Problems with 2002 Lexus ES 300 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Several times when i accelerate from a stop sign...car surges. *tr

I was stopped at a red light approximately 3-4 ft. behind a utility truck. suddenly the car surged forward and hit the rear end of the truck in front of me.

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 lexus es300. when he drove out of the parking approximately 10 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. he began to panic and crashed into a parked vehicle and a fence. the vehicle stopped when he crashed into a tree and the left front tire came off. he received injuries to the left side of his body. the vehicle was towed to the dealer. the police report is available upon request. the manufacturer stated that an engineer will examine the vehicle. the failure and current mileages were 58,000.

I owned a 2002 lexus es 300 which in january 2010 before the craze of the acceleration became popular, it took off, without provocation, shift locked, acceleration locked, and brakes didn't work. i filed a bbb.org complaint, i faxed, emailed, facebooked, and twittered toyota lexus concerning my concerns, and the fact that as a disabled vet, who spent his entire earnings on a car for his family, and that vehicle crashed without provocation, and asked for their help. they never answered the bbb complaints with the usa location or north american, from facebook, they said to contact the customer satisfaction department, which i did. when contacting the customer satisfaction department, their jobs are to attempt to talk fast, in the attempt to say it was drivers error. i told them that i wasn't interesting in suing, wasn't interested in placing blame, just interested in their help in assisting me in repairing my garage, and their assistance in me getting a new used vehicle, that's all. i informed them that while hurt by the accident, i wasn't nor didn't seek a attorney, or legal representation, and that i would think that they would want to assist this veteran as a act of kindness. i only asked that they assist in my home repairs, and getting another same like vehicle, in alternate, helping me with my home repairs deductible and assisting me in getting another vehicle, and as a last alternative, i asked them if they would issue a non-qualifying certificate so other than income, i could purchase a vehicle from them, to accomodate my families needs, they just ignored me, now i want justice, because my request were not outrageous. if they would help me get another vehicle for my families needs, i would be totally satisfied, i don't believe in always going through the courts what people can do. *tr

2002 lexus es200. attorney writes on behalf of client in regards to unintended acceleration *tgw the attorney stated his client was injured when the vehicle accelerated on its own and crashed into wall and metal fence, even though the brakes were being applied. *jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 lexus es300. while driving approximately 5 mph out of a parking space pressure was applied to the accelerator pedal followed by an unintended increase in speed. the vehicle failed to slow down and crashed into the residence home and a tree. there were no injuries. the police was notified. the vehicle was completely destroyed and it was towed to an auto collision facility. the vehicle identification number was unavailable. the failure mileage was 60,000.

Sudden unintended acceleration of 2002 lexus es 300 . my wife was operating her vehicle when it suddenly accelerated to 95 mph the brakes did not stop the vehicle and my wife applied the emergency brakes. fortunately traffic was light on the wb 101 w/of 405 fwy in los angeles ca she pulled on the shoulder passing numerous vehicles she placed the car in neutral and with full brake applications the car slowed after a few miles. i contacted lexus dealer who advised me this vehicle wasn't included in the recall and that i would have to pay for the diagnostic and i am appalled at this it occurred once and i feel its electronic the mat was not a factor. *tr

I had pulled into my garage. i had my foot on the brake and lifted it a little to inch forward to my mark ( to allow for the garage door to close) when the car just surged forward! fortunately i applied the brake hard, since my foot was by the brake, but i banged into the garage wall and did damage to the car and the wall. *jb

2002 lexus es300 with about 18,000 miles has a problem with hesitation when accelerating after slowing down, especially after completing a turn. it is like the transmission doesn't adjust with the pressing of the gas pedal. almost had an accident because of the hesitation. also i have had problems with the car down shifting as i come down a hill. also a problem with the car trying to decide what gear to be in when going around 20 to 25 miles per hour. you can feel the car change gear. passengers even have asked what was that? complained to dealership, and was told it was the way i drive. i had the sb-tc004-03 performed after receiving the letter from lexus, but it didn't help. may have made it worse. *ak

There were two such incidents. upon coming back at lunch time to work, i turned to pull into a parking space. the angle of the car necessitated me to turn the steering wheel very tight to the right. with the pressure on the brake released but with foot in brake position the car surged almost hitting the parked car in front of me. it definitely a surge, a person can feel the sudden energy. in becoming more aware of the car after i had an accident doing this same type of maneveur, there seems to be a problem when trying to maneveur the car for parking and at the same type of the steering wheel turned very tight in one direction. *ak

While backing out of the parking space at work, the car went around a bend and continued to the stop sign. approximately 250 feet. i never pushed on the acceralator at all during this time. the car went by itself. whatever was happening, the computer evidently was telling the car to move without pushing the acceralator.*ak

The lexus es300 was driven at almost 0 mph speed to get ready to park outside the garage. the car continues accelerating even after the driver was hitting the brake to stop the car. the car smashed the car garage door, and everyhing on the way. there was more than $5,000 damages to the car and $1,250.00 on real property. there was no major injuries to the driver, but body pain on soft tissues occurred after the accident. *ak

While on the way to work at approximtely 8:45 am, and shortly after leaving home, i stopped at a stop light at the intersection o muncaster mill road and bowie road. when light turned green i took my foot off of the brake and the car suddenly surged ahead without pushing on the acceralator. i missed the car ahead of me by inches. the brake stopped the car. this is the fourth incident with this car. other incidents have been reported.*ak

1. while pulling into a parking space, at 2-4 mph, with my foot on the brake, the car suddenly accelerated at full speed, jumping the curb and hitting a tree with full force. because of previous concerns with throttle problems noted with the dealership at 1000 and 5000 mile check, i immediately called the lexus dealership. after a conference call with lexus roadside assistance and the dealership, my car was flat bedded to the dealership. the frontal crash rendered the vehicle un-drivable. radiator damage with leakage of fluid covered a portion of the parking lot. the lexus dealership said they was no problem with the car. i could have been killed or somebody else live could have been in danger. 2. the front air bags did not inflate. 3. the brake rotors had to be corrected at 1500 miles and a "part" was ordered and put on the care to correct this problem. 4. the car when driving at above 50 pulls to the left and from the beginning it felt as though the car was uneven even when not moving. at that time i requested a written explanation of this problem and told my record at the dealership would substantiate this. on the night of the accident i learned by reviewing complaints from the office of defect investigations on the nhtsa web site that the problems have been known by the corporate office of lexus from as early as january, 2002 in regards to all of the above problems. i also found out there have been two recalls on this vehicle that i was not informed about. i will be requesting an investigation with the lexus east regional office and discussing this with the rockville lexus office. i believe that this car is unsafe to drive. i brought the lexus vehicle even with it's price tag because of its reputation and to drive my 3 year old grandson and 1 year old granddaughter in the safest manner i could facilitate. i am sure that my son and daughter-in-law will not allow this after this crash!!!!*ak updated 7/3/12 *cn

Was driving to california in my 2002 lexus es300 last september and was adjusting the cruise control when suddenly it accelerated as if i had floored the gas pedal. incident did not result in an accident. no problems since then but decided to report it as i read an article in the newspaper today that you were investigating unexpected accelerations for this car.

I was driving at about 35 mph on highway. when the traffic slowed down, i applied the brake to bring down the speed of the car to about 3-7 mph. after following the car in front of me for about 5 seconds at about 3/4 car distance, i saw the car in front of me speeded up slowly and i decided to follow up by pressing the accelerator moderatly. the car first shuddered, then paused for about 1 second, and finally accelerated at almost maximum power. this was a near miss. before this happened, i brought our car to lexus dealer to complain about shuddering/pausing when accelerating from low speed after the car was updated with tsb-tc004-03; the chief technician drove the car and reproduced the kind of problems that we had. however, he said that he could not do anything about it and was going to write a report to toyota corp because it was a software problem. on the other hand, the receipt from the dealer said that they did not find any abnormal transmission shift during test driving, but would file a report. what a contradication! the danger of this transmission problem was further magnified by the fact that 2002 es300 runs very smoothly at most times (>98%). this shudder/pause/acceleration or pause/acceleration that only occurs sporadically under very special conditions gives drivers surprise that is the last thing they want during driving. for curiosity, i tested driving the car for about 50 miniutes by repeatly slowing down to about 5 - 10 mph by applying brake, then allowing the car to roll for about 3 seconds without pressing gas paddle, and then accelerating moderately to about 20 - 30 mph. the probobility for the shudder/pause/acceleration is about 5%, while that for pause/acceleration about 15%. it seemed that this problem happended more often on down/up hill.. *ak

When pulling into a parking space traveling at less then 10 miles per hour, the car suddenly accelerated, proceeded forward hitting another parked car head on. the vehicle then jumped a curb and hit a second car. when attempting to stop the car using the brakes, the brake pedal was depressed but the car did not stop. in addition the air bag failed to deploy. significant damage was done to two other vehicles beside mine.*ak updated 7/3/12 *cn

I puchased a 2002 lexus 300 from westside lexus in houston, texas. since purchase the vehicle has surged when shifting at lower speeds numerous times and has surged when the vechile is on cruise control. i have complained numerous times to westside lexus about the problem but they aways say that lexus is aware of the problem and is trying to come up with a fix. last year they adjusted the engine control module (ecm) calibration and lexus said the car should drive better - it did at first but is now back to the same old surging at slow shifting speeds. i believe lexus introduced the es330 model this year to avoid a problem with the es300 they could not fix. i am drivig an unsafe vehicle that lexus makes no effort to fix except have the service tech. give lame excuses. i thought i was purchasing an upscale car to drive instead it has turned out to be a miserable unsafe experience. please make lexus fix the defect or make them refund me my purchase price. thank you.*ak

While pulling into park with foot on the brakes, vehicle suddenly accelerated and hit a tree. also while driving in cruise control, tapped on brakes to disengage cruise control and vehicle suddenly accelerated.*ak dealer checked vehicle and could not find any problems. *slc