2004 TOYOTA PRIUS Problems & Recalls

Codes C1256 and C1391 ACC low pressure and abnormal leak of ACC press

The odometer on my 2004 Prius stops at 299,999. This is a known problem in the 04-05 models that was corrected in 2006. Leaves me unable to track miles for maintenance and other uses. This also has the problem with the entire digital dash going dark which means no speedometer or gas gauge. Making th...

During a hot period of summer, my drive selector decided to not stay in the drive position unless I held it there. I could make the initial selection of drive and then stop on the gas, but it would not stay unless I physically held the lever down in the drive position. I never had an issue with the ...

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving 51 MPH, the vehicle experienced phantom braking and a loss of power steering assist with the engine overheating message displayed. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer ...

Mileage: 154,079

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving 51 MPH, the vehicle experienced phantom braking and a loss of power steering assist with the engine overheating message displayed. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer ...

Mileage: 154,079

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle lost power steering functionality but the contact was able to safely pull off of the road. The contact stated that the check engine warning light and other unknown warning li...

Mileage: 83,200

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle lost power steering functionality but the contact was able to safely pull off of the road. The contact stated that the check engine warning light and other unknown warning li...

Mileage: 83,200

I need your help to get Toyota to fix 2 items: -ABS Accumulator: I understand Toyota at one time had a recall on the ‘ABS Accumulator’, that may have expired. At that time, I did not have any issue, nor was I aware of the recall. Now the ‘ABS Accumulator’ has gone out and is really hurting t...

I need your help to get Toyota to fix 2 items: -ABS Accumulator: I understand Toyota at one time had a recall on the ‘ABS Accumulator’, that may have expired. At that time, I did not have any issue, nor was I aware of the recall. Now the ‘ABS Accumulator’ has gone out and is really hurting t...

ABS failure. Won't pressurize. Anti-lock brakes quit working.

Toyota has issued time-limited 'Warranty enhancement program ZG1' instead of working with the NHSTA to issue a comprehensive BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY RECALL. ZG1 was explicitly in place only from April 2016 to Dec 2017, requiring dealer verification of an actual system failure prior to 31 Dec 2017. M...

BRAKE ACTUATOR WENT OUT AND DEALER SAID TOYOTA USED TO COVER IT, BUT NOT ANYMORE. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THIS [PART IS BAD IN MOST PRIUS VEHICLES AND TOYOTA EXTENDED THE COVERAGE ON THE 2010-2015 UNTIL AUGUST 31, 2021. UNFORTUNATELY MY CAR IS 2004 AND DOES NOT GET THE BENEFIT OF THE ...

Mileage: 242,520

ALL THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS CONTINUE TO GO OUT ON MY 04 PRIUS. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I'M GOING THIS COULD DEFINITELY BE A SAFETY ISSUE. AND ZERO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. BY LOOKING ON THE INTERNET ...

Mileage: 160,000

ALL THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS CONTINUE TO GO OUT ON MY 04 PRIUS. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I'M GOING THIS COULD DEFINITELY BE A SAFETY ISSUE. AND ZERO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. BY LOOKING ON THE INTERNET ...

Mileage: 160,000

ALL THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS CONTINUE TO GO OUT ON MY 04 PRIUS. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I'M GOING THIS COULD DEFINITELY BE A SAFETY ISSUE. AND ZERO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. BY LOOKING ON THE INTERNET ...

Mileage: 160,000

MY LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES OFF BUT IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS BACK OFF AND BACK ON IT COMES BACK ON. THE HEADLIGHT IS NOT BURNED OUT. THIS HAPPENS WHILE ON THE FREEWAY IN THE DARK WHILE RAINING. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND NOT ALL THE TIME.

Mileage: 100,000

ABOUT 1.5 YEARS AGO DURING A VACATION. MY CAR DECIDED TO NOT SHUT OFF. I DROVE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP THAT WAS ABOUT THE CLOSE. THEY ASSISTED AND SAID TO HOLD THE POWER BUTTON DOWN UNTIL IT SHUTS OFF THEN TURN IT BACK ON. THIS WAS A DEALERSHIP IN GEORGIA. THE MECHANIC HAD HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BEF...

Mileage: 160,000

I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 15 MPH ON A STREET ON 5/14/20 AND WAS MAKING A SOFT TURN AND HEARD A 'CLICK' NOISE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SPIN FREELY WHILE TOTALLY DISENGAGED FROM THE FRONT WHEELS CAUSING TOTAL INABILITY TO CONTROL DIRECTION OF VEHICLE TRAVEL. THIS CAUSED A MINOR COLLIS...

Mileage: 135,265

HEADLIGHTS OCCASIONALLY GO OUT AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING. BEGAN WITH DRIVER SIDE, VERY INTERMITTENT, BECAME MORE FREQUENT, NOW ALSO INCLUDES PASSENGER SIDE. BOTH HAVE GONE OUT AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT TWICE. TURNING ALL LIGHTS OFF BRIEFLY AND BACK ON WILL RE-ILLUMINATE THE HEADLIGHTS...

Mileage: 250,000

HEADLIGHT GO OUT DAILY AND HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT FROM WORK, THEY TURN BACK ON SWITCH ON AND OFF

COMBINATION METER IS BLACK 90% OF THE TIME. RESTARTING ENGINE OR DISCONNECTING BATTERY ONLY WORKS ON OCCASION. HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS.

Mileage: 130,000

WHEN STOPPING SUDDENLY SOMETIMES THE BRAKES ON MY 2004 PRIUS WOULD NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY AS THEY SHOULD. THEY WOULD RELEASE THE CALIPERS COMPLETELY AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP WOULD BE TO LET OFF THE BRAKES AND PRESS THEM AGAIN. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN OFTEN BUT IT IS REGULAR ENOUGH THAT THIS HAS ALWAYS C...

Mileage: 138,000

BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, JUST AS PREDICTED IN TOYOTA'S WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT ZG1. TOYOTA KNOWS THE PART IS DEFECTIVE, BUT THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT UNTIL IT FAILED, AND MINE DID NOT FAIL UNTIL AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DEADLINE. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED ON I-45 N...

Mileage: 138,900

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALL OF A SUDDEN WE TRIED TO USE THE BRAKES AND IT FELT LIKE WE ONLY HAD 10% OF OUR BRAKING ABILITY. THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND ABS LIGHT WENT ON AND THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS A WARNING BUZZER. IT FELT LIKE WE HAD MANUAL BRAKES.

Mileage: 190,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V537000 (STEERING) BY BALISE TOYOTA (1399 RIVERDALE ST, WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA 01089, (413) 306-3037), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPA...

Mileage: 138,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2004 PRIUS. AFTER BUYING MY CAR USED 2 YEARS AGO I NOTICED THAT ONCE IN AWHILE THE DISPLAY, INCLUDING FUEL CONSUMPTION, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AND MORE, WOULD NOT LIGHT UP AND THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF EASILY SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE BEEN IN SITUATIONS WHERE I HAVE LITTLE GAS A...

Mileage: 115,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2004 PRIUS. AFTER BUYING MY CAR USED 2 YEARS AGO I NOTICED THAT ONCE IN AWHILE THE DISPLAY, INCLUDING FUEL CONSUMPTION, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AND MORE, WOULD NOT LIGHT UP AND THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF EASILY SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE BEEN IN SITUATIONS WHERE I HAVE LITTLE GAS A...

Mileage: 115,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2004 PRIUS. AFTER BUYING MY CAR USED 2 YEARS AGO I NOTICED THAT ONCE IN AWHILE THE DISPLAY, INCLUDING FUEL CONSUMPTION, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AND MORE, WOULD NOT LIGHT UP AND THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF EASILY SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE BEEN IN SITUATIONS WHERE I HAVE LITTLE GAS A...

Mileage: 115,000

(COMBINATION METER PROBLEM) WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE FREEWAY THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL (DASH BOARD) STARTED BLINKING ON AND OFF. FOR OUR SAFETY, WE DECIDED TO SLOW DOWN AND EXIT THE FREEWAY AND STOP IN A SAFE AREA. WE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, THEN STARTED THE CAR, WITH NOTHING APPEARING ON T...

Mileage: 5

(COMBINATION METER PROBLEM) WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE FREEWAY THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL (DASH BOARD) STARTED BLINKING ON AND OFF. FOR OUR SAFETY, WE DECIDED TO SLOW DOWN AND EXIT THE FREEWAY AND STOP IN A SAFE AREA. WE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, THEN STARTED THE CAR, WITH NOTHING APPEARING ON T...

Mileage: 5

TAKATA RECALL VEHICLE NEEDS TO HAVE BRAKE ACTUATOR. BG BRAKE FLUID SERVICE.

Mileage: 135,838

WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS, VCS AND RED BRAKE LIGHT ALL CAME ON. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $3,000. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS: REPLACE BRAKE ACCUMULATOR ASSY. (BRAKE ACCUMULATOR ASSY. LEAK/ LOW PRESSURE (C1256, C1391))

Mileage: 111,000

ABS ACTUATOR FAILURES. EFFECTING THE BRAKING.

Mileage: 10

SHIFTER STICKING IN DRIVE POSITION AS OPPOSED TO RETURNING TO ITS HOME POSITION. WHEN THIS SHIFTER STICKS, THE PARK BUTTON BECOMES DISABLED AND VEHICLE REMAINS IN DRIVE EVEN THOUGH PARK BUTTON IS ENGAGED

Mileage: 243,400

MY CAR HEAD LIGHTS ARE TURNING OFF, AT FIRST IT WAS ONE NOT TURNING ON AND THEN IT WAS THE OTHER ONE, NOW THEY TAKE TURNS. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH ALMOST HAD MAKE ME CRASH MORE THAN 2 TIMES. TO THE POINT THAT I AM UNABLE TO USE THE CAR DURING THE NIGHT. THIS HAPPENS IF THE CAR IS PARKED OR RUNNIN...

Mileage: 150

MY CAR HEAD LIGHTS ARE TURNING OFF, AT FIRST IT WAS ONE NOT TURNING ON AND THEN IT WAS THE OTHER ONE, NOW THEY TAKE TURNS. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH ALMOST HAD MAKE ME CRASH MORE THAN 2 TIMES. TO THE POINT THAT I AM UNABLE TO USE THE CAR DURING THE NIGHT. THIS HAPPENS IF THE CAR IS PARKED OR RUNNIN...

Mileage: 150

I WAS DRIVING THE PRIUS ON CITY STREETS IN RAIN. I CAME TO A STOP AND STARTED TO DRIVE AND A BUNCH OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND BEEPING STARTED. THERE WAS NO UNUSUAL NOISE OR GRINDING UNTIL I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD AND HAD SIGNIFICANTLY LOST BRAKING POWER. ALL LIGHTS AND BEEPING CON...

Mileage: 82,000

3 DAYS AFTER BUYING MY 04 PRIUS BOTH OF MY LOW BEAMS AND ONE OF MY HIGH BEAMS WENT OUT. A FEW MONTHS AFTER REPLACING THEM MY DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM WENT OUT, THE HIGH BEAM WAS FINE. 2-3 MONTHS AFTER RE REPLACING THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM WENT OUT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY ...

Mileage: 138,000

3 DAYS AFTER BUYING MY 04 PRIUS BOTH OF MY LOW BEAMS AND ONE OF MY HIGH BEAMS WENT OUT. A FEW MONTHS AFTER REPLACING THEM MY DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM WENT OUT, THE HIGH BEAM WAS FINE. 2-3 MONTHS AFTER RE REPLACING THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM WENT OUT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY ...

Mileage: 138,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WERE 5 PASSENGERS IN THE CAR INCLUDING ME. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOUD ALARM IN THE CAR. IT WAS A LOUD BEEP. THE BREAKS COMPLETELY FAILED. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BREAKS THEY DID NOT REACT. I WAS GOING 65 MILES AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY AND THANKFULLY...

Mileage: 147,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WERE 5 PASSENGERS IN THE CAR INCLUDING ME. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOUD ALARM IN THE CAR. IT WAS A LOUD BEEP. THE BREAKS COMPLETELY FAILED. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BREAKS THEY DID NOT REACT. I WAS GOING 65 MILES AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY AND THANKFULLY...

Mileage: 147,000

THIS OCCURRED TO ME YESTERDAY WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH IN 94 F HEAT ON I-76 E JUST BEFORE THE 676 / 76 SPLIT. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE FAR LEFT LANE WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. LOOKING AT THE DASH I NOTICED THE SHIFTER HAD MOVED ITSELF INTO N (NEUTRAL), IT WOULD NOT MOVE BACK INTO DRIVE. I APPL...

Mileage: 184,000

THIS OCCURRED TO ME YESTERDAY WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH IN 94 F HEAT ON I-76 E JUST BEFORE THE 676 / 76 SPLIT. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE FAR LEFT LANE WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. LOOKING AT THE DASH I NOTICED THE SHIFTER HAD MOVED ITSELF INTO N (NEUTRAL), IT WOULD NOT MOVE BACK INTO DRIVE. I APPL...

Mileage: 184,000

THIS OCCURRED TO ME YESTERDAY WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH IN 94 F HEAT ON I-76 E JUST BEFORE THE 676 / 76 SPLIT. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE FAR LEFT LANE WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. LOOKING AT THE DASH I NOTICED THE SHIFTER HAD MOVED ITSELF INTO N (NEUTRAL), IT WOULD NOT MOVE BACK INTO DRIVE. I APPL...

Mileage: 184,000

ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED. I'M GETTING THE RED BRAKE LIGHT WITH THE LOUD CONSTANT BEEPING TONE IN CAR. THE REAR BRAKES ARE ONLY BEING ACTIVATED AND I CAN BARELY STOP.

Mileage: 203,859

BOUGHT CAR A FEW WEEKS AGO AND LIGHTS CAME ON AND BRAKES DID T WORK. VERY SCARY. TOYOTA DEALER SAID I MISSED A WARRANTY EXTENSION LAST YEAR. BRAKE ACTUATOR PROBLEMS THEY SAID. VERY DANGEROUS. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL?

Mileage: 62,350

FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THERE IS A CLUNKING SOUND FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE, EITHER STATIONARY OR WHEN MOVING.*DT*JB

Mileage: 120,000

CONTACTS STATED WATER PUMP AND ALTERNATOR STOPPED WORKING TWICE ON I'-5 TOWED TO TOYOTA TACOMA WHERE THEY FLUSHED FUEL BILLED $500 CAR BROKE DOWN ON WAY HOME TOWED BACK TO TOYOTA TOLD CHARGE WOULD BE 2500 TO FIX .. FLATBED DEDICATED CAR TO BRON'S AUTO HOSES AND COOLANT SYSTEM WAS MELTED PAYED...

Mileage: 217,029

CONTACTS STATED WATER PUMP AND ALTERNATOR STOPPED WORKING TWICE ON I'-5 TOWED TO TOYOTA TACOMA WHERE THEY FLUSHED FUEL BILLED $500 CAR BROKE DOWN ON WAY HOME TOWED BACK TO TOYOTA TOLD CHARGE WOULD BE 2500 TO FIX .. FLATBED DEDICATED CAR TO BRON'S AUTO HOSES AND COOLANT SYSTEM WAS MELTED PAYED...

Mileage: 217,029

CONTACTS STATED WATER PUMP AND ALTERNATOR STOPPED WORKING TWICE ON I'-5 TOWED TO TOYOTA TACOMA WHERE THEY FLUSHED FUEL BILLED $500 CAR BROKE DOWN ON WAY HOME TOWED BACK TO TOYOTA TOLD CHARGE WOULD BE 2500 TO FIX .. FLATBED DEDICATED CAR TO BRON'S AUTO HOSES AND COOLANT SYSTEM WAS MELTED PAYED...

Mileage: 217,029

THE BRAKE ACTUATOR IN MY CAR, WHICH IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THESE CARS GAVE OUT AS CONFIRMED BY BOTH TOYOTA AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD GET EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE.

TAKATA RECALL. MY CAR'S BREAK LIGHTS WENT ON, AS WELL AS THE ABS AND VSC WARNING LIGHTS. STRANGE NOISES ARE COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOOD OF THE CAR DUE TO THAT. I ALSO FEEL LIKE MY CAR DOES NOT BREAK PROPERLY.

Mileage: 153,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE HYBRID SYSTEM, STABILITY CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE, AND SRS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TOYOTA MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW HYBRID COOLANT PUMP AND WATER PUM...

Mileage: 83,772

OUR 2004 PRIUS HAS INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS FAILING. ONE OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN GO OUT. TURNING THEM OFF AND ON USUALLY CAUSES THEM TO COME BACK ON. MY SON WAS DRIVING ON A CURVY, DARK FORESTED ROAD WHEN BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT. COULD NOT SEE A THING. ...

Mileage: 260,000

MY PRIUS SUDDENLY HAD A 70 TO80% LOSS OF BRAKE POWER. MY PARKING BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE ABS, VCS, THE RED TRIANGLE AND A LOAD BUZZER. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED I COULD HAVE REAR-ENDED OR KILLED SOMEONE. AFTER TURNING MY CAR OFF AND LETTING IT SIT THE LIGHTS STAYED OFF. THIS...

Mileage: 72,436

MY PRIUS SUDDENLY HAD A 70 TO80% LOSS OF BRAKE POWER. MY PARKING BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE ABS, VCS, THE RED TRIANGLE AND A LOAD BUZZER. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED I COULD HAVE REAR-ENDED OR KILLED SOMEONE. AFTER TURNING MY CAR OFF AND LETTING IT SIT THE LIGHTS STAYED OFF. THIS...

Mileage: 72,436

MY PRIUS SUDDENLY HAD A 70 TO80% LOSS OF BRAKE POWER. MY PARKING BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE ABS, VCS, THE RED TRIANGLE AND A LOAD BUZZER. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED I COULD HAVE REAR-ENDED OR KILLED SOMEONE. AFTER TURNING MY CAR OFF AND LETTING IT SIT THE LIGHTS STAYED OFF. THIS...

Mileage: 72,436

I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM TK HOLDINGS STATING I SHOULD CONTACT A DEALER FOR REPAIRS IF MY CAR WAS UNDER RECALL. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT ALL AIR BAGS WERE AFFECTED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHEN I COULD EXPECT A NOTICE. MY 2004 PRIUS WAS MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN. VIN [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSU...

PLEASE ADD THIS INFORMATION TO CASE NO. 11065233. LEAKING FUEL LINE PART NO. 77251-47080 AND 23901-21081. THIS MAY HELP FUTURE OWNERS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE THE SAME FUEL LEAKS.

Mileage: 52,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. IT BEGINS TO OPERATE AGAIN AFTER TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES DURING VEHICLE OPERATION IN A SINGLE DRIVE. FOR EXAMPLE, THREE TIMES TODAY WITHIN 15 MINUTES. THE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED WITHIN THE LAS...

Mileage: 153,040

CAR WAS IN MOTION, 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY GOING STRAIGHT, HAD BEEN DRIVING ONE HOUR. SMOKE STARTED FILLING THE REAR HATCHBACK AREA, COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CARGO-AREA FLOOR. PULLED OVER AND FLAMES CAME UP. DOUSED IT WITH WATER. UPON INSPECTION THE SKS SENSOR (REMOTE CONTROL DOOR LOCK SENSOR)...

Mileage: 223,000

EVERY TIME I GET AN OIL CHANGE I MAKE SURE THAT THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF OIL GETS PUT IN THE ENGINE. I USUALLY GET AN OIL CHANGE EVERY 3000 MILES REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE OIL MANUFACTURERS RECOMMEND WHICH IS USUALLY 5-7 THOUSANDS MILES. FOR THE PAST YEAR I STARTED NOTICING (USUALLY BY THE OIL SERVICE TECH)...

WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE DARK, BOTH MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. LUCKILY THEY CAME BACK ON AFTER I TURNED THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON.

Mileage: 166,000

OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT'S ONE HEAD LIGHT, OTHER TIMES IT'S BOTH. USUALLY THEY TURN BACK ON IF I TURN THEM OFF THEN BACK ON. THE OTHER DAY THEY TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS WHILE I WAS DRIVING 70MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 10PM...

Mileage: 125,000

DIGITAL DASH FAILS TO ILLUMINATE DEALER SAYS RECALL HAS EXPIRED A KNOWN PROBLEM BY TOYOTA.

MY 2004 PRIUS'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON RANDOMLY WND OFTEN AND I LOSE FULL POWER OF THE CAR. THE BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED. THE CAR STOPPED 4 TIMES TODAY - LOST ALL POWER AND THE BRAKE WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR.

Mileage: 104,000

MY 2004 PRIUS'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON RANDOMLY WND OFTEN AND I LOSE FULL POWER OF THE CAR. THE BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED. THE CAR STOPPED 4 TIMES TODAY - LOST ALL POWER AND THE BRAKE WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR.

Mileage: 104,000

MY 2004 PRIUS'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON RANDOMLY WND OFTEN AND I LOSE FULL POWER OF THE CAR. THE BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED. THE CAR STOPPED 4 TIMES TODAY - LOST ALL POWER AND THE BRAKE WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR.

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE GARAGE, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR, THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED...

Mileage: 109,000

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE COMBINED SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER DISPLAY. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY FAILED THE DRIVER WAS UNAWARE OF THE SPEED AND GAS MILEAGE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A FULL RECALL WITH NO TIME LIMIT. UPDATED 08/11/2017*JS

HELLO TEAM, ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS KEEPS GOING OUT. I CAN'T REALLY TELL WHEN OR HOW IT GOES OUT SINCE I CAN'T SEE IT. I'LL NOTICE IT WHEN I SEE THE REFLECTION IN THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR. IF I TURN THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ON AND OFF IT HAS NO EFFECT, BUT WHEN I TURN THEM ALL THE WAY OFF AND BACK ON THE LIGH...

Mileage: 122,500

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID OPTION. ONE OR BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE PARKED OR DRIVING. TURNING THE LIGHT CONTROL ON AND OFF WILL TEMPORARILY SOLVE THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS RANDOM IN NATURE. FOR INSTANCE, I NOTICED ONE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT THIS MORNING AND BEFORE I COULD TURN THE SWITCH TO RESET ...

Mileage: 290,000

HEADLIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY GO OUT COMPLETELY AND WOULD VERY QUICKLY HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO GET THEM TO WORK. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN VERY OFTEN BUT THEY DID OCCUR UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAUSED EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITIONS WHILE DRIVING.

THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK.

Mileage: 130,000

HEADLIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY GO OUT COMPLETELY AND WOULD VERY QUICKLY HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO GET THEM TO WORK. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN VERY OFTEN BUT THEY DID OCCUR UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAUSED EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITIONS WHILE DRIVING. ADDITIONALLY, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD BARELY ILLUMINATE T...

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM: THE H.I.D. HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2004 PRIUS FAILS UNEXPECTEDLY (THEY TURN OFF RANDOMLY, ON THEIR OWN). THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS MAINLY THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT FAILS VERY FREQUENTLY (HUNDREDS OF TIMES DURING THE LAST 12 MONTHS). THE LEFT HEADLIGHT FAILS SPORADICAL...

Mileage: 114,000

RIGHT HID HEADLAMP INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING AND DOES NOT GO BACK ON. HOWEVER, WHEN YOU SWITCH THE HEADLIGHT TOGGLE SWITCH OFF THEN ON AGAIN, RIGHT HID HEADLAMP GOES BACK ON. WHILE DRIVING FOR A DISTANCE OF 120 MILES LAST NIGHT, THIS HAPPENED 6 TIMES ON BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAY AND ROAD C...

Mileage: 313,000

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. I COULD JIGGLE THE SWITCH AND IT WOULD COME ON. THIS OCCURRED STATIONARY AND MOVING. I HAVE REPLACE THE HID BULB TWICE WITH SYLVANIA D2R. THE HEADLIGHT DOES NOT WORK NOW. DEALER WILL CHARGE OVER $500 FOR HEADLIGHT AND BALLAST REPAIRS--HIGHWAY ROBBERY. THIS P...

Mileage: 155,000

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING. I'VE GOT THE 'SAFETY' PACKAGE #7 WITH SPECIAL HID HEADLIGHTS. WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, IT COMES BACK ON FOR AWHILE. TWO NIGHTS AGO BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. VERY SCARY! I WAS ON AN ON RAMP AND COULDN'T SEE AT ALL. THE...

Mileage: 135,000

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR. I HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON SO THEY CAN START WORKING AGAIN. I DO SEE THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I DRIVE OUT OF TOWN OFTEN AND USE THE FREEWAY MOST OF THE TIME AND IT IS JUST VERY HARD FOR ME TO BE TURNING ON AND OFF TH...

WE'VE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ONLY A FEW TIMES IN THE CAR SINCE WE'VE OWNED IT. THAT'S BEEN ABOUT 3 YEARS. WE SELDOM DRIVE AT NIGHT BUT WHENEVER WE HAVE IT'S ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE. USUALLY JUST THE LEFT GOES OUT AND RESETTING THE LIGHTS BROUGHT IT BACK ON. THIS PAST WEEK THE SAME THING STARTED TO HAPPEN...

Mileage: 126,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMBINATION METER FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR RE...

Mileage: 170,000

AT AROUND 145,000 MILES THE RIGHT (PASSENGER) HEADLIGHT STARTED TURNING OFF RANDOMLY. IT WOULD COME BACK ON WHILE DRIVING IF I TURNED MY HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. FREQUENCY HAS INCREASED OVER THE LAST 10,000 MILES. RECENTLY, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AND THE RIGHT WAS ALREAD...

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FLICKER AND SHUT OFF. IF HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL WORK AGAIN. PROBLEM HAPPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, AS WELL AS WHEN PARKED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, ON RURAL/POORLY LIT ROADS, AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS. USU...

Mileage: 100,000

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER IS NOT AWARE HEADLIGHT IS NOT WORKING UNTIL POLICE PULLS HIM OVER OR AFTER RETURNING TO GARAGE AT HOME, HE CAN SEE FROM HEADLIGHT GLARE ON THE WALL THAT ONE LIGHT IS OUT. USUALLY TURNING THE LIGHT OFF, AND THEN BACK ON CORRECTS...

Mileage: 100,000

I NOTICED THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT WHILE DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT. TWO DAYS LATER, AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS WORKING PERFECTLY. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO REPAIR THE LIGHT.

Mileage: 154,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND AN ONCOMING VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE RESULTING FORCE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AND CRASH INTO AN IDLE TRAIN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED...

Mileage: 240,000

COOLANT CONTROL VALVE IS FAILING ON MANY PRIUS'S WHICH WERE MADE BETWEEN 2004 TO 2009

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS WHICH I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT COUPLE YEARS AND RECENTLY COUPLE DAYS AGO I HAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT (SEE ATTACHMENT FOR MORE DETAILS) WHICH DAMAGED MOST OF MY CAR. THE ACCIDENT WAS VERY SEVERE AND DURING WHICH NONE OF THE AIR BAGS ACTIVATED. THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A...

Mileage: 72,000

SOMETIMES MY LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY CONSISTENT CAUSE OF THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. SOMETIMES IF THE LEFT HEADLIGHT IS OUT AND I FLICK THE HIGH BEAMS ON AND OFF, THEN THE LIGHT WORKS AGAIN, BUT THIS DOESN'T ALWAYS SEEM TO FIX THE PROBL...

Mileage: 125,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, MY HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF RANDOMLY. SOMETIMES, IT IS JUST ONE BUT OFTEN IT IS BOTH. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS SWITCH TO OFF AND BACK TO ON, SOMETIMES ONE OR BOTH LIGHTS WILL TURN BACK ON. MORE RECENTLY, THIS TRICK HASN'T BEEN WORKING AS WELL AND I HAVE TO DRIVE JUST USING...

Mileage: 45

HEAD ON COLLISION INTO A HIGHWAY BARRIER. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

Mileage: 58,000

THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT . ALREADY REPLACED IT TWICE AND IT SEEMS THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH THE TOYOTA PRIUS. FUSE ALSO KEEPS BURNING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AT NIGHT . DRIVING WITH ONE HEAD LIGHT IS BECOMING TO COMMON FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE...

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE...

Mileage: 106,000

WARNING TRIANGLE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE TRAVELING. TOOK VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED HYBRID WATER PUMP MALFUNCTION; HE NOTED A RECALL, SO I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER CHARGES $130 TO PLUG INTO DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, FINDS SAME PROBLEM; WANTS $750 TO REPLACE. PUMP...

Mileage: 105,675

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT POWER OFF AFTER THE ON/OFF SWITCH WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS DIAGN...

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF AN SUV. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MULTIPLE TOE INJURIES ON THE RIGHT FOOT, INCLUDING ONE...

Mileage: 205,000

SPEEDOMETER & OTHER CONTROL INFORMATION DISPLAY WENT BLANK. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD BUT UNABLE TO TURN OFF ENGINE. CONTACTED TOYOTA & WAS TOLD PROBLEM IS KNOWN & WARRANTY EXTEND TO 9 YEARS & UNLIMITED MILES. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS OLDER THAN NINE YEARS, SO I MUST PAY ESTIMATE $1400 TO FIX & CAR ...

Mileage: 200,600

SPEEDOMETER & OTHER CONTROL INFORMATION DISPLAY WENT BLANK. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD BUT UNABLE TO TURN OFF ENGINE. CONTACTED TOYOTA & WAS TOLD PROBLEM IS KNOWN & WARRANTY EXTEND TO 9 YEARS & UNLIMITED MILES. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS OLDER THAN NINE YEARS, SO I MUST PAY ESTIMATE $1400 TO FIX & CAR ...

Mileage: 200,600

SPEEDOMETER & OTHER CONTROL INFORMATION DISPLAY WENT BLANK. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD BUT UNABLE TO TURN OFF ENGINE. CONTACTED TOYOTA & WAS TOLD PROBLEM IS KNOWN & WARRANTY EXTEND TO 9 YEARS & UNLIMITED MILES. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS OLDER THAN NINE YEARS, SO I MUST PAY ESTIMATE $1400 TO FIX & CAR ...

Mileage: 200,600

AS I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL THE ABS VSC BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE PEDAL BECAME MUSH AND I LOST POWER BRAKING. THIS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I SWERVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PULLED OFF THE SHOULDER JUST MISSING THE GUARD RAIL. I HAVE FOUND OUT THA...

Mileage: 268,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BEGAN TO TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS CONTINUED SINCE.

HEADLAMP FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. USUALLY CORRECTED BY SWITCHING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON. SOMETIMES THIS DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 285,000

THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY FAILED TO LIGHT UP, BUT THE CAR TURNED ON. IT DID GO INTO DRIVE, SO I DROVE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL, THEN STOPPED TO CALL COGGIN TOYOTA AT THE AVENUES TO REPORT THE PROBLEM, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THEY SAID IT WAS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUS AN...

Mileage: 156,654

LEFT HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF INTERMITTENTLY. IF I TURNED THE LIGHT OFF AND BACK ON THE HEADLIGHT WOULD BRIEFLY WORK BUT THEN TURN OFF AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 260,000

VEHICLE SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL AND/OR WILL NOT REVERT BACK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE PROBLEM IS MOST PREVALENT WHEN WEATHER GETS EXTREMELY HOT (99 DEGREES +). THE ONLY WAY I WAS ABLE TO GET MOVING WAS TO PHYSICALLY HOLD MY SHIFTER IN DRIVE POSITION; THE SECOND I LET IT GO, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY REV...

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY PRIUS COMBINATION DISPLAY (DIGITAL DISPLAY THAT SHOWS THE SPEED, MILEAGE, FUEL LEVEL, CURRENT GEAR SELECTION, ETC.). SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN ON MY CAR, THE COMBINATION DISPLAY IS BLANK AND WILL NOT TURN ON. THE REST OF THE CAR TURNS ON, BUT THAT DISPLAY REMAINS B...

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE GAUGES WERE DIFFICULT TO READ. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE KEY FAILED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION AND THE VEH...

Mileage: 280,000

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT AND AFTER WE TURN THE SWITCH BACK AND FORTH IT GOES BACK ON. THIS PAST WEEKEND IN A DRIVING RAIN STORM AT NIGHT, THE LIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT ON A WINDY MOUNTAIN ROAD. I FLICKED THEM ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY WOULD GO ON AND THEN GO OUT SHORTLY AFTERWARD...

Mileage: 155,000

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT AND AFTER WE TURN THE SWITCH BACK AND FORTH IT GOES BACK ON. THIS PAST WEEKEND IN A DRIVING RAIN STORM AT NIGHT, THE LIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT ON A WINDY MOUNTAIN ROAD. I FLICKED THEM ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY WOULD GO ON AND THEN GO OUT SHORTLY AFTERWARD...

Mileage: 155,000

MY DAUGHTER BORROWED MY PRIUS FOR A DRIVE FROM LAYTON, UTAH TO SEATTLE. WITHIN AN HOUR OF LEAVING MY HOME IN LAYTON, UTAH SHE CALLED CONCERNED ABOUT A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END OF MY PRIUS AS SHE APPROACHED 80MPH. WHEN SHE RETURNED TO UTAH, I HAD THE TIRES CHECKED, REBALANCED, AND THE FRONT END R...

Mileage: 113,700

BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT STILL ON AFTER RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL . *TR

Mileage: 93,268

BOTH HEADLIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM SINCE THAT DATE, DESPITE CHANGING THE BULBS. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS CAN BE RELIT BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON. SOMETIMES THIS DOES NOT WORK. PARTICULARLY IF THE BRIGHT LIGHTS...

Mileage: 90,000

A DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME TOLD ME ABOUT ONE WEEK AGO THAT MY HEADLIGHTS WERE GOING ON AND OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THEN YESTERDAY WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ANOTHER DRIVER GOT OUT OF HIS CAR TO TELL ME THAT MY LIGHTS HAD GONE OFF. I HADN'T NOTICED A CHANGE MYSELF, BUT THEN I PULLED INTO A PARKI...

Mileage: 99,698

LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL

Mileage: 116,000

I WAS IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT RECENTLY ON APRIL 11, 2014 INVOLVING A DEER AND UNFORTUNATELY FLIPPED AND TOTALED MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A ROAD SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT, A DEER JUMPED OUT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND INITIAL INSTINCT WAS TO HIT THE BRAKES AND SWERVE. WHEN I DID SO,...

STARTING LAST YEAR MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY TURNS OFF AND WILL TURN BACK ON ONCE I TURN LIGHTS OFF AND ON. PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT CONTINUES TO PERIODICALLY SHUT OFF FOR NO SPECIFIC REASON THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE TRIP. THIS ISSUE HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS LIGHTING SAFETY ISSUES AS W...

Mileage: 85,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL, CAME AROUND A BLIND CURVE AND CARS WERE BACKED UP REALLY HIGH ON THE STREET. I REAR-ENDED THE CAR THAT WAS AT A DEAD STOP IN FRONT OF ME AS I TURNED THE CORNER. MY CAR CRUNCHED LIKE AN ACCORDION AND IS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. I HAVE SEVERE WHIPLASH AS WELL AS ALOT OF OTHER B...

Mileage: 73,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2012. EVER SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS PRIUS, I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNING OFF RANDOMLY. WHENEVER I TURN THE CAR ON, BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON, BUT WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF. I TOOK IT TO CARFIX IN GARNER...

Mileage: 121,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2012. EVER SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS PRIUS, I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNING OFF RANDOMLY. WHENEVER I TURN THE CAR ON, BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON, BUT WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF. I TOOK IT TO CARFIX IN GARNER...

Mileage: 121,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT, BOTH HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT. NEITHER THE HIGH BEAMS NOR THE LOW BEAMS WORKED. I HAD TO PULL OVER, AND TURN THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WORKED FINE. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO, AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER...

Mileage: 240,000

HID HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILING. *TR

Mileage: 292,000

PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT TURNING OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON 8/27/2013 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THEN THE SAME THING STARTED HAPPENI...

Mileage: 76,000

PASSENGER HEADLAMP GOES OUT WHILE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP REMAINS ON (ILLUMINATED). TURNING HEADLAMP SWITCH OFF AND ON CAUSES PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP TO ILLUMINATE. ON RE-ILLUMINATION, PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP SOMETIMES APPEARS NORMAL AND AT OTHER TIMES APPEARS TO BE D...

Mileage: 150,900

PASSENGER HEADLAMP GOES OUT WHILE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP REMAINS ON (ILLUMINATED). TURNING HEADLAMP SWITCH OFF AND ON CAUSES PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP TO ILLUMINATE. ON RE-ILLUMINATION, PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP SOMETIMES APPEARS NORMAL AND AT OTHER TIMES APPEARS TO BE D...

Mileage: 150,900

THE BASIC PROBLEM: THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR STICKS IN DRIVE OR "B" (ENGINE BRAKING MODE). IF THE DRIVER STOPS THE VEHICLE, WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED, AND THEN PRESSES THE PARK BUTTON TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE REMAINS IN DRIVE MODE. THE VEHICLE WILL MOVE AS SOON AS THE DRIVER LIFTS THEIR ...

Mileage: 149,472

ODOMETER STOPS WORKING AT 299,999 MILES. TOYOTA SAYS THERE IS NO FIX. *TR

Mileage: 299,999

SAME INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT PROBLEM POSTED HERE HUNDREDS OF TIMES. WHY IS TOYOTA ONLY FIXING 2006+ MODEL YEARS? THE SAME PROBLEM PLAGUES ALL MODEL YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

SAME INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT PROBLEM POSTED HERE HUNDREDS OF TIMES. WHY IS TOYOTA ONLY FIXING 2006+ MODEL YEARS? THE SAME PROBLEM PLAGUES ALL MODEL YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

2004 & 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR VIEW VISIBILITY AND BRAKING ISSUES IN BOTH VEHICLES. *SMD

2004 & 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR VIEW VISIBILITY AND BRAKING ISSUES IN BOTH VEHICLES. *SMD

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *TT

Mileage: 98,000

MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS'S HID LIGHTS ARE GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND COMING BACK ON WHEN I TURNED THEM OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS GOING OFF AGAIN AND WILL COME BACK ON AGAIN WHEN I TURN IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON. ALSO, MY HEADLIGHT LEVELING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT IS COMING ON. WHEN I DRIV...

MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS'S HID LIGHTS ARE GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND COMING BACK ON WHEN I TURNED THEM OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS GOING OFF AGAIN AND WILL COME BACK ON AGAIN WHEN I TURN IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON. ALSO, MY HEADLIGHT LEVELING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT IS COMING ON. WHEN I DRIV...

HEADLIGHTS (HID) INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT REGARDLESS OF SPEED OR ROAD CONDITIONS. TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH THEY COME ON AGAIN AND IT RANDOMLY OCCURS MAKING DRIVING DANGEROUS. I HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS YET THE INCIDENT RECURS RANDOMLY MAKING IT NECESSARY TO TURN THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY OUT THEN ON AG...

Mileage: 135,000

BOTH HEADLAMPS GO OFF AND ON SPORADICALLY, AS FOLLOWS: APPROXIMATELY THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER BUYING THIS USED CAR, THE LEFT HID HEADLAMP APPEARED BURNT OUT. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLAMPS WERE REPLACED ON OR ABOUT JANUARY 8, 2013, AS RECOMMENDED FOR THIS TYPE OF LIGHT. ON INSTALLATION, EITHER LIGHT WO...

Mileage: 235,000

BOTH HEADLAMPS GO OFF AND ON SPORADICALLY, AS FOLLOWS: APPROXIMATELY THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER BUYING THIS USED CAR, THE LEFT HID HEADLAMP APPEARED BURNT OUT. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLAMPS WERE REPLACED ON OR ABOUT JANUARY 8, 2013, AS RECOMMENDED FOR THIS TYPE OF LIGHT. ON INSTALLATION, EITHER LIGHT WO...

Mileage: 235,000

DASH BOARD CONTROLS AND LIGHT WENT OFF. I HAVE INFORMED TOYOTA AND THE DEALERS OF THIS ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS GO OFF AND THEN THE CAR DOESN'T SHUT DOWN FOR A LONG TIME. I FINALLY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE MYSELF (BAD COMBINATION METER) AND INFORMED THE DEALER. THEY INFORMED ME T...

Mileage: 143,056

RECENTLY, VEHICLE HAS STARTED INTERMITTENT OUTAGES OF HID HEADLAMPS. USUALLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE, BUT SOMETIMES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. APPARENTLY THIS IS THE RESULT OF A COMPUTER CALLED THE HID BALLAST OR SOMETHING. TOYOTA IS QUOTING OUTRAGEOUS SUMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECA...

Mileage: 120,855

I WAS TRAVELING ON I95 WHEN ALL THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON (ABS, BRAKE, ETC.). I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR, BUT THE BRAKES DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK. FINALLY, THE REGEN SYSTEM KICKED IN, AND SLOWED THE CAR. WHEN I JAMMED MY FOOT HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR STOPPED WITH A JERK. THIS IS NOT ...

Mileage: 90,000

A COUPLE OF MONTH AGO, I THOUGHT I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WAS OFF WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS ON. I WAS DRIVING IN MY OTHER CAR WHILE A FAMILY MEMBER WAS DRIVING THE PRIUS. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE PRIUS A SHORT TIME LATER, BOTH LIGHT WHERE ON. OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONT...

Mileage: 185,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF EVERY 10 TO 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING. TOYOTA SETTLED A LAWSUIT ON THIS ISSUE FOR 2006+, BUT NOT MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

DRIVE MODE SHIFTER STICKS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. IF THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED, AND YOU THEN PRESS THE PARK BUTTON TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE REMAINS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE WILL MOVE AS SOON AS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS LIFTED, EVEN THOUGH THE DRIVER BELIEVES ...

Mileage: 105,500

MY 2004 PRIUS HAS A TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY THAT CONTROLS MANY FUNCTIONS INCLUDING CLIMATE CONTROLS. ON A RECENT MORNING I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND GOT AN ERROR MESSAGE SAYING "NO EXTERNAL CONNECTION TO AIR CONDITIONER" AT THE SAME TIME I COULD NOT ACCESS HEATER, DEFROST, NAVIGATION, HYBRID MONITOR OR HA...

Mileage: 118,000

MY 2004 PRIUS HAS A TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY THAT CONTROLS MANY FUNCTIONS INCLUDING CLIMATE CONTROLS. ON A RECENT MORNING I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND GOT AN ERROR MESSAGE SAYING "NO EXTERNAL CONNECTION TO AIR CONDITIONER" AT THE SAME TIME I COULD NOT ACCESS HEATER, DEFROST, NAVIGATION, HYBRID MONITOR OR HA...

Mileage: 118,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD CYCLE ON AND OFF. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON WITH THE SWITCH WOULD MAKE THEM BOTH COME ON. UNPREDICTABLE HOW LONG BEFORE EACH HEADLIGHT WOULD TURN OFF, BUT THEY ARE NOT IN SYNC TURNING OFF AND ON. *TR

Mileage: 200,155

BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING IN THE DARK. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED....

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MULTI-DISPLAY MODULE FOR THE HEATER AND DEFROSTER UNITS FAILED, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD DEFOGGER TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE MULTI-DISPLAY MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT...

Mileage: 28,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MULTI-DISPLAY MODULE FOR THE HEATER AND DEFROSTER UNITS FAILED, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD DEFOGGER TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE MULTI-DISPLAY MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT...

Mileage: 28,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE TOOK AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUF...

Mileage: 101,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT DARK. MY WIFE AND I ARE ABOUT 95% SURE THE ENTIRE DASH WENT DARK AS WELL. WE STOPPED AND TOGGLED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, AND EVERYTHING CAME BACK ON. THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE "HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE" HEADLIGHTS, BUT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY THE DASH WOULD...

Mileage: 144,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HOT AND COLD AIR WAS BEING EMITTED FROM THE VENTILATION SYSTEM WHEN NEITHER THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT NOR THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 185,000

CONSISTENTLY A SINGLE HEADLIGHT ON MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS WOULD FLICKER AND GO OUT. "IT MAY GO OFF AGAIN, IN ANOTHER FIVE OR 10 MINUTES, BUT I COULD GET THEM TO WORK AGAIN BY TURNING THEM OFF AND TURNING ON AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

MY PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT GOES OUT A FEW MINUTES AFTER TURNING ON. WHEN TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN COMES BACK ON ONLY TO GO OUT A FEW MINUTES LATER. *TR

Mileage: 103,800

CAR SHIFTS TO NEUTRAL UPON SHIFTING TO DRIVE OR REVERSE WHEN STARTING CAR (O MPH) CAR SHIFTS BACK TO NEUTRAL WHEN DRIVING (25 MPH) PROB. SEEMS RELATED TO COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURE. *TR

Mileage: 117,322

A COMBINATION OF 2 ISSUES. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR HAS BEEN STICKING IN THE D POSITION INSTEAD OF AUTOMATICALLY RETURNING TO THE N POSITION AS IT SHOULD. IT IS DOCUMENTED BY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS THAT THE DUST COVER INSIDE THE SHIFTER CAN BEGIN TO WARP OVER TIME CAUSING THIS STICKI...

Mileage: 130,000

ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON CAUSES IT TO LIGHT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

HID HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF REPEATEDLY, WILL GO OUT RANDOMLY HAVING NOTHING TO DO WITH MOVEMENT, ON TIME, THE LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON IF SWITCH IS TURNED OFF THEN ON AGAIN BUT LIGHTS ARE UNRELIABLE. CONDITION IS OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS DURING NIGHT, FOG OR POOR ROAD CONDITIONS. RANDOM TURNING OFF HAS KEP...

Mileage: 140,000

WATER INTRUSION CAUSED CORROSION OF THE MAIN ENGINE WIRING HARNESS WHICH CAUSED A FAULT IN THE AUXILIARY 12V BATTERY AND HAS MADE THE VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. TOYOTA CANNOT DETERMINE THE SOURCE OR CAUSE OF THE WATER INTRUSION EVEN THOUGH I HAVE BROUGHT IN THE VEHICLE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE SINCE I PURC...

Mileage: 140,422

WATER INTRUSION CAUSED CORROSION OF THE MAIN ENGINE WIRING HARNESS WHICH CAUSED A FAULT IN THE AUXILIARY 12V BATTERY AND HAS MADE THE VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. TOYOTA CANNOT DETERMINE THE SOURCE OR CAUSE OF THE WATER INTRUSION EVEN THOUGH I HAVE BROUGHT IN THE VEHICLE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE SINCE I PURC...

Mileage: 140,422

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS HOME AT NIGHT ON A DARK, WINDING ROAD, BOTH HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT!!!! THERE WAS NO LIGHT! PITCH BLACK! CRAZY! I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT MY LIGHTS WERE OUT. MY BRIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING EITHER. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CAR! I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO...

Mileage: 191,800

MY 24 YR. OLD CHILD WAS DRIVING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH WHEN THE CAR STOPPED AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS INCLUDING BRAKES AND ENGINE AND TRIANGLE WENT ON. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. IT WOULD NOT TAKE A BATTERY JUMP. HAD IT TOWED TO TOYOTA SERVICE AND THEY DISCOVERED CODE P0335 PRESENT AND VERIFIED A FAULTY...

Mileage: 92,521

MY 24 YR. OLD CHILD WAS DRIVING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH WHEN THE CAR STOPPED AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS INCLUDING BRAKES AND ENGINE AND TRIANGLE WENT ON. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. IT WOULD NOT TAKE A BATTERY JUMP. HAD IT TOWED TO TOYOTA SERVICE AND THEY DISCOVERED CODE P0335 PRESENT AND VERIFIED A FAULTY...

Mileage: 92,521

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS IS USED AS A TAXI CAB. ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2012 THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD BEGIN TO FLICKER AND TURN OFF AFTER AROUND FIVE MINUTES OF OPERATION. THE HID BULB REPLACEMENT DID NOT RESOLVE THE MATTER. HEADLIGHTS MUST BE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN IN ORDER TO...

Mileage: 249,000

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS IS USED AS A TAXI CAB. ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2012 THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD BEGIN TO FLICKER AND TURN OFF AFTER AROUND FIVE MINUTES OF OPERATION. THE HID BULB REPLACEMENT DID NOT RESOLVE THE MATTER. HEADLIGHTS MUST BE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN IN ORDER TO...

Mileage: 249,000

. 10/09/2012 I WENT TO START MY 2004 PRIUS I HIT THE POWER BUTTON AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS HAD NOT WORK. YOU DID NOT KNOW THE STATUS OF THE CAR. ACTUATED THE POWER SWITCH AND THE BRAKE PEDDLE NUMEROUS TIMES TO NO AVAIL. I TRIED TO SELECT THE GEAR AND THE CAR WOULD MOVE. BUT DASH BOARD DISPLAY DID NO...

Mileage: 141,000

THE DASH GEAR SELECTOR (COMMON TO 2004 - 2009 G2 PRIUS) BEGAN CLICKING WHEN I CHANGED GEARS (R-D-N) I RESEARCHED THE SUBJECT AND LEARNED THAT THIS CAN LEAD TO THE SHIFTER LOCKING IN D OR R, A HAZARDOUS CONDITION. I ALSO LEARNED THAT SOME DIY OWNERS HAVE DISCOVERED A WARPED DUST PLATE IN THE SHIFT...

Mileage: 69,135

UPON STARTING THE CAR ONE MORNING I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL AND GEAR INDICATOR DIGITAL READOUTS WERE NOT WORKING. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND NARROWED THE PROBLEM TO A FAULTY COMBINATION METER (BAD SOLDER). THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING WITH NUMEROUS OTHER PRIUS OWNERS ACCOR...

Mileage: 59,600

THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. YOU HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON FOR THEM TO WORK AND THEY ONLY LAST A MINUTE AFTER THAT. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!! *TR

Mileage: 160,000

THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. YOU HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON FOR THEM TO WORK AND THEY ONLY LAST A MINUTE AFTER THAT. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!! *TR

Mileage: 160,000

I NEED YOUR HELP! THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WELL DOCUMENTED AS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS MULTI-FUNCTIONAL DISPLAY (MFD). THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE 60 PIN CONNECTOR ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD OF THE MFD SOMETIMES DEVELOPS A PLAY IN THE CONNECTION AND HENCE THE SPORADIC DISPLAY. ...

Mileage: 92,000

RANDOM FAILURE OF LIGHTS, BEGAN WITH DRIVER?S SIDE AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR RANDOMLY WITH GREATER FREQUENCY. PASSENGER SIDE ALSO TURNS OFF RANDOMLY, THOUGH WITH LESS FREQUENCY. MANY OCCASIONS, I HAVE HAD BOTH LIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TT

Mileage: 171,740

RANDOM FAILURE OF LIGHTS, BEGAN WITH DRIVER?S SIDE AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR RANDOMLY WITH GREATER FREQUENCY. PASSENGER SIDE ALSO TURNS OFF RANDOMLY, THOUGH WITH LESS FREQUENCY. MANY OCCASIONS, I HAVE HAD BOTH LIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TT

Mileage: 171,740

HAD THE HID HEADLIGHTS REPLACED 6 MONTHS AGO BECAUSE THEY WERE INTERMITTENTLY GOING ON AND OFF. SAME THING IS HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 215,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN, CAUSING HER CHEST TO BE THROWN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE WERE CO...

Mileage: 134,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN, CAUSING HER CHEST TO BE THROWN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE WERE CO...

Mileage: 134,000

TL* THE OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A THIRD VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS REPORTED INJURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.TH...

Mileage: 122,543

BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING FREQUENTLY NOW. THE IMMEDIATE REMEDY SEEMS TO BE TO TURN SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN TO RESTORE THEM. THIS HAS RECENTLY BECOME A REGULAR PROBLEM AS I DRIVE AT NIGHT. THANKFULLY THE 'FOG LAMPS' ARE FUNCTIONAL AND NOW I AM SURE TO HAVE THEM SWITCHED ON IN ADDITION T...

Mileage: 177,000

LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHTS FAILED IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER OF 2009. HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED. LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS FAILED IN 2011. I DRIVE 10,000 PER YEAR. I DO NOT DO MUCH DRIVING WITH MY HEADLIGHTS ON. *TR

LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHTS FAILED IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER OF 2009. HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED. LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS FAILED IN 2011. I DRIVE 10,000 PER YEAR. I DO NOT DO MUCH DRIVING WITH MY HEADLIGHTS ON. *TR

SINGLE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF/ON INTERMITTENTLY - FIXED BY TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF/ON. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BALANCES ON THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS NEEDE...

THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT AND TAILLIGHT STOPPED WORKING. WE REPLACED THE TAIL LIGHT BULB ONLY FOR IT TO STOP WORKING TWO DAYS LATER. WE REPLACED THE TAIL LIGHT BULB ONCE A WEEK FOR A MONTH, AND FOR NOW IT CONTINUES TO WORK. THE HEADLIGHT, HOWEVER, CONTINUED NOT WORKING FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS, THEN BEGA...

Mileage: 123,000

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT RANDOMLY AND ONLY COME BACK ON BY TURNING LIGHT SWITCH OFF THAN ON. REPLACED BULB AND PROBLEM CONTINUES. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED FOR THE FAULTY BRAKES. THE MANUF...

Mileage: 90,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT ON NARROW WINDING ROADS AT NIGHT. ALMOST CRASHED INTO TREE. I TURNED THE SWITCH BACK OFF AND THAN ON AND LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. SINCE THAN, THE RIGHT HEADLAMP GOES ON AND OFF AT NIGHT AND SOMETIMES BOTH GO OUT. THE DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST OVER $1000 TO FIX. I HAVE READ MANY C...

Mileage: 88,000

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A NARROW COUNTRY ROAD, LINED WITH TREES, AT 55 MPH. SUDDENLY , BOTH HEAD LAMPS SHUT OFF. IT IS A MIRACLE THAT I DIDN'T WRECK, I COULD NOT SEE A THING, AND BRAKED BLINDLY. AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP I TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. BEFORE I CO...

Mileage: 159,600

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 111,500 MILES ON IT, AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT IS INTERMITTENT WHEN VIEWING MY REFLECTION IN THE BUMPER OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. SOMETIMES IT RUNS FINE FOR OVER AN HOUR, OTHER TIMES IT DOESN'T LAST 5 ...

Mileage: 112,000

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAPPENED THREE TIMES, OVER A SIX YEAR SPAN. HE MANAGED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, ALL WORKED F...

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAPPENED THREE TIMES, OVER A SIX YEAR SPAN. HE MANAGED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, ALL WORKED F...

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAPPENED THREE TIMES, OVER A SIX YEAR SPAN. HE MANAGED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, ALL WORKED F...

HEADLIGHTS DONT WORK, OVERHEATING BULBS $800 TO REPLACE, YOU GO TOYOTA YOUR CAR SUCKS. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE BALLAST FAILED FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ...

Mileage: 90,000

THE HID HEADLIGHT LEVELING SENSOR PART# 89408-47010 FAILED. BIG RED EXCLAMATION ON THE DASH AND CAR WON'T PASS INSPECTION. TOYOTA SAYS IT COSTS $600 TO REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE HID HEADLIGHT LEVELING SENSOR PART# 89408-47010 FAILED. BIG RED EXCLAMATION ON THE DASH AND CAR WON'T PASS INSPECTION. TOYOTA SAYS IT COSTS $600 TO REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS COLD, SOMETIMES DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND SPEEDOMETER DO NOT COME ON WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. CAR RUNS BUT WITH NO INSTRUMENT PANEL. SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR IS IN THIS STATE THE CAR CANNOT BE TURNED OFF BY PRESSING THE START BUTTON. CAR CAN ONLY BE TURNED OFF BY PRESSING AND HO...

Mileage: 160,000

WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS COLD, SOMETIMES DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND SPEEDOMETER DO NOT COME ON WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. CAR RUNS BUT WITH NO INSTRUMENT PANEL. SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR IS IN THIS STATE THE CAR CANNOT BE TURNED OFF BY PRESSING THE START BUTTON. CAR CAN ONLY BE TURNED OFF BY PRESSING AND HO...

Mileage: 160,000

THE MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAY REGISTERED THE ERROR CODE: CHECK CONNECTION OF AIR CONDITIONER. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT PAPPAS TOYOTA ON 12/2/11 SHOWED A DEFECTIVE MFD. A NEW REPLACEMENT WOULD COST $4300. A REFURBISHED ONE WAS TO BE LOCATED BUT A CALL WAS NOT RECEIVED AS TO THIS HAVING HAPPENED. TOYOTA W...

Mileage: 41,520

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS FRONTAL IMPACT CRASH INTO REAR OF VEHICLE 2, 2002 HONDA CRV, ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2011, 4:33PM EST. BUMPER IMPACT AT APPROX SPEED 25MPH IN CLEAR CONDITIONS TOTALED SUBJECT VEHICLE INCLUDING COMPLETE FOLDING OF HOOD, DISPLACEMENT OF STRUCTURAL BUMPER, FAN ASSEMBLIES, RADIATOR & ...

Mileage: 193,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WHEN ACCELERATING. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,0...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTED FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL SEVERAL TIMES INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO HOLD THE GEAR FOR IT TO REMAIN IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE GEAR SHIF...

Mileage: 87,691

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON RESTORED THE HEADLIGHTS. IT HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES IN 2 HOURS OF DRIVING. AT THE END OF THE TRIP IT WAS HAPPENING ABOUT EVERY MILE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED T...

Mileage: 110,000

HID HEADLIGHTS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. HEADLIGHTS CAN BE RESET BY TURNING HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. A SEARCH OF THE NHTSA AND OTHER WEBSITES DEMONSTRATE THAT THIS SAME PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD FOR SEVERAL YEAR MODELS OF PRIUS AUTOS. THE DEALER ESTIMATES TO REPLACE THE HEA...

Mileage: 170,000

HID HEADLIGHTS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. HEADLIGHTS CAN BE RESET BY TURNING HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. A SEARCH OF THE NHTSA AND OTHER WEBSITES DEMONSTRATE THAT THIS SAME PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD FOR SEVERAL YEAR MODELS OF PRIUS AUTOS. THE DEALER ESTIMATES TO REPLACE THE HEA...

Mileage: 170,000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLIGHT, INTERMITTENTLY, UNPREDICTABLY AND INEXPLICABLY SHUTS OFF. IT WILL OCCASIONALLY RETURN TO SERVICE ON ITS OWN, BUT USUALLY REQUIRES A CYCLING OF THE LIGHT'S POWER SWITCH BEFORE FULL FUNCTION IS RESTORED. AFTER WHICH, THE LENGTH OF TIME BEFORE THE LIGHT SHUTS OFF AGAI...

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLIGHT, INTERMITTENTLY, UNPREDICTABLY AND INEXPLICABLY SHUTS OFF. IT WILL OCCASIONALLY RETURN TO SERVICE ON ITS OWN, BUT USUALLY REQUIRES A CYCLING OF THE LIGHT'S POWER SWITCH BEFORE FULL FUNCTION IS RESTORED. AFTER WHICH, THE LENGTH OF TIME BEFORE THE LIGHT SHUTS OFF AGAI...

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLIGHT, INTERMITTENTLY, UNPREDICTABLY AND INEXPLICABLY SHUTS OFF. IT WILL OCCASIONALLY RETURN TO SERVICE ON ITS OWN, BUT USUALLY REQUIRES A CYCLING OF THE LIGHT'S POWER SWITCH BEFORE FULL FUNCTION IS RESTORED. AFTER WHICH, THE LENGTH OF TIME BEFORE THE LIGHT SHUTS OFF AGAI...

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL LEVER BECAME WORN. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO THE ROLL WITH THIS DEFECT. THE INTERNAL SPRING THAT MOVES THE TRANSMISSION LEVER BACK TO THE PREVIOUS POSITION BECAME WORN AND NOW IT DOESN'T RETURN TO IT'S NORMAL POSITION WHEN PUTTIN...

WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY IN TRAFFIC, AFTER A PARTICULARLY ROUGH TRANSMISSION SHIFT, THE LARGE RED EXCLAMATION MARK WARNING INSIDE A TRIANGLE LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD, ALONG WITH THE YELLOW "CHECK ENGINE" AND "VSC" (VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL) WARNINGS. THE CAR WAS PULLED OVER TO A SAFE LOCATION AND STOPP...

Mileage: 86,360

THE DASHBOARD COMPUTER IN MY 2004 PRIUS MALFUNCTIONS. THE ENERGY MONITOR DOES NOT SHOW ANY OF THE ARROWS OR CURRENT GAS MILEAGE. I CAN'T ACCESS ANY OF THE MENUS: CLIMATE, AUDIO, ETC. THIS MEANS THAT I CAN NOT TURN ON THE DEFROST HEAT IN THE MORNING WHEN THE WINDSHIELD IS FROZEN. SOMETIMES THE TE...

Mileage: 76,250

FRONT LIGHTS WENT DIM. ABLE TO TURN BACK ON WITH SWITCH. FRONT LIGHTS CONTINUE TO GO OUT OR GET DIM INTERMITTENTLY AND I MUST TURN SWITCH ON AND OFF TO GET THEM BACK ON. I HAVE PAID TOYOTA FOR SEVERAL NEW BULBS AND DIAGNOSTICS WITH NO FIX.

Mileage: 48,000

TOYOTA PRIUS 2004 GENERATION 2, SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENT DISPLAY PROBLEMS. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON VERY FREQUENTLY FOR NO REASON. NO DISPLAY OF SPEED AND FUEL GAUGE AND ALSO THE ODOMETER. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

THE MULTIFUNCTIONAL DISPLAY (MFD) FAILED FOLLOWING DEALER REPLACEMENT OF THE 12V BATTERY. THE DEALER IS NOW RECOMMENDED $5,000 REPLACEMENT OF THE MFD. MFD FAILURE IN THE PRIUS SEEMS TO BE AN INCREASING EVENT BASED ON ON-LINE CHATTER ON BLOGS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A BASIC DESIGN FLAW IN THE PRIUS MF...

Mileage: 246,000

DURING NORMAL SERVICE AT DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR INDICATED THAT STEERING YOKE SUB ASSEMBLE AND SHAFT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF BINDING. DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY HAD DONE THE STEERING RECALL " NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V188000 " IN 2006 ON THIS CAR. IS THE CURRENT ISSUE (WHICH WE ...

Mileage: 101,254

THE HEADLAMPS KEEP SWITCHING OFF INTERMITTENTLY ON MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FAIRLY REGULARLY OVER THE LAST YEAR, BUT LAST NIGHT (8-2-2011) BOTH HEADLAMPS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME WHEN ON A DARK, WINDY ROAD CAUSING ME TO ALMOST CRASH INTO A TREE (I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING WITHOUT TH...

Mileage: 140,000

THE HEADLAMPS KEEP SWITCHING OFF INTERMITTENTLY ON MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FAIRLY REGULARLY OVER THE LAST YEAR, BUT LAST NIGHT (8-2-2011) BOTH HEADLAMPS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME WHEN ON A DARK, WINDY ROAD CAUSING ME TO ALMOST CRASH INTO A TREE (I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING WITHOUT TH...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR UPON APPLICATION. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO DRIVE, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED REPEATEDLY. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 94,000

MY 2004 PRIUS WITH 36,600 TOTAL MILES HAS A FAILING RIGHT HEADLIGHT. TOYOTA SERVICE IN HONOLULU ESTIMATE COST OF PARTS & LABOR TOTALING $500. TO REPLACE THE FAILING HEADLIGHT AND $700 TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHTS, WHICH TOYOTA RECOMMENDS. *TR

Mileage: 36,550

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLIDE BACKWARD AS A RESULT FROM A POSSIBLE BLOW OUT IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CROSS OVER A FIVE LANE HIGHWAY. TH...

Mileage: 168,000

WHILE DRIVIMG UNDER CRUISE CONTROL AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, A CONTINUOUS LOUD BEEP OCCURRED, ACCOMPANIED WITH THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS ON THE DASHBOARD: RED "BRAKE" WARNING AND YELLOW "((!))", "ABS" (ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM), AND "VSC" (VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL) WARNINGS. ATTEMPTING TO PULL OVER AND ...

Mileage: 84,380

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS 160,000 MILES. THE LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN FAILING INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT A WEEK. TWO NIGHTS AGO, ON A DARK ROAD, THE ENTIRE SET OF FRONT HEADLIGHTS, FOG LAMPS, ALL SUDDENLY WENT OFF. I AM HAPPY TO SAY THE HAZARDS WERE FUNCTIONAL, BECAUSE NO AMOUNT OF TURNING THE SWITCH AT TH...

Mileage: 162,190

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 63 MILES PER HOUR, I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES WHEN MY ENGINE CUT OUT, ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH TURNED ON INCLUDING THE CHECK ENGINE AND RED TRIANGLE WARNING LIGHT. I DRIFTED TO THE SHOULDER AND POWERED THE CAR OFF. I TRIED TO START IT 2 MORE TIME...

Mileage: 123,000

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. SINCE 2004, MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT 5 TIMES. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAS GONE OUT 3 TIMES AND THE LEFT 2 TIMES. THE LAST TIME I REPLACED THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT, IT DID NOT LAST 12 MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. SINCE 2004, MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT 5 TIMES. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAS GONE OUT 3 TIMES AND THE LEFT 2 TIMES. THE LAST TIME I REPLACED THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT, IT DID NOT LAST 12 MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE DIVIDER ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AFTER THE CRASH. THE DRIVER AND T...

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE DIVIDER ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AFTER THE CRASH. THE DRIVER AND T...

Mileage: 120,000

TRACTION CONTROL DISABLES CAR WHEN SLIPPERY... ENGINE TOTALLY SHUTS OFF. CAN HAPPEN PASSING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHEN ICY/SNOWY, ETC. ALSO MAKES ASCENDING HILLS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 102,020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND DEPRESSED THE SHIFT BUTTON TO SHIFT INTO PARK. AS HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED FORWARD UNTIL PRESSURE WAS REAPPLIED TO THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A MAL...

Mileage: 52,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME STUCK BETWEEN DRIVE AND NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WHERE THE SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY TOLD HIM THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. T...

Mileage: 50,500

THE SMART KEY ON MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS LOCKED THE DOORS ON ITS OWN, EVEN WHILE IN THE CAR. I UNLOCKED THE DOORS WITH THE SMART KEY, PLACED MY BABY IN HIS CARSEAT, BUCKLED HIM IN, PLACED HIS DIAPER BAG ON THE FLOOR IN THE BACKSEAT AS ALWAYS, WITH THE SMART KEY IN A POCKET OF THE DIAPER BAG, AND AS I ...

Mileage: 75,500

HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT ON MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS WHILE DRIVING DOWN I84 IN NEW YORK. AT NIGHT! FLIPPED SWITCHES AND TURNED ON AND OFF AND THEY WENT BACK ON. HAD I BEEN ON A DARK BACK ROAD WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. WHY! *TR

Mileage: 105,320

I WAS COMING OFF OF AN ONRAMP AND INTENDING TO TURN RIGHT AT THE LIGHT. I NEEDED TO GET INTO THE LEFT LANE AS I WAS TURNING LEFT AT THE NEXT BLOCK. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND MAKE THE TURN AND NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES. I ENDED UP GOING UP OVER THE CURB AND THE PLANTS ...

Mileage: 110,000

INTERMITTENT HID BULB GOES OUT. THERE IS NO PARTICULAR EVENT THAT TAKES PLACE WHEN THE LIGHTS STOP WORKING. WHEN TURNED ON THEY ALWAYS COME ON AND AT SOME POINT THEY WILL SOMETIMES STOP WORKING. WHEN I SEE THEY HAVE STOPPED I WILL TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND THEY WORK AND WILL USUALLY STAY ...

HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT, BUT COME BACK ON. AT FIRST, IT WAS ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT, BUT ONE EVENING, WHEN ONE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, I SWITCHED TO HIGH BEAMS AND BOTH WENT OUT. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LIGHTS WORKED FOR ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES. DEALER HAD REPLACED BULBS...

Mileage: 72,500

1. EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE DRIVING IN 1 - 2 INCHES OF SNOW, I ATTEMPTED LEFT TURN, ENCOUNTERING A SOMEWHAT DEEPER (APPROXIMATELY 4-INCH, AND HEAVILY TRACKED FROM PREVIOUS VEHICLES) BERM OF SNOW AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE SIDE STREET ONTO WHICH I WAS TURNING. 2. THE FAILURE, HOW OFTEN IT OCCURS, IT...

Mileage: 93,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TOUCH SCREEN MODULE WHICH INCLUDED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, THE FUEL GAUGE, THE ODOMETER, ETC FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE DISPLAY SCREEN WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 120,000

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILURE. SPONTANEOUSLY GOES OUT. WILL COME BACK WHEN SWITCH OFF AND ON. *TR

Mileage: 121,046

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE W...

Mileage: 150,000

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING RECALL ACCELERATOR PEDAL INTERFERENCE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS RECEIVED TWO RECALL LETTERS. HE STATED HE IS PLEASED WITH HIS VEHICLE AND IS SKEPTICAL ABOUT LETTING THE DEALER WORK ON HIS VEHICLE. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS GAUGE WAS INOPERA...

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING RECALL ACCELERATOR PEDAL INTERFERENCE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS RECEIVED TWO RECALL LETTERS. HE STATED HE IS PLEASED WITH HIS VEHICLE AND IS SKEPTICAL ABOUT LETTING THE DEALER WORK ON HIS VEHICLE. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS GAUGE WAS INOPERA...

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING RECALL ACCELERATOR PEDAL INTERFERENCE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS RECEIVED TWO RECALL LETTERS. HE STATED HE IS PLEASED WITH HIS VEHICLE AND IS SKEPTICAL ABOUT LETTING THE DEALER WORK ON HIS VEHICLE. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS GAUGE WAS INOPERA...

MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAY (MFD) FAILURE IN 2004 PRIUS. THIS FAILURE IT INTERMITTENT AND CAUSES THE RADIO TO TURN OFF, PREVENTS THE USE OF CLIMATE/RADIO CONTROLS LOCATED IN/ON THE MFD UNIT, PREVENTS ONE FROM KNOWING WHETHER THE BATTERY IS CHARGING. THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS SEEM TO WORK FOR THE CLIMA...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CENTER CONSOLE ON THE DAS...

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CENTER CONSOLE ON THE DAS...

Mileage: 108,000

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER ASSERTS THAT VEHICLE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE BOLTED AND JERKED SLIGHTLY AS SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF, THE VEHICLE RESPONDED SLUGGISHLY AND THE...

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER ASSERTS THAT VEHICLE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE BOLTED AND JERKED SLIGHTLY AS SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF, THE VEHICLE RESPONDED SLUGGISHLY AND THE...

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER ASSERTS THAT VEHICLE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE BOLTED AND JERKED SLIGHTLY AS SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF, THE VEHICLE RESPONDED SLUGGISHLY AND THE...

HEADLIGHT ON 2004 PRIES CONTROLLER BROKEN. MAY BE DUE TO OXIDE LEVELS IN CONTACTS. SMART KEY OXIDATION CAUSES POOR USE. ALARM GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND THE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT WOULD FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE HEADLIGHT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTI...

Mileage: 108,000

HAVE A 2004 PRIUS. HEAD LIGHT ON RIGHT SIDE KEEPS GOING OUT. AFTER I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, IT COMES BACK ON FOR A SHOT TIME. WAITING FOR BOTH LIGHTS TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

CAR: 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS PROBLEM: INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING. LAST NIGHT WHILE DRIVING ALONG AN UNLIT COUNTRY ROAD, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON BY TURNING ON AND OFF THE HEADLAMPS USING THE STALK MOUNTED SWITCH....

Mileage: 129,213

UNSAFE NIGHTTIME HEADLAMP LIGHTING DUE TO FAILURE OF HEIGHT SENSOR, P/N 8940847010, 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. FAILURE OF HEIGHT SENSOR CAUSED HEADLAMPS TO POINT DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED SOMEONE ELSE DROVE HER VEHICLE AND HE EXPERIENCED SLUGGISH ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. A MESSAGE FLASHED QUICKLY, BUT HE WAS UNABLE ...

WHILE HEADING UP MY DRIVEWAY IN MY 2004 PRIUS, THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, I THREW IT INTO REVERSE AND TURNED BACK TOWARD MY GARAGE WHERE IT CRASHED THRU THE WALL. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

2004 PRIUS AT 146K MILES WITH ORIGINAL HEADLIGHTS. DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNS ORANGE AND GOES OUT AFTER 2 MINUTES. PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT GOES OUT RANDOMLY AND TAKES OUT FOG LIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME. A COMPLETE FAILURE OF FORWARD FACING LIGHTING INCLUDING FOG LAMPS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IF A HEADLIGHT GO...

Mileage: 146,000

1) EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE: POST-"90L CAMPAIGN" RECALL MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS, VEHICLE DRIVING AT ~15 MPH ON A FLAT CLEAR ROAD. 2) THE FAILURE: UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OBSERVED. ACCELERATED, WITHOUT ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED, TO ~27 MPH. BRAKES SUCCESSFULLY APPLIED. RELEASE OF B...

Mileage: 92,345

I GOT MY 2004 PRIUS IN NOV 2003. MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED LAST YEAR AND I WAS CHARGED AT LEAST $200 TO REPLACE LAST YEAR. THE SAME HEADLIGHT FAILED ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO, AND I DO NOT HAVE $200+ TO GET THE BULB REPLACED. I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO DO THIS MYSELF AS HAVE MANY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS. *...

Mileage: 108,000

THE AUTOMOBILE WAS STOPPED AT A INTERSECTION AND THE PAVEMENT WAS WET FROM A LIGHT RAIN. I APPLIED NORMAL PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR AND FELT THE CAR MOVE FORWARD AS EXPECTED. THEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS, I FELT THE TIRES SLIP DUE TO A LOST OF TRACTION WITH THE WET PAVEMENT. AT THAT POINT THE ANTI-S...

Mileage: 45,000

THE AUTOMOBILE WAS STOPPED AT A INTERSECTION AND THE PAVEMENT WAS WET FROM A LIGHT RAIN. I APPLIED NORMAL PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR AND FELT THE CAR MOVE FORWARD AS EXPECTED. THEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS, I FELT THE TIRES SLIP DUE TO A LOST OF TRACTION WITH THE WET PAVEMENT. AT THAT POINT THE ANTI-S...

Mileage: 45,000

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS ACCELERATES DUE TO GAS PEDAL GETTING STUCK IN THE FLOOR MAT. THIS MORNING I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2004 THAT I BOUGHT FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WHO MENTIONED ALL RECALL ISSUES WERE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. HE MENTIONED THE DEALER SHAVED OFF THE GAS PEDAL TO MAKE IT SH...

Mileage: 44,500

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS ACCELERATES DUE TO GAS PEDAL GETTING STUCK IN THE FLOOR MAT. THIS MORNING I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2004 THAT I BOUGHT FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WHO MENTIONED ALL RECALL ISSUES WERE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. HE MENTIONED THE DEALER SHAVED OFF THE GAS PEDAL TO MAKE IT SH...

Mileage: 44,500

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES ACCELERATION PROBLEMS *TGW WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER SWERVED INTO THE NEXT LANE TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE MOTOR REVVED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL. THEN THE ...

MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS. THEY INTERMITTENTLY TURN THEMSELVES OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TRIED REPLACING THEM PER THE MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS BUT THE INSTALLED LAMPS ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE MANUAL, SO REPLACING THEM IS NOT AN OPTION. I CONSIDER THIS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT. THESE LAMPS...

Mileage: 104,204

MY COMPLAINT HAS TO DO WITH THE HIGH ENERGY DISCHARGE (XENON) HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. BEGINNING SOMETIME IN FEBRUARY 2010 MY WIFE AND I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD SHUT DOWN AFTER THE LIGHTS HAD BEEN ON FOR A FEW MINUTES. IF THE HEADLIGHTS WERE QUICKLY TURNED ...

Mileage: 121,000

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE ON MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. IT FIRST HAPPENED AROUND 67,000 MILES WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT ONCE (AT NIGHT!). FLICKING THE SWITCH DID MAKE THEM COME BACK ON. AFTER THAT, THE FAILURE HAS BEEN INCREASING, MAINLY WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. TURNING THE SWI...

Mileage: 82,000

WE OWN A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS AND HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH IT UNTIL IT RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE. AFTER STOPPING AT A REST STOP AND PREPARING TO RETURN TO THE INTERSTATE, MY WIFE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE AS SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE FROM THE PARKING AREA. SHE ...

Mileage: 86,831

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE AHEAD OF HER. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE BUT SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND...

Mileage: 32,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2004 PRIUS (80,000 MILES) HAVE GONE ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT WHILE WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY WHEN BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN AND THE A NEW BULB W...

Mileage: 81

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE FLOOR MAT BECAME STUCK INSIDE THE ACCELERATOR PAD. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE CONTACT PRESSED A BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICAT...

Mileage: 56,767

MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS LEFT ME STRANDED FOR 15 MINUTE PERIODS OF TIME WHILE PARKED ON MY STREET. ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME ON AS WELL AS THE FOLLOWING RED WARNING "CAUTION - TRANSMISSION "P" LOCK MECHANISM IS ABNORMAL. PARK IN A FLAT PLACE AND APPLY BRAKE." I WAS PARKED ON A MILD INCLINE A...

Mileage: 50,000

MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS LEFT ME STRANDED FOR 15 MINUTE PERIODS OF TIME WHILE PARKED ON MY STREET. ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME ON AS WELL AS THE FOLLOWING RED WARNING "CAUTION - TRANSMISSION "P" LOCK MECHANISM IS ABNORMAL. PARK IN A FLAT PLACE AND APPLY BRAKE." I WAS PARKED ON A MILD INCLINE A...

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL REPEATED PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS N...

Mileage: 102,595

DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT ON THE 405 FREEWAY AT APPROX. 65MPH, SUDDENLY ALL THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, INCLUDING THE MIL SYMBOL, ALONG WITH A WARNING SYMBOL ON THE NAVIGATION SCREEN. I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND PARKED AT THE CURB. AFTER CHECKING THE OWNERS MANUAL, I SLOWLY DROVE THE REST OF T...

Mileage: 69,042

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS (LOW SPEED, UNDER 30 MPH), I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE. AT FIRST THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM MY BRAKES, THEN THE ABS KICKED IN AND STOPPED MY VEHICLE. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND THERE WAS NO APPARENT REASON THAT THE ABS SYSTEM SHOULD'VE KICKED IN. AT THAT TIME BOTH THE ABS...

Mileage: 104,000

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN GOING OVER A BUMPY PATCH OF ROAD, IF I BRAKE, SOMETIMES THE BRAKE APPEARS TO NOT CATCH FOR A BRIEF TIME (1 SECOND OR SO). AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS MY IMAGINATION, BUT OVER THE YEARS IT HAS HAPPENED OFTEN ENOUGH THAT I AM CONVINCED THE SENSATI...

Mileage: 54,000

WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING MY 2004 PRIUS I EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. IN THE OLD DAYS (I'M 71) IF YOU EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION YOU WOULD RIGHT OFF CHECK YOUR GAS PEDAL AND FLOOR MATS. THAT KIND OF PROBLEM WASN'T ALL THAT UNCOMMON WHEN YOU OWNED OLD CARS. IF YOU DIDN'T F...

Mileage: 14,000

MY 2004 PRIUS FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES LOSE CONTROL WHEN I'M GOING OVER A BUMP. I APPLY THE BRAKE, IT CATCHES, THEN RELEASES MOMENTARILY, THEN GRABS. THE TIME OF THE RELEASE FEELS TOO LONG TO BE SAFE, AND I AM NEVER REALLY SURE THAT IT WILL GRAB EVENTUALLY. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED SINCE I BOUGHT ...

Mileage: 200

MY MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAY HAS FAILED ON ME FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA PRIUS OWNERS. THIS MEANS I HAVE HAD NO NAVIGATION, AIR CONDITION/HEATING, RADIO/CD AND MORE DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE DEVICE. THERE IS NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE SCREEN, AND THESE SCREENS SEEM TO...

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH MY WIFE AND INFANT DURING THE EVENING LAST SUMMER, AND OUT OF THE BLUE THREE RED INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON AS WELL AS A BUZZER, AND MY BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. THE PEDAL WAS ABLE TO BE PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. PUMPING DID NOTHING. SINCE IT WAS LATE ...

Mileage: 113,000

FAILURE OF INVERTER COOLANT PUMP OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM OCCURRING AT MANY DIFFERENT MILEAGE INTERVALS FOR OTHER OWNERS. IMMEDIATE SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER AND SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. CRUISE CONTROL AND A/C WENT OFFL...

Mileage: 133,939

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMAT...

Mileage: 74,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMAT...

Mileage: 74,000

HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) HEADLIGHTS "WINK" OFF & ON RANDOMLY, WHICH CAUSES A SERIOUS SAFETY/VISIBILITY PROBLEM IN THE DARK. I UNDERSTAND YOU OPENED AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS ISSUE A WHILE AGO BUT THEN CLOSED IT WITHOUT A FINDING OF A SAFETY DEFECT. PLEASE REOPEN IT AGAIN. THERE IS A CONTINUO...

Mileage: 87,000

RECENTLY, I PERFORMED A ROUTINE FLUSH OF THE BRAKE FLUID ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN I STARTED THE PRIUS AFTER COMPLETING THE BRAKE FLUID FLUSH, THERE WERE WARNING LIGHTS SHOWING ON THE DASHBOARD FOR THE BRAKES, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS DIDN'T SURPRISE ME T...

Mileage: 56,000

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA VEHICLES RECALL, OWNER OF A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING, HE APPROACHED A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE, BUT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE INSTEAD ACCELERATED. AS HE HIT THE B...

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA VEHICLES RECALL, OWNER OF A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING, HE APPROACHED A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE, BUT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE INSTEAD ACCELERATED. AS HE HIT THE B...

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AS I WAS MERGING TO MY LEFT. AS I WAS MERGING I FELT THE CAR ACCELERATE AND THE DECREASE IN PRESSURE AGAINST MY FOOT AS THE PEDAL DEPRESSED ON IT'S OWN. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR AFTER FORCEFULLY STEPP...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION TWICE ON JANUARY 16, 2008 AND MARCH 6, 2008. WHILE HE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 100 MPH. HE CONTINUOUSLY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL HE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VE...

Mileage: 42,154

MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS HID HEADLIGHTS AND THEY HAVE BECOME ALMOST COMPLETELY FOGGED OVER IN SPITE OF MY BEST EFFORTS TO CLEAN THEM. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE INSIDE OF THE LAMP, WHICH CAN'T BE CLEANED. TOYOTA WANTS $355 PER HEADLIGHT TO REPLACE THE PART + LABOR. THIS HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE...

Mileage: 122,300

I WAS TURNING MY 2004 PRIUS INTO A PARKING GARAGE AT BETWEEN 2-5 MILES AN HOUR, APPLIED THE BRAKES AS I WAS GOING IN OVER A SMALL LIP/BUMP IN THE PAVEMENT, AND THE CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SWERVE AND REAPPLY THE BRAKES IN TIME TO AVOID HITTING AN ONCOMING EXITING CAR. IT ...

Mileage: 135,000

I WAS TURNING MY 2004 PRIUS INTO A PARKING GARAGE AT BETWEEN 2-5 MILES AN HOUR, APPLIED THE BRAKES AS I WAS GOING IN OVER A SMALL LIP/BUMP IN THE PAVEMENT, AND THE CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SWERVE AND REAPPLY THE BRAKES IN TIME TO AVOID HITTING AN ONCOMING EXITING CAR. IT ...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH BEFORE THE PEDAL RELEASED.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE FA...

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS ENTERING A MAJOR HIGHWAY FROM A PARKING LOT WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED. VISIBILITY WAS GOOD. THERE WAS A SMALL POTHOLE SO I DID TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR. NEXT I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY & HIT BY A CAR GOING 65MPH. I DO NOT THINK I HIT THE ACCELERATOR RATHER THAN TH...

Mileage: 37,294

I WAS ENTERING A MAJOR HIGHWAY FROM A PARKING LOT WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED. VISIBILITY WAS GOOD. THERE WAS A SMALL POTHOLE SO I DID TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR. NEXT I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY & HIT BY A CAR GOING 65MPH. I DO NOT THINK I HIT THE ACCELERATOR RATHER THAN TH...

Mileage: 37,294

LAST FALL THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WAS NOTICED TO BE OUT ON MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS BY A NEIGHBOR WHEN I CAME HOME ONE NIGHT IN NOVEMBER, 2009. MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET IT FIXED AT MY TOYOTA DEALER, BUT THEN IT CAME ON THE NEXT DAY. WHEN I CANCELED THE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER THEY MENTIONED TO WATCH...

Mileage: 145,000

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). MY 2004 PRIUS ALMOST KILLED US IN 2004. IT ACCELERATED SO FAST, THAT I HAD TO GO IN THE MEDIAN. WE COULD NOT SOW IT DOWN OR STOP IT, THERE WAS A BRIDGE AHEAD, SO I MANAGED TO GET BACK ON THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER...

Mileage: 15,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 12 MPH SHE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE DAMAGING THE BRAKE LINE WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACTS VEHICLE TO CONTUNIALLY MOVE AFTER THE CRASH. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONTACT CALLED T...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT, AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE; UNLESS THE TEMPERATURE, BRAKE OR OIL WARNING LIGHTS...

Mileage: 61,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT, AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE; UNLESS THE TEMPERATURE, BRAKE OR OIL WARNING LIGHTS...

Mileage: 61,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON A GRAVEL ROAD. PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE OPPOSING VEHICLES DRIVER, AND PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MO...

Mileage: 186,000

I HAVE A 2004 PRIUS. THE SHIFT LEVER BEGAN TO STICK IN THE SELECT GEAR POSITION INSTEAD OF GOING BACK TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE PARK BUTTON WOULD NOT WORK, CAUSING THE CAR TO MOVE FORWARD IF THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED. I CALLED TOYOTA AND COMPLAINED TWICE. THE GEAR SELECT LEVER NE...

Mileage: 80,000

2004 PRIUS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE BRAKING, THERE WAS NO INITIAL RESPONSE TO THE APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE. I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE I HAD NOT PRESSED THE PEDAL FIRMLY ENOUGH, BUT GIVEN THE PUBLICITY ABOUT BRAKING HESITATION, I WONDER IF THESE WERE VEHICLE PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2004 PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF. IT IS CORRECTED BY TURNING THE SWITCH OFF, THEN BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING IN CLEAR, NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. SHE THEN APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE DID NOT DECREASE IN SPEED. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND THE REAR OF THE...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING IN CLEAR, NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. SHE THEN APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE DID NOT DECREASE IN SPEED. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND THE REAR OF THE...

Mileage: 100,000

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE SKIDS OUT OF CONTROL. *KB

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE SKIDS OUT OF CONTROL. *KB

MULTIFUNCTION TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY (MFD) MALFUNCTION DISABLES THE WINDSHIELD DEFOGGER. ONE MUST WIPE THE WINDSHIELD BY HAND. IF THE WINDSHIELD FOGS WHILE DRIVING ON A NARROW AND WINDING ROAD OR BUSY HIGHWAY, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS ARE AT HIGH RISK. THERE IS A WEBSITE THAT SHOWS WHAT THE PROBL...

Mileage: 90,000

MULTIFUNCTION TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY (MFD) MALFUNCTION DISABLES THE WINDSHIELD DEFOGGER. ONE MUST WIPE THE WINDSHIELD BY HAND. IF THE WINDSHIELD FOGS WHILE DRIVING ON A NARROW AND WINDING ROAD OR BUSY HIGHWAY, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS ARE AT HIGH RISK. THERE IS A WEBSITE THAT SHOWS WHAT THE PROBL...

Mileage: 90,000

WE OWN A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. ON 02/18/2010 IT LOST POWER ON THE ROAD, MAJOR MALFUNCTION LIGHTS CAME ON, AMONG OTHERS, AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IN CARLSBAD, CA. AFTER DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM, THEY SAID THE COMPUTER HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE COMPUTER WAS REPLAC...

Mileage: 122,271

I HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH MY HID HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING AND HAS CAUSED ME TO NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THE PROBLEM IS THAT EITHER THE RIGHT OR LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL STOP WORKING. IF YOU STOP AND TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF & ON THE LIGHTS WILL FUNCTION AGAIN. I LIVE IN A SMALL TOW...

Mileage: 13,000

RETURNING FROM WORK APPROX 1700 DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON D.C. METRO AREA. IT WAS THE FIRST DAY OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE OPENINGS SINCE THE BLIZZARD OF 2010 HAD STARTED. MY RESIDENCE IS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES FROM A MAJOR PRIMARY ROAD (VA HWY 7 IN LOUDOUN COUNTY). T...

2004 PRIUS: AFTER DRIVING AT 10MPH ON GRAVEL ROAD WITH POTHOLES AND THEN TURNING ON TO SMOOTH PAVED ROAD ENGINE SPEED AND SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO VARY WILDLY WITH SPEEDOMETER GOING UP TO 45MPH DOWN AND BACK UP AGAIN FOR A 5 MINUTE PERIOD WHILE DRIVING ON THE PAVED ROAD AT ABOUT 30MPH. THIS CONTINUED...

Mileage: 64,020

2004 PRIUS: AFTER DRIVING AT 10MPH ON GRAVEL ROAD WITH POTHOLES AND THEN TURNING ON TO SMOOTH PAVED ROAD ENGINE SPEED AND SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO VARY WILDLY WITH SPEEDOMETER GOING UP TO 45MPH DOWN AND BACK UP AGAIN FOR A 5 MINUTE PERIOD WHILE DRIVING ON THE PAVED ROAD AT ABOUT 30MPH. THIS CONTINUED...

Mileage: 64,020

ON 23 JAN 2010, WHILE DRIVING I-85N IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THE CAR STALLED AT 70MPH. AN AUDIBLE ALERT SOUNDED, THE CAR JERKED AND THREE WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF. I COASTED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT THE CAR DOWN. I RESTARTED THE CAR -- THE WARNING LIGHTS CLEARED -- AND CONTINUED DRI...

Mileage: 87,000

ON 23 JAN 2010, WHILE DRIVING I-85N IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THE CAR STALLED AT 70MPH. AN AUDIBLE ALERT SOUNDED, THE CAR JERKED AND THREE WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF. I COASTED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT THE CAR DOWN. I RESTARTED THE CAR -- THE WARNING LIGHTS CLEARED -- AND CONTINUED DRI...

Mileage: 87,000

HEADLIGHTS, ONE OR BOTH, TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON IS TO TURN THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

REGARDING MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS: THE 'MULTI-INFORMATION DISPLAY, I.E., COMPUTER DISPLAY, DOES NOT FUNCTION FREQUENTLY, AT WHICH TIME A MESSAGE SAYING THE AIR CONDITIONER IS DISCONNECTED. SIMULTANEOUSLY, WHEN THIS MESSAGE APPEARS, THE RADIO INSTANTLY TURNS OFF. WHEN THIS OCCURS ACCESS TO THE COMPU...

Mileage: 25,000

REGARDING MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS: THE 'MULTI-INFORMATION DISPLAY, I.E., COMPUTER DISPLAY, DOES NOT FUNCTION FREQUENTLY, AT WHICH TIME A MESSAGE SAYING THE AIR CONDITIONER IS DISCONNECTED. SIMULTANEOUSLY, WHEN THIS MESSAGE APPEARS, THE RADIO INSTANTLY TURNS OFF. WHEN THIS OCCURS ACCESS TO THE COMPU...

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON A ROAD COVERED WITH THREE INCHES OF SNOW. THE VEHICLE BEGAN BEGAN TO SKID. THE SKID CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE T...

Mileage: 1,000

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. ON OCTOBER 19, 2009, THE CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF TO 65 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE, SLOW DOWN THE CAR AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD THE CAR TOLLED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT "DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM." THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE ...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. I FIND THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON A ROAD SURFACE WITH BUMPS, THERE APPEARS TO BE A LAG BEFORE THE BRAKES ENGAGE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN DRIVING DOWN A HILL. THE BRAKES DO NOT HESITATE TO ENGAGE ON LEVEL ROAD SURFACES. I ALWAYS ATTRIBUTED THIS TO THE ...

Mileage: 196,000

TWICE WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS, I ENCOUNTERED A SMALL SLICK PATCH ON THE ROADWAY SURFACE, FELT MY FRONT TIRES SLIP MOMENTARILY, THEN GRAB, THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON LIGHTING UP THE DASH. IT SAID I SHOULDN'T DRIVE IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID IT WAS THE SMA...

Mileage: 68,002

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND THIS HAPPENS A LOT. IF I TURN THE SWITCH TO OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE LIGHTS WILL WORK AGAIN BUT SOMETIMES THEY GO OFF AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE FUEL TANK CAN NOT BE FILLED UP WITHOUT SPILLING LARGE AMOUNT OF GAS, WHICH IS A GREAT FIRE HAZARD. IT SEEMS THAT THE FUEL TANK GETS TOO MUCH AIR INSIDE WHEN FILLING UP AND THE AIR PUSHES THE GAS GASHING OUT. *TR

Mileage: 98,111

WHEN THE CAR IS COLD, THE GEAR SHIFTER WON'T STAY IN FORWARD OR REVERSE WITHOUT BEING HELD DOWN MANUALLY. IT GOES INTO NEUTRAL. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THE COMPLAINT I FILED ON 2008/10/14, ODI 10253642 ABOUT PRIUS HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE. SINCE THAT INCIDENT I HAVE HAD THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BULBS REPLACED FOUR TIMES AND SWAPPED LEFT-FOR-RIGHT FOR DIAGNOSIS TWICE. EVEN WITH THOSE NEW BULBS, WHICH MY DUBLIN, CA, TOYOTA DEAL...

DRIVER-SIDE HID HEADLIGHT TURNS ITSELF OFF AT BRIEF INTERVALS. TURNING HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON RESTORES IT, WITHOUT FAIL. SITUATION REMAINED STABLE FOR OVER A YEAR, NOV. 2008 TO JAN. 2010. LIGHT TURNS OUT WHETHER VEHICLE IS MOVING OR STATIONARY. REPLACING LAMP DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM -- IN FA...

Mileage: 119,395

THE BRAKES SUDDENLY SEIZE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW AT TIMES AFTER GOING THROUGH A PUDDLE OR WHEN THE ROAD IS WET FROM RAIN. THIS POSES A RISK AS I FEAR THAT IF ANOTHER CAR WERE CLOSE BEHIND I COULD GET REAR-ENDED AS THE CAR RAPIDLY SLOWS AS IF ONE WERE SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES "LET GO" AFTE...

Mileage: 53,000

I COMPLAINED ABOUT A YEAR AGO TO TOYOTA ABOUT MY CAR LOSING BRAKING ON THE ICE. I DRIVE A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. I READ THEY ARE RECALLING THE 2010 MODEL AND I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM GOES MUCH FURTHER BACK AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY, SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A NEARBY TREE AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS AND CONTINUED TO PUSH THE TREE FURTHER INTO THE STREET. THE CONTACT'S FOOT REMAINED ON...

Mileage: 50,000

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH COMPUTER PROBLEM. STARTED GETTING AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT AIR CONDITIONER WASN'T WORKING. THEN THE COMPUTER WOULD NOT GIVE THE GAS MILEAGE. THEN THE TEMP WOULDN'T SHOW. THEN COULDN'T USE THE RADIO (IT WOULD COME ONE BUT YOU COULDN'T SEE WHAT THE STATION WAS), NOW IT IS ALL ...

MAY 29, 2006 - I WAS PULLING INTO A SCHOOL PARKING SPACE WHEN THE PRIUS ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, AND ALTHOUGH I HIT THE BRAKES, THE ENGINE STARTED TO ROAR, AND THE CAR JUMPED A CONCRETE PARKING LOT CURB, WENT INTO A DRAINAGE SWALE, AND STOPPED ONLY WHEN IT HIT AN IRON FENCE AROUND THE SCHOOL WHERE I ...

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. A FEW MONTHS AGO I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS CUT OFF COMPLETELY. IT WAS 11:30PM ON A FOGGY, DRIZZLY NIGHT, AND SUDDENLY I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH IN PITCH DARKNESS. I WAS ABLE TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON AND DRIVE HOME SLOWLY. I TOOK THE C...

Mileage: 95,000

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT EXPERIENCES BRAKING PROBLEMS WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPY SURFACES, RAILROAD TRACKS, POTHOLES, ETC. I CAN FEEL THE CAR LOSE BRAKING POWER AND THE CAR SEEMS TO SKIP/ LUNGE FORWARD AND THEN SUDDENLY SEIZE TO A STOP. FOR YEARS I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH ANTI-LOCK...

Mileage: 80,000

MY HID HEADLAMP FOR MY 2004 PRIUS IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE ON MY OWN AND IT COSTS $600 (!?) TO CHANGE AT THE DEALER. HOW IS A $600 REPAIR FOR A MINOR THING LIKE A HEADLIGHT NOT ILLEGAL FROM AN AUTO SAFETY STANDPOINT? DO YOU KNOW IF THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ABOUT THIS ISSUE?

Mileage: 95,000

WHEN GOING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT, OR HITTING DEBRIS OR DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE, WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, WITH NO BRAKING POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVER SINCE WE GOT THE CAR, MANY TIMES. THE DEALER TOLD US IT WAS THE ANTI-SKIDDING SYSTEM AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING TO ...

Mileage: 5,000

REPEATED BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS RESULTED IN BOTH ABS AND BRAKE ON SIGNALS, OWNER'S MANUAL SAYS STOP DRIVING AND CONTACT DEALER IMMEDIATELY. DROVE SLOWLY TO DEALER WHO RAN DIAGNOSTICS.($98)TOLD TO REPLACE COMPUTER ($2000) NOT IN STOCK. TOLD OK TO DRIVE UNTIL REPLACEMENT. ADJUSTED SOMETHING. WARNING L...

Mileage: 83,000

REPEATED BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS RESULTED IN BOTH ABS AND BRAKE ON SIGNALS, OWNER'S MANUAL SAYS STOP DRIVING AND CONTACT DEALER IMMEDIATELY. DROVE SLOWLY TO DEALER WHO RAN DIAGNOSTICS.($98)TOLD TO REPLACE COMPUTER ($2000) NOT IN STOCK. TOLD OK TO DRIVE UNTIL REPLACEMENT. ADJUSTED SOMETHING. WARNING L...

Mileage: 83,000

PROBLEM WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES NOT WORKING WHEN HITTING ROUGH SURFACES SUCH AS POTHOLES. *TR

MY 2004 PRIUS HAS THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED FOR THE 2010 PRIUS, THAT IS, WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN AND HIT A BUMP OR HOLE, THERE IS A MOMENTARY ACCELERATION. I REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA IN 2004 AND REGIONAL TOYOTA REP CAME OUT AND LOOKED AT THE CAR AND SAID IT WAS NORMAL. SO...TH...

Mileage: 100

HID HEADLAMPS REPEATEDLY FLICKER, THEN GO OUT. SWITCHING OFF LIGHTS AND SWITCHING BACK ON BRINGS THEM BACK ON FOR AN INTERMITTENT PERIOD OF TIME, THEN THEY GO OUT AGAIN. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT HEADLAMPS AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE. THE MOST RECENT COST $436 FOR THE LAMP ALONE AND $137 IN LA...

Mileage: 104,000

ON THE 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS WHEN DRIVING FROM A STOP ACROSS A ROUGH ROAD OR POT HOLES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES/ANTI-SKID SYSTEM ENGAGES AND MAKES THE CAR SKID ON WET SURFACES. IN WINTER ON ICY ROADS THE (PROPER - NON-PUMPING) APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES ON MODERATELY ICY OR WET ROAD SURFACES CAUSES THE BRAK...

Mileage: 90,000

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS COST $449 (INCLUDES LABOR) TO REPLACE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 71,132

ODD BRAKING BEHAVIOR IN 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN CAR IS IN ITS FIRST FEW MINUTES OF OPERATION AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT, THIS ODD BEHAVIOR OCCURS: THE FIRST OR SECOND TIME I APPLY THE BRAKES, THEY GRAB AS THOUGH THE PEDAL HAS BEEN PRESSED VERY HARD. THE CAR LURCHES TO A STOP. I RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE FORWARD WHILE THE CONTACT'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND HE WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MIL...

Mileage: 103,690

MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS DOES HAVE AN ACCELERATION ISSUE. JUST WANTED TO BRING TO NOTICE THAT THE ACCELERATION ISSUE DOES NOT ONLY EFFECT THE 2010 MODEL. WHEN EVER TRAVELING AROUND 40 MPH AND YOU BRAKE -- THERE IS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION FOR LEST THAN 30 SECONDS -- THIS IS VERY MUCH INTERMITTENT. T...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A 2004 PRIUS WHICH I BOUGHT USED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND WHEN I READ THE LINE THAT I CUT AND PASTED RIGHT FROM YOUR NEWS RELEASE, I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT BECAUSE IT DESCRIBES EXACTLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME NUMEROUS TIMES. "ALLEGATIONS OF MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY WHILE TRAVELING OVER ...

Mileage: 75,000

TWICE MY TOYOTA PRIUS HAS "SURGED" UNEXPECTEDLY. I WAS COASTING INTO A PARKING SPACE BOTH TIMES, SO WAS ABLE TO STOMP ON THE BRAKE AND STOP THE CAR. WHEN THE FIRST RECALL WAS ISSUED I KNEW IT WASN'T THE FLOOR MAT. MINE WAS THE ORIGINAL ONE AND WAS FIRMLY ATTACHED. IT DID NOT MOVE AND "ENTRAP" TH...

Mileage: 42,000

TWICE MY TOYOTA PRIUS HAS "SURGED" UNEXPECTEDLY. I WAS COASTING INTO A PARKING SPACE BOTH TIMES, SO WAS ABLE TO STOMP ON THE BRAKE AND STOP THE CAR. WHEN THE FIRST RECALL WAS ISSUED I KNEW IT WASN'T THE FLOOR MAT. MINE WAS THE ORIGINAL ONE AND WAS FIRMLY ATTACHED. IT DID NOT MOVE AND "ENTRAP" TH...

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRUIS . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN BY APPLYING THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN . THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THER...

Mileage: 52,000

DRIVING APPROX 35 MPH. APPLIED BRAKES LIGHTLY TO SLOW BEFORE A SHARP RIGHT TURN. BRAKES "FROZE" AND REQUIRED EXTREME PRESSURE TO SLOW AND THEN STOP THE CAR BEFORE REACHING AN INTERSECTION APPROX. 100 FEET BEYOND THE CURVE. THE CAR STALLED AND LOST POWER DURING THIS MANEUVER, WHICH WAS ACCOMPANIED BY...

Mileage: 95,000

HID HEADLIGHTS ON 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TURNING SWITCH ON/OFF WILL TURN THEM BACK ON. BOTH HAVE GONE OUT CREATING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.*CW

Mileage: 110,500

LESS THAN NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR; ONLY HAVE 32K MILES ON MY 2004 PRIUS. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BLINKS OFF OR DOESN'T LIGHT IN THE FIRST PLACE EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. NOTHING DONE TO REPAIR IT SINCE THIS PARTICULAR COMPONENT ISN'T NOT UNDER WARRANTY THAT I'M AWARE OF. *TR

Mileage: 29,550

THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT! LIGHTS CAN GO OUT AT ANYTIME. WE CURRENTLY DO NOT DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR SEVEN MONTHS. MULTIPLE INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURES LEADING UP TO HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENTS FOR PASSENGER AND DRIVERSIDE. THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED FIRST (01/2...

Mileage: 64,000

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. JUST LAST WEEK THE TOUCH SCREEN THAT CONTROLS THE HEATING / AIR CONDITIONING, THE RADIO, THE CURRENT MPG INFORMATION AND CONDITION OF THE NI-METAL HYDRIDE BATTERY AND THE GAS ENGINE INTERCONNECTIONS, BEGAN TO FAIL. SOMETIMES IT WORKS FOR A WHILE, THEN IT STOPS FOR SOME T...

Mileage: 144,679

HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. THEY COME BACK ON WHEN I NOTICE AND TURN THEM OFF AND ON AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM - THIS IS CLEARLY A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN DRIVING, MY HEADLIGHT (BOTH) SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES, ONE. SOMETIMES THE OTHER. SOMETIMES BOTH. NO INCIDENT YET BUT SURELY THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO AN AUTO ACCIDENT ON 1/3/20...

Mileage: 105,000

BOTH 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT, IT BEGAN WITH THE DRIVERS THEN PASSENGERS GOING OUT INDIVIDUALLY, AND BY TURNING THEM OFF THEN ON AGAIN WOULD BRING THE LIGHTS BACK ON FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, NOW BOTH GO OUT AND DO NOT COME BACK ON EVEN AFTER CYCLING THEM. TOYOTA SAYS ITS A REPLACEMENT IS...

Mileage: 75,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT ON MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS WENT OUT AT ABOUT 83K MILES. IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT OUTAGE, AND COULD BE RESET BY TURNING HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF. THIS IS DANGEROUS AT NIGHT! TOYOTA WANTED TO CHANGE BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND BALLASTS FOR A TOTAL COST OF $1086. HEADLIGHTS ARE SAFETY-...

Mileage: 82,000

HID HEADLIGHT ON 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS IS INTERMITTENT. GOES OFF AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN SELECTED ON. COMES BACK ON BY SWITCHING HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. HEADLIGHT WENT OFF 7 TIMES IN A 30 MILE TRIP. *TR

Mileage: 81,450

I PURCHASED A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS NEW IN JUNE OF 2004. IN THE LAST MONTH I HAVE HAD 3 INCIDENTS WHERE THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING. SUDDENLY THE BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR, THE CAR LOSES POWER AND THE WARNING LIGHTS GO ON. THE LAST INCIDENT ALSO INCLUDED A HIGH PITCHED TONE WHICH PERSISTED UNTIL THE CA...

Mileage: 104,200

BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS FAILED REPEATEDLY ON MY VEHICLE. IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE LIGHTS BY TURNING THEM OFF AND ON. *TR

Mileage: 189,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45 MPH THE GASOLINE MOTOR WOULD FAIL, AND THEN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED FIRST, AND THEN THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED. THE SECOND REPAIR CORRECT...

Mileage: 31,999

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45 MPH THE GASOLINE MOTOR WOULD FAIL, AND THEN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED FIRST, AND THEN THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED. THE SECOND REPAIR CORRECT...

Mileage: 31,999

INTERMITTENT FAILURES OF RIGHT SIDE HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) HEADLIGHT AFTER 15 TO 20 MINUTES OF USE. HEADLIGHT SIMPLY SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING, AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. REPLACEMENT/REPAIR COSTS AT TOYOTA DEALER WERE $998. AFTER MANY MONTHS OF COMPLAINT, TO INC...

Mileage: 18,500

FAILURE OF DASHBOARD MULTI-DISPLAY, ALONG WITH ALL ITS FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING NAV, CLIMATE, RADIO, FAULT NOTIFICATIONS. AND BLUETOOTH PHONE OPERATION. ON THE LATTER, THE PHONE WILL CONNECT, BUT NOT OPERATE, MAKING THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE IS A TSB ON THIS ISSUE. DISPLAY WAS REPLACED BY DEALER UND...

Mileage: 60,000

ABOUT 40% OF THE TIME, MY TOYOTA PRIUS DOESN'T WANT TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, I HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES HARD AND THEN THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR WANTS TO "RUN AWAY" WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. IT EXHIBITS THIS BEHAVIOR IN MANY C...

Mileage: 68,000

ABOUT 40% OF THE TIME, MY TOYOTA PRIUS DOESN'T WANT TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, I HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES HARD AND THEN THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR WANTS TO "RUN AWAY" WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. IT EXHIBITS THIS BEHAVIOR IN MANY C...

Mileage: 68,000

ABOUT 40% OF THE TIME, MY TOYOTA PRIUS DOESN'T WANT TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, I HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES HARD AND THEN THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR WANTS TO "RUN AWAY" WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. IT EXHIBITS THIS BEHAVIOR IN MANY C...

Mileage: 68,000

ABOUT 40% OF THE TIME, MY TOYOTA PRIUS DOESN'T WANT TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, I HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES HARD AND THEN THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR WANTS TO "RUN AWAY" WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. IT EXHIBITS THIS BEHAVIOR IN MANY C...

Mileage: 68,000

ABOUT 40% OF THE TIME, MY TOYOTA PRIUS DOESN'T WANT TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, I HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES HARD AND THEN THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR WANTS TO "RUN AWAY" WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. IT EXHIBITS THIS BEHAVIOR IN MANY C...

Mileage: 68,000

ABOUT 40% OF THE TIME, MY TOYOTA PRIUS DOESN'T WANT TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, I HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES HARD AND THEN THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR WANTS TO "RUN AWAY" WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. IT EXHIBITS THIS BEHAVIOR IN MANY C...

Mileage: 68,000

I WROTE THIS AGENCY A FEW MONTHS AGO REGARDING MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ALTERNATING ON/OFF. TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH ON/OFF WOULD TURN IT BACK ON. THREE OR FOUR MONTHS AGO BOTH LIGHTS STARTED GOING OUT AT THE SAME TIME. TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH ON/OFF INTERM...

Mileage: 113,200

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS - HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON - NEED TO TURN HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON IN ORDER TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHT COME BACK ON. AT FIRST, THIS ONLY HAPPENED IN THE LEFT HEADLIGHT, LATELY THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN HAVING THE PROBLEM, LUCKILY IT HAS NEVER HAPPENE...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE ENTERING AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DURING TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. SHE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT ...

Mileage: 80,000

MY DAUGHTER OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. THE LIGHTS FAIL ONE AT ATIME OR BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. THEY COME BACK ON USUALLY BY TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON, EXCEPT WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT IN THE FOG, AND THEY DID NOT COME BACK ON. SHE HAD TO PARK AND SPEND THE NIGHT B...

Mileage: 100,000

DRIVING ON BAY BRIDGE, SF, CA AT 10:00 AM GOING 50 MPH. THE FOLLOWING LIGHTS SHOWED ON DASH, CARE LOST ALL BAKING ABILITY. BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, EXCLAMATION LIGHT, AND WHINING SOUND. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP CAR AND HAVE IT TOWED. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AT 50 MPH IN THE DARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. CONSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. HE SUSTAINE...

Mileage: 62,000

THE INFORMATION SCREEN ON '04 AND '05 TOYOTA PRIUSES FAILS. TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR SOME TIME (THEIR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN EL 005-02). NOT ONLY IS IT NO LONGER POSSIBLE TO FULLY CONTROL THE SOUND SYSTEM AND THE HEATING/COOLING CONTROLS, BUT THE NAV SYSTEM NO LONGER OPERATES. AND MOST IM...

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE HEAD-LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 185,000. THE VEHICLE IDENT...

Mileage: 170,000

HEADLAMPS TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE ON MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS, WITH JUST OVER 70,000 MILES. THIS IS TRULY DANGEROUS--SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD--WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET KILLED FIRST? *TR

Mileage: 70,400

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS, AND MY LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS TURNED PINK. IT IS NOW CONTINUOUSLY PINK. I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALERSHIP THAT IT WOULD COST $400 TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMP BECAUSE IT IS A XENON HEADLIGHT. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT XENON HEADLIGHTS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN MINE DID. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF SPONTANEOUSLY, MUST BE RESTARTED BY TURNING SWITCH ON AND OFF. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON I-57 NORTH. WHILE DRIVING THE GASOLINE ENGINE STOPPED FUNCTIONING, TRIGGERING SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS. I PULLED THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND MANAGED TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY ON BATTERY POWER. THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2005 FOR A SIMILAR CONDITION. MY ...

Mileage: 73,250

HID LIGHTS FAIL IN MY 2004 PRIUS AND HAVE FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW - INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO WARNING. AT TIMES, BOTH LIGHTS FAIL AT THE SAME TIME, LEAVING ME ON A DARK ROAD UNEXPECTEDLY. I HAVE ONE REPLACED AT THE DEALER, ONLY TO HAVE IT FAIL AGAIN. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. HUNDREDS OF THESE...

Mileage: 46,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND TWICE BOTH HAVE GONE OUT AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS NO WARNING. TO REPLACE ONE HEADLIGHT, TOYOTA OF MELBOURNE TOLD ME IT WOULD BE OVER $600 (LABOR NOT INCLUDED). (BULB AND HARNESS) *TR

Mileage: 105,000

AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF USE, THE HEADLIGHTS, MOST OFTEN THE RIGHT, BUT SOMETIMES ALSO THE LEFT, SPONTANEOUSLY TURN OFF. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 15 MINUTES WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. WE HAVE TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON TO GET THEM TO LIGHT AGAIN. THIS SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK, AND WE ...

Mileage: 85,000

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS WILL OCCASIONALLY TURN OFF LIKE THE BULB BURNS OUT, BUT IF YOU TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON IT TURNS ON AGAIN. MOSTLY RIGHT HEADLIGHT, BUT OCCASSIONALLY THE LEFT WILL DO THIS. NOT A LOOSE CONNECTION. ACTS LIKE A RELAY IS TRIPPING ON OVERTEM...

Mileage: 162,000

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON SOLVES IT. NOW, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS OUT. LAST NIGHT, THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS OUT, SO I SWITCHED TO HIGH BEAMS. THAT TURNED OFF BOTH HEADLIGHTS! I WAS ON A LONG, DARK WINDING ROAD, UNDER TREES, SO...

Mileage: 72,945

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS VERY DIMLY. I JUST NOTICED IT TODAY, ON MY MOTHER'S PRIUS. DID SOME RESEARCH, AND WAS AMAZED AT THE COST TO HAVE THE DEALER FIX THIS. IF IT WAS JUST THE COST OF THE BULB ITSELF, I COULD SWALLOW THE RATHER LARGE $130 PRICE (AT KRAGEN) AND DO IT MYSELF, BUT THE NOT...

Mileage: 39,500

HEADLAMP GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

LEFT HEADLIGHT OF MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2004 WILL TURN OFF WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE, YOU CAN TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND IMMEDIATELY TURN ON AND IT WILL COME BACK ON AGAIN, THIS ACTION IS DANGEROUS SPECIALLY DRIVING AT NIGHT SINCE YOU?LL HAVE TO BRIEFLY DRIVE WITHOUT THE LIGHTS ON. THIS ISSUE HAS A NON-HARMONIC...

LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL TURN OFF WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE. YOU CAN TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND IMMEDIATELY TURN ON AND IT WILL COME BACK ON AGAIN. THERE DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ANYTHING THAT TRIGGERS. DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT SINCE YOU HAVE TO BRIEFLY DRIVE WITHOUT THE LIGHTS ON .. TO TURN OFF AND BACK ON...

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2004 PRIUS KEEP GOING ON AND OFF. TOYOTA WILL NOT COVER THESE UNDER WARRANTY AND CHANGE $875 TO REPLACE 1 BULB. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

RIGHT FRONT HEADLAMP OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER REPAIR QUOTE WAS OVER $500. ONLINE ADVICE SUGGESTED THAT TOYOTA SHOULD/WOULD REPAIR AT NO COST. INITIALLY DEALER SERVICE MANAGER WANTED OWNER TO PAY LABOR, OVER $300, AND DEALER WOULD SUPPLY PART. OWNER STATED THAT SINCE THIS WAS A SAFETY AND...

Mileage: 96,251

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS HAD HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENTS FIVE (5) TIMES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND NOW HAS THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE DRIVER SIDE. 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS HAD BOTH SIDES REPLACED. BOTH CARS SUFFER FROM INTERMITTENT OPERATION WHICH CAN BE TEMPORARILY RECOVERED BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OF...

Mileage: 75,000

I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED HERE: THE MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY (MFD) FAILED. (CROSS REFERENCE NHTSA COMPLAINT #10173892). THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT (CROSS REFERENCE ANALYSIS ON WEB: HTTP://TECHNO-FANDOM.ORG/~HOBBIT/CARS/MFD/COMPARE.HTML AND HTTP://TECHNO-FANDOM.ORG/~HOBBIT/CARS/MFD/). T...

Mileage: 127,000

I WAS APPALLED TO FIND THAT IT COST OVER $500.00 TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT AND WAS TOLD TO EXPECT THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHT WOULD LIKELY NEED TO BE REPLACE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

EITHER OF THE HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I QUICKLY TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON, THEY WORK AGAIN FOR A WHILE. THE PROBLEM SEEMS RANDOM AND INTERMITTENT. IT HAPPENS TO BOTH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 126,000

THIS HAPPENED TO ME AND COST OVER $700 TO FIX: FAILURE OF INVERTER/CONVERTER COOLANT PUMP. HYBRID VEHICLE HAS 2ND COOLANT LOOP FOR HIGH VOLTAGE INVERTER/CONVERTER. FAILURE OF INVERTER/CONVERTER COOLANT PUMP ALLOWS INVERTER COOLANT TEMPERATURE TO RISE WELL ABOVE NOMINAL. AT A CERTAIN TRIGGER POINT H...

Mileage: 126,000

FAILURE OF INVERTER/CONVERTER COOLANT PUMP. HYBRID VEHICLE HAS 2ND COOLANT LOOP FOR HIGH VOLTAGE INVERTER/CONVERTER. FAILURE OF INVERTER/CONVERTER COOLANT PUMP ALLOWS INVERTER COOLANT TEMPERATURE TO RISE WELL ABOVE NOMINAL. AT A CERTAIN TRIGGER POINT HYBRID CONTROL ECU SETS A TROUBLE CODE THAT IMMED...

Mileage: 160,000

HEAD LIGHTS ON A 2004 PRIUS GOING OUT AND BEING ABLE TO TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON BY JUST TURNING THE SYSTEM OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN. JUST LIKE A COMPUTER, IF SOMETHING IS WRONG, SHUT DOWN AND START OVER. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR NOW, THE CONSEQUENCES ARE NOT BEING...

DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT FRAME FAILED UPON REAR IMPACT. CAR WAS STOPPED, IMPACT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH. THE SEAT BACK PORTION WAS TWISTED TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S DOOR WHILE THE SEAT BOTTOM PORTION REMAINED FACING FORWARD. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR

Mileage: 80,312

DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT FRAME FAILED UPON REAR IMPACT. CAR WAS STOPPED, IMPACT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH. THE SEAT BACK PORTION WAS TWISTED TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S DOOR WHILE THE SEAT BOTTOM PORTION REMAINED FACING FORWARD. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR

Mileage: 80,312

ON MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE LIGHTS GO OUT RANDOMLY. OF COURSE, AT NIGHT. I TOOK IT TO TWO TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS, AND THE FIRST COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND DEALERSHIP SAID THE FIX FOR ONE LIGHT WOULD BE AN ASTONISHING $850 BECAUSE IT'S A DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER. SINCE MY LIGH...

Mileage: 124,000

ON MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE LIGHTS GO OUT RANDOMLY. OF COURSE, AT NIGHT. I TOOK IT TO TWO TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS, AND THE FIRST COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND DEALERSHIP SAID THE FIX FOR ONE LIGHT WOULD BE AN ASTONISHING $850 BECAUSE IT'S A DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER. SINCE MY LIGH...

Mileage: 124,000

HID RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT RANDOMLY. IF I TURN HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, IT RELIGHTS, BUT THEN GOES OUT AGAIN BETWEEN 15 MINUTES AND 3 HOURS. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR ON MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS.*TR

Mileage: 75,000

2004 TOYOTA PRUIS HID HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON BRINGS THE LIGHT BACK ON FOR A WHILE. THERE HAVE BEEN THREE INSTANCES DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS WHERE BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF LIGHT DURING THE NIGHT. EXCEEDI...

Mileage: 165,000

I OWN 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS I HAD PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS IN 2006 I REPLACED $400 AND THE DIED AGAIN RECENTLY I HAD VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION DRIVING ON FAST ROAD THEY GONE I TURNED THEM OFF AND THEY CAME ON AGAIN FOR 10 MIN AND GONE AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

BOTH HEAD LAMPS GO FOR NO APPARENT REASON. BY TURNING OFF LIGHTS AND RELIGHTING THEY COME BACK ON, BUT THEN AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THEY GO OUT AGAIN. THE BULBS ARE NOT BURNED OUT THE HID ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 70,121

I OWN A TOYOTA PRIUS 2004 AND THE HEADLIGHTS GO ON/OFF WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT. WHEN THEY GO OFF IF YOU TURN THE SWITCH THEY GO BACK ON. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE? *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I OWN A TOYOTA PRIUS 2004 AND THE HEADLIGHTS GO ON/OFF WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT. WHEN THEY GO OFF IF YOU TURN THE SWITCH THEY GO BACK ON. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE? *TR

Mileage: 75,000

HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. EITHER SIDE WILL FAIL. IF YOU TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH TO "OFF" AND THEN BACK "ON" THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON. NO PARTICULAR AMOUNT OF ON TIME OR BUMPS IN ROAD CAUSE THE FAILURE. BULBS ARE HID TYPE. DEALER WANTS OVER $630 TO REPLACE BULBS. NON DEALER MECHANIC AD...

Mileage: 72,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE ELECTRONICS OF THE VEHICLE WERE STILL OPERATING, BUT THE VEHICLE ITSELF COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE THEN SHIFTED ITSELF INTO PARK. THE HAZARD LIGHTS IN THE ...

Mileage: 46,000

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT HAS THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT GOING OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. I UNDERSTAND IT IS A HID LIGHT AND I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT MANY MANY PRIUS OWNERS OF DIFFERENT YEARS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THESE BULBS. THE BULBS AND INSTALLATION SEEM TO RUN FROM $300 UP. THIS IS S...

Mileage: 78,900

CONTACTED TOYOTA IN FEBRUARY 2009 WITH THE FOLLOWING COMPLAINT/DESCRIPTION: RECENTLY MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAD BEEN BLINKING OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. I THEN WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON TO GET THE LIGHT TO COME BACK ON. LAST NIGHT (FEB. 15TH, 2009), I WAS TAKING MY DAUG...

Mileage: 155,000

HID HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF RECYCLES THE LIGHTS FOR A FEW MINUTES. *TR

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON A TOYOTA PRUIS (2004). THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY, CHANGING WHAT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AND SOMETIMES BOTH FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I CAN TURN ONE OR BOTH BACK ONE BY TURNING ON AND OFF THE HIGH BEAMS (WHICH BOTH WORK NO MATTER WHAT) OR BY TURNING ON AND OFF THE...

Mileage: 91,000

MY HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AT RANDOM INTERVALS, IF I TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON THE HEADLIGHT MAY REMAIN ON FOR DAYS, WEEKS OR MONTHS WITHOUT DOING THE ABOVE PROCEDURE AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT THE LEFT LIGHT OTHER TIMES ITS THE RIGHT LIGHT, SO FAR IT HAS NOT HAPPEN TO BOTH LIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

2004 PRIUS HEADLIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE STARTED FLICKERING ABOUT 400 MILES AGO AND HAS NOW STOPPED WORKING. WILL COST $500 TO REPLACE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE PRIUS, REGARDLESS OF THE YEAR. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET IN CHATROOMS OF SEVERAL PEOPLE ...

Mileage: 108,000

BEGINNING AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS BEGAN TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. SWITCHING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON SEEMED TO TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW AT 100K MILES BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE FAILING, LEAVING ME DRIVING IN THE DARK UNTIL I TURN THE LIGHT KNOB ON AND OFF SE...

Mileage: 60,000

MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS HID HEADLAMPS. THE DRIVERS SIDE LAMP WILL EXTINGUISH, USUALLY AFTER A FEW MINUTES. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE HEADLIGHTS COME BACK ON ONLY TO GO OUT AGAIN AFTER A FEW MORE MINUTES. THE RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT WORKS OK. *TR

Mileage: 80

HID HEADLIGHTS TURNOFF ON THE 2004 PRIUS. FIRST EPISODE STARTED LAST SUMMER. COST $600 DOLLARS TO REPLACE ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS. IT HAS BEEN APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS AND THE OTHER HEAD LIGHT IS STARTING TO TURN OFF. THIS ISSUE IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

MULTI-FUNCTION MONITOR DISPLAY INTERMITTENT BLANK OUT. NO DISPLAY FOR MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY UNIT. IT OCCURS VERY OFTEN SINCE JANUARY 2008. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON MY WIFE'S 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS STARTED GOING ON AND OFF. FIRST THE DRIVER'S SIDE WENT OUT AND CAME BACK ON, EVENTUALLY BOTH OF THEM WENT OUT AND WE WERE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH PRIUS OWNERS AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE. TOYOTA REPAI...

THE DIGITAL DASHBOARD WHICH INCLUDES THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER/TRIPMETER, SHIFT INDICATOR AND FUEL GAUGE GOES BLANK. THIS CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY DURING NIGHT OR POOR WEATHER DRIVING, AND WHEN SHIFTING. MY LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANAGER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT TOYOTA KNOWS THIS IS A...

Mileage: 63,300

HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT. NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHEN THE OUTAGE OCCURS BUT TURNING THE CIRCUIT OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN WILL RE-ILLUMINATE THE HID HEADLIGHT...BUT FOR HOW LONG?? *TR

Mileage: 135,000

HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT. NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHEN THE OUTAGE OCCURS BUT TURNING THE CIRCUIT OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN WILL RE-ILLUMINATE THE HID HEADLIGHT...BUT FOR HOW LONG?? *TR

Mileage: 135,000

THE HID HEADLIGHT ON MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS NOT BEEN WORKING RIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FOR A WHILE. IT WAS GOING OFF FROM TIME TO TIME. BUT, NOW IT APPEARS NOT TO BE WORKING AT ALL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE AUTO SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY PRIUS CARS AND THAT IT WILL C...

Mileage: 76,000

FOR THE LAST 30,000 MILES ON MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS, LEFT HID HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF. HOWEVER, WHEN I SWITCH HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, IT WOULD GO ON, AND STAY ON, FOR COUPLE MINUTES, SOMETIMES HOURS. AFTER THAT IT GOES OFF AGAIN. AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THAT COMPUTER WITH THE HEADLIGHT...

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE NORMAL CONDITIONS I HAVE EXPERIENCED A MAJOR BRAKE MALFUNCTION, BOTH THE ABS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON. THE VEHICLE BARELY HAS BRAKES, THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE 2 YEARS AGO. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE 6 TIMES TO HAVE TO IT FIXED, AND THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN ...

Mileage: 43,000

DRIVERS HEADLIGHT CONTINUOUSLY GOES OUT. I CAN REPLACE BULBS AND IT MAY LAST 1 WEEK. I CAN TURN MY HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON THEN IT WILL START WORKING BUT NO MORE THAN 1/2 A MILE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD WITH GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND FLIPPING YOUR HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF TO GET THEM TO ...

Mileage: 100,000

DRIVER-SIDE HID HEADLAMP IN 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS NOTICED TO BE VERY, VERY, DIM (EFFECTIVELY OFF) AROUND 2008/10/14. TURNING HEADLAMPS OFF AND ON RESTORED BRIGHTNESS. BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES--FREQUENTLY ENOUGH TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. FREQUENTLY THE DRIVER CAN'T TEL...

Mileage: 106,900

RANDOM HEADLIGHT FAILURE. WHEN FOG LIGHTS ARE NOT ON TOTAL FAILURE OF HEADLIGHTS HAS OCCURRED. RIGHT, LEFT OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT WITH NO CORRELATION TO WEATHER, SPEED, TEMPERATURE, LOCATION OF LAMP OR TIME OF DAY. QUICKLY TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN ON WILL REILLUMINATE BOTH LAMPS. ...

Mileage: 110,000

PRIUS 2004 HEADLIGHT GOES OUT PERIODICALLY. TURNS BACK ON ONLY WHEN ALL LIGHTS ARE SHUT DOWN AND TURNED ON AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. I JUST PAID $332.50 TO HAVE MY 2 HEADLIGHTS' HIB BULBS REPLACED - AND THAT DIDN'T INCLUDE THE PARTS COST BECAUSE I PROVIDED THE HID BULBS FROM AN ONLINE AUTO PARTS SUPPLIER. THE SYMPTOMS WERE THE SAME AS NOTED BY SO MANY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS: FREQUENT LOSS OF LIGHT ...

Mileage: 91,384

RIGHT HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENT TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SAID I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM FUNCTIONS PERFECTLY. WELL I NOW HAVE A TICKET TO PROVE OTHER WISE. TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF IT WILL COME ON THEN DIE. NOW THE LIGHT JUST PLAIN DOESN'T WORK. DEALER WANTS $886 TO REPLACE. SOUNDS LIKE A DEALER RECALL PR...

Mileage: 50,000

RIGHT HEADLIGHT QUIT WORKING I GOT A TICKET OUT OF THE DEAL AND THE TOYOTA DEALER WANTS ALMOST $1000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. RIDICULOUS THE FRONT BUMPER HAS TO BE REMOVED. MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM SOUNDS LIKE A DEALER RECALL TO ME. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY (MFD) FAILED. (CROSS REFERENCE NHTSA COMPLAINT #10173892). THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT (CROSS REFERENCE ANALYSIS ON WEB: HTTP://TECHNO-FANDOM.ORG/~HOBBIT/CARS/MFD/COMPARE.HTML AND HTTP://TECHNO-FANDOM.ORG/~HOBBIT/CARS/MFD/). TOYOTA ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (EI...

Mileage: 20,000

I WAS QUOTED $466 JUST FOR THE PRICE OF MY BULB FOR THE HEADLIGHT OF MY TOYOTA PRIUS. FOR A NON LUXURY CAR IT SO EXPENSIVE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL CHOOSE TO MAKE DUE WITH THEIR FLICKERING ONE. IT IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT TOYOTA DID NOT GIVE A MORE AFFORDABLE CHOICE. IT IS GOING TO BE MORE DANGEROUS O...

Mileage: 77,000

I WAS QUOTED $466 JUST FOR THE PRICE OF MY BULB FOR THE HEADLIGHT OF MY TOYOTA PRIUS. FOR A NON LUXURY CAR IT SO EXPENSIVE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL CHOOSE TO MAKE DUE WITH THEIR FLICKERING ONE. IT IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT TOYOTA DID NOT GIVE A MORE AFFORDABLE CHOICE. IT IS GOING TO BE MORE DANGEROUS O...

Mileage: 77,000

I HAVE A 2004 PRIUS AND THE FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT IS WORKING ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST THREE OR FOUR TIMES A WEEK; I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY PATTERN. I HAD MY DEALER CHECK THE LIGHT AND ITS CONNECTIONS AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE HID LIGHT BULB WAS NOT WORKING AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED...

Mileage: 82,000

BRAKE FAILURE, THIS HAPPENED TO ME TODAY 8/5/08. I PURCHASED THIS 2004 PRIUS 2 WEEKS AGO(90,000 MILES), AND I'VE ONLY HAD PROBLEMS UP TILL NOW. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH, WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT TURNED ON(AND A BUZZER WAS HEARD). I HAD TO DEPRES...

Mileage: 90

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT TRANSMISSION CONTROL LEVER BECAME WORN. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO THE ROLL WITH THIS DEFECT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE INTERNAL SPRING THAT MOVES THE TRANSMISSION LEVER BACK TO THE PREVIOUS POSITION BECAME WORN ...

DRIVER'S SIDE HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLAMP BEGAN SWITCHING OFF ABOUT A MONTH AGO. LAST WEEKEND WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLAMP WENT OUT ABOUT 15 TIMES IN 3 HOURS. EACH TIME TURNING THE HEADLAMP SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON TEMPORARILY SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND ...

Mileage: 101,350

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. ON APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 12 OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE ROUGHLY AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF. AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTE...

Mileage: 25,000

PASSENGER XENON HEADLIGHT FUNCTION ERRATIC DESPITE BULB REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

ERRATIC LOSS OF PC USE, TOUCH SCREEN, AUDIO DEACTIVATED, NO PICTURE AT ALL DEALER WANTS $980 TO REPLACE WITH REFURBISHED AND $4000 FOR NEW. WORRIED ABOUT ALL THE OTHER DOT TROUBLED LISTINGS OF TOTAL ELECTRICAL POWER LOSS. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, ALL OF THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,980.

Mileage: 42,980

2004 PRIUS STALLED WHILE DRIVING. TOWED TO DEALER WHO FOUND NO PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE 605 FREEWAY IN THE CARPOOL LANE AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND MASTER HYBRID WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I HAD TO CROSS FOUR LANES OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC TO PULL TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AS THE CAR...

Mileage: 62,409

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NO TRACTION WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE OR GO FORWARD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 65,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 04/16/08. *LJ THE C...

Mileage: 30,000

CONTROL SCREEN STARTED TO WORK ON AND OFF. DRIVER COULD DRIVE TO 5 MINUTES AND THE SCREEN WOULD BEGIN TO WORK. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF THIS, THE SCREEN STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. WE CAN THEREFORE NO LONGER USE OUR HEATING COOLING CONTROLS, OR OUR NAVIGATION SYSTEM. WE HAVE NOT REPAIRED THIS DEFEC...

Mileage: 70,000

TOYOTA 2004 PRIUS - PASSENGER-SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. DEALERS WANT ABOUT $650 TO FIX!!! (INCLUDES HAVING TO TAKE THE BUMPER OFF.) THE COST IS AN OUTRAGE. I CAN'T AFFORD IT. THESE BULBS HAVE APPARENTLY FAILED ON MANY PRIUSES, SO DEALERS ARE CASHING IN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING (OR SITTING IDLING) ONE (OR BOTH) OF THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT. I HAVE VERIFIED THAT THE LIGHT GOES OUT COMPLETELY AND DOES NOT JUST DIM. WHEN ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT, TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON WILL RE-IGNITE THE HEADLIGHT. WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT, THEY ...

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS STALLING. AFTER SPEAKING W/ THE TOYOTA CONSUMER HELPLINE, I'VE LEARNED THAT THE COULD PUT A PROGRAM IN THE COMPUTER THAT GIVES YOU ENOUGH TIME TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE YOU STALL. I RESPONDED THAT THERE ISN'T ALWAYS A SHOULDER TO PULLOVER TO. I STARTED GETTING WARNI...

Mileage: 6,500

ON DECEMBER 25, 2007 WHEN I STARTED MY CAR IT LOCKED UP WITH A CHRISTMAS TREE LIKE EFFECT ALL OF THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND I COULD NOT SHUT THE CAR OFF. ALL OF THE GEARS WERE ENGAGED ACCORDING TO THE DISPLAY AND THE CAR WAS IN SLOOOOOW MOTION FORWARDS. NOT EVEN A CRAWLING SPEED. IMPERCEPTIBLY SLOW FORW...

Mileage: 45,000

THE MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY (MFD) FAILED. (CROSS REFERENCE NHSTA COMPLAINT #10173892). THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT (CROSS REFERENCE ANALYSIS ON WEB: HTTP://TECHNO-FANDOM.ORG/~HOBBIT/CARS/MFD/COMPARE.HTML AND HTTP://TECHNO-FANDOM.ORG/~HOBBIT/CARS/MFD/). TOYOTA ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (...

THE MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY (MFD) FAILED. (CROSS REFERENCE NHSTA COMPLAINT #10173892). THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT (CROSS REFERENCE ANALYSIS ON WEB: HTTP://TECHNO-FANDOM.ORG/~HOBBIT/CARS/MFD/COMPARE.HTML AND HTTP://TECHNO-FANDOM.ORG/~HOBBIT/CARS/MFD/). TOYOTA ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (...

HID HEADLAMPS CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 58,500

DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT GOES OUT, BUT REIGNITES (MOST OF THE TIME) AFTER HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. RECENTLY, THE DRIVERS SIDE LIGHT WAS OUT (AND WOULD NOT REIGNITES), AND THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WENT OUT AS WELL, LEAVING ME WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS. THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT DI...

Mileage: 98,450

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT ON 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE NOTICED THIS ABOUT 8 TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION I WAS IN A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE PRIUS AND THE HEADLIGHT WENT OFF AFTER 15 MINUTES OF OPERATION. IT CAME BACK ON AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. I TOOK IT TO THE...

Mileage: 89,000

TOYOTA PRIUS TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM-IF YOU ARE GOING UP A HILL AND YOU LOOSE TRACTION DUE TO SNOW AND THE CAR STOPS. YOU CANNOT EVER GO FORWARD,IF THE TIRES ATTEMPT TO SPIN AT ANY LEVEL OG GAS/ELECTRIC THE RPM GOES TO ZERO. THE ONLY WAY TO MOVE THE CAR IS TO BACK DOWN THE HILL. NEED I SAY MORE. THE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT'S COMPUTER SYSTEM FAILED AND HE CRASHED INTO A TREE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CUT HIS FOREHEAD AND SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND SPEED WERE...

Mileage: 62,000

WITH 34,000 MILES ON MY 2004 PRIUS, THE GLASS HAS DEVELOPED SEVERE PITTING, NOT ONLY ON THE WINDSHIELD, BUT ON THEIR SIDE WINDOWS AS WELL. WHEN THE SUN HITS THE WINDSHIELD VISIBILITY IS GREATLY REDUCED. *TR

2004 PRIUS, 84,00 MILES. INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE, BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT. HEADLIGHT(S) WOULD GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALER SAID IT WAS HID COMPUTER AND THE REPAIR BILL IS $1140!!!! RESEARCHING ON INTERNET REVEALS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. IT IS DEFINITELY SAFETY RELAYED AND I FEEL TOYOTA...

Mileage: 85,000

2ND OCCURRENCE OF TOYOTA PRIUS ACCELERATION. WHILE WIFE LEAVING DAUGHTERS SCHOOL, CAR ACCELERATED (PEDAL OFF THE ACCELERATOR!), SHE JAMMED ON BRAKES, BUT WAS CLOSE IN PROVOKING AN ACCIDENT ON MAIN STREET. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. FIRST TIME, SHE HIT A TAXI WHILE STOPPED IN A RED LIGHT. ACCIDEN...

2ND OCCURRENCE OF TOYOTA PRIUS ACCELERATION. WHILE WIFE LEAVING DAUGHTERS SCHOOL, CAR ACCELERATED (PEDAL OFF THE ACCELERATOR!), SHE JAMMED ON BRAKES, BUT WAS CLOSE IN PROVOKING AN ACCIDENT ON MAIN STREET. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. FIRST TIME, SHE HIT A TAXI WHILE STOPPED IN A RED LIGHT. ACCIDEN...

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH NAVIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT NOW THE AC AND DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK AND THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT THANK YOU TO THE DEALERSHIP NOTE**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED FROM TIME TO TIME THE RADIO WOULD TURN OFF AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE TURNED BACK ON MANUALLY. THEN T...

Mileage: 29,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING IN ANY TYPE OF WEATHER, ONE HEADLIGHT WOULD DIM FOLLOWED BY THE OTHER. HOWEVER, BOTH HEADLIGHTS COULD DIM SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE'S SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. DURING THE FAILURE, ALL OF THE OTHER LIGHTS W...

Mileage: 70,000

AUXILIARY BATTERY ON TOYOTA PRIUS 2001 AND TOYOTA PRIUS 2004 FAIL IF THE CAR IS NOT DRIVEN AT LEAST EVERY 7-10 DAYS. THIS PREVENTS THE CAR FROM STARTING. WE PURCHASED A 2001 PRIUS USED IN MARCH 2004, AND A NEW 2004 PRIUS IN JUNE 2004. THE AUXILIARY BATTERY FAILED ON THE 2001 PRIUS TWICE, AND WE ...

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS - DASHBOARD DESIGN DEFECT. I'VE BEEN TROUBLED BY THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY IN MY 2004 PRIUS DIMS WHEN I USED SUN GLASSES. TODAY I TOOK A MOMENT AND ROTATED THE SUN GLASSES IN FRONT OF THE DISPLAY. MY EXPERIENCE TAUGHT ME THAT THE DISPLAY EMITS LIGHT. POLARIZED ...

WHILE DRIVING PRIUS ON MAJOR HIGHWAY IN DFW METROPLEX DURING EVENING RUSH HOUR THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THEN A COUPLE SECONDS LATER, ENTIRE DASH BOARD INFORMATION SCREEN AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED. CAR ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF, BUT NO POWER WAS AVAILABLE TO STEERING...

Mileage: 78,800

WHILE DRIVING PRIUS ON MAJOR HIGHWAY IN DFW METROPLEX DURING EVENING RUSH HOUR THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THEN A COUPLE SECONDS LATER, ENTIRE DASH BOARD INFORMATION SCREEN AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED. CAR ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF, BUT NO POWER WAS AVAILABLE TO STEERING...

Mileage: 78,800

WHILE DRIVING PRIUS ON MAJOR HIGHWAY IN DFW METROPLEX DURING EVENING RUSH HOUR THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THEN A COUPLE SECONDS LATER, ENTIRE DASH BOARD INFORMATION SCREEN AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED. CAR ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF, BUT NO POWER WAS AVAILABLE TO STEERING...

Mileage: 78,800

WITH LIGHT BRAKING I CAN STOP MY 2004 PRIUS WITHOUT EVER ILLUMINATING THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS RISKS A REAR END COLLISION. THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN DEPRESSED A LITTLE MORE THAN 1/2 INCH. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS NO ADJUSTMENT AND WOULD ...

WARNING TRIANGLE, DASH LIGHTS-BRAKE, ABS, CAME ON ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD WHINING SOUND. THE NEXT TIME I NEEDED TO USE THE BRAKES I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE - PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKES. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT I WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO A STOP. I TOOK THE CAR TO AUBURN T...

Mileage: 83,668

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS: DISPLAY SCREEN HAS STOPPED WORKING. NO SCREEN CAPABILITY OR ACCESSORY BUTTONS OPERATE. DEALER HAS ORDERED A 'CROSSOVER' UNIT, BUT IT HAS NOT ARRIVED TO DATE (ALMOST THREE WEEKS). NEW UNIT COSTS OVER $2000. VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY INCIDENT. DEALER BELIEVES IT IS A SOFT...

Mileage: 41,500

TL*- THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS TRAVELING UP A HILL AT 10-15 MPH WITH ICY ROAD CONDITIONS AND THE ANTI-SKID CONTROL ENGAGED AND ALL FOUR WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE LOCKED. THE CONTACT PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE...

Mileage: 49,000

1) THE VEHICLE IS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS, 3 1/2 YEARS OLD AND APPROX 76K MILES ON IT. IT HAS ONLY BEEN USED FOR CARRYING PASSENGERS. 2) BOTH REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELTS TORE WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER. THE RIGHT SIDE COMPLETELY AND THE LEFT SIDE IS APPROXIMATELY 90% TORN. THE ONLY PERSON TO USE THE R...

Mileage: 76,000

PRIUS STALLED WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP LIGHT. ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD WERE ILLUMINATED INCLUDING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ONLY ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEMS WAS OPERATIONAL. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. UPON RESTART, ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. WA...

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING.**CC THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, THE VEHICLE STARTED, HOWEVER WHEN HE SHIFTED INTO THE DRIVE, THE ENGINE RACED AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD RAPIDLY, EVEN THOUGH THE ACCELERATOR HAD NOT BEEN APPLIED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHI...

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING.**CC THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, THE VEHICLE STARTED, HOWEVER WHEN HE SHIFTED INTO THE DRIVE, THE ENGINE RACED AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD RAPIDLY, EVEN THOUGH THE ACCELERATOR HAD NOT BEEN APPLIED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHI...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO THE DEALER EACH TIME WHERE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.

Mileage: 34,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT START AFTER BEING PARKED OVERNIGHT. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM EITHER THE ENGINE OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS JUMP-STARTED AND TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE VEHICLE FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUF...

TOUCH SCREEN ON 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS IS DEFECTIVE AND FAILS TO WORK WHICH LEAVES ME WITH NO HEAT AT TIMES AND INABILITY TO SEE IF MY BATTERY IS OPERATING PROPERLY, THIS IS AN ONGOING TOYOTA PROBLEM WITH COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE WEB BY PRIUS OWNERS. *JB

TOUCH SCREEN ON 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS IS DEFECTIVE AND FAILS TO WORK WHICH LEAVES ME WITH NO HEAT AT TIMES AND INABILITY TO SEE IF MY BATTERY IS OPERATING PROPERLY, THIS IS AN ONGOING TOYOTA PROBLEM WITH COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE WEB BY PRIUS OWNERS. *JB

MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS ELECTRICAL DISPLAY (TOUCH SCREEN) HAS 'SHORTED OUT' WITH A LOUD TICKING NOISE THROUGH THE SPEAKERS. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SPRINGFIELD, VA TOYOTA SHOP TWICE, AND IT IS CONTINUING TO HAPPEN. THE SCREEN GOES DARK, AND THEN THERE IS NO ACCESS TO THE DEFROSTER, GPS, ETC. THEY ALL BEC...

Mileage: 41,820

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SEVERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THEY HAVE GOTTEN MORE SEVERE AFTER THE TOYOTA DEALER UPLOADED NEW CODE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX A RECALL. PROBLEMS INCLUDE LOSS OF DISPLAY, LOSS OF CONTROL OF CLIMATE SYSTEM, RA...

Mileage: 44,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING 2004 PRIUS TRANSMISSION. *TS THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS STARTING IN LOW GEAR ON A HILL. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTICE REGARDING THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, HOWEVER WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP, HE WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. THE DEALER EVENTUALLY REPLACED...

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING 2004 PRIUS TRANSMISSION. *TS THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS STARTING IN LOW GEAR ON A HILL. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTICE REGARDING THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, HOWEVER WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP, HE WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. THE DEALER EVENTUALLY REPLACED...

I TURNED LEFT INTO DRIVEWAY OF A HOME- DRIVEWAY HAS AN INCLINE. I TURNED OFF POWER AND TWO CHILDREN EXITED CAR. ONE PASSENGER RETURNED WITHIN FIVE MIN AND SAT IN FRONT. I PLACED FOOT ON BRAKE. BRAKE FELT "LOCKED" WITH NO GIVE. I PRESSED POWER BUTTON WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, AND PLACED GEAR IN REVERSE. ...

Mileage: 16,997

I TURNED LEFT INTO DRIVEWAY OF A HOME- DRIVEWAY HAS AN INCLINE. I TURNED OFF POWER AND TWO CHILDREN EXITED CAR. ONE PASSENGER RETURNED WITHIN FIVE MIN AND SAT IN FRONT. I PLACED FOOT ON BRAKE. BRAKE FELT "LOCKED" WITH NO GIVE. I PRESSED POWER BUTTON WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, AND PLACED GEAR IN REVERSE. ...

Mileage: 16,997

I TURNED LEFT INTO DRIVEWAY OF A HOME- DRIVEWAY HAS AN INCLINE. I TURNED OFF POWER AND TWO CHILDREN EXITED CAR. ONE PASSENGER RETURNED WITHIN FIVE MIN AND SAT IN FRONT. I PLACED FOOT ON BRAKE. BRAKE FELT "LOCKED" WITH NO GIVE. I PRESSED POWER BUTTON WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, AND PLACED GEAR IN REVERSE. ...

Mileage: 16,997

WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, CAR SOMETIMES GOES INTO REVERSE INSTEAD. DEALER CONFIRMED PROBLEM AND OFFERED TO REPLACE SHIFTING MECHANISM FOR $50 DEDUCTIBLE ON EXTENDED WARRANTY. WILL TRY TO OBTAIN OLD PART. *NM

Mileage: 77,500

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS I PURCHASED USED LAST FEB (06). STARTING THE CAR DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY BRING UP THE DASH DISPLAY. IT REMAINS BLANK, HOWEVER I CAN SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE POWER STEERING IS OFF AS WELL. I RESTART AND RESTART AND EVENTUALLY THE DASH WILL POP ON. THE CAR IS DRIVABLE BUT AL...

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS I PURCHASED USED LAST FEB (06). STARTING THE CAR DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY BRING UP THE DASH DISPLAY. IT REMAINS BLANK, HOWEVER I CAN SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE POWER STEERING IS OFF AS WELL. I RESTART AND RESTART AND EVENTUALLY THE DASH WILL POP ON. THE CAR IS DRIVABLE BUT AL...

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS HESITATES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHT AND SLIP INDICATOR CAME ON, THEN VEHICLE RESUMES FULL POWER. *KB ***NAR*** *JB

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS HESITATES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHT AND SLIP INDICATOR CAME ON, THEN VEHICLE RESUMES FULL POWER. *KB ***NAR*** *JB

THE PRIUS USES A LEVER AND GATE TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION INTO GEAR. ON MY PRIUS, THE LEVER STUCK IN THE GATE POSITION AND DID NOT RETURN TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. I PUSHED THE "PARK" BUTTON AND BEGAN TO EXIT THE CAR. IT ROLLED FORWARD IN GEAR AND I HAD TO JUMP BACK IN AND JAM ON THE BRAKE TO AVOID I...

Mileage: 80,845

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *KB THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS T-BONED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 40 MPH. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. *NM

Mileage: 30,000

TAIL LIGHTS ON MY '04 PRIUS ARE SLOWLY MELTING , AND AS A RESULT, THE DECORATIVE BLACK PLASTIC INSIDE THE ASSEMBLY IS OBSCURING THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO THE POINT THAT THEY ARE BARELY VISIBLE. I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THESE SOON; TOYOTA REFUSES TO DO IT, SAYING I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. *NM

Mileage: 50,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CROSSING AN INTERSECTION THE CONTACT WAS T-BONED AND THEN HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED VARIOUS INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED AT THE SCENE. UPDATED 06/23/06. *JB ALSO SEE ...

Mileage: 30,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35MPH, THE MASTER WARNING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE OPERATING AT A REDUCED SPEED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED OPERATION FOR ABOUT A MILE BEFORE EVENTUALLY STALLING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART, BUT REMAINED IN ELECTRIC MODE. THE ...

Mileage: 15,000

2004 PRIUS HYBRID ABS AND OTHER DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED . PROBLEM WAS FIXED PER MECHANIC, 15 DAYS LATER LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. *TS

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON ENTERING A HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP ACCELERATING. EACH TIME BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED; THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. ALTHOUGH THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED, THE CRUISE CONTRO...

Mileage: 12,995

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON ENTERING A HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP ACCELERATING. EACH TIME BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED; THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. ALTHOUGH THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED, THE CRUISE CONTRO...

Mileage: 12,995

HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY AIM DOWNWARD IN MY 2004 PRIUS EQUIPPED WITH THE HIGH INTENSITY ARC HEADLIGHTS. THIS CAUSES A SERIOUS, DANGEROUS, NIGHTTIME DRIVING CONDITION. *JB

Mileage: 15,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON DECEMBER 6 2005, A RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED FOR THE ENGINE. IN JANUARY, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM WITH THE WARNING LIGHTS WAS FIXED. HOWEVER, THE WARNING LIGHTS DEFECT RECURRED IN BOTH...

Mileage: 36,872

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE WEATHER IS 10 DEGREES AND BELOW, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DID NOT ILLUMINATE OR PROVIDE READINGS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT IN DRIVING CONDITIONS BECAUSE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE READ. THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED THE SAME PROBLEM SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, AGAIN IN F...

Mileage: 31,000

ON THREE OCCASIONS MY 2004 PRIUS HAS STARTED WITHOUT PUSHING THE "START" BUTTON. ON 11/19/05 TWO PEOPLE HAD GOTTEN INTO THE BACK SEAT AND CLOSED THE DOORS. I WAS STANDING BEHIND THE CAR. IT WAS AT NIGHT. AS I SLAMMED THE HATCH BACK DOOR SHUT I COULD SEE THE DISPLAY PANEL LIGHT UP IN THE DARK AND HE...

WHEN TRYING TO STOP ABRUPTLY CONSUMER BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. *TS *JB

Mileage: 10,391

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES ARE SHOULDERING ON VEHICLE. THE EDGES OF THE TIRE ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE ARE WEARING OUT. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED IN JANUARY 2005 BY TOYOTA. NOW ,IN DECEMBER 2005, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. HE SPOKE TO TOYOTA, AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT WARRANTY TIRES, AND HE SHOU...

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. FAILURE TO SEAL THE CABIN AND UNDER DASH AREAS FROM OPEN ACCESS ALLOWED SMALL RODENTS TO ENTER THE OUTSIDE AIR VENT LEADING TO THE CABIN AIR FILTER, CAUSED WIRING AND TUBING DAMAGES. *TS UPDATED 11/29/2005 -A FOUL ODOR COULD ALSO BE SMEELE INSIDE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE RODENTS L...

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN NORMAL CITY STREET TRAFFIC AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, BRAKES PULSED SLOWLY SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN FAILED. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, CAR CRASHED INTO REAR-END OF CAR AHEAD. *JB

Mileage: 6,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS FAILED. THE ABS AND VSC LIGHTS FLICKERED WHILE SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES AND ALL FOUR TIRES LOCKED. THE LIGHTS CAME ON LAST WEEK WHEN THE FUEL WAS LOW IN THE VEHICLE. THE ABS WAS STILL NOT WORKING. HE WAS TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY. *AK UPDATED 1/25...

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *TS THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TOWING EXPENSE. *SC

Mileage: 3,843

THE BLACK PLASTIC MATERIAL INSIDE THE CAR IS GETTING WHITE SPLOTCHES ON IT. IF YOU EVEN PUT YOUR ARM AGAINST IT OR YOUR HAND LITTLE BLOTCHES APPEAR THAT DO NOT COME OFF. THIS IS OCCURRING ON THE DASH AND ON THE SIDES OF THE CAR. *NM

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY GAS ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH TURNED ON. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER FOR REPAIR. I HAD ASKED THE MANUFACTURE TO SEE IF MY VEHICLE HAD ANY RECALL OR TSB AND THEY SAID "NO". THEN IF THAT'S ...

Mileage: 57,524

DT: TOTAL BREAKDOWN OF CONSUMER'S WIFE 2004 PRIUS ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2005 IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE MERGING INTO THE INTERSTATE. A LOSS OF GAS ENGINE POWER WITH FAILURE OF THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION/ENGINE TO START, RESULTED IN ONLY ELECTRIC MOTOR PROPULSION AND B...

Mileage: 13,965

DT: TOTAL BREAKDOWN OF CONSUMER'S WIFE 2004 PRIUS ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2005 IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE MERGING INTO THE INTERSTATE. A LOSS OF GAS ENGINE POWER WITH FAILURE OF THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION/ENGINE TO START, RESULTED IN ONLY ELECTRIC MOTOR PROPULSION AND B...

Mileage: 13,965

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS CUT OFF WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY, ANOTHER MOTORIST REAR ENDED THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. *JB

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS CUT OFF WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY, ANOTHER MOTORIST REAR ENDED THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. *JB

CONSUMERS 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS HAD TWO BATTERY FAILURES. *TS THE FIRST BATTERY FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED FOR 5 WEEKS. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT STARTED FOR 14 DAYS. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE CONSUMER DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT GOI...

Mileage: 4,765

MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2004 VIN [XXX] ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED ON THE FREEWAY. I STILL CAN'T RESTART THE ENGINE. AS OF 10/17/05 DEALER STILL CAN'T FIND THE REASON. *JB UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Mileage: 30,800

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS PURCHASED ON MARCH 2ND 2004. APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS AFTER ACQUIRING MY VEHICLE I WAS MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE WHEN I EXPERIENCED AND ICE ENGINE FAILURE. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD USING THE ELECTRIC MOTOR. SUBSEQU...

Mileage: 12,000

MY WIFE WAS COASTING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE ENGINE APPARENTLY EXPERIENCED A POWER SURGE CAUSING THE CAR TO SHOOT FORWARD VIOLENTLY GOING THROUGH A FENCE AND OVER A TWO FOOT RETAINING WALL, ACROSS A DRIVEWAY AND CRASHING INTO ANOTHER CAR. WHETHER IT WAS THE GAS ENGINE ...

Mileage: 3,000

TOYOTA PRIUS OWNED BY OUR AGENCY HAS HAD THE ENGINE STALL PROBLEM 3 SEPARATE TIMES. *NM

TOYOTA PRIUS OWNED BY OUR AGENCY HAS HAD THE ENGINE STALL PROBLEM 3 SEPARATE TIMES. *NM

DT: VEHICLE STALLED /DIED. AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE FAILURE. *AK

DT: THE CALLER SAID WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, WHO DID NOT KNOW YET WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.*AK

Mileage: 46,500

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT BETWEEN 40-55 WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. I TRIED TO RESTART IT, BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. THERE IS A ONE-WEEK WAIT ON ITS REPAIR. THIS HAPPENED APPROX. 240 MILES FROM HOME. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. PRIUS 2004. *NM

Mileage: 12,000

DT: 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 24 AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. IT HAD TO BE TOWED. VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE GOING 60-65 MPH. *AK. THE VEHICLE STALL AGAIN ON AUGUST 29TH, 2005 WHILE BEING DRIVEN DRIVING 40 MPH. THE MILEAGE WAS 24480. THE CONSUMER CONTACT GM AND DEMANDED A...

Mileage: 11,875

DT: 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH VEHICLE CONSTANTLY LOST POWER. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. *AK *JB

Mileage: 11,000

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH STALLING.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE FIRST TIME THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER DETERMINED THE BATTERY WAS NOT HOLDING A CHARGE. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED 2 OTHER INCIDENTS WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB

DT: TOTAL BREAKDOWN OF WIFE'S 2004 PRIUS ON SEPTEMBER 2 IN FINE WEATHER ONE IN SAN JOSE. THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED SUDDEN AND SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER WHILE MERGING INTO THE INTERSTATE. LOSS OF GAS/ENGINE POWER WITH FAILURE OF THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION WITH ENGINE TO START, RESULTED IN ONLY ELECTRIC MO...

Mileage: 13,965

DT: TOTAL BREAKDOWN OF WIFE'S 2004 PRIUS ON SEPTEMBER 2 IN FINE WEATHER ONE IN SAN JOSE. THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED SUDDEN AND SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER WHILE MERGING INTO THE INTERSTATE. LOSS OF GAS/ENGINE POWER WITH FAILURE OF THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION WITH ENGINE TO START, RESULTED IN ONLY ELECTRIC MO...

Mileage: 13,965

PER CONSUMER CALL WITH C. ROSE (ODI) ON 9/29/05 JULY 2004: SHE WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND WENT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE WITHOUT STEPPING ON BRAKE AND STARTED TO PULL FORWARD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED/ CUT OFF. COULD RESTART ALL TIMES. JULY 6, 2004: STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND STARTED TO ACCE...

Mileage: 50

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT STATED THE PEDAL HIT A STOP BEFORE LOCKING THE WHEELS TO BRAKE. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID CHECK BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE AS WELL AS OTHER VEHIC...

Mileage: 33,378

DT: TOYOTA 2004 PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 20-45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. *AK THE STALLING WAS DUE TO A INVERTER/CONVERTER FAILURE. *JB

Mileage: 16,600

NOTHING SPECIAL OR EXTRAORDINARY LED UP TO THIS FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT ABOUT 7:00AM. THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS ABOUT 70 DEGREES AND THE CAR IS KEPT IN A GARAGE EVERY EVENING. IN THE MIDDLE OF ACCELERATION (I WAS GOING ABOUT 25MPH), THE CAR STALLED AND THE "RED TRIANGLE OF DEATH" CAME...

Mileage: 25,200

THE CAR STALLED WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LITE. WARNINGS LIGHTS ON INCLUDED: VSC,ENGINE WARNING LITE. CAR RESTARTED AND WENT ABOUT 500 FT. GOING ABOUT 35 MPH AND STALLED AGAIN. COASTED TO BERM, CALLED DEALER, WHO SAID IT WAS DRIVEABLE TO DEALERSHIP. STARTED OUT ON I295, WENT UP TO 48 MPH A...

Mileage: 19,063

I WAS TRANSITIONING BETWEEN TWO FREEWAYS IN MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS AND HAD STARTED BRAKING/DECELERATING FOR A LOOMING TRAFFIC JAM UP AHEAD WHEN THE GAS ENGINE STALLED AND ALL DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, ALONG WITH THE NAV SYSTEM SCREEN SAYING "PROBLEM" AND A RED CAR ICON. MY SPEED COULD HAVE BEEN AN...

Mileage: 5,681

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30MPH ON SURFACE STREET WITH 1/4 TANK OF GAS REMAINING.

Mileage: 2,036

I OWN A TOYOTA PRIUS PURCHASED IN FEB. 2004. ON THREE OCCASIONS, THE WARNINGS LIGHTS HAVE COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR RAPIDLY LOOSES ALL POWER AND CANNOT BE MOVED. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED TODAY, 8/14/05. I HAVE NOT BEEN SATISFIED THAT WHATEVER HAS CAUSED THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORR...

Mileage: 28,130

STARTING AROUND MAY,2005, WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED WITH THE BATTERY INDICATOR NOT QUITE AT FULL CAPACITY, LETS SAY SEVEN 'BARS', JUST PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE WOULD BEGIN THE GRADUAL DECLINE OF CHARGE. IF DRIVING UP A FRWY RAMP, THE INDICATOR WOULD SHOW THE CHARGE HAD DROPPED INTO THE 'RED' ZONE...

DT: VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND LOST POWER. *AK THE CONSUMER SOLD THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. *JB

3 MONTHS AGO, ALL OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS IN MY TOYOTA PRIUS 04 CAME ON. I BROUGHT IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER. THEY TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE, BUT THE LIGHTS HAD GONE OFF AND THEY REFUSED TO CHECK IT, SAYING IT WAS OKAY. THEN, YESTERDAY, ALL OF THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. I WAS ON THE SAN FRANCI...

Mileage: 13,961

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE FAILED TO START BUT VEHICLE OPERATED IN ELECTRIC MODE. WHEN BATTERY FAILED, THE VEHICLE SHUTDOWN IN PARK SO WE WERE UNABLE TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE STREET. FAILURE OF A COMPONENT SHOULD NOT MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE SHOULD N...

Mileage: 18,800

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CAR GOES INTO A MODE WHERE IT WILL NOT LET THE CONSUMER SHIFT INTO GEAR AND BECAUSE IT IS ELECTRIC SHIFT, THE CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. IF HE IS ON A HILL THIS CONDITION WOULD MAKE THE VEHICLE COAST DOWN HILL. WHEN ...

DT: WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER/DIED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. *AK

Mileage: 17,000

DRIVING DOWNHILL ~50 MPH WHEN ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. GAS ENGINE WOULD NOT START AND BATTERY CHARGE WAS DROPPING FAST. LIMPED ~1 MILE HOME AT 25 MPH. TURNED OFF CAR, TOO LATE TO CALL TOYOTA THAT NIGHT. TURNED CAR ON AND GAS ENGINE STARTED RIGHT UP. ALL WARNING LIG...

Mileage: 29,000

DT: CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STALLED/LOST POWER ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *AK

CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHEN BEING DRIVEN 30 MPH ON CITY ROAD. COMPUTER SAID BATTERY POWER LOST; SEEMS LIKE GAS ENGINE WAS NOT RECHARGING BATTERY, BUT THERE WAS NO WARNING UNTIL POWER LOSS. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A CITY STREET WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN, AS THE CAR WOULD NOT MAKE IT TO SIDE OF ...

Mileage: 15,299

I WAS ACCELERATING INTO A YIELD SITUATION WHERE I HAD ROOM TO MERGE FROM AN OFFRAMP AND THE GAS MOTOR DIDN'T KICK IN. THE CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED, THE CAR VIBRATED, AND IT MOVED ONLY AS IF THE ELECTRIC MOTOR WAS GOING FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN, AS I WAS FLOORING IT, THE CAR JARTED OUT INTO THE ...

I WAS ACCELERATING INTO A YIELD SITUATION WHERE I HAD ROOM TO MERGE FROM AN OFFRAMP AND THE GAS MOTOR DIDN'T KICK IN. THE CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED, THE CAR VIBRATED, AND IT MOVED ONLY AS IF THE ELECTRIC MOTOR WAS GOING FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN, AS I WAS FLOORING IT, THE CAR JARTED OUT INTO THE ...

1) MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE CAR HAD A WARNING LIGHT TURN ON ON DISPLAY, WENT TO "LIMP" MODE (SLOW) AND SUDDENLY STOPPED AFTER 1/2 MILE. 2) CAR COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED, NO POWER. 3) TOYOTA TOWED CAR TO SHOP AND REPLACED ECU CONTROLLER IN AREA OF FUEL TANK, ECU RELAY AND ENT...

Mileage: 20,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MILES PER HOUR ON A LOCAL STREET WHEN THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT AND THE SAFETY TRIANGLE LIGHT BOTH ILLUMINATED. I NOTICED THAT THE GAS ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE ALTHOUGH THE ELECTRIC MOTOR GOT ME TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE T...

Mileage: 13,615

DT: WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY PACE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. *AK *JB

Mileage: 5,000

DT: WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY PACE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. *AK *JB

Mileage: 5,000

DT: WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT AT 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER PULLED OFF TO THE MEDIAN. THERE WERE LIGHTS FLASHING IN DASHBOARD, THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE WARNING CODES INCLUDED DO NOT DRIVE, AND NO BRAKES, ETC. JUST BEFORE STALLING, THE WARNING CODES CAME ON, INCLUDING NO BRA...

Mileage: 6,941

DT: THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND REMAINED ON FOR ABOUT A DAY. OTHER LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS WELL BUT THE CONSUMER CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH ONES. THE CONSUMER MADE IT TO HIS DESTINATION WHERE HE STAYED 2 HOURS, AND UPON LEAVING THE ENGINE STARTED IMMEDIATELY. THE CONSUMER CALLED TH...

Mileage: 33,000

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH AND FELT THE POWER DIE AND SAW THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. I HAD TO STOP AT A LIGHT AND THE CAR ACCELERATED BUT FELT LIKE IT WAS COASTING. I WAS VERY CLOSE TO HOME AND MADE IT ABOUT 500 FEET FROM MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE CAR STOPPED. I COULD NOT TURN OFF THE ENGINE,...

Mileage: 13,437

FOR THE SECOND TIME MY 2004 PRIUS HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND SHUT DOWN. I HAVE ATTACHED MY PREVIOUS REPORT TO YOU WHEN IT HAPPED IN MAY 2005. THE FIRST TIME THE ECU WAS REPROGRAMED. THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65 MILES PER HOUR ON JULY 2, 2005 WHEN THE EMERGENCY ENGINE LIGHTS CAM...

Mileage: 23,176

FOR THE SECOND TIME MY 2004 PRIUS HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND SHUT DOWN. I HAVE ATTACHED MY PREVIOUS REPORT TO YOU WHEN IT HAPPED IN MAY 2005. THE FIRST TIME THE ECU WAS REPROGRAMED. THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65 MILES PER HOUR ON JULY 2, 2005 WHEN THE EMERGENCY ENGINE LIGHTS CAM...

Mileage: 23,176

DT; LAST SUMMER WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 45-50 MPH AND ONE OF THE ENGINES WENT OUT, AND THE CAR DECELERATED AND FINALLY STALLED OUT. PARKED BY ROADSIDE ,AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. SERVICEMAN DID A COMPUTER CORRECTION, BUT DID NOT RECORD THIS BECAUSE IT HAPPENED AT NIGHT. AGAIN ABO...

Mileage: 5,000

DT: CONSUMER STATED: VEHICLE QUIT WHILE DRIVING, THE WARNING LIGHTS DID COME ON BEFORE IT DIED. WHILE GOING 30-35 MPH AND IT JUST DIED AND COULDN'T RESTART. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STAYED ON. CALLED TOW TRUCK BY THE TIME THEY GOT THERE IT STARTED. STILL HAD TO TAKE IT TO DEALER, AND WARNING LIGHTS ...

Mileage: 12,300

DT: OWN 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS AND ON 6 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY, THE ENGINE HAS STALLED OUT. THE CONSUMER HAD TO STOP AND WAIT ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND RESTART THE ENGINE AND EVERYTHING WOULD BE FINE. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THIS UNLESS THEY ENCOUNTERED THIS AS IT ...

Mileage: 2,000

FAX LTR INVESTIGATION OF THE TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE MODEL YEARS 2004 & 2005 REPORTS OF VEHICLE STALLING AT HIGH SPEEDS.*MR *NM

WAS DRIVING HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH WHEN THE 2004 PRIUS SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN AND WAS INOPERATIVE. WE PULLED THE CAR OVER, WAITED ABOUT 15 MINUTES, AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE MOTOR.

Mileage: 19,000

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH. ABLE TO RESTART CAR AFTER DRIVING WITH ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR A FEW BLOCKS.

ENGINE FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. HAD JUST COME THROUGH A TOLL GATE AND MERGING INTERSECTION. WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH ABOUT 55 MPH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ALL LIT UP AND THE ENGINE DIED. TRAVELLED TO A SAFE LOCATION VIA BATTERY POWER AND CALLED DEALER. CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALER I...

Mileage: 32,200

DT: CONSUMER HAD 2 EPISODES OF ENGINE STALLING. THE 1ST TIME CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE APPEARED IN THE LANE AND CONSUMER ACCELERATED QUICKLY AND CHANGED LANE. THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH A BEEPING NOISE, AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER. WAS RUNNING ONLY...

Mileage: 1,750

DT: CONSUMER HAD 2 EPISODES OF ENGINE STALLING. THE 1ST TIME CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE APPEARED IN THE LANE AND CONSUMER ACCELERATED QUICKLY AND CHANGED LANE. THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH A BEEPING NOISE, AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER. WAS RUNNING ONLY...

Mileage: 1,750

DT: CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WHILE DRIVING IN A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS AT 45 MPH AND WHEN ALL OF THE DAS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS IT TURNED OUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RECEIVING ANY POWER FROM THE GAS ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ON ELECTRICITY ONLY. WHILE ENTERING THE INTERSECTION T...

Mileage: 46,506

MY 2004 PRIUS "DIED" WITH LITTLE WARNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH ON A BUSY STREET. I COASTED TO A STOP WITH CARS FLYING BY ME. VERY DANGEROUS. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO EXPLAINED THERE WAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE CAR'S COMPUTER. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROU...

Mileage: 10,500

MY 2004 PRIUS "DIED" WITH LITTLE WARNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH ON A BUSY STREET. I COASTED TO A STOP WITH CARS FLYING BY ME. VERY DANGEROUS. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO EXPLAINED THERE WAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE CAR'S COMPUTER. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROU...

Mileage: 10,500

APPROACHING ENTRANCE RAMP TO I495 N EXIT 32 WESTFORD MA AT MODEST SIDE STREET SPEED 25-40 APPROXIMATELY. CAR RAPIDLY LOST ACCELERATION. CONTINUED FOR ABOUT ONE MINUTE ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND STALLED ON THE SHOULDER. BATTERY INDICATED SHOWED ONLY ONE BAR. GAS AT LEAST 1/3 FULL. ELECTRIC WINDOWS AND D...

Mileage: 22,400

DT: A. HOW LONG AND AT WHAT SPEED WAS THE CONSUMER DRIVING BEFORE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER? 4 MINUTES, 50 MPH. B. HAS THE CONSUMER ACCELERATED, DECELERATED OR DROVE AT A STEADY PACE WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER? STEADY PACE. C. AFTER THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WAS THE DRIVER ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING...

Mileage: 18,750

DT: A. HOW LONG AND AT WHAT SPEED WAS THE CONSUMER DRIVING BEFORE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER? 4 MINUTES, 50 MPH. B. HAS THE CONSUMER ACCELERATED, DECELERATED OR DROVE AT A STEADY PACE WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER? STEADY PACE. C. AFTER THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WAS THE DRIVER ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING...

Mileage: 18,750

WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN AND SOME HIGHWAY, INTERMITTENTLY, THE BATTERY CHARGE LEVEL WILL DROP VERY LOW (ONE RED BAR), THE BATTERY WILL NOT CHARGE, AND THE CAR WILL LOOSE POWER. WHEN THE PRIUS HAS POWER LOSS, THE AVERAGE MPG DROPS FROM THE LOW 40'S TO THE LOW 30'S. THE CAR HAS NEVER STALLED AS PER...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. HE STATES THAT VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS.THE INCIDENT JUST HAPPENED ONE TIME. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE VEHICLE, NOT SURE IF IT FIXED IT OR NOT.*AK CAR LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT RE-START. IT WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT....

Mileage: 5,396

DT: PROBLEMS BEGAN 5-10-05. SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE ELECTRIC MOTOR AND THE BATTERY WERE WORKING CORRECTLY, HOWEVER, THE GAS PORTION OF THE ENGINE WAS NOT WORKING. DEALER REPORTED ECU WAS OUT OF CALIBRATION, AND WAS REPROGRAMMED. VEHI...

Mileage: 8,000

DT: CONSUMER HAS TWO 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS AND BOTH HAD ENGINE FAILURES WHILE GOING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. INCIDENT ON MAY 28, 2005 AND MAY 4, 2005 APPROXIMATELY.*AK NORTHBROOK TOYOTA REPROGRAMMED VEHICLE'S COMPUTER. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE NOW PERFORMS OK. *TT *NM

Mileage: 9,000

DT: CONSUMER OWNS TWO 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS AND BOTH HAVE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN BOTH VEHICLES TO DEALER AND HAD THEM REPROGRAMMED. *TT NORTHBROOK TOYOTA REPROGRAMMED CARS COMPUTER, CAR IS OK FOR NOW. *SB *NM

Mileage: 6,400

DT: TOYOTA PRIUS, VEHICLE STALLED AT 35 MPH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD BECAUSE CALLER WAS LOSING POWER FROM BATTERY, AND COULD NOT DRIVE IT. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. PROBLEM DID NOT COME UP ON CAR COMPUTER WHEN DIAGNOSTIC WAS...

Mileage: 14,000

DT: A. HOW LONG AND AT WHAT SPEED WAS THE CONSUMER DRIVING BEFORE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER? HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES GOING ABOUT 65 MPH. B. WAS THE CONSUMER ACCELERATING, DECELERATING, OR DRIVING AT A STEADY- STATE WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER? OWNER BELIEVES SHE WAS SLOWING DOWN AT THE...

Mileage: 2,000

(1) ENGINE STALLED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOPLIGHT. WEATHER WAS COOL (LOW-50S) AND RAINY. DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP ('RED TRIANGLE OF DEATH', CHECK ENGINE, BRAKING SYSTEM) (2) DRIVER PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD USING ELECTRIC POWER ONLY (3) DRIVER CALLED HUSBAND, WHO ADVISED WIFE TO CYCLE THE ...

Mileage: 8,700

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN , THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THEN EVERYTHING SHUT OFF. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH REGARDING THE RELEASE OF GAS TO THE ENGINE. JUST BEFORE A LOSS OF POWER THE DVD NAV...

Mileage: 6,800

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN , THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THEN EVERYTHING SHUT OFF. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH REGARDING THE RELEASE OF GAS TO THE ENGINE. JUST BEFORE A LOSS OF POWER THE DVD NAV...

Mileage: 6,800

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN , THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THEN EVERYTHING SHUT OFF. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH REGARDING THE RELEASE OF GAS TO THE ENGINE. JUST BEFORE A LOSS OF POWER THE DVD NAV...

Mileage: 6,800

DT: 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS . THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE CAME TO STOP ON THE FREEWAY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER AND WAITED ABOUT 10 MINUTES. AFTER THE TEN MIN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT HAD VERY LITTLE POWER. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 6,400

THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT. AFTER DRIVING FOR TWO BLOCKS, THE DASH LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE STEERING HAD BECOME EASIER. THE GENERAL WARNING SYMBOL HAD COME ON, WHICH MEANT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD BEE...

Mileage: 8,600

THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT. AFTER DRIVING FOR TWO BLOCKS, THE DASH LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE STEERING HAD BECOME EASIER. THE GENERAL WARNING SYMBOL HAD COME ON, WHICH MEANT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD BEE...

Mileage: 8,600

DT: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55-60 MPH THE CAR STALLED AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT WAS TOWED INTO A DEALERSHIP, THEY LOOKED AT THE COMPUTER AND CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT STALLED SINCE.*AK *NM

Mileage: 14,000

DT:.HOW LONG AND AT WHAT SPEED WAS THE CONSUMER DRIVING BEFORE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER? HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 10 MINUTES ON COMMUTING HOME WAS DRIVING AT LEAST 50-60 MPH. B.WAS THE CONSUMER ACCELERATING, DECELERATING, OR DRIVING AT A STEADY- STATE WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER?DRIVING AT A STEADY STATE. ...

Mileage: 9,000

DT:.HOW LONG AND AT WHAT SPEED WAS THE CONSUMER DRIVING BEFORE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER? HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 10 MINUTES ON COMMUTING HOME WAS DRIVING AT LEAST 50-60 MPH. B.WAS THE CONSUMER ACCELERATING, DECELERATING, OR DRIVING AT A STEADY- STATE WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER?DRIVING AT A STEADY STATE. ...

Mileage: 9,000

WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE, ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. I WAS ABLE TO PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK AND NEUTRAL ONLY. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE POWER OFF ON THE VEHICLE. IT WAS USING ELECTRICITY ONLY. THE GAS ENGINE WOULD NOT KICK IN WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR...

Mileage: 48,710

DT: HOW LONG AND AT WHAT SPEED WAS THE CONSUMER DRIVING BEFORE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER? HE WAS DRIVING FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES AND 35 MPH AND THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. B. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE LOST POWER?/DECELERATED AND WAS GOING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN OFF A HIGHWAY AGAIN THE LIGHTS SIGNALED WARNIN...

Mileage: 6,000

2004 PRIUS HAD WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND STALLED IN APRIL 2005. SOFTWARE UPGRADE WAS PERFORMED BY DEALER. WARNING LIGHTS HAVE COME ON AGAIN YESTERDAY, JUNE 12

Mileage: 29,000

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS-WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INCLUDING GO TO A DEALER IMMEDIATELY WHICH I DID. PROPULSION POWER ALMOST VANISHED IN ONE MILE OF DRIVING. DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE SAYING THEY "REPROGRAM ENGINE ECU"

Mileage: 9,286

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS SEDAN. STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MILES HOUR AND THE ELECTRIC RECHARABLE BATTERY DRAINS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES TO ME AND I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO TOYOTA DEAL FOR THIS. THE 1ST APPROXIMATELY JAN -FEB TIME FRAME. DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. 2ND TIME APPROXIMATELY EAR...

Mileage: 8,300

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS SEDAN. STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MILES HOUR AND THE ELECTRIC RECHARABLE BATTERY DRAINS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES TO ME AND I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO TOYOTA DEAL FOR THIS. THE 1ST APPROXIMATELY JAN -FEB TIME FRAME. DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. 2ND TIME APPROXIMATELY EAR...

Mileage: 8,300

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS SEDAN. STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MILES HOUR AND THE ELECTRIC RECHARABLE BATTERY DRAINS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES TO ME AND I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO TOYOTA DEAL FOR THIS. THE 1ST APPROXIMATELY JAN -FEB TIME FRAME. DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. 2ND TIME APPROXIMATELY EAR...

Mileage: 8,300

POWER LOSS ON HIGHWAY, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OVER TO SIDE. RESTARTED BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYTED ON

Mileage: 7,810

DT: TOYOTA PRIUS GAS ENGINE STALLED 3 TIMES, TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND ON RAMP. 1) MAY 13 2004 STALLED IN BUSY INTERSECTION GOING ABOUT 40 MPH, ELECTRICAL ENGINE STILL WORKED, SO SPEED DROPPED TO 20 MPH, AND CONSUMER STOPPED ON THE SIDE. ALL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO...

Mileage: 2,235

DT: TOYOTA PRIUS GAS ENGINE STALLED 3 TIMES, TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND ON RAMP. 1) MAY 13 2004 STALLED IN BUSY INTERSECTION GOING ABOUT 40 MPH, ELECTRICAL ENGINE STILL WORKED, SO SPEED DROPPED TO 20 MPH, AND CONSUMER STOPPED ON THE SIDE. ALL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO...

Mileage: 2,235

TOYOTA PRIUS GAS ENGINE STALLED AFTER TOYOTA SERVICE PATCH WAS DOWNLOADED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. BOUGHT CAR MARCH 1, 2004. CAR STALLED MAY 13 AND JUNE 1- SEE REPORT FILED UNDER MAY 13 DATE. JULY 31, 2004 TOYOTA DOWNLOADED PATCH TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS FINE. CAR WAS OK FOR ALMOST A ...

Mileage: 23,600

DT: CONTACT HAS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS, AND WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT HAS FAILED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. A. HOW LONG AND AT WHAT SPEED WAS THE CONSUMER DRIVING BEFORE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER? APPROXIMATELY 15 -20 MINUTES, GOING ABOUT 45 MPH. B. WAS THE CONSUMER ACCELERATING, DECELERATING, OR ...

DT: CONTACT HAS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS, AND WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT HAS FAILED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. A. HOW LONG AND AT WHAT SPEED WAS THE CONSUMER DRIVING BEFORE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER? APPROXIMATELY 15 -20 MINUTES, GOING ABOUT 45 MPH. B. WAS THE CONSUMER ACCELERATING, DECELERATING, OR ...

PRIUS STALLED WHILE DRIVING, ALL LIGHTS CAME ON DEALER RESTARTED COMPUTER I HAVE READ ABOUT MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS COMPLAINT

Mileage: 7,000

STARTED MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS AND PLACED VEHICLE INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE AT DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL. CAR DIED WHILE BACKING, BLOCKING TRAFFIC, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. ORANGE LIGHT GLOWED ON THE STARTER BUTTON. THIS IS 7:45PM. CALLED ORIGINAL DEALER IN WASHINGTON PA FOR ADVICE. NO HELP...

Mileage: 17,000

DT:TWO WEEKS AGO, THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HER 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS AT 50 MPH AND IT DIED. LUCKILY IT WAS NOT DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND OCCURRED NEAR AN EXIT RAMP. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO AN EXIT RAMP WHERE SHE COASTED DOWNHILL INTO AN OFF STREET. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER ...

Mileage: 10,000

PE05029 2 TIMES THE CAR ENGINE STOPPED FOR NO REASON AT ALL. DASHBOARD LIT UP ENTIRELY. BOTH TIMES THE CAR RESTARTED. EACH TIME, FEWER LIGHTS CAME ON. BROUGHT CAR IN 2X- 1ST TIME, DID NOTHING. 2ND TIME, SUPPOSEDLY UPGRADED PROGRAM. WHEN 1ST HEARD ABOUT YOUR INVESTIGATION, CONTACTED TOYOTA TO...

Mileage: 2,000

MY 2004 PRIUS LOST POWER WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65-70 MILES PER HOUR ON 2/21/05. I HAD ELECTRIC POWER FOR A FEW MINUTES SO THAT I COULD PULL OFF AT AN EXIT. ALL THE WARNING/CAUTION LIGHTS CAME ON. THE KERN TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN WINCHESTER VA HAD MY CAR TOWED IN. THEY KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT...

Mileage: 15,000

MY 2004 PRIUS LOST POWER WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65-70 MILES PER HOUR ON 2/21/05. I HAD ELECTRIC POWER FOR A FEW MINUTES SO THAT I COULD PULL OFF AT AN EXIT. ALL THE WARNING/CAUTION LIGHTS CAME ON. THE KERN TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN WINCHESTER VA HAD MY CAR TOWED IN. THEY KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT...

Mileage: 15,000

DT: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH SUDDENLY CAR DIED. NO POWER WHATSOEVER. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD COMPUTER NEEDED UPDATING. THIS WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. DID CALL TOYOTA, AND CONFIRMED THAT THE REPAIR HAD BEEN DONE. NO PROBLEMS SINCE COMPUTER WAS UPDATED. *AK

Mileage: 7,375

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS, 15680 MILES. THE ENGINE STOPPED WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT ON THE ELECTRICAL MOTOR FOR ABOUT 1 MILE TO A GAS STATION BEFORE THE BATTERY RAN OUT. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY DEALER, TOYOTA OF BOWIE IN MD. THE NEXT DAY,...

Mileage: 15,680

VEHICLE'S GAS ENGINE QUIT AFTER LEAVING A STORE'S PARKING LOT. WARNING LIGHTS INDICATED TO TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER IMMEDIATELY. DEALER INDICATED IT WAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM, AND UPLOADED A FIX. 2 HOURS OF WORK TIME WAS LOST.

Mileage: 40,000

DT: WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING CAR STALLED AT 40 MPH AND HAD TO BE TOWED. CALLER COULD NOT TURN POWER OFF FROM POWER SWITCH. ONLY THING THAT WAS WORKING WAS THE PANEL LIGHTS. DEALER SAID IT WAS A CAR COMPUTER PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. CALLER SAW SEVERAL ARTICLES THAT A...

Mileage: 45,000

I HAVE A 2004 PRIUS THAT STALLED ON THE FREEWAY THIS FEBRUARY FOR NO REASON. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THE MECHANICS SAID THEY HAD NO IDEA WHY IT HAPPENED, BUT THAT THEY "RESET THE COMPUTER" AND IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

Mileage: 11,568

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS, STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP FOR THIS PROBLEM.

I OWN A 2004 PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 60 MPH ON HWY 110 IN LOS ANGELES, THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. LESS THAN 5 SECONDS LATER, THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. IT EVEN CEASED TO COAST DESPITE THE FACT THAT I WAS ON A SIGNIFICANT DOWN HILL GRADE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO EXIT THE FREEWAY, I NAVIGATED THE VEHICLE T...

Mileage: 4,500

I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE INTO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STALLED. I COULDN'T TURN IT OFF, AND I COULDN'T GET IT INTO DRIVE. PARK AND NEUTRAL WERE THE ONLY OPTIONS. TRAFFIC WAS COMING AT ME FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO, BUT PUT ON THE 4 WAY FLASHERS.USING MY CELL ...

Mileage: 38,401

SINCE PURCHASING A 2004 PRIUS IN FEB. 2004, IT HAS STALLED FIVE TIMES. FOUR WERE WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD IN JUNE 2004 AND WERE RELATED TO A LOOSE WIRE TO THE BATTERY. ONE WAS IN JUNE 2005.

Mileage: 5,000

YAPS (YET ANOTHER PRIUS STALL). I WAS NOT GOING FAST - PROBABLY ABOUT 10-15 MPH. JUST LIKE THE OTHER REPORTS, IT LOST POWER, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, AND IT COASTED TO A HALT. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT BUT THE ICE WOULD NOT KICK IN SO IT RAN IN ELECTRIC MODE ONLY. AFTER LESS THAN A MILE THE BA...

Mileage: 5,351

2004 PRIUS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35-45 MPH WHEN WARNING LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD WENT ON. CAR DIED WITHIN SECONDS IN MIDDLE OF BUSY STREET AND WOULD NOT RESTART, HAD TO TOW TO DEALER. DEALER CLAIMED THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BUT SAID "IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN"

Mileage: 5,000

MY TOYOTA PRIUS STALLED WHILE MOVING AT ABOUT 35-40 MPH IN CITY TRAFFIC IN CHANDLER, ARIZONA. THE EMERGENCY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE QUIT. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS IT COASTED, THEN WE PUSHED IT INTO A PARKING LOT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO TEMPE TOYOTA (NOW POWER...

Mileage: 8,000

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. HE SAYS THAT HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WILL SHUT OFF WHILE IN TRAFFIC. ALSO THE PARK MECHANISM WILL DISENGAGED AND THE LOCK BUTTON DOES NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS AS SPECIFIED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. ALSO THE START BUTTON DOES NOT CONSIS...

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. HE SAYS THAT HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WILL SHUT OFF WHILE IN TRAFFIC. ALSO THE PARK MECHANISM WILL DISENGAGED AND THE LOCK BUTTON DOES NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS AS SPECIFIED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. ALSO THE START BUTTON DOES NOT CONSIS...

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. HE SAYS THAT HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WILL SHUT OFF WHILE IN TRAFFIC. ALSO THE PARK MECHANISM WILL DISENGAGED AND THE LOCK BUTTON DOES NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS AS SPECIFIED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. ALSO THE START BUTTON DOES NOT CONSIS...

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. HE SAYS THAT HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WILL SHUT OFF WHILE IN TRAFFIC. ALSO THE PARK MECHANISM WILL DISENGAGED AND THE LOCK BUTTON DOES NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS AS SPECIFIED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. ALSO THE START BUTTON DOES NOT CONSIS...

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROX 45 MPH IN MY '04 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND BATTERY POWER RAN OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL.

Mileage: 10,500

DAD: VEHICLE RUNS AND SUDDENLY STALLS AND STOPS WORKING. OWNER ATTEMPTS TO START CAR AGAIN, AND IT DOES NOT START. CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, AND DEALER FIXED IT. BUT, AFTER SOME TIME THE CAR DID NOT WORK AGAIN. OWNER STATED THAT CAR WAS SERVICED ON REGULAR BASIS.*AK

Mileage: 6,000

DT: THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON CONSUMER TURNED CAR AROUND TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. DEALER DID CLEAR EVERYTHING (THE LIGHTS), AND THE CAR STARTED BACK UP.*AK

Mileage: 29,000

DT: ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND WILL NOT START, ALSO BATTERY DIES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, AND THEN THE ENGINE DIES. CALLER HAD TO PUSH CAR OFF THE ROAD. DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG THE FIRST TIME, AND THE OTHER TIMES THEY REPLACED A FLOOR HARNESS THAT WENT TO BATTERY, AN AMPLIFI...

Mileage: 7,000

1. I WAS DRIVING ON THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY. TRAFFIC BECAME CONGESTED SO THE PACE WAS STOP AND GO. I STARTED TO ACCELERATE (WAS GOING ABOUT ~35 MPH) WHEN MY 2004 PRIUS LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. ALL THESE LIGHTS CAME ON INDICATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND GE...

Mileage: 8,500

I AM ESTIMATING THE DATES - I TOOK MY 2004 PRIUS TO THE DEALER ON OCTOBER 12, AS IT WAS NOT DRIVING RIGHT SINCE I HAD DONE A "HARD BRAKE" THE WEEK BEFORE. THE SERVICE DEPT WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING AMISS. THEN, WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THAT FRIDAY, MY CAR INDICATED THAT I NEEDED TO STOP THE CAR IMMED...

DT: CONSUMER STATES WHILE GOING SOUTHBOUND, HE ACCIDENTALLY BUMP THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AT ABOUT 70 MPH. AFTERWARDS CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE BACK IN DRIVE. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH VEHICLE WAS DEAD. CONSUMER HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE THEN PUT BACK IN DRIVE AND THEN MERGE BACK ONTO TH...

MY 2004 PRIUS CUT OUT AT ABOUT 25 MPH AND WOULD NOT RESTART.

Mileage: 11,000

CAR WAS DRIVING NORMAL AT 45 MPH....ENGINE QUIT. WOULD NOT RESTART. CAR WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALER.

Mileage: 20,393

OUR 2004 PRIUS STALLED REPEATEDLY ON A DRIVE FROM HOLLAND, MICH., TO ST. LOUIS, MO, ON DEC. 26/27, 2004. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, IT WAS AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF HIGHWAY DRIVING, WHEN ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT ON AND THE ENGINE DIED. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST OFF THE HIGHWAY. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES...

Mileage: 17,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 25MPH, 4 TROUBLE LIGHTS LIT UP ON DASHBOARD. AFTER 1-2 MORE MILES, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER, DESPITE THE GAS ENGINE STILL RUNNING. THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM SHOWED NO BATTERY POWER. RESTARTING THE ENGINE DIDN'T HELP, AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED.

Mileage: 16,500

ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH. GAS POWER QUIT AND CONSUMED ALL ELECTRIC POWER AND CAR STOPPED. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO GO INTO ANY GEAR -- STUCK IN PARK. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER.

Mileage: 8,295

ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH. GAS POWER QUIT AND CONSUMED ALL ELECTRIC POWER AND CAR STOPPED. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO GO INTO ANY GEAR -- STUCK IN PARK. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER.

Mileage: 8,295

I WAS ON THE 101 FREEWAY HEADING SOUTH WHEN MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS LOST POWER, ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON; I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. IT TOOK SEVERAL TRIES OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO GET THE CAR SHUT OFF. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN IF I COULD GET IT STARTED, WHICH I FINA...

Mileage: 7,000

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A STALLING I EXPERIENCED WHILE DRIVING OUR TOYOTA PRIUS (2004) THE CAR STALLED A LITTLE AFTER I MERGED ONTO HIGHWAY 85 IN CUPERTINO. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE AS I TRIED TO DRIVE UP TO 65 MPH. IT APPEARED THAT THE GA...

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN IT SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE ELECTRIC ENGINE POWER DROPPED TO ZERO. I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE AND NEEDED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE.

MY 2004 PRIUS' COMBUSTION ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON THE FREEWAY IN SEP'04. THE CAR SWITCHED TO BATTERY MODE ONLY AND ROLLED ON UNTIL THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED AND THEN COMPLETELY STALLED. I GOT STUCK IN LANES, CREATED A RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC JAM, AND HAD TO BE PUSHED TO A SHOULDER BY A POLICE CAR. ...

Mileage: 2,415

MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS LOST POWE, EVENTUALLY RUNNING ON BATTERY ALONE UNTIL POWER WAS COMPLETELY LOST. CONTACTED MY DEALER TRISTATE TOYOTA IN DUDLEY. BY CONTACTING TOYOTA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, I WAS TOWED TO DEALER. SERVICE MGR. IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE REPROGRAMMING OF MY COMPUTER AS COVERED IN TSB ISS...

Mileage: 28,800

WAS DRIVING MY 3 MONTH OLD '04 PRIUS ON A 2 LANE HWY, LATE NIGHT, 50MPH. PRIUS ENGINES SUDDENLY STOPPED AND MANY WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I PULLED OVER, THOUGH THERE WAS NO SAFE PLACE TO DO SO, SET MY FLASHERS AND BEGAN CALLING FOR HELP. SPENT THE NEXT HOUR CALLING POLICE AND TOW TRUCKS, TOO BUSY IN ...

Mileage: 5,000

COMPUTER SHUT DOWN IN THE TOYOTA PRIUS CAUSING CAR TO STOP IN A MATTER OF MINUTES ON TWO OCCATIONS.

Mileage: 15,000

DT: CONSUMER STATES: WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER 3000 MILES ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE SLOWLY LOST POWER AND WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MPH. AFTER ABOUT 20 MIN VEHICLE STARTED BACK, THE DEALER DID DIAGNOSTIC AND RESET THE SYSTEM. *AK

Mileage: 2,000

DT: ALL OF THE LIGHTS COME ON AND THE CAR STALLS IN MID-TRAVEL. *TT

Mileage: 14,101

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS (PURCHASED DEC. 2003). APPROXIMATELY 10 MARCH 2005 I WAS DRIVING AT CITY SPEEDS (<40 MPH) WHEN THE GASOLINE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED ABOUT A MILE ON THE ELECTRIC ENGINE UNTIL THE BATTERY BECAME DRAINED. I CALLED FOR A TOW UNDER WARRANTY SERVICE. WHI...

Mileage: 18,000

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 101 NORTH IN A STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC. I NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY LEVEL CONTINUED TO DROP AND THE GAS ENGINE FAILED TO START TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY. I MANAGE TO SLIDE OUT OF THE FREEWAY AND STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER. I COULD NOT SHUT OFF THE CAR FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES. I WAS ABLE ...

Mileage: 10,254

MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS STALLED WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 40-45 MPH WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS ON 5/14/05. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT COASTED TO A STOP. I TURNED OFF THE POWER SWITCH AND RESTARTED IT AND THE ENGINE CAME BACK ON AND RAN FINE EXCEPT WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON. THE NEXT DA...

Mileage: 11,000

MY1994 TOYOTA PRIUS SUDDENLY STALLED AS I WAS DRIVING. I HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROGRAMMING ERROR IN ONE OF THE COMPUTER CHIPS.

Mileage: 9,719

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THIS VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT HIGH SPEEDS. HE WAS GOING 65-70 MPH AT TIME OF INCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. IT EXACTLY WHAT THE REPORTS SAID HAPPENED TO HIM. HE CAN BE CONTACTED BY ODI FOR THIS IF NEEDED. ALSO, HAD PREMATURE WEAR ON TIRES. HAD THE ...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THIS VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT HIGH SPEEDS. HE WAS GOING 65-70 MPH AT TIME OF INCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. IT EXACTLY WHAT THE REPORTS SAID HAPPENED TO HIM. HE CAN BE CONTACTED BY ODI FOR THIS IF NEEDED. ALSO, HAD PREMATURE WEAR ON TIRES. HAD THE ...

1. I WAS DRIVING AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH AND THE GAS ENGINE FAILED SUDDENLY DURING THE COURSE OF NORMAL DRIVING, LEAVING ONLY THE ELECTRICAL ENGINE RUNNING. AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE FAILED, MANY LIGHTS TURNED ON ON THE DASHBOARD. 2. I WAS ON A CANYON ROAD IN THE LOS ANGELES MOUNTAINS WHEN IT FAILED...

Mileage: 12,000

1. I WAS DRIVING AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH AND THE GAS ENGINE FAILED SUDDENLY DURING THE COURSE OF NORMAL DRIVING, LEAVING ONLY THE ELECTRICAL ENGINE RUNNING. AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE FAILED, MANY LIGHTS TURNED ON ON THE DASHBOARD. 2. I WAS ON A CANYON ROAD IN THE LOS ANGELES MOUNTAINS WHEN IT FAILED...

Mileage: 12,000

1. I WAS DRIVING AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH AND THE GAS ENGINE FAILED SUDDENLY DURING THE COURSE OF NORMAL DRIVING, LEAVING ONLY THE ELECTRICAL ENGINE RUNNING. AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE FAILED, MANY LIGHTS TURNED ON ON THE DASHBOARD. 2. I WAS ON A CANYON ROAD IN THE LOS ANGELES MOUNTAINS WHEN IT FAILED...

Mileage: 12,000

ON 4/7/05 I WAS TRAVELING ON THE NJ PARKWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN FOR NO REASON MY 2004 PRIUS ENGINE STALLED NO GAS TO ENGINE ONLY ELECTRIC POWER THEN THE ELECTRIC POWER SLOWLY IN ABOUT LEST THAN 2 MINUTES WENT TO ZERO AND THEN I HAD TO COAST TO A SAFE SPOT TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER. LUCKILY I WAS...

Mileage: 16,000

I DROVE MY TOYOTA PRIUS FROM FLORIDA TO COLORADO. AFTER ABOUT 2100 MILES THE CAR STALLED. I WAS STUCK ON THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AT A TEMPERATURE OF 15 DEGREES UNTIL I GOT TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER. THE DEALER RECHARGED THE BATTERY, WHICH COMPLETELY DISCHARGED WHILE I SAT IN THE STALLED CAR ...

Mileage: 2,500

VEHICLE STALLED TWICE WITHOUT WARNING. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER.

Mileage: 6,000

ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE PRIUS HAS HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER TO THE GASOLINE ENGINE, ALL THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ILLUMINATED AND THE CAR WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL ONLY ON BATTERY POWER FOR A VERY SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE DRAINING THE BATTERY. TWICE THIS HAS OCCURRED AFTER STOPPING AT ...

Mileage: 41,900

WHILE DRIVING MYH TOYOTA PRIUS HAS STALLED FOR NO REASON 3 TIMES. I'VE BROUGHT IT IN ONCE AFTER THE 2ND TIME AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG.

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE HAD IT STALL AT LOW SPEED (APPROX 35MPH) MARCH 2004 I HAD IT LOSE POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON NOV 7, 2004.

MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS STALLED WHEN I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, BUT THEN THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP FOR A PROGRAMMING FIX BEFORE I COULD DRIVE IT AGAIN.

MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS STALLED WHEN I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, BUT THEN THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP FOR A PROGRAMMING FIX BEFORE I COULD DRIVE IT AGAIN.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE VEHICLE IS A HYBRID. SHE STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR HER TO BRAKE OR ACCELERATE. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT IT WAS A SOFTWARE GLITCH, AND THEY KNEW THAT THEY HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH...

IN JUNE 2004, THE 2004 TOYATA PRIUS WE HAD PURCHASED IN MID-MAY MALFUNCTIONED AS I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO A FREEWAY ON-RAMP IN DALY CITY, CALIFORNIA. A LOUD BEEP SOUNDED, AND ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS LIT UP AT ONCE, INCLUDING THE EXCLAMATION POINT. THE GAS ENGINE DID NOT ENGAGE AS IT USUALLY DID AT...

Mileage: 500

SUDDEN SHUTDOWN OF 2004 PRIUS. I WAS CRUSING AT ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT DOWN AND ALL DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS BECAME ILLUMINATED. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER CYCLING POWER BUTTON, CAR STARTED AGAIN, BUT "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. DEA...

Mileage: 6,589

2004 PRIUS, GAS ENGINE STALLED WHILE EXCELLERATING TO MERGE ONTO FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR, WAS FORCED TO EXIT ON ELECTRIC ENGINE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC DRIVING AT 30MPH. AFTER EXITING FREEWAY AND TURNING CAR OFF IT WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE FINALLY RESTARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE WITH MASTER CHECK E...

Mileage: 7,000

I HAVE HAD 3 'STALLS' OF MY 2004 PRIUS WHICH I DRIVE 150 MILES A DAY AND IT HAS 48K MILES ON IT. ALL OF THE ENGINE STALLS HAVE BEEN AT LOW SPEED (UNDER 20 MPH) AND HAVE BEEN PRECEEDED BY A RED WARNING TRIANGLE LIGHT AND THE SCREEN DISPLAYING SOMETHING LIKE 'CRITICAL PROBLEM'. ON ONE INCIDENT I WAS I...

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE HAD 3 'STALLS' OF MY 2004 PRIUS WHICH I DRIVE 150 MILES A DAY AND IT HAS 48K MILES ON IT. ALL OF THE ENGINE STALLS HAVE BEEN AT LOW SPEED (UNDER 20 MPH) AND HAVE BEEN PRECEEDED BY A RED WARNING TRIANGLE LIGHT AND THE SCREEN DISPLAYING SOMETHING LIKE 'CRITICAL PROBLEM'. ON ONE INCIDENT I WAS I...

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVING MY 2004 PRIUS ABOUT 25MPH ON MY WAY HOME, ALL OF A SUDDEN WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP. THE YELLOW BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR, THE MASTER WARNING AND THE VSC WARNING LIGHTS WERE ALL ON. THE DISPLAY HAD A MESSAGE THAT INDICATED A HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING. THE NEXT...

Mileage: 21,014

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 - 35 MPH, THE ENGINE OF MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE "WARNING LAMP" TURNED ON AT THE TIME THE ENGINE QUIT, NOT BEFORE. I COASTED TO A STOP IN A NEARBY PARKING LOT. WHEN I COULD NOT RESTART THE CAR, I CALLED AAA FOR TOWING. AFTER WAITING 30 MINUTES, ...

Mileage: 4,458

SUMMARY: INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING. LOTS OF INDICATOR LIGHTS ON DASH, AND MESSAGE APPEARED ON MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY. WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE LOCATION ON BATTERY-ONLY POWER. DETAILS: DRIVING HOME FROM TOWN (ABOUT 10 MILES). CAR WAS BEHAVING NORMALLY, AND HAD BEEN DRIVEN AP...

Mileage: 11,000

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, BUT I JUST LEARNED THIS IS THE VENUE TO STATE MY COMPLAINTS(I HAVE ANOTHER COMPLAINT ON THIS BOARD. I BOUGHT THIS CAR TO SAVE GAS,MONEY AND THE ENVIRONMENT,BUT NOW THIS CAR IS DOING NONE OF THESE FOR ME IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. WHILE I'M STU...

Mileage: 3

OMG, OMG ITS SO FRESH IN MY MIND!. I WAS TERRIFIED. MY DAUGHTER(OLDEST) WAS IN A TERRIBLE CAR ACCIDENT AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL(MARY WASHINGTON IN VA.) I WAS AT WORK AND GOT THE HORRIFIC CALL ABOUT 1745HRS (RUSH HOUR). I JUMPED IN MY CAR(2004-PRIUS) I I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW I FELT. AS I ENTERED ...

Mileage: 17

OMG, OMG ITS SO FRESH IN MY MIND!. I WAS TERRIFIED. MY DAUGHTER(OLDEST) WAS IN A TERRIBLE CAR ACCIDENT AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL(MARY WASHINGTON IN VA.) I WAS AT WORK AND GOT THE HORRIFIC CALL ABOUT 1745HRS (RUSH HOUR). I JUMPED IN MY CAR(2004-PRIUS) I I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW I FELT. AS I ENTERED ...

Mileage: 17

PURCHASED A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS ON MARCH 2, 2004. ON MAY 24, 2004 THE CAR STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I COULD NOT RESTART IT FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. I SAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET DURING THAT TIME. THE DEALER SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. OM JUNE 16, 2004 THE CAR STOPP...

Mileage: 9,137

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS HYBRID. THE OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED, AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK THERE WERE A SERIES OF THESE EVENTS. THE VEHICLE ALS...

Mileage: 12,500

A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS IT LOST POWER AND ALL SORTS OF WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER. AT THAT TIME THEY TOLD ME IT LOSS IT'S COMPUTER PROGRAM AND WENT INTO THE "LIMP HOME" MODE. THEY REPROGAMED IT AND IT RAN FINE. ON 5/8/05 AFTER A SHO...

Mileage: 20,000

DRIVING MY 04 PRIUS AT NORMAL SPEED - ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST ALL POWER. MADE IT TO DEALER FEW BLOCKS AWAY AFTER SITTING AWHILE. DEALER TOOK 48 HOURS - SAID WRONG PROGRAM WAS IN COMPUTER. REPROGRAMED.

MY WIFE'S 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS LOST POWER 100 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. SHE WAS WITH OUR 3 MONTH OLD BABY AND FORTUNATELY WAS NOT REAR ENDED OR INVOLOVED IN AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 11,300

I HAD DRIVEN APPROXIMATLEY 20 MILES TO MY HOCKEY GAME AND WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH. AN ! AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS THEN REDUCED TO ONLY RUNNING OFF OF BATTERY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT DANGER AND SHUT DOWN THE CAR AND CHECKED THE OIL AND GAS TO VERIFY THAT WASN'T TH...

Mileage: 15,050

I OWN A 2004 PRIUS AND ALSO EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE SYSTEM SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. THE ENTIRE GAS ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE ELECTRIC MOTOR REMAINED OPERATIONAL AND ALLOWED ME TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A PARKING LOT SAFELY. THE DEALER...

Mileage: 16,000

THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD JUST AFTER ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON

Mileage: 27,000

AN ARTICLE IN YESTERDAY'S L.A. TIMES (5/17) DETAILED A PROBLEM WITH THE 2004/05 TOYOTA PRIUS, WHERE IT MENTIONED THAT 13 PRIUS OWNERS REPORTED THAT THEIR VEHICLES STALLED SUDDENLY, OFTEN AT HIGH SPEEDS. ON APRIL 12, 2005, THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME. WHILE SLOWING FROM 65 M.P.H. ON I-10 ...

Mileage: 8,700

DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS HOME FROM WORK, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER A FEW MILES FROM MY HOME ON A BUSY THOROUGHFARE. I DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH WERE ON. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT. IT WENT A FEW SECONDS BEFORE DYING AGAIN. THIS CONTINUED SE...

Mileage: 6,800

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 2004 PRIUS ON I35W AT 55 MPH WHEN SEVERAL RED WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CAR CHIMED. WE WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE INTERSTATE AND LEFT THE CAR RUNNING WHILE WE CONSULTED THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THEN CALLED THE DEALER. WE STARTED TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE CAR'S POWER D...

Mileage: 6,982

HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON THE CAR. WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND IT SUDDENLY DIED FOR NO REASON. TOYOTA DEALER SAID IT WAS A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION AND COULD NOT GUARENTEE IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS AS IT IS A NEW CAR I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR

Mileage: 2,000

HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON THE CAR. WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND IT SUDDENLY DIED FOR NO REASON. TOYOTA DEALER SAID IT WAS A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION AND COULD NOT GUARENTEE IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS AS IT IS A NEW CAR I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR

Mileage: 2,000

DT: PROBLEM BEGAN 5/7/05. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE INDICATOR SAID TO CONTACT DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER RESET THE COMPUTER AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.*JB

Mileage: 9,207

I HAD JUST DROPPED MY SON OFF AT SCHOOL WHEN ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH AND MULTI DISPLAY OF MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS ILLUMINATED. AS SOON AS I PULLED THE CAR OUT OF THE SCHOOL DRIVEWAY AND ONTO THE HIGHWAY (SPEED LIMIT 45 MPH), I REALIZED THAT I HAD NO ACCELERATION. I MANAGED TO PULL THE ...

Mileage: 6,000

5/6/05 MY 2004 PRIUS WITH 20,400 MILES WITHOUT WARNING LOSS ALL POWER AND SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING HAZARD LIGHT CAME ON WARNING TO TAKE TO TOYOTA DEALER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE BATTERY METER LEVEL WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO MAITA TOYOTA 2500 AUBURN BLVD, SACRAME...

Mileage: 20,400

5/6/05 MY 2004 PRIUS WITH 20,400 MILES WITHOUT WARNING LOSS ALL POWER AND SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING HAZARD LIGHT CAME ON WARNING TO TAKE TO TOYOTA DEALER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE BATTERY METER LEVEL WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO MAITA TOYOTA 2500 AUBURN BLVD, SACRAME...

Mileage: 20,400

MASTER INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUNINATED, INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART.

WITHOUT WARNING, THE WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM COME ON. THE GAS ENGINE DIES AND DOES NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. THE ELECTRIC MOTOR IS THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS THE CAR MOBILE. ONCE THE POWER IS TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON, BOTH THE GAS AND ELECTRIC MOTORS MOVE THE CAR AS NORMAL, BUT THE WARNING PERSISTS. THIS...

Mileage: 10,600

OUR 2004 PRIUS ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS HAD A COMPLETE ENGINE SHUTDOWN WITH LOTS OF INDICATOR LIGHTS LIT ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE WE WERE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS IN TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ONCE IN A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, AND ONCE AS...

Mileage: 5,154

2004 PRIUS SLOWED, THEN STOPPED ON A HIGHWAY DUE TO A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER CORRECTED THE NEXT DAY.

1) AFTER BREAKING GENTLY TO A STOP, THE CAR SWITCHED TO BATTERY-MODE AND REPORTED ERRORS, INCLUDING "CHECK ENGINE" 2) THE CAR WOULD NOT SWITCH BACK TO THE GASOLINE ENGINE, AND COULD ONLY BE DRIVEN AT 40MPH ON BATTERY TO THE DEALER 3) THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THE ERROR CODES SUGGESTED THE ONBOARD C...

Mileage: 4,550

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS (14250 MILES) ON A FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON (RED EXCLAMATION MARK IN A TRIANGLE , ENGINE FAILURE WITH EXCLAMATION MARK, ANOTHER EXCLAMATION MARK IN A CIRLCE AND SOME OTHER SCARY SIGNS). I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER OF ...

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS IN FAST TRAFFIC WHEN THERE WAS A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. HER LIFE WAS IN DANGER - BUT A POLICEMAN HAPPENED TO BE PASSING BY AND DIVERTED TRAFFIC AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO MORRISTOWN TOYOTA IN MO...

Mileage: 18,500

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE'S SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. *AK THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED. *BF *NM

Mileage: 3,300

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL JUST STOP. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM WITH ENGINE BEING FAULTY FROM THE COMPUTER. CONSUMER RECEIVES A DOZEN WARNING LIGHTS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP SO THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE DIAGNOSED. CONSUMER IS AWARE OF OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *AK *NM

Mileage: 16,900

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS DIED AT 65 MPH ON I-395 CARPOOL LANES. MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED ON. WAS ABLE TO COAST IT OVER AND RESTART FOR A MILE OR TWO WHEN IT COMPLETELY DIED AGAIN. WAS TOWED TO SPRINGFIELD VA TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WERE IT WAS SERVICED. ERROR CODES C2318 (LOW VOLTAGE ERROR - POWER SUP...

Mileage: 9,025

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS DIED AT 65 MPH ON I-395 CARPOOL LANES. MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED ON. WAS ABLE TO COAST IT OVER AND RESTART FOR A MILE OR TWO WHEN IT COMPLETELY DIED AGAIN. WAS TOWED TO SPRINGFIELD VA TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WERE IT WAS SERVICED. ERROR CODES C2318 (LOW VOLTAGE ERROR - POWER SUP...

Mileage: 9,025

IN THE 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS THERE IS A BUTTON ON BOTH BACK SEATS BY THE HEADRESTS THAT UNLATCHES THE SEATBACK. MY FOUR YEAR OLD CAN EASILY PUSH DOWN THIS BUTTON WITH ONE FINGER, AND MY CONCERN IS THAT A CHILD (OR OTHERS) COULD UNLATCH THE SEAT WITHOUT THE DRIVER KNOWING. SHOULD THE CAR CRASH OR STOP...

THE FUEL INDICATOR MALFUNCTIONS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. IT STARTS TO SHOW EMPTY GAS TANK WHEN IT IS 1/2 FULL. THIS PROBLEM GOES AWAY WHEN TEMPORATURE RISES. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND TELLS US THAT THIS IS PROBABLY DUE TO BAD GAS TANK DESIGN. THERE IS NO SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM FOR O...

Mileage: 10

WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE . UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED SO MUCH THAT CONSUMER COULD NOT BREATH. AFTER FINALLY RELEASING THE SEAT BELT CONSUMER COULD BREATH.*AK

Mileage: 8,500

WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE . UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED SO MUCH THAT CONSUMER COULD NOT BREATH. AFTER FINALLY RELEASING THE SEAT BELT CONSUMER COULD BREATH.*AK

Mileage: 8,500

THE ACCLERATOR STUCK CONTINUOUSLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND SHUTDOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM ,AND THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO SOLUTION. *AK

Mileage: 800

FLUID ON LEFT REAR TIRE RIM AND LOSS OF HUB CAP. DISCOVERED LEAKING BRAKE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY AND SOAKED DISK BRAKE PADS. MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE LEVEL DOWN TO TO MINIMUM FILL LEVEL. BRAKE FLUID POOLING ON GARAGE FLOOR UNDER LEFT REAR WHEEL. *AK

Mileage: 11,906

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE CONSUMER PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR SPEED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP. *JB THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A COMPUTER GLITCH P...

Mileage: 4,008

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE CONSUMER PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR SPEED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP. *JB THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A COMPUTER GLITCH P...

Mileage: 4,008

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE CONSUMER PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR SPEED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP. *JB THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A COMPUTER GLITCH P...

Mileage: 4,008

1) ON A 95 DEGREE DAY THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE SUN. 2) BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY DEFORMED IN THE HEAT OBSCURING SOME OF THE 6 LED REFLECTORS. THE BLACK PLASTIC USED IN THE ASSEMBLY DOES NOT HOLD UP TO THE HEAT. 3) I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA CORPORATE IN CALIFORNIA TO FIX THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. ...

THE CHILD WAS TRAPPED IN THE SEAT BELT. THE LATCH WOULD NOT RELEASE THE CHILD. THE BELT HAD TO BE CUT OFF. THE CHILD WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR FOR AN EXAM. *NM

Mileage: 4,000

1. THE TOYOTA PRIUS HAS AN ALIGNMENT DEFECT THAT WORE OUT MY TIRES PREMATURELY. . THE CAR RODE ON THE WALL AND INNER TREAD OF THE TIRE WEARING IT DOWN TO THE NYLON AND WIRE BEFORE IT POPPED 3. NEW TIRES WERE PUT ON THE CAR. *AK

Mileage: 30,000

THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. *SC *JB

2004 PRIUS- WARNING LIGHTS--INCLUDING MASTER WARNING-- APPEARED ON DASH AND COMPUTER. VEHICLE LOST POWER AND COULD NOT BE SHUT DOWN OR RESTARTED. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHICH INFORMED ME THAT NO FAULT COULD BE FOUND AND CAR APPEARED TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY. CAR NOW RUNS NORMALLY EXCEPT FOR "READY" L...

Mileage: 4,653

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER NOTICED ALL WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT INSISTED THAT WARNING LIGHT...

AT 8000 MILES THE GOODYEAR INTEGRITY 185/65 R 15 TIRES HAVE NO TRACTION WHEN ROADS ARE WET OR SLIPPERY RESULTING IN WHEEL SPIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, I EXPERIENCED A MAJOR BRAKE MALFUNCTION (BRAKES BARELY RESPONDED AT ALL--ONLY BY PUSHING BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR DID I MANAGE TO SLOW DOWN/STOP VEHICLE). A CONTINUOUS WARNING BUZZER SOUNDED, AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON...

Mileage: 8,500

REPORTED TO TOYOTA ON 2/7/04 FILE #200402110133. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, 70MPH, CRUISE CONTROL ON, BOTH MY WIFE AND MYSELF HAVE ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED THE GEAR SHIFT KNOB WITH OUR HAND AND PUT THE PRIUS INTO DYNAMIC BRAKING MODE (DBM). THE SEMI-TRUCK BEHIND ME ALMOST RAN ME OVER BEFORE I COULD G...

Mileage: 2,389

I HAVE A 2004 PRIUS. (YOUR SUSTEM DOES NOT SHOW A PRIUS, SO I CHECKED THE TOYOTA MATRIX BOX, SINCE THE SYSTEM MADE ME CHECK SOME MODEL BOX.)THE TOYOTA NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE--IT DIRECTS TURNS ONTO NON-EXITENT ROADS. PEOPLE WILL DIE WHEN THEY FOLLOW THE SYSTEM'S DIRECTIONS AND DRIVE OFF ROAD ...

Mileage: 3,500

ON THE TOYOTA 2004 PRIUS THE LEFT REAR AND CENTER REAR SEAT BELT BUCKELS ARE INTERCHANGED. THE LEFT REAR BUCKEL IS POSITIONED IN A VERTICAL POSITION BETWEEN THE LEFT AND CENTER SEATS. THE CENTER REAR SEAT BELT BUCKEL (MARKED CENTER) IS ON A FABRIC STRAP THAT EMERGES BETWEEN THE LEFT REAR SEAT CUSHIO...