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LEXUS HS250H OWNER WANTS 'UNINTENDED ACCELERATION' INVESTIGATED
Lexus HS250H owner petitions NHTSA to investigate slow-speed unintended acceleration events.
— The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has been petitioned to investigate alleged slow-speed unintended acceleration events in model year 2010 Lexus HS250H cars.
The Virginia driver said she was slowly turning into a parking space when the Lexus suddenly accelerated and crashed into a brick building. The car was considered a total loss from the crash.
The driver said a contractor was hired by Toyota to investigate the event data recorder. The recorder allegedly indicated the driver was applying light pressure to the gas pedal five seconds before the crash until less than a second before the crash. Allegedly the data recorder proves the brake pedal was applied at .8 seconds before the crash and the car was almost at full throttle.
During the last second of the crash, the Lexus allegedly went from 5 mph to 9.9 mph and the engine jumped from 1200 to 2800 rpm, although the driver says she wasn't touching the gas pedal.
The driver says faulty electronic throttle control software is to blame for the crash and NHTSA should open an investigation into 18,000 model year 2010 Lexus HS250H cars.
Toyota and Lexus Slow-Speed Unintended Acceleration
This isn't the first time NHTSA has been petitioned to investigate alleged slow-speed unintended acceleration events in Toyota and Lexus vehicles.
In September 2014, a Rhode Island man petitioned NHTSA to open an investigation into Toyota after the man's wife said her 2010 Toyota Corolla accelerated while the brake pedal was applied, with one event allegedly causing a minor accident.
NHTSA declined to open an investigation after the agency said it proved the brakes could keep the car from moving even with the engine at full throttle.
And in July 2015, the owner of a 2009 Lexus ES 350 petitioned the government to investigate slow-speed acceleration issues after the car allegedly accelerated suddenly and crashed into large bushes.
In August, NHTSA denied the Lexus ES 350 petition by saying allegations are based upon misconceptions about the manner in which the data recorder works in pre-crash data in the Lexus ES 350. The government said all the evidence points to a driver applying the gas pedal instead of the brake pedal.
CarComplaints.com has complaints from owners of Lexus cars.
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http://www.carcomplaints.com/news/2015/lexus-Hhs250h-unintended-acceleration.shtml
2010 LEXUS HS 250 HYBRID Problems & Complaints
http://www.arfc.org/complaints/2010/lexus/hs_250_hybrid/vehicle_speed_control/problem.aspx
2010 LEXUS HS 250 HYBRID Vehicle Speed Control Problems
Oct 05, 2015 - Clifton, VA - Vehicle Speed Control
PETITION FOR A DEFECT INVESTIGATION UNDER 49 U.S.C. 30162 BY INTERESTED PERSON FOR STANDARDS AND ENFORCEMENT (2 CD' S ENCLOSED). ACCORDING TO THE CONSUMER'S WIFE, THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY SUDDEN ACCELERATION. AS SHE WAS SLOWLY TURNING RIGHT INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK BUILDING. THE FORCE OF THE CRASH CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THERE WAS SO MUCH DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. ACCORDING TO THE EDR RECORDING, THE LAST FIVE SECONDS BEFORE THE CRASH, IT SHOWED SHE WAS APPLYING LIGHT PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL UP UNTIL THE LAST .8 SECONDS. FOR THE LAST .8 SECONDS THE EDR SHOWED HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THE THROTTLE WAS A T NEARLY MAXIMUM VALUE. DURING THE LAST .8 SECONDS THE VEHICLE WENT FROM 5 MPH TO 9.9 MPH AND THE ENGINE RPM WENT FROM 1200 TO 2800.
PETITION FOR A DEFECT INVESTIGATION UNDER 49 U.S.C. 30162 BY INTERESTED PERSON FOR STANDARDS AND ENFORCEMENT (2 CD' S ENCLOSED). ACCORDING TO THE CONSUMER'S WIFE, THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY SUDDEN ACCELERATION. AS SHE WAS SLOWLY TURNING RIGHT INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK BUILDING. THE FORCE OF THE CRASH CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THERE WAS SO MUCH DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. ACCORDING TO THE EDR RECORDING, THE LAST FIVE SECONDS BEFORE THE CRASH, IT SHOWED SHE WAS APPLYING LIGHT PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL UP UNTIL THE LAST .8 SECONDS. FOR THE LAST .8 SECONDS THE EDR SHOWED HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THE THROTTLE WAS A T NEARLY MAXIMUM VALUE. DURING THE LAST .8 SECONDS THE VEHICLE WENT FROM 5 MPH TO 9.9 MPH AND THE ENGINE RPM WENT FROM 1200 TO 2800.
Aug 17, 2015 - Clifton, VA - Vehicle Speed Control
MY ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. AS I WAS SLOWLY TURNING RIGHT INTO A PARKING PLACE, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK BUILDING. THE FORCE OF THE CRASH CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THERE WAS SO MUCH DAMAGE TO THE CAR THAT IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. AFTER THE CRASH I OBTAINED THE EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR) READING FROM A CONTRACTOR HIRED BY TOYOTA. IT SHOWED THAT FOR THE LAST 5 SECONDS BEFORE THE CRASH, I WAS APPLYING VERY LIGHT PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL UP UNTIL THE LAST .8 SECONDS. FOR THE LAST .8 SECONDS THE EDR SHOWS THAT MY FOOT WAS ON THE BREAK AND THE THROTTLE WAS AT NEARLY MAXIMUM VALUE. DURING THE LAST .8 SECONDS THE CAR WENT FROM 5 MPH TO 9.9 MPH AND THE ENGINE RPM WENT FROM 1200 TO 2800. I DID NOT APPLY PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL AT THIS TIME. I WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BREAK PEDAL. THIS IS A CASE OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSED BY FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (ETC) SOFTWARE. SINCE THE EDR GETS IT DATA FROM THE ETC SOFTWARE AND NOT THE GAS PEDAL ITSELF, IT IS MOST LIKELY THAT THE SOFTWARE WAS A FAULT, AS I WAS NOT APPLYING THE GAS DURING THE LAST SECOND BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO APPLY FULL PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL WHILE APPLYING THE BREAKS AT THE SAME TIME ON THIS CAR. FIRST OF ALL MY SHOE WIDTH IS SMALLER THAN THE SPACE BETWEEN BREAK AND GAS PEDALS. FURTHERMORE THE BREAK PEDAL IS ABOVE THE GAS PEDAL MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANYONE TO APPLY THE BREAKS AND FLOOR THE GAS AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS A CASE OF FAILED ELECTRONIC CONTROL SOFTWARE, WHICH HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN SEVERAL LAWSUITS THAT TOYOTA HAS LOST RECENTLY. IN SPITE OF ALL THESE LOST CASES, A LOST CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT, AND NUMEROUS DOCUMENTED ACCIDENTS WITH NHTSA, TOYOTA HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WHICH IS FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SOFTWARE.
MY ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. AS I WAS SLOWLY TURNING RIGHT INTO A PARKING PLACE, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK BUILDING. THE FORCE OF THE CRASH CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THERE WAS SO MUCH DAMAGE TO THE CAR THAT IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. AFTER THE CRASH I OBTAINED THE EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR) READING FROM A CONTRACTOR HIRED BY TOYOTA. IT SHOWED THAT FOR THE LAST 5 SECONDS BEFORE THE CRASH, I WAS APPLYING VERY LIGHT PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL UP UNTIL THE LAST .8 SECONDS. FOR THE LAST .8 SECONDS THE EDR SHOWS THAT MY FOOT WAS ON THE BREAK AND THE THROTTLE WAS AT NEARLY MAXIMUM VALUE. DURING THE LAST .8 SECONDS THE CAR WENT FROM 5 MPH TO 9.9 MPH AND THE ENGINE RPM WENT FROM 1200 TO 2800. I DID NOT APPLY PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL AT THIS TIME. I WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BREAK PEDAL. THIS IS A CASE OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSED BY FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (ETC) SOFTWARE. SINCE THE EDR GETS IT DATA FROM THE ETC SOFTWARE AND NOT THE GAS PEDAL ITSELF, IT IS MOST LIKELY THAT THE SOFTWARE WAS A FAULT, AS I WAS NOT APPLYING THE GAS DURING THE LAST SECOND BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO APPLY FULL PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL WHILE APPLYING THE BREAKS AT THE SAME TIME ON THIS CAR. FIRST OF ALL MY SHOE WIDTH IS SMALLER THAN THE SPACE BETWEEN BREAK AND GAS PEDALS. FURTHERMORE THE BREAK PEDAL IS ABOVE THE GAS PEDAL MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANYONE TO APPLY THE BREAKS AND FLOOR THE GAS AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS A CASE OF FAILED ELECTRONIC CONTROL SOFTWARE, WHICH HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN SEVERAL LAWSUITS THAT TOYOTA HAS LOST RECENTLY. IN SPITE OF ALL THESE LOST CASES, A LOST CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT, AND NUMEROUS DOCUMENTED ACCIDENTS WITH NHTSA, TOYOTA HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WHICH IS FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SOFTWARE.
Jun 23, 2015 - Clifton, VA - Vehicle Speed Control
I WAS TURNING TO THE RIGHT INTO A PARKING SLOT. ALL OF THE SUDDEN, THE CAR SHOT FORWARD AND SLAMMED INTO A BRICK BUILDING. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BECAUSE OF THE FORCE OF THE CRASH. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN EDITED VERSION OF AN EARLIER REPORT I SENT. THE CHANGE IS IN THE AFFECTED PARTS. THE PART THAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT WAS A FAULTY ACCELERATOR (PROBABLY THE THROTTLE CONTROL SOFTWARE).
I WAS TURNING TO THE RIGHT INTO A PARKING SLOT. ALL OF THE SUDDEN, THE CAR SHOT FORWARD AND SLAMMED INTO A BRICK BUILDING. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BECAUSE OF THE FORCE OF THE CRASH. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN EDITED VERSION OF AN EARLIER REPORT I SENT. THE CHANGE IS IN THE AFFECTED PARTS. THE PART THAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT WAS A FAULTY ACCELERATOR (PROBABLY THE THROTTLE CONTROL SOFTWARE).
Jul 22, 2012 - Norfolk, MA - Vehicle Speed Control
I WAS PARALLEL PARKING THE CAR. I PULLED ALONGSIDE THE CURB BEHIND A VOLVO AND STOPPED THE CAR. WITH THE CAR STOPPED AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I MOVED MY RIGHT HAND TO PRESS THE PARK BUTTON AND TO MY SURPRISE THE CAR LEAPED (5 FEET) FORWARD INTO THE VOLVO CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY CAR (HOOD, GRILL, BUMPER AND RIGHT QUARTER PANEL) AND THE VOLVO (REAR END). THE GAS ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING WHEN I WAS PARKING ONLY THE ELECTRIC ENGINE WAS RUNNING. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT MY WIFE, SON AND I WERE NOT INJURED. THEY WILL NOT GET BACK IN THIS CAR AGAIN. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS.
I WAS PARALLEL PARKING THE CAR. I PULLED ALONGSIDE THE CURB BEHIND A VOLVO AND STOPPED THE CAR. WITH THE CAR STOPPED AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I MOVED MY RIGHT HAND TO PRESS THE PARK BUTTON AND TO MY SURPRISE THE CAR LEAPED (5 FEET) FORWARD INTO THE VOLVO CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY CAR (HOOD, GRILL, BUMPER AND RIGHT QUARTER PANEL) AND THE VOLVO (REAR END). THE GAS ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING WHEN I WAS PARKING ONLY THE ELECTRIC ENGINE WAS RUNNING. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT MY WIFE, SON AND I WERE NOT INJURED. THEY WILL NOT GET BACK IN THIS CAR AGAIN. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS.
