NHTSA Complaint #10328699 — 2008 LEXUS IS 250 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10328699
Vehicle	2008 LEXUS IS 250
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	May 2, 2010
Date Filed	May 3, 2010
Mileage	22,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 IS250 AT ABOUT 40 MPH ON A TWO LANE ROADWAY WHEN I FELT THE CAR ACCELERATE SUDDENLY. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL BUT IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE TO 85 MPH. I IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP OR EVEN SLOW DOWN. I HAD PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS FAR AS IT WOULD GO BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE THIRD TIME I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN BUT WOULD NOT STOP. THE SPEED SLOWLY DECREASED TO ABOUT 20 MPH BUT STILL DID NOT STOP. LUCKILY THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC VOLUME BUT I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION. THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN BUT NOT STOPPING. FINALLY IT CAME TO A CRAWL JUST AS THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I LET GO OF THE BRAKE AND THE CAR THRUSTED FORWARD. I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL YET AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. I CALLED LEXUS DEALERSHIP TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. THEY TOWED THE CAR TO THEIR SERVICE CENTER. NOONE ASKED FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THE INCIDENT. IT DIDN'T SEEM THAT THIS TYPE OF COMPLAINANT WAS ANYTHING NEW TO THEM. *TR

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