1998 Lexus GS300 Vehicle speed control Problems

“I was going to go to work, an when I started to push on the thotthle/ gas pedal . Nothing engaged an then all of sudden it worked like it was back to running normal for like 10 seconds then lost almost all the power an you can push the padel to the floor almost befor it will even engage. It's my everyday driving car it not safe to be driving, when it's malfunctioning in the ecu, vsc , cruise control quit because of what happened. There a recall on the vsc for the Lexus gs 300 for having malfunction problems. …”

“When at a stop sign or red light, with my foot on the brake pedal, the car accelerates. I press on the brake pedal and, usually, the acceleration slows down. This happened 3 times in 2 days and the third time the acceleration did not stop, the car really accelerated, I pressed on the brake pedal as hard as I could and the rear tires were smoking so I turned off the key. The dealer had the car for a week and could find no problem. Before I got the car back into my garage, it happened again but not too badly.”

“Referring to a 1998 Lexus GS300, rear wheel drive car with 84,000 miles. On saturday, june 19, 2010, I was coming to a stop at an intersection with a 2 way stop sign, with my foot on the brake. My car after slowing down a bit, suddenly accelerated, almost resulting in an accident as I 'cruised' across the intersection instead of stopping. I called Lexus and they advised that I bring the car in. I drove there about 15 miles, and on the way there I stopped about 100 feet behind another car which was stopped at a red light. …”

“After stopping at an intersection, the car would travel forward very slowly while depressing the accelerator pedal normally. It would suddenly catch and lurch forward if the accelerator pedal was depressed. Car would then handle normally for a few moments but upon stopping would repeat the problem. Vehicle was shut off and restarted several times in an effort to reboot the car's electronic acceleration system but the problem persisted. Car was towed to the local Lexus dealer. After sitting on the lot for 1 day, vehicle started and operated normally in the dealer's service lot. …”

“1998 Lexus gs 300 has the same problem as the es 300 throttle control. On several occasions I have been at a traffic signal and the vehicle accelerated and I presumed that I had somehow hit the pedal, when my foot was on the brake. Please investigate. Thanks.”