# 2008 LEXUS GS 350 — STRUCTURE:BODY
> NHTSA complaint `1266473` · 2016-03-08 · 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:** GS 350
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY
- **Miles at failure:** 160,246
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
CONTACT IS OWNER OF 2008 GS 350 LEXUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING SPACE @ APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH -- THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY ON IT'S ON WITHOUT WARNING.  VEHICLE HIT AN EMBANKMENT & VEHICLE BOUNCED BACK/FORTH ON THE EMBANKMENT, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL NECK PAIN FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE & THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED BUT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME SLOWLY. LEXUS DEALER WAS TOLD OF INCIDENT & RECOMMENDED TAKING VEHICLE TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WHO COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE.  TIME TO TRADE VEHICLES WITH A COMPETITOR.
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