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2007 LEXUS ES350 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 977610 · 2013-05-06

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
ES350
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
11,000
Speed
8 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: PEDAL ENTRAPMENT). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000. UPDATED 09/05/13*LJ

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10510844
Machine
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