NHTSA Complaint #11120438 — 2017 LEXUS RX350

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 LEXUS RX350. WHILE DRIVING 140 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE PRE-COLLISION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A COLLISION REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO WESTSIDE LEXUS SALES (12000 KATY FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77079, (281) 558-3030) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A FAILURE AND THE CRASH WAS HIS FAULT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.