I was driving in a line of slow moving traffic on a two line lane main street keeping a constant speed of 22 mph when suddenly my car lurched forward accelerating rapidly making a high pitched screaming sound. as the car gained speed i swerved into the other lane to avoid crashing into the car in front of me. meanwhile i stomped on the foot brakes, pulled on the emergency brake and shifted into park trying to stop the car. barely missing a head on collusion, the car jumped over the sidewalk, took down a steel sign, scraped over concrete barriers as it continued now at a speed of approximately 55 mph. it stopped only after i crashed it into the front window of a cafe. i'm concerned that this hybrid has a serious defect causing it to suddenly accelerate. *tr