It was something out of a Hollywood movie…a runaway Prius doing over 90 mph while dodging other cars and perhaps a fiery crash. But as you may recall it wasn’t a movie at all…it was the real life experience of a 61-year-old runaway Prius driver. But how hard is it to really stop a runaway Prius–   More

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Prius with stuck accelerator glides to safe stop – Yahoo! News
I thought only SUVs did this kind of thing…. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_runaway_prius

Runaway Prius Needed Help to Stop: CHP | NBC San Diego
Runaway Prius Needed Help to Stop: CHP: CHP officers say their patrol car acted as a brake for a Toyota Prius with… http://bit.ly/8XVuF2

Runaway Prius hits 90 mph before stopping with aid of CHP – latimes.com
Runaway Prius hits 90 mph before stopping with aid of CHP: The cellphone call came about 1:30 pm from the driver o… http://bit.ly/azBNWJ

Out-of-Control Prius Stopped by Patrol Car – CBS Evening News – CBS News
Frantic Driver Calls 911 When Accelerator Sticks; California Highway Patrol Put Car in Front of Prius to Slow it Down

Runaway Toyota Prius stopped by US highway patrol | Business | guardian.co.uk
• Driver called officers on mobile phone as car reached speeds of 94mph• Toyota sends specialist to investigate the incident

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Cause of runaway Prius stories OTHER runaway Prius stories–
We’ll let the authorities investigate these latest cases and determine as best they can what happened there, but we also want the madness to calm down. Problems should be fixed, sure, but just because some people have problems doesn’t mean everyone does.

Another Prius accelerates unintentionally in NY and crashes
Not one day after a high-profile incident involving a Prius taking off on its owner in Southern California, we’re hearing reports that another one of

“Calling BS” on the James Sikes runaway Prius in San Diego
“After the car slowed to about 50 mph, Sikes felt safe enough to turn off the engine and coast to a halt.” Can someone tell me what kept this man from shifting his car into neutral– Apparently he had the presence of mind to call 911 and also attempted to free the pedal with his hand– There are too many inconsistencies in the story.

Another Runaway CA Prius Under Federal Investigation
Car Czar Consulting says: There may come a time the Congress takes Toyota off the road until a fix is found. Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius.

How to Stop a Runaway Prius watch!
How to stop your Toyota Prius if you imagine that the accelerator sticks. – I wanted to make a video like this…

Kid Rock: I Have Nightmares Everyone Will Be Driving Priuses
–I have nightmares sometimes you know. I–m gonna wake up and everyone’s gonna be driving Priuses–living in a condo–we–re all getting health insurance,– musician Kid Rock lamented during an interview with Fox News.

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Hysteria Trumps Reason in Prius Acceleration Story – Hybrid Cars News
This week's story of a San Diego man and his runaway Prius marks the turning point on when Toyota's unintended acceleration issues crossed over into …

Toyota Recalls: Where They Stand – Cars.com (blog)
This week's news of two Toyota Prius hybrids experiencing alleged sudden acceleration has reminded us that Toyota hasn't tackled every car it has recalled. …

Standoff ensues in runaway Toyota Prius probe when congressional aide shows up – USA Today
… considered the protocol surrounding the investigation into what caused a 2008 Toyota Prius to speed up to 90 miles an hour on a California freeway on …

I am not afraid of my Toyota Prius – Washington Examiner
So the recent kerfuffle over alleged mysterious electronic problems with the Prius and other Toyotas has certainly caught my attention beyond just throwing …

Valley woman says her Prius has accelerator problem – KPNX-12
So a few months ago she leased a 2010 Toyota Prius. Block was thrilled with the car until a few weeks ago when she says the car accelerated on it's own, …

Prius death case axed in recall crisis – Mirror.co.uk
The trial of an elderly driver accused of killing his wife with their Toyota Prius was halted yesterday – over global faults with the model. …

Business Highlights – The Associated Press
Spike in Prius complaints may not be all it seems NEW YORK (AP) — Reports of sudden acceleration in the Toyota Prius have spiked across the country. …

Opinion roll: Green regulations, OTB and the Prius – Newsday (subscription) (blog)
Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano made a bad bet when he allowed Republican Party bosses to pick longtime GOP operative Joseph Cairo as head of OTB. …

Why can’t Prius owners stop by turning the car off– – WTOP
Mike from Pasadena, Md. is in the car repair business and wonders why a simple turn of the key isn't the answer to the Prius' problem. …

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Runaway Prius: CHP Help Prius With Stuck Accelerator Come To Stop (VIDEO)
EL CAJON, Calif. — A California Highway Patrol officer helped slow a runaway Toyota Prius from 94 mph to a safe stop on Monday after the car’s accelerator became stuck on a San Diego County freeway, the CHP said. Prius driver James Sikes called 911 about 1:30 p.m. after accelerating to pass another vehicle on Interstate 8 near La Posta and finding that he could not control his car, the CHP said. “I pushed the gas pedal to pass a car and it did something kind of funny… it jumped and it just stuck there,” the 61-year-old driver said at a news conference. “As it was going, I was trying the brakes…it wasn’t stopping, it wasn’t doing anything and it just kept speeding up,” Sikes said, adding he could smell the brakes burning he was pressing the pedal so hard. A patrol car pulled alongside the Prius and officers told Sikes over a loudspeaker to push the brake pedal to the floor and apply the emergency brake. “They also got it going on a steep upgrade,” said Officer Jesse Udovich. “Between those three things, they got it to slow down.” After the car decelerated to about 50 mph, Sikes turned off the engine and coasted to a halt. The officer then maneuvered his car in front of the Prius as a precautionary block, Udovich said. In a statement, Toyota said it has dispatched a field technical specialist to San Diego to investigate the incident. Toyota has recalled some 8.5 million vehicles worldwide – more than 6 million in the United States – since last fall because of acceleration problems in multiple models and braking issues in the Prius. Toyota owners have complained of their vehicles speeding out of control despite efforts to slow down, sometimes resulting in deadly crashes.

Toyota Prius Crash Driver Was On Her Way To Get Gas Pedal Checked Out
HARRISON, N.Y. — Police say a New York woman who claimed her Toyota Prius accelerated on its own was on her way to have its gas pedal checked at the time of the accident. Harrison police Capt. Anthony Marraccini said Thursday the driver had not experienced previous problems with acceleration. But he says she had arranged a check because of publicity about sticky gas pedals. The driver, a 56-year-old housekeeper, told police she was easing down her employer’s driveway north of New York City on Monday when the car began to speed up. She said she did not know whether the gas pedal stuck. She says that she applied the brakes but that the car lurched across two lanes of traffic and into a stone wall. She was not seriously injured..

W’chester Prius driver was on way to dealer: cops
HARRISON, N.Y. — Police say the crash victim who claimed her Toyota Prius accelerated on its own was on her way to have its gas pedal checked at the time of the accident. Harrison police Capt. Anthony Marraccini said Thursday the driver had not experienced previous problems with acceleration. But….

Prius Panic Drives Fear, Real and Imagined
Experts on Consumer Psychology Say Negative Media Attention May Cause Drivers to Mistake Minor Glitches for Major Ones.

Spike In Prius Complaints May Not Be All It Seems
Spike in Prius complaints may not be all it seems.

Media coverage fuels spike in Prius complaints
Reports of sudden acceleration in the Toyota Prius have spiked across the country. But that doesn’t mean there’s an epidemic of bad gas pedals in the popular hybrid..

Feds to investigate runaway Prius in Westchester
HARRISON, N.Y. — The crash of a Toyota Prius in New York caught the attention of federal regulators Wednesday after the driver said it accelerated on its own, then lurched down a driveway, across a road and into a stone wall. The crash heightens the attention surrounding unintended acceleration in….

Feds Probe Toyota Prius Crash In NYC Suburb
Feds probe Toyota Prius crash in NYC suburb.

Minnesota Doctor Says His Prius Took Off In Reverse
Minnesota doctor says his 2007 Prius took off in reverse..

Another runaway Toyota Prius reported
DETROIT (Reuters) – Federal regulators said they were looking into a report of another runaway Toyota Prius, this one in Westchester County, New York, where police said a woman pulling out of a driveway zoomed across a busy street and into a stone wall..

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