NHTSA Complaint #10203270 — 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS

THE TRACTION CONTROL ON MY 2005 PRIUS IS DANGEROUS. THIS IS A WELL-DOCUMENTED PROBLEM (WWW.PRIUSCHAT.COM) . TOYOTA WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN THE CAR HITS EVEN A SMALL PATCH OF WATER AND THE TIRES SLIP, THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN FOR WAY TOO LONG. SO, WHEN ACCELERATING RAPIDLY FROM A STOP, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE TIRES HAPPEN TO SPIN, THE CAR JUST COASTS FOR WAY TOO LONG. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN ACCELERATING RAPIDLY ONTO A FREEWAY FROM A STOP, WHICH I HAVE TO DO FREQUENTLY. MY ENTRANCE ONTO THE 101 IN HOLLYWOOD REQUIRES THIS TYPE OF ACCELERATION, AND I DREAD IT EVERY TIME I DO IT. I OWN A 2005 PRIUS. DO A SEARCH ON WWW.PRIUSCHAT.COM USING THE TERM "TRACTION CONTROL" TO SEE MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THIS IS THE FIRST COMPLAINT I HAVE EVER FILED, AND I REALLY HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. *JB