# 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `789959` · 2010-05-27 · 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:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
## Narrative
2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND  RECEIPT OF A RECALL NOTICE *TGW  THE CONSUMER STATED SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE GOING VERY SLOW, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL RAN OVER A PARKING CEMENT BLOCK AND THEN HIT A BUSH. THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT, HOWEVER A WEEK LATER THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *JB
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