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2008 TOYOTA PRIUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 782472 · 2010-04-19

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
34,001
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS TRYING TO PARK MY CAR(TOYOTA PRIUS 2008) IN THE FARMERS MARKET AND THE CAR DIDN'T STOP AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND WENT FURTHER ABOUT 50 FEET AND HIT A WOOD POLE. LATER TOYOTA SERVICE FIXED THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING THE NECESSARY PARTS IN THE VEHICLE. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THEY TOOK THE CAR FOR TEST DRIVE AND MADE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS OK. BUT I AM STILL SCARED TO DRIVE THAT CAR BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR MORE THAN 18 YEARS IN THIS COUNTRY AND DO NOT HAVE ANY TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS OR ACCIDENTS. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENED. I ALSO OWN TWO OTHER VEHICLES , HONDA ODYSSEY AND TOYOTA CAMRY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10326541
Machine
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