NHTSA Complaint #10310704 — 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 2005 PRIUS ON 3/29/2006. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT REMAINS A MYSTERY. I WAS SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION, WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT I PULLED OUT INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. DUE TO THE INJURIES I SUFFERED (A MINOR CONCUSSION RESULTING IN RETROGRADE AMNESIA), I HAD NO RECOLLECTION OF THE PERIOD PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT THE INTERSECTION UP UNTIL THE PARAMEDICS REMOVED ME FROM THE VEHICLE. AS SUCH, I CAN'T EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. WHILE I HAVE NO PROOF OF THIS, IT SEEMS THAT A POSSIBILITY WOULD BE AN ISSUE WITH THE STUCK ACCELERATOR THAT'S BEING REPORTED RELATING TO THE PRIUS. I'VE BEEN AT A LOSS TO EXPLAIN WHY I WOULD HAVE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT AN INTERSECTION THAT I WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH. WHEN I HEARD OF THE ACCELERATION ISSUES WITH THE PRIUS, I WONDERED IF THAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, IT'S NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. I THOUGHT I'D SUBMIT THIS REPORT TO ADD TO THE SUSPECTED CASES OF ACCELERATOR ISSUES. *TR