed up into the gas pedal mechanism. This is impossible if you look at the angle of the floor above the mats where the gas pedal is. My wife insists the mat was nowhere near the gas pedal. The dealer put a grand total of only 24 miles on the vehicle in the three days that they had it. Over the weekend my wife and I did some online research and surprisingly found a number of other people who have experienced the same problem. We traded the vehicle in on monday, the same day we got it back from lexus. My wife refused to drive it again. Now, we just found out that on august 28th, three weeks after our experience, california highway patrol officer mark saylor and three of his family members were killed when the lexus es 350 they were driving suddenly accelerated. Lexus is again blaming it on the floor mat.
2007 lexus is250. Traveling at 55 MPH on hwy, hit cruise, car suddenly accelerated to nearly 105 MPH by itself. Brakes unresponsive. Did not respond to putting in neutral. Had to place in park. Lexus blames on floormat interference. Driver disagrees. Cruise would not turn off. 911 called, advised to drive into field. 2nd time this happened since purchasing car in mar 2009. Although car under warranty, lexus refuses to pay. Insurance adjuster sent to dealership to inspect. Waiting on results. *tr consumer is adding photos. 7/29/09 *nj received phote. Updated 08/05/09.
"check vsc" engine light come on. Car decelerates while driving on highway. It started to shake when I stopped. Unable to drive faster than 40mph on highway. Lexus unable to fixed it. This is a velocity hazard on the road.
On 02/06/09 the car engine malfunction light turned on as well as the other one's on the dash. The car reduced the velocity while driving on the highway and did not accelerate any faster the 40 MPH. I took the car to the lexus dealership service department. They stated it was a misfire in some cylinder and also some problem with the gasoline. They fixed it. On may 4, 2009 I had the same problem with the car. The car malfunctioning lights turned on and the car loses velocity while driving on the highway. So far the car has been at the lexus service department waiting to be repaired. Lexus stated it is the vehicle motor pipes that need be changed and they have not arrived at the dealership up until today may 26, 2009. They have told me the vehicle motor pipes are on back ordered until june 2009. What can I do??? The consumer was informed the engine escape valves were broken. Updated 05/27/09.
Car unexpectedly decelerates, engine shakes and "check engine and vsc lights" come on. After a short rest the car would start and the problem would repeatedly re-occur until I arrived home. Lexus service has not been able to fix the problem and I do not feel safe driving the car.
I was driving my lexus is 250 awd (2007) at 30 MPH on route 27 in montgomery county ,md at 7 am on august 14, 2007. My gas pedal became stuck and I crashed into a tree. My car is totaled and I sustained neck and back injuries. *jb the consumer learned there was a recall regarding the defect. Updated 10/09/07.
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