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2017 LEXUS NX — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 injured · 1854856 · 2022-11-20

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
NX
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I stepped out of my car in our condo complex after parking. and turned off the engine only after i stepped out completely. vehicle starts rolling. I opened the door so wide, in panicked jumped back with right leg pressing on the break/ turning engine , shift gear to park, as i have no control over the door. As i am trying to hold on the steering wheel and doing all the actions mentioned above , the door swung hard with my leg on it while the car is in rolling motion. It did stop , almost hitting the parked pickup car. damaged the door and the front fender. Dont recall exactly what happened, it possible that i may have turned it off while it is in drive (?) but vehicle is not moving. Lexus a luxury car made it too convenient with auto parking brake , doesn’t not have a safety feature to prevent roll off accident when vehicle is at full stop and engine turned off.(unlike prius). Repair estimated at $3,000-$5,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11494327
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown