# 2007 LEXUS ES350 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `631741` · 2007-07-24 · 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:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- **Miles at failure:** 10,700
- **Speed:** 140 mph
## Narrative
I OWN A 2007 LEXUS 350 PURCHASED IN SEPT OF 2006. I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, AT 3,000 MILES WHICH RESULTED IN LEXUS REPLACING THE TRANSMIION.  MOST RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AND WHILE PASSING A CAR MY CAR ACCELERATED ON IT OWN TO 140MPG. I  WAS BRAKING CONTINUOUSLY  FOR SEVEN TO TEN MINUTES. I SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. THIS DID NOT HELP. THE CAR ONLY SLOWED DOWN WITH THE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO PICKED UP THE CAR WHEN I RETURNED HOME AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FLOOR MAT ISSUE MY FLOOR MAT WAS PUT IN BY THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS INJURED AND HAVE SINCE REQUIRED SURGERY. IN MY OPINION  THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE.  *TR
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