| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007100412 | Incident Date: Mar, 21 2007 |
| Consumer's City: FARMINGVILLE | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: ES350 | Model Year: 2007 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JTHBJ46G572 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 28 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 30 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On 3/22/07 at approximately 6:30 p.m. i was exiting the parking lot of island 16 cinema. as i was driving to the stop sign that merges with i495 east bound service road my 2007 lexus es 350 suddenly accelerated on its own. i immediately stepped with both feet on the brakes. the car's engine continued to race. i then put the car into neutral in attempt to stop the engine from racing. this also did not work. i was now stopped on the side of the entrance ramp with the engine still racing in neutral and my feet on the brakes. i then put the car into park and the engine stopped racing after a few seconds. i immediately called lexus of smithtown and i had the car towed to the dealership as i was afraid to drive the car. on thursday 3/29/07 i was informed by bob martinez the manager of smithtown lexus that the car was inspected by rick holden a lexus field rep who ran two system checks on the brakes and acceleration and stated that the vehicle was operating o. k. mr. martinez then stated that i could call the lexus headquarters to lodge a complaint which i did. i spoke with eric ordemann who stated that someone would contact me in two days.*jb |
