2011 Lexus IS 250 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 10%of 30 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 17,100miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2011 Lexus IS 250, 10% of the 30 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 17,100 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Car suddenly lurched forward (while my foot was on the brake approaching a stop sign) and struck the vehicle in front of me on january 6, 2012. This problem occurred again in december 2012 and january 2013, I.e., car lurched forward while driver's foot was on the brake while approaching a stop light/sign. The latter incidents did not result in any accident or injury.”
NHTSA complaint #10502998, filed 2013-03, 1,000 miles“I was driving my vehicle and the vehicle 3 car lengths ahead of me put on his brakes and when I went to put on my brakes my car continued to accelerate and I had no control of the braking and ran into the back of the vehicle. My airbags failed to deploy- my car was a complete loss to the front end ($17,000.00) and the insurance appraiser,body shop, police officer, towing company were stunned that the airbags failed to deploy do to the severity of impact and damage.”
NHTSA complaint #10488632, filed 2012-12, 21,000 miles“During the month of december 2013, I experienced several incidents of unintended acceleration. I also had several before december that I didn't pay much attention to. What they had in common was that the vehicle was almost stopped with my foot on the brake when I experienced a surge. In one instance, I was easing out of a strip mall parking lot onto a major highway with just the idle speed momentum moving the car with my foot on the brake. The car surged and pulled me into the roadway blindly but fortunately there were no oncoming vehicles. …”
NHTSA complaint #10584558, filed 2014-04, 17,100 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10045639Jul 10, 2012Lexus: precaution information on removal, inspection, installation of accelerator pedal sensor assembly, which requires no lubrication. Models 2001-13 ct200h, es300, 300h, 330…
Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 20% |
| 2012 | 3 | 18% |
| 2011 | 3 | 10% |
| 2010 | 4 | 10% |
| 2009 | 6 | 13% |
| 2008 | 12 | 10% |
| 2007 | 22 | 10% |
| 2006 | 18 | 10% |
Other parts of the 2011 Lexus IS 250
20 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 Lexus IS 250
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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