2006 Lexus ES330

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO PICK-UP OUR GRANDDAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL ON 10-22-2018. SHE MADE A FULL STOP AT THE CORNER AND TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND STARTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. WHEN SHE STARTED TO PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL LIGHTLY, THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO FULL THROTTLE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AND LUNGED UNCONTROLLABLY FORWARD. HER STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. BECAUSE OF THIS ACCELERATION, SHE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT WITH GREAT FORCE AND SEVERELY DAMAGING OUR FRONT END AND THE CAR BUMPER IN FRONT OF HER. SHE WAS GETTING GET IN LINE TO WAIT FOR THE SCHOOL CHILDREN TO LET OUT. HAD HER THE CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL WHEN CHILDREN WERE CROSSING THE STREET, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A GREAT CATASTROPHE AND DEAD CHILDREN. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO ALERT THE PUBLIC. ANOTHER SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. BUT THE DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. OUR CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 60,000. EACH TIME I TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THEY REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT. THEY SAY THE FLOOR MAT CAN GET IN THE WAY OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I DON'T THINK SO, BUT WE KEEP THE FLOOR MAT IN THE TRUNK. I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO A LEXUS HEADQUARTER IN TEXAS, (800) 255-3987. THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID A CASE MANAGER WILL BE CONTACTING ME. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEY WILL DO. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO PREVENT RUNNING OVER PEOPLE. THERE WILL BE DEATHS IF NOTHING IS DONE!

THE CAR WAS REVERSED AND DRIVEN FORWARD, SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. APPLYING BRAKES WERE NOT HELPING AS ACCELERATION STILL CONTINUED. THERE IS NO FLOOR MAT ON THE DRIVER SEAT SIDE TO BLAME IT ON FOR GAS PEDAL GETTING STUCK TO THE MAT.. THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS WERE ADJUSTED TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL FROM THE FLOOR. HAPPENED A WEEK AGO AND HAPPENED AGAIN ON 17/02/2018. FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS ON FOUR LANE CITY STREET. SECOND TIME ON TWO LANE CITY STREET. IT CAN HAPPEN ANY TIME ANY WHERE. I ASKED THE DEALER. NO RECALL YET I SEE LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM ON THIS SITE. HTTPS://WWW.VEHICLEHISTORY.COM/LEXUS/ES-330/2006

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF APPLYING AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,907.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES 330. THE CONTACT SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR IN THE PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AFTER THE CRASH AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AT IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED11/29/11 *BF UPDATED 12/14/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP WHICH WAS PROVIDED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN ENGINEER TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE YET THE ENGINEER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND FEARED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,366.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES330. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH, AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN ACCELERATION OCCURRED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL OVER THE CURBSIDE AND CRASH INTO A HOUSE. THE DAMAGED EXTERIOR SIDING OF THE HOUSE EXPOSED AN ENORMOUS HOLE THE WIDTH OF THE VEHICLE WHICH EXTENDED THROUGH THE INTERIOR WALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT WITH NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGES. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A COLLISION CENTER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT AN INCIDENT HAPPENED ON MAY 14, 2010. AT AROUND 2:30PM, I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 LEXUS ES 330 TO A SHOPPING CENTER. THE CENTER IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH WEST CORNER OF 75 AND LEGACY DRIVE, IN PLANO, TEXAS. WHEN I ARRIVED TO THE CENTER, I FOUND THE NEAR-BY PARKING SPACES WERE ALL PACKED. SO I DECIDED TO PARK MY CAR AT FAR WEST CORNER OF THE PARKING LOT. I FOUND A SPOT THAT WAS NOT VERY OCCUPIED. WHEN I SLOWLY APPROACHED TO A PARKING SPACE, I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PREPARED FOR THE FULL STOP. BUT INSTEAD OF EXPERIENCING A FULL STOP, I WAS PULLED FORWARD AT FULL SPEED AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS ON FULL ACCELERATION. THE CAR WENT UP THE CURB FOR A PLANT-BED/MEDIUM AND CLEARED A COUPLE OF BIG PLANTS. I TURNED THE WHEEL AS I STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. FINALLY IT STOPPED AFTER WENT THROUGH THE PLANT-BED/MEDIUM. AFTER IT MADE A FULL STOP, FIRST THING I DID WAS CHECKING TO SEE IF MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. AND IT WAS. AFTER I CALMED MYSELF DOWN, I MENTALLY REVISITED THE INCIDENT. ONE FEELING STANDING OUT WAS THAT THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE I EXPERIENCED WAS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM MY STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. IN NORMAL DRIVING, THE ACCELERATING IS GRADUAL AS THERE IS A LAG BETWEEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE GAINING OF THE SPEED. IN THIS CASE, THE VEHICLE SIMPLY GARNERED SPEED AND 'RUNNING' THROUGH THE BUMP AND PLANT-BED/MEDIUM. I CALLED PARK PLACE LEXUS WHERE I DO ALL THE MAINTENANCE SERVICES. THEY ASKED ME TO BRING THE CAR IN. AN ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER AT THE LEXUS RECORDED THE INCIDENT AND TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINEERS WOULD LOOK INTO THAT ON FOLLOWING MONDAY. ON MONDAY, I WAS ADVISED TO CALL 1-800-255-3987. I DESCRIBED THE INCIDENT TO A TOYOTA SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE AND EXPRESSED MY WORRY AND CONCERN OF THE SAFETY OF DRIVING MY LEXUS. HE TOLD ME THEY WILL ESTABLISH A CASE FOR THE INCIDENT AND IT WILL TAKE ABOUT FOUR TO SIX WEEKS TO FINISH THE INVESTIGATION. *TR

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE IN MY 2006 LEXUS ES 330. THE CAR WAS IDLING AT ABOUT 1400 RPM, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, RELEASED THE HAND BRAKE AND STARTED TO SLOWLY BACK UP. SUDDENLY, THE CAR SHOT OUT OF MY GARAGE, DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE STREET, JUMPED THE FAR SIDE CURB TURNING RIGHT AND STRUCK A LIGHT POLE WHICH WAS BROKEN OFF. THE CAR WAS TRAVELING ON ITS OWN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. AT THIS TIME, IN A STATE OF CONFUSION AND EXTREME AGITATION I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL BUT INSTEAD I ACCIDENTALLY SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. I WENT FORWARD CONTINUING IN A HIGH RATE OF SPEED BACK ACROSS THE STREET AND INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I FINALLY MANAGED TO GET THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THAT AT NO TIME DID I EVER TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL! THIS APPEARS TO ELIMINATE STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDALS AS A CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ON MAY 14, 2010, ALSO BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, ALTHOUGH AT THAT TIME I HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS TOYOTA PROBLEM AND DID NOT REALIZE EXACTLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING. MY LEXUS DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING TO THIS LEXUS MODEL PRIOR TO THIS. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 09/22/10