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1999 LEXUS GS300 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 282486 · 2001-03-16

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
GS300
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

FOR THE SIXTH TIME, VEHICLE ACCELERATES OR SURGES. THIS TIME AT 2 MPH, BUT IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT 45 MPH. IT ONLY LASTS A SECOND OR TWO. HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES IN 15 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. OF COURSE FOR THIS REASON, DEALER IS NEVER ABLE TO DIAGNOSE. I HAVE OBSERVED 9 OTHERS SIMILAR CITATIONS AT THIS WEBSITE ON THE 1998-1999 LEXUS GS300. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF ONLY TWO FOR THE SAME YEARS OF THE LEXUS ES300, MERCEDES 320 AND BMW 5-SERIES COMBINED. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED!*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
742551
Machine
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