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2018 LEXUS NX HYBRID — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1471094 · 2018-05-25

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
NX HYBRID
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
780

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS PARK AT STOP SIGN ON A CITY STREET WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES NEXT THING I KNEW I WAS HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE MY BRAKES UNINTENDED ACCELERATED AND MY BRAKES FAILED. I COULD NOT STOP THIS CAR FOR 2 BLOCKS, I TRIED TO PLACE IT IN PARK, AND ALSO TURN THE CAR OFF, THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES BUT IT JUST ACCELERATED. I REPORTED IT TO LEXUS AND ACCORDING TO LEXUS AN INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS WOULD COME OUT AND INSPECT MY VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SET ON LEXUS CAR LOT FOR A MONTH AND THE WAS INSPECTED AND A MONTH LATER LEXUS NOTIFIED ME INFORMING ME THAT MY BRAKES SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF FAILING, WELL EITHER I AM LYING OR LEXUS IS LYING, OR THERE IS A UNDERLYING PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES THAT LEXUS WAS UNABLE TO DETECT ARE CHOOSE NOT TO ADMIT BECAUSE THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS A RECALL CAN COST, ITS IN LEXUS BEST INTEREST TO DENY MY CLAIM AND WAIT FOR MULTIPLE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS TO LOOSE THEIR LIVES BEFORE THE COMPANY ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. I HAD NO INJURIES AND CAR I HIT REC'D NO INJURIES, I WAS JUST SO EMOTIONAL DISTRAUGHT THAT I HAVEN DRIVEN IN 3 MONTHS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11098011
Machine
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