Tl* the contact owns a 2010 lexus is-250. the contact stated that the vehicle intermittently and spontaneously accelerated forward. the failure caused the contact to crash her vehicle several times. on one occasion, the contact was launched into oncoming traffic because of the failure. both the driver and the passenger were injured and transported to the hospital. a police report was not filed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer however, stated they could not duplicate the failure. the manufacture was alerted of the failure. the failure mileage was 24,000. the current mileage was 44,000. the vin was not available. the consumer was involved in 2 accidents. one occurred 3 days after the vehicle was purchased. she stated the vehicle took off at a high rate of speed. she tried pumping the brakes, with no results. she crashed into her apartment, ran over a concrete stopper and into a tree. the next accident happened on december 11, 2013/ she was a drive-thru, when suddenly the vehicle took off again, at a high rate of speed. she went across the city sidewalk, into traffic. she tried pumping the brake, but to no avail. the vehicle continued at a high rate of speed, and hit a vehicle, with 2 passengers. updated 04/21/14. *jb
I was turning into a 10 feet deep strip parking lot and the lexus is250 (2010) i was driving suddenly accelerated and crashed into a parked car. i do not recall either stepping on the accelerator or the brake. the distance from turning into the parking lot and the car i hit was approximately 5 feet. i did not have time to react. the airbags opened and the front was massively damaged. *tr
Tl* the contact was loaned a 2010 lexus is 250. the contact stated while driving 65 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 80 mph. the contact had to shift the vehicle into neutral to bring the vehicle to a stop. the manufacturer was contacted and advised that the vehicle be towed for inspection. the vehicle was towed by the manufacturer to an undisclosed location. the contact was unaware of the location of the vehicle and stated that he did not feel safe when operating the vehicle. the failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact was driving a loaner 2010 lexus is250. the contact was applying the brakes from approximately 5 mph when the vehicle abnormally accelerated and hit a school bus. the contact shifted the vehicle into park to stop the vehicle. a police report was filed but no injuries were reported. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where they were unable to diagnose the failure. the failure mileage was 6,800 and the current mileage was unknown. updated 03/29/11 *bf the consumer stated there was no damage to the loaner vehicle or the bus, only a bent license plate. updated 08/19/11