# 2015 LEXUS CT — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1713815` · 2020-12-16 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** CT
- **Year:** 2015
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 49,000
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
MY VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO WIGGLE- WITHIN 3 SECONDS MY STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY STEERING LEFT TO RIGHT UNCONTROLLABLY THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL ON THE FREEWAY CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS COLLISION.     MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AT LEXUS OF BEVERLY HILLS AT JIM FAULK- DID A FULL SERVICE INSPECTION, TIRE ROTATION TO MAKE SURE SAFELY OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS ALSO STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NEED INVESTIGATION FROM LEXUS WHAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTION     JTHKD5BH3F224391    C1214 TOYOTA MEANING  THE BRAKE BOOSTER WITH MASTER CYLINDER (SKID CONTROL ECU) MONITORS THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM. THE BRAKE BOOSTER WITH MASTER CYLINDER (SKID CONTROL ECU) SETS THE OBDII CODE WHEN THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM IS NOT TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS.    AN ANALYST HAS PULLED THE CDR OF THE VEHICLE STATING THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTION OF THE LEXUS THAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT-     NEED INVESTIGATION WHY THE VEHICLE DID NOT ALERT ME ANY MAINTENANCE MESSAGES, WHY THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT ALERT ME ANY PRECAUTIONS ON THE MALFUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR ACCIDENT RESULTED IN THE FREEWAY SHUTTING DOWN, COULD HAVE HARMED MANY PEOPLE DUE TO THE VEHICLE LOSING CONTROL WITHOUT ANY NOTICE    THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
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