Lexus SC430 Acceleration problems by year

2003 Lexus sc430. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle sudden acceleration. *Smd the consumer stated as she proceeded to pull out of a parking space, she then place the vehicle in drive, it then accelerated at a high speed. Finally after hitting a pole, it jumped the curb and ended on a busy street. The dealership sent someone out to expect the vehicle. The consumer was provided a disc that showed the vehicle accelerated at a high speed, but they would not say the true cause of the problem, which may have had something to do with the wheel locking and the brakes not functioning.

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 lexus sc430. The contact stated after shifting the vehicle into drive gear it suddenly accelerated and crashed into a neighbors door, fence, house and air condition. During the crash both the driver and passenger side air bags deployed. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact and passenger were taken to the hospital. The contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint. The contact stated the vehicle accelerated after the battery was replaced. The failure mileage was 49,000. Updated 7/22/13 *cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 lexus sc430. The contact stated that the vehicle was stopped and she was applying the brakes when it surged forward abnormally. The vehicle continued to surge forward until crashing into a light post. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000. Updated 01/10/12*lj the consumer stated as she was attempting to park, the vehicle accelerated on its own. She hit the garage door and...

Unintended acceleration in a parking lot causing my vehicl to crash into another vehicle. Toyota examined the vehicle and said nothing was wrong with it. They refusesd to give me a letter saying the car was safe to drive which I requested in writing twice. Updated 02/14/11 *bf

My wife was pulling into our driveway, and moved her foot from accelerator to brake on her lexus sc430. The driveway has a downhill stretch of about 40 feet with a left turn required at the bottom to enter the garage. Instead of slowing, the car took off, with the engine racing, and catapulted her over the edge of the driveway down into a ravine. She suffered a severe injury to her back, and is currently in great pain. I believe her story, as I had a similar incident with the same car about 4 months ago, except I was able to overcome the forward motion of the car by a very hard application of the brake. *Tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 lexus sc430. While attempting to decelerate at 40 mph, the vehicle lurched forward. Consequently he crashed into 2 iron gates. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership the current and failure mileages were 16000.

I am an owner of a lexus sc-430, 2005 model with 15428 miles on the odometer.The car recently underwent a 15,000 mile service. On arriving home at 1:30 pm I stopped the v car in front of the garage and the door was closed. I was about to reach for the garage door opener button in the car whe it suddenly and spontaneously accelerated full throttle , without foot on the accelerator. I applied the brakes but to no effect. The car drove through the metal garage door and stopped when it hit the back of...

Speed control failure caused vehicle to lose control. *Ak