Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2005 Toyota Prius

The contact owned a 2005 Toyota Prius. After the vehicle was parked and turned off, it suddenly accelerated to 65 mph without warning and crashed into a retention wall. The front air bags did not deploy. No injuries were reported and a police report was not filed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to the contact¿s residence. The approximate failure mileage was 280,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. While parking, the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently. The brakes were engaged, but failed to stop the vehicle. As a result, the contact's vehicle crashed into a parked vehicle. There were no injuries and no damages and it was unknown if a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the computer in the vehicle caused the unintended acceleration. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 09v388000 (vehicle speed control). The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 120,000. Updated 5/18/cn.

2005 Toyota Prius. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle unintended acceleration. The consumer stated as she pulled into parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated out of her control and crashed into a stone wall. The vehicle was totaled. The consumer stated she experienced sudden acceleration prior to the accident. As she backed into a parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated in reverse, out of her control. Consequently, she jot a garage door.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. The contact was driving 60 mph and as she accelerated to pass another vehicle, the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently. The contact depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle continued to accelerate. She shifted into neutral and depressed the brake pedal until the vehicle began to decrease in speed. The vehicle was towed to the contacts residence. The vehicle was not inspected or repaired for the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The current and failure mileage was approximately 96,000.

2005 Toyota Prius suddenly accelerated to maximum speed without warning. Consumer states he was in heavy traffic and had to slam on the brakes. The consumer believed he accelerated from 25 mph to about 45-50 mph in a matter of seconds. The braking action did, in this case cause the acceleration to stop at that point. There was no explanation and the incident had never occurred before. The floor mats had been removed weeks before.

Ltr to administrator re 3/9/2010 accident involving a 2005 Toyota Prius in harrison, NY, requesting that NHTSA immediately assume control of this investigation and work with local authority's. The vehicle accelerated suddenly down a winding driveway, crossed a two-lane road and shoulder, then crashed into a stone wall, resulting in significant property damage and a knee injury to the consumer.

My daughter was driving our 2005 Prius at about 30 miles an hour at approximately 3pm when she saw a truck stop approximately 300 feet ahead of her. She applied the brakes but the Prius did not stop and collided with the truck causing a total loss of the Prius. The road surface was wet from snow and the temperature was approximately 34 degrees. Although the car was heavily damaged the air bags did not deploy. This crash could have resulted from a brake problem or unintended acceleration.

I previously reported this problem under odi # 10304339. I incorrectly reported that "I felt a big thump like I was hit from behind". However, I now believe that this activity could have been caused by "the sudden acceleration" that has been frequently mentioned by the media. Although what I felt seemed like a hit from behind, it could have been a short acceleration burst lasting only a couple of seconds. There have not been any further incidences of this nature.

My 2005 Toyota Prius has twice accelerated beyond my control. Both occasions occurred within the past 2-3 months. The first time, I was accelerating to pass someone. I had the pedal basically to the floor, and when I stopped accelerating, the pedal "stuck," and the engine revved. When acceleration continued after I took my foot off the accelerator, I applied the brakes and the acceleration stopped. The second time, I was accelerating rapidly to enter the highway. Again, acceleration continued after I took my foot off the gas pedal. I tried the brake, which did not work, so I put my foot under the gas pedal and lifted it up, and the acceleration stopped. I am very aware Toyota is having similar complaints, and that floor mats are sometimes blamed; however, at the time of both of these incidents, there were not floormats in the car.

Our son was killed on oct 22nd in a single car crash while driving a 2005 Toyota Prius( the police report states that he lost control, jumped the curb and died in the ensuing crash) while negotiating a curve while attempting to enter the freeway in tucson az. We strongly believe that this may have been caused by sudden acceleration and or break problems. I know this is an older model, but in light of Toyota's lies and cover-ups time will only tell. Updated 02/19/10 updated 03/10/10 updated ivoq 09/02/jb.

[xxx] , a resident of wantagh, NY, was driving on the wantagh state parkway when she was hit from behind and then experienced the sudden, unintended acceleration of her 2005 Toyota Prius. The acceleration continued after she pressed on the brake pedal. As a result, [xxx] struck another vehicle on the road and was involved in a serious accident. Moreover, the seatbelt in the vehicle was defective in that it became unfastened and the airbags did not deploy. The vehicle has a VIN# [xxx] and was purchased at atlantic Toyota in long island. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Ltr fwd fm (CA) re sudden acceleration from owner of a 2005 Toyota Prius. The consumers wife pulled into a parking garage . As she pulled into a parking space and applied the brake, the vehicle instead accelerated suddenly and with such force that the vehicle flew from the 3rd story space down to the second floor. The consumer also stated on at least one occasions prior to the accident, the vehicle started up on its own without the presence of a key. The vehicle was totaled.

I am attaching a link to a story in the houston press about unintended acceleration of Toyota Prius automobiles. I truly believe this story deserves investigation, and as a Toyota Prius owner, I would like to see Toyota investigate the cause of this potentially tragic issue and resolve it before a fatality results. . Read more...

2005 Toyota Prius. S10 appropriate handling- letter from regarding Toyota problems the consumer stated as she slowed down to make a turn in her gated her community, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into the brick column which supported the gate. She suffered a severe injury to her bottom lip when her face hit the steering wheel, as well as contusions to her leg and other bruising. The consumer stated she had no more problems until November 16, 2009. As she slowed down and pulled into a parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and hit a wall. She received some bruising from the seat belt holding her into place. Two weeks later, the vehicle suddenly accelerated again and crashed into a brick wall. The consumer has since traded the vehicle.

I have a 2005 Toyota Prius, purchased in September 2006. Ever since I've owned my 2005 Prius, I have experienced unintended acceleration on a regular basis. It most often happens on a particular street in my neighborhood where I need to stop before entering a main thoroughfare. There is a very slight decline just before the road terminates at an intersection. I'm always traveling at a relatively slow speed (15-20 mph), coasting and not depressing the gas peddle when it occurs. Just at the point where I begin to brake, the car suddenly lunges forward and accelerates. I have to hit the brakes, and the car feels like it's still going forward, and the traction control light on the dashboard comes on. This first time it occurred was during the winter following purchase of my car. Initially I thought that the car performed poorly in snow because the traction control light was coming on. But then after that first winter passed and the roads were completely dry, it happened as well and continues to happen regularly. Fortunately it always happens under these very particular circumstances when I'm not traveling fast, otherwise I fear not being able to stop the car and plowing into a main street, or hitting a car in front of me, or worse hitting a pedestrian.

I was driving on a highway at approximately 65 mph. Vehicle suddenly went into uncontrolled acceleration while the vehicle was in operation on the highway. The only way that I was able to slow down the vehicle was by riding the brakes. I finally slow down the vehicle with the brakes and turned it off. Smoke was coming out of the wheels when the vehicle was turned off. Vehicle was towed to the dealer.

I own a 2005 Prius and have 3 unintended acceleration incidents in 5 years, two separate drivers. City driving at 35 mph. Pedal did not stick, it was sucked to the floor we turned of engine before speed got to 50mph. No accident or injury, note this: each time I asked the dealer repair shop about it, they dismissed it as floor mats and "could not reproduce it ". Interestingly, the repair request did not show up on dealers action list (2 different dealers) even though every time I asked about a squeak or rattle did show up on the records. . Did Toyota give instructions to dealers on how to downplay it and not record the complaint?.

When I am braking at about 30 mph and hit a pot hole or some other road defect, my car suddenly accelerates/braking does not function for about 1/2 a second. If I hit 2 potholes consecutively, the problem will occur each time. I have complained about this problem to Toyota dealerships since I bought the car as it occurs frequently. The dealerships could not find anything wrong with the car, but it sounds exactly like the problem with the 2010 Prius recall.