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2004 LEXUS ES 330 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 495398 · 2004-08-27

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
ES 330
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
3,500

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHEN BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED.*MR WHILE PULLING INTO HIS GARAGE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP BUT LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE HIT A CORNER WALL, WENT OVER AN EIGHT INCH STEP UP, AND HIT THE STEP TO THE HOUSE BREAKING IT. THE VEHICLE THEN HIT THE WALL FACING THE ENTRANCE TO THE GARAGE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE HOUSE (VEHICLE DAMAGE $9200. HOUSE DAMAGE $60,000.). THE MANUFACTURE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10091529
Machine
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