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2009 TOYOTA PRIUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 761407 · 2010-02-10

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
8,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS AND CAME TO A STOP AT A FRIEND'S GARAGE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD, IT HIT AN OLD FIR TREE AND A BRICK WALL. I CHECKED AND THE FLOOR MAT WAS IN THE SAME POSITION IT ALWAYS WAS. A FRIEND PUSHED THE FENDER BACK INTO PLACE AND THE TOYOTA DEALER BUFFED OUT THE SCRATCHES. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT CHECKING OUT THE ACCELERATOR. BUT THEY ALWAYS TELL ME THAT I HAVE TO WAIT FOR A LETTER. I AM VERY NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND AM HAVING NIGHTMARES ABOUT THIS INCIDENT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10308466
Machine
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