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1998 LEXUS LS400 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 776857 · 2010-03-25

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
LS400
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
80,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON SEPTEMBER 27,2005, MY1998 LEXUS LS 400 RAMMED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. MY CAR ACCELERATED NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN THE POLICE AND FIREMEN CAME, THE POLICEMAN STOOD NEXT TO MY WINDOW AND ASKED ME TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL SO THAT THE FIREMEN COULD PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE ROAD. THE CAR ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AND ALMOST RAN OVER THE FIREMEN. THE POLICEMAN NOTED THIS IN HIS REPORT. I WAS ON AIRPORT BLVD. WITHIN 1 MILE OF THE MOBILE AIRPORT. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO LEXUS OF MOBILE WHERE THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. I NEVER DROVE THE CAR AGAIN BECAUSE I HAD NO CONFIDENCE IN IT. I FELT THAT THIS INFORMATION MIGHT BE OF HELP TO SOMEONE LOOKING INTO THE TOYOTA PROBLEMS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10322102
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