1998 Lexus GS400 Vehicle speed control Problems

“Lexus stuck pedal--I drive a 1998 Lexus GS400 which I bought new. When I first bought it, I'd pressed the pedal all the way down( floored it ) many times and everything was fine. However in more recent years, I rarely floored it . One time last summer, I pushed the pedal all the way down to pass a car and the pedal stuck. My car accelerated from 35mph to 70mph in a matter of seconds on a local road. I hit the brakes several times but it kept speeding up. I was able to pry up the pedal up with my toe averting a near-accident. …”

“On the first day I purchased my Lexus in virginia I almost drove the car over the curb. I thought my foot hit the gas accidentally, but it had not. Since that time I have had numerous instances where the car lurched forward while I was stopped with my foot on the brake. Luckily the problem never caused an accident so I never complained about it. I thought my car was the only one with the problem. I read a recent article in usatoday about the problem, and realized that my car was not the only one doing it. …”

“Sudden acceleration of 1998 Lexus GS400 once on jan. 16,1999 with no damage. I was parking the vehicle. A second time on jan. 1, 2001. I was pulling up to a gas pump and the car suddenly accelerated into the curb at the pump and also hit the pump. Both incidents reported to dealer, but were treated as driver error. Second incident caused minor damage to the pump and moderate damage to my vehicle. I am reporting this at this time, because I have seen no reports of this problem on toyota vehicles as far back as 1998. …”

“The contact owns a 1998 Lexus GS400. The contact stated that while the engine was on and the vehicle stopped, the driver lifted off the brake pedal and the vehicle suddenly accelerated at a high rate of speed causing the driver to loose control and crash into a tree. During the incident, the speed exceeded more then 60 MPH. The contact indicated that the vehicle would not stop when depressing the brake pedal. During the crash, the driver sustained injuries to the neck, back, legs and arms and the front passenger sustained injuries to the head, face and eye, back and legs. …”

“The contact owns a 1998 Lexus GS400. The contact stated that as he was driving 15 MPH onto a ramp, the vehicle accelerated and as he depressed his brakes the vehicle lunged forward and rear ended a truck pushing him into another vehicle. There were two other occupants in the vehicle with minor injuries to their knees. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The toyota manufacturer was not called and informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 184,867. Updated 04/13/10. Updated 09/22/10”