2004 Lexus RX330: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Jan 27, 2016 · Acceleration, Brakes · 119,000 miles · NJ · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 lexus rx330. While backing up the vehicle in the driveway at a low rate of speed, the vehicle suddenly experienced unintended acceleration and crashed into the garage and house. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. During the incident, the vehicle failed to immediately stop while depressing the brake pedal. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 119,000.

Filed Aug 12, 2015 · WA · crash · 1 injury

This accident was happened by my mother in law at the starbucks parking spot, shoreline, wa. She was driving slow to park the car in the spot and she only pushed the brake to finish the parking. However, the car suddenly sped up and jumped over the parking spot's fence. Then, the car broke the iron pole and hit the coming car along the street over the fence. She said she didn't touch anything and just didn't swich the gear. She was very shocked and startled, also she doesn't want to drive the car anymore. If there haven't had an audden acceleration, the accident wouldn't have happened. That's why our family this could be a sudden acceleration case for 2004 lexus rx330.

Filed Mar 12, 2015 · Acceleration, Engine · 113,000 miles · CA

I got in the car at 2 p.m. After driving 1/4 mile it would not take off from the stop sign it stalled and lunged forward due to loss of connection when stepping on the gas pedal. I depressed the brake and shifted from d to 4 and it began to shake in the front of the bumper. I pulled over, put it in neutral with the parking brake on and my emergency flashers on, and opened the hood. It stopped shaking and I removed the floor mat, which is attached with clips and with my hand, I pushed the gas pedal. It had no rev in the engine, as I would expect. I got back in the car and shifted to r and then with the brake off, I shifted to 4. The check engine light was flashing and vsc light as well. I can tell you for certain my car was not overheating when I took it to sears auto center with warning lights vsc and check engine coming on intermittently. If the vehicle overheating was the cause of the damage the temperature gauge on the dash would have indicated that when I brought it to sears. Mike, service advisor at lexus of roseville stated in an e-mail to me that his technician 'found # 5 cylinder intake valves bent and stuck. #1 cylinder intake valve sticking (will stay open till piston hits and closes it). Suspect vehicle overheated causing valve to stick in guides.my car was not overheating and I think the engine is defective. I had a lkq engine installed amd it was fine for a month before it started sounding like marbles. I think my car is damaged due to a defect. I had just had a ful synthetic oil change two weeks before this incident occurred and put four brand new tires as well. I bought the car with only 101k miles for $23,000 in august 2013 and I still owe $5,000 on my loan. My car had all the service records from lexus of rockville, proving this car was well maintained by both myself and the previous owner.

Filed Dec 20, 2010 · Electrical · 42,000 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 lexus rx330. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30-40 MPH the vehicle lunged forward violently and it also stalled when trying to accelerating from a stop sign. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who informed the contact that she needed to reset the computer and that it would take time for the vehicle to learn her driving habits. The computer was reset; however, and the pausing and lunging forward continued to occur. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000.

Filed Apr 15, 2010 · Acceleration · MA · crash · 1 injury

2004 lexus rx 330. Consumer states unintended acceleration backwards causing a crash. *tgw the consumer stated she was in the process of parking when she put the gear into reverse, when suddenly the vehicle accelerated out of control at a high speed, went over a landscape and rolled over two parked vehicles.

Filed Mar 18, 2010 · Acceleration, Transmission · MN

Vehicle periodically (approx. Weekly) surges between 2nd and 3rd gear (automatic transmission). Has been doing this since purchase in oct. 2003, as a brand new vehicle, up through the present date. For years I complained verbally, and wrote letters and e-mails to lexus. They first denied there was a problem, then changed tactics and blamed it on me, then said they didn't know what the problem was or if there was a problem, then lexus finally admitted there was a problem--"off the record," but didn't know how to fix it. Every time I brought the car in for routine service, they would install computer updates to see if that would fix the problem--which it did not. Years ago, I researched through government records and found numerous complaints of the same kind with 2004 lexus rx 330s. In light of recent recalls of toyota vehicles, I am concerned that this may someday turn into the same unintended acceleration problem that is happening with other toyotas. I do not feel safe in my car!

Filed Mar 15, 2010 · Acceleration, Airbags · 15,000 miles · PA · crash · 1 injury

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 lexus rx330. The contact was backing out of a parking space at approximately 5 MPH. There was a loud noise outside of the vehicle. The gear was shifted into drive and suddenly, the vehicle accelerated without warning. There were several attempts with extreme force applied to the brake pedal. The vehicle failed to reduce speed and crashed into a wall. The driver sustained intense pain to the ankle with other minor injuries. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer and repaired for damages. The contact had concern of the safety risk involved. The failure mileage was 15,000. The consumer stated the air bag failed to deploy. Updated 05/11/10.

Filed Mar 11, 2010 · Acceleration · 49,000 miles · TX

Vehicle has experienced unintended acceleration three times during the two years that I have owned it.. This happened on occasions when I had slowed down and then slightly depressed the gas pedal to resume speed. With the gas pedal slightly depressed, I felt the pedal go further down by itself, leaving my foot and the car going faster. I said, "whoa! What was that?, and then assumed that the car had some sort of overdrive that caused it to do that. On two of the occasions this occurred when I had slowed to exit a freeway, and then slightly depressed the gas pedal to resume speed and get onto an access road. I have called the lexus dealer and am taking it in to be checked.

Filed Mar 4, 2010 · Acceleration · 23,000 miles · NY · crash

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 lexus rx330. While driving 65 MPH the vehicle suddenly accelerated up to 100 MPH. The vehicle accelerated off of the road, over the median and crashed head on into another vehicle. The driver was killed in the crash. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact does not have any information on what caused the vehicle to crash. The contact feels the crash was caused by a faulty computer in the vehicle. The failure mileage was 23,000. Updated 11/16/10. *ljupdated 9/29/2011

Filed Feb 24, 2010 · Acceleration · 43,000 miles · MA · crash

My lexus accelerated without my foot on the accelerator and hit and destroyed 2 parked unattended cars. Damage to my car was in excess of $6000. I was cited and I appealed to the board of appeals, and found innocent and had my case vacated. I wrote lexus about this problem on 2-14-10 since it is a toyota product and no cause has been found for my malfunction, and they have not answered me as yet. I want compensation and am willing to come to a mutually agreeable conclusion, but as yet, no response from lexus.

Filed Feb 24, 2010 · Acceleration · 100,000 miles · ID · crash

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 lexus rx330. The vehicle suddenly accelerated into the rear of the contacts garage. The vehicle was traveling 2 MPH when the vehicle started to surge forward. The failure has only occurred one time. The mechanic that inspected the vehicle was unable to find any mechanical failure. The failure mileage was 100,000. The current mileage was 105,000.

Filed Feb 23, 2010 · Acceleration · 72,000 miles · CA · crash

I was turning into a parking space at work and my 2004 lexus rx330 suddenly made a revving noise and accelerated into a tree in the median and then smashed head on into the car in the opposite space. The bmw that my car hit was completely totaled. My forward momentum was stopped by the bmw because my car climbed on the tree and ended up on top of the bmw. I was not on the phone and had no alcohol or drugs in my system and there was no passenger in the car to distract me. I am a 58 year old healthy woman who has been driving for 42 years. I took the car into my lexus dealer and they checked the computer and claimed there were no defects. They told me I had probably stepped on the gas instead of the brake or the floor mat had gotten stuck on top of the accelerator pedal. I checked the pedal (as did a co-worker) right after the accident and the mat was not on or near the pedal. In addition, I do not believe I hit the gas instead of the brake as the parking spot had an uphill grade and I most likely was not yet ready to brake when the acceleration occurred. The weather was clear and sunny. My brother, who is an airline pilot, suggested that it could have been the drive-by-wire electronics malfunctioning but the lexus dealer assured me that could not possibly have been the case. Now, hearing about all of the other acceleration problems I believe my complaint should be added to the list of lexus/toyota unexplained unintended acceleration problems. If someone had been in front of me or in the car I hit they would have been badly injured or killed. I have pictures of the damage if you would like to seem them.