# 1998 LEXUS LS400 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `670445` · 2008-05-20 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** LS400
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 103,000
- **Speed:** 2 mph
## Narrative
TIME, DATE AND LOCATION:  MONDAY, MAY 19 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 PM AT THE BLOCKBUSTER PARKING LOT IN STAFFORD, VA  VEHICLE: 1998 LEXUS LS400   I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF THE BLOCKBUSTER.  I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO SLOWLY PULL INTO THE SPACE.  SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE CAR JUMPED THE CURB AND REPEATEDLY HIT THE FRONT OF THE BLOCKBUSTER.  I PUSHED DOWN HARD ON THE BRAKE, BUT IT WOULD NOT RESPOND.  I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THE CAR STOPPED.   *TR
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