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2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 771759 · 2010-03-09

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
4,200
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON FRIDAY 2/26 AT ~ 1:15PM, I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 PRIUS. IT WAS RAINING HARD OUTSIDE. AS I PUT ON BRAKES, THE CAR SEEMED TO ACCELERATE / DID NOT BRAKE AND DROVE INTO A PARKING LOT CURB. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE OCCASIONS DURING WHICH MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE SEPARATELY NOTICED THIS SAME TYPE OF ACCELERATION / FAILURE TO BRAKE - PARTICULARLY WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN, DOWN A HILL, OR OVER AN UNEVEN SURFACE (LIKE A POTHOLE). NONE OF THESE OTHER OCCASIONS HAVE RESULTED IN ANY INJURY OR DAMAGE. FOLLOWING THE 2/26/2010 INCIDENT, I CONTACTED TOYOTA THAT SAME DAY. I WAS TOLD THAT A CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER WOULD CALL ME BACK BY TUESDAY 3/2. DID NOT HEAR BACK. ON WEDNESDAY 3/3 I CALLED TO FOLLOW UP. AFTER BEING ON HOLD FOR 1 HOUR, I GAVE UP. SENT AN E-MAIL TO CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVISING OF THE SITUATION. STILL DID NOT HEAR BACK. ON SATURDAY 3/6 I CALLED AGAIN. WAS AGAIN ON HOLD X 1 HOUR AND TOLD CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT HAPPENED - THEY APOLOGIZED AND SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE MY CONTACT INFORMATION. WAS TOLD I WOULD GET A CALL BACK BY 3/9. DID FINALLY SPEAK WITH AN AGENT ON 3/8 WHO NOW TELLS ME THAT I WILL GET A CALL WITHIN 10 DAYS. AT THAT TIME, I WILL BE OFFERED AN INSPECTION APPOINTMENT WITHIN THE FOLLOWING 30 DAYS. AND, WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE APPOINTMENT I WILL RECEIVE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF THE OUTCOME OF THE INSPECTION. I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING MY CAR. I WOULD HOPE FOR A FASTER RESOLUTION TO

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10317935
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