Accelerator Pedal problems of the 2009 Toyota Prius

Two problems related to accelerator pedal have been reported for the 2009 Toyota Prius. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Accelerator Pedal problem

Failure Date: 12/27/2009

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.

2 Accelerator Pedal problem

Failure Date: 05/10/2009

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.


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