# 2001 LEXUS RX300 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1028713` · 2013-12-26 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 6
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** RX300
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 205,000
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE DRIVER WAS NOT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR.  DESPITE THE DRIVER'S EFFORTS TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE JUMPED OVER A CURB AND HEADED TOWARD A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH TRAFFIC.  IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID A POSSIBLY FATAL COLLISION, THE DRIVER SWERVED HARD TO THE LEFT INTENDING TO HIT A POLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE.  THE VEHICLE MISSED THE POLE AND HIT A STARBUCKS WITH THE VEHICLE ENDING UP COMPLETELY INSIDE THE STARBUCKS.  SIX PEOPLE WHO WERE INSIDE THE STARBUCKS WERE INJURED.  THE DRIVER NEVER PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR DURING THE ENTIRE INCIDENT.   *TR
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