Toyota Prius Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 923
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 19
- Years with records
- 2001–2019
- Stored years
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 923 stored complaint records:
- 241 indicate a crash
- 77 indicate injury
- 6 indicate fire
- 3 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- brake pedal · 15 records
- suddenly accelerated · 14 records
- cruise control · 13 records
- failure mileage · 12 records
- police report · 12 records
- notified failure · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 467 |
| 30–60k mi | 150 |
| 60–100k mi | 87 |
| 100–150k mi | 48 |
| 150–400k mi | 32 |
Complaint evidence
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Engine · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
My 2008 toyota prius shut off while i was driving on the road i could've involved in big accident if i was on a highway the way it shutdown without any warning sign. It just suddenly stopped
ODI 11289134
Forward Collision Avoidance · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota prius. While attempting to start the vehicle, the collision avoidance indicator remained illuminated and the cruise control failed to work. The contact took the vehicle to gates toyota (640 w ireland rd, south bend, in 46614), but it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 70,000.
ODI 11291277
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
I was turning to exit a freeway and all of a sudden my car came to a stop (about 55mph to 0) in a matter of seconds with no warning. It then took a few seconds before i was able to get the gas to work again. No cars were around me luckily.
ODI 11268309
Vehicle Speed Control
As i was driving on a road, about 25 mph, while my foot was on the accelerator pedal the car just decreased it's speed to a stop as i continually pushed my foot on the pedal.
ODI 11266939
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
The prius vehicles covered only by warranty enhancement zjb are suffering the same dangers from brake booster pump failures as those toyota covered safety recalls d0h and k0l. By excluding prius with defective brakes from d0h and k0l, toyota has left the owners to helplessly experience life-threatening brake failures or malfunctions before toyota will provide the replacement brake components needed to make the car…
ODI 11256504
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 toyota prius. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle the vehicle had experienced unintended acceleration and crashed into a second parked vehicle. No injuries were reported. A police report was taken at the scene. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer dch toyota (1504 us hwy 1 north brunswick nj) but the cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was…
Crash reported
ODI 11252385
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owned a 2013 toyota prius. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph, the driver pressed the brake pedal to stop the vehicle but the vehicle accelerated forward and crashed into a second vehicle. During the crash the driver sustained multiple contusions to the body including the chest area which required medical treatment. The vehicle was destroyed and towed away. A police report…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11243249
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
The speedometer does not display when turning on the car. I figured out that by unplugging the battery in the back it would sometime bring it back on. Now it only comes on every once in a while, it's no longer keeping track of miles when not on, as well as the fuel gauge is not keeping track of gas and have ran out twice because it stated half full.
ODI 11235153