NHTSA Complaint #10199482 — 2006 LEXUS LX470

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS LX470. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A NAIL SALON. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CALLED AN UN-COMMANDED ACCELERATION. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A PATTERN FOR THIS TYPE OF FAILURE AMONG TOYOTA VEHICLES. SHE HAS NOT YET NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE IS NOT DESTROYED, HOWEVER, THERE IS $22,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE DAY BEFORE THE CRASH, THE THROTTLE EXPANDED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV. THE VEHICLE THEN IDLED DOWN AND BEGAN TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE UNTIL THE ENGINE DIED DOWN. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 35,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PICTURES AND AN ARTICLE PERTAINING TO THE INCIDENT. A CONNECTICUT ACCIDENT REPORT WAS ALSO SUBMITTED. UPDATED 08/28/07 *TR