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Another uninformed comment. If you drove a Prius (I do) then you would know A) Prius's don't usually have a key in the ignition and B) you can't turn the car o
by andrewljohnson 17y ago
Another uninformed comment.
If you drove a Prius (I do) then you would know A) Prius's don't usually have a key in the ignition and B) you can't turn the car off while accelerating.
Do you understand this is a software issue, chief? You have no clue what is going on. For all you know, the entire car might be unresponsive. Ever had a computer hang on you?
- grandalf 17y agoMost of the problems were no pre-Prius models which you could turn off w/ the key. The Prius may be an exception. What difference does it make if a problem is "hardware" of "software" (or even user error for that matter), if it's common enough and if it results in loss of life? I was not arguing that Toyota shouldn't fix the problem, only that bugs are routine and we shouldn't pretend that there is negligence here.
- andrewljohnson 17y agoJeez... I'm just saying it's not the drivers screwing up. You actually can't stop the car.
- smokey_the_bear 17y agoI also have a Prius, and though I haven't tried it, I've read that you can in fact turn it off while accelerating by holding down the power button for three seconds. Though make sure you can go straight for awhile, as it will also disable power steering.
- dtegart 17y agoIf you are going fast, which presumably in this situation you are, your power steering isn't giving you much boost anyway. Losing power steering doesn't mean you lose steering, you probably wouldn't even notice it until you slowed down