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2006 LEXUS RX330 — ENGINE

crash · 1040378 · 2014-02-23

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
RX330
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
120,000
Speed
2 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

BACKING CAR OUT OF GARAGE AND ACCELERATOR AUTOMATICALLY INCREASED HIGH SPEED. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP. CAR HIT GARAGE DOOR AND DAMAGED THE GARAGE DOOR, WALL, FRONT DRIVER SIDE QUARTER PANEL, FRONT BUMPER. APPROX $3600 CAR DAMAGE AND $1500 GARAGE DAMAGE. FORTUNATE THAT NO OTHER DAMAGE OR INJURIES OCCURRED. THIS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND WAS VERY UNEXPECTED. I AM NOW AFRAID THAT THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN UNDER UNEXPECTED CIRCUMSTANCES WITH MORE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10565522
Machine
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