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2008 TOYOTA PRIUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 758972 · 2010-02-05

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
13,800

Severity

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

Narrative

ON JANUARY 22, 2010, I WAS PULLING INTO A HANDICAP PARKING PLACE OUTSIDE A LOCAL RESTAURANT WHEN MY 2008 PRIUS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKES. MY CAR WENT OVER THE HANDICAP BARRIER AND THE CURB AND FINALLY STOPPED WHEN MY CAR HIT THE RESTAURANT LANDSCAPING. THE NEXT MORNING I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, TALKED TO THREE SEPARATE PEOPLE AND THEY WANTED ME TO DRIVE MY CAR IN. I TOLD THEM I DIDN'T FEEL THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY SHOULD TOW IT IN. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULDN'T DO IT. NEXT I CALLED MY INSURANCE AGENT AND MADE THEM AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR IN FEAR OF INJURIES THAT COULD OCCUR IF THE CAR DIDN'T STOP AGAIN. THEY ARRANGED TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED IN AND REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10306380
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