# 1999 LEXUS LS400 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
> NHTSA complaint `409950` · 2003-05-30 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** LS400
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
## Narrative
PETITION SEEKING NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THE LEXUS VEHICLES MODEL YEARS 1997 TO 2000 WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH SPEED CONTROL LINKAGES RESULTING IN SUDDEN ACCELERATION.  *MR    THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO REAR END THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HIS.  AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A POLICE CITATION.  THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM (ODI# 760680).    *SCC    *NLM
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