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2013 LEXUS ES HYBRID — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1384581 · 2017-06-14

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
ES HYBRID
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
50,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE CAR EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION EVENT WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. WHILE THE DRIVER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL AND BOUNCED OVER A CURB, DOWN A HILL, STRIKING A PICK UP AND A TREE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10995042
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown