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2002 LEXUS ES300 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 762278 · 2010-02-13

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
ES300
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
92,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AFTER MY 90,000 SCHEDULED MAJOR MAINTENANCE. ON 11/22/09, I RETURNED TO MY CAR AND FOUND THE WINDOWS AND SUN ROOF WERE OPENED. I HAD NOT ENGAGED THE REMOTE TO DO THIS. I GOT IN THE CAR AND CLOSED THE WINDOWS AND SUN ROOF. I DROVE APPROX ONE AND A HALF MILES. I SLOWED THE CAR TO PREPARE TO PARK. I TURNED INTO THE PARKING SPACE AND NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPING. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD CROSSING OVER A CURB AND STRIKING A PARKED CAR. WHILE AT THE BODY SHOP A LEXUS TECHNITION WENT IN TO CHECK THE CAR AND SAID HE FOUND EVERYTHING TO BE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED BY PHONE BUT THE ACCOUNT WAS NOT COMPLETE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10310151
Machine
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