Consumer Complaint Detail

LEXUS / LS400 / 1993

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001084896 Incident Date: Dec, 04 2001
Consumer's City: WILMINGTON Consumer's State: DE
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: LS400 Model Year: 1993
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JT8UF11E9P0 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 06 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1992
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Car was in a parking lot. started, put in reverse, then put in drive and car took off steered to the right and hit two other parked cars before i got car in neutral. motor still reving till ignition turned off. car only travelled about 25 yards but was literally uncontrollable from an accelerator or throttle standpoint--felt like it was in a full open position--it all happened so fast--hardly any time to react, luckily no injuries. was witnessed.*ak