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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007116430 | Incident Date: Jul, 16 2007 |
| Consumer's City: SANTA MONICA | Consumer's State: CA |
| 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:accelerator pedal |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JTHBJ46G672 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 20 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 02 2007 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Driving on a primary surface street, i stopped at a red light. i was the first car in the lane. when the light turned green i accelerated to change lanes, the car picked up speed and the brakes could not stop it. the car growled and jerked for a couple of blocks until i forced the gear out of "drive". it finally stopped before the next intersection. i did not lose control of the car and did not hit anyone. the car was at the lexus repairs dept. for 5 days. i was told that i could not keep the two floor mats. they removed the factory installed carpeted mat, placed it in the trunk and left the thin, clear, protective plastic floor mat from lexus. i never had all-weather floor mats. i do not know if there is any damage to the transmission, engine or brakes. prior to the incident and since i have occasionally found it accelerating but it stops by braking. i have not attempted a high accelerating test. when i took the car to the repairs dept. i ask if they knew of other similar instances and was told "no". i only had 1,582 miles at the time and i thought i was the only one with the problem. on august 16, 2007 there was an article in the newspaper referring to your investigation and now request that my incident be included. *tr the consumer provided pictures of the floor mats, accelerator pedal and a repair invoice. updated 09/10/07 *tr |
