Toyota Prius - Traction Control vs Vehicle Stability Control

54 messages, Last post on Jul 19, 2009 at 3:17 PM

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#53 of 54 Re: Toyota Prius - Traction Control vs Vehicle Stability Control [cathie2] by shawnswifie Jul 19, 2009 (2:38 pm)
Replying to: cathie2 (Mar 21, 2009 10:42 am) oh my gosh!! I had to reply!! I thought it was my driving!! I tried to leave my home this passed winter(i live in OR) we live on a hill. We have a 2008 and i lost complete control, it was like nothing worked! i ended up down an embankment and had to be towed out very scary!! 12,000 in damage!!!we did not have snow tires, but now im afraid to even to drive it next winter even if we get snow tires. have you bought snow tires did they help.thanks for sharing your story!
#54 of 54 Re: Toyota Prius - Traction Control vs Vehicle Stability Control [kdhspyder] by dmathews3 Jul 19, 2009 (3:17 pm)
Replying to: kdhspyder (Apr 08, 2009 3:23 pm) On the Fords and GM products I have driven with it there is a button to turn it off. Once you restart the vehicle it is back on unless you manually turn it off.