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2005 TOYOTA PRIUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 770507 · 2010-03-04

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
92,949
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

LAST EVENING 3/3 MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS EXPERIENCED A STUCK GAS PEDAL CAUSING ME TO GO IN AND OUT A DITCH THEN ACROSS THE ROAD AND HIT A SIGN PRIOR TO MY FINALLY BEING ABLE TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL. SINCE NEITHER TOYOTA TOTAL CARE/ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE OR THE TOYOTA OF BOWIE DEALERSHIP WOULD TOW IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I PLACED A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY USAA. WHEN I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY WERE EXTREMELY UNHELPFUL SAYING I HAD TO MAKE A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA AS THEY WERE NOT TOYOTA BUT AN INDEPENDENT DEALERSHIP. THEY DID NOT WANT TO LOOK AT IT SINCE IT LOOKED FINE ON ONE SIDE BUT THEY DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THE UNDER CARRIAGE. THE CAR IS THERE WAITING FOR MY INSURANCE ADJUSTER TO LOOK AT IT. THEY ALSO ADVISED THAT I NEEDED TO COMPLAIN TO NHTSA.GOV SINCE THERE'S NOTHING WRONG -- WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT IT THEY SAID THIS. I JUST HAD THE CAR IN THE 90K AND THEN FOR ELECTRONICS PROBLEM SINCE OVER 7 TIMES IF YOU DROVE THE CAR THEN SHUT IT OFF THEN TRY TO RESTART IT 5 MINUTES LATER ALL THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON BUT YOU COULDN'T START THE ENGINE OR DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE ELECTRONICS UNFROZE. THEY SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY AND THE REMOTE BUT I DISAGREE SINCE THEY SAID TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS OFF BEFORE YOU TURN IT OFF. I ASK WHY AND THEY JUST SAID THAT?S HOW TOYOTA SAYS TO DO IT. TODAY ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THEY ASKED WAS IF THE DEFROSTER WAS ON OR OTHER ELECTRONICS. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE I AM EXTREMELY UPSET!!! TO ASK ME TO DRIVE IT TO SEE IT DOES IT AGAIN WAS A

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10316923
Machine
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