NHTSA Complaint #10574055 — 2008 TOYOTA SEQUOIA

I WAS DRIVING IN RAIN GOING ABOUT 35-40 MPH ENTERING A CURVE WHEN I SAW A CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY. I TRIED TO HIT THE BRAKES BUT MY CAR ACTUALLY ACCELERATED TO 55-60 MPH HITTING THE VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. IT THREW THE CAR I HIT OVER 100-200 FEET OFF THE ROAD INTO A TREE. MY CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND FINALLY STOPPED 1-2 FOOTBALL FIELDS' LENGTH UP THE ROAD. I HAD OVER $23,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR INCLUDING A CRACKED FRAME. IT TOOK OVER 6 WEEKS TO GET MY CAR FIXED BECAUSE THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP KEPT FINDING MORE DAMAGE AS THEY WORKED ON IT. IT WAS NOT TOTALED EVEN THOUGH I HAD INSURANCE THAT WOULD HAVE TOTALLY REPLACED THE CAR WITH A NEW ONE IF IT WERE TOTALED. I FEEL THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN THE SAME SINCE. I SUSTAINED SHOULDER, NECK, BACK, AND R KNEE INJURIES WHERE I KEPT TRYING TO HIT THE BRAKE TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. WHEN THE POLICE ARRIVED I TOLD THEM THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP BUT ACTUALLY ACCELERATED WHEN I TRIED TO HIT THE BRAKE. I REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO CORPORATE TOYOTA BUT THEY NEVER GOT BACK WITH ME. SOON AFTER THERE WAS A RECALL WHERE SOMETHING HAD TO BE REPLACED ON MY ACCELERATOR. I WAS VERY UPSET THAT I NEVER GOT ANY RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA ABOUT MY ACCIDENT. *TR