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2007 LEXUS ES350 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 injured · 622563 · 2007-05-02

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
ES350
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
3,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION / TIMING COVER SEAL TO THE ENGINE BLOCK MY 2007 ES350 ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL REACHING THE SPEED OF 95 MILES PER HOUR. THE ONLY WAY I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN WAS TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. AND THEN IT BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. I TOOK INTO TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY WHERE NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. IN APRIL OF 2207 I NOTICES MY ES350 HAD A SMALL OIL LINK WHEN THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THY FOUND THAT THE TIMING COVER TO THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS POORLY SEALED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THE SEALS AND MY CAR WOULD NEED TO BE IN THE SHOP ABOUT A WEEK TO REPAIR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10189487
Machine
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