Patent ID: 7953533

Claim:
A vehicle control apparatus comprising: an input member; a driving force transmission mechanism that transmits a rotational driving force of the input member to an output member; a mechanical pump that operates by using the rotational driving force of the input member; an electric pump that operates when a rotational speed of the mechanical pump is less than a predetermined operation threshold; an oil pressure control apparatus that performs control operations for the driving force transmission mechanism by supplying operating oil, which is supplied from the mechanical pump and the electric pump, to the driving force transmission mechanism; and a controller that detects a state of the electric pump, wherein, if the controller determines that a predetermined protection condition, which has been defined with respect to a factor that affects durability of the electric pump, has been satisfied during an operation of the electric pump, the rotational speed of the mechanical pump is increased to the operation threshold or more and the operation of the electric pump is sequentially stopped.