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2007 LEXUS ES350 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 659310 · 2008-02-27

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
ES350
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
14,000
Speed
1 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

UNCONTROLLABLE VEHICLE ACCELERATION WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AT APPROX 1 MPH. VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE STOPPED WITH FULL BRAKE APPLICATION. VEHICLE STRUCK BUILDING, BOUNCED BACKWARD, STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE AND ENDED UP BACKWARD ON TOP OF A SNOW BANK. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE FRONT, SIDE ,REAR AND UNDERCARRIAGE. DUE TO SNOW CONDITIONS, VEHICLE CONTROL PROBLEMS COMPOUNDED. PRIOR TO REPAIR, VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY LEXUS "LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY LEXUS DEALER. LEXUS CORPORATION ISSUED 2 LETTERS STATING THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. OPERATOR ERROR WAS NOT CITED AS CAUSE. LEXUS CORPORATION WILL NOT RELEASE DETAILS OF VEHICLE INSPECTION CITING PROPRIETARY RIGHT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10219328
Machine
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