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1994 LEXUS GS300 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 840644 · 2011-02-07

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
GS300
Year
1994
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
177,800
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I WAS DRIVING IT ON US-101 WESTBOUND BEFORE KANAN ROAD EXIT (~4 MILES BEFORE DESTINATION EXIT), SLOWED DOWN AND CHANGED ONE LANE TO MOST RIGHT LANE. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. I APPLIED THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY. THE CAR TURNED TO THE LEFT, MADE A SPIN COUNTERCLOCKWISE AND TRAVELED FROM MOST OF THE RIGHT LANE TO MOST OF THE LEFT LANE. FINALLY, I GOT IT STOPPED IN THE LEFT LANE, AFTER ITS REAR HIT THE FREEWAY CENTER DIVIDER. IT WAS IN THE OPPOSITE TRAFFIC DIRECTION. FORTUNATELY, NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS HIT. THE CAR HAS SEVERE DAMAGE IN THE REAR BUMPER, TRUNK, 2 REAR SIDE BODY, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL/TIRE AND SOME DAMAGE ON THE RIGHT SIDE BODY. IT'S NON-DRIVABLE, THOUGH ENGINE CAN STILL BE STARTED. ON 02/06/11, I WENT BACK, PASSING BY THE SCENE. THE TRACE OF BLACK TIRE RUBBER (DUE TO BRAKING) IS CLEARLY SEEN FROM MOST RIGHT LANE TO MOST LEFT LANE. UPDATED 03/10/11 *BF UPDATED PORTABLE 02/24/11 UPDATED PORTABLE 05/26/11

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10381888
Machine
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