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2003 LEXUS ES300 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 656455 · 2008-02-06

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
ES300
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
78,800

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS IN THE DRIVE THROUGH AT THE DUNKIN DONUTS IN GERMANTOWN, MD GIVING MY ORDER IN THE SPEAKER. I REMEMBER HEARING A ROARING SOUND LIKE A TRAIN AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR SHOT FORWARD AND HIT THE BACK OF THE CAR AT THE SERVICE WINDOW. IT WAS QUITE STRANGE. I AM CONVINCED I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE EMS AND POLICE SAID I MUST HAVE HIT THE ACCELERATOR BY MISTAKE. I AM NOT CONVINCED IN MY OWN MIND THAT THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10217071
Machine
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