# 2007 LEXUS ES350 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `729124` · 2009-07-28 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** ES350
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 39,000
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES WITHOUT WARNING.  SHE STATED THAT THE ENGINE MADE A SQUEALING NOISE WHEN SHE PRESSED THE PUSH TO START BUTTON.  SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, AND THE VEHICLE SPED UP AND WOULD NOT STOP.  SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH ALL OF HER STRENGTH, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP.  IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT STRUCK THE SIDE OF A GARAGE.  THE CONTACT WAS BRUISED AND STARTLED.  A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.  THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
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