I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE IN MY 2006 LEXUS ES 330. THE CAR WAS IDLING AT ABOUT 1400 RPM, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, RELEASED THE HAND BRAKE AND STARTED TO SLOWLY BACK UP. SUDDENLY, THE CAR SHOT OUT OF MY GARAGE, DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE STREET, JUMPED THE FAR SIDE CURB TURNING RIGHT AND STRUCK A LIGHT POLE WHICH WAS BROKEN OFF. THE CAR WAS TRAVELING ON ITS OWN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. AT THIS TIME, IN A STATE OF CONFUSION AND EXTREME AGITATION I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL BUT INSTEAD I ACCIDENTALLY SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. I WENT FORWARD CONTINUING IN A HIGH RATE OF SPEED BACK ACROSS THE STREET AND INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I FINALLY MANAGED TO GET THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THAT AT NO TIME DID I EVER TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL! THIS APPEARS TO ELIMINATE STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDALS AS A CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ON MAY 14, 2010, ALSO BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, ALTHOUGH AT THAT TIME I HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS TOYOTA PROBLEM AND DID NOT REALIZE EXACTLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING. MY LEXUS DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING TO THIS LEXUS MODEL PRIOR TO THIS. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 09/22/10