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2007 LEXUS ES350 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 621201 · 2007-04-20

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
ES350
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
2,563
Speed
90 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING MY NEW LEXUS ES350 ON THE INTERSTATE IN JANUARY 2007, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE INITIALLY WITH ONE FOOT AND THEN BOTH FEET. I ALSO PUSHED THE IGNITION BUTTON AND TRIED EVERYTHING I COULD THINK OF TO SLOW THE VEHICLE-NOTHING SEEMED TO HELP. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO POWER THE CAR FORWARD. EVENTUALLY THE CAR RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO A SNOW BANK. LEXUS AND THE DEALER (LEXUS OF PORTLAND MAINE) CLAIMED THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. WE ARE HOPEFUL FOR SOME TYPE OF RESOLUTION EITHER FROM LEXUS OR THE DEALER. WE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN HEARING FROM OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH A LEXUS. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10188471
Machine
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