2006 Lexus IS 350 Vehicle speed control Problems

“The contact owns a 2006 Lexus is350. The contact stated while driving and applying the brake pedal to stop the vehicle it experienced unexpected acceleration and crashed into the rear of a second vehicle. The driver of the second vehicle was injured during the incident but no further information was available. A police report was available. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 91,274.”

“The contact owns a 2006 Lexus is350. The contact was driving approximately between 35-45 MPH when the vehicle accelerated up to 90 MPH without warning. The brake pedal was depressed to the floor with extreme force. The vehicle failed to slow down. Immediately,the emergency brake was engaged and the vehicle slowed down. The front driver side floor mat was removed. An identical failure occurred on a separate occasion which resulted in the vehicle crashing into a tree. The contact did not report any injuries or state that a police report was filed. …”

“The contact owns a 2006 toyota Lexus is350. The contact received notification of NHTSA recall campaign id number: 05v565000 (vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal) in april 2010. He stated the closest authorized dealer that could make repairs to the vehicle was over 300 miles from his residence. The manufacturer was contacted and they advised they would contact him to determine if there was an alternative. As of june 2010, the manufacturer had not responded. There were no failures at this time. Updated 7/20/10 updated 07/23/10”