# 2004 LEXUS RX330 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `763218` · 2010-02-16 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** RX330
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 81,649
- **Speed:** 78 mph
## Narrative
2 TO 3 YEARS PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT I WAS COMING TO A STOP LIGHT AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK, BUT ONLY FOR A FEW SECONDS. I REPORTED THIS TO MY HUSBAND AND HE TOOK IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS BUT DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, MY HUSBAND HAS OWNED A AUTO PARTS STORE FOR 40 YEARS AND KNOWS A FEW QUALIFIED MECHANICS.   3 PEOPLE WERE ON A FREEWAY ABOUT 1/4 MILE FROM OFF RAMP DOING ABOUT 65 MPH, WE STARTED TO MOVE OVER TO THE SLOWER LANE AS WE GOT TO THE SLOWER LANE I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN FOR THE OFF RAMP WHEN I FELT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING, I PUMPED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE SURE I WAS STEPPING ON THE BRAKES BUT INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD AND HUNG ON FOR DEAR LIFE UPON ENTERING THE OFF RAMP I STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE AND FLIPPED THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES. I ENDED UP WITH A CRACKED STERNUM, THE PASSENGER BROKE 3 OR 4 OF HER VERTEBRA, AND PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT WAS FATAL.       UPDATED 03/10/10 *BF *TR UPDATED IVOQ 09/28/10 UPDATE 9/19/2011*CW
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