2004 Toyota Prius Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 47
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 47 stored complaint records:
- 10 indicate a crash
- 6 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- lost power · 16 records
- unintended acceleration · 7 records
- slow down · 6 records
- foot brake · 6 records
- side road · 5 records
- long speed · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 10 |
| 1–30k mi | 10 |
| 30–60k mi | 7 |
| 100–150k mi | 5 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on the 605 freeway in the carpool lane at approximately 70 miles per hour when without warning, the car suddenly lost power and the check engine and master hybrid warning lights came on. I had to cross four lanes of rush hour traffic to pull to the right side of the freeway as the car lost power. I was barely able to drive the car safely to the right shoulder of the freeway. The car was towed to the…
ODI 10223519
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota prius. While driving in clear, normal road conditions at speeds of 50 mph, the contact attempted to accelerate into the flow of traffic. She then applied the brake pedal, however the vehicle did not decrease in speed. The brakes would not engage and the rear of the vehicle spun out of control or fish tailed. The contact could not maintain control of the vehicle and crashed into a…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10318073
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota prius. When he applied pressure on the brake pedal at 50 mph in the dark, the vehicle would not stop. The anti-lock brake system activated, but the vehicle did not stop. Consequently the vehicle crashed into a tree. The vehicle was completely destroyed. He sustained injuries. The failure mileage was 62000. The vehicle identification number was unavailable.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10291087
Automatic Transmission · Vehicle Speed Control
2nd occurrence of toyota prius acceleration. While wife leaving daughters school, car accelerated (pedal off the accelerator!), she jammed on brakes, but was close in provoking an accident on main street. This is the second occurrence. First time, she hit a taxi while stopped in a red light. Accident was reported by police (no injuries). First time took car into the dealer (no apparent problems). Planning on taking…
Crash reported
ODI 10206271
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota prius. While the contact was driving 12 mph she was hit by another vehicle damaging the brake line which caused the contacts vehicle to contunially move after the crash. In order to stop the vehicle the contact had to engage the emergency brake. The contact called the manufacturer and was informed that the vehicle was difficult to stop due to the damaged brake line. The failure and…
Crash reported
ODI 10319319
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was entering a major highway from a parking lot when the engine suddenly accelerated at full speed. Visibility was good. There was a small pothole so i did touch the accelerator. Next i was in the middle of the highway & hit by a car going 65mph. I do not think i hit the accelerator rather than the brake although that was the only explanation at the time. *tr
1 injury
ODI 10319926
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
I turned left into driveway of a home- driveway has an incline. I turned off power and two children exited car. One passenger returned within five min and sat in front. I placed foot on brake. Brake felt "locked" with no give. I pressed power button with foot on brake, and placed gear in reverse. I let foot off brake to roll slowly out of driveway. When i attempted to brake to slow exit, my foot went all the way to…
ODI 10167393
Vehicle Speed Control
May 29, 2006 - i was pulling into a school parking space when the prius accelerated on its own, and although i hit the brakes, the engine started to roar, and the car jumped a concrete parking lot curb, went into a drainage swale, and stopped only when it hit an iron fence around the school where i worked. I took it to toyota to be fixed. Told them what happened. They put it down as "car jumped curb." i wrote to…
Crash reported
ODI 10308180
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
Dt*: the contact stated upon entering a highway at 60 mph, the vehicle accelerated rapidly. Brake pressure was applied, but the vehicle did not stop accelerating. Each time brake pressure was applied; there was a loud grinding noise. Although the cruise control was not engaged, the cruise control was manually activated in an attempt to stop the acceleration. With brake pressure applied, the contact managed to exit…
ODI 10152553
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Dt: total breakdown of wife's 2004 prius on september 2 in fine weather one in san jose. The vehicle displayed sudden and significant loss of power while merging into the interstate. Loss of gas/engine power with failure of the internal combustion with engine to start, resulted in only electric motor propulsion and breakdown on the highway as the battery quickly went to single pink bar level within a 1/2 miles.…
ODI 10136239
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Dt: total breakdown of consumer's wife 2004 prius on september 2, 2005 in san jose, california. The vehicle suddenly lost power while merging into the interstate. A loss of gas engine power with failure of the internal combustion/engine to start, resulted in only electric motor propulsion and breakdown on the highway as the battery quickly went to single pink bar level within a 1/2 mile. Multiple mil lamps lit up.…
ODI 10136171
Vehicle Speed Control
Dt: while driving 50 mph vehicle lost power/died. Consumer took vehicle to dealer who replaced the electronic throttle body. *ak
ODI 10131364
Vehicle Speed Control
Dt: contact stated the engine stalled/lost power on two different occasions. *ak
ODI 10130426
Vehicle Speed Control
Within the first year of owning my 2004 prius i experienced unintended acceleration. In the old days (i'm 71) if you experienced unintended acceleration you would right off check your gas pedal and floor mats. That kind of problem wasn't all that uncommon when you owned old cars. If you didn't find a problem in the area of the gas pedal you would pull off the side of the road and usually find the throttle spring on…
ODI 10331465
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Dt: a. How long and at what speed was the consumer driving before the vehicle lost power? 4 minutes, 50 mph. B. Has the consumer accelerated, decelerated or drove at a steady pace when the vehicle lost power? Steady pace. C. After the vehicle lost power was the driver able to continue driving the vehicle? If so, how long and at what speed. It stalled out. D. Did any warning lights appear before and/or after the…
ODI 10126851
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Dt: contact has a 2004 toyota prius, and while driving the vehicle it has failed on two separate occasions. A. How long and at what speed was the consumer driving before the vehicle lost power? Approximately 15 -20 minutes, going about 45 mph. B. Was the consumer accelerating, decelerating, or driving at a steady- state when the vehicle lost power? Driving at a steady rate. C. After the vehicle lost power, was the…
ODI 10124815
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota prius. While entering an interstate highway during traffic, the vehicle accelerated without intention. She shifted the vehicle into neutral and coasted to the side of the road. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer for inspection. A technician concluded that the floor-mat was the cause of the failure. However when the failure occurred she noticed that the floor-mat did not…
ODI 10291512
Vehicle Speed Control
Dt: vehicle stalled /died. And lost power due to throttle failure. *ak
ODI 10139396
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Dt:.how long and at what speed was the consumer driving before the vehicle lost power? Had driven about 10 minutes on commuting home was driving at least 50-60 mph. B.was the consumer accelerating, decelerating, or driving at a steady- state when the vehicle lost power?driving at a steady state. C. Vehicle lost power, was the driver able to continue driving the vehicle? If so, how long and at what speed?not able to…
ODI 10125773
Vehicle Speed Control
My wife was coasting into a parking space with her foot on the brake. The engine apparently experienced a power surge causing the car to shoot forward violently going through a fence and over a two foot retaining wall, across a driveway and crashing into another car. Whether it was the gas engine or electric drive is not clear. Our daughter who was in the front passenger seat observed that my wife's foot was on the…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10139778
Vehicle Speed Control
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). My 2004 prius almost killed us in 2004. It accelerated so fast, that i had to go in the median. We could not sow it down or stop it, there was a bridge ahead, so i managed to get back on the highway shoulder and take it out of gear and slow it down. Since then has blamed eveyrthing on me, i fell asleep,etc. I did not know…
ODI 10319259
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
2004 toyota prius with brake problems. Consumer states that when applying the brakes the vehicle skids out of control. *kb
ODI 10316494