Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2013 Toyota Prius

Five problems related to car accelerates on its own have been reported for the 2013 Toyota Prius. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Failure Date: 10/06/2014

The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while reversing at 3 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated causing the vehicle spin and crash into several parked vehicles. A police report was not filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 3,000.

2 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Failure Date: 04/25/2014

The contact owns a 2013 Prius v. The contact stated that while decelerating, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a metal gate. There were no injuries. The contact indicated that the failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 10,000.

3 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Failure Date: 01/02/2014

The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without the accelerator pedal being applied. As a result, the contact crashed into a ditch and the air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 19,000.

4 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Failure Date: 06/21/2013

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while decelerating, the vehicle erroneously accelerated and crashed into a pole. There were no injuries. The failure was not diagnosed nor was the vehicle repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 300. Rvk.

5 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Failure Date: 06/21/2013

The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving approximately 2 mph and applying the brakes, the vehicle lunged forward and accelerated unexpectedly. The vehicle would not respond to the brakes and crashed into a nearby cement post. There were no personal injuries. A police report was filed. There was severe body damage to the vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy with the impact. The vehicle was towed to a collision center. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 500.


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