2009 Toyota Prius Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 65
- 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 65 stored complaint records:
- 24 indicate a crash
- 10 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- failure mileage · 8 records
- police report · 7 records
- slow down · 7 records
- foot brake · 7 records
- suddenly accelerated · 7 records
- cruise control · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 47 |
| 60–100k mi | 5 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
My prius now has all those dash lights on: !, abs, vcs. I was driving yesterday, on a city street and the lights came on, and the brakes suddenly did not work-hard to push. For months, when i would drive over rough terrain, i had the loss of braking, accelerating, and the slick road icon would illuminate. The is exactly the same abs module problem affecting 2010 prius, ands needs to be recalled and repairs…
ODI 11164066
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota prius. While driving at 2 mph and making a left turn, the vehicle accelerated independently and the contact lost control of the vehicle. As a result, the contact crashed into a garbage truck. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries reported. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and drove home. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic…
Crash reported
ODI 11076281
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Driver went to park and the brakes did not respond! In fact the vehicle went from 2-5mph to approx 30+ & kept picking up speed and went into storefront. Driver was able to wrestle vehicle into reverse and it went equally fast back into a parked car where it finally came to a stop. Hugely frightening and potentially lethal.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10914977
Power Train · Service Brakes · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Consumer writes in regards to vehicle steering loss, brake loss and acceleration issues, corporation failure to inform consumer of counterfeit drive train issues that injured consumer. Smd the consumer stated toyota failed to warn them about being convicted of "using the intellectual property of hybrid drive inventor without his permission." *tr
ODI 10870978
Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control
2009 toyota prius. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle acceleration issues. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle was inspected on may 10, 2010. On february 11, 2010, the consumers wife was approaching a small business in a parking lot. She was almost at a dead stop, when the vehicle suddenly went a rapid acceleration mode, jumped a curbed and sidewalk, and hit a brick wall of a business building. There was severe…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10712781
Exterior Lighting · Seats · Vehicle Speed Control
Toyota prius 2009 headlights were on and off finally the left side went off totally. The seal outside the headlight didn't prevent of water came into the system and damaged it . Also while driving the car accelerated and decelerated by itself . And while stopping the car jump. *tr
ODI 10694925
Vehicle Speed Control
Driver intentionally accelerated to avoid collision, then prius unintentionally accelerated after impact with the other vehicle, crossing the median and crossing the opposite direction street lanes then up on to the sidewalk and hit the concrete bridge rail and finally stopped. Have contacted toyota, they want up to a month to pull the crash data from the car. I asked if they could pull the data in a week, they said…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10575111
Body · Vehicle Speed Control
My wife and i were driving down a residential street approaching a stop sign. There were two cars stopped at the sign. Several hundred feet from the stop, i took my foot off the accelerator. The car did not slow down. I stepped on the brake. The car did not slow down. I stood on the brake as hard as i could. The car did not slow down. I said to my understandably alarmed wife, we're not stopping. And we didn't until…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10543245
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
A year ago, upon taking off from a stop my car began to stall. I drive two blocks it continues to putt along and stall, then after less than a mile it starts to run as normal. I take my car in to be told it is out of gas, which it did not indicate low fuel, it had over a quarter of a tank. I insist they continue to check my car over days of them driving it, after a week they experience something similar and replace…
ODI 10597789
Vehicle Speed Control
I pulled my toyota prius into my driveway, stepped on the brake, opened the garage door and waited for my husband to get out of the car. He opened the passenger side door and started to move his foot out the door but before he even got one foot out, the car surged ahead and ran into the garage, pretty much destroying all the storage units on the right side of the garage. My husband thinks the car was going between…
Crash reported
ODI 10503348
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota prius. The contact stated while the brakes were depressed the vehicle accelerated abnormally. The contact crashed into a post office building as a result. The contact sustained injuries to the head, shoulder, neck and back. The police were contacted and a report was taken. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop. The manufacturer was contacted but the vehicle was not repaired.…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10465816
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was gliding into a commercial parking space with my foot off the accelerator in the second before i moved my foot onto the brake. Suddenly, the accelerator pushed down by itself, the car surged forward towards the truck in the space in front of mine. I slammed on the brake. End of incident. No mat was in the way. I had taken part in the recall. *tr
ODI 10436712
Vehicle Speed Control
I have a 2009 prius base with 42k miles. After placing the vehicle in park and waiting in the vehicle, it suddenly lurched forward about 1 or 2 inches and with enough force to shatter a light post. This seems a dangerous flaw. It happens frequently; after speaking with a repair shop, i was told this is normal for a prius and is part of the recharging design of the hybrid system. I was advised to use the parking…
ODI 10369876
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota prius. The contact stated that when the vehicle stopped it suddenly accelerated. The contact attempted to apply the brakes but the vehicle would not slow down causing the vehicle to crash into a wall. The crash the air bags did not deploy and the contact suffered injuries to the neck, knee, and chest. The contact called the manufacturer regarding the crash and the manufacturer…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10357247
Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota prius. The contact stated that the vehicle was at a complete stop when it suddenly accelerated. The vehicle crashed into the brick wall although the driver was attempting to apply the brakes. The driver experienced severe whiplash, swelling in her chest, bruising on her ribs and shoulder. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. There was no mention of the vehicle…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10357236
Vehicle Speed Control
I was involved in 2 identical accidents over the past 6 months with the same car, a 2009 toyota prius. In december '09 i was making a right turn to pull into a parking spot. I was completely in the spot and went to come to a full stop when my 2009 toyota prius suddenly accelerated and crashed into a car. Then again on june 21, 2010, i was making a right turn into a parking spot and the same car suddenly accelerated…
Crash reported
ODI 10339424
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving my 6-month old 2009 prius one summer day on a dry, paved, slightly downward incline when the following problem occurred. As i approached a traffic circle at about 5 mph and then applied the brakes, my car jumped forward for about a second and a gold light on the dash was briefly visible through my peripheral vision. Because i was familiar with anti-lock braking systems, i think that i kept my foot on…
ODI 10402449
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owned a 2009 toyota prius. The contact stated that while attempting to park, the vehicle abnormally accelerated at a rapid rate of speed. The contact was unable to stop the vehicle and crashed into a brick wall. The contact was uninjured. A police report was available. The vehicle was repaired by the dealer however, the contact did not feel safe driving the vehicle and traded the vehicle for another.…
Crash reported
ODI 10345817
Vehicle Speed Control
2009 toyota prius - unintended acceleration. On this vehicle, uncontrolled acceleration can be reproduced at will. I called toyota and they are treating it as yet another crank call, service manager advised to remove floor mat and bring in later in week. I would hate to see it swept under the carpet like other recent complaints. *tr
ODI 10325389
Vehicle Speed Control
Event: incomplete brake feel, during slow and steady application of brakes on slick or rough road surfaces, when the anti-lock brake system (abs) is activated in an effort to maintain tire traction. The system engages and disengages rapidly (many times per second) as the control system senses and reacts to the tire slippage. If the same brake force is applied under these conditions, in the worst case, this may lead…
ODI 10348577
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving my newly purchased 2009 toyota prius (vin# [xxx]) on rt 66 in arlington virginia on march 31, 2010. I was driving approximately 50-60 miles per hour and accelerating. I took my foot off the accelerator to slow the car and the car kept accelerating. I then depressed the brake, but the car did not slow, and in fact i heard what sounded like the engine 'gunning' and it continued to accelerate. I pressed…
ODI 10322973
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota prius. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 60 mph after he applied pressure to the accelerator pedal at a traffic light. The driver was able to stop the vehicle and drive onto the emergency lane where the vehicle was left overnight. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but no repairs were made when the complaint was filed. The failure mileage was…
ODI 10323272
Electrical · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
I just bought a 2009 prius & there are so many issues with unexpected acceleration & vehicle not going into park or reverse just stops in neutral, i was at a heb sore trying to park, all of a sudden my car sped up an hit a pole in front of me, i was trying to park, with my foot on break, so as to slow down, yesterday i had my wife drive the prius & the car suddenly stopped would not go into reverse or drive, that…
Crash reported
ODI 10318937
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota prius. While driving 70 mph with the cruise control engaged the contact applied the brakes and noticed that the cruise control would not disengage.the contact had to apply the brakes three times in order for the cruise control to disengage. The manufacturer was called and informed the contact to take the vehicle to the dealership. The contact stated that the failure with the cruise…
ODI 10318530
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving my 2009 toyota prius, exiting the staten island expressway and as i approached the intersection the light began to turn yellow and i tried to stop (the road surface was uneven). When i put my foot on the brake the car lurched forward into the intersection so i had to go though the red light and i was lucky that the oncoming traffic hadn't begun to move yet. *tr
ODI 10318355