# 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `758932` · 2010-02-05 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 17,000
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON AN UNEVEN AND WINDING ROAD THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGH SPEED.  SHE WAS FORCED TO CHANGE DIRECTION AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO BLOW OUT. THE UNDER CARRIAGE WAS DESTROYED THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.   TOYOTA REPLACED GAVE THE CONTACT A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS SINCE THE 2006 PRIUS WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES. SINCE THE CRASH INVOLVED ONE VEHICLE A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. TOYOTA TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE CLOSEST DEALER. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.
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