25 of the 1,531 complaints filed about the Lexus ES350 are about the equipment — 2% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2007.
25
Complaints
2%
Share of all complaints
6
Crashes
0
Fires
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 LEXUS ES350. WHILE LEAVING A PARKING LOT, THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM FAILED AND AFFECTED THE RADIO. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
NHTSA complaint #10872984 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 LEXUS ES350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM SCREEN WENT BLACK WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
NHTSA complaint #10763944 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
I HAD AN ACCIDENT THAT WAS VERY SEVERE AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH LEXUS AND DID NOT GET A SATISFACTORY ANSWER. I FELT THE IMPACT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. ALL I WANT TO KNOW WHY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THAT.
NHTSA complaint #10680301 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK THE VEHICLE THREE TO FOUR MINUTES TO SLOW DOWN WHEN HE TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 0 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,600. UPDATED 01/31/11 *BF UPDATED 02/03/11 UPDATED 02/14/11
NHTSA complaint #10363554 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS ES350 WITH 15,600 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND RELEASING HIS FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. UPDATED 01/31/11 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. UPDATED 02/03/11 UPATED 02/14/11
NHTSA complaint #10361775 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE GPS NAVIGATION SYSTEM DISPLAYED INACCURATE INFORMATION WHICH DIRECTED HIM TO THE WRONG LOCATION. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH DUE TO THE INCORRECT DRIVING DIRECTIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO ACCEPT FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRING THE GPS NAVIGATION SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,400. UPDATED 01/31/11 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. UPDATED 02/03/11 UPDATED 07-06/11 *BF UPDATED 2/29/12
NHTSA complaint #10361767 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT
ON 07/2009 WE TOOK OUR 2007 LEXUS ES350 IN FOR SERVICE WITH 20K MILES. IT WAS BEING TAKEN IN FOR A BRAKE PROBLEM, FAULTY VISOR AND VEHICLE TILTED/LEANING. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKES HAD 1MM LEFT (NEAR BRAKE FAILURE). A LEXUS TECH REPLACED THE BRAKES, VISOR AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TILTED/LEANING. SINCE THEN THE VEHICLE RETURNED SEVERAL TIMES FOR SERVICE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: BRAKES AND TILT/LEANING. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED AGAIN AND ANOTHER TECH CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TILTED/LEANING WITH VISUAL AND PHYSICAL INSPECTION. THE TECH MEASURED FROM THE WHEEL WELL TO THE GROUND. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT SUSPENSION BUT THE RESULTS WERE THE SAME. THE VEHICLE IS STILL TILTED/LEANING AND NOW LEXUS IS REFUSING TO FIX IT AND STATED, THEY HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN DO TO FIX IT. AFTER I COMPLAINT THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE A CORP FIELD TECH WAS SENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FIELD TECH ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TILTED/LEANING AND STATED THAT THEY DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE A REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 25K MILES. DUE TO THE STATEMENT ABOVE IT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THE THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT.
NHTSA complaint #10317299 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT
2007 ES 350 ACCELERATOR DID NOT RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER ACCELERATING. INSTEAD, SLOW AND SLUGGISH PEDAL RETURN WAS EXPERIENCED BY ME AS DRIVER. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD THE LUXURY OF WAITING FOR PEDAL TO RETURN. ONLY HAPPENED ONE TIME; FLOOR MATS WERE IN CAR AT THE TIME BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE THEY HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH EVENT. FLOOR MATS WERE REMOVED WITH RECALL NOTICE IN 2009
NHTSA complaint #10307099 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT
I RECEIVED A LESS THAN REASSURING ASSESSMENT TODAY OF HOW MY '07 LEXUS ES 350 WAS FIXED AT KEYES LEXUS, VAN NUYS, CA, FOLLOWING A RECALL NOTICE. ALTHOUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BEEN TRIMMED, AND SOUND MATERIAL WAS REMOVED FROM THE DRIVER-SIDE FLOOR MAT AREA, THE PRINCIPAL SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM REMAINED UNSOLVED, ACCORDING TO BILL HORVATH, LEXUS SERVICE REP. BACKGROUND: WHILE TRAVELING WEST ON THE 60 FREEWAY IN MID-DECEMBER MY CAR TOOK OFF LIKE A BAT OUT OF '!@#$% AS I NEARED CHINO AIRPORT, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES FROM HEMET, WHERE I VISIT MY 95-YEAR OLD MOTHER EACH WEEK. THE CAR'S CRUISE CONTROL HAD BEEN ACTIVATED AND IN USE FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. MY SPEED WAS SET AT 68 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR SIMPLY TOOK OFF, ULTIMATELY REACHING NEARLY 100 MPH. AT THE TIME OF ACCELERATION MY RIGHT FOOT WAS NO WHERE NEAR THE GAS PEDAL OR BRAKE. I REMOVED THE ORIGINAL LEXUS CAR MATS LONG AGO. NEVERTHELESS, IT PROVED TO BE AN UNBELIEVABLE EXPERIENCE AND TERRIFYING RIDE. I SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL DEVICE, HIT THE BRAKE AS HARD AS A COULD, THREW THE AUTO-GEAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. I WASN'T HURT, BUT TERRIFIED BY THE EXPERIENCE. I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER DRIVE THIS DEFECTIVE CAR--EVER! THE LEXUS TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CRUISE-CONTROL INSTANT ACCELERATION PROBLEM, ACCORDING TO HORVATH. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR I TOLD HORVATH THAT I'M ACCEPTING IT UNDER PROTEST AND THAT THE DEALER'S SOLUTION AND FINDINGS TO MY VERY DANGEROUS INCIDENT WERE "INADEQUATE." FOR THE RECORD, THIS REPRESENTS A SINGLE ISOLATED EVENT. I NEVER HAD ANY OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER, I NOW FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW EASY IT MIGHT BE TO GET KILLED IN ONE OF THESE SO-CALLED LUXURY CARS. WHAT PISSES ME OFF THE MOST IS THAT TOYOTA HAS KNOW ABOUT THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT FOR THE LAST NINE YEARS.
NHTSA complaint #10306191 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
REFERENCE: MY 2007 LEXUS ES 350 ON THE RECALL FOR FLOOR MATS AND PEDAL OF THE ACCELERATOR. INCIDENT HAPPENED 2/1/10 12 PM EST PLACE: ASHLAND, OH 44805 BILL HARRIS GM DEALERSHIP I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE GM DEALERSHIP AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY LEXUS ES350 (2007)ACCELERATED SO HIGH THAT I THOUGHT IT WOULD GO THROUGH THE PLATE GLASS WINDOW OF THE DEALERSHIP. I STOOD ON THE BRAKES AND GOT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. IT ROCKED BACK AND FORTH AFTER I PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL WITH PEOPLE WATCHING THIS HAPPEN. THEY THOUGHT THAT I WAS GOING THROUGH THE PLATE GLASS WINDOW INTO THE SHOWROOM. THE WITNESSES AT BILL HARRIS DEALERSHIP, AND OTHER PEOPLE SAW ME AND THE MESS I WAS IN WITH THE LEXUS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO GERMAIN LEXUS OF EASTON IN COLUMBUS, OH BY LEXUS ,PER SUPERVISOR OF SERVICE SPECIALISTS. SHE TOLD ME TO RENT A VEHICLE AND PAY FOR IT MYSELF UP TO 50.00 PER DAY. IT WILL BE 2 WEEKS UNTIL I GET MY MONEY BACK FOR THE RENTAL,IF I FURNISHED A PROOF OF RENTAL AND SEND IT TO FAX TO HER ATTENTION. I TALKED WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE REP IN SERVICE AT THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP IN COLUMBUS. SHE TOLD ME TO "GET IN LINE SINCE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE MATS." I DID NOT HAVE THE MATS IN THE CAR. MY HUSBAND, AN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER, TOOK THE MATS OUT OF THE CAR WHEN WE GOT THE LETTER FROM LEXUS ABOUT THE MATS AND THE PEDAL ON OUR LEXUS IN WHICH THEY WOULD SEND US ANOTHER LETTER WHEN THE TIME CAME FOR THE FIX IN APRIL 2010!!!! HOW COULD IT BE THE MATS OR THE PEDAL SINCE THERE WERE NOT ANY MATS IN THE CAR. I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL SINCE I WAS COASTING TO THE PARKING SPOT WHEN THE ENGINE WENT "CRAZY".
NHTSA complaint #10305152 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
WE LEASE A 2008 LEXUS ES-350 WHILE RIDING ON RTE 9 IN MONMOUTH COUNTY, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED - I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 50MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED-- I TRIED TO HIT THE BRAKES, BUT THEN CAR KEPT ON ACCELERATING- I THEN REACHED DOWN WHILE STILL DRIVING, AND FORCIBLY REMOVED THE FLOOR PAD FROM THE FLOOR AROUND THE ACCELERATOR--THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND SLOWED DOWN SINCE THEN, I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR WITH NO PROBLEM- BUT I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE FLOOR MAT.
NHTSA complaint #10303155 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
THIS CONCERNS MY 2010 LEXUS ES 350, ACQUIRED NEW ON NOV. 30, 2009. ON1/23/10 I FOUND THE DRIVER FLOOR MAT LOOSE. UNDERNEATH WERE THE TWO LIGHT PLASTIC CLIPS, ONE OF WHICH (THE ONE ON THE GAS-PEDAL SIDE) WAS OUT OF ITS SOCKET ON THE FLOOR AND WAS LYING FREE ON THE FLOOR. WITH CONSIDERABLE DIFFICULTY I WAS ABLE TO RE-INSERT THE FLIMSY FLANGES OF THE LOOSE CLIP INTO ITS SOCKET AND THEN TO SECURE THE MAT TO BOTH CLIPS. OTHER THAN A VACUUMING BY THE ATTENDANT IN A CAR-WASH ESTABLISHMENT 1/16/10 NOTHING HAD BEEN DONE TO THE MAT SINCE THE ACQUISITION OF THE CAR. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE OF THIS EQUIPMENT FAILURE, BUT MY CONCERN IS: LEXUS CRASHES HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO LOOSE FLOOR MATS JAMMING THE GAS PEDAL. IT APPEARS THAT THE MAT STILL COMES LOOSE WITHOUT ANY INCORRECT ACTION ON THE PART OF THE DRIVER.
NHTSA complaint #10302087 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT
I OWN A 2007 LEXUS ES 350 AND WAS ON THE 10 FWY IN THE FAST LANE (THIRD LANE) AND A CAR STOPPED FOR NO REASON AND NO TRAFFIC. I TRIED TO STOP AND MY FLOOR MAT SLID FORWARD AND MY CAR WENT FASTER AND I TRIED TO STOP AND PUSH ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPING. I COULD NOT CONTROL MY CAR AND STOPPED INTO THE BACK OF A MINI VAN. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY AND WHEN I CALLED THE CLAIM TO MY AAA INSURANCE COMPANY THE INSURANCE REP LET ME KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR AND I NEVER RECEIVED ANY LETTER OR NOTICE IN REGARDS TO A RECALL THIS HAPPENED ON 12/23/09 AND I AM A MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER LET ME KNOW THIS COULD HAVE KILLED ME. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #10297275 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
I TURNED RIGHT INTO THE PARKING LOT AND PROCEEDED APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET AND TURNED RIGHT INTO THE FIRST AVAILABLE PARKING SPOT. THERE ARE SPEED BUMPS IN PARKING LOT THAT DO NOT ALLOW ANY SPEED TO BE GAINED BETWEEN DRIVEWAY AND PARKING SPOT. AS SOON AS MY CAR ENTERED THE PARKING SPOT, AND WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND SURGED FORWARD JUMPING THE PARKING CURB AND HITTING THE OUTSIDE OF THE DENTAL BUILDING. THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD OVER THE PARKING CURB, THROUGH SHRUBBERY, STRUCK A PARKING SIGN AND FINALLY THE BUILDING, A TOTAL DISTANCE OF ABOUT 6 FEET, BEFORE STOPPING. THE SITUATION HAPPENED ONLY ONCE AND WAS ENOUGH FOR US TO REQUEST LEXUS TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK FROM US. LEXUS LOOKED AT THE FLOOR MATS AND DEEMED THEY WERE SECURELY IN PLACE NOT CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. THEY CHECKED THE CAR MECHANICALLY AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG & NO COMPUTER ERROR CODES RECORDED. THEY DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO THE VEHICLE AND RETURNED IT TO US CLAIMING NO MALFUNCTION OF THE CAR. THE FRONT BUMPER AND HOOD NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND WE HAD TO PLACE AN INSURANCE CLAIM AND PAY OUR DEDUCTIBLE TO GET THE CAR REPAIRED.
NHTSA complaint #10296493 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
JUNE 9, 2009 MY 2007 ES 350 LEXUS TOOK OFF WITH ME REACHING A FRIGHTENING SPEED OF 95 MILES AN HR WHEN I REACHED THE MAT UNDER MY RIGHT KNEE AND YANKED THE CARPET AND AT LAST FREED THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL. I KNOW THE WHERE BOTH INVOLVED AS I HIT THE BRAKES TO NO AVAIL AS THE SPEED BECAME FRIGHTENING AND KEEPING IT ON THE ROAD WAS A MIRACLE. I THINK IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RECALL NOTICE FOR ALMOST 4 MOST AFTER THIS INCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #10293670 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
WHILE DRIVING ON I10 IN CA, MY MOTHER ACCELERATED TO PASS A TRUCK AND WHEN SHE EASED UP ON THE ACCELERATOR NOTHING HAPPENED. IN FACT, SHE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. SHE TRIED TO BRAKE AND PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND SHE KEPT GOING IN EXCESS OF 90 MPH. SHE DROVE THROUGH A REST AREA BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP. FINALLY SHE HIT THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN AND THAT DID IT - SHE FINALLY HAD CONTROL AND SLOWED WAY DOWN. SHE DID SO MUCH DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE WHILE TRYING TO GET IT TO STOP THAT CATHEDRAL CITY LEXUS REPLACED THE WHOLE ENGINE. SHE WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY HER ALL WEATHER FLOOR MAT. SHE WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALL ON FLOOR MATS NOR HAD TUSTIN LEXUS, WHO ALWAYS SERVICES HER CAR, EVER SAID ANYTHING TO HER AND THE MATS HAVE BEEN IN THE CAR SINCE SHE PURCHASED IT.
NHTSA complaint #10286150 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
THE FLOOR MATS ON MY LEXUS 350 CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR TO STICK IN A DEPRESSED POSITION RESULTING IN A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. FORTUNATELY FOR ME I WAS ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT. FOR A MOMENT I HAD THE IMPRESSION THAT I DID NOT HAVE BREAKS. THIS MUST GET FIXED OR THERE WILL BE DEATHS. THE REASON FOR THIS IS DUE TO A NUMBER OF FACTORS. 1) THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT FASTENED TO THE CAR USING THE CLIPS. I HAD JUST WASHED THE CAR AND I WAS UNABLE TO FASTEN THE FLOOR MATS INTO THE CLIPS. THE DESIGN OF THE CLIPS IS POOR. 2) THE FLOOR MAT SLID FORWARD. 3) WHEN THE FLOORMAT SLID FORWARD IT CAUSED A SITUATION THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR GETS CAUGHT UNDER THE LEADING EDGE OF THE FLOOR MAT. YOU CANNOT LIFT THE ACCELERATOR UP BECAUSE THE FLOOR MAT IS PREVENTING IT FROM COMING UP. 3) THE FLOOR MAT HAS TO BE PULLED AWAY FROM THE ACCELERATOR IN ORDER THAT THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED. 4) THE DESIGN OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS TO CLOSE TO THE TOP OF THE FLOOR MAT. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MUST BE REPLACED WITH A PEDAL THAT IS FURTHER AWAY FROM THE FLOOR MATS. THE CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY MAKING THE PEDAL SMALLER. MY WIFE IS CURRENTLY DRIVING THIS CAR IN TX. I AM IN MN. I'VE TOLD HER TO BE CAREFUL TO MAKE SURE THE FLOOR MATS ARE PROPERLY FASTENED. I AM 50 YEARS OLD AND DRIVEN NUMEROUS CARS. THIS LEXUS IS THE BEST CAR I HAVE EVER DRIVE BUT THIS DESIGN FLAW WILL KILL PEOPLE IF IT'S NOT FIXED. FEEL FREE TO CALL ME AT: THANK YOU,
NHTSA complaint #10285092 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR AND HEATING SYSTEM RELEASES ALUMINUM TRIHYDRATE THROUGH THE VENTS. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE HAD TO HAVE SURGERY TO STOP HIS NOSE BLEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIANS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO REQUEST A TOXICITY REPORT. UPON CONTACT A REPRESENTATIVE CONCLUDED THAT ALUMINUM TRIHYDRATE IS COMMONLY USED AS AN ANTACID, THEREFORE THERE WAS NOT ASSOCIATED SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 15,000.
NHTSA complaint #10284925 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT
PETITION FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE UNWANTED AND UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF MODEL YEAR 2007 LEXUS ES350. *NJ THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE UNWANTED ACCELERATION WAS A RESULT OF THE FLOOR MATS INTERFERING WITH THE THROTTLE PEDAL. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ACCELERATION AND DOES NOT BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE FLOOR MATS. SEE ALSO 10261660 *DSY.
NHTSA complaint #10263408 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT
I HAD GONE THOUGH A TOLL BOOTH AND WAS ACCELERATING AROUND A TRUCK BUT WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OF THE GAS, THE CAR ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WITH ALL MY STRENGTH AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR AT 60 MPH. LUCKILY THERE WAS LIGHT TRAFFIC, BUT THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT I WOULD HAVE HIT MULTIPLE CARS IF THERE HAD BEEN TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND BRAKE TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE WITH THE ENGINE SCREAMING THE WHOLE TIME. TRULY THE MOST TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO EXPLAINED IT WAS PROBABLY THE FLOOR MAT WHICH HAD NOT BEEN SECURED WHEN THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED THE DAY BEFORE. I ALMOST DIED BECAUSE OF A LOOSE FLOOR MAT?!!!
NHTSA complaint #10243157 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.