NHTSA Complaint #10367098 — 2007 LEXUS LS460

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS LS460. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE ON GRAVEL, THE CONTACT SHIFTED IN DRIVE AND THE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SOUND LIKE A JET ENGINE BETWEEN THE GRAVEL AND THE SAND. WHEN THE CONTACT HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ACCELERATION STOPPED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED TO PARK AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,750.