Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2008 Toyota Prius

Tl- the contact owns 2008 Toyota Prius. The contact was traveling approximately 3 mph while driving into a parking space when the vehicle suddenly experienced unintended acceleration causing the vehicle to surge forward and crash into the rocked landscaping. A police report was taken at the scene and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000. Jft.

It actually happened two times within a month. In one case, I was turning left to take a ramp with a very low speed around 5 mph. Even though some parts of the road was icy, but the car didn't slip. It was exactly a several sudden pushes, unintended acceleration, with my foot on the brake only. I was so scared because I couldn't control the car for few seconds, and I thought I totally lost the control of the car. I tried to steer the car safely and turn on my emergency light. Checked the brake again, it was working after that. The second time, happened to me when I was coming out of school parking and didn't have any speed at all. Again around 5 mph. School is located in residential area. When you get out of the parking, you can only turn right, then there is an intersection with a stop sign almost 50 feet away. On the day of incident, I tried to stop behind the stop sign with no speed at all, but suddenly the car got the same continuous and sudden pushes. It was accelerated unintendedly. My foot was completely on the brake, but I lost the control again, and I was so lucky that day that there were no cars around the intersection, I tried to steer the car to the left, turned on my emergency light, and tried to push the brake again and again. After few seconds, I found it working. I called the Toyota the same day, and they are in the process of scheduling me for inspection. Again, even though the surface was slick with ice, but I didn't have speed, and it didn't look like abs is working. I exactly know how abs works, specially when it is snowy or icy. This is very scary. Please investigate. Thanks.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph, the engine rpms increased excessively as the vehicle suddenly accelerated. In addition, the brakes failed to stop the vehicle and the contact crashed into a wall. A police report was filed. The contact was transported to the hospital as a precaution, but was not injured. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a private mechanic but was not diagnosed to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure and current mileage was 54,000. Updated 11/14/cn.

On 8/29/12, I got into my 2008 Prius in the parking lot of the easton, MD giant food-store to return home. This lot is on a slope just above a parking lot for walmart, with a paved road between the 2 lots. The parking lots were very crowded. I needed to get to the road separating the 2 lots in order to go home. I had just started the Prius and put it into drive when it started to roar loudly, jumped out fast, and accelerated rapidly, even though I brake multiple times. The brakes seemed to make it accelerate faster. I was not touching the gas pedal, only the brake, but the car was roaring and out of control. On the way out of the giant lot, the Prius hit 3 cars. The noise was very loud, and the car was out of control. Pumping the brakes or holding them down did nothing to slow the car, and the noise was terrifying. The brakes did not work, and the Prius continued to make a very loud roaring noise. The speed of the car made steering difficult, if not impossible, and there could have been injuries. The Prius then left the giant parking lot, went down the mulched slope, crossed the street, bumped over the curb, and went up the walmart slope hitting a small tree. The car was probably going at least 40 mph and came to a stop only after it plunged into an unoccupied black car parked in the walmart parking lot. It was severely damaged and towed away. No one knew who the owner was at the time the police ordered it towed away. An occupant would have been severely injured or killed. During the above, the Prius continued to run and the airbag functioned, keeping me uninjured. The brakes and the accelerator failed totally. Four vehicles were damaged, one of which was totaled. But as far as I know, there were no injuries??for which I am grateful. This Prius should not have been on the road despite having only 74,000 miles and its apparent good condition.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Prius. While the contact was driving less than 20 mph when he attempted to park the vehicle and it unexpectedly accelerated upon engaging the brake pedal. The vehicle failed to stop and crashed into a cement garage wall. There were no injuries. A police report was not filed. The frame and front end of the vehicle were severely damaged. The contact was able to drive the vehicle from the scene. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for body damage and to be repaired. The cause of failure was not determined. There was a prior recall repair performed that was related to the defect under NHTSA campaign id number 09v388000 (vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000.

I was sitting with the car on and in park at sonic drive in when it lunged forward 3-4 feet before I could hit the brakes. The car was taken to the Toyota dealership after work. After checking on the computer and test riding it they could find nothing wrong or duplicate the sudden acceleration.

My 2008 Prius suddenly accelerated as I pulled over to park at the curb 2 hours ago. My foot was on the brake, not near the accelerator, and I long ago replaced my floor mats so I know there was no mechanical interference. This is the 2nd time I have had this experience with the car. Circumstances were identical in the first occurrence. No damage resulted as the acceleration seemed to pulse for less than 1 second and I did not lose control of the vehicle. I did notice some gravel in the road as I approached the parking spot but I am confident that the vehicle did not skid.

2008 Toyota Prius. Consumer states unintended acceleration. While driving on the freeway, the consumer let up off the accelerator, but the vehicle continued to speed up. The consumer released her foot completely from the accelerator all together, but the vehicle increased in speed. The brake was applied, but it did not slow it down at first. Finally, the brake began to work. The consumer was able to drive safely to the dealer. The dealer was unable to find anything wrong with the vehicle. The consumer also stated the floor mat was removed months ago.

2008 Toyota Prius, year not specified. Consumer states sudden acceleration. The consumer put the gear into reverse, with her foot on the brake, when suddenly the vehicle accelerated. She kept her foot on the brake and put the gear into park and turned the engine off.

While braking at slow speed, my Prius 08 suddenly accelerated making the car lung forward after going over a bump/pothole. . . Vsc light went on nd then turned off. This has happened numerous times. Brought the car into my Toyota dealer on 2/5/10. They experienced the vsc light going on and said that was normal for the abs system. They also checked all modules and said no codes came up. They also said this was normal for the abs system on a hybrid. I have never experienced this in my previous Honda accord that also had abs.

There are two issues with my 2008 Toyota Prius. When trying to accelerate rapidly, the engine cuts out and hesitates. I think it's related to the traction control, but this happens way too easily. I have new tires and it happens on dry pavement. The second issue is related to the brakes. When braking and encountering small bumps in the road, the car appears to leap forward. There is a sensation of accelerating when this happens, although I'm certain it is just the abs system. It is a very uneasy feeling.

I drive a 2008 Toyota Prius and have experienced two recurring problems with the vehicle. First, when I make sharp right turns, the engine cuts out. Second, on uneven roads, the hydroplane feature activates and makes it difficult to steer and the car accelerates suddenly. This has happened on many occasions.

On 31 December 2009 my 08 Prius was slowed down prior to turning into a driveway, when it suddenly accelerated. It went out of control and crashed into trees and a powerpole. The floor mat, that according to Toyota is supposed to cause this, was properly attached to the pegs in the floor, and in proper place even after the crash recently, on 6 April, 2010, I again experienced a sudden unexplained acceleration when going about 5/10 miles per hour. It lasted about four seconds and did not result in an accident.

Dec 1 2008 Prius - unexpected acceleration in stop and go traffic and with foot on the brake, the car suddenly accelerated and hit the car in from of me . . . Approximately a car length or so away. The motor raced high and I was unable to get the engine to shut down until I held on the power button for an extended period of time. The car in front of me was pushed into the car ahead of them it took Toyota over a month to inspect the car (their legal folks set it up) and we were told we could be present when it happened, but they didn't let us know. Over 5 weeks after the accident we received a form letter from Toyota stating they found nothing wrong. With Toyota's delay, we ended up waiting over 8 weeks to get the car back, at a cost of $15,000 . . . . For a collision where the traffic was moving 1-4 miles per hour. The car is know unsafe and we cannot drive it. Offers from 2 Toyota dealerships are up to $3k under kelly blue book trade in value for a replace car (non Prius). Driver of Prius has a record of driving over 30 years with no accidents.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Prius. While driving 60 mph, the vehicle accelerated unexpectedly. The contact depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle did not stop accelerating. The vehicle was literally in a "runaway" mode and the engine had to be turned off in order to stop the vehicle. The failure has occurred at least 12 times in the past year. Toyota claims to be unaware of this failure and refuses to investigate the complaints. The failure mileage was 4,200.

S10 appropriate handling - letter to the secretary from mrs. Judy haley gizmo disputing claim by Toyota that unintended acceleration of Toyota vehicles due to faulty floor mats. The consumer disputed Toyota's claim that the many cases of unintended acceleration were due to faulty floor mats. The consumer stated the crash she had was not due to faulty floor mat's which were latched down, but was due to acceleration/brake problems in the computer and electrical systems of the vehicle. The consumer stated she backed the vehicle out of the driveway, she exited the garage and pressed the button to close the garage door. After closing the garage door, she sated she wasn't sure if she placed the gear in drive or neutral, but suddenly the vehicle lunged forward going up to 15-20 mph. Within 5 seconds the consumer crashed into the garage door, rammed into the inside kitchen wall causing extensive damage. The air bags didn't deploy. The consumer suffered injuries.

2008 Toyota Prius. Consumer states unintended acceleration. The consumers wife was driving when she felt the vehicle speed up and pull to the right. She attempted to turn the wheel to the left to compensate, but the next thing she knew, she was hanging from the seat belt upside down. The consumer hit a concrete mailbox and rolled over. The consumers wife suffered injuries.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Prius. She stated that three times she has experienced sudden acceleration. Once while turning left on the highway at 55mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated. She also experienced brake failure when pulling up to a stop sign, or red light, or driving over a bump the brake did not respond immediately. She took the vehicle to the dealer. The dealer stated the vehicle is not included in the recall and there was nothing they could do, but they would report the failure to the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 25,000 and the current mileage 33,765.

Toyota 2008 Prius sudden acceleration, removed the mats prior to the recall, as we figured out by looking at other cars clearance below the gas pedal. I accelerated backwards when trying to park my car. Hit a parked car. After removal of the mats, my car has accelerated on two other occasions. I turned the car off after stomping on brake and applying parking brake. I informed john ellway Toyota dealership in manhattan beach CA and they were dismissive. This happened long before sudden acceleration was in the media. There is something wrong with my car and they refuse to acknowledge it. The first time it happened, my mother watched me zoom down our alley in reverse as I was attempting to park my car. I have a witness. One two other occasions this has happened, the dealer says that my car is not effected by the recall. I had the all weather car mats in my car that I purchased at the dealer. I removed them, but this still has happened. If something happens to me I want this to be a record of my complaint.

Accelerator pedal on vehicle failed to return to non accelerating position after accelerating on freeway. Vehicle continued to accelerate even while braking. I had to wedge my foot underneath the accelerator pedal to lift it to the full upward position. This incident occurred while accelerating sharply, and has not occurred with gentle acceleration. I have avoided any sudden acceleration with this vehicle , for fear of a recurrence of this problem. There was no floor mat interference while this was occurring, it felt as though the accelerator pedal was being operated without foot contact, as I could feel the pedal depress underneath my resting foot. I am a very experienced driver and have driven commercially for 20 years and have never experienced anything like this.

Vehicle ran off road on curve, driver reported vehicle suddenly accelerated out of control. Updated 06/03/bf updated ivoq. 06/07/10.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Prius. While the contact was driving 15 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The brakes would not engage during the acceleration causing the contact to crash into a nearby pole. No one was injured during the crash. A police report was filed for the incident. The vehicle was towed to a local body shop. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership. The current and failure mileages were 12000.

On June 2,2008 my wife brought her new Prius into the garage to park it and suddenly it just accelerated and went through the garage door and wall. Damages to the car, house, and insurance increases totaled close to $10,000. Toyota repaired the Prius and we told them verbally how the vehicle suddenly accelerated and they shrugged it off. We had been sent at one time a letter that said we may in the future receive a recall notice but never did. Therefore we would hope Toyota takes care of these issues so we don't need to take further action seeing it was a manufacturing default. We've sent Toyota two complaints already and not even one was acknowledged and being a faithful buyer of Toyota's, without action on this issue we may be forced to purchase other make vehicles and we will refuse to further promote Toyota unless the issues are remedied to include the home damage and our insurance surcharge. Your assistance in this acceleration manufacturing issue which has cost us almost $10,000 is uncalled for and Toyota should have begun the process of recalls quite some time ago. Thanking you in advance for any assistance you may be able to get for us so we don't have to seek further assistance to get these issues taken care of and my wife's suffering with the concern that this issue could happen again. I have advised her that in such situation if it were to occur she is to shut the vehicle off immediately as well as put it in neutral and put on the emergency break. Unfortunately our long standing marriage with Toyota may be over with unless we are assisted.

I bought a Toyota Prius 2008 and within 2 months of purchase I experienced sudden acceleration twice. I mentioned the issue to a Toyota dealer service agents, but he took it no further nor did I. It has never happened again.

On January 22, 2010, I was pulling into a handicap parking place outside a local restaurant when my 2008 Prius suddenly accelerated while my foot was firmly on the brakes. My car went over the handicap barrier and the curb and finally stopped when my car hit the restaurant landscaping. The next morning I called the dealership, talked to three separate people and they wanted me to drive my car in. I told them I didn't feel the car was safe to drive and they should tow it in. They told me they wouldn't do it. Next I called my insurance agent and made them aware of the problem because I was afraid to drive the car in fear of injuries that could occur if the car didn't stop again. They arranged to have my car towed in and repaired. The dealership said they checked the car and found nothing wrong with my car.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Prius. While making a u-turn she drove over some tracks under normal road conditions. The vehicle suddenly accelerated and when she applied the brake ,the brake would not respond. The vehicle stopped when she turned the engine off. She took the vehicle to the dealer. The dealer stated nothing was wrong with the vehicle and her VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 300 and the current mileage was 5,000. She wrote a letter to the manufacturer but has not received a response. Updated 03/19/10. Updated 05/13/10.