Patent ID: 8577575

Claim:
A control apparatus for a vehicle, the vehicle comprising control means for stopping an engine automatically when a stopping condition is met, which includes a condition that a traveling speed of the vehicle is equal to or smaller than a first prescribed speed larger than zero, and restarting the engine after the automatic stoppage of the engine, when a predetermined restarting condition is met, a braking device that is actuated to apply braking force to a drive wheel, and a plurality of vehicle-mounted devices involved in operations of the vehicle, the apparatus comprising: abnormality detection means for determining whether or not there exists an abnormality in at least one of the vehicle-mounted devices; and fail-safe means for, when during automatic stoppage of the engine it is determined by the abnormality detection means that there exists an abnormality in at least one of the vehicle-mounted devices, restarting the engine forcibly and/or assisting the braking device in applying the braking force to the wheel.