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2007 TOYOTA PRIUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 760641 · 2010-02-09

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
59,500
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WE OWN A 2007 PRIUS. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE DOING MAYBE 5 MPH, AND MY CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD AND RAN INTO A CEMENT PLANTER APPROX 2 FT TALL. MY FRONT BUMPER ENDED UP TOP OF THE PLANTER. I KNOW I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. WE HAD ALREADY REMOVED THE FLOOR MATS. THIS RESULTED IN OVER $6K IN DAMAGES TO MY CAR, THAT MY INSURERS PAID FOR; EXCEPT MY DEDUCTIBLE. WE ALSO HAD THE PROBLEM WITH THE INTERMITTENT LOSS OF OUR HEADLIGHTS; AND REPLACED BOTH OF THEM. WE JUST RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM TOYOTA TELLING US WE WILL BE RECEIVING A 'CREDIT' FOR THE EITHER PART OR ALL OF THE COST OF THE HEADLIGHTS; WHICH WAS SUBSTANTIAL. WE DID TAKE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGES FROM THE ACCIDENT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10307852
Machine
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