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2003 LEXUS GX470 — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

crash · 788270 · 2010-05-19

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
GX470
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Miles at failure
105,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 LEXUS GX470 ON MY WAY TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MY THREE YEAR OLD SON ' WHO WAS EXPERIENCING BREATHING PROBLEMS. I LOST CONTROL OF THE SUV NEAR THE EXIT FOR THE HOSPITAL ' AS I WAS PREPARING TO TAKE THE EXIT FROM THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE WENT OFF-BALANCE AND DID A 360 DEGREE ROLLOVER FROM THE EXIT RAMP. I ENDED UP IN THE MEDIAN BETWEEN THE OFF RAMP AND THE ON RAMP. MY SON AND I WERE INTACT AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE BEHAVED ERRATICALLY DURING THE EPISODE ' AND I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH THE CONTROLS. I WOULD LIKE FOR NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THE STABILITY SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE ' BASED ON THIS EXPERIENCE AND RECENT NEWS OF SIMILAR VEHICLES FROM LEXUS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10331168
Machine
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