2002 LEXUS ES300 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2002 LEXUS ES300 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Start: 2004-07-16

crash · 485552 · 2005-10-20

Vehicle

Make: LEXUS
Model: ES300
Year: 2002
Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure: 20,000
Speed: 40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE CAR WENT INTO A HIGH ACCELERATION. I REAR ENDED TWO CARS THAT WERE DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. IF THERE WAS ANYONE WALKING BEHIND I WOULD HAVE KILLED THEM. I BELIEVE THERE IS A THROTTLE CONTROL PROBLEM. *LA *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10082261
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown