# 2001 LEXUS LS430 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1164148` · 2015-03-10 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** LS430
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 150,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR ACCELERATES RATHER THAN STOPPING.  THE FIRST TIME WAS IN JULY 2006 RIGHT AFTER I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR.  THAT TIME I ACCELERATED INTO THE BACK OF A POLICE CAR AND DID A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR.  I HAVE DRIVEN OVER 120,000 MILES AND 9 YEARS WITHOUT THIS HAPPENING AGAIN.  THIS TIME I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND BEGAN TO MOVE WHEN A CONSTRUCTION WORKER JUMPED IN FRONT OF MY CAR TO HAVE ME STOP AND THE CAR ACCELERATED ACROSS 4 LANES AND STOPPED BEFORE I WENT UP ON THE CURB AND HIT A BUILDING.  UNFORTUNATELY, THE CONSTRUCTION WORKER'S ANKLE WAS BROKEN AND NOW I AM BEING SUED.  I HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK THE PROBLEM LAST TIME AND HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.  I CHECKED TO SEE IF THIS CAR HAD BEEN RECALLED LAST TIME AND THIS TIME FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAS NOT BEEN.  *TR
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