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.
2006 Toyota Prius acceleration complaints
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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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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. *nm 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.
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 -
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