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2004 LEXUS ES330 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash · 941243 · 2012-09-26

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
ES330
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

Severity

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

Narrative

2004 LEXUS ES330. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ACROSS THE STREET AND PLUNGED IN HIS NEIGHBOR'S BRICK FENCE COMPLETELY DAMAGING THE CAR, WHICH WAS EVENTUALLY DECLARED TOTALED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE POLICE REPORT INDICATED, THE FLOOR MAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, BUT A CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOTED, THE FLOOR MATS WERE NOT SECURED AND THE HOOKS WERE MISSING. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE NO HOOKS. THE CONSUMER STATED HE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND THE FLOOR MAT ISSUE WAS NEVER DISCUSSED ON THE NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, HE WENT TO THE DEALER FOR OTHER SERVICES. *JB UPDATED 11/05/12

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10477723
Machine
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