2006 Lexus ES330

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) OUR 2006 LEXUS ES330 HESITATES AND STUTTERS WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A SLOW-DOWN, STOP OR DURING A TURN. I HAVE READ VARIOUS THINGS WHICH SUGGEST IT COULD BE THROTTLE CONTROL, COMPUTER CONTROLLED ACCELERATOR, OR MASS AIR FLOW MAF SENSOR OR AIR INTAKE SENSOR AIS, ETC. ETC. BUT SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG. DEALER IS NO HELP. WE TOOK THE CAR FOR THIS TROUBLE TO LEXUS OF VALENCIA AND SAW ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER [XXX] . HE TOLD US THAT THIS THE WAY THE CAR WAS BUILT. I THEN TRIED MY BEST TO HANDLE THIS CAR BUT IT CAUSED THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AND AGAIN. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER A 2ND TIME -- VALENCIA LEXUS AND THE MANAGER TOLD US NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 1/14/2009. IT HESITATES WHEN I TAKE TURNS, OR WHEN I STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. MANY TIMES THE ACCELERATOR GOES IDLE DURING THESE EVENTS AND CAR DOES NOT MOVE AND THAN I PUT MORE PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR BUT THEN IT GOES FAST AND I ALMOST END UP HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 TOYOTA LEXUS ES330. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH ON A CLEAR DAY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE CONTACT ENGAGED HER BRAKES AND THEY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO FOUR VEHICLES AND TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC AND SOLD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AFTER A CRASH OCCURRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 11, 972.

I OWN A 2006 330 LEXUS. RECENTLY ON TWO SEPARATE TRIPS, I HAVE HAD AN INCIDENT RELATING TO THE CRUISE CONTROL. I HAD THE CAR SET ON THE SPEED LIMIT OF 75MPH (AN INTERSTATE) AND PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. WHEN I WENT TO THE "RESUME SPEED" BUTTON, SUDDENLY THE CAR CHARGED FORWARD BEYOND WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY SET AND OF ITS OWN VOLITION, THE GAS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I BRAKED IT SLOWED BACK DOWN. THIS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES330. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH WHEN SHE PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT BECAME STUCK AND ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO 4 VEHICLES IN FRONT OF HER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE WERE MAJOR DAMAGES TO FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. HER INSURANCE COMPANY WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND THE MECHANICS DIAGNOSIS INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THEN SOLD IT SINCE HE DID NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS 11,972. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 11,980. UPDATED 4/7/2010 *CN UPDATED 06/18/10.*JB