Toyota Prius Complaints (2008)

1,497 consumer complaints on file.

#10344929July 23, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
A NUMBER OF TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASED OUR NEW PRIUS IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007, I'VE QUESTIONED IN MY MIND WHETHER OUR HID HEADLIGHTS WERE BRIGHT ENOUGH. I WOULD NORMALLY PUT THE THOUGHT OUT OF MY MIND SINCE I WEAR GLASSED TO READ, AND I FIGURED THAT MAYBE I JUST NEED REGULAR GLASSES. ABOUT A MONTH AGO THINGS CHANGED WHILE MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING FROM ATLANTA, GA., TO PENSACOLA, FLA. TO VISIT FAMILY. ABOUT 15 MINUTES FROM OUR DESTINATION, A SHERIFF PULLED US OVER, INFORMED, US THAT ONE OF OUR HEADLIGHTS WAS OUT AND ALMOST GAVE US A TICKET. SINCE WE OBVIOUSLY HAD NO IDEA THAT ONE OF OUR LIGHTS WAS OUT, HE GAVE US A WARNING INSTEAD. THE NEXT MORNING I OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE IF THERE WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION. WHEN I TURNED THE LIGHTS ON TO TEST THEM, THEY WERE WORKING AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. EVERY TIME THAT I STARTED OUR PRIUS WHILE WE WERE IN FLORIDA I CHECKED THE LIGHTS AND THEY WERE BOTH ON. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF TIMES, AFTER WE HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 30 MINUTES OR SO THAT I WOULD CHECK THE LIGHTS BEFORE TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. I TRIED TURNING THE LIGHT-SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AND SOME TIMES THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WOULD TURN ON AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULD STAY OFF. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE CHECKED OUR HEADLIGHTS ON A REGULAR BASIS AND FOUND EITHER THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WAS OUT OR THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON WOULD SOMETIMES CAUSE THE LIGHT TO COME BACK ON BUT OTHER TIMES IT WOULD CAUSE THAT LIGHT TO COME BACK ON AND THE OTHER HEADLIGHT TO TURN OFF. OTHER TIMES, BY TURNING THE LIGHT-SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON, BOTH LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF. THIS IS FRUSTRATING FOR ME AND WORRIES ME GREATLY SINCE MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF OUR PRIUS. I HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A DARK STREET OR HIGHWAY. THIS IS A GRAVELY IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY WIFE AND I. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344785July 22, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344246July 20, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING, WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HEADLIGHTS SWITCH AND THEY BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 56000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343760July 17, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HID HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTION - DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP GOES OUT RANDOMLY BUT COMES BACK ON WHEN TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343395July 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, AND REPEATEDLY EXPERIENCE THE "BRAKE DROP-OUT" PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED ON NUMEROUS PRIUS-RELATED WEBSITES. (SEE, FOR EXAMPLE, HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/FORUMS/GEN-II-PRIUS-TECHNICAL-DISCUSSION/80218-TRACTION-CONTROL-DISABLING-BRAKES-OVER-BUMPS.HTML, OR HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/FORUMS/PRIUS-HYBRID-NEWS/75647-TOYOTAS-NEXT-PAGE-RANKING-NIGHTMARE-PRIUS-BRAKES-4.HTML, AMONG OTHERS). I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN RAISED WITH NHTSA NUMEROUS TIMES. THE PROBLEM I EXPERIENCE IS THAT WHEN I DRIVE OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE, PARTICULARLY AT A LOW SPEED, WHILE BRAKING, A WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON AND THE CAR MOMENTARILY LURCHES FORWARD. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE FELT CLOSE TO GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT. I UNDERSTAND FROM THE EXTENSIVE ONLINE DISCUSSIONS OF THIS PROBLEM THAT IT HAS TO DO WITH A TRANSITION FROM THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM TO THE TRADITIONAL FRICTION BRAKING SYSTEM, BUT THAT ONLY EXPLAINS THE PROBLEM, AND DOES NOT SOLVE IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT TOYOTA HAS ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM IN THE GEN III PRIUS, BUT HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT THE GEN II PRIUS. ALSO, THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FLOOR MAT RECALL FOR THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342987July 13, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WAS IN ACTIVATION AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN DURING BRAKING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATION WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE UPON ACTIVATION OF THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. THE CONTACT HAD SIGNIFICANT CONCERN OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 UPDATED 10/26/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/26/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343078July 13, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NOTICED DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WAS OUT ON FREEWAY. AFTER STOPPING AND STARTING CAR, IT WORKED AGAIN. LATER NOTICED THAT IT TURNS ON FOR A SECOND AND TURNS OFF ON ITS OWN AND MUST TURN OFF AND ON AGAIN A FEW TIMES BEFORE IT STAYS ON ... FOR HOW LONG? 42,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS IN THAT IT PERFORMS SPORADICALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342706July 12, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. IN ADDITION, WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED WHILE DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP IN THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. THERE WERE TWO INJURIES. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10342777July 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS TOURING EDITION HAS HAD A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE SKID LIGHT GOING ON UNDER THE MOST INNOCUOUS OF CONDITIONS. I NOW HAVE 34,000 MILES ON IT, AND AFTER IT HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY, AND I SAW THIS WEBSITE ADDRESS, I DECIDED TO REPORT IT. OFTEN, WHEN I DRIVE AT ANY SPEED, ESPECIALLY ON CITY STREETS, IF I GO OVER A TINY BUMP, A SMALL POT HOLE, A MINOR MOIST SPOT, NOT TO MENTION SNOW AND ICE, THE YELLOW LIGHT COMES ON WHILE THE CAR SEEMS TO BECOME AIRBORNE FOR A FEW SECONDS, SEEMS OUT OF CONTROL, AND SKIDS WHEN THE TIRES GRIP THE GROUND AGAIN. MY HEART LURCHES ALONG WITH THE CAR, AND IT MAKES ME AFRAID TO DRIVE IT (IN ADDITION TO THE GENERAL RECALLS THAT HAVE ERODED MY CONFIDENCE IN THE CAR). IN SOME CASES, I HAVE ACTUALLY SKIDDED INTO A CURB BEFORE I COULD REGAIN CONTROL WITH THE BRAKE. (I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALERSHIP 1) THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM; LATER: 2) WELL, IT IS BECAUSE OF THE TIRES, WHICH HAD ONLY 20,000 MILES ON THEM; AND WHEN WE REPLACED THE TIRES WITH MICHELINS AND IT STILL HAPPENED: 3) THE CAR IS SUPPOSED TO DO THIS AND IT'S GOOD THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS SO SENSITIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341910July 7, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING TO WORK IN THE EARLY A.M., MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. I TURNED OFF MY HEADLIGHTS, THEN BACK ON AND BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR PROBABLY 20 MINUTES WITH JUST ONE HEADLIGHT, AND DIDN'T KNOW IT, WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS. THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUPPORTING THE LIGHTING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND IT HAS ME WORRIED EVERY TIME I GET ON THE ROAD THAT BOTH LIGHTS COULD GO OUT AT ANY TIME PRE-DAWN, DUSK OR NIGHT. IT IS LIKELY MAKING ALL PRIUS OWNERS FOCUS TOO MUCH ON THEIR HEADLIGHTS RATHER THAN CONCENTRATING ON THEIR DRIVING, WHICH IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340963July 1, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE TOYOTA PRIUS 2008 WITH 52000 MILES AND BOTH HID LIGHTS NEED REPLACING COSTING OVER $500.00. WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEM AT DEALER AND YET WAS ABLE TO FIND MANY INCIDENTS THAT INDICATE IS COMMON AND A DEFECT IN THE LIGHTS. TOYOTA GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER, BUT WOULD TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340982July 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE TOYOTA RECALL LIST FOR THE NHTSA RECALL 09V388000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BY CUTTING IT BUT IT WAS TOO SHORT AND CAUSED HER FOOT TO BECOME STUCK UNDERNEATH THE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE SPECIFICATIONS AND THE DESIGN OF THE PEDAL ARE REQUIRED PER THE RECALL AND COULD NOT BE ALTERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND CONFIRMED WHAT THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT ABOUT THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340053June 24, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRACTION CONTROL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH WHEN SHE NOTICED THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WAS FLICKERING ON AND OFF MORE THAN SHE PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED. SHE ALSO SMELLED AN ODOR SIMILAR TO SOMETHING BURNING. SHE OPENED THE WINDOWS TO LET IT CLEAR. HOWEVER, THE SMELL SEEMED TO LINGER IN THE VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST A MILE. AS SHE APPROACHED A TOWN, THE SPEED LIMIT WAS REDUCED FROM 45 MPH TO 25 MPH SO SHE SLOWED DOWN AND CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FLICKERING OF THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT. AS THE CONSUMER APPROACHED A CONTROLLED INTERSECTION AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP FOR THE RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN AS SHE WAS UNABLE TO STEER AND HAD NO BRAKES OR TRACTION. AS SHE WAS ABOUT TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER, SHE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES ONE LAST TIME AND WAS ABLE TO STOP AT THE LAST SECOND. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN SHE PROCEEDED TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN AT A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 40 MPH AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ONLY ONE ADDITIONAL TIME UNTIL SHE REACHED HER DESTINATION 20 MINUTES LATER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339784June 23, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING TO WORK IN THE A.M., AND ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER LEAVING THE HOUSE, MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. I TURNED OFF MY HEADLIGHTS, THEN BACK ON AND BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUPPORTING THE LIGHTING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND IT NOW HAS ME NERVOUS EVERY TIME I GET ON THE ROAD THAT IT WILL GO OUT AT ANY TIME DAY OR NIGHT. IT IS LIKELY MAKING PRIUS OWNERS FOCUS TOO MUCH ON WATCHING FOR SIGNS THEIR HEADLIGHTS ARE STILL ON INSTEAD OF CONCENTRATING ON THEIR DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10337008June 21, 2010
VISIBILITY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH BRAKES DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKING. *TGW IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES DISENGAGED WHEN THE TIRES ROLLED OVER A TAR STRIP OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF BUMPS. ALSO, THE HEATING SYSTEM WAS NOT ADEQUATE DURING WINTER CONDITIONS, THE AUTOMATIC DIMMING REAR VIEW MIRROR DID NOT WORK BECAUSE IT WAS BLOCKED BY THE REAR WINDOW FRAME. CONSEQUENTLY, THE CONSUMER WAS BLINDED BY THE LIGHTS OF OTHER VEHICLES BEHIND HIM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339395June 21, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
I DRIVE A 2008 PRIUS. WHEN BRAKING AND DRIVING OVER A POT-HOLE, BUMP, OR OTHER ROAD WORK THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES, AND THE BRAKES RELEASE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME (>1 SECOND) CAUSING THE CAR TO COAST DURING THIS TIME. I DRIVE ON BUSY CITY STREETS AND ON HIGHWAYS WITH STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AND THIS UNCONTROLLED BRAKE RELEASE REPRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE DRIVEN VEHICLES WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES BEFORE, AND THIS KIND OF BRAKING RELEASE IS MUCH LONGER AND RESULTS IN A MUCH GREATER LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL THAN IN OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE DRIVEN. IN A SPECIFIC RECENT INCIDENT, I HIT A CAR IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF ME. IN THE INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING OVER BUMPY PAVEMENT AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED ABRUPTLY. AS I TRIED TO BRAKE SHARPLY TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT, THE BRAKING RELEASED BECAUSE THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED, AND INSTEAD OF STOPPING SAFELY, I HIT THE CAR. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND DAMAGE WAS MINOR, THE INCIDENT (AND THE REGULARITY WITH WHICH THE BRAKES RELEASE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS) SEEMS TO ME TO REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY PROBLEM FOR THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339192June 20, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD LAST NIGHT (6/19) AND MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AS I WAS CROSSING OVER A BRIDGE. I CLOSELY FOLLOWED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND AS SOON AS I GOT OFF THE BRIDGE I TURNED OFF, THEN BACK ON MY LIGHTS, AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS IS A CONTINUING SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336933June 18, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE BRAKING FROM A SPEED OF 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION ALTHOUGH HE WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 400 YARDS, DRIVING OVER SEVERAL BUMPS, GRASS AND OTHER ROAD OBSTRUCTIONS BEFORE THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED JUST AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE BRAKES AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW DURING THE FAILURE. THE POLICE ARRIVED TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 22,000. UPDATED EVOQ 08/17/10 UPDATED 01/14/11 *BF UPDATED 04/01/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339046June 18, 2010
WHEELS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED IN RAINY WEATHER, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE ARRIVED TO ASSIST ON SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DAMAGES WERE BEING REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 22,800.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336965June 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.*TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM HITTING A HUGE DIRT MOUND, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INSTEAD OF BRAKING. HE WENT OVER THE MOUND ONTO SOME RAILROAD RACKS. THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, BUT DISMISSED IT. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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