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2007 LEXUS ES350 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash4 injured · 663053 · 2008-03-25

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
ES350
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Miles at failure
7,900
Speed
70 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
4
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE COMING OUT OF A PARKING LOT,ACCELERATOR PETAL GOT STUCK,CAR ACCELERATED FROM 0-70 IN SECONDS AND COULD NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, LEXUS RECENTLY SERVICED CAR FOR MAT RECALL AND DID NOT INSTALL CLIPS ON ALL WEATHER FLOOR MAT, MY INSURANCE IS INVESTIGATING BOTH ACCELERATOR THROTTLE AND ALSO THE REASON WY MAT DID NOT HAVE CLIPS INSTALLED AFTER LEXUS STATED THEY CORRECTED THE MAT RECALL,I AM ALSO HIRING A INDEPENDENT AUTO FORENSIC SPECIALIST,I COULD OF KILLED MYSELF AND OTHERS TOO,T HIS SO CALLED MYSTERIOUS ACCELERATION MUST BE CORRECTED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10222320
Machine
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