I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND STOPPED WITH THE BRAKE ON TO PROCEED FORWARD OUT OF THE LOT. I PUT THE CAR FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE AND IT SIMPLY TOOK OFF AT AN EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH SPEED. I HAD NOT YET EVEN PUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAR BARRELED INTO A TREE THAT WAS 20-25 FEET IN FRONT OF IT AND CRASHED. T…
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I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND STOPPED WITH THE BRAKE ON TO PROCEED FORWARD OUT OF THE LOT. I PUT THE CAR FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE AND IT SIMPLY TOOK OFF AT AN EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH SPEED. I HAD NOT YET EVEN PUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAR BARRELED INTO A TREE THAT WAS 20-25 FEET IN FRONT OF IT AND CRASHED. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE WHOLE FRONT END WAS DESTROYED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION SERVICE WHERE IT WAS EXAMINED AND FOUND TO HAVE AN ERRATIC THROTTLE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10658654
30,000 miles · Dec 29, 2010
Vehicle Speed Control
THE SPEED CONTROL IN MY 2007 LEXUS LS460 FAILS TO DISCONNECT WHEN LIGHT PRESSURE (TAP) IS APPLIED TO BRAKES AT ANY SPEED. A SLIGHT DECELERATION IS NOTICED, HOWEVER, THE SPEED CONTROL DOES NOT DISCONNECT AS ON EVERY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. MY DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT THE PROBLEM AND LEXUS CORPORATE SENT A SPECIAL TECHNICIAN…
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THE SPEED CONTROL IN MY 2007 LEXUS LS460 FAILS TO DISCONNECT WHEN LIGHT PRESSURE (TAP) IS APPLIED TO BRAKES AT ANY SPEED. A SLIGHT DECELERATION IS NOTICED, HOWEVER, THE SPEED CONTROL DOES NOT DISCONNECT AS ON EVERY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. MY DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT THE PROBLEM AND LEXUS CORPORATE SENT A SPECIAL TECHNICIAN TO INVESTIGATE MY CONCERN. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS THE WAY THE LEXUS SPEED CONTROL WORKS.
NHTSA ODI #10374152
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