# 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `761407` · 2010-02-10 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 8,000
## 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
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