2009 Toyota Prius VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 2 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GARBAGE TRUCK. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DROVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *TT

DRIVER INTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED TO AVOID COLLISION, THEN PRIUS UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED AFTER IMPACT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE, CROSSING THE MEDIAN AND CROSSING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION STREET LANES THEN UP ON TO THE SIDEWALK AND HIT THE CONCRETE BRIDGE RAIL AND FINALLY STOPPED. HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA, THEY WANT UP TO A MONTH TO PULL THE CRASH DATA FROM THE CAR. I ASKED IF THEY COULD PULL THE DATA IN A WEEK, THEY SAID UP TO 30 DAYS THE CAR WILL HAVE TO SIT AT THE DEALERSHIP. A MONTH IS UNREASONABLE TO GO WITHOUT A CAR. THEY REFUSED TO SEND THE INVESTIGATOR TO PULL THE DATA AT THE BODY SHOP, SAID IT MUST BE DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I GAVE THEM THE NAME & ADDRESS OF THE BODY SHOP. *TR

I PULLED MY TOYOTA PRIUS INTO MY DRIVEWAY, STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, OPENED THE GARAGE DOOR AND WAITED FOR MY HUSBAND TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. HE OPENED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND STARTED TO MOVE HIS FOOT OUT THE DOOR BUT BEFORE HE EVEN GOT ONE FOOT OUT, THE CAR SURGED AHEAD AND RAN INTO THE GARAGE, PRETTY MUCH DESTROYING ALL THE STORAGE UNITS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GARAGE. MY HUSBAND THINKS THE CAR WAS GOING BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. SINCE MY ACCIDENT THERE HAVE BEEN TWO OTHER INCIDENTS OF TOYOTAS ACCELERATING INDEPENDENTLY IN PALO ALTO. ONE RAN INTO A HOUSE ON PARK AVENUE, DESTROYING THE FRONT WALL AND FRONT DOOR OF THE HOUSE. A FEW DAYS LATER, A TOYOTA RAN OVER A CURB, ACROSS A LAWN AND INTO A CORNER OF A HOUSE ON NORTH CALIFORNIA AVE. BOTH OF THESE INCIDENTS WERE REPORTED TO THE POLICE UNFORTUNATELY, I CANNOT GET THE NAME AND CONTACT OF THE OTHER TWO DRIVERS BECAUSE MY NAME IS NOT ON THE POLICE REPORTS. MY QUESTIONS ARE THESE: IS THERE ANY LEGAL WAY TO GET THE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE OTHER 2 DRIVERS? ALSO, SOMEONE TOLD ME THEY THOUGHT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT OUT AGAINST TOYOTA BECAUSE OF ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. IS THERE ANY WAY TO FIND OUT ABOUT THAT? I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS PROBABLY JUST A PROBLEM I WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH BUT I ALWAYS TRY EVERYTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A POST OFFICE BUILDING AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, SHOULDER, NECK AND BACK. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,000.

I HAVE A 2009 PRIUS AND ON AT LEAST 4 OCCASIONS IN CRUISE CONTROL MY CAR HAS ACCELERATED WITHOUT MY DOING SO. ALL OF THE TIMES I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE AND BRING DOWN MY SPEED. WE TRIED TO REPORT THIS TO TOYOTA BUT THEY WERE NOT CONCERNED. WE THEN REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT " THAT SOMETIMES HAPPENS". NO REPORT WAS FILED OR ACTION TAKEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PUTTING HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE POLICE WERE NOT CALLED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ISSUED AFTER THIS INCIDENT AND THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE HAD NOT OCCURRED SINCE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

PREVIOUS TO THE ACCIDENT AT THE 5,000 MILE CHECK UP I HAD REPORTED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER THAT THE CAR WOULD SOMETIMES JUMP FORWARD WHEN THE ENGINE TRANSITIONED FROM ELECTRIC TO GAS MODE. THEY ASSURED ME THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. ON FEBRUARY 4TH AT 1035 I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION BEHIND A LARGE VAN. THE CAR WAS IN THE ELECTRIC MODE WHEN THE GAS MODE KICKED IN AND THE ENGINE RACED UP AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD STRIKING THE VAN IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE THE VAN, THE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS DAMAGED. I CALLED THE POLICE. THE VAN DRIVER HAD A DISABLED PASSENGER AND LEFT AS THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO HIS VEHICLE. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND I EXPLAINED THAT MY CAR HAD FOR SOME REASON LUNGED FORWARD STRIKING THE OTHER VEHICLE. SINCE NO ONE WAS INJURED HE WASN'T REQUIRED TO TAKE A STATEMENT FROM ME THE NEXT DAY FEBRUARY 5TH I TOOK MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR MY 10,000 MILE CHECK UP AND AGAIN EXPLAINED ABOUT THE CAR LUNGING FORWARD DURING THE TRANSITION FROM ELECTRIC TO GAS MODE. NO ACTION TAKEN OTHER THAN ASSURING ME THAT THIS NORMAL. ON MARCH 4TH WHILE SITTING AT ANOTHER INTERSECTION THE CAR AGAIN LUNGED FORWARD FOR ABOUT 6 FEET BEFORE THE FULL DEPRESSION OF THE BRAKE CAUSED THE ENGINE RPM TO COME DOWN AND THE CAR TO STOP. AT THIS TIME I CALLED AND SPOKE TO THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID TO BRING THE VEHICLE OUT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD RUN A FULL SET OF TESTS. ON MARCH 10 I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE OVERNIGHT AND RETURNED TO ME THE NEXT DAY MARCH 11, 2010. ACCORDING TO THE MAINTENANCE CHIEF THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE TESTS THAT INDICATED ANY PROBLEMS. UNSATISFACTORY ANSWERS EACH TIME I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, NOW MY CAR IS DAMAGED AND TOYOTA SAYS EVERYTHING IS FINE, I THINK NOT. *TR

WHILE IN 'CRUISE CONTROL' WITH NO USE OF THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR STARTED TO INCREASE SPEED BEYOND THE SET SPEED. WHEN I REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE WHICH OVERRODE SPEED CONTROL AND BEGAN SLOWING DOWN AS IT NORMALLY WOULD IF THE CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING BUT AT STEADY SPEED, NOTE: DATE BELOW IS APPROXIMATE. EVENT HAPPENED TWICE DURING SUMMER OF 2009 AT HIGH SPEED (SETTING AT 70MPH). *TR

MY 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN IT SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AT THE TIME. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO MY TOYOTA DEALER, WHERE THEY INSPECTED IT AND TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WHY IT HAPPENED. *TR

2009 PRIUS PURCHASED MAY 15, 2009 HAS 4,675 MILES ON IT. ACCELERATION/SURGING FORWARD OR NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATING AT OTHER TIMES. I DO NOT HAVE THE FLOOR MATS MENTIONED IN THE RECENT RECALL. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT OTHER POSSIBLE ISSUES WITH SUDDEN ENGINE ACCELERATION AND PROBLEMS CONTROLLING VEHICLE . HAVE TAKEN CAR TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY TOLD ME IT IS "BAD GAS" OR MY DRIVING HABITS. CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE CAR TO DEALER FOR THEM TO TRY AND REPAIR IT. DEALER STILL CLAIMS THEY CANNOT "REPLICATE THE PROBLEM" THEREFORE THERE IS NO PROBLEM. CAR MILEAGE NOW DOWN TO LESS THAN 17 MPG. LACKS HEAT OR HEAT DOES NOT PROPERLY FUNCTION. HAVE HAD 5 INSTANCES OF SURGE /ACCELERATION "INCIDENTS. SOME WHEN GOING UP HILL AND HAD TROUBLE GAINING POWER THEN WHEN I PUT FOOT ON BRAKE IT SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD RAPIDLY;MAYBE TO 60 OR MORE MILE PER HOUR AT AN EXIT RAMP. HAD TO KEEP BRAKING IN ORDER TO STOP. OTHER TIMES ONLY LEAVING DRIVEWAY..WENT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND CAR HESITATED THEN "SURGED" FORWARD RAPIDLY BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE APPROXIMATELY 20 FT AHEAD. THIS HAD HAPPENED THREE TIMES LIKE THIS & TWICE WHEN GOING UP HILLS WHERE I LOST POWER AND THEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AND I HAD TROUBLE STOPPING IT. VERY FRIGHTENING, ESPECIALLY WHEN DEALER TELLS ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT..EVEN WHEN I HAVE CONTACTED THEM NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE DRIVEN THERE TO SPEAK WITH THEM ABOUT THIS. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR. NOW THE MILEAGE HAS DROPPED RIGHT OFF TO 17 MPGS. WHAT IS GOING ? *TR

I HAVE A 2009 PRIUS BASE WITH 42K MILES. AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND WAITING IN THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD ABOUT 1 OR 2 INCHES AND WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO SHATTER A LIGHT POST. THIS SEEMS A DANGEROUS FLAW. IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY; AFTER SPEAKING WITH A REPAIR SHOP, I WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL FOR A PRIUS AND IS PART OF THE RECHARGING DESIGN OF THE HYBRID SYSTEM. I WAS ADVISED TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE WHENEVER POSSIBLE. THIS SEEMS DANGEROUS. *TR

2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ON FOUR OCCASIONS, WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AFTER THE THIRD INCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. *JB

EVENT: INCOMPLETE BRAKE FEEL, DURING SLOW AND STEADY APPLICATION OF BRAKES ON SLICK OR ROUGH ROAD SURFACES, WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) IS ACTIVATED IN AN EFFORT TO MAINTAIN TIRE TRACTION. THE SYSTEM ENGAGES AND DISENGAGES RAPIDLY (MANY TIMES PER SECOND) AS THE CONTROL SYSTEM SENSES AND REACTS TO THE TIRE SLIPPAGE. IF THE SAME BRAKE FORCE IS APPLIED UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, IN THE WORST CASE, THIS MAY LEAD TO AN INCREASE OF VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE AND THUS RAISE THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH. TOYOTA SAYS THAT THE OLDER PRIUSES, LIKE MINE, USE A DIFFERENT ABS SYSTEM, AND SO ARE NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL. BUT IT SEEMS LIKE A SIMILAR ISSUE. FAILURE: WHENEVER THERE IS A SLICK, WET ROAD. CORRECTION: I CHECKED WITH THE DEALER, ALL SYSTEMS WERE CHECKED SAFE, TIRES' PSI WERE ADJUSTED, IT WAS FELT THAT THERE WAS SOME TIRE NOISE. INCIDENT CONTINUES INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 75 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE.THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES THREE TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL TO DISENGAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH HIS TOYOTA VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,200.

I WAS DRIVING A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS AND CAME TO A STOP AT A FRIEND'S GARAGE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD, IT HIT AN OLD FIR TREE AND A BRICK WALL. I CHECKED AND THE FLOOR MAT WAS IN THE SAME POSITION IT ALWAYS WAS. A FRIEND PUSHED THE FENDER BACK INTO PLACE AND THE TOYOTA DEALER BUFFED OUT THE SCRATCHES. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT CHECKING OUT THE ACCELERATOR. BUT THEY ALWAYS TELL ME THAT I HAVE TO WAIT FOR A LETTER. I AM VERY NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND AM HAVING NIGHTMARES ABOUT THIS INCIDENT. *TR

2009 TOYOTA PRIUS ISSUE: DEALERSHIP: THERE HAS BEEN NO RESPONSE/RECOMMENDATION DESPITE MULTIPLE VOICEMAILS AND EMAIL DATED 2/6/10 TO [email protected]. TOYOTA: AWAITING RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA CASE MANAGER AFTER TWO PHONE CALLS, ONCE ON 2/9/10 AND ONE ON 2/10/10. SUMMARY: 1. I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT I EXPERIENCED A STICKING ACCELERATOR PROBLEM SEVERAL WEEKS BACK, WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, WHEN THE CAR WAS MOVING IN REVERSE AND WOULD NOT STOP DESPITE THE BRAKE BEING PUMPED A FEW TIMES. THE CAR WAS FINALLY BROUGHT TO A STOP BY PRESSING THE POWER BUTTON FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. I DO NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL FLOOR MATS IN THE CAR, BESIDES WHATEVER WAS AVAILABLE WITH THE BASIC PACKAGE. 2. WHEN BRAKING ON PUDDLES/POT-HOLES THE CAR SEEMS TO STALL AND THE ORANGE LIGHT TURNS ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A WALL. THE CRASH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE NECK, KNEE, AND CHEST. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE CRASH AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WANTED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND DOES NOT WANT IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

ACCELERATOR STICKING ON 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AT A RAPID RATE OF SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND TRADED THE VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER. SHE STATED SHE HAD EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INCIDENTS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,001 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,045.

I WAS INVOLVED IN 2 IDENTICAL ACCIDENTS OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS WITH THE SAME CAR, A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. IN DECEMBER '09 I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT. I WAS COMPLETELY IN THE SPOT AND WENT TO COME TO A FULL STOP WHEN MY 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A CAR. THEN AGAIN ON JUNE 21, 2010, I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT AND THE SAME CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AS I WENT TO COME TO A FULL STOP IN THE PARKING SPOT. THIS TIME THE CAR JUMPED THE CURB AND WENT THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE. BOTH TIMES I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO THE SPOT, BOTH TIMES I WAS BRAKING AND BOTH TIMES THE CAR ACCELERATED AS I WENT TO COME TO A FULL STOP. THE DEC '09 ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE, THE JUNE'10 ACCIDENT WAS NOT. *TR

TWO UNACCOUNTED ACCELERATION SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENTS WITH 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. AFTER ACCIDENT OF APRIL 30, 2010 PER MY REQUEST, VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A CONSULTANT FROM TOYOTA.[MAY 26, 2010]. TOYOTA IS SAYING CAR IS SAFE. CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME ON MAY 28, 2010. FIRST ACCIDENT OCCURRED AUGUST, 31, 2009. BOTH ACCIDENTS OCCURRED UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES; DRIVING AT SLOW ACCELERATION WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. ACCIDENT #1 TURNING A CORNER, ACCIDENT #2 PULLING INTO A PARKING SLOT IN A PARKING LOT. BOTH TIMES ENGINE REVVED AND CAR LURCHED FORWARD. IN FIRST ACCIDENT CAR CRASHED INTO A TREE, IN SECOND ACCIDENT CAR RAN OVER A LANDSCAPING BOULDER WHICH STOPPED IT FROM CRASHING INTO THE STREET. THE BOULDER WAS STUCK UNDER THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR. TWO WHEELS ON EACH SIDE OF IT AND FRONT WHEELS WERE OFF OF THE GROUND. THE FRONT WHEELS WERE STILL TURNING AFTER I GOT OUT OF THE CAR. I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I AM REQUESTING TOYOTA REPLACE THIS VEHICLE WITH A LIKE VALUE VEHICLE. I HAVE PICTURES TAKEN AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT OF APRIL 30, 2010 AND DETAILED EXPLANATIONS OF BOTH ACCIDENTS. DAMAGES FROM BOTH ACCIDENTS WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000 DOLLARS . MY INSURANCE COMPANY FOUND ME AT FAULT FOR THE ACCIDENT OF AUGUST 31, 2009 BECAUSE ALL OF THE CAR'S WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND I GLANCED AT THE DASH. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS FOUND ME NOT AT FAULT FOR THE ACCIDENT OF APRIL 30, 2010. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA AFTER THE ACCIDENT OF APRIL 30TH. HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ACCIDENTS. MY CAR HAS HAD A NUMBER OF UNUSUAL ISSUES SINCE ITS PURCHASE. THIS IS DOCUMENTED WITH TOYOTA SERVICE. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS 11,000 MILES ON IT. UPDATED IVOQ 09/08/10*JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE WAS DRIVING THERE WAS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHICH HAPPEN TWICE. TO STOP THE VEHICLE SHE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR RUN THE VEHICLE INTO THE CURB. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND STATED SHE CAN BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR THEM TO TAKE A LOOK BUT THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE FAILURE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND THEY STATED THERE IS NO FIX AND GAVE HER A CLAIM NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

THE UNINTENDED SPEEDING ALSO HAPPENS ON 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS WHEN DRIVING ON A BUMPY ROAD, THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME WHEN I HIT A POT HOLE ON ONE TIRE, CAR PULLS TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE AT AN INCREASED SPEED AND BRAKE SEEMS TOO SLOW TO REACT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS POSITIONED IN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE ENGINE TURNED OFF WHEN THERE WAS FORCEFUL PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY THE STICKING OF THE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RELEASED WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION THE DRIVER APPLIED PARTIAL FORCE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO AVOID THE PEDAL STICKING. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.