2008 Lexus RX350

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS RX350. UPON PLACING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, IT IMMEDIATELY BOLTED IN REVERSE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. AT SPEEDS OF 40-45 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT WITH NO EFFECT. IN AN ATTEMPT TO SHIFT TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL , THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INVOLUNTARILY ACCELERATE LEAVING THE DRIVER NO CHOICE, BUT TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. UPDATED 11/16/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 LEXUS RS350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH INTO HIS DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE WAS NOT CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $12,000. THE INSPECTOR INFORMED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER HIM ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24980 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25000.

### I HAD ORIGINALLY IGNORED THIS INCIDENT AS REPORTED BY MY WIFE BUT WITH THE TOYOTA PROBLEMS IT MAY BE USEFUL IN YOUR TOYOTA INVESTIGATIONS. ### MY WIFE WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT (5 MPH) AND HIT A SIGNIFICANT BUMP AND IMMEDIATELY ALL BRAKING WAS GONE FOR ABOUT 5 TO 10 FEET AND THEN RETURNED. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT EXCEPT THE CAR IN FRONT MOVED. THIS HAS OCCURED ONLY ONCE . . . SHE IS A CONSERVATIVE DRIVER AND DRIVES ALMOST ALWAYS ON PAVED CITY STREETS . . . THE BUMP WAS IN A CONSTRUCTION AREA. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS SAYING OFF AND DISPLAYING AN ICON ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR AT LEAST 6 TIMES OVER THE PAST 4-5 MONTHS. IT WAS LAST IN THE SHOP IN JANUARY 2010 WHERE THEY KEPT IT FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS AND REPLACED THE SEAT AND THE SENSORS .... WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM... BUT THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN THIS EVENING. *TR

2008 LEXUS RX 350 WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS INCLUDING STICKY ACCELERATOR WHICH CAUSED HESITATION AND THEN A SURGE AND RELATED SENSOR PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF. *KB THERE WAS A LOOSE WIRE BETWEEN E5-A12 PIN AND GENERAL INSTABILITY WITH SENSORS AND VARIOUS TROUBLE LIGHTS INCLUDING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC AND LOSS OF CRUISE CONTROL. A CODE DIAGNOSED A PROBLEM AS ACCELERATION POSITION SENSOR SWITCH MALFUNCTION, WHICH SEEMED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE CHECK ENGINE, VSC AND SKID. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SIGNIFICANT USE OF THE ACCELERATOR WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS RX350. HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION TWICE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION AND AGAIN WHEN HE TRIED TO PARK. DURING BOTH INCIDENTS HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND IT FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT HIM. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 19, 700.

ACCELERATOR STICKS. I HAD A 2002 LEXUS RX300 AND THE ACCELERATOR KEPT STICKING . I TOOK IT TO THE AUSTIN TX LEXUS DEALER IN SPRING 2008 AND REPORTED IT. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. I SOLD THE CAR AND BOUGHT A NEW 2008 RX350 AND IT DOES THE SAME THING. SO LEXUS HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR A LONG LONG TIME AND THAT MAKES ME MAD FOR THEM TO KNOWNINGLY JEOPARDIZING MY SAFETY. TW*

AS A LEXUS OWNER AND INTERNATIONAL JOURNALIST (WASHINGTON, DC) I HEREBY LODGE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST LEXUS USA/TMS OFFICES IN TORRANCE, CA. MY MOTHER AND I SURVIVED DEATH, SUSTAINED TRAUMATIC SERIOUS INJURIES (WHICH LED TO MY MISCARRIAGE) DUE TO MY LEXUS CAR MANUFACTURER DEFECTS AND MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONING RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL COLLISION ON 09/21/2009. SINCE 09/22/2009 UP TO DATE 11/30/09 I HAVE BEEN CHEATED, SCAMMED AND LIED TO BY MY CAR MANUFACTURER AND SALES OFFICES CORPORATE LEADERS, WHO CONTACTED ME AND GAVE ME FALSE PROMISES OF MY CAR RE-PURCHASE, STATING THAT MY DEFECTIVE CAR IS SUBJECT TO A BUY-BACK AND REPLACEMENT IN ADDITION TO LEGAL LIABILITY ISSUES RELATED TO OUR MEDICAL BILLS. UP TO DATE I HAVE BEEN CHEATED, LIED AS BEING A VICTIM OF A CHAIN OF LIARS, CHEATERS AND FRAUD MASTERS FROM LEXUS-USA. PROOF OF ALL COMMUNICATIONS WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOUR OFFICE UPON REQUEST. PLEASE HANDLE AN EXPEDITED AND EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION IN THIS MATTER. MY CAR IS ABANDONED BY LEXUS USA HEADQUARTERS THOSE WHO CONTACTED ME A FEW TIMES AND CHEATED ABOUT PROMPT RESOLUTION OF MY CLAIM FOR ALL DAMAGES RESULTED FROM MY CAR DEFECTS. AS JOURNALIST AND VICTIM OF FRAUD, I WILL PREPARE A SPECIAL NEWS COVERAGE WITH MY COLLEAGUES THAT WILL DISCLOSE AND EXPOSE LEXUS USA DECEPTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICE AND FRAUD. I WILL SEEK RECOVERY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF LAWS. LEXUS USA OFFICE FRAUD MASTERS WHO HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO MY CLAIM, CAUSED ME PUNITIVE AND MONETARY DAMAGES. AS A RESULT I SUSTAINED MEDICAL, RENTAL AND OTHER EXPENSES. ALL WRONGDOERS SHALL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE DUE TO VIOLATIONS AND NON COMPLIANCES WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. PLEASE CONTACT ME AND ADVISE ME OF THE STATUS OF THIS CASE. *TR UPDATED 03/23/2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS RX350. WHEN THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS INOPERATIVE. IN FEBRUARY OF 2008, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND READ "AIR BAG OFF". IN MAY OF 2009, THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH LEXUS REGARDING THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE ON FOUR OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,790. UPDATED 07/08/09. *LJ THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD READ OFF, WHEN THE PASSENGER SIT WAS OCCUPIED. UPDATED 07/08/09.*JB