# 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `953533` · 2012-12-13 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- **Miles at failure:** 11,923
## Narrative
2007 TOYOTA PRIUS.  CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE THROTTLE MALFUNCTION.  *SMD  THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE BEING STUCK OPEN, PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE  DEALER FOUND AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE SPIRAL CABLE. *JB
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