NHTSA Complaint #10227666 — 2008 LEXUS RX350

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10227666
Vehicle	2008 LEXUS RX350
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	May 7, 2008
Date Filed	May 13, 2008
Mileage	1,871 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

AS I PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, IT RAPIDLY AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A LIGHT POST. TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL, I PUT ON THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED TO DRIVE, WHERE IT SUDDENLY AND VERY RAPIDLY SPED FORWARD AND HIT A FENCE BEFORE I COULD STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE COUPLE I WAS DINING WITH HEARD THE CAR BACKFIRE TWICE WHICH CAUGHT THEIR ATTENTION. I COULD NOT HEAR THE BACKFIRE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE ACCELERATION WAS EXTREMELY RAPID AND DANGEROUS. THE VEHICLE DID THIS ON ITS OWN. THIS IS NOT A CASE OF WHERE I ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE GAS PEDAL INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE. IN THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION, NO ONE WAS HURT, AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS MINOR SCRATCHES. HOWEVER, AS YOU MIGHT SURMISE, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND DEADLY SITUATION HAD SOMEONE BEEN IN THE PATH OF THE CAR. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO WESTSIDE LEXUS TO CHECK ON 5.13.2008. THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND SAID THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

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