As i was driving along the road, two miles from my house in a residential area. the car suddenly and drastically began to accelerate. i remember vividly pressing the brake pedal multiple times but it failed to decelerate the car at all. afraid as i was, i ceased to step on the brake or the gas pedal, the car continued accelerating and kept gaining momentum. at that point, i was trying to avoid hitting the cars in front and incoming cars from the other direction of the road. i drove for about a half mile on and off the right side curbside, as clipping mailboxes along the way. at that point i realized that i would not be able to stop, decelerate, nor control the car. in attempt the avoid driving into the main road that led into a busy four-way intersection, i panicked and removed my seat belt in attempt to evacuate the car. the car door, however would not open. i was in complete shock and alarmed as the car continued to accelerate and as it drove into a head-on collision with a tree. following the severe impact, i entirely lost consciousness. following the accident i spent 10 hours in the operation room, and i had to stay for care in the hospital and skill facility for two and half months. from the accident my arm was injured and after 8 months, and it still immobile. i'm still going through series of physical therapy on a weekly basis. updated ivoq 09/14/11 *tr
2005 ls 430 lexus crashed following acceleration. *tr
Two months ago i had a sudden acceleration event in my lexus ls430, 2005. i was ina museum parking garage, my wife got out, i needed to reposition to not be 'on the line'. i backed up, pressed the gas very lightly and the car accelerated out of control. i slammed on the brakes and was able to halt it one-two inches from the wall. initially, i blamed myself but then thought it might have been my floor mat and removed it. my wife remains terrified to this day. in analyzing the problem, there was a sudden massive acceleration which i did not cause and there is no way the floor mat could have caused such a problem since i barely pressed the accelerator pedal to go a few feet. i think the problem is electronic and am worried that a new spring on the pedal is insufficient. i didn't think complaining would do me any good but now that i understand the problem it is vital for you to know that my model of car lexus 430 ls is affected as well. *tr
On 10/17/09 at about 5:40 pm, after drinking a vodka with ice, my husband and i went to dinner in our 2005 ls430 lexus. we intended to go to dinner a relatively short distance away. i turned on military trail, proceeded to the left lane traveling southbound towards northlake blvd, palm beach gardens, florida. as i approached a traffic light my lexus unexpectedly sped up. i tried to apply the brake. there were cars stopped in front of me at the red light. despite my efforts my car continued to accelerate. i took evasive maneuvers to avoid the stopped vehicles in front of me. the left tires of my lexus went up on the center median and my car continued to accelerate through the intersection. i missed the vehicles stopped at the traffic light and traveling through the intersection. my car would not stop accelerating. i struck a corvette stopped in the left northbound lane of military trail. after striking the corvette, i continued through the southbound lanes until i intentionally drove my car into a fire hydrant in order to stop and avoid striking gas pumps at a shell station. my husband and i were injured in this crash. the driver of the corvette passed away. my lexus is still in police custody. no repairs have been made at this time. i was charged with driving under the influence (manslaughter), and 3 other charges. i am vigorously fighting those charges as i was not impaired and, as evidenced by my evasive maneuvers, had control of my car. but for the sudden acceleration, this accident and death would have not occurred. in nov. 2008, my husband was driving the same lexus and as he pulled into our garage the car would not stop and hit cabinets in our garage. looking back and comparing what happened in my accident on 10/17/09 it is clear that my husbands earlier accident was the result of some sort of malfunction of our lexus accelerator system. no repairs were made to the vehicle at that time.updated 04/22/10*bfupdated 07/07/10.*jb*cw
The consumer experienced sudden acceleration in her 2005 lexus ls 430 while pulling into a parking lot . *nm the consumer doesn't think the air bag inflated all the way because her noise hit the steering wheel. her right shin smashed into the dashboard which resulted in a very large hematoma on her right shin. smoke started coming out of the steering column and soon after flames could be seen through the heavy smoke. the fire was extinguished by the fire dept. it took 6 1/2 days for the vehicle to be repaired. the consumer request that the manufacturer reimburse her for her medical bills, rental payments, lease payments and amount paid to lawyer. *nm updated 05/03/10