Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ||||||
| DP05002 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 08/05/2005 | 01/05/2006 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ||
| In a letter dated july 8, 2005, and after experiencing two incidents (and one crash) where he alleges his model year (my) 2002 camry accelerated without driver input, mr. jordan ziprin petitioned the national highway traffic safety administration | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 05/03/2010 | 70000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 lexus es350. while driving at 2 mph, the vehicle began to rev, suddenly accelerated and hit a cement wall. both the contact and passenger sustained bruises and there was front end damage. the contact called the dealership but the dealer stated that they would take no responsibility for the failure. the vehicle had not been inspected or repaired at the time of the complaint. failure mileage was 70,000. | |||
| 07/09/2006 | 13000 | 1 | 04/18/2005 |
| On july 9, 2006 at 3:30 p.m., i stopped at fishers foods in canton, ohio. i pulled into the parking lot from the frank rd. side of fishers and was driving slowly with my foot on the brake to enter a parking space. the parking space was located directly across from the entrance and i turned left and eased slowly into the space with my foot on the brake bringing the car to a stop. the moment i stopped, i reached over to put the car in park and all of a sudden, the car engine surged enough to move my front wheels over the car stop in an instant with my foot still on the brake. i was totally shocked. i still had my foot positioned on the brake and pushed down. the car continued to accelerate and the back tires came over the car stop. at this point, i removed my foot totally from the brake to see if the engine would slow down naturally without any action at all by me. the engine continued to surge just as fast totally on its own. i tried the brake again and the car still did not stop. i lifted my foot from the brake again and at this point realized i was going to go into the road. i looked to the left and saw a car coming down the road a fair distance away. i then looked to the right and saw a silver toyota with a lady driving it. i knew i was going to hit her. the collision happened and i put the brake on again and the car finally stopped. the police cited me for failure to control. as i was waiting for my husband to pick me up after the accident, he called me and told me that he had talked to my brother and that while my brother was working at lexus, another lady had a similar accident, only hers happened when she was pulling into her garage and her engine surged and her car ran into the garage door. i thought this was kind of a big coincidence and i decided to look into it further on the internet when i got home. the information i found out about was shocking, unbelievable, and also made me very angry. the complaints are still being made on an ongoing basis. *jb | |||
| 07/09/2006 | 13000 | 1 | |
| Today my car accelerated on its own and i was not able to get it to stop by braking. *jb | |||
| 03/03/2006 | 9700 | 12 | 07/16/2005 |
| Sudden, unintended acceleration due to significant throttle lag. pedal is almost to the floor before car moves, and then does so as if you had deliberately pushed it that far. also, upon acceleration, car stalls for one to two seconds before engaging. this has caused several near collisions, one with a dump truck. lexus claims this is operating as designed. *jb | |||
| 10/10/2005 | 8875 | 0 | 11/30/2004 |
| Depressing the accelerator pedal causes the vehicle to hesitate for one-half to one full second and then lurch forward, suddenly. this is a safety risk when changing lanes or accelerating to avoid a collision. the dealer's mechanic indicated (twice) that they have had problems with this model's electronic accelerator, and that an internal computer is supposed to learn from the drivers' habits and adjust the acceleration accordingly. an accident can easily occur when expected power is denied upon depressing the accelerator. *nm | |||
| 02/01/2005 | 2000 | 1 | 12/01/2004 |
| Dt: the contact owns a 2005 lexus es330. the contact stated that upon acceleration after slowing down the vehicle will surge forward. the dealership replaced a transmission chip that was recognized in a technical service bulletin. the problem diminished for a while, but the correction did not remedy the problem. the contact stated that this did not happen every time while driving the vehicle, but enough times to cause the contact to be concerned about the vehicle. the manufacturer stated that they were declining to offer additional assistance because the vehicle was performing under normal operating characteristics for a vehicle with ecti. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 07/09/2006 | 13000 | 2 | 04/18/2005 |
| On sunday july 9, 2006 at approximately 3:30 p.m. i decided to stop at the grocery store. i pulled into the parking lot and was driving slowly with my foot on the brake to enter a parking space i turned left and eased slowly into the parking space with my foot on the brake bringing the car to a stop. the moment i stopped i reached over to put the car in park and all of a sudden the car surged enough to move the front wheels over the car stop in an instant with my foot still on the brake. i was shocked. why was the car doing this? i still had my foot positioned on the brake and pushed down. the car continued to accelerate, and the back tires came over the car stop. at this point i removed the foot totally from the brake to see if the engine would slow down naturally without any action at all by me. the engine continued to surge totally on its own. i tried the brake again and the car still did not stop. at this point i realized that i was going to go into the road. i looked both ways and saw a silver toyota with a lady driving it. a collision then happened and i jammed the brake on again and the car finally stopped. i was cited for failure to control. my brother worked at lexus. he told me another lady had a similar accident while she was pulling into the garage and the engine surged and she ran into the garage door. i decided to look into it further on the internet when i got home. the information i found was unbelievable. complaints were still being made on ongoing basis. i went to court for my ticket. i had to hire an attorney to defend myself. the charges against me were reduced to driving an unsafe vehicle, and i entered a no-contest plea. i have incurred psychological trauma and other physical injuries as a result of this accident. i would like to get out of my lease with lexus, but lexus won?t allow it. if lexus acknowledges any problem with my ca, they will have to acknowledge all of the other problems reported by lexus drivers. *ak | |||
| 04/01/2005 | 15 | 25 | 03/10/2005 |
| 2005 lexus es 330, sever hesitation in the tranmission when entering freeway. fear of rear end collision or stall when trying to attain highway speed. lag of 2-3 seconds after stepping on the gas. | |||