I TURNED AROUND IN A PARKING LOT BY BACKING UP AND REVERSING MY DIRECTION, AFTER I REVERSED MY DIRECTION THE CAR SHOT FORWARD WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. I KEPT PUMPING THE BRAKE HOPING IT WOULD STOP AND I SHOT OUT OF THE PARKING LOT INTO THE LINE OF TRAFFIC AND AVOIDED TWO LANES OF CARS DRIVING WEST UNTIL I COLLIDED WITH …
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I TURNED AROUND IN A PARKING LOT BY BACKING UP AND REVERSING MY DIRECTION, AFTER I REVERSED MY DIRECTION THE CAR SHOT FORWARD WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. I KEPT PUMPING THE BRAKE HOPING IT WOULD STOP AND I SHOT OUT OF THE PARKING LOT INTO THE LINE OF TRAFFIC AND AVOIDED TWO LANES OF CARS DRIVING WEST UNTIL I COLLIDED WITH A CAR HEADING EAST. IT RIPPED OFF THE FRONT BUMPERS OF BOTH CARS. I FELT TRAPPED IN THE CAR AND COULD NOT CONTROL IT. IT JUST KEPT ACCELERATING. I WISH THAT I HAD THE PRESENCEOF MIND TO TURN OFF THE KEY OR PUSH THE AUTOMATIC LEVER TO NEUTRAL OR EVEN REVERSE. BUT IT ALL HAPPENED IN A FEW SECONDS AND I JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO DO ANYTHING BUT STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. JUST ONCE BEFORE, SOME MONTHS AGO, I WAS PARKING THE CAR IN A PUBLIC GARAGE AND IT ACCELERATED QUICKLY ASI REACHED AN OFF RAMP. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND NEGOTIATE THE CAR AROUND THE CORNER ONTO THE RAMP. IT SCARED ME, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FREAK INCIDENT AND THOUGHT NO MORE ABOUT IT BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN ONCE I WENT ROUND THE CORNER. BUT THIS LATEST TIME I COULDN'T STOP IT AND THE CAR IS A TOTAL WRECK. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10453893
9,400 miles · Jan 29, 2003
Air BagsCrashInjury
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SCC PH
NHTSA ODI #10003785
Mileage unknown · Oct 22, 2002
Air BagsCrashInjury
AIR BAG--IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 4/21/02--WHOLE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED & THE DRIVERSIDE DOOR OF THE OTHER CAR---THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT
NHTSA ODI #566343
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DP02001 · Lexus Link Communication System
Opened Feb 15, 2002 · Closed Aug 22, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Unknown Or Other
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