Consumer Complaint Detail

LEXUS / IS / 2003

Recalls
2 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006084861 Incident Date: Oct, 26 2006
Consumer's City: ASHBURN Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: IS Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 2
Vehicle's VIN#: JTHBD192930 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 08 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Oct, 22 2006
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On the night of october 27th, i was driving home with my boyfriend from a friend's house. i was in my 3-day old certified pre-owned lexus is300. it was a 2003 with 20,000 miles on it, in spectacular mint condition. upon coming around a slight bend in the road leading into our apartment complex, a deer ran out into the road from the right. i swerved left upon instinct, and we hit gravel and then wet grass. we were going about 40 mph when i hit the brakes, but the car skid because it could not get any traction in the wet grass. we hit a brick wall head on, at roughly 30 mph, and none of the airbags in the car deployed.*jb