# 2001 LEXUS LS430 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `570429` · 2006-01-25 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** LS430
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 28,600
## Narrative
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED BACKWARDS WHILE BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED.  THE ENGINE ROARED LOUDLY.  THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND LURCHED FORWARD 5 FEET STRIKING A CONCRETE PILLAR.  A BYSTANDER INTERVENED AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION.  ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A CRASH, THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED.  THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AFTER STRIKING THE DASH.  BOTH OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS.  THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER TO AWAIT INSPECTION BY A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE.  *JB
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