# 2003 LEXUS ES300 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `465817` · 2004-05-11 · 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:** ES300
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- **Miles at failure:** 2,000
## Narrative
UPON STOPPING, AND WHEN  CONSUMER REMOVED FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD BEFORE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THIS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. ONCE, RESULTING IN  CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CRASHING INTO A CONCRETE POLE WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT.  ALSO,  STARTING AT 5000 MILES  BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES BECAUSE IT DIED.  THIS WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.  *AK   *LA
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