Vehicle Speed Control Related Problems of the 2017 Toyota Prius

Table 1 shows three common vehicle speed control related problems of the 2017 Toyota Prius. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle speed control (eight problems). The second most common problem is related to the car accelerates on its own (three problems).

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Toyota Prius


Recently reported Vehicle Speed Control problems of the 2017 Toyota Prius

The Vehicle Speed Control problem

On 10/16/23 I was turning slowly into a parking spot and my car suddenly accelerated without my pressing the accelerator. I slammed on the break and the car stopped. It was frightening because I could have hit someone or something but luckily the car stopped before that happened.   Read details...

The Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

I had an sua (sudden unintended acceleration). I drove up an incline into the "driveway" of the holiday in in downtown san diego, pulled up into a small circular area/driveway where you can register for your room or pick up or drop off people.   Read details...

The Cruise Control problem

In moderate to heavy rain with the Toyota dynamic cruise control engaged on the highway between 55 and 70 mph, the Prius has dangerously accelerated itself towards a car immediately in front of my car and would have created a front-to-rear collision if I was not extremely vigilant and manually   Read details...


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