Consumer Complaint Detail

LEXUS / ES / 2005

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0 Injured
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006062989 Incident Date: Mar, 02 2006
Consumer's City: LARGO Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: ES Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JTHBA30GX55 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 18 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 15 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Sudden, unintended acceleration due to significant throttle lag. pedal is almost to the floor before car moves, and then does so as if you had deliberately pushed it that far. also, upon acceleration, car stalls for one to two seconds before engaging. this has caused several near collisions, one with a dump truck. lexus claims this is "operating as designed." *jb