NHTSA Complaint #10324926 — 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS

I HAVE EXPERIENCED TWO EPISODES WHERE MY 2007 PRIUS ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. ONE WAS WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY BY MY CLASSROOM ONTO THE STREET. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR LITERALLY TOOK OFF BACKWARDS LIKE A ROCKET. I REMOVED MY RIGHT FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES--NOTHING HAPPENED!! I ENDED UP WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE ACROSS THE STREET IN PARKING SPACES BY THE LIBRARY. THIS HAPPENED DEC. 22 AT 2:15, WE WERE DISMISSED EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS BREAK, IF IT HAD BEEN ANY OTHER DAY THIS STREET IS USED BY TEACHERS TO TRANSFER ELEMENTARY STUDENTS TO THE LIBRARY FOR THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. MY HUSBAND CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THIS, HE WAS TOLD OUR CAR WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS LAST WEEK, APRIL 7 AT 7:35 IN THE MORNING. I PULL INTO THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT DRIVING VERY SLOWLY TO MY PARKING SPACE, I START TO TURN INTO THE SPACE, I REMOVED MY RIGHT FOOT FROM THE GAS, AND FOR THE SECOND TIME IT TAKES OFF LIKE A ROCKET AND DOES NOT REACT TO BRAKE APPLICATION. IN FRONT OF MY PARKING SPACE IS A DROP OFF AND THEN A CONCRETE BLOCK WALL, I TURNED THE WHEEL SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THESE, DID A PARTIAL DONUT TURN, ENDED UP ONCE AGAIN WITH BOTH FEET PRESSING THE BRAKE AS FAR AS POSSIBLE. AFTER I HAD CAUGHT MY BREATH, I LOOKED AROUND, NO ONE WAS COMING INTO THE PARKING LOT SO I SLOWLY RELEASED THE BRAKE, CAREFULLY PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS, THE CAR RESPONDED NORMALLY, AND I PULLED INTO THE PARKING SPACE. THE PRIUS IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAY THE CAR ISN'T DISPLAYING ANY PROBLEMS--OF COURSE IT ISN'T, NOT UNTIL NEXT TIME. WE STATED THAT WE WOULD NOT PICK UP THE PRIUS UNTIL IT WAS FIXED, SO NOW WE ARE WAITING FOR TOYOTA'S NEW SMART TEAM TO COME. HONESTLY, I KNOW THAT IF MY FOOT ISN'T ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR SHOULD NOT TAKE OFF LIKE A ROCKET!! THIS IS A DANGER NOT ONLY TO MYSELF, BUT TO ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD WITH ME. I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TWICE, BUT WHAT ABOUT NEXT TIME?? *TR