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2006 LEXUS GS300 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 843143 · 2011-02-20

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
GS300
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
35,800
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I SLOWED DOWN TO PARK THE CAR AND WAS STEERING MY CAR INTO THE PARKING OPENING. AND AS THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO ALMOST A STOP POSITION, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST BEFORE IT STOPPED, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNINTENTIONALLY WITH HIGH SPEED AND RAN OVER THE PARKING BLOCKS AND THEN OVER THE RAISED ISLAND IN FRONT OF ME. THEN IT CRASHED INTO THE CARS PARKED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RAISED ISLAND AND THEN IT STOPPED. IN 2009 I EXPERIENCED MY VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE OFTEN WHEN IT WAS IDLING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT COMPLETE STOP POSITION. THE DEALER CHECKED THE ENGINE AND SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, CONTINUED AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE ENGINE WAS IDLING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN STOP POSITION. AGAIN I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER TO CHECK THE ENGINE. AND AGAIN, I WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE FUNCTIONS OF THE ENGINE. WHEN I WENT FOR 30,000-MILE SERVICE, I AGAIN EXPLAINED THE ENGINE'S PECULIAR BEHAVIOR TO THE DEALER, WHO THEN TOP-CLEANED MY ENGINE. THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, KEPT HAPPENING AND THE ENGINE STALLED MORE OFTEN. I HAD TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER AND AT THIS TIME THEY TOP-CLEANED THE ENGINE AGAIN. SOON AFTER THE 30,000-MILE SERVICE, I NOTICED THE HARSH GEAR SHIFT DURING 30 TO 40 MPH TRANSMISSION SHIFT AND THE DEALER FOUND OUT THAT THE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING WAS IN ERROR AND RE-CALIBRATED IT. SOON AFTER, THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10383858
Machine
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