# 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `716068` · 2009-04-14 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 6,000
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS.  WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR IN THE VEHICLE LAUNCHED THE VEHICLE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.  THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE.  A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  HE DOES NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND FEELS THAT THE ISSUE SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY THE MANUFACTURER.  THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 6,000.  SEE ALSO 10273044 *DSY.
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