NHTSA complaint: 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
LTR FWD ON BEHALF OF (MI) RE TOYOTA BRAKING PROBLEM IN HER 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, REPLY TO LANSING, MI OFC. *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN BEHIND TWO VEHICLES GOING SOUTH AT AN INTERSECTION, WAITING TO TURN RIGHT. THE CONSUMER STATED HER FIRST PRACTICE IN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP IS TO SIMPLY TAKE HER FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ALLOW IT TO START MOVING WITHOUT PUTTING HER FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, TO MAXIMIZE FUEL EFFICIENCY. AS SHE MOVED HER FOOT TOWARD THE GAS PEDAL, BUT NOT QUITE ON THE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED AT A VERY HIGH RPM AND HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER, WHICH WAS ABOUT 3 FEET. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES WERE MINIMAL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT WITHOUT INCIDENT. *JB
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation