2006 Toyota Prius Cruise Control Problems

MY CAR (06 TOYOTA PRIUS) HAD HIT A POTHOLE WHILE ON MY WAY TO CHURCH ON 11/16/17. THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND THOUGH I WAS FAR BEHIND THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME, MY BRAKE DID NOT STOP AND MY CAR WENT UNDER THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING MAYBE 5-10 MPH AS WE INCHED UP TO THE LIGHT. LOTS OF TRAFFIC, I WAS DOUBLE AND TRIPLE CHECKING TO SEE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND IT WAS BUT CAR WOULD NOT STOP, IN FACT IT FELT LIKE IT REVVED UP.IT WAS TERRIFYING AS I SAW MY CAR PLOW INTO ANOTHER WHEN THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. I KNOW THE 2010 MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS BUT IT HAPPENED TO ME ON MY 2006 PRIUS. NO RECALL BUT A WARRANT ENHANCEMENT NOTIFICATION WAS SENT TO MY RELATIVE WHO HAD A 2007 BUT I NEVER RECEIVED IT. IT IS ALL ABOUT THE BRAKES AND THE NOT STOPPING PROPERLY. TOYOTA ALSO DID A WEIRD BUY BACK THING AND WANTED MY CAR. I THINK IT IS BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO HIDE THE PROBLEM INSTEAD OF HAVING A RECALL. I HAVE NEVER HAD A COMPANY TRY TO BUY BACK MY CAR. TOYOTA IS AT FAULT AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE NO ONE ELSE IS KILLED OR HURT BY THIS. IT ALSO SHOWS UP IN THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BUT AGAIN, NOT A RECALL BUT IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! MY CAR HAD ABOUT 65K ON IT.

THE COMPUTERIZED THROTTLE CONTROL ON THE PRIUS CAN GET YOU INTO TROUBLE. A PRIUS WILL NOT REVERSE UP A STEEP DRIVEWAY. NO MATTER HOW FAR YOU DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE WILL NOT GO ABOVE ABOUT 1000 RPM, AND THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE. NOW, IF BASED ON SOUND OF THE ENGINE, YOU PLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN FORWARD WITHOUT FIRST REMOVING FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR, THE CAR WILL ROCKET FORWARD (AND LIKELY CRASH). IT IS QUITE EASY TO DO THIS, AS THE ENGINE IS STUCK AT IDLE, THEN FURIOUSLY REVVING WITH NO CHANGE OF DRIVER INPUT. FATHER-IN-LAW, AND VARIOUS PEDESTRIANS, WERE MIRACULOUSLY UNINJURED, BUT A VERY NEAR THING INDEED.

WHILE DRIVING 20 M/H VEHICLE SUDDENLY ECCELERATED AND I HIT THE GUARD RAIL WHEN EXPERIENCING UNINTENDED ACCELERATITION

MY WIFE [XXX] HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE VICTORIAN ON MAIN ST IN SANTA MONICA ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2. FROM STANDSTILL, HER 2006 PRIUS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO A VERY HIGH RATE ON ITS OWN AND THE CAR'S BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY NON-RESPONSIVE. IN THIS RELATIVELY CONFINED PARKING AREA, AFTER A FRIGHTENING PERIOD OF TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, SHE MADE A SPLIT-SECOND DECISION TO CRASH INTO A TREE AT A RELATIVELY HIGH SPEED IN ORDER TO AVOID STEERING THE CAR ONTO MAIN ST. AND CAUSING A MUCH MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT THAT WOULD HAVE IMPACTED MANY PEOPLE, AUTOMOBILES AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY AND POSSIBLY RESULTED IN MULTIPLE DEATHS AND MULTIPLE SERIOUS INJURIES. SHE SUSTAINED A BROKEN FOOT. HER PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISING. BOTH WERE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL. BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE 2 OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. AS A RESULT, AND ONLY BECAUSE OF [XXX] QUICK THINKING AND POTENTIALLY SACRIFICIAL ACTION, [XXX], HER PASSENGER AND MANY OTHER NON-SUSPECTING PEOPLE ARE ALIVE TODAY. IT IS APPARENTLY WELL-ESTABLISHED THAT THE PRIUS CAN ACCELERATE IN THIS MANNER. IN THIS CASE, THE CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD APPEAR TO BE STRAIGHT FORWARD: A CAR PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND STARTED SUDDENLY ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN AND REFUSES TO ALLOW THE DRIVER CONTROL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SELECTOR SHIFTED FROM DRIVE (D) INTO NEUTRAL (N). THIS COULD BE TEMPORARILY CORRECTED BY MANUALLY RE-SELECTING D, BUT IN ABOUT 3 SECONDS, IT SHIFTED BACK TO N. WE DROVE BY KEEPING ONE HAND ON THE LEVER TO KEEP IT IN D. AFTER WE STOPPED, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED IN REVERSE (R) -- THE SELECTOR SHIFTED INTO N AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS. AGAIN, WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE BY MAINTAINING PRESSURE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE R SELECTION. I'VE FOUND SEVERAL REFERENCES TO THIS PROBLEM ON WEBSITES. IT APPEARS TO BE SOLVED BY INSTALLING A NEW SELECTOR ASSEMBLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLANK AND THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I NEEDED TO WAIT FOR A SERVICE PERSON TO ARRIVE AND OPEN THE DOOR TO THEIR BUSINESS. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, WHILE GEAR WAS SET IN PARK OUTSIDE A BUILDING WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING AND RADIO ON, THE CAR SUDDENLY JUMPED AHEAD BY SEVERAL INCHES. IT STOPPED JUST AS SUDDENLY. VERY SCARY. I HAVE LEFT THE CAR IN PARK WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING A FEW MORE TIMES TO SEE IF IT WOULD DO IT AGAIN. NO REPEAT INCIDENT SO FAR. IT MOVED A SHORT DISTANCE, BUT WOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TO HIT A CURB, PERSON, OR CONTAINER WHO/THAT WAS NEAR THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND TRYING TO PARK HER VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO STEEL CABLES. THE VEHICLE THEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND CRASHED INTO THE STEEL CABLES AGAIN. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED FROM THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY FROM THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED. HE NOTICED THE SPEED HAD INCREASED FROM 72 MPH TO 74 MPH. HE RELEASED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ENGINE STOPPED REVVING. HE THEN SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN, AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED HE NOTICED THE LCD SCREEN HAD FROZE AND IT WAS GIVING FALSE INFORMATION. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. *JB

AS A FOLLOW UP TO ODI 10354506 - TOYOTA PULLED THE INFORMATION OFF THE EVENT DATA RECORDER AND IT INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE AND THE BRAKE WERE BOTH ENGAGED AT THE SAME TIME. THAT IS TRUE, BUT MY FOOT WAS ONLY ON THE BRAKE. I ONLY USE MY RIGHT FOOT TO ACCELERATE AND TO BRAKE. AS SOON AS THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING, I MOVED MY FOOT OVER TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES. IT MAKES SENSE THAT THE EVENT DATA RECORDER WOULD SHOW THE THROTTLE AND BRAKE ENGAGED AT THE SAME TIME, BUT MY FOOT WAS ONLY ON THE BRAKE. SOMETHING ELSE WAS ENGAGING THE THROTTLE, AND APPARENTLY TOYOTA HAS NO WAY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT COULD BE. THE DEALER, WHILE SYMPATHETIC, HAD NO FIX THAT HE COULD APPLY. *TR

AFTER EXITING AN INTERSTATE, I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I ACCELERATED WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. AFTER ABOUT 200 FEET, AS I APPROACHED A MERGE POINT, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, BUT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. I IMMEDIATELY STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, AND THE CAR SLOWED. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, AND FELT THE CAR CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I DIDN'T HAVE ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME, SO I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL BRIEFLY, AND THEN ON THE BRAKE AGAIN, AND THEN IT SEEMED TO OPERATE NORMALLY AGAIN. REMEMBERING ABOUT THE FLOOR MAT RECALL, I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED DOWN TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS CLEAR OF THE MAT. IT WAS. AFTER I HAD PARKED THE CAR, I NOTICED THAT THE MAT WAS STILL SECURED IN ITS PROPER PLACE. THERE WASN'T ANYTHING ELSE THAT COULD HAVE INTERFERED WITH THE PEDAL. LATER THAT SAME DAY, I WAS DRIVING MY 13YR OLD DAUGHTER HOME FROM SCHOOL. I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. I MADE A LEFT TURN ONTO A BUSY STREET DURING RUSH HOUR. AFTER ACCELERATING THROUGH THE TURN, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS BECAUSE THERE WERE CARS AHEAD OF ME STOPPED FOR ANOTHER LIGHT. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, WHICH WAS STIFFER THAN USUAL, AND I COULD HEAR THE ENGINE CONTINUING TO REV IN THE BACKGROUND. THE CAR SLOWED. I HAD A LITTLE SPACE IN FRONT OF ME, SO I EASED UP OFF THE BRAKE, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE AGAIN, ALL THE WHILE FEELING THE CONTINUED ACCELERATION, AND MOVED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE I BRAKED UNTIL I CAME TO A STOP. THIS WAS A TWO LANE ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER, SO I JUST MOVED OVER AS FAR AS I COULD AND PUT MY HAZARDS ON. I WAS STILL PART WAY ON THE ROAD. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, PUSHED THE ON/OFF IGNITION SWITCH, AND SHUT DOWN THE CAR. I SAT THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES, RE-STARTED THE CAR AND DROVE HOME WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED (LESS THAN 5 MPH) AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SHOT FORWARD. I STOOD ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR RESPONDED AS EXPECTED - IT STOPPED. I TURNED OFF THE POWER. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER, I TURNED THE CAR ON AND IT DROVE NORMALLY. THERE WAS NO FLOOR MAT - I HAD REMOVED IT MONTHS AGO. MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR, EASING INTO THE PARKING SPACE AND I DIDN'T FEEL THE ACCELERATOR MOVE AT ALL. IT WAS LIKE THE CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AT ALL. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER, BUT I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW, AND I'M AFRAID TO TAKE MY CHILDREN ANYWHERE IN IT. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKE WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN OR POTHOLES, IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR SPEEDS UP MOMENTARILY BEFORE THE BRAKING KICKS IN. I HAVE TALKED TO MY DEALER ABOUT THIS, BUT HE THE MECHANIC SAYS IT IS NORMAL FOR HYBRIDS. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) SINCE THE TOYOTA RECALL OF THEIR PRIUS CARS MY FAMILY AND I HAVE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT OUR SAFETY IN OUR PRIUS 2006. WE DID NOT WANT TO WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS. WE WOULD RATHER TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENS BUT WE CANNOT DO THAT BECAUSE TOYOTA DEALERS ARE NOT DOING ANY REPAIRS TO MY 2006 PRIUS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES LIED TO ME AND MAYBE TO ALL OTHER CUSTOMERS. ON 03/29/2010 I TOOK MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS TO MIKE CALVERT TOYOTA LOCATED AT 2333 S. LOOP WEST HOUSTON TX 77054 FOR REGULAR SERVICE. THEY FINISHED SERVICING MY PRIUS ABOUT 12:24:20 PM. I ASKED THE CASHIER HOW WAS TOYOTA TAKEING CARE OF THE PRIUS RECALLS. SHE ANSWERED THAT SHE DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND IF I HAD ANY QUESTIONS TO ASK MY SERVICE MEN. MY SERVICE MEN, NOEL BUTLER WAS PRESENT AND HE SAID THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY ON PRIUS 2010. MY SERVICE MEN KEPT ON TALKING TO THE CASHIER WHILE HE WAS EXITING THE DOOR AND SAYING "HE JUST WANT TO CAPITALIZE ON THE RECALL BECAUSE HIS CAR HAS OVER 82000 MILES AND IS A PRIUS 2006. THE CASHIER AND NOEL BUTLER LIED TO ME BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT TOYOTA RECALLS. THE RECALL HAS BEEN ON THE NEWS ALL OVER THE WORLD. ON MONDAY, MAY 03 2010 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA STATING THAT "TOYOTA HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN 2004 THROUGH 2009 MODEL YEAR PRIUS VEHICLES." THEREFORE, NEITHER TOYOTA DEALERS NOR EMPLOYEES ARE BEING HONEST WITH THE CONSUMERS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT HONORING ANY PROMISED REPAIRS. I WILL NEVER BUY A TOYOTA BECAUSE THEY ARE A BUNCH OF LIARS. [XXX] *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CONTINUED TO LUNGE INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE UNTIL THE ENGINE STALLED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP BUT REPAIRS HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. HE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT WHICH SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS FAILURE WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE PROBLEM. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK WITH HIM WHEN THEY WERE READY TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000.

RETURNING HOME AT 10 P.M I DROVE UP TO MY GARAGE DOOR AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE MOTOR. INSTEAD THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD, HITTING THE DOOR WITH SOME FORCE. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. BUT INSTEAD OF STOPPING IT BACKED RAPIDLY OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE ROADWAY, AND INTO MY NEIGHBOR'S CADILLAC. WHEN I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE IT STILL MOVED RAPIDLY, THIS TIME BACK ACROSS THE ROAD AND INTO MY GARAGE, CAUSING TERRIBLE DAMAGE. THIS HAPPENED 4 DAYS AGO . NEVER BEFORE. I'M NOW WAITING FOR A SETTLEMENT SO I CAN BUY A LESS RISKY CAR. *CN

I FLOORED MY '06 PRIUS ON THE ON-RAMP TO THE PARKWAY. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT FULL THROTTLE. I COULD SLOW THE CAR WITH THE BRAKE, BUT FELT I COULD NOT STOP IT WITHOUT SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE OR THE DRIVE TRAIN. INSTEAD, I SLIPPED MY THE SOLE OF MY SHOE UNDER THE EDGE OF THE ACCELERATOR AND LIFTED IT UP. THE ENGINE RESPONDED NORMALLY AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED, ALTHOUGH I HAVE BEEN CAREFUL NOT TO FLOOR THE ACCELERATOR UNTIL I HAVE THE TOYOTA SHOP LOOK AT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING INHIBITED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN, AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PROCESS WOULD TAKE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY COULD PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN, CURRENT, AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE NOT AVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, SHE HAD EXPERIENCED INSTANCES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. SHE WAS ADVISED TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MATS FROM THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. SHE CONFIRMED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT HER INTENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25 MPH. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.

ACCELERATOR STICKING ON A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. IT IS NOT CATCHING ON THE FLOOR MAT, WHICH IS THE RECALL FOR THAT YEAR. THE CAR HAS 89,000 MILES. THIS PROBLEM JUST STARTED IN THE PAST MONTH. I WILL START TO ACCELERATE, AND IT WILL JUST TAKE OFF WITHOUT WARNING. SO FAR, IT HAS POPPED LOOSE AND RETURNED TO NORMAL. MOST RECENT DATE IS LISTED BELOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN THE CONTACT FIRST DROVE THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE DASHBOARD AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. ON APPROXIMATELY TWELVE OCCASIONS AFTERWARD, WHILE UTILIZING THE CRUISE CONTROL MECHANISM, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE ACCELERATION WOULD USUALLY OCCUR ON A SMALL DECLINE OR INCLINE. THE VEHICLE WOULD DOWNSHIFT ON ITS OWN AND ACCELERATE UP TO 80 OR 90 MPH. HE HAD TO COMPLETELY DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. HE DID NOT CONTACT THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING. DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, HE ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. AS THE VEHICLE GLIDED OVER WET SNOW AND ICE, THE VEHICLE SLID SIDEWAYS AND CRASHED INTO A NEARBY GUARDRAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES; HOWEVER, A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE THEN DECREASED SPEEDS FAR BELOW THE SPEED IN WHICH THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET, WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SHUT OFF AND RESET. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 48,000.

FOR THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS TEMPORARILY ACCELERATES AFTER CROSSING MINOR ROAD BUMPS. I DO NOT HAVE A FLOOR MAT IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AS TOYOTA HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL SEVERAL MONTHS AGO SAYING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FLOOR MAT CAUSING ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS. THIS ACCELERATION PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF A FLOOR MAT. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE ON INTERSTATE 40 - STOPPED DRIVING ON INTERSTATE TO AVOID PROBLEM. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 1, 2. MOVING SLOWLY INTO PARKING SPACE AT LAUNDERLAND ([XXX]), OUR TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 LEAPED OUT OF CONTROL, THOUGH MY FOOT WAS HOVERING OVER THE BRAKE AND NOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. IT HIT A WALL AND DAMAGED THE CAR. TWO WEEKS EARLIER, THE CAR HAD ALSO JUMPED SUDDENLY AT LOW SPEED BUT HIT NOTHING. CAR REPAIRS TO BUMPER AND UNDERLYING STRUCTURES TOTALED $3135; REPAIRS TO THE WALL TOTALED $750. (3) NOTHING WAS DONE BY TOYOTA TO INSPECT THE ACCELERATOR OR TO INSURE US THAT THE CAR WAS NOW SAFE TO DRIVE. THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING ON THE DEALER'S LOT FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. *TR

2006 PRIUS ACCELERATION WHILE UNDER CRUISE CONTROL IN CURVES - SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *TR

I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM TOYOTA SOME MONTHS AGO OF A FLOORMAT/ACCELERATOR PROBLEM INDICATING THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN A SOLUTION WAS AVAILABLE. IT HAS NOW BEEN MONTHS WITH NO WORD. RECENTLY, I CONTACTED THEM ONLY TO GET A RESPONSE CONCERNING A 2010 PRIUS BRAKING PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS A 2006 PRIUS. *TR

MY 2006 PRIUS HAS ON AT LEAST 3 OCCASIONS HAS ACCELERATED INEXPLICABLY ON AT LEAST THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS OCCURRED DURING MY FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP AND WERE REPORTED TO THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE MOST RECENT EVENT WAS IN DECEMBER 2009. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING RAPIDLY, EVEN AFTER I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL.. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN AND PULL OVER SAFELY. PLEASE NOTE THAT AT THIS TIME, I HAD ALREADY REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT AS SUGGESTED BY TOYOTA. AGAIN, I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR, A RESPONSE THAT DID NOTHING TO REASSURE ME. I WAS TOLD IN A FOLLOW UP CALL TO THE DEALER THAT TOYOTA WOULD BE DOING NOTHING TO ASSIST WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED EXTREME ACCELERATION WHEN USING MY CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2006 PRIUS. I HAVE NOT DETERMINED HOW FAST IT WOULD CONTINUE TO GO FOR SAFETY REASONS SO WHEN IT HAS STARTED TO ACCELERATE EXTREMELY FAST, I WOULD TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL SO AS NOT TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE THAT FAST. I WOULD TURN IT OFF AS SOON AS I BEGAN TO FEEL OUT OF CONTROL WITH THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. THE FLOOR MATS WERE REMOVED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FILED A CLAIM WITH THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT NO OTHERS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED REGARDING THE ACCELERATION. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 4/13/10 *CN UPDATED 06/25/10.*JB

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS. WHEN I DRIVE OVER A WET/ICY SPOT OR A ROAD GRATE (LIKE A METAL DRAIN) MY CAR SEEMS TO SKID AND THE ROUGH ROAD LIGHT COMES ON. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN WHILE I AM BRAKING, BUT WHILE I AM ACCELERATING OR DRIVING NORMALLY. I HAVE PURCHASED BETTER TIRES, WHICH HELPS A LITTLE, BUT I STILL EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE. I HAVE ALWAYS ASSUMED IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW AND I TRY NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR IN ANY BAD WEATHER. TOYOTA HAS ISSUED MANY RECALLS FOR SIMILAR ISSUES, BUT MY CAR DOESN'T SEEM TO BE COVERED. *TR

1. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. 2. WE COULD NOT GET THE CRUISE CONTROL TO DISENGAGE. NEITHER TAPPING THE BRAKE OR THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WOULD TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF. WE HAD TO SLAM THE BRAKES TO DISENGAGE. 3. WE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT WE HAVE NOT USED THE CRUISE CONTROL SINCE. THE TOYOTA DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

MOVING OFF FROM TRAFFIC LIGHT VEHICLE TOYOTA PRIUS MODEL 2006 BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY AND BREAK DID NOT SLOW VEHICLE DOWN IMMEDIATELY; VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING FOR SOMETIME BEFORE BREAK BEGAN TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN; FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NOT VEHICLES IMMEDIATELY IN FROM OF MY VEHICLE. THIS EXPERIENCE WAS VERY SCARY. *CN

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. LASTED LESS THAN 30 SECONDS. RESPONDED TO REPEATED BRAKING AND HITTING AND PULLING WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT HAPPENED WHEN I FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE.THE PEDAL WAS NOT STUCK TO THE FLOOR MAT. I COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE EVENT AFTER IT OCCURRED BY FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON AN UNEVEN AND WINDING ROAD THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGH SPEED. SHE WAS FORCED TO CHANGE DIRECTION AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO BLOW OUT. THE UNDER CARRIAGE WAS DESTROYED THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. TOYOTA REPLACED GAVE THE CONTACT A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS SINCE THE 2006 PRIUS WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES. SINCE THE CRASH INVOLVED ONE VEHICLE A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. TOYOTA TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE CLOSEST DEALER. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

DRIVING 2006 PRIUS 6/27/07 ON RURAL 2 LANE HIGHWAY, CROSSED ROUGH RAIL ROAD CROSSING. WITHIN 1/4 MILE MOVED OUT TO PASS CYCLISTS AND AS I CUT BACK INTO MY LANE THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FROM 40 TO 60 MPH IN 3 SECONDS. BURNED UP BRAKES AND STARTED CAR FIRE GETTING CAR STOPPED. TOWED TO TOYOTA IN WASAU WISC. BRAKES REPLACED BUT TOYOTA SAID IT(SUDDEN UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION) HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. TOYOTA WOULDN'T PAY EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. INSURANCE PAID. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT WE FOUND NUMEROUS INCIDENTS HAD OCCURRED BACK TO 05. WE STILL HAVE OLD BRAKE PARTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. AFTER THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF, IT RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE. A TOYOTA MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO DEFECTS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

THREE SEPARATE TIMES I HAD THE GAS PEDAL OF MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS STICK TO THE FLOOR WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

I CURRENTLY DRIVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF BRAKE SLIPPAGE WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP/POTHOLE DURING DECELERATION OR ACCELERATION. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH AT PRIUSCHAT.COM, AN ONLINE COMMUNITY OF PRIUS OWNERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS ADVISED THAT THIS WAS "BY DESIGN" SINCE THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER THOUGHT THAT LOSS OF TRACTION WHEN GOING OVER AN OBSTACLE WAS CONSIDERED AS A STABILITY ISSUE HENCE DIS-ENGAGING THE BRAKES (ABS). I HAVE HAD SEVERAL FENDER BENDERS WITHOUT THE AIR-BAG DEPLOYING THOUGH. *TR

THE BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THE TOYOTA PRIUS GO BEYOND JUS THE 2010 MODEL. I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS AND IT DOES THE SAME THING RE: THE BRAKES SEEMING TO "SLIP" WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR A SLICK SURFACE. ALSO, WHEN YOU TAP THE BRAKES, AND THEN HIT THE ACCELERATOR (AS WHEN AVOIDING ANOTHER CAR THAT IS DOING SOMETHING STUPID) IT SORT-OF "STALLS" FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE IT WILL ACCELERATE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS. TWICE IN 60,000 MILES, WHEN IN CRUISE CONTROL, DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND HAVING TO BRAKE SUDDENLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED, AS IT SHOULD,. I BRAKE, THE CAR SLOWS, AS IT SHOULD. THEN THE CAR STARTS TO SURGE UP TO THE ORIGINAL CRUISE CONTROL SET SPEED. I AM ABLE TO BRAKE AND STOP IT, BUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND APPROACHING A NEAR EMERGENCY STOP SITUATION- THIS HAS SCARED ME. IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED TWICE...BUT MEMORABLE IN THE SURPRISE IT EVEN HAPPENED. I REPORTED IT TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, WHO COULDN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEM, THEN ALSO CALLED THE TOYOTA CORPORATION CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHICH SAID THEY HAD NO REPORTS OF THAT HAPPENING. *TR

BACK IN 2009, I EXPERIENCED RUNAWAY ACCELERATION IN MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD BEEN ENGAGED FOR BETWEEN 5 AND 15 MINUTES. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO RACE. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE 70'S (MPH), AND IT SHOT UP TO NEARLY 100 BEFORE I GOT IT UNDER CONTROL. THE DEALER CLAIMED HE HAD NO SUCH OTHER COMPLAINTS AND COULD NOT REPLICATE MY PROBLEM. I BROUGHT IT BACK AGAIN A FEW MONTHS. LATER BECAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO SET. I BROUGHT IT BACK A THIRD TIME, AGAIN, A FEW MOS. LATER. THIS TIME, THEY HAD A FIX, WHICH WAS A NEW CRUISE CONTROL MODULE. THE FIRST 2 TRIPS WERE UNDER WARRANTY. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME THE 3RD TIME BECAUSE IT WAS THEN BEYOND THE 3 YEARS OF WARRANTY. I FOUGHT THIS BECAUSE THE CONDITION WAS OBVIOUSLY PRE-EXISTING. YESTERDAY, STEVE WOZNIAK RECEIVED TELEVISION AND PRESS ATTENTION WHEN HE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM, A PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA TOLD ME THEY HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, THIS COMPANY IS SCAMMING THE PUBLIC. THEY ARE PLAYING WITH PEOPLE'S LIVES. IT'S GOT TO STOP. IT'S MORE THAN JUST BRAKE PEDALS AND CARPET; IT'S APPARENTLY A WAY OF LIFE FOR THIS COMPANY. (I NO LONGER HAVE THE VEHICLE. DATES AND MILEAGE ARE APPROX.) *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. SEVERAL TIMES--POSSIBLY AS MANY AS 20--OVER THE COURSE OF OWNING THE CAR IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING EXPERIENCE. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE AFTER LETTING MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR WILL HAVE A SUDDEN SURGE FORWARD--EITHER AS IF THE BREAK ISN'T WORKING OR THE ACCELERATION WAS ACTUALLY INCREASING RATHER THAN STAYING THE SAME OR DECREASING. EACH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED, THE CAR MONITOR LIGHT FOR "SLIPPERY ROAD" FLASHES ON THE DASHBOARD. I HAVE TWICE ASKED A TOYOTA DEALER ABOUT THIS. THEY SAY IT IS A COMMON FEATURE OF THE PRIUS WHEN IT SWITCHES BETWEEN THE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE. THIS DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION. IT COULD EASILY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT IF SOMEONE HAPPENS TO BE IN FRONT OF ME THE NEXT TIME IT OCCURS. THIS HAS OCCURRED EVEN AFTER I REMOVED THE DRIVER FLOOR MAT, AS RECOMMENDED BY TOYOTA. I DO NOT BELIEVE IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH EITHER THE GAS PEDAL OR THE FLOOR MAT. I THINK IT'S ELECTRICAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO APPLY ENOUGH BRAKING PRESSURE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, WHICH ALLOWED THE CONTACT TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO REMOVE THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES IS 23000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13153. UPDATED 4/7/2010 *CN UPDATED 05/06/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. HE STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN HE HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT A WARNING WHILE STILL HAVING HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 15 TIMES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET SINCE THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60000. UPDATED 03/09/10. *LJ UPDATED 05/13/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. AT LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATION, THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. CONSEQUENTLY SHE STRUCK A DITCH AT 70 MPH. SHE SUFFERED A BROKEN HAND AND A CONCUSSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43000.

WHILE DRIVING MY PRIUS I HAVE EXPERIENCED BRIEF MOMENTS OF UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION. IT WAS STARTLING WHEN IT HAPPENED BUT WAS ALSO OVER QUICKLY. I BELIEVE IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE. ONCE WAS ABOUT ONE WEEK AFTER I HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR MAINTENANCE. I CAN REMEMBER THINKING I MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR IN AGAIN. IT FELT LIKE THE ACCELERATION WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL, HOWEVER, I DON'T AND WASN'T USING CRUISE CONTROL. I HAVE ONLY THE FLOOR MATS THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE AND DO NOT BELIEVE THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE FLOOR MAT. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS 2006. I PRESSED ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ACCELERATE AND GOT STUCK THERE. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITH THE BRAKE. IT HAPPENS TWICE IN JULY 2009. ONCE I STOPPED THE CAR I CHECKED IF THE FLOOR MATS HAVE DONE SO. THE FLOOR MATS WERE NOT THE CAUSE. THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK ALL THE WAY DOWN EVEN WITH THE ENGINE OFF.... AND ONLY AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO OF THE CAR STOPPED AND ENGINE OFF DID CAME THE ACCELERATOR BACK. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE MAT. I TOLD THEM THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THE DEALER PUT SOME GREASE IN THE ACCELERATOR AND DID A FEW MORE THINGS (CLEANING AROUND AND THE FUEL INJECTION I THINK). SINCE THEN I HAVE AVOIDED PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY DOWN EVEN WHEN I NEED THE POWER TO ACCELERATE AT THE ENTRANCE OF HIGHWAYS AND HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. BUT THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH EITHER THE MECHANICS OF THE ACCELERATOR OR THE ELECTRONICS THAT SOMEHOW GETS THE ACCELERATOR STUCK WHEN YOU PRESS ALL THE WAY DOWN. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS PURCHASED FEBRUARY 2006. WHEN UTILIZING THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, THE ENGINE WOULD BEGIN TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY AND RACE. ONCE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS CANCELED, THE ACCELERATION WOULD CEASE. HE STATED THE FLOOR MATS DID NOT CAUSE RAPID ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN CRUISE CONTROL WAS UTILIZED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND HE WAS ADVISED TO DISCONTINUE USAGE OF THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 15,000. UPDATED 11/23/09. *LJ UPDATED 11/24/09

REGARDING THE PROBLEM WITH TOYOTAS. I BOUGHT A 2006 PRIUS EARLIER THIS YEAR. WHAT I HAVE NOTICED PERIODICALLY IS THAT WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE IF I HAVE HAD CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE CAR SURGES FORWARD FOR A SECOND. MY HEART ALWAYS SKIPS A BEAT, BUT THEN THE CAR RETURNS TO NORMAL. I'M WONDERING IF THE CRUISE CONTROL MIGHT BE PART OF THE PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS SUPPOSEDLY LOOKING IN TO. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS AND I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION 3 TIMES. I READ THAT IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE A CASE OF THE GAS PEDAL BEING CAUGHT ON THE FLOOR MATS. I TOOK OUT THE CARPET MAT AND I CURRENTLY HAVE ONLY THE PLASTIC ALL WEATHER MAT (I TOOK OUT THE CARPET MAT) WHICH IS SECURED WITH THE TWO PLASTIC HOOKS. MY DAUGHTER GETS HER DRIVERS LICENSE NEXT MONDAY AND I WAS GOING TO HAVE HER DRIVE THE PRIUS. I'M AFRAID TO HAVE HER DRIVE IT NOW. ARE YOU ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM IS JUST THE FLOOR MATS AND THAT THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS? BECAUSE IF IT IS JUST THE MAT ISSUE THEN I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THAT. IF IT COULD BE ELECTRIC THAN I WON'T LET HER DRIVE IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRED GREATER FORCE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS AND THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETECT THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000. UPDATED 08/21/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/26/09.*JB

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRUIS. I EXPERIENCED TWO DIFFERENT TIMES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. I CAN'T TELL EXACTLY WHAT WAS GOING ON AT THE TIME. I HIT THE BRAKE & SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. ENGINE RETURNED BACK TO NORMAL. I WOULD GUESS IT WOULD PERTAIN TO SOME MALFUNCTION IN THE CRUISE. ANY OTHER SAME COMPLAINTS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE ENGAGED BEFORE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS STILL DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO TAKE OFF. HE HAD TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,700 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,720.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWNS AND THE SPEED INCREASED TO 90 MPH. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, BUT FAILED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WHERE SMOKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE FLOORMAT WAS PINNED DOWN TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $1,600. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 04-14-09 *BF UPDATED 04/15/09.*JB

CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES SO HARD THAT THEY WERE LEFT SMOKING TO STOP THE CAR. TOWED IT TO MARK MILLER TOYOTA. THEY RAN TESTS, AND CLAIM THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE WERE APPLIED AT THE SAME TIME, IMPLYING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS HUMAN CAUSED. WE DISAGREE. HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 30 YEARS PLUS. NO TICKETS IN DECADES. THE IDEA THAT WE WERE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR WHILE BRAKING HARD IS LUDICROUS. THE COMPUTER REGISTERED THAT THE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE PEDAL, BUT THE COMPUTER APPLIED THE PRESSURE. WE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS OCCURRING ON AT LEAST TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH A CURRENT ODOMETER READING OF 25,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGED ONCE IT HAD BEEN ACTIVATED. UNDER NORMAL DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AT ABOUT 65 MPH, AND TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT TOOK AT LEAST HALF A MILE BEFORE THE BRAKES WOULD DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER THIS INCIDENT THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH,MERGING WITH HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UP TO 90 MPH EVEN WHEN PRESSURE WAS TAKEN OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT DISENGAGE. WITH CONTINUED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE AT AN ALARMING RATE. THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. UPON INSPECTION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STILL AGAINST THE FLOORBOARD. AFTER TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR A FEW TIMES WITH A FOOT, THE PEDAL RETURNED TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE SERVICE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT TRY TO REPRODUCE THE OCCURRENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. UPDATED 8/14/2006 - *NM