NHTSA complaint: 2006 LEXUS IS 250 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS250. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A GARAGE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE STATED THAT THE FLOOR MATS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR MATS WERE REMOVED AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE FLOOR MATS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,500.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation