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Yesterday, Toyota faced more woes as a Prius seemed to accelerate on it’s own down a San Diego highway in California.A man in traveling East on Highway 8 couldn’t get his 2008 Toyota Prius to slow down after switching lanes to pass a slower moving vehicle. [pullquote quote="I thought it was maybe stuck, somehow the pedal was stuck." credit="James Sikes"] After frantically trying to figure out why his Prius was accelerating on it’s own accord, James Sikes called 911 to see if they could aid him in slowing his ‘run-away’ car down.
When California Highway Patrol Officer Todd Neibert caught up to the Prius, he witnessed Sikes standing on his brakes trying to get his vehicle to stop. Eventually Sikes got his Prius to slow down to about 55MPH by pulling the emergency brake and then trying to shut the car off. Sikes came to a stop bumping California Highway Patrol Officer Todd Neibert’s bumper…but not before the Prius tried to accelerate again.
[pullquote quote="I won't drive that car again, period, my mat was perfect." credit="James Sikes"]
Surprisingly enough, Sikes’ 2008 Prius wasn’t even on the list for accelerator problems released in February, but for floor mat issues.
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