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2012 Lexus IS Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1199486
Internal NHTSA #	10734027
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	LEXUS
Model	IS
Model Year	2012
File date	15/05/13
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My lexus 2012 is 250 accelerated on its own, brakes did not engage after depressing them x2, and then i crashed into a truck. Air bag did not deploy. Reported to lexus who assumed no responsibility for incident. Third party inspected car and downloaded black box. Report from lexus stated that car was drive able and no issues were found. Car incurred $18,000 in damages and was not drivable at the time of inspection. Witnesses at collision shop will validate such. When speaking to representatives at lexus to report incident i was told by 2 reps on 2 occasions that this has happened to other vehicles that were the same make and model. Disturbing
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	23000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SAN DIEGO, CA
VIN pattern	JTHBF5C28C5XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	20/01/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	30
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Lexus IS Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Lexus IS Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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