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2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1298872 · 2016-07-16

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
127,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS IN A PARKING STRUCTURE GOING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO PRESS THE BRAKE. BEFORE I COULD GET MY FOOT TO THE BRAKE, THE CAR QUICKLY ACCELERATED. IT TOOK AT LEAST TWO ATTEMPTS AT PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDDLE BEFORE THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. AND, TO BE HONEST, THE GUARDRAIL THE CAR HIT HELPED ACTUALLY STOP THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOTALLY UNEXPECTED AND EXTREMELY SCARY. IN HINDSIGHT, I SHOULD HAVE SUSPECTED THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WHEN I NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP THERE WOULD BE A FEELING OF THE BRAKES SLIPPING AND THE CAR LURCHING FORWARD A BIT. THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE CAR TOWED IN TO GET CHECKED OUT, AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOTIFY TOYOTA. IN THE MEANTIME I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS CAR!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10885303
Machine
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