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2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1060171 · 2014-04-27

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
67,655
Speed
15 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

APRIL 23,2014 ENTERED A PARKING STRUCTURE, WHEN PARKING THE CAR, THE CAR ACCELERATED, WITHOUT REASON. CAR HIT AND BROKE THE PARKING BARRIER, WHICH WAS A OAK LOG. REPORTED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BUT DID NOT WANT TO VIEW THE CAR, CLAIMED IT WAS PROBABLY OPERATOR ERROR. FOOT BOTH ON GAS AND BRAKE AT SAME TIME. I DO NOT DRIVE WITH TWO FEET, SAID DID NOT THINK IT WAS THAT. HE THEN REFERRED ME TO THE TOYOTA CORPORATE LINE, I HAVE A FILE WITH THEM ABOUT THE ACCELERATION ISSUE. JUST HAPPY THIS HAPPENED IN A PARKING STRUCTURE AND NOT IN A CROSSWALK SITUATION WHERE A PEDESTRIAN COULD HAVE BEEN HIT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10585139
Machine
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