NHTSA complaint: 2006 LEXUS GS300 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND A WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CONSTRUCTION SITE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE HAD MINOR BODY DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,761. UPDATED 06/22/10. *LJ
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation