NHTSA Complaint #10505410 — 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS

I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT REALLY HAS ME CONCERNED. TWICE RECENTLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, IT HAS LUNGED FORWARD AND I WAS FORCED TO PUNCH THE BRAKES VERY HARD WITH BOTH FEET TO MAKE IT STOP. IT REALLY SCARED ME. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOBODY IN FRONT OF ME OR I WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (WALKER TOYOTA IN MIAMISBURG, OH) TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT LOOKED BACK AT THE COMPUTER ON THE CAR AND SAW TWO INSTANCES WHERE THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR WERE PRESSED AT THE SAME TIME. SO NOW THEY ARE TRYING TO TELL ME IT IS USER ERROR. THEY SAID I MUST HAVE INADVERTADLY HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE I WAS BRAKING. NO I DID NOT!!! I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR OVER THREE YEARS AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. NOW IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. I DON'T THINK SO... I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND THEY ADVISED ME TO GET A SECOND OPINION. SO NOW I AM TAKING IT TO VOSS TOYOTA IN BEAVERCREEK. I ALSO NOTICED RECENTLY THAT MY GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. IT'S MUCH WORSE THAN IT'S EVER BEEN SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. I'M NOT SURE IT IT IS RELATED OR NOT??? *TR