Vehicle Speed Control Related Problems of the 2003 Toyota Prius

Table 1 shows two common vehicle speed control related problems of the 2003 Toyota Prius. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle speed control (four problems). The second most common problem is related to the cruise control (one problem).

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Toyota Prius

Problem Category Number of Problems
Vehicle Speed Control problems
4
Cruise Control problems
1

Recently reported Vehicle Speed Control problems of the 2003 Toyota Prius

The Vehicle Speed Control problem

Customer states vehicle began racing wildly, acting like transmission was not engaged. Driver stated as not depressing the accelerator during the alleged event. Customer was driving on steep uphill grades at approximately 45 mph. Vehicle was shut off and restarted.   Read details...

The Cruise Control problem

Consumer was traveling at 70mph on highway with cruise control engaged. When depressing brake pedal to disengage cruise control the vehicle spun out and stopped facing the oncoming traffic.   Read details...


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