Consumer Complaint Detail

LEXUS / SC / 2005

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007107045 Incident Date: May, 23 2007
Consumer's City: STUDIO CITY Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: SC Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: JTHFN48Y750 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 25 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 13 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I am an owner of a lexus sc-430, 2005 model with 15428 miles on the odometer.the car recently underwent a 15,000 mile service. on arriving home at 1:30 pm i stopped the v car in front of the garage and the door was closed. i was about to reach for the garage door opener button in the car whe it suddenly and spontaneously accelerated full throttle , without foot on the accelerator. i applied the brakes but to no effect. the car drove through the metal garage door and stopped when it hit the back of the garage wall. the fire department was summoned to open the door on my side . i was driven to the hospital by paramedics but suffered only minor injuries , sustaining cuts from the windshield and injuries from the deployment of the airbag. the car had a 50-50 chance of being declared a total write off.*ak i have requested my insurance company (mercury insurance) to have the car examined forensically in order to try to determine the cause of the malfunction. as yet i do not know whether they have acted or intend to act upon my request. i am a carerful driver and have not had an accident or a moving traffic violation since 1974.