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2007 LEXUS ES350 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 606949 · 2006-12-19

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
ES350
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

2007 LEXUS ES350. EXCESSIVE RPMS DURING START UP CAUSE THE CAR TO SHARPLY ACCELERATE WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE. RPM STAYS AT 1700+ FOR UP TO A MINUTE AFTER ENGINE START. WHEN PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE AT THIS HIGH RPM, CAUSES THE CAR TO LURCH BACKWARDS AS IF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BEEN FLOORED. HAS CAUSED CAR TO HIT A POLE AND A TREE ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. LEXUS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION HAS NOT RETURNED CALLS.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10176572
Machine
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