NHTSA complaint: 2009 LEXUS IS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LEXUS IS 250 . HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH UP A HILL WHEN TURNING AND SLOWING DOWN BY PUTTING HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED OVER A MOUNTAIN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, BROKE HIS RIGHT SHOULDER, CHEST PAINS, AND HIS FACE WAS ALSO INJURED WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED HITTING HIM IN THE FACE. THE POLICE AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED BY BOTH OF THEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TOWING FACILITY WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND WROTE A REPORT AS WELL. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FLOOR MATS AND WAS WAITING FOR AN APPOINTMENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 11000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation