The car was stopped about to be put into park and then it revved up on it's own and the brakes were pressed but the car sped up until it crashed into another vehicle.

- Antonia, CT, USA

Sudden acceleration when trying to stop

- Park Ridge, IL, USA

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.

- Renton, WA, USA

Daily driver of the vehicle for two years was easing into a parking space and applying the brakes when vehicle surged forward over a curb eventually crashing into a tree. After the vehicle went over the curb it went through a chain link fence and down a steep embankment leading to a great deal of chaos and confusion as to whether the brakes continued to be applied, but the driver Is confident that the brakes were being applied when the initial surge occurred. The driver's spouse experienced a similar event about a month earlier when driving about 2 mph down a long driveway. In this instance the engine revved to a higher speed when the brakes were applied but the brakes did stop the car before the engine speed returned to normal.

- Plymouth, MN, USA

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.

- Brookline, MA, USA

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.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

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 the consumer stated there was no damage to the loaner vehicle or the bus, only a bent license plate. Updated 08/19/11

- Rockville, MD, USA

I purchased a Lexus is350C on Feb 12, 2010. On July 29, 2010 with a little over 9,000 miles on the vehicle, I was getting on the freeway at whipple headed North on 101, I accelerated really hard to avoid oncoming traffic. When I let up on the accelerator the car lost power! I couldn't accelerate or keep up with traffic. The engine was running like there were several cylinders not working. The antiskid and check engine light came on. I drove to the hillsdale shopping center and parked the car. When I restarted the car it ran ok. I drove the car directly to the Lexus service department for a repair. The service department had the car for about a week but could not reproduce the problem. They returned the car to me with no solution to the problem. I am very concerned that this Is a serious safety problem with Lexus, Toyota Is sweeping under the carpet. I could have been killed if the other drivers had not been driving safely. When I spoke to Lexus corporate they stated there was nothing they could do.

- Emerald Hills, CA, USA