Federal safety investigators have launced an investigation into complaints of unwanted acceleration of 2007 Lexis ES and the ES350 vehicles. Previously the investigation was at a lower level "preliminary evaluation" stage. Now, it's much more serious ... there's a recall afoot.
Dozens of Lexis owners have complained to safety investigators at the National Highway Safety Transportation Adminstration (the same people who are in charge of vehicle recalls) that their Lexis ES and ES350 model vehicles can accelerate uncontrollably. Nearly 99,000 vehicles are involved in the federal government's investigation.
Some inside Nhtsa's Office of Defect Investigations department blame the existence of an unsecured floor mat that can trap the throttel pedal in an open position. Whatever the cause, it's dangerous. And the federal government finally decided to get a recall going. The problem is apparently so massive that some vehicles in the Camry line are being included.
If you've got one of the Lexis vehicles, make sure your floor mats are securely attached to the floor with factor clips. If your car doesn't have any means of attaching the floor mat securely to the floor carpet, then remove it. Take it out of your car and call your dealer to complain.
For the cost of Lexis, problems like this shouldn't happen. If you've got a lemon Lexis, or a lemon Camry, and your dealer can't or won't take care of it, call us. We know what to do and how to do it.
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Known nationwide as a leading Lemon Law attorney, Ronald L. Burdge has represented literally thousands of consumers in "lemon" lawsuits and actively co-counsels and coaches other Consumer Law attorneys. From 2005 through 2018, attorney Ronald L. Burdge has been named as the only Lemon Law Ohio Super Lawyer by Law and Politics magazine and Thomson Reuters Corp., Professional Division. Burdge restricts his practice to Lemon Law and Consumer Law cases. The Ohio Super Lawyer results are published annually in the January issue of Cincinnati Magazine. Ronald L. Burdge was named Consumer Law Trial Lawyer of the Year 2004 by the National Association of Consumer Advocates, the nation's largest organization of consumer law private and government attorneys. "Your impact on the auto industry has been magnified many times over because of the trail you blazed for others," stated NACA's Executive Director, Will Ogburn. Burdge has represented thousands of consumers in Ohio, Kentucky and elsewhere since 1978 and is a frequent lecturer to national, state and local Bar Associations and Judicial organizations. Burdge is admitted to Ohio's state and federal courts, Kentucky's state courts, and Indiana's federal courts. Other court admissions are on a "pro hac" temporary, case by cases basis.