# 2003 LEXUS SC430 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `993157` · 2013-07-11 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** SC430
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
2003 LEXUS SC430.  CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION.  *SMD  THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE PROCEEDED TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, SHE THEN PLACE THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, IT THEN ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED. FINALLY AFTER HITTING A POLE, IT JUMPED THE CURB AND ENDED ON A BUSY STREET. THE DEALERSHIP SENT SOMEONE OUT TO EXPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS PROVIDED A DISC THAT SHOWED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED, BUT THEY WOULD NOT SAY THE TRUE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, WHICH MAY HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WHEEL LOCKING AND THE BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONING.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*