Consumer Complaint Detail

LEXUS / ES300 / 2001

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007109542 Incident Date: May, 04 2007
Consumer's City: WARRENTON Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: ES300 Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: JT8BF28G710 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 21 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Apr, 14 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On 2 recent occasions (nov 13, 2006 and may 5, 2007) my wife was pulling into a parking space and shifting the car into park when the car accelerated rapidly and slammed into a wall. both incidents were almost identical. extensive damage was done to the front sheet metal (about $9,000 on each incident). it's possible that my wife stepped on the accelerator when she thought she was stepping on the brake but she swears that this did not happen. also, it is unlikely that this have happened twice. *tr