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Runaway Prius

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by jwads, Feb 1, 2010.

  1. jwads

    jwads New Member

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    Has anyone had their Prius run away on them with the technical issues Toyota is having? I haven't, and haven't heard anything about them, but just thought I would ask around
     
    #1 jwads, Feb 1, 2010
  2. rrolff

    rrolff Prius Surgeon

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    My Prius runs away from people who don't read or search other posts...
     
    #2 rrolff, Feb 1, 2010
  3. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    "SMACK!" Ooooo, that's going to leave a mark.

    There are many, many posts about exactly this topic. The short answer is "no", but it doesn't make sense to start another thread.

    Tom
     
    #3 qbee42, Feb 1, 2010
  4. hockeydad

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    At least he's not one of those lurkers, or a 1 and done poster/troll. :doh:

    To answer his question, have not read nor heard about the G3 uncontrollably accelerating as per reports on other Toyota products.
     
    #4 hockeydad, Feb 1, 2010
  5. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    Hummmm, does my wife driving count?

    Bob Wilson
     
    #5 bwilson4web, Feb 1, 2010
  6. JimN

    JimN Let the games begin!

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    No, mine is always exactly where I leave it. If it wants to run away, it doesn't have to. I'll drive it to the bus station.
     
    #6 JimN, Feb 1, 2010
  7. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    Now that I think about it, I did see one on a milk carton the other day.

    Tom
     
    #7 qbee42, Feb 1, 2010
  8. bestmapman

    bestmapman 04, 07 ,08, 09, 10, 16, 21 Prime

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    Hi jwads, it is tough time right now, as many trolls are asking baiting questions. So the responses are because of that.

    To answer your quesiton: No I have not had either the runaway acceleration or braking problem with my 07 (80,000) or my 10 with (9,000)
     
    #8 bestmapman, Feb 1, 2010
  9. Sieglinde

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    LOL. Only founders of computer companies have accelleration problems on 2010 Prius's.
     
    #9 Sieglinde, Feb 4, 2010
  10. cossie1600

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    Only retards would let their car run away. To hit 120mph+ in a Lexus, there is plenty of enough time to put the car in netural
     
    #10 cossie1600, Feb 12, 2010
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