# 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `772114` · 2010-03-09 · 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:** 8,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
DRIVING HOME FROM CHURCH JULY 5, 2009 THE BEACH TRAFFIC WAS BUMPER TO BUMPER.  STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I WAS STOPPED BEHIND AN SUV.  THE TRAFFIC STARTED TO MOVE AND MY PRIUS BOLTED FORWARD INTO THE SUV WHICH IN TURN PUSHED IT INTO ANOTHER SUV.  MY CAR WAS TOTALED.  THE ENGINE WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY BACK INTO THE FRONT SEAT.  THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN JUST A FENDER BENDER.  NO ONE WAS INJURED. *TR
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