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2007 TOYOTA PRIUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 805228 · 2010-08-09

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
19,359

Severity

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

Narrative

TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 -- WHILE STUCK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT, WHICH IN TURN HIT THE CAR IN FRONT. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE SINCE TRAFFIC WAS AT A STANDSTILL. APPLYING THE BRAKE HARDER DID NOT STOP THE CAR IN TIME TO PREVENT THE ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THIS NEVER OCCURRED BEFORE. THE CAR HAS 19,000 MILES. SPOKE WITH TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (SMITHTOWN TOYOTA). THEY DENIED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND SAID WE HAD A SIMPLE ACCIDENT. TOYOTA SAID THAT THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT AND HAS NEVER EXISTED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10348201
Machine
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