Problems with 2001 Lexus RX 300 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

While driving at a speed 40, i noticed lag in gear shift while trying to accelerate to 60 mph. i noticed no pick in speed rather 40 mph became 20 mph, the more i press on the gas petal the only acceleration was notice on the rpm. i had to put on the hazards and pull over to let other cars pass.

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 lexus rx300. the contact stated that while attempting to park, the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward and crashed into a brick wall. the air bags did not deploy. the vehicle sustained front end damage and the contact suffered minor injuries as her breast hit the steering wheel. the insurance company was not notified. neither the dealer, nor the manufacturer, were made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 73,000.

I was driving a lexus rx 300 and had exited the freeway. i pressed the brake lightly to decrease my speed but instead, the car unexpectedly accelerated. i then stepped on the brake fully but the car continued to accelerate by itself. i tried to slow the car by shifting the gears...tried neutral, l1, l2, and even reverse but failed to slow down. i was going at high speeds, unable to stop, and very scared as i was on a street with many lights. after passing through a red light, i turned the car into the curb and dragged the wheels against the curb until the car came to a stop. i was very fortunate not to hit another car or people through two intersections. this occurrence happened at 3:55pm, may 12, 2010. the vehicle was towed to the nearest lexus dealership for inspection and at this time, it is still under evaluation. this is the first time this car has demonstrated any unintended acceleration or failure of brakes to stop acceleration. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 lexus rx300. while driving 80 mph with the cruise control engaged, then the vehicle accelerate on its own. she attempted to turn the cruise control off; however, after engaging the brakes the vehicle failed to stop and accelerated up to 100 mph. the contact was forced to exit at an off ramp, down shift into park in order to stop the vehicle. the dealer stated that the throttle cable was stuck and frayed; however, he also stated that the cable exhibited normal wear and tear. the failure mileage was 80,000.

2001 lexus rx300. consumer states sudden surge into reverse causing a crash into another vehicle. *tgw

The gas pedal on my 2001 lexus rx 300 sometimes sticks. i was not too concerned until the recall of other toyota products for the same problem. for the most part, the pedal sticks in the idle position so it has not been a problem. the frequency of sticking can be described as infrequent, occurring on 10 to 20 occasions over a two year period. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 lexus rx300. while driving 67 mph the vehicle's variable skid control light illuminated and the beeper activated. the contact lost control of the vehicle and began to swerve before automatically shutting off. the vehicle restarted three times without the key in the ignition. the variable skid control beeper deactivated and the light dimmed. the weather was clear with dry road conditions. the current and failure mileages were 103,675.*ak

Consumer's son was driving vehicle on august 3, 2004 at 25 mph uphill when suddenly the accelerator stuck. vehicle red lined up the hill, and when it reached the top of the hill, the motor was still racing. consumer's son managed to get the vehicle on the side of the road, and cut the vehicle off. it was witnessed by police officer,who was at the top of the hill. then police officer asked consumer's son to restart the vehicle, and the motor immediately begun to race, red lining again. he was then asked to turn the vehicle off, allowing it to cool down. then, the tow truck was called by the police officer. when the tow truck arrived on the scene consumer's son was again asked to restart the vehicle, and vehicle repeated the same thing, it red lined. the vehicle was turned off, and towed to a lexus dealer. *ak

Two (2) incidents of sudden acceleration by the vehicle - the dealer was not aware of any similar issues. i was not aware that nhtsa was conducting an investigation into similar occurrences with other toyota/lexus vehicles.*ak

2000 lexus rx 300 (this is a toyota camry engine in a lexus body) car transmission would not change into high gears 3 & 4 for highway driving, preventing acceleration. lexus of norwood, ma replaced the entire transmission under warranty. 5,000 miles later the new transmission was doing the same thing, after a week they finally gave it back to and said it was repaired but not what they had to fix and were very sketchy, it was still under warranty. finally the repair technician told in low tones so not to be heard that it was computer software problem and that;s why they would not tell me. so they replaced an entire transmission at 48000 miles incorrectly when all they had to do was do a software bug fix. i think this is significant because the computer prevented acceleration but could probably also cause unintended acceleration. they do not have control of their software running these engines and don't want to admit because they don't know how to fix it. *tr

2001 lexus rx300, 30degree outside temp, vehicle warmed up until heated seats worked, drove vehicle about 80 yards forward, vehicle put into reverse, sudden acceleration occured at full throttle, brakes did not function, unable to shift into drive position with vehicle in motion, rpm needle at redline 8000rpm, vehicle finally brought to screeching and shaking stop when shifted into park. engine was shut off, when started again, rmp needle jumped up to redline again and stayed there. this repeated about 5 times. acceleration was stuck at full throttle. no collision. vehicle malfunction reported to dealership, vehicle towed for diagnosis and repairs. noticed ticking sound coming from drivers side.

Foot solely on brake as vehicle coming to a stop in parking spot suddenly with no reason accelerated over-riding the pressure on the brake--jumping the concrete stop-knocking over parking post and sign and coming to a stop just hitting the opposing vehicle's left front wheel well doing damage to it and to my car.