# 2008 LEXUS RX HYBRID — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `763073` · 2010-02-16 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** RX HYBRID
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 15,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT ONWS A 2006 LEXUS RX400H. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE AND IT RAPIDLY ACCELERATED WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT CRASH INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS SUFFERED A FRACTURED A STERNUM AND THE OTHER PASSENGER WAS KNOCKED  UNCONSCIOUS AND SUFFERED A BROKEN COLLAR BONE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MAJOR BRUISES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND CAUSED THE CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
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