2004 Lexus GX470 Vehicle speed control Problems

“Problem with vsc on my 2004 Lexus GX470. I was driving from a ski resort on snow covered road at approx 35-37 MPH. The front right wheel hit a pothole and the rear of the vehicle shot sideways and we were headed off the road to the right, then traction control or something kicked in and we shot into oncoming traffic. I tried to steer back into our lane and the rear left again sent us into a sideways skid across the right lane and headed off of the road until the right rear hit a pole. …”

“My wife was driving our SUV and was attempting to park it in a bank parking lot in niles, il. The SUV accelerated suddenly without my wife pressing the gas pedal causing her to drive over a green space, hit a sign on bank's property, drive over a large bush and a wire fence at an adjacent park and finally stop after repeatedly pressing the brake pedal. We towed the car to the Lexus dealership and from there to a body shop. We had the car for 8 years and this is the first time that this issue occurred. A police report was filed and the damage was assessed by our insurance company.”

“My Lexus gx 470 has accelerated uncontrollably since jan7, 2010 (first occurrence) and last occurrence march 12, 2010 . It generally occurs at light throttle from a stop and turning left at intersections and is compounded by a loss of electronic stability control also on wet pavement. Thus far, I have been able to react quickly enough to keep speeds under 60 MPH. My wife and daughter have not been so fortunate and will not drive in and /or be a passenger in the vehicle. I'm handicapped and had a service dog who was killed in one of the crashes. …”

“Sudden acceleration problem occurred when a 2004 gx-470 decelerated from 30 MPH to approximately 2 MPH to turn left into a driveway when the vehicle accelerated full throttle and collided with a parked car in the driveway. There were two passengers in the vehicle, one in the front next to the driver the second an infant in a car seat in the back center position of the vehicle. …”

“Speedometer and tachometer gauges do not work properly. When the vehicle is turned on, will either activate right away or flicker or do nothing. This is an intermittent problem and is hard to diagnose or even fix. Have seen on Lexus forums this is a common problem and seems many of us are driving speed blind . I have already had the cluster sent out and repaired , only to have problem come back. I feel this problem is dangerous and the manufacturer needs to be held accountable.”