# 2000 LEXUS RX300 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `264409` · 2000-12-29 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** RX300
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN REVERSE AND HIT A POLE, GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN REVERSE AND COULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE, THE ENGINE TORQUED UP AND ACCELERATED FORWARD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A BRICK WALL, CONSUMER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH DUE TO THE ACCIDENT.   *SLC
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