NHTSA complaint: 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I DROVE A 2005 PRIUS AND WAS BEHIND A SEMI-TRAILER. WHEN I ACCELERATED TO GO, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD CRUSHING INTO THE SEMI'S TRAILER. I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO REACT BECAUSE OF THE CLOSE DISTANCE, HOWEVER THE BRAKES WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO OVERCOME THE ACCELERATION POWER. THE PRIUS RAN INTO THE SEMI FOR A GOOD 25 SECONDS WHILE I TRIED TO BRAKE AND I THEN PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. THERE WERE 3 OTHER PASSENGERS INSIDE THE CAR DURING THE INCIDENT. *TR
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation