# 2013 LEXUS ES HYBRID — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1481843` · 2018-07-10 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** ES HYBRID
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 45,700
- **Speed:** 7 mph
## Narrative
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FACING UPHILL IN MY DRIVEWAY.  I STARTED THE CAR AND SET THE GEAR SHIFT/SELECTOR (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) TO DRIVE POSITION WHILE CHECKING THAT THE BACKUP CAMERA WAS NOT ENGAGED.  I RELEASED THE EMERGENCY BREAK WITH MY FOOT ON THE BREAK AND CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN DRIVE AND THAT THE BACKUP CAMERA HAD NOT ENGAGED.  I RELEASED THE BREAK AND ACCELERATED TO GO UP THE HILL.  THE CAR ACCELERATED IN REVERSE.  I HIT THE BREAKS AND CONFIRMED AGAIN THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WAS CLEARLY IN DRIVE POSITION EVEN THOUGH I HAD NOW REVERSED AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR THAT HAD BEEN BEHIND ME.  I THEN SET THE GEAR SHIFT TO PARK POSITION AND TURNED OFF THE CAR.
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