2013 Prius -- any known major/minor problems reported?

it might be possible to bump the cruise while turning the wheel?

 

I vote for gremlins!

 

when you say 'new green icon', what does it look like? on the six toyota's we have had, they've all had the green speedometer icon. have you tried turning the cruise on, using it, and shutting it off a few times?

 

Before reporting the "errant" CC dash icon, I would wait to see if it continues to pop up on a consistent basis. You know that if it does come on again, you can turn it off while you're driving. If it happened just this one time and doesn't occur again, chalk it up an accidental bump on the end of the CC stalk. Otherwise if you call to report, what is there to report other than you noticed the CC light on the dash for the first time?

 

Understandable if the CC icon, control stalk, and operation is different from your previous 2007 Prius.

 

Gremlins, your knee, or your passenger was being funny when you weren't looking???

 

On my 2012/2013 Prius 3 the Cruise Control button is easily activated. I've bumped it before with my finger while turning and turned it on.

Also, did you not read the manual which came with the car when you first got it to know what all the various lights mean? The Manual is a very good source of information for the car. I always read mine cover to cover. Yes it's dry and boring but it does help to answer a LOT of questions.

 

Almost nobody does. I don't -- it's a reference for when I have a question. I can't imagine just reading it for fun.

 

Sure, willing to give the OP the benefit of the doubt if they say they did not bump or accidentally activate the Cruise Control.
But also agree with most everyone else. I wouldn't bother to report it to Toyota unless it manifests again. One time? Even if I felt I hadn't bumped or accidentally activated the cruise control, I'd still just assume that "maybe" I did. Just because the definition of "are you sure you didn't unknowingly do something" is that you "unknowingly" did it.

If it is a problem? It will happen again. Repeated occurence will define it as a problem. Otherwise, I'd just ignore it, and look at it is your cruise control light simply introducing itself to you.

 

Who said I was reading it for fun? I read the owners manual because it helps me know how things work and also great warnings are in it also. I can't be the only one to read the owners manual cover to cover?

 

the pip is 700 pages. i read half on a flite to cali back in may. the second half awaits...

 

I owe an apology to Blu-ray. I was wrong. My owner's manual is virtually useless as a reference, lacking anything like a real index.
Bad enough, but then what I read is not what I see in my car. Particularly the Display Audio/Nav system guide (should I have a different one with the JBL system?) I ask because my dash doesn't look like the one in the book. Okay, so there's a disclaimer that mine may look different. I can cope with that, but then when I push the specified button I don't see anything like the book says. Well something like.
If I push "car" I just see the fuel consumption display -- no selection for tire pressure even though my owners manual assures me that my car is equiped with a tire pressure warning system. There is so little of use with this system, that I can't believe it. My Gen II system theoretically didn't do as much, but at least it did do what it said it would.

 

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It affects the 2013s as well as the 2011-2012s.