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2008 TOYOTA PRIUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 774307 · 2010-03-15

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
5,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS PARKING MY CAR HEAD IN FIRST, IN AN APARTMENT PARKING LOT, I HAD JUST PULLED INTO THE SPACE, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND DEPRESSED THE PARK BUTTON, I THEN BEGAN TO REACH FOR THE POWER BUTTON WHEN THE CAR UNCONTROLLABLY LUNGED FORWARD GOING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE, HITTING A CHAIN LINK FENCE POLE AND COMING TO A STOP DAMAGING THE FRONT BUMPER. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THE BRAKE, OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BUT, ON OCCASION SINCE THIS INCIDENT, I HAVE ACCIDENTALLY TURNED THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND FELT A SURGE OF SPEED BUT THE CAR WAS SLOWED/STOPPED BY USING THE BRAKE. IT'S SO EASY TO TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL ON WITHOUT KNOWING IT AND I WONDER IF IT COULD BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO SOME OF THE PRIUS PROBLEMS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10320024
Machine
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