S10 appropriate handling re toyota recall for prius brake issue, owner of a 2006 lexus 400h concerned with braking problem experience w/vehicle. *tgw the consumer stated the vehicle would continue to accelerate when the brakes were applied. The incident would occur when driving at higher speeds and then slowing down to stop.
2006 Lexus RX Hybrid acceleration complaints
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Following are the series of events on november 11, 2009: 1.I was looking for a parking space in the parking garage of university of maryland. 2.I found one open space on my left. 3.I applied the brakes and slowed down my car to almost zero speed. 4.I turned the steering wheel to left towards the parking space. 5.I slowly released the brakes to let the car slowly roll into the parking space. 6.suddenly my car experienced sudden acceleration. 7.I did not understand what happened. I tried my best to apply the brakes. 8.before, I could realize what happened, the car banged into the parking garage wall around 3 meters ahead of me and stopped after the impact. 9.the impact was so bad that the airbags popped out. 10.smoke started coming out of the hood. 11.I suffered severe 'whiplash' injury in my neck. 12.not only this, the place where it all happened was almost 4 stories high in parking garage. Had the wall in-front of me given away, I would have fallen almost 4 stories down with the car. 13.I was fortunate enough to survive the crash without any severe injury. 14.for a few seconds, I was totally blank, then I tried opening the driver side door, but it was stuck. 15.I pushed it hard, and door opened slightly. 16.I turned off the engine, took the keys out. 17.I rushed out of the car and called my insurance company. 18.the insurance company (geico) sent someone to tow away the car. 19.the car was towed away to collision center. 20.after spending more than a month and around usd 18,000.00, I got my car back on december 16th 2009 from the collision center.
Re: lexus rx400h not on any recall list by toyota. Have had multiple incidents of braking/acceleration problems. Toyota won't do anything except say bring it in for a test drive. It has already been test driven several times and the problem does not duplicate. It is rare, but it is dangerous. Toyota just shrugs it off. I know what the car does, I've driven it for nearly 3 yrs with approx. 12 incidents of the problem. Can you help?
2006 lexus rx400h revved and raced into another vehicle without warning. *ts the consumer contacted the manufacturer about the sudden acceleration. The manufacturer agreed to have a rep inspect the vehicle but mentioned that it would take six weeks to two months before it could be inspected. Nm
Dt*: the contact stated when the cruise control was set for 60 MPH on the freeway, the vehicle would increase in speed to 72 MPH on a decline and decelerate 55 MPH on an incline. There were no lights illuminated on the dash. The dealership has not been informed. Updated 7/13/2006 -
The vehicle surges at a steady speed. I am most aware of the surging at 35-45 miles per hour. This did not happen until the vehicle had approximately 8,000 miles on it. I have been told there is no repair available and the lexus is aware of this problem.
Dt*: the contact stated while attempting to apply brake pressure at 30 MPH the vehicle accelerated. This occurred on dry roads during normal braking without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealership for inspection. Upon inspection, they were unable to duplicate the problem and no repairs were made. The manufacturer was alerted.
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