NHTSA complaint: 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS — AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ENGINE REVVED EXTREMELY HIGH WITH AN INCREASE IN THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND TRAVELED OVER A CEMENT PARKING BLOCK. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE IMPACT INVOLVED. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR THE BRICK WALL DAMAGES WAS $2,500. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) IN JUNE OF 2010. THE CONTACT STATED THE REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation