NHTSA Complaint #10319471 — 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS

I MAY BE ABLE TO HELP WITH YOUR TOYOTA GAS PEDAL PROBLEM. I RENTED A PRIUS OUT IN UTAH A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS, THE CAR SEEMINGLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. I AM A MECHANICAL ENGINEER BY TRADE AND A HABITUAL GEARHEAD. I ALSO DID NOT BUY THE ACCELERATOR STICKING PROBLEM, SO I BEGAN INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT ON MY OWN. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS TRAVELING UP THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN IN A NEIGHBORHOOD. THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD. THE PROBLEM IS ACTUALLY QUITE SIMPLE. THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ATTACHED TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND MOVES WITH THE WHEEL. IF THE CRUISE IS ACTIVATED, SOMETIMES IN A TURN IT IS POSSIBLE TO BUMP THE CRUISE LEVER AND "RESUME" OR "ACCELERATE". DON'T BELIEVE ME - SIT IN ONE AND LOOK FOR YOURSELF. NEED MORE PROOF, HAVE A 6'2" PERSON DRIVE THE CAR AND POSITION THE WHEEL BETWEEN HIS/HER LEGS. I BET YOU AGREE! [XXX] *TR