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2024 LEXUS RX — STEERING

crash2 injured · 2053728 · 2025-01-06

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
RX
Year
2024
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STEERING
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The car comes with proactive driver assist. The system when activated will cause the car to unexpectedly turn the wheel and lunge usually left if the system suspects you are going off of track. It works even on unmarked 2 lane country roads. Very disconcerting and dangerous. My wife was then subsequently in a serious accident on a slippery and snowy night that totaled the car. We are not convinced that the proactive driver assist system was the cause of the accident but can't help but think it may have been a contributing factor to the accident. Her car swerved into the oncoming lane on a unmarked (snow covered) highway.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11634427
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown