911 Call: Lexus Accelerates Out Of Control Due To Floor Mats, Prompting Recall
30 September 2009, 4:35 PM. By Alex Alvarez
Serious Journalist Rick Sanchez aired a 911 call depicting the moment before a Lexus holding four terrified passengers accelerated uncontrollably at an intersection.
The call was placed by off-duty California Highway Patrol officer Mark Saylor and three members of his family, all of whom died after the car’s floor mats became stuck in the gas pedal, causing the vehicle to accelerate out of control:
The incident has prompted a massive recall and investigation into Lexus and Toyotas’ floor mats. The recall affects floor mats in 2007 and 2008 Lexus ES 350 vehicles and some Toyota models. In the meantime, officials urge drivers of these cars to remove their floor mats.
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So just turn the engine off, put it in neutral let the engine blow. How the hell do people die because of a floormat?
How? Because they were stupid.
They DID, after all, buy a Toyota…thinking it was “better”.
Maybe now their millions of Toyota-buying friends will realize
what pieces of garbage those things are.
Uhmm stupid comment. An oversized floor mat designed for the Lexus RX350 was mistakenly put in the doomed ES350. Toyota makes quality cars. It was failure of the dealership that caused this accident.