NHTSA Complaint #10375778 — 2007 LEXUS RX350

AT APPROX. 8:05 AM ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2ND I WAS STOPPED BEHIND A SCHOOL BUS THAT WAS PICKING UP CHILDREN AT THE INTERSECTION (1-2) MIN WAIT) I GAVE THE CAR ENOUGH GAS TO MAKE THE RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO CROCKERS LAKE BLVD. WHICH IS ONLY APPROX. 150-200 FT IN LENGTH. I ESTIMATE THE SPEED WAS BETWEEN 10-15 MPH WHEN I BEGAN BRAKING TO MAKE THE LEFT HAND TURN INTO THE CITATION CLUB APARTMENTS WHEN I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SLOWING. I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL HARDER AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO PULL AGAINST THE BRAKES. AS I APPROACHED THE END OF CROOKERS LAKE BLVD I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR WAS SLOWING, HOWEVER THE ENGINE WAS "SCREAMING" AND THE TACHOMETER WAS APPROACHING TO "RED-LINE". I MANAGED TO MAKE THE LEFT HAND TURN AND AS THE CAR SLOWED I SHIFTED IT INTO PARK TO STOP IT. THE ENGINE WAS SCREAMING SO I TURNED THE IGNITION TO OFF POSITION. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT IMMEDIATELY RED-LINED AGAIN; I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE CAR. UPDATED 03/11/11