NHTSA Complaint #10355779 — 2010 TOYOTA VENZA

I WAS DRIVING A 2010 TOYOTA VENZA, AND WAS HEAVILY PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GAIN SPEED TO MERGE ONTO THE EXPRESS WAY, WHEN MY CAR KEPT ACCELERATING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, EVEN AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT AWAY FROM THE ACCELERATOR, APPROX 80 MPH. THE ONLY THING I CAN COMPARE IT TO, IS IT FELT LIKE THE CAR'S CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED ON IT'S OWN AND TOOK OVER, BUT, KEPT ACCELERATING. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT SINCE THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED IT WAS HARD TO KEEP IT PRESSED, SO I USED BOTH FEET AND ALL MY LEG STRENGTH AND HELD THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR. IT SLOWED THE SPEED A LITTLE. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY OVER A 1/4 MILE, LESS THEN A 1/2 MILE, BEFORE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DISENGAGED. I COULD NOT SEARCH FOR NEUTRAL IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE I WAS WATCHING TRAFFIC AND MANEUVERING AWAY FROM TRAFFIC ENTERING AND EXITING THE EXPRESSWAY. NEUTRAL ON THE VENZA IS NOT A STRAIGHT SHIFT. YOU HAVE TO SHIFT LEFT AND THEN UP TO FIND NEUTRAL. MOST CARS IS ITS A STRAIGHT SHIFT. *TR