NHTSA Complaint #10300143 — 2004 LEXUS RX330

2004 LEXUS RX 330: I WAS A VICTIM OF SUDDEN UNATTENDED ACCELERATION. THIS OCCURRED ON DRIVE PAVEMENT ON A STREET WITH AN UPHILL GRADE. I WAS ABOUT TO PARK MY VEHICLE BEHIND A PARKED CAR. AS I WAS COASTING TO STOP, MY FOOT WAS BARELY TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL - I WAS WITHIN A FEW FEET OF THE PARKED VEHICLE. SUDDENLY I HEARD A "CLICKING" SOUND AND IMMEDIATELY I FELT THE PEDAL LEAVE MY FOOT. THE CAR ENGINE REVVED TO THE HIGHEST RPM. THE LEXUS SLAMMED INTO THE PARKED CAR. I TRIED BRAKING AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. MY VEHICLE KEPT ON SLAMMING INTO THE PARKED VEHICLE WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE PARKED CAR WAS PUSHED OVER THE CURB ON TO THE SIDEWALK. AT THAT POINT, I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO PULL AWAY FROM THE PARKED VEHICLE. THE LEXUS KEPT ON TRAVELING ON THE UPHILL GRADE FOR OVER 100 FT UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO RESUME CONTROL. I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKING DID NOT WORK. I SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES AND EMOTIONAL TRAUMA. *TR