Problems with 2004 Lexus RX 330 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

My 2004 lexus rx330 was stopped in a parking lot with my foot on the brake about to get ready to let a passenger leave the vehicle. the car was stationary and not moving. when suddenly the car accelerated to full throttle. within seconds the car took off and jumped a curb and drove at full throttle. as soon as i realized what was happening, i then pressed hard on the brake and was finally able to stop the car after it drove about 50 ft. i was in shock that this occurred. my head had flung back along with my passenger with terrific force. once stopped and i was composed, i drove the car off the grassy area it was now on and reluctantly drove it home. some degree of neck pain later was noticed. there was no floor mat issue or any noticeable obstructions to the accelerator pedal. later upon inspection of the car there appeared to be some body damage to the car. not sure where it came from or if we hit anything other then the curb though. the car acted as though it was possessed. needless to say, i will be looking for another car without drive by wire if they still exist.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 lexus rx330. while backing up the vehicle in the driveway at a low rate of speed, the vehicle suddenly experienced unintended acceleration and crashed into the garage and house. there were no injuries and a police report was not filed. during the incident, the vehicle failed to immediately stop while depressing the brake pedal. the cause of the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 119,000.

I was on the feeder of the freeway and was getting ready to enter the freeway entrance ramp. i pushed on the gas pedal to accelerate, at this time the car sped up on its own beyond the speed that i was attempting to go. i removed my foot from the pedal; however the car kept accelerating. i pushed on the brakes and the car kept accelerating. i had heard about the floor mat causing this problem; so i checked the gas pedal and there was nothing near pedal. the floor mat had not moved everything was in place. i put my foot under the gas pedal and attempted to raise the pedal; this had no effect on the speed. i stomped on the gas pedal a couple of times and the pedal then started responding normally. i tried to recreate the problem several times with no response. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 lexus rx330. the contact was driving 5 mph when the vehicle abnormally accelerated and caused the contact to crash into a light pole. the contact sustained injuries but was not transported to the hospital. a police report was filed. the driver sustained injury but was not seen by a physician. the vehicle was towed for repairs. neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure and current mileage was 111,000.

While attempting to back slowly out of a parking space, my car went from 0 to at least 40 mph in a matter of seconds and hit a pole across a parking lot. although i had my foot off the gas, i was attempting to find the brake. the entire incident happened in a matter of seconds. i remember feeling totally out of control of the car. the pole behind me was driven through my suv to the passenger's seat. *tr

I was pulling into a curbside parking place on a residential street with a slight uphill incline. the car slowed almost to a stop because of the incline. i put my foot very lightly on the gas pedal so as to move forward and make room for another car to park behind me. the pedal went all the way to the floor of its own accord and the car lurched forward into the parked car in front of me, causing considerable damage before i was able to stop the car, reverse and park. police were called but declined to file a report as no one was injured and the damage was not severe. because i was afraid to drive the car again, i had it towed to the dealer where it was purchased and has been serviced. it is currently being inspected. this is the first and only time of such an occurrence. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 lexus rx330. the vehicle suddenly accelerated into the rear of the contacts garage. the vehicle was traveling 2 mph when the vehicle started to surge forward. the failure has only occurred one time. the mechanic that inspected the vehicle was unable to find any mechanical failure. the failure mileage was 100,000. the current mileage was 105,000.

I was turning into a parking space at work and my 2004 lexus rx330 suddenly made a revving noise and accelerated into a tree in the median and then smashed head on into the car in the opposite space. the bmw that my car hit was completely totaled. my forward momentum was stopped by the bmw because my car climbed on the tree and ended up on top of the bmw. i was not on the phone and had no alcohol or drugs in my system and there was no passenger in the car to distract me. i am a 58 year old healthy woman who has been driving for 42 years. i took the car into my lexus dealer and they checked the computer and claimed there were no defects. they told me i had probably stepped on the gas instead of the brake or the floor mat had gotten stuck on top of the accelerator pedal. i checked the pedal (as did a co-worker) right after the accident and the mat was not on or near the pedal. in addition, i do not believe i hit the gas instead of the brake as the parking spot had an uphill grade and i most likely was not yet ready to brake when the acceleration occurred. the weather was clear and sunny. my brother, who is an airline pilot, suggested that it could have been the drive-by-wire electronics malfunctioning but the lexus dealer assured me that could not possibly have been the case. now, hearing about all of the other acceleration problems i believe my complaint should be added to the list of lexus/toyota unexplained unintended acceleration problems. if someone had been in front of me or in the car i hit they would have been badly injured or killed. i have pictures of the damage if you would like to seem them. *tr

I own a rx 330 lexus and it has a problem with the accelerator. sometimes it gets stuck at about 3 rpms and it wont come down from there until something lets go of it and then it jerks even though i would be going at a low speed such 25mph. the accelerator feels rigid and no matter how much you push on it the speed doesn't increase until it jerks and lets go. other times it tends to go faster even though i am not pressing on it, when i brake it doesn't want to stop until i slam on the brakes hard. i can feel that it is like something is stuck and the car does what it wants until it is let go which is when it jerks. i have not had a crash yet, but i am concerned about it. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 lexus rx330. the driver stated that her vehicle would not start. the vehicle has been serviced on a regular basis for routine maintenance. the floor mat clip which was recalled. the vehicle has accelerated for quite some time. while driving approximately 60 mph, she engaged the brakes to slow down the vehicle and it accelerated on it's own. the dealer was notified and they stated that they were unable to repair it since the vin does not apply to the recall. a crash also occurred while driving 65 mph when the vehicle accelerated. two passengers were in the vehicle; however, there were no injuries. the failure mileage was 30,000. the current mileage was 50,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 lexus rx330. while driving 65 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated up to 100 mph. the vehicle accelerated off of the road, over the median and crashed head on into another vehicle. the driver was killed in the crash. the vehicle was destroyed. the contact does not have any information on what caused the vehicle to crash. the contact feels the crash was caused by a faulty computer in the vehicle. the failure mileage was 23,000. updated 11/16/10. *ljupdated 9/29/2011*cw

My lexus accelerated without my foot on the accelerator and hit and destroyed 2 parked unattended cars. damage to my car was in excess of $6000. i was cited and i appealed to the board of appeals, and found innocent and had my case vacated. i wrote lexus about this problem on 2-14-10 since it is a toyota product and no cause has been found for my malfunction, and they have not answered me as yet. i want compensation and am willing to come to a mutually agreeable conclusion, but as yet, no response from lexus. *tr

My friend (26 year old male) was driving my 2004 lexus rx330 at around 9am on christmas eve morning. witnesses state that he was traveling south on a residential street and crossed a busy 6-lane divided roadway at 80 mph. he continued on the residential street at which time he left the roadway and vaulted across an embankment hitting a block wall. he was killed instantly. pima county sheriff and medical examiner investigated and could find no reason for the excessive speed or the collision. no drugs or alcohol were found in his system and he had no medical problems. i have no doubt now that i have read other reports that something was mechanically wrong with the lexus and that caused this fatal accident; updated 003/30/10 *bf *tr updated 06/30/10.*jb updated 9/29/11*cw

The cruise control would not release. the condition caused the vehicle to side swipe the right rear tire of a truck and continued on for two miles before the cruise control disengaged itself. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the dealer called in a manufacturer rep. the rep informed the dealer that nothing could be found. *jb *nm

Re: supplement to consumer complaint #10091268 lexus rx 330 transmission/throttle problems. *bf automatic transmission hestiates, hunts, shifts inconsistently, hangs in between gears, delayes, etc. the throttle delays at the first application of gas and the rate of acceleration surges up and down unevenly. dealer could not find a problem. *tt

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) i have my dream car, 2004 lexus rx330. i have had same trouble. i am afraid of the car. i have an old ford rv, i drive instead of my beautiful lexus. people ask why, i tell them i'm afraid of it. it lurches forward, and also jumps back and forth between gears @ 20mph. this is after 5 updates in the computer of the car. i have put 200k miles on my other 5 toyotas, and all went beautifully! then the demon car as i refer to it. i reported it repeatedly, and was told by everyone, including long beach toyota headquarters, that it was working in the manner it was designed, it was learning how i drive. horse pucky. i am a retiree of att. i had defensive driving every year to drive their co. vehicles. i know how to drive and am very experienced. i also know when there is a bad problem. i have 48k miles on my runaway car. it's only tried to really run away twice, but somehow i got it stopped, i stuck it in neutral, for some unknown reason. back then no one heard of this "mess". i never complained to toyota about my cars, because they were wonderful. then, after saving for 10 yrs, bought my dream car. the killer. i hate it, i am beginning to hate toyota. it's very disheartening to me, to have the car company i thought so very highly of, is trying to save their [xxx] , by giving america these defective cars. when our hwy patrol officer and his family, was killed, i cried. all these years of saying they will get caught, they will see. who is they? toyota, and when they heard about it in 04, hushed it up. i know, if a hwy patrolman can't stop a runaway car, how the [xxx] can the normal guy driving it? someone please listen, someone, please help fix this mess. shame on you, toyota! shame on you! dealers, headquarters, employees that lied all these years to us. shame on you! man up, and tell the truth. ...