# 1997 LEXUS SC300 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `533210` · 2005-06-03 · 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:** SC300
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 27,100
## Narrative
CONTACT STATES:  DRIVER COULD NOT  PLACE CAR IN PARK AS SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT, INSTEAD  VEHICLE  LUNGED FORWARD, STRIKING A TREE.  UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, TOTAL DAMAGE TO FRONT OF CAR.  WOULD NOT GO INTO PARKING MODE THEREFORE, THE KEYS COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION.  REPAIRMAN DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.   *AK   THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AFTER THE SHIFT WOULDN'T GO INTO PARKING MODE.   *SC  *JB
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