| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005018524 | Incident Date: Feb, 28 2005 |
| Consumer's City: HUNTINGTON STATION | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: IS 300 | Model Year: 2001 |
| 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#: JTHBD182310 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 03 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 09 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Since i have owned the vehicle, i have had two incidents, which both occured randomly with no prior engine problems or indications of issues with the car, in which as i was accelerating, the gas pedal would continue to press down and pin itself to the floor. both times, the gas pedal was literally stuck to the floor and not able to be loosened. the first time it occured, i pulled the emergency brake and jammed on my brake pedal until the gas pedal popped back up after about a minute pinned to the ground. the second time, i luckily had someone with me who instructed me to put the car in neutral and quickly turn off the engine one click so that i could brake and steer myself to safety. thank god no one was injured in these incidents, but both occurences could have been horrible accidents. the car is a 2001 lexus is 300. mileage at time of incidents: 1st incident-about 65-70,000 miles 2nd incident-about 80-85,000 miles. both incidents occured within about 2-4 months of each other and the last incident from today would have occured about 1 1/2-3 months ago. i have only owned the car since october 2003. i do not know the previous owner or if there were any of these incidents reported before my ownership of the vehicle, and the vehicle was not purchased from a lexus certified pre-owned vehicle lot. i do have a scheduled appointment with my local lexus dealer coming up this month. |
