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2009 TOYOTA PRIUS — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

crash · 772960 · 2010-03-11

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Miles at failure
36,000
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I JUST BOUGHT A 2009 PRIUS & THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES WITH UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION & VEHICLE NOT GOING INTO PARK OR REVERSE JUST STOPS IN NEUTRAL, I WAS AT A HEB SORE TRYING TO PARK, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR SPED UP AN HIT A POLE IN FRONT OF ME, I WAS TRYING TO PARK, WITH MY FOOT ON BREAK, SO AS TO SLOW DOWN, YESTERDAY I HAD MY WIFE DRIVE THE PRIUS & THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE, THAT WAS VERY DANGEROUS THEN THEY PULL INTO A TARGET PARKING LOT I HAD TO DRIVE OUT THERE TO MEET THEM, IT TOOK ALMOST 1HR & 3MINS TO GET THE CAR IN REVERSE, OFF COURSE I CALLED MY TOYOTA SALES GUY THIS BEING THE THIRD TIME I HAVE REPORTED THIS INCIDENT & THE KEEP DOWN PLAYING IT SAYING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, NOT REALLY LOOKING INTO IT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10318937
Machine
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