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Lexus LS Acceleration problems by year

4 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Lexus LS's acceleration & cruise control. Unintended acceleration, surging, throttle problems and cruise or adaptive cruise faults.

Acceleration complaints by model year

YearAcceleration complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
19993210
19981000

Latest LS acceleration complaints

1999 Lexus LSAcceleration & cruise control

While slowly making a turn with my foot on the brake my car surged forward. I tried to control the car by pushing my foot on the brake as hard as I could without success. I was able to stop the car from moving only by putting it on park. The surge was very sudden and uncontrollable. This is second time it happened. Please investigate. *Tr

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 11328667
1999 Lexus LSAcceleration & cruise controlCrash1 injury

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 lexus ls. The contact stated that while the brakes were depressed the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into the proceeding vehicle. The driver was inured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic test that was unable to locate a failure code. The vehicle was not repaired. The vin was not available. The failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 125,000.

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10399113
1998 Lexus LSAcceleration & cruise control

When trying to stop my 1998 lexus ls 400 in my garage this morning, the car surged forward. I slammed the brakes on even harder and the car surged even more forward. The wheels were spinning and I finally got the car totally stopped. I took it to the dealer after the incident and they were unable to find anything wrong. *Nm

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10165888
1999 Lexus LSAcceleration & cruise controlCrash

I was driving and the vehicle in front of me stopped. I took my right foot off the accelerator and placed in on the break. When I applied pressure to the break, the car continued to accelerate and hit the car in front of me. The damage to my car is probably in the $10,000 range. *Nm

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10155810

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