# 2007 LEXUS ES350 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `622563` · 2007-05-02 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** ES350
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 3,000
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## 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
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