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2008 LEXUS RX350 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 949971 · 2012-11-18

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
RX350
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
71,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING A LEXUS RX350 THAT WE PURCHASED USED IN 2011. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF A LOCAL BUSINESS. WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE NOTHING HAPPENED AND THE VEHICLE SPED UP AND RAN INTO AN OFFICE IN THE BUILDING WHERE A LADY WAS SITTING AT A DESK. MY CAR CAME TO REST AGAINST HER DESK. I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS FOR A MOMENT DUE TO FRIGHT I THINK. THEREFORE, AN AMBULANCE WAS CALLED AND I WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE I HAD TO HAVE NUMEROUS XRAYS. THANK GOODNESS I HAD ONLY SOME STIFFNESS IN MY NECK AND SOME SORENESS....THE SAME FOR THE LADY IN THE OFFICE. I COULD HAVE KILLED HER OR ANYONE IN THE VICINITY OF THE OFFICE. MY CAR WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THIS WAS ONE OF THE MOST FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCES I HAVE EVER HAD. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10485063
Machine
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