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2007 LEXUS RX350 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 752028 · 2010-01-10

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
RX350
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
33,000
Speed
3 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

LEXUS RX350 AUTO-ACCELERATION. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT (AT A SLOW SPEED) IN A PARKING STRUCTURE, THE ENGINE, WITHOUT PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL, SUDDENLY REVED UP TO HIGH SPEED AND ACCELERATED INTO THE WIRE RETAINING CABLED AND WALL OF THE STRUCTURE. THE DISTANCED TRAVELED WAS LESS THAN 10 FEET BEFORE THE CAR WAS STOPPED BY THE RETAINING CABLES AND THE WALL. THE FRONT END OF THE CAR AND THE STRUCTURE WERE DAMAGED. THE IMPACT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO BREAK 5 OF THE 7 CABLES. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10298927
Machine
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