Consumer Complaint Detail

LEXUS / ES 330 / 2004

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003267171 Incident Date: Nov, 30 2003
Consumer's City: CENTREVILLE Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: ES 330 Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JTHBA30G445 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 21 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 14 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle does not always respond properly to driver depressing accelerator. in some cases, when coasting slowly e.g., under 10 mph), suddenly pressing the accelerator sharply will have no effect for about 1.5 seconds. during the delay, the engine will continue to idle and vehicle speed do not increase. after the delay, the engine and vehicle speed increase in accordance with the accelerator pedal position. this can lead to an accident if the driver is making a left turn when there is oncoming traffic. there is another possibly related anomaly with the car: when driving, under some circumstances, when the driver sharply presses the accelerator, the engine and vehicle speed will not change for about 1.5 seconds. after the delay, the transmission down shifts and the engine speed increases.*ak