# 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `645989` · 2007-11-13 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 10,600
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS.  THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE WAS BACKING DOWN A 20 DEGREE SLOPE WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL.  THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS DOWNHILL AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, BUT THEN ACCELERATED TO 35 MPH.  THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL.  THE VEHICLE STRUCK A TREE AND THE CONTACT'S HEAD STRUCK THE HEAD REST.  HE SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY AND CAN PROVIDE A POLICE REPORT.  THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.  THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,600.
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