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2005 TOYOTA PRIUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash1 injured · 616394 · 2007-03-12

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Miles at failure
14,000
Speed
90 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, 10 MONTHS OLD, 14,000 MILES. MY WIFE EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE COASTING DOWN INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH WITH FEET OFF PEDALS. VEHICLE SURGED TO 90 MPH EVEN THOUGH SHE APPLIED BOTH REGULAR AND EMERGENCY BRAKE DURING ACCELERATION. SHE CHECKED BOTH FEET ON BRAKES NOT OBSTRUCTED. SHE EXITED INTERSTATE AND CAREENED THROUGH SMALL TOWN EVENTUALLY DITCHING VEHICLE THROUGH FOREST, ENDING UP IN A RIVER AFTER SOMERSAULTING END OVER END 3 TIMES, CLIPPING OFF TREES 10 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. STATE PATROL INVESTIGATION CONCLUDES ACCELERATOR CAUSED ACCIDENT. NUMEROUS CONTACTS WITH TOYOTA BEGINNING DAY OF ACCIDENT. NO ACTION BY TOYOTA AS OF MARCH 2007. *JB **12/10/09 CW ** UPDATED 12/14/09

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10184918
Machine
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