As I was turning onto a road from a private driveway the car suddenly accelerated causing the car to cross over both lanes of the road and crash into a mailbox. The result was damage to the front of my car and a broken mailbax post. *Tr
Acceleration & cruise control
2002 Lexus LS430 Acceleration problems
Owners have filed 4 complaints about the 2002 Lexus LS430's acceleration & cruise control with NHTSA - 10% of all its complaints, most recently on April 19, 2013. They describe 3 crashes, 0 fires and 0 injuries. Unintended acceleration, surging, throttle problems and cruise or adaptive cruise faults.
- Complaints
- 4
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 3
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Acceleration complaints
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 lexus ls430. When attempting to enter a parking space, the vehicle accelerated without intention. Even after repeated brake application the vehicle would not stop. Consequently she crashed into several vehicles and a building. The vehicle was in the process of being inspected to determine the cause of the failure. There were no injuries. The failure and current mileages were 72,000.
Dt*: the contact stated while applying brake pressure at 2 mph in a driveway, the engine revved at a high rate, and the vehicle lurched forward into the garage without warning. There were no injuries sustained. There was minor damage sustained to the front of vehicle. The police were not alerted. The dealer and manufacturer were notified.
While driving at 50 mph accelerator pedal got stuck, as a result vehicle was totalled. Dealer notified. *Ak
Lexus LS430 acceleration complaints by year
LS430 acceleration problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data