Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | ||||||
| DP03003 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 07/17/2003 | 09/23/2003 | UNINTENDED ENGINE SPEED INCREASE/SA | ||
| On may 13, 2003 the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) received an april 25, 2003 letter from mr. peter boddaert petitioning the agency to conduct a petition analysis of certain 1997 through 2000 model year lexus 300 and 400 series vehicles for problems of vehicle speed control linkages which results in sudden, unexpected excessive (vehicle) acceleration even though there is no pressure [sic]applied to the accelerator pedal.in support of his petition, mr. boddaert cites a number of odi reports concerning vehicle speed control linkages in the subject vehicles.included amongst the thirty-six reports he cites is one involving a lexus that collided with five other cars in the space of one-half mile before it could be stopped.odi found no data indicating the existence of a defect trend related to the petitioner's allegations at this time.therefore, there is no reasonable possibility that an order concerning the notification and remedy of a safety-related defect would be issued as a result of granting mr. boddaert's petition.consequently, in view of the need to allocate and prioritize nhtsa's limited resources to best accomplish the agency's safety mission, the petition is denied. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 10/09/2008 | 184867 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1998 lexus gs400. the contact stated that as he was driving 15 mph coming off an exit ramp, the vehicle accelerated and as he depressed his brakes the vehicle lunged forward and rear ended a truck pushing him into another vehicle. there were two other occupants in the vehicle with minor injuries to their knees. the vehicle was destroyed. a police report was filed. the toyota manufacturer was not called and informed of the failure. the failure mileage was 184,867. updated 04/13/10. *lj | |||
| 01/01/2001 | 2 | ||
| Sudden acceleration of 1998 lexus gs400 once on jan. 16,1999 with no damage. i was parking the vehicle. a second time on jan. 1, 2001. i was pulling up to a gas pump and the car suddenly accelerated into the curb at the pump and also hit the pump. both incidents reported to dealer, but were treated as driver error. second incident caused minor damage to the pump and moderate damage to my vehicle. i am reporting this at this time, because i have seen no reports of this problem on toyota vehicles as far back as 1998. i currently own a 2007 lexus gs350 with 15k miles and a 2008 toyota highlander with 26k miles and have had no problems with either car. *tr | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 10/01/2001 | 45000 | 20 | |
| On the first day i purchased my lexus in virginia i almost drove the car over the curb. i thought my foot hit the gas accidentally, but it had not. since that time i have had numerous instances where the car lurched forward while i was stopped with my foot on the brake. luckily the problem never caused an accident so i never complained about it. i thought my car was the only one with the problem. i read a recent article in usatoday about the problem, and realized that my car was not the only one doing it. my 1998 lexus gs400 has lurched forward several times while my foot was applied to the brake.*ak | |||