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 | |||
| 02/01/2010 | 85000 | 1 | |
| Acceleration stuck, rpms lock in at about 2000. failure occurs about once or twice day, but usually only if the air condition is turned off. this has been going on for years now with my vehicle. i turn off vehicle and restart it to correct the problem and regain control of the accelerator, it almost always returns after restart. i believe this may be caused by fault in lexus electronic throttle system and since you all are finally investigating this i thought i should report it in case you would like to examine my vehicle since it occurs so often. i was told by lexus i should purchase a new throttle body, i haven't done so because i do not see how that will correct my accelerator from sticking in one position during driving and i believe this is more of a serious safety issue now with the recalls finally being done. *tr | |||
| 05/19/2008 | 103000 | 1 | |
| Time, date and location: monday, may 19 at approximately 3:30 pm at the blockbuster parking lot in stafford, va vehicle: 1998 lexus ls400 i was pulling into a parking space in front of the blockbuster. i had my foot on the brake to slowly pull into the space. suddenly, the engine revved and the car jumped the curb and repeatedly hit the front of the blockbuster. i pushed down hard on the brake, but it would not respond. i put the car in park and the car stopped. *tr | |||
| 11/04/2004 | 1 | 12/17/1997 | |
| Stopped at a red light and the car accelerated to the point it was spinning tires. car was put into park and the car was brought under control. *ak | |||
| 07/01/2003 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states while applying brakes suudenly vehicle surged forward. dealer notified. *ak | |||
| 03/29/2002 | 1 | ||
| While trying to park, vehicle suddenly surged forward and ran into a store before stopping. consumer had brakes applied. contacted dealer. *ak jlg | |||
| 05/20/2001 | 1 | ||
| At a stop vehicle lurched out of control and accelerated without touching gas pedal. brakes did not stop vehicle, and rearended another vehicle. damaged hood and grill on vehicle. contacted dealer and vehicle was repaired.*ak | |||
| 10/05/2000 | 2 | ||
| Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration, causing an accident where no one was injured, the vehicle was towed to dealer who could find no problem even though this happened twice in one day. *slc | |||
| 12/21/1998 | 100 | 12/01/1998 | |
| While pressing the gas pedal slightly on take off after going around corners, the vehicle takes off very aggressively. | |||
| 03/06/1998 | |||
| Vehicle has throttle-by-wire. this can cause the vehicle o surge ahead unexpectedly. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 03/01/1998 | |||
| While pressing the gas pedal the vehicle surges. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 01/22/2002 | |||
| While parking vehicle at 5 mph, and without warning, vehicle suddenly lunged foward, slamming into a wall. vehicle was towed to a body shop. please provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 03/13/2000 | 2 | ||
| Sudden acceleration when applying brakes to bring vehicle to a stop, causing vehicle to rear end another vehicle in front of consumer. driver received a sprained waist. dealer notified. *ak *ml | |||