At approximately 2:00 pm on jan. 5, 2020, I was driving my 2006 lexus ls 430 in a residential area in bethesda, md. I decided to turn around. I turned right into a driveway (at a low speed) with the brake pedal applied. Suddenly, and without warning, the car accelerated wildly, making a great deal of engine noise, as the throttle appeared to be wide open. Thankfully I hit a near-by tree and two front air bags deployed. A homeowner called the police, and an ambulance took me to the emergency room at a nearby hospital. If this sudden acceleration had occurred on a highway, I am certain that lives would have been lost.
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Lexus LS430 Acceleration problems by year
37 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Lexus LS430's acceleration & cruise control. Unintended acceleration, surging, throttle problems and cruise or adaptive cruise faults.
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Takata recall, during accident air bags under inflated, my legs was bruised and swollen. My car self accelerated, I couldn't control the speed, my brakes didn't work, my car stopped by hitting the car in front of me. Claim [[redacted]], the car was in motion, on a freeway, driving straight, I have a recall claim [[redacted]]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6). *Tt
When pulling into parking space at a low speed (2 mph) car suddenly accelerated even though accelerator pedal was not being depressed. Operator's foot was on brake pedal the entire time but car would not stop until it hit a parked vehicle. At the time the car was being turned to the right coming into the parking space. There was a high curb (~10 inches high) at the front of the parking space and a median but the car jumped over this and struck the parked on the other side of the median.
The driver/owner of the lexus ls 430 was pulling in to a parking spot behind another car at a private club. It was straight in parking behind a gmc yukon. In pulling into the spot, the right rear tire went over a curb, and suddenly the car accelerated like a rocket. The driver stepped on the brake and nothing would stop it. Since the car was only about one foot away from the parked yukon, the lexus was stopped by the impact. The car was put in park and the engine turned off. Air bag did not deploy. Damage...
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was done to rear bumper of the yukon and the front bumper of the lexus as well as an a/m reinforcement beam and other external damage. As of this date, damage to the engine of the lexus is undetermined. *Tr
This is the second time that I have applied the brakes and the car accelerates rather than stopping. The first time was in july 2006 right after I had purchased the car. That time I accelerated into the back of a police car and did a lot of damage to the front of the car. I have driven over 120,000 miles and 9 years without this happening again. This time I was at a stop light and began to move when a construction worker jumped in front of my car to have me stop and the car accelerated across 4 lanes and...
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stopped before I went up on the curb and hit a building. Unfortunately, the construction worker's ankle was broken and now I am being sued. I had my mechanic check the problem last time and he could not find anything wrong. I checked to see if this car had been recalled last time and this time for this problem and it has not been. *Tr
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
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 lexus ls430. While driving approximately 3 mph, the contact attempted to maneuver the vehicle into a parking space when the vehicle accelerated abnormally. As a result, the vehicle traveled over a concrete parking barrier and crashed into a concrete wall. The crash caused damage to the front driver's side door. There were no injuries reported. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 67,000.
Letter from senator murray on behalf of constituents, concerning problems with their 2006 lexus ls430 vehicle (photographs not imaged) *tgw the consumer experienced sudden acceleration while driving. The consumer stated he began experiencing electrical problems when all of the icons on the dashboard illuminated. The trunk opened and the flashers came on, and the alarm started going off. The consumer stated the second time, the sudden acceleration occurred, he crashed into a building. The vehicle was totaled. *Jb
Driving into the garage to park, the car jerked and suddenly accelerated. Crashed into the shelvings, plumbing tools and parts. Pushing everything against the rear wall which was damaged. *Tr
As I was driving along the road, two miles from my house in a residential area. The car suddenly and drastically began to accelerate. I remember vividly pressing the brake pedal multiple times but it failed to decelerate the car at all. Afraid as I was, I ceased to step on the brake or the gas pedal, the car continued accelerating and kept gaining momentum. At that point, I was trying to avoid hitting the cars in front and incoming cars from the other direction of the road. I drove for about a half mile on and off...
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the right side curbside, as clipping mailboxes along the way. At that point I realized that I would not be able to stop, decelerate, nor control the car. In attempt the avoid driving into the main road that led into a busy four-way intersection, I panicked and removed my seat belt in attempt to evacuate the car. The car door, however would not open. I was in complete shock and alarmed as the car continued to accelerate and as it drove into a head-on collision with a tree. Following the severe impact, I entirely lost consciousness. Following the accident I spent 10 hours in the operation room, and I had to stay for care in the hospital and skill facility for two and half months. From the accident my arm was injured and after 8 months, and it still immobile. I'm still going through series of physical therapy on a weekly basis. Updated ivoq 09/14/11 *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 lexus ls430. The contact stated that while entering into a parking space with her foot on the brake at 5 mph, there was sudden acceleration and the vehicle crashed into a building. No one was injured and the vehicle was destroyed. The police were called and a report was filed (#2771757). The dealer was contacted who offered no assistance. Prior to the accident, there was an electric failure. The dealer was called who stated unless the vehicle continued to have the failure, she could...
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bring it in, but if there was no more failure she did not have to bring the vehicle in. The insurance company was contacted. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no other assistance. The failure mileage was 78,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 lexus ls430. The contact was stopped at a traffic light when he engaged the accelerator and the vehicle would not respond. Within seconds, without the accelerator pedal being depressed, the vehicle abnormally accelerated to 10 mph. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for and the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact stated that he experienced the failure at least four additional times after taking the vehicle to the dealer. He also stated the failure happened while he...
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was driving and attempting to brake. The contact stated that on one occasion while starting the vehicle, the vehicle began jerking abnormally at low speeds as if he was driving with the parking brake engaged. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the dealer again, was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 18,000 and the current mileage was 22,800. Updated 3/14/11 *cn updated 04/28/11
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 lexus ls430. While driving at 10 mph, the contact applied the brakes but the vehicle failed to respond. Seconds later, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning causing the contact to crash into a nearby vehicle. There were no injuries but a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealership but had not been inspected at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 75,000.
2005 LS 430 LEXUS CRASHED FOLLOWING ACCELERATION. *TR
2005 Lexus ls430. Consumer states unintended acceleration *tgw the consumer stated when he approached his parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated even though his foot was on the brake. Fortunately, a steel fence stopped the vehicle from crashing into the adjacent building. The consumer stated the vehicle sustained $5,000 in damages.*Jb updated 05/12/10.*Jb
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