# 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `771341` · 2010-03-08 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 24,700
- **Speed:** 2 mph
## Narrative
DEC 1  2008 PRIUS - UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION  IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT THE CAR IN FROM OF ME ... APPROXIMATELY A CAR LENGTH OR SO AWAY. THE MOTOR RACED HIGH AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN UNTIL I HELD ON THE POWER BUTTON FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS PUSHED INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF THEM  IT TOOK TOYOTA OVER A MONTH TO INSPECT THE CAR (THEIR LEGAL FOLKS SET IT UP) AND WE WERE TOLD WE COULD BE PRESENT WHEN IT HAPPENED, BUT THEY DIDN'T LET US KNOW.  OVER 5 WEEKS AFTER THE ACCIDENT WE RECEIVED A FORM LETTER FROM TOYOTA STATING THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG.  WITH TOYOTA'S DELAY, WE ENDED UP WAITING OVER 8 WEEKS TO GET THE CAR BACK, AT A COST OF $15,000 .... FOR A COLLISION WHERE THE TRAFFIC WAS MOVING 1-4 MILES PER HOUR.  THE CAR IS KNOW UNSAFE AND WE CANNOT DRIVE IT. OFFERS FROM 2 TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS ARE UP TO $3K UNDER KELLY BLUE BOOK TRADE IN VALUE FOR A REPLACE CAR (NON PRIUS).  DRIVER OF PRIUS HAS A RECORD OF DRIVING OVER 30 YEARS WITH NO ACCIDENTS. *TR
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