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Winter Mats
by jaspalb
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May 16, 2007 (6:04 pm)
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Replying to: venture5 (May 09, 2007 6:28 pm)
I actually had a bad experience. While entering into a highway I had to speed up to get ahead of a fast approaching truck. Once in, I was surprized that my car won't slow down. My wife screemed, "..what are you doing?". I applied brakes but car won't slow. I looked at the cruise, it was off. I then suddenly moved the stick to Neutral, and quickly moved to the shoulder, and stopped, but engine continued to roar. After shutting the engine off, and waiting for 15 seconds, I pressed the Start button, engine again went high roaring. After shutting the engine off again, I thought for a moment, and then found that the pedal was stuck under the winter mat. I had placed it temporarily on top of the carpet mat. Lucky. Today, I received a notice from Lexus. Perhaps others have experienced something similar. Never place both mats on top of each other.
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Re: Winter Mats [jaspalb]
by dsty
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Jul 11, 2007 (4:30 am)
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Replying to: jaspalb (May 16, 2007 6:04 pm)
Were you aware the all weather/rubber floor mat issue is under investigation by NHTSA, a federal agency of the US DOT, as a potential safety defect? There have been other incidents claimed. You should consider filing a report at NHTSA's site, www.safercar.gov. The link is on the right side of the page towards the top.
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Re: Winter Mats [jaspalb]
by music4kp
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Jul 17, 2007 (5:21 pm)
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Replying to: jaspalb (May 16, 2007 6:04 pm)
The exact same thing happened to me on the freeway. I also experienced the accelerator being stuck on my winter floor mats. The car wouldn't slow down no matter how hard I pressed on the brake. I was already traveling at 90 mph when I finally decided to shift into neutral and safely coast to the emergency lane. Meanwhile, the car was redlining at or near 7000 rpm. When I called Lexus Roadside Assistance and explained the situation, they acted like I was crazy. It was at that moment that I just happened to look down and discover the problem. Apparently, when I took my car to have it washed, the person vacuuming failed replace the mats properly in the plastic slots. I'm not sure that other people would have handled this situation as calmly as I did, as it's all too easy to simply panic and lose control. If anyone has those winter floor mats, PLEASE heed this warning.
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Re: Winter Mats [music4kp]
by jaspalb
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Jul 18, 2007 (5:58 am)
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Replying to: music4kp (Jul 17, 2007 5:21 pm)
There was a post by someone in the DC area on car not accelerating on a freeway. If this mat is pushed forward going right under the pedal, it covers the well underneath restricting pedal movement entirely. Could be, the weather mat was the cause of car not accelerating.
Did you register a complaint about this incident?
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ES350 Mudguards
by carrelman2
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Jul 25, 2007 (4:33 pm)
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As posted on MSG# 699 you stated that you got mudguards. This is the first I hear of mudguards being available for the ES. The funny thing is that they are available for the 2007 Camry as an accessory. Whats going on?
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Floormat Recall
by crazyma
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Sep 26, 2007 (11:15 am)
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http://wbztv.com/topstories/topstories_story_269131643.html
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- #21 of 23
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Re: ES350 Mudguards [carrelman2]
by atomicdog1
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Sep 28, 2007 (10:14 pm)
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Replying to: carrelman2 (Jul 25, 2007 4:33 pm)
My understanding is the mudguards are indeed a Toyota Camry product and won't fit handsomely on your Lexus ES 350. Of course you wouldn't want to cheapen it's look.
I hope that helps.
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Re: Winter Mats [jaspalb]
by miamarch2008
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Mar 11, 2008 (8:16 pm)
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Replying to: jaspalb (May 16, 2007 6:04 pm)
HI, I was reading your comments. My mother was in a really bad accident yesterday.She has the lexus ES350 YEAR 2007. She has it for 1 year 1/2 and yesterday she went was at a stop sign and she made a left as soon as she pressed on the gas to go, the car made a weird noise and the tiers were skipping and the car just took off. She could not stop the car she tired to step on the brakes and they would not work. The car kept going faster & faster. The car was going so fast she hit one car that and had a head on collision with another car. The car only stopped beause the car hit another car. If not the car was stilling going. Sh eis alive today because of the airbags, seatbelt. I cannot believe that a car Lexus would have this problem. We are investigating as we speak and something must be done. Wheater it's the Mats or the Accelartion of the car. Lexus must fix this problem. Somebody could die. Can you please tell me what you did after you has this problem. I would appreciate. Thank You Patricia Good luck Drive Safe
pdpapataros hotmail.com
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Re: Winter Mats [music4kp]
by miamarch2008
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Mar 11, 2008 (8:20 pm)
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Replying to: music4kp (Jul 17, 2007 5:21 pm)
HI, I was reading your comments. My mother was in a really bad accident yesterday.She has the lexus ES350 YEAR 2007. She has it for 1 year 1/2 and yesterday she went was at a stop sign and she made a left as soon as she pressed on the gas to go, the car made a weird noise and the tiers were skipping and the car just took off. She could not stop the car she tired to step on the brakes and they would not work. The car kept going faster & faster. The car was going so fast she hit one car that and had a head on collision with another car. The car only stopped beause the car hit another car. If not the car was stilling going. Sh eis alive today because of the airbags, seatbelt. I cannot believe that a car Lexus would have this problem. We are investigating as we speak and something must be done. Wheater it's the Mats or the Accelartion of the car. Lexus must fix this problem. Somebody could die. Can you please tell me what you did after you has this problem. I would appreciate. Thank You Patricia Good luck Drive Safe
pdpapataroshotmail.com
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