NHTSA Complaint #10318936 — 2008 LEXUS ES350

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS ES350. WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A STOP LIGHT WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES; HOWEVER THE OCCUPANT OF THE SECOND VEHICLE INVOLVED SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES. THE POLICE ARRIVED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE CONTACT WAS HELD LIABLE FOR THE CRASH AND ALL REPAIRS WERE HANDLED THROUGH HER INSURANCE COMPANY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V38800, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) PERTAINING TO POSSIBLE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR RECALL REPAIRS AND HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES SINCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 26, 000.