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2010 LEXUS RX350 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 850788 · 2011-04-09

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
RX350
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
22,800
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITHOUT ABILITY TO BRAKE WITH MY LEXUS RX 350, AT 2 PM ON SATURDAY MARCH 12TH 2011 WITH 5 PASSENGERS. I WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 30 MPH. THE CHOICE WAS TO CRASH IN THE CAR AHEAD STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT OR GO ON THE SIDE WALK, UP A STEEP MOUNT AND CRASH IN A BRICK WALL. THIS IS WHAT I DID. NOBODY WAS HURT. POLICE WAS CALLED AND THE CAR WAS TOWED. CAR WAS INSPECTED BY TOYOTA, NO CAUSE WAS FOUND, CAR WAS REPAIRED AT A GEICO APPROVED REPAIRED SHOP, AND I AM NOW ASKING THE LEXUS DEALER POHANKA TO ALLOW ME TO RETURN THE CAR AND BREAK MY LEASE. IN GOOD CONSCIENCE ALTHOUGH NO ONE WAS HURT, I AM NOT WILLING TO RISK A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT AFTER MY EXPERIENCE. WE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HURT AT A HIGHER SPEED. THIS WAS MY FIRST EVER CRASH DRIVING 20,000 MILES PER YEAR, DRIVING FOR MORE THAN 35 YEARS. THERE IS NO DOUBT SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF MY CONTROL HAPPENED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10395334
Machine
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