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2009 LEXUS RX350 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 746134 · 2009-11-30

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
RX350
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
14,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TRAVELING EAST BOUND ON TEXAS HIGHWAY 380 IN DENTON COUNTY, TX. TRAFFIC SLOWED AS IT APPROACHED ENTRANCE RAMP TO I35 SOUTHBOUND. I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND SLOW VEHICLE, NOTHING HAPPENED. DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND ALSO TRIED TO TURN CRUISE OFF FROM STEERING COLUMN LEVER. CRUISE DID NOT DISENGAGE, CAR DID NOT SLOW, MY VEHICLE RAN INTO THE REAR END OF THE ROCK HAULER TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10293953
Machine
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