Consumer Complaint Detail

LEXUS / ES330 / 2005

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005047393 Incident Date: Oct, 19 2005
Consumer's City: NORTH HAVEN Consumer's State: CT
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: ES330 Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: JTHBA30G855 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 21 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Sep, 13 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the consumer experienced two different problems with the vehicle recently. when placing vehicle in the garage there was a strong odor of gasoline. she inspected the vehicle but did not discover any leakage. she did not take the vehicle to a dealer for further inspection. later when approaching a stop sign she applied brake pressure and the brakes failed to stop. the vehicle proceeded past the stop sign and through oncoming traffic. the vehicle came to a stop after striking the front porch steps of a nearby house. the vehicle was towed to the dealership. the dealer was unable to determine what caused the failure. *ak updated 12/27/05. *jb