# 2003 LEXUS ES300 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `769459` · 2010-03-03 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** ES300
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 35,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LEXUS ES300. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABOVE  80 MPH WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO 6 VEHICLES. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE POLICE CONFIRMED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING AT 86 MPH DUE TO THE UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE HAD INCREASED AT THAT SPEED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 41,000.
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