50 problems related to vehicle speed control have been reported for the 2006 Toyota Prius. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Toyota Prius based on all problems reported for the 2006 Prius.
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.
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.
My 2006 Toyota Prius has several issues with acceleration, braking, turning car off and on alarm goes off constantly and terrible gas mileage around 30 miles per gallon.
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.
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.
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. Updated 08/26/09.
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 updated 04/15/09.
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 updated 05/06/10.
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.
I came to a stop and the car actually came to a stop and then suddenly started creeping towards the other car. I thought I was accidentally pressing the gas pedal as well but I wasn't so I started pressing hard on the brake and nothing! I started pumping the brakes and the car stopped. Then I continued my drive as usual without it happening again. No lights came on, nothing unusual. Just weird. Car has almost 36k miles 06 model.
Three separate times I had the gas pedal of my 2006 Toyota Prius stick to the floor when I was accelerating on the highway.
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.
I've a 2006 Toyota Prius. Traffic stopped for a red light and I was behind a cement truck. I slowed to a complete stop about 5 ft. Behind this truck. All of sudden I noticed my car started moving forward with my foot still on the brake. I stood on my brake and couldn't stop the Prius. It contacted the cement truck causing a dent on the right side of the hood and a crack windshield. The consumer stated as traffic began to stop for a red light, he began braking from about 25 mph which seemed normal. He continued to gradually slow the vehicle down at a distance of about 5 to 10 feet, the consumer estimated his speed was about 3-5 mph. The brakes locked up and failed to stop the vehicle, consequently the consumer rear ended another vehicle. The brakes felt hard, not spongy and not pulsating. The vehicle lost all braking completely. Updated 01/10/07.
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. Updated 05/13/10.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Prius. While driving at slow speeds including 10 mph over potholes and making a left or right turn, the brakes lost traction. The dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. The dealer also stated that the failure was not related to the floor mats. The failure mileage was 99 and the current mileage was 50,000. Updated 04/01/10 the consumer stated it felt as though the vehicle was accelerating when making a turn at a slow speed or driving over rough pavement. Updated 06/28/jb.