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2009 LEXUS IS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash2 injured · 755968 · 2010-02-02

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
IS
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
4,800
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

RAPID ACCELERATION, 2009, IS 250, LEXUS. PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE. CAR ACCELERATED, JUMPED A CURB, OVER A 6 FOOT WIDE GRASS SEPARATION AND TOTALED A PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE. CAR WAS SERVICED THAT VERY DAY FOR IT'S 5,000 MILE CHECK. FIRST TIME WE DROVE THE CAR AFTER BEING SERVICED. HAD OUR CAR REPAIRED FOR FRONT END DAMAGE. CONTACTED LEXUS ON THEIR HOT LINE, REPORTED THE INCIDENT, WAS INSTRUCTED TO WRITE THEM WITH ALL THE DETAILS. HAVE NOT HEARD ONE THING FROM LEXUS CORPORATE SINCE WE SENT THE LETTER ON 12/30/09 NO ONE HAS CHECKED THE CAR. CONTACTED THE DEALER IN PEORIA ILLINOIS. THEY WOULD NOT RETURN OUR CALLS. CONFRONTED THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM ON SATURDAY. THEY WOULD TAKE THE CAR BACK IN A TRADE. WOULD REQUIRE ME TO TAKE ANOTHER LEASE, ADDED A YEAR ONTO THE LEASE PLUS INCREASED MY MONTHLY PAYMENT BY $80. THIS WAS NEVER AN OFFER TO CHECK THE VEHICLE. CAR IS BASICALLY PARKED IN THE GARAGE BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. IT WAS NOT THE FLOOR MATS. THERE IS NO WAY THAT WAS A PROBLEM. *TR UPDATED 05/24/10

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10303814
Machine
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