NHTSA Complaint #10313640 — 2002 LEXUS ES300

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10313640
Vehicle	2002 LEXUS ES300
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	August 14, 2007
Date Filed	February 24, 2010
Mileage	135,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF 2002 LEXUS ES 300 . MY WIFE WAS OPERATING HER VEHICLE WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 95 MPH THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND MY WIFE APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT ON THE WB 101 W/OF 405 FWY IN LOS ANGELES CA SHE PULLED ON THE SHOULDER PASSING NUMEROUS VEHICLES SHE PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND WITH FULL BRAKE APPLICATIONS THE CAR SLOWED AFTER A FEW MILES. I CONTACTED LEXUS DEALER WHO ADVISED ME THIS VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC AND I AM APPALLED AT THIS IT OCCURRED ONCE AND I FEEL ITS ELECTRONIC THE MAT WAS NOT A FACTOR. *TR

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