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2001 LEXUS GS300 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

crash · 520664 · 2005-02-08

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
GS300
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

MY COMPLAINT IS ON THE USE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL DEVICE AND THE HIDDEN DANGERS OF IT'S USAGE, ESPECIALLY ON SLICK/POOR ROAD SURFACES. IF USED AND THE RESUME BUTTON IS ENGAGED THE CAR ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE TO THE SET SPEED WHILE THE TIRES HAVE NO TRACTION ON THE ROAD, CAUSING THE CAR TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL, A SERIES OF 360'S. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS UNPREDICTABLE SITUATION NO MATTER WHAT YOUR EXPERIENCE IS AS A DRIVER. WE CAN SAVE LIVES IF A WARNING WAS IN FULL VIEW IN ALL VEHICLES, SIMILIAR TO THE AIRBAG AND SEATBELT WARNINGS. I AM AWARE OF SEVERAL INCIDENTS BUT HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH ACTION BEING TAKEN TO INFORM DRIVERS. IN ADDITION TO SOME TYPE OF WARNING LABEL, MY QUESTION IS, CAN ANY ACTION BE TAKEN BY ALL CAR MANUFACTURERS, TO DESIGN THE CRUISE CONTROL OPTION TO DISENGAGE IF THERE IS INADEQUATE ROAD TRACTION?*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10110101
Machine
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