Rx300 Accident / Technical Problem

[NFernandes]

Hi there,

I´m a portuguese owner of a RX300 that drove me into a serious accident. I bought the car because I loved the model and I was switching from a sports one, because I had a baby and needed more room. The car was 30.000 kms and boughted from the importer as a Service Car. The car belonged to the family of the owner of the import company here in Portugal. It was in perfect condition. So i tought...

About 15 days I had the car and I was in the clouds with it. Perfect... One day, driving in a downhill, very very slowly (about 40/50 km/h), when I reached the end of the desceding, I touched the accelerator pedal very softly... the car blocked for about a second making the rear slide and then it pushed forward with all the force into a low wall... The car crashed frontally and then it rolled down twice and spined once...

At that speed is ridiculous how bad the car become... I step out of the car using the top-air. It seems that some others owners had the same problem. The car, in slow speed when the speed pedal is loose, then when steped tends to block and then pushes with force (I think that is when the gear finaly enters). It seems a design transmission problem. I read about this in forums but i thougt that maybe someone can explain me if you have the same problem.

I´m runing a law suit against Lexus here in Portugal, as they treated me as bad as I was never treated before by no other car brand. I has almost 3 months waiting for they´re tecnical departament to say: "the car has no problem, the fault is yours, you were in excess speed..." It seems impossible. And they say that the tecnical repport they produce is confidential... Absolutely incredible...

Please reply as you know this problem, all help is welcome!

[Damian]

Wow, I don't think mine's ever been that violent. I'm very sorry to hear of the accident. I trust everyone was OK, was your baby in the car at the time, I hope not.

I haven't had a near accident from the lurch forward but I have had a few near misses as a result of what seems like a lifetime before the transmission engages gear despite my foot being on the floor, which with such a delay has almost caused an accident.

best of luck to you.

br

D

[Steve ( West Mids )]

Could it be the mats sticking under the gas pedal?

Is it manual or automatic?

[NFernandes]

Could it be the mats sticking under the gas pedal?

Is it manual or automatic?

Hello Steve,

Automatic and with 30.000 kms

Best Regards,

NF