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2005 LEXUS LS430 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 759195 · 2010-02-05

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
LS430
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
44,500
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON SEP 17, 2009 AS I LEFT A GAS STATION THE LEXUS LS430 YEAR 2005 ACCELERATED AND I WAS ONLY ABLE TO AVOID THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME WAS TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT AND JAMMED OF THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET. UNKNOWINGLY I RAN INTO A TELEPHONE GUY WIRE AND THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS SUPERFICIAL ($3300.00) TO THE RIGHT FRONT LIGHT AND BUMPER. FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT COULD HAVE POSSIBLY GONE WRONG. I NOTICE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL APPEARS TO MOMENTARILY STICK. USAA FIXED THE AUTO AND THOUGH I WONDERED WHAT HAD HAPPENED I DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL NOW. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10306591
Machine
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