# 2006 LEXUS IS 250 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `747126` · 2009-12-07 · 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:** IS 250
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- **Miles at failure:** 62,000
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT HAS A 2006 LEXUS IS250.  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A STOP LIGHT, THE  VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 65 MPH. EVEN AFTER BRAKE APPLICATION THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. CONSEQUENTLY SHE STRUCK A CURB, AND THEN THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER.   A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND AN INVESTIGATION WILL BE CONDUCTED.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 01/05/10. *LJ  THE CONSUMER DID NOT BELIEVED THE  PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE FLOOR MATS. THE FLOOR MATS IN THE VEHICLE HAS 3 INCHES OF SPACE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS THE ACCELERATOR.  UPDATED 01/05/10.*JB  UPDATED 03/08/10
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