Consumer Complaint Detail

LEXUS / GS300 / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000067370 Incident Date: Mar, 11 2000
Consumer's City: PITTSBURGH Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: GS300 Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JT8BD68S2X0 Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 15 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: For the sixth time, vehicle accelerates or surges. this time at 2 mph, but it has also happened at 45 mph. it only lasts a second or two. has happened 6 times in 15 months of ownership. of course for this reason, dealer is never able to diagnose. i have observed 9 others similar citations at this website on the 1998-1999 lexus gs300. there are a total of only two for the same years of the lexus es300, mercedes 320 and bmw 5-series combined. please do something before someone is killed!*ak