2010 Lexus RX350

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE RPM INCREASED UP TO 7000 RPM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR MAT. THE CONTACT STATED HE DOES NOT THINK IT WAS THE FLOOR MATS BECAUSE HE CHECKED THE FLOOR MATS PRIOR TO TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING ELSE WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,484 UPDATED 11/16/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK, THE DEALER FOUND A NON-SECURED ALL WEATHER FLOOR MAT INTENDED FOR A 2004- 2009 LEXUS RX SLID FORWARD AND ENTRAPPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN THE FULLY APPLIED POSITION. UPDATED 12/05/11

IN A 2010 LEXUS RX 350 MY GRANDMOTHER WAS A PASSENGER IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP WAITING FOR AN APARTMENT COMPLEX SECURITY GATE TO OPEN. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH TWO APARTMENT COMPLEX SECURITY GATES, WENT AIRBORNE OVER A BUSY STREET AND CAME TO REST AGAINST THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. TO OUR HORROR, MY GRANDMOTHER PERISHED IN THE ACCIDENT. WE ARE AWAITING THE INFORMATION FROM THE BLACK BOX. I HESITATE SO SAY TOO MUCH BECAUSE WE ARE STILL IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS OF HOW/IF TO PROCEED REGARDING LITIGATION. DO NOT PURCHASE, DRIVE OR RIDE IN ONE OF THESE VEHICLES. *TR

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITHOUT ABILITY TO BRAKE WITH MY LEXUS RX 350, AT 2 PM ON SATURDAY MARCH 12TH 2011 WITH 5 PASSENGERS. I WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 30 MPH. THE CHOICE WAS TO CRASH IN THE CAR AHEAD STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT OR GO ON THE SIDE WALK, UP A STEEP MOUNT AND CRASH IN A BRICK WALL. THIS IS WHAT I DID. NOBODY WAS HURT. POLICE WAS CALLED AND THE CAR WAS TOWED. CAR WAS INSPECTED BY TOYOTA, NO CAUSE WAS FOUND, CAR WAS REPAIRED AT A GEICO APPROVED REPAIRED SHOP, AND I AM NOW ASKING THE LEXUS DEALER POHANKA TO ALLOW ME TO RETURN THE CAR AND BREAK MY LEASE. IN GOOD CONSCIENCE ALTHOUGH NO ONE WAS HURT, I AM NOT WILLING TO RISK A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT AFTER MY EXPERIENCE. WE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HURT AT A HIGHER SPEED. THIS WAS MY FIRST EVER CRASH DRIVING 20,000 MILES PER YEAR, DRIVING FOR MORE THAN 35 YEARS. THERE IS NO DOUBT SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF MY CONTROL HAPPENED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND STOPPED ON ITS OWN. DURING THE FAILURE, THE SLIPPING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 26,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR BODY REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, AND UNEXPECTEDLY AN INCREASE OF ACCELERATION OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,800. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ON 7/29/2010 MY 2010 LEXUS RX 350 EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED EXHILARATION CAUSING A COLLISION WITH A PARKING LOT COLLISION SAFETY POST (METAL PIPE FILLED WITH CONCRETE) CAUSING EXTENSIVE FRONTAL DAMAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1245 ON A CLEAR DAY DRY PAVEMENT WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES IN THE PARKING LOT NEAR THE SCENE OF THE COLLISION. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO THE A PARKING SPOT MAKING RIGHT HAND TURN. AS I WAS ENTERING THE PARKING SPOT AT APPROXIMATELY 1/2 WAY I TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO COMPLETE THE PARKING MANEUVER AND THAT IS WHEN THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD WITH A SPEED INDICATIVE OF HARD ACCELERATION COLLIDING WITH THE POST BEFORE I COULD TAKE ANY ACTION TO SLOW OR STOP THE VEHICLE. THE ACCELERATION DETAILED ABOVE HAS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. WE WERE BOTH PUZZLED BY THE EVENT BUT DECIDED TO DISMISS IT SINCE IT OCCURRED DURING THE NATION WIDE MEDIA BLITZ ABOUT TOYOTA VEHICLES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, AND REALLY DID NOT WANT TO BUY IN INTO MASS HYSTERIA. HIND SIGHT BEING 20/20 MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE. *TR

MODEL YEAR 2010 LEXUS RX 350 HAD A SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WHILE TRYING TO PARK IN A PARKING LOT PARKING PLACE IN EDMOND OKLAHOMA. THE CAR SURGED FORWARD RUNNING OVER THE CURB AND REQUIRED SWERVING TO THE RIGHT ONTO A GRASS MEDIAN BETWEEN THE PARKING LOT AND BUSY FAST MOVING STREET. THE CAR THEN TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AT AN UNCONTROLLABLE SPEED BEFORE SWERVING BACK INTO THE PARKING LOT WHERE THE VEHICLE THEN STOPPED. THE CAR IS ONLY THREE MONTHS OLD AND HAS 2040 MILES. THE LEXUS DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO HISTORY OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION ISSUES WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL CAR. THE CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING 7- 14 DAYS FOR A LEXUS FACTORY SPECIALIST TO EXAMINE THE CAR. THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION ISSUE IS NOT MERE PARTS OR INCONVENIENCE ISSUE. THIS WAS A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE AND A POSSIBLE LIFE OR DEATH ISSUE FOR OTHER 2010 LEXUS RX 350 OWNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED OR SLOWED POSITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD CHANGE GEARS AT RANDOM. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. ON THE LATEST OCCASION, UPON ACCELERATING FROM A SLOWED POSITION, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS LOCATED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT; THE DEALER HAD BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX 350. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY LUNGED FORWARD AND STALLED. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT HAD NOT DEEMED THE ISSUE AS A SAFETY CONCERN. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,450. UPDATED 07/06/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE ON THE STREET, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. UPDATED 09/21/10