2010 Lexus RX Speed Control & Cruise Problems

The contact called on behalf of her son who owns a 2010 Lexus RX350. The contact stated that she had taken her son's vehicle to the car wash. The contact stated while at a complete stop, in the carwash drive-through, the vehicle accelerated independently and the driver's side of the vehicle crashed into the wall on the left side of the carwash bay. Heavy metal structures fell on the vehicle. As a result, the windshield was shattered and the ceiling of the vehicle was bent. The air bags failed to deploy. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact sustained two large contusions below the knee of her left leg. The injured area later became swollen and bruised. The contact sought medical assistance. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The vehicle was then towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V305000 (Vehicle Speed Control). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they would send a field inspector to retrieve the Event Date Recorder (EDR) in order to determine the cause of the failure. A case was opened; however, the manufacturer had not followed up with the contact. The failure mileage was approximately 250,000.

MY FARM IS 1/2 MILE OFF WELD COUNTY ROAD 16 IN KEENESBURG COLORADO. THERE IS A GRAVEL DRIVE AROUND THE HOUSE TO A SHORT CONCRETE DRIVEWAY IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE. WHEN WE DRIVE ONTO THE CONCRETE PORTION, WE ARE ANGLED NORTH EAST TOWARD THE GARAGE DOOR AND HAVE TO BACK UP A SHORT DISTANCE TO HEAD THE CAR EAST TO ENTER THE GARAGE. WE DRIVE VERY SLOW THROUGH THE YARD AS WE HAVE ANIMALS TO WATCH OUT FOR AND MAKE A SLOW ENTRY TOWARDS THE CONCRETE DRIVEWAY. AS SHE TURNED AROUND THE HOUSE TOWARD THE DRIVEWAY THE CAR SEEMED TO BE GOING FASTER THAN NORMAL AND SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND EASED ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW AND SHE FELT THE ACCELERATOR WAS PULLING HER FORWARD FASTER THAN SHE WANTED. THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT SLOW THE CAR. THE CAR ANGLED ACROSS THE CONCRETE DRIVEWAY, NARROWLY MISSING THE CORNER OF THE GARAGE AND STRUCK A TREE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE HOUSE. THE IMPACT DID NOT DEPLOY THE AIR BAG AND MY WIFE HAD NO INJURY. HER SEAT BELT WAS FASTENED UNTIL SHE SHUT THE CAR OFF AND EXITED THE CAR. I NOTIFIED USAA MY INSURER AND LATER SPOKE TO SEVERAL MECHANICS ABOUT REPAIRS AND THE PROBLEM MY WIFE ENCOUNTERED JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ONE MECHANIC TOLD ME OF A REPORT OF A SITUATION MUCH LIKE THIS AND SAID TO CALL LEXUS AND SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THIS MAKE OF AUTOMOBILE. I CALLED A LEXUS DEALER IN FIRESTONE COLORADO. I GAVE THE VIN NUMBER TO HIM AND HE SAID HIS RECORDS SHOWED THIS MODEL YEAR HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR BUT NO RECORDS SHOWED REPAIRS WERE MADE. I TOLD HIM I PURCHASED THIS 2010 MODEL CAR IN 2016 AS A USED CAR AND HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR TO BE REPAIRED BUT AN ADJUSTER DID MAKE A REPORT YESTERDAY (THURSDAY JUNE 6). I HAVE NO RESULTS BUT THE ADJUSTER SAID THE DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE AND HE WAS A BIT SURPRISED THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

I HEARD THAT THERE WAS A RE- CALL ALSO MY ROOF MAKES A NOISE WHEN O DRIVE OVER 70 -80 MILES AND THAT NOT NORMAL I GOT THE CAR USED SO IM NOT SURE IF THERE IS WARRWNTY BUT MY CAR ONLY HAS 63000 MILES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A SNOW MOUND BEFORE CRASHING INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BERGSTROM LEXUS OF APPLETON (3060 N VICTORY LN, APPLETON, WI 54913, (920) 471-1895) WHERE A THIRD PARTY SPECIALIST WAS SENT TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. THE FINDINGS WOULD BE REPORTED TO THE CONTACT AT A LATER DATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRASH WAS IN RELATION TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V3005000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND STRUCK A BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OBTAINED THE VEHICLE'S EVENT DATA RECORDER. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V305000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS INJURED, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V305000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

DRIVER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, JUST ROLLING TO A STOP WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO A BRICK WALL AND A TREE. THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE CAR WAS SMASHED AND THE FRAME WAS BENT. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AS IT SHOULD HAVE. OWNER CONTACTED LEXUS LEGAL DEPARTMENT THE NEXT DAY AND FILED A CLAIM. 16 DAYS LATER A THIRD PARTY INVESTIGATOR RECOVERED THE DATA FROM THE EVENT DATA RECORDER. IT HAS BEEN 50 DAYS SINCE THE CLAIM WAS FILED AND WE GOT A LETTER TODAY FROM TOYOTA STATING "NO DEFECTS WERE IDENTIFIED!" THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. TOYOTA SETTLED A 1.1 BILLION DOLLAR CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT REGARDING "UNINTENDED ACCELERATION" CASES. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A BIG PROBLEM. WE WILL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH LEGAL REPRESENTATION. IN THE MEAN TIME THE CAR SITS IN THE GARAGE, WHILE WE MAKE PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT IS TOTALLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE!

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT MY WORKPLACE AT VERY LOW SPEED AND THE LEXUS ACCELERATED WILDLY OVER THE CURB ONTO PLANTS AND ICEPLANT INTO A TREE, WHICH STOPPED THE CAR. THE HOOD WAS DENTED, THE GRILL CRACKED AND THE BUMPER WAS RIPPED OFF BOTH SIDES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. THE EDR WAS SUPPOSEDLY CHECKED BY A 'NEUTRAL' THIRD PARTY AND I WAS CALLED BY THE DEALERSHIP TO COME PICK UP THE VEHICLE AND THE FACTORY WOULD RESPOND IN WRITING IN 30 DAYS. UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AS A RESULT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE RIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A RAPID PACE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION AFTER SEVERAL MOMENTS AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

I WAS ACCELERATING TO MERGE ON 4 LINE TRAFFIC AND MY CAR STARTED SUDDENLY TO ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN I WAS NOT PRESSING THE ACCELERATING PEDAL I TRIED TO HIT THE BRAKES BUT IT DID NOT SLOW THE CAR I PUSH TO NEUTRAL POSITION HITTING THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR WAS STILL GOING FAST. I WAS GOING TO AN EXIT TRYING TO STOP THE CAR KEEPING IN NEUTRAL AND HITTING THE BRAKES I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND SHOT THE ENGINE OFF. *TR

ON 1/21/12 AS I WAS DRIVING I SLOWED DOWN PREPARING TO BRAKE FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. A SCHOOL BUS WAS IN FRONT OF US, STOPPED. AS I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. I QUICKLY PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WE WERE INCHES FROM THE SCHOOL BUS. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. IT WAS FRIGHTENING!! THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ABOUT 10 MINUTES IN A STOPPED POSITION AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE TACHOMETER WENT INTO THE RED ZONE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE INFORMED. UPDATED IVOQ 03/29/12 *TR

ON OCT 5, 2011 AT 7:45 AM , I WAS TRAVELING ON A ONE LANE ROAD EACH WAY IN RURAL CONNECTICUT ( 35 MPH ZONE). I DECIDED TO PASS A CAR THAT WAS TRAVELING WELL BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN MY LEXUS RX350 LURCHED FORWARD SUDDENLY AND THEN HAD A HUGE BURST OF ACCELERATING SPEED. I APPLIED MY FOOT TO THE BRAKES AND THE CAR SLOWED VERY SLIGHTLY, BUT STARTED TO BUCK A LITTLE AND THEN ONCE AGAIN FELT LIKE IT KICKED INTO A HIGHER GEAR. MY DASHBOARD WAS FLASHING " BRAKE FAILURE" AS I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW THAT MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY PLANTED DOWN ON THE BRAKES. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE FEW CARS ON THE ROAD AND ONLY ONCE DID I HAVE TO PASS A CAR ON A BLIND CURVE HOPING NO ONE WAS APPROACHING FROM THE OTHER WAY, SO AS TO AVOID RAMMING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD RESOLVED IN MY MIND THAT I WAS GOING TO CRASH, AND WAS TRYING TO FIND A PLACE TO TAKE THE CAR OFF THE ROAD WHILE TRYING TO MINIMIZE INJURY TO ME. I STOPPED LOOKING AT MY SPEED, BUT IT WAS CLEARLY IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH IN A 35 MPH ZONE. I WAS LUCKY THAT DAY, SINCE THERE WERE FEW CARS ON THE ROAD AND THE STRETCH OF ROAD I WAS ON WAS FAIRLY STRAIGHT. I DROVE THIS WAY FOR ABOUT 1.5 MILES WHEN IT THEN OCCURRED TO ME TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. ONCE I DID THIS THE CAR EVENTUALLY REDUCED SPEED TO ABOUT 5-10 MPH. I THREW THE CAR INTO PARK AND JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH AT THIS POINT WAS ENGULFED IN SMOKE FROM THE FAILED BRAKES. LEXUS BLAMED THE INCIDENT ON A STUCK ACCELERATOR PAD, ALTHOUGH THEY ADMITTED WHEN THE CAR CAME TO THEIR SHOP THE PAD WAS NOT STUCK. I KNOW FACTUALLY THAT THE PAD WAS NOT STUCK, SINCE I LOOKED DOWN AT MY FEET DURING THE EPISODE AND SAW MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND THE ACCELERATOR PAD IN ITS NORMAL POSITION. THIS WAS CLEARLY AN INCIDENT OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. LEXUS ALLOWED ME TO BREAK MY LEASE AND LEASE A 2012, WHICH NOW HAS A BRAKE OVERRIDE SYSTEM (AS OF 2011 MODELS) . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE FEET. HEAVY PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,500.

THIS VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. WHEN I TRIED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. NEUTRAL WOULD NOT WORK. DOWN SHIFTING WOULD NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY INCREASE IN SPEED. I HAD 3 KIDS IN THE CAR. THE DASH BOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS LIT UP. ALL OF THEM!! WHEN I FINALLY LOOKED DOWN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK. I GRABBED IT WITH BOTH HANDS WHILE DOING OVER 100 MPH AND HEARD A POP! THEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED BUT STILL NOT NEARLY SAFE ENOUGH. I FINALLY MANAGED TO DOWN SHIFT THE CAR AT THAT POINT. AND THEN JAMMED HER INTO PARK FROM ABOUT 30 MPH. THERE WAS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS CAR. IT WAS NOT FLOOR MATS THAT GOT THAT PEDAL STUCK! I SAW THAT PEDAL! YOU NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS FURTHER. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED! I WILL BET THEY ALREADY HAVE. I HAD TO TRADE MY CAR IN BECAUSE LEXUS WOULD NOT EVEN CHECK THE COMPUTER FOR FEAR THEY WOULD BE VALIDATING MY COMPLAINT. NOW I GET A LETTER STATING THEY ARE CHANGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL? THERE IS SOMETHING MORE TO THIS AND I THINK YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING FURTHER. THAT IS WHY I AM FILING MY COMPLAINT NOW. THEY SAID I WAS THE ONLY ONE. OBVIOUSLY NOT. I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TO GET OUT OF THAT CAR. PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. I BEG YOU. *TR

ON 7/1/2011 AT 10.45PM. I WAS DRIVING MY LEXUS 2010 RX350 EASTBOUND ON THE LIE SERVICE ROAD IN GLEN COVE NY. I WAS TRAVELLING AT 35 TO 45 MPH,WHEN SUDDENLY MY "BRAKE MALFUNCTION LIGHT" STARTED FLASHING ON MY DASHBOARD. I INSTINCTIVELY TAPPED THE BRAKE, AND THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THEN THE CAR HAD UNINTENDED ACCELERATION,I THEN PRESSED ON THE BRAKES WITH ALL MY MIGHT, TO STOP THIS VEHICLE CAREERING OFF THE ROAD.WITH GODS GRACE I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY DOWNSHIFTING GEARS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM. SO FAR LEXUS HAVE DISCREDITED THIS EXPERIENCE, BY CLAIMING THE MAT WAS STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR AND OR BRAKE. I STRONGLY AND VEHEMENTLY DISAGREE WITH THEIR EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS. I INTEND TO TAKE THIS MATTER FURTHER WITH LEXUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 80 MPH. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING THE BRAKE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND CHOSE THE POWER BUTTON IN ORDER TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES WERE ALSO SMOKING ALTHOUGH NOTHING WAS STUCK UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THE LEXUS HELP SERVICE CENTER WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THEY AUTHORIZED THAT THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER STATED TO THE CONTACT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK ON THE FLOOR BUT THE CONTACT STATED THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY UNDER GOING TEST WITH THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE RPM INCREASED UP TO 7000 RPM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR MAT. THE CONTACT STATED HE DOES NOT THINK IT WAS THE FLOOR MATS BECAUSE HE CHECKED THE FLOOR MATS PRIOR TO TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING ELSE WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,484 UPDATED 11/16/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK, THE DEALER FOUND A NON-SECURED ALL WEATHER FLOOR MAT INTENDED FOR A 2004- 2009 LEXUS RX SLID FORWARD AND ENTRAPPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN THE FULLY APPLIED POSITION. UPDATED 12/05/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX 450H. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 70 MPH WHILE DRIVING UP AN EXTREMELY STEEP INCLINE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE RESPONSE WAS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITHOUT ABILITY TO BRAKE WITH MY LEXUS RX 350, AT 2 PM ON SATURDAY MARCH 12TH 2011 WITH 5 PASSENGERS. I WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 30 MPH. THE CHOICE WAS TO CRASH IN THE CAR AHEAD STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT OR GO ON THE SIDE WALK, UP A STEEP MOUNT AND CRASH IN A BRICK WALL. THIS IS WHAT I DID. NOBODY WAS HURT. POLICE WAS CALLED AND THE CAR WAS TOWED. CAR WAS INSPECTED BY TOYOTA, NO CAUSE WAS FOUND, CAR WAS REPAIRED AT A GEICO APPROVED REPAIRED SHOP, AND I AM NOW ASKING THE LEXUS DEALER POHANKA TO ALLOW ME TO RETURN THE CAR AND BREAK MY LEASE. IN GOOD CONSCIENCE ALTHOUGH NO ONE WAS HURT, I AM NOT WILLING TO RISK A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT AFTER MY EXPERIENCE. WE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HURT AT A HIGHER SPEED. THIS WAS MY FIRST EVER CRASH DRIVING 20,000 MILES PER YEAR, DRIVING FOR MORE THAN 35 YEARS. THERE IS NO DOUBT SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF MY CONTROL HAPPENED. *TR