2002 Lexus ES300 defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2002 Lexus ES300. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• UNWANTED AND UNINTENDED ACCELERATION
  Defect Petition DP09001 · opened Apr 8, 2009 · closed Oct 29, 2009

  The office of defects investigation (odi) opened dp09-001 on april 8, 2009, to evaluate a defect petition requesting additional investigation of potential throttle control system defects unrelated to floor mat interference with accelerator pedals in model year (my) 2007 lexus es 350 vehicles.the petitioner referenced a…

• VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
  Defect Petition DP05002 · opened Aug 5, 2005 · closed Jan 5, 2006

  In a letter dated july 8, 2005, and after experiencing two incidents (and one crash) where he alleges his model year (my) 2002 camry accelerated without driver input, mr. Jordan ziprin petitioned the national highway traffic safety administration?s (nhtsa) office of defects investigation (odi) to commence a proceeding …

• THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM
  Preliminary Evaluation PE04021 · opened Mar 3, 2004 · closed Jul 22, 2004

  The lexus models were the subject of defect petition (dp) 04-003.twelve odi complaints are duplicative to toyota reports, including the two minor crashes.the v6 equipped solara models have been excluded because they do not contain the subject throttle control system.toyota introduced electronic throttle control (etc) o…

• THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM
  Defect Petition DP04003 · opened Feb 17, 2004 · closed Mar 5, 2004

  The population number noted above is estimated.in the january 15th, 2004 petition request letter to the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa), the petitioner identified 37 voq complaints as related to vehicle speed control issues similar to those the petitioner allegedly experienced in their own vehicl…