NHTSA complaint: 2007 LEXUS ES350 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2007 LEXUS ES350 UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *NJ THE CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. CONSEQUENTLY, THE CONSUMER HIT A BUSH AND A TREE. THE CONSUMER THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND AGAIN, IT ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE GARAGE AND STOPPED AFTER IT HIT A CHEST. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ACCELERATION FOR THE SECOND TIME ONE NOVEMBER 14, 2009 WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO HIS HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE SAME DAY, AFTER THE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALER, HE ONCE AGAIN EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ACCELERATION CAUSING MORE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *JB
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation