# 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `798813` · 2010-07-12 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **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
- **Miles at failure:** 70
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED  THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. IN ADDITION, WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED WHILE DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP IN THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. THERE WERE TWO INJURIES. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
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