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2002 Lexus GS430 Acceleration problems

Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 2002 Lexus GS430's acceleration & cruise control with NHTSA - 67% of all its complaints, most recently on March 4, 2010. They describe 1 crash, 0 fires and 3 injuries. Unintended acceleration, surging, throttle problems and cruise or adaptive cruise faults.

Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
3
Deaths
0

Acceleration complaints

Acceleration & cruise controlDriver assistance

I brought lexus gs430, model year 2002 in dec 2001. My model is not in recall list. I have experienced sudden unintended acceleration on nov 28, 2009 in san diego. Braking did not help. Car went over street divider in opposing traffic lanes. I was lucky that there was no traffic. *Tr

Filed Incident Vehicle speed control · Electronic stability control (ESC)NHTSA 10316629
AirbagsAcceleration & cruise controlCrash3 injuries

My father was driving my 02 lexus gs430 with my mother and 10mo old daughter in the backseat. He stopped at a stop sign and then accelerated to turn left. He was going 30-35mph and saw that the car infront of him was stopped and about to turn. He pressed the brake and the lexus did not slow down. He then slammed on the brakes and the lexus still did not slow down. The lexus finally came to a stop when they hit the car infront of them and the airbags did not deploy. My father is having back problems and my mother's leg is bruised, luckily my daughter is unharmed. The driver of the other vehicle is also injured. *Tr

Filed Incident Air bags · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10306784

Lexus GS430 acceleration complaints by year

GS430 acceleration problems, every year

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