# 2007 LEXUS ES350 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `610785` · 2007-01-24 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 5
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** ES350
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 3,250
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 LEXUS ES 350  ON A VERY BUSY P'WAY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF. I APPLIED THE BRAKES ONCE, THEN AGAIN AND AGAIN  I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND  THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN. IT WAS A HORROR. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE SPEED AND ULTIMATELY CAUSED A SIX CAR COLLISION. PEOPLE INCLUDING MYSELF WERE HURT AND HOSPITALIZED. THE PURPOSE OF MY PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE WAS DUE TO THE 5 STAR RATING  AND SAFETY.  AFTER RESEARCHING I FOUND  TOO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE. THE VEHICLE IS MUCH TO DANGEROUS AND SHOULD H BE RECALLED. VERY DISAPPOINTED AN ITS A MIRACLE I'M ALIVE.  *NM
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