At approximately 2:00 pm on jan. 5, 2020, I was driving my 2006 lexus ls 430 in a residential area in bethesda, md. I decided to turn around. I turned right into a driveway (at a low speed) with the brake pedal applied. Suddenly, and without warning, the car accelerated wildly, making a great deal of engine noise, as the throttle appeared to be wide open. Thankfully I hit a near-by tree and two front air bags deployed. A homeowner called the police, and an ambulance took me to the emergency room at a nearby hospital. If this sudden acceleration had occurred on a highway, I am certain that lives would have been lost.
2006 Lexus LS: sudden unintended acceleration
5 of the 17 complaints about the 2006 Lexus LS describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 29%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
- 20071
- 20065
- 20041
- 19992
- 19981
What owners say
Letter from senator murray on behalf of constituents, concerning problems with their 2006 lexus ls430 vehicle (photographs not imaged) *tgw the consumer experienced sudden acceleration while driving. The consumer stated he began experiencing electrical problems when all of the icons on the dashboard illuminated. The trunk opened and the flashers came on, and the alarm started going off. The consumer stated the second time, the sudden acceleration occurred, he crashed into a building. The vehicle was totaled.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 lexus ls430. While driving at 10 MPH, the contact applied the brakes but the vehicle failed to respond. Seconds later, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning causing the contact to crash into a nearby vehicle. There were no injuries but a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealership but had not been inspected at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 75,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 lexus ls 430. While parking the vehicle in reverse and switching to drive the vehicle accelerated on its own and hit a cement pillar, benches and then a building. He sustained major injuries to his chest and fractured his neck. The passenger sustained injuries to her chest and both were hospitalized. There is a police report available. The vehicle was destroyed. The dealer had not been contacted at the time of the complaint. The failure and current mileage was 8000. Updated 4/26/10 *cn updated 06/28/10.
Lexus ls 430 brakes failed moving into a parking space. Pressed on the breaks the surged forward went over a bump, curb, handicap sign and into the building. Was pressing on the brakes and the car just took off.
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 2006 Lexus LS sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2006 Lexus LS?
5 of 17 owner complaints about the 2006 Lexus LS (29%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2006.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2006 Lexus LS?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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