Toyota With 'Stuck' Accelerator Hits 94 MPH

James Sikes, whose 2008 Toyota Prius accelerated suddenly on a California interstate Monday, reaching 94 MPH before he was able to bring it under control with the help of the California Highway Patrol, said the cause of the incident was a "stuck" accelerator.
According to Sikes, he held on to his steering wheel and tried to pull the accelerator pedal back with his right hand. "I thought it was maybe stuck," he said. "Somehow the pedal was stuck. But it wasn't stuck on anything that was visible."

Toyota has issued separate recalls to fix floor mats and "sticky" accelerator pedals. The 2008 Prius is covered by the floor mat recall, but not the accelerator recall. It uses a different accelerator pedal than the cars that allegedly have "sticky" pedals.

Sikes said that he also checked his floor mat during the incident, and the mat was "perfect."

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[gasitman]

This guy is an idiot looking for attention for his real estate job. How the fuck do you not know how to put the car in neutral?

[blueshifter]

"I pushed the button... [mumble] shut it off. It didn't shut off. So I did it a couple more times... it did shut down".

Really? I want to go on record saying this guy is full of shit. He's trying to set up a huge lawsuit. I predict this guy has a history of fraud or injury lawsuits or both.

[rilee11]

@Derukugi2 good comeback, NOT

[Derukugi2]

@rilee11

Cars have brakes and parking brakes. "Push the emergency brake" is something you do in a train. You are watching your soulmate here, genius.... LOL 

[rilee11]

SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL & SHUT OFF ENGINE

[rilee11]

@Derukugi2 true. but how do you not know what an emergency brake is!? where did u get your license!? ur just as dumb as the old man in this video! ha

[golfmaniac007]

how do news station get away with reporting allegations and making it look like facts? notice the words the reporters uses. "according to"..... "he claims"....etc.

[zetina2010]

Fucking idiot old man!

[zetina2010]

@peter455sd So does Chevy and Ford with their cheap materials and cars.

[peter455sd]

Toyotas are SHIT

[MrTransam1987]

I think that he is lying. A lot of the things he does when he lies, I do, too. ha haha.

[Derukugi2]

"Push the emergency brake"?? What is an emergency brake in a car, anyway?

This is so fake. They are just to milk Toyota with fake lawsuits.