2005 TOYOTA PRIUS Problems & Recalls

ABS actuator failed and had little to no braking action while merging on the freeway. Had to swerve to avoid collision on interstate

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while replacing the instrument cluster, the contact discovered that the turn signals were inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined that an unknown part needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufa...

Mileage: 143,500

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the left turn signal was activated, however, the left turn signal failed to function as intended. In addition, the contact stated that the four-way flashers failed to function as intended. The vehic...

Mileage: 143,500

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the left turn signal was activated, however, the left turn signal failed to function as intended. In addition, the contact stated that the four-way flashers failed to function as intended. The vehic...

Mileage: 143,500

Vehicle: 2005 Toyota Prius VIN: [XXX] Date of Incident: April 2024 Location: Citrus Heights, California Incident Summary: In April 2024, I was involved in a front-end collision while driving my 2005 Toyota Prius. I rear-ended another vehicle at moderate to high speed. Despite the severity of the i...

i had brake warning lights pop up on my dash..my brake actuator fail on my 05 prius.. this is a known issue with toyota prius. the brake actuator is a very important part of the braking system and vehicle is deemed unsafe with a failed actuator/module.. the dealer quoted over 3000 in repairs.. they ...

Brake actuator going bad. Safety is put at risk as brakes are slow to work and sometimes don't work at all for a couple of seconds, making sudden stops impossible. Has not been confirmed by dealer. Has not been inspected. ABS and TPMS light would briefly pop up for a couple of seconds on car startup...

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brakes seized. In addition, the contact heard a squealing sound and the ABS warning light illuminated. The contact used the parking brake to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or rep...

Mileage: 299,999

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brakes seized. In addition, the contact heard a squealing sound and the ABS warning light illuminated. The contact used the parking brake to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or rep...

Mileage: 299,999

This has been an on going issue with all of toyota hybrids, the abs actuator which control the brakes isn't safe to drive around when not functioning right. Dealership will not replace im suprise that this has no been a recall as its a safety hazard on the road not only for the driver but putting o...

Prius have a LONG known problem w/ braking systems (over 15 years) defaulting to SOFT brake pedal that (will) kill any driver. Toyota decided to avoid a recall by paying off a few repair jobs, during warranty. They have created a new part to resolve the issue. $4000 to replace a brake pump. Most fa...

I had lost functionality for some buttons on the steering wheel that didn't directly impact safety. On replacing the clockspring mechanism inside the whweel I decided to inspect the old unit. Four of the lines in the flex cable are impacted by corrosion, three have already failed. The fourth line...

I had lost functionality for some buttons on the steering wheel that didn't directly impact safety. On replacing the clockspring mechanism inside the whweel I decided to inspect the old unit. Four of the lines in the flex cable are impacted by corrosion, three have already failed. The fourth line...

I had lost functionality for some buttons on the steering wheel that didn't directly impact safety. On replacing the clockspring mechanism inside the whweel I decided to inspect the old unit. Four of the lines in the flex cable are impacted by corrosion, three have already failed. The fourth line...

11 months ago I had a brand new Toyota ABS brake actuator installed on my 2005 Prius. Less than a year later, it is failing again. Since I've driven the car more than 12,000 miles Toyota will not replace the part under warranty. Toyota charges $1800 for the part alone. I had an abs brake actuator fa...

The red triangle keeps coming on with engine repair light when ever I'm driving from Los Angeles. My mechanic said that there's a recall from 2004 for the water pump. Please advise. Thank you, [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

We purchased our 2005 Prius in 2014, and after 7 years of learning to drive with the bizarre behavior of this Gen 3 Prius, and reporting it to the dealer (who said that's just how they are designed), I just read dozens of reports on NHTSA, all from Gen3 Prius owners, all reporting identical issues w...

While driving in a heavy trafficed area, my car eccellerated on its own. When i stepped on the brake the car did not respond but simply kept driving at around 20 miles per hour. Magically i was able to navigated the traffic and there was no crash, but there certainly could have been and several peop...

Fuel pump malfunctioned. The vehicle stalled at low speeds while driving on an incline and gave a large red exclamation error sign on the dashboard. It stopped accelerating and came to a stop. Afterwards the engine will not start anymore. The car was towed to a garage and they found the fuel pump to...

When driving the vehicle multiple lights came on (ABS, VSC, & brake)! Brakes became hard to push at times and didn’t feel normal. Took it to shop and had both ABS speed sensors replaced. Warning lights went away and brakes were normal again. After a day, the lights came back on and a constant alar...

When driving the vehicle multiple lights came on (ABS, VSC, & brake)! Brakes became hard to push at times and didn’t feel normal. Took it to shop and had both ABS speed sensors replaced. Warning lights went away and brakes were normal again. After a day, the lights came back on and a constant alar...

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. The contact stated when the vehicle was started, the instrument panel was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contact...

Mileage: 25,000

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. The contact stated when the vehicle was started, the instrument panel was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contact...

Mileage: 25,000

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the instrument panel failed to light up or show any electrical functions. The contact restarted the vehicle however, the failure persisted. The contact was concerned with not knowing the speed, mileage, fuel level, ...

Mileage: 129,000

On 9/12/21, I was driving 25-30mph when the SUV in front of me stopped on the freeway interchange suddenly and unexpectedly (other cars were not around us). I hit the breaks very hard and fast but could not stop and collided with the SUV. The front end of the Prius lodged under the back end of the...

On 9/12/21, I was driving 25-30mph when the SUV in front of me stopped on the freeway interchange suddenly and unexpectedly (other cars were not around us). I hit the breaks very hard and fast but could not stop and collided with the SUV. The front end of the Prius lodged under the back end of the...

I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF NEED TO CHANGE OUT THE ACTUATOR ON MY BRAKE SYSTEM. MY CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED METICULOUSLY. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, THE ABS, BRAKE, AND VSC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. MY MECHANIC SAYS $2500 REPAIR. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS LIFE THREATENING ISSUE ...

Mileage: 150,000

CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING/ ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING AT 20-30 MPH EXITING HOLLAND TUNNEL. COASTED, THEN BRAKED TO STOP, PULLING OVER TO SHOULDER. TURNED AC OFF. RED WARNING LIGHT ON. AC WARNING LIGHT? PRESSED PARK BUTTON. PRESS POWER BUTTON TO TURN OFF CAR. WAITED 5 SEC AND THEN PRESSED POWER BUTTON,...

Mileage: 257,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IN ANTICIPATION TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIKE CALVERT TOYOTA (2333 S LOOP W, HOUSTON, TX 77054)...

Mileage: 100,000

DURING COLD WEATHER TRYING TO DRIVE THE CAR IT WILL NOT STAY IN THE GEAR I HAVE TO HOLD IT DOWN EVEN WHEN I BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY OR WHEN I GO ANYWHERE IT STARTS TO WARM UP THEN THE CAR MAY SOMETIMES STAY IN GEAR.

VEHICLE IN MOTION AT LOWER SPEEDS USUALLY BELOW 10 MILES PER HOUR, WHICH IS WHEN THE FRICTION BRAKES KICK IN AS YOU COMING TO A STOP. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE FRICTION BRAKES COME IN AND LOCK UP WAY TOO HARD EVEN THOUGH THE PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL HAS NOT CHANGED. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO SKID AND/OR BUCK,...

Mileage: 110,000

HEAD LIGHT ARE INTERMITTENT; SAME PROBLEM AS 2006 AND LATER RECALL

2 RECALLS NOT COMPLETED

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, BASE MODEL, 136,600 MILES, METICULOUS SERVICE HISTORY, RECALLS SERVICED, SAFE DRIVER. AT 45MPH ABS, (!), AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON DASHBOARD. PARKED, TURNED OFF CAR, AND CHECKED 12V BATTERY AND BRAKE FLUID LEVELS'FINE UPON INSPECTION. BRAKES BECAME SPONGY UPON STARTUP. LIMPED CA...

Mileage: 136,600

WHEN I GO TO HIT THE BRAKES THE CAR WON'T STOP AND THE REAR END MAKES NOISE AND RAISES UP. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ONE AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE REQUIRED AND SRS AIRBAG LIGHT. THE MASTER ALARM BUZZER IS ON AND WON'T GO OFF. BRAKES ENGAGED WITHOUT HITTING THE BRAKE CAUSES RIM TO OVERHEAT AND BRAKE...

Mileage: 150,000

WHEN I GO TO HIT THE BRAKES THE CAR WON'T STOP AND THE REAR END MAKES NOISE AND RAISES UP. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ONE AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE REQUIRED AND SRS AIRBAG LIGHT. THE MASTER ALARM BUZZER IS ON AND WON'T GO OFF. BRAKES ENGAGED WITHOUT HITTING THE BRAKE CAUSES RIM TO OVERHEAT AND BRAKE...

Mileage: 150,000

WHEN I GO TO HIT THE BRAKES THE CAR WON'T STOP AND THE REAR END MAKES NOISE AND RAISES UP. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ONE AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE REQUIRED AND SRS AIRBAG LIGHT. THE MASTER ALARM BUZZER IS ON AND WON'T GO OFF. BRAKES ENGAGED WITHOUT HITTING THE BRAKE CAUSES RIM TO OVERHEAT AND BRAKE...

Mileage: 150,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE ACTUATOR/ FLUID ACCUMULATOR. TOYOTA HAS ONLY ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS ISSUE, WHICH EXPIRED IN DEC 2017. COMPLETE CARELESSNESS ON THEIR PART! THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE PREVALENT IN MANY OF THEIR VEHICLES. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT A FULL-ON RECAL...

Mileage: 57,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 PRIUS CONTINUE TO GO OUT. WE REPLACE THE BULBS BUT EVEN WITH BRAND NEW BULBS WILL BE DRIVING AND AFTER ABOUT 60 SECONDS OF HEADLIGHTS BEING ON THE LIGHT WILL TURN OFF. SOMETIMES ONLY ONE TURNS OFF BUT OFTEN BOLT TURN OFF AND WE'RE IN COMPLETE DARKNESS DRIVING ON THE ROAD. W...

Mileage: 164,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH AND SUDDENLY MY BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. I HAD NO BRAKING AND HAD TO USE THE MANUAL FOOT BRAKE TO SLOW. ABS LIGHT AND RED TRIANGLE CAME ON. I ENTERED INTO A CONSTRUCTION ZONE SO WAS UNABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER. I RESTARTED MY CAR AND DROVE HOME WITHOUT BRAKES....

Mileage: 152,000

SHIFTER REVERTS TO NEUTRAL. HAVE TO DRIVE HOLDING IN D OR R.

Mileage: 281,614

MY VEHICLE WILL NOT GO BUT ABOUT 30 OR 40 MAYBE 50 ON HIGHWAY AFTER VERY SLOW EXELARATION I'M ALMOST KILLED EVERY TIME I GET ON THE HIGHWAY HIGHWAY AND REG STREETS TO EXCEARATE IT VERY VERY SLOW TO START THEN I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND KILL IT START OVER NOT USING HET OR AIR NOW IT JUST WON'T START HAV...

Mileage: 100,000

MY VEHICLE WILL NOT GO BUT ABOUT 30 OR 40 MAYBE 50 ON HIGHWAY AFTER VERY SLOW EXELARATION I'M ALMOST KILLED EVERY TIME I GET ON THE HIGHWAY HIGHWAY AND REG STREETS TO EXCEARATE IT VERY VERY SLOW TO START THEN I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND KILL IT START OVER NOT USING HET OR AIR NOW IT JUST WON'T START HAV...

Mileage: 100,000

MY VEHICLE WILL NOT GO BUT ABOUT 30 OR 40 MAYBE 50 ON HIGHWAY AFTER VERY SLOW EXELARATION I'M ALMOST KILLED EVERY TIME I GET ON THE HIGHWAY HIGHWAY AND REG STREETS TO EXCEARATE IT VERY VERY SLOW TO START THEN I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND KILL IT START OVER NOT USING HET OR AIR NOW IT JUST WON'T START HAV...

Mileage: 100,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT HEADLIGHT STARTED GOING OFF AUTOMATICALLY AFTER A WHILE OF TURNING ON. IF I TURN IT OFF AND ON AGAIN, IT LIGHTS UP AND THEN FIRST DIMS AND THEN TURNS OFF ON ITS OWN. THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING...

Mileage: 10

MY 2005 PRIUS HAS AN ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON . FAIL TO STOP. ONE DAY I WAS ON HIGHWAY AND THE ABS START MAKING NOISE. ( ALARM). AND BRAKE STOP WORKING. ALMOST GOT INTO THE ACCIDENT. WHEN I GOT HOME , I START CALL TOYOTA TO REPORT AND CHECK ON MY BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT AND ANY OTHER RECALL. THEY ...

Mileage: 98,748

DROVE TO WORK ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 NO ISSUE WITH THE CAR ALL DAY. LEFT WORK AT 8:30PM AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK UNLESS PRESSED EXTREMELY HARD. DASH LIT, BRAKE LIGHT ON LEFT, ABS ON RIGHT OF DASH LIT, TRIANGLE WITH EXCLAMATION MARK IN CENTER WITH HIGH PITCHED BUZZING NOISE. BACKING UP WAS...

THE DASHBOARD LIGHTING SYSTEM QUIT TURNING ON IN JULY 2019. I COULD NOT TELL HOW FAST OR HOW SLOW I WAS DRIVING. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT TURNED ON WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING ON SEP 23 2019 AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE ON THE ROAD OUTSIDE MY HOUSE

Mileage: 220,000

THE DASHBOARD LIGHTING SYSTEM QUIT TURNING ON IN JULY 2019. I COULD NOT TELL HOW FAST OR HOW SLOW I WAS DRIVING. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT TURNED ON WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING ON SEP 23 2019 AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE ON THE ROAD OUTSIDE MY HOUSE

Mileage: 220,000

THE ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING ONE (1) MILE SHORT OF 300,000. TOYOTA TOLD ME THAT FOR THAT YEAR AND MODEL CAR, THE ODOMETER WAS MADE TO REACH 299,999 ONLY. THEY CAN REPLACE IT WITH NEW, THAT WILL START AT 0 MILE, BUT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THIS IS UNFAIR. THEY SOLD ME A CAR THAT ONLY REACHES 2...

Mileage: 299,999

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.

Mileage: 158,208

SUDDEN FAILURE OF ABS, ACCOMPANIED BY DASHBOARD LIGHTS FOR ABS AND REGULAR BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVEWAY, AND I DID NOT CONTINUE TO TAKE IT OUT INTO THE ROAD DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 12/31/17 (REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE), BUT THE PART SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT CAN FAIL ...

Mileage: 155,000

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY STOPPED WORKING IN MY 2005 PRIUS. YOU PRESS THE BUTTON TO START THE CAR AND THE CAR STARTS BUT NOTHING DISPLAYS. YOU CANNOT SEE YOUR FUEL GAUGE, SO I RAN OUT OF GAS AND ALMOST WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE WHILE WALKING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. YOU CANNOT SEE YOUR SPEEDOMETE...

Mileage: 200,000

BRAKE ACUTATOR FAILED AGAIN AFTER 1 YEAR OF USE. THE BRAKES FAILED ON THIS CAR A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, RESULTING IN PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND MANY WARNING LIGHTS GOING OFF. DEALER AND TOYOTA REPLACED BRAKE ACTUATOR THROUGH HIDDEN WARRANTY I HAD TO FIGHT FOR THEM TO PAY. DROVE CAR OUT OF DEALERSHIP, AND ...

Mileage: 198,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS BEGAN FLASHING AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AS OTHER UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO A STOP AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE...

Mileage: 223,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY ABS LIGHTS CAME ON WITH A LOUD HI PITCHED ALARM NOISE, AND WHEN I CAME UP TO THE NEXT STOPLIGHT AND PRESSED ON MY BRAKES, THERE WAS VIRTUALLY NO BRAKES SO I HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THE CAR TO STOP IN TIME. FORTUNATELY I OFTEN PUMP MY B...

Mileage: 159,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR LOCKS UP IT BRAKES AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SKID. SERIOUS RISK FOR HITTING OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD AND PUBLIC SAFETY IS IN DANGER. ABS, BRAKE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND (!) LIGHTS ARE ON. WHEN CODE IS PULLED IT A ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE ACTUATOR. THE CAR HAS A FAULTY BRAKE ACTUATOR. ...

Mileage: 200,000

BRAKES SUDDENLY LOCKED WHILE CAR IN MOTION, RED TRIANGLE AMD XHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. LUCKILY I DID NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TOWED IT TO TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID MY ABS BRAKE PUMP ACTUATOR FAILED. NOTORIOUS PART TO FAIL ON GENERATION 2 PRIUS. OUT OF POCKET COST TO FIX IT WAS $1900.00

Mileage: 19

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALSO, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS MORE DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS THAN USUAL AND TOOK LONGER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA OF VERO BEACH (1075 US-1, VERO BEACH, FL 32962) DIA...

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALSO, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS MORE DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS THAN USUAL AND TOOK LONGER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA OF VERO BEACH (1075 US-1, VERO BEACH, FL 32962) DIA...

Mileage: 76,000

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PRESSURE ACCUMULATOR FAILURE. IT'S DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHEN THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK. SOMETIMES THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK.

Mileage: 131,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 PRIUS WHICH EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT PRIUS COMBINATION METER FAILURE. THIS IS A RECOGNIZED DESIGN PROBLEM, HOWEVER, TOYOTA CHOSE TO IGNORE THE SAFETY RAMIFICATIONS AND CATEGORIZED IT AS AN ISSUE COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. TOYOTA WOULD NOT HONOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CO...

Mileage: 87,000

BRAKE ACTUATOR WENT BAD. TOYOTA DID A LIMITED VOLUNTARY RECALL. THIS NEEDS TO BE MANDATORY. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THIS PART FAILS. ONLY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WILL FIX THIS AND THE COST IS $2,000-$3,000. THE COST IS GREATER THAN THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE THIS CREATING A SITUATION WHERE OWNERS BYPASS THE REP...

Mileage: 140,000

MY ABS ACTUATOR WENT BAD. THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WENT OUT WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE. THE CAR NOW HAS NO POWER ASSISTED BRAKING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT AND I WANTED TO ADD MINE TO THE LIST. GIVEN THE DANGER THAT A FAILING ABS SYSTEM POSES I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT NHTSA KN...

Mileage: 9,999,999

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD REMAIN ON WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS USED TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 104,000

THE COMBINATION METER WHICH CONTAINS THE SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, HAS BEEN GOING DEAD FREQUENTLY (DOES NOT LIGHT UP WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED) FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS. IT USED TO BE 1-2 TIMES A MONTH, BUT RECENTLY IT OCCURS A FEW TIMES A WEEK. THE CAR DRIVES NORMALLY, BUT IT IS VE...

Mileage: 117,000

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT, FOLLOWED BY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT. BOTH WILL RETURN ON WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF THEN ON AGAIN, ONLY TO OCCUR AGAIN WITHIN 10 MINUTES. BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITHIN THE LAST 10 DAYS.

Mileage: 210,000

WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE CAR WOULD REVERT BACK TO NEUTRAL UNLESS I HELD DOWN THE GEAR SHIFT IN POSITION. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I HAD THE CAR IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS. PARKING (USING THE BUTTON ON THE PRIUS) WAS ALSO DIFFICULT, AND I HAD TO TRY MULTIPLE TIMES TO PUT THE CAR ...

Mileage: 130,000

HEADLAMPS RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING, BUT USUALLY ONLY ONE AT A TIME. LAST NIGHT (12/18/18), BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME AND I WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD AS IT WAS POORLY LIT. WHEN LAMPS DO TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING, TURNING THEM OFF AND ON A FEW TIMES WILL USUALLY GET THE IT TO COME B...

Mileage: 204,000

THE ABS ACTUATOR/PUMP HAS FAILED. BRAKES LOST HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND DO NOT FUNCTION. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR CITY ROADWAY. AUDIO ALARM WITH WARNING LIGHTS FOR BRAKE, ABS, & VSC.

Mileage: 260,500

BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMP RUNS CONSTANTLY AND SOUNDS LIKE A BARKING SEAL WHEN SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. HIGH-PITCHED WARNING BEEP AND LACK OF NORMAL BRAKING ABILITY FOR THE FIRST 30 SECONDS AFTER START-UP. BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ARE ACTIVE ON THE DASH.

Mileage: 170,100

TAKARA RECALL - CURRENTLY HAVE AN AIRBAG LIGHT ONON MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. BRAKE ACTUATOR RECALL - THE 'BRAKE' LIGHT, VSC, ABS, AND BRAKE SYMBOL LIGHTS ARE ALL ON INDICATING AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE ACTUATOR. I DID RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THIS ISSUE IN THE PAST, BUT THE RECALL SAID IF I WASN'...

Mileage: 280,000

TAKARA RECALL - CURRENTLY HAVE AN AIRBAG LIGHT ONON MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. BRAKE ACTUATOR RECALL - THE 'BRAKE' LIGHT, VSC, ABS, AND BRAKE SYMBOL LIGHTS ARE ALL ON INDICATING AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE ACTUATOR. I DID RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THIS ISSUE IN THE PAST, BUT THE RECALL SAID IF I WASN'...

Mileage: 280,000

I HAD RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT A RECALL INVOLVING THE BRAKE ACTUATOR. HOWEVER, IF I WASN'T EXPERIENCING ANY OF THE ISSUES DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, I COULD IGNORE THE RECALL. THAT RECALL EXPIRED ON DECEMBER 31, 2017. IN JULY OF 2018, THE 'BRAKE' LIGHT, VSC, ABS, AND BRAKE SYMBOL ILLUMINATED INDICAT...

Mileage: 280,000

THE STEERING ON MY 2005 PRIUS WITH ROUGHLY 119,000 MILES FAILED. FORTUNATELY IT WAS AT A LOW SPEED AND ON A SIDE STREET BUT WITHOUT ANY ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR, IT COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD IF ON A MAIN ROAD OR AT A HIGHER SPEED! THE CAR IS CURRENTLY WITH A TOYOTA DEALER AND THE CAUSE IS YET TO BE...

Mileage: 119,000

COMBINATION METER INTERMITTENTLY NOT FUNCTIONING. WHEN TURNING THE CAR ON, SOMETIMES THE DASH METER WORKS, SOMETIMES IT'S JUST BLACK AND CONTINUES THE ENTIRE TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING. THEN WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE CAR OFF, IT WILL NOT TURN OFF, WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THERE ...

Mileage: 225,000

COMBINATION METER INTERMITTENTLY NOT FUNCTIONING. WHEN TURNING THE CAR ON, SOMETIMES THE DASH METER WORKS, SOMETIMES IT'S JUST BLACK AND CONTINUES THE ENTIRE TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING. THEN WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE CAR OFF, IT WILL NOT TURN OFF, WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THERE ...

Mileage: 225,000

COMBINATION METER INTERMITTENTLY NOT FUNCTIONING. WHEN TURNING THE CAR ON, SOMETIMES THE DASH METER WORKS, SOMETIMES IT'S JUST BLACK AND CONTINUES THE ENTIRE TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING. THEN WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE CAR OFF, IT WILL NOT TURN OFF, WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THERE ...

Mileage: 225,000

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. AFTER DRIVING FOR ANOTHER 5 MINUTES AN ALARM WENT OFF AND ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ON THIS CAR HAS BEGUN TO FAIL. THIS IS COMMON ON THE 2004 - 2009 PRIUS. VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. OVER $3000 AT THE DEALER. THE ALARM CAN B...

Mileage: 155,000

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. I WILL TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON, IT WILL COME BACK ON. THEN SHUTS OFF AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES. YOU HAVE TO CONTINUE SWITCHING IT OFF AND ON, OFF AND ON. TAKEN IT TO TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT WAS IN AUGUST 2018 AND W...

Mileage: 258,687

ABS ACTUATOR WENT OUT

Mileage: 190,000

EVERY TIME I'D TRY TO SHIFT MY CAR INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, IT WOULD SHIFT BACK INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN, MAKING DRIVING IMPOSSIBLE.

Mileage: 90,000

THE ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING AND MADE BRAKING VERY DIFFICULT. A CAR STOPPED AND WHEN I PRESSED MY BRAKE, THERE WAS NO POWER BRAKE. MY POWER BRAKES JUST FAILED AND THE PEDAL WAS VERY STIFF. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WA...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP IN A TIMELY MANNER WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED FOUR TIMES BY TWO DIFFERENT INDEPEN...

HEADLIGHT FAILURE.....WHILE DRIVING. I START OUT WITH MY LIGHTS ON, AND RANDOMLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ONE HEADLIGHT, OR THE OTHER, WILL GO OUT, OR BOTH WILL GO OUT. I REPLACED THE BULBS, HAVE HAD MECHANICS GO OVER THE CAR......BEFORE I JOINED A PRIUS CHAT AND LEARNED THIS IS A "KNOWN ISSUE".....BUT...

Mileage: 215,000

ABS LIGHTS STAY ON; TOOK TO DEALER. TOLD ACTUATOR PROBLEM AND BRAKES COULD GO OUT AT ANY TIME BUT OUT OF WARRANTY AND NEVER RECALLED DESPITE KNOWN PROBLEM. COST OF REPAIRS NEARLY EXCEEDS AUTO VALUE. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY AS YET.

Mileage: 115,000

THE BRAKE PRESSURE DECREASED AND BRAKE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE COMING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY WITH A HARD JERK AND THE ABS LIGHT AND RED BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON AFTERWARDS.

Mileage: 132,000

ABS SYSTEM FAILED WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ALONE ON RURAL BUT HEAVILY TRAVELED STREETS. LUCKILY SHE WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT AND INJURED. WITH A CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE HOW IS IT THAT TOYOTA HAS PLAYED THIS BET AND WON? 130,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. TOYOTA NEVER INFORMED ME OF THIS ISSUE THOU...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION TOYOTA ARAPAHOE (10531 E ARAPAHOE RD, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112, (303) 578-6111) WHERE IT WAS ...

Mileage: 114,600

THE 2005 TOYOTA HAS A KNOWN BRAKE ACTUATOR PROBLEM. TOYOTA ISSUED A TSB/EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH ENDED IN DEC 2017, BUT DID NOT NOTIFY OWNERS AND DID NOT DO A RECALL. IT IS EXPENSIVE AND ONLY THE DEALERS CAN DO THE WORK. OWNERS ARE LEFT WITH THE DILEMMA OF SPENDING ABOUT 2/3 THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 87,000

TOYOTA HAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE. THERE WAS NO NOTICE SENT TO LET OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES KNOW THAT THEIR VEHICLE COULD BE SUBJECT TO THESE FAILURES. MY VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANEL REVEALED THIS ISSUE WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM CHURCH. VEHICLE STILL OPERATIONAL, BUT COULD LOSE TH...

Mileage: 230,000

TOYOTA HAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE. THERE WAS NO NOTICE SENT TO LET OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES KNOW THAT THEIR VEHICLE COULD BE SUBJECT TO THESE FAILURES. MY VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANEL REVEALED THIS ISSUE WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM CHURCH. VEHICLE STILL OPERATIONAL, BUT COULD LOSE TH...

Mileage: 230,000

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING, IT TAKES TURNING THEM ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES TO TURN THEM BACK ON. IT IS RANDOM, SOMETIMES PASSENGER SIDE, SOMETIMES DRIVERS SIDE, SOMETIMES BOTH. TOYOTA SETTLED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WITH 2006 - 2009 PRIUS, MINE IS 2005, BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS EXTREMELY...

Mileage: 170,121

I STARTED THE CAR AND THE SPEED INDICATOR DIDN'T ILLUMINATE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A LIGHTBULB OR SOMETHING THAT THAT HAD GONE OUT SINCE THE CAR DROVE LIKE NORMAL. WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION I TRIED TO TURN OFF THE CAR BUT IT DIDN'T TURN OFF. I CALLED THE CAMPUS CAR SERVICE, BY THE TIME THEY GOT TO ME ...

Mileage: 140,000

I STARTED THE CAR AND THE SPEED INDICATOR DIDN'T ILLUMINATE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A LIGHTBULB OR SOMETHING THAT THAT HAD GONE OUT SINCE THE CAR DROVE LIKE NORMAL. WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION I TRIED TO TURN OFF THE CAR BUT IT DIDN'T TURN OFF. I CALLED THE CAMPUS CAR SERVICE, BY THE TIME THEY GOT TO ME ...

Mileage: 140,000

I STARTED THE CAR AND THE SPEED INDICATOR DIDN'T ILLUMINATE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A LIGHTBULB OR SOMETHING THAT THAT HAD GONE OUT SINCE THE CAR DROVE LIKE NORMAL. WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION I TRIED TO TURN OFF THE CAR BUT IT DIDN'T TURN OFF. I CALLED THE CAMPUS CAR SERVICE, BY THE TIME THEY GOT TO ME ...

Mileage: 140,000

BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE. NEVER RECALLED , YET TOYOTA ISSUED EXTENDED WARANTEE INSTEAD, SO WHEN BUYING A USED PRIUS, AS NEW OWNER DID NOT KNOW OF SERIOUS PROBLEM

HEADLIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. USUALLY THEY WORK FINE, BUT EVERY SO OFTEN SINCE MY FRIEND FIRST TOLD ME MY LIGHTS WERE OUT LAST WEEK, THEY DON'T TURN ON WHETHER THE CAR IS RUNNING OR NOT. IT CAN HAPPEN TO ONE OR BOTH LIGHTS AT A TIME, AND IS UNPREDICTABLE, MAKING ME AFRAID TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I T...

Mileage: 170,000

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. IMMEDIATELY WILL COME BACK ON WHEN SWITCHED OFF AND THEN ON..

Mileage: 138,000

WARNING SYMBOLS (ABS, VSC, ORANGE EXCLAMATION SIGN, BRAKE) SHOWED UP ON THE DASH AND THE BRAKES BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND MAKE A CRUNCHING NOISE. TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WHICH IS A $2,500+ REPAIR. THEY MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKES WERE IN DANGER OF FAILING AN...

Mileage: 169,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOMETER WAS NOT GOING OVER 300,000 MILES AND WAS STUCK AT 299,999. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ODOMETER CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANU...

Mileage: 299,999

THE DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER STOPS AT 299,999 KM OR MILES AND WON'T ROLL OVER TO 300,000 KM OR MILES WHY WON'T IT ROLL OVER TO 300,000 MILES I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT MANY OTHERS ARE AFFECT IT, SUCH AS THE MATRIX AND COROLLAS.

ABS ACTUATOR PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA PRIUS AND TOYOTA IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SAFETY DEFECTS DUE TO POOR DESIGN. THIS IS IS NOT JUST A DEFECTS, IT'S A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSU WHICH COULD LEAD TO DEATH IN THE EFFECT OF TOTAL FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM.

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RED AND WHITE SERVICE LIGHT INDICATOR. *LD THE CONSUMER INQUIRED ABOUT AN AD TO HAVE TO THE VEHICLE BE AT NO COST. *JS

THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK DUE TO A BAD BRAKE AVIATOR PUMP. THANKFULLY IT HAPPENED BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEED AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.

Mileage: 224,000

MY ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TWO DAYS AGO ALONG WITH ANOTHER BRAKE LIGHT. IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING SO IT WAS SCARY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SHOWED TWO CODES - C1256 AND C1391. THESE WERE PART OF A BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH EXPIRED ON 12...

Mileage: 104,000

THE COMBINATION METER ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS IS NOT WORKING. SO MY INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL GO OUT OR GO DARK AND MY CAR WILL KEEP RUNNING

Mileage: 145,000

THE COMBINATION METER ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS IS NOT WORKING. SO MY INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL GO OUT OR GO DARK AND MY CAR WILL KEEP RUNNING

Mileage: 145,000

BRAKE ACTUATOR PROBLEM ON MY 2005 PRIUS. I HAVE THIS VEHICLE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR SINCE OCTOBER AND HAS ALWAYS MADE THIS NOISE FROM THE FRONT LIKE A PUMP RUNNING. THE CAR ITSELF DID NOT HAVE AN ISSUE UNTIL RECENTLY THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKES STARTED ACTING UP. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT TOYOTA HAD A W...

Mileage: 203,000

THE HEAD LIGHT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE RANDOMLY GOES OUT. IF I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON IT MAY COME BACK ON. NEW LAMPS HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE.

Mileage: 150,000

ABS FAILURE. WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF KNOWN ISSUE WHEN THEY OFFERED THE GZ1 WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 230,000

THE HID HEADLIGHTS WORK UPON START UP THEN SHUT OFF AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS. REPLACING THE BULB DOES NOT FIX IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE HEADLIGHTS DONT STAY LIT DURING NIGHTTIME HOURS.

Mileage: 205,000

THE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT, AND IT WILL COME ON AGAIN IF YOU TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND TURN THEM BACK ON AGAIN. THIS WILL HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES IN AN EVENING, AND IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN.

THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THEIR INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. THEY HAVE NEVER COMPLETELY RESOLVED THE RECALL ISSUE, AS IT CONTINUES TO THIS DAY.*DT CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE, SINCE RECALL WAS ALREADY REPLACED ONCE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE. ALSO, CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEAL...

Mileage: 193,000

LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY ,

Mileage: 145,000

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT AND I HAVE TO TURN OFF HEADLIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON TO MAKE THEM WORK. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL. IT HAPPENS STANDING STILL AND DRIVING.

Mileage: 101,000

HEADLIGHT GOES OUT REPEATEDLY. HEADLIGHT WORKS AGAIN AFTER HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF THEN ON AGAIN. STARTED WITH THE SAME ONE HEADLIGHT GOING OUT. NOW THE OTHER. SOMETIMES BOTH GO OUT, INCLUDING AT NIGHT. EACH TIME THE HEADLIGHTS MUST BE TURNED OFF THEN ON AGAIN AND THEY WORK FOR A WHILE LONGER. LIG...

Mileage: 274,000

HEADLIGHT GOES OUT REPEATEDLY. HEADLIGHT WORKS AGAIN AFTER HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF THEN ON AGAIN. STARTED WITH THE SAME ONE HEADLIGHT GOING OUT. NOW THE OTHER. SOMETIMES BOTH GO OUT, INCLUDING AT NIGHT. EACH TIME THE HEADLIGHTS MUST BE TURNED OFF THEN ON AGAIN AND THEY WORK FOR A WHILE LONGER. LIG...

Mileage: 274,000

CAR WOULD NOT STOP WHEN CROSSING RAILROAD CROSSING. HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS ON ROUGH SURFACE OR CROSSING RR TRACKS. WILL NOT STOP.

Mileage: 93,000

THE AIRBAG WIRING HARNESS LOCATED UNDER THE SEAT FAILED. THIS WAS A COSTLY REPAIR AND A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT FUNCTIONING AIRBAGS.

Mileage: 130,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE PRONE TO TURNING TO OFF RANDOMLY, SOMETIMES ONE SIDE, OTHER TIMES BOTH SIDES. AFTER TURNING THEM ON/OFF AT THE STEERING COLUMN THEY WILL COME BACK ON FOR A WHILE THEN THE ISSUE STARTS OVER. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WITH THE VEHICLE EITHER MOVING OR IN THE STATIONARY MODE. NO HEADLIG...

Mileage: 226,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE PRONE TO TURNING TO OFF RANDOMLY, SOMETIMES ONE SIDE, OTHER TIMES BOTH SIDES. AFTER TURNING THEM ON/OFF AT THE STEERING COLUMN THEY WILL COME BACK ON FOR A WHILE THEN THE ISSUE STARTS OVER. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WITH THE VEHICLE EITHER MOVING OR IN THE STATIONARY MODE. NO HEADLIG...

Mileage: 226,000

PRIUS WILL NOT STAY IN GEAR, KEEPS POPPING BACK INTO NEUTRAL. FIRST HAPPENED WHEN STATIONARY --- PRESS POWER BUTTON, "READY" ON THE DASH, GO TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE AND IT POPS BACK INTO NEUTRAL. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. FINALLY GOT IT TO WORK (NO IDEA ...

Mileage: 115,000

HEADLIGHT CAME OFF AND ON WHILE I'M DRIVING ALL FUSE OK ALL BULBS OK LOOKING ON THE WEB APPEARS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE ALSO RADIO LIGHT SAME PROBLEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO WORK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-331-4331 AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A REC...

Mileage: 181,308

TOYOTA PRIUS COMBINATION METER NOT WORKING FOR 2 DAYS WHEN I REPEATLY TURN IT ON AND TURN IT OFF....THEN WORKS ONE DAY THEN IS NOT WORKING NOW---I CAN'T SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND HOW FAST I AM DRIVING AND THEN I CAN NOT SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES....VERY UNSAFE. AND I JUST HAD THE CAR S...

Mileage: 150,000

TOYOTA PRIUS COMBINATION METER NOT WORKING FOR 2 DAYS WHEN I REPEATLY TURN IT ON AND TURN IT OFF....THEN WORKS ONE DAY THEN IS NOT WORKING NOW---I CAN'T SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND HOW FAST I AM DRIVING AND THEN I CAN NOT SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES....VERY UNSAFE. AND I JUST HAD THE CAR S...

Mileage: 150,000

TOYOTA PRIUS COMBINATION METER NOT WORKING FOR 2 DAYS WHEN I REPEATLY TURN IT ON AND TURN IT OFF....THEN WORKS ONE DAY THEN IS NOT WORKING NOW---I CAN'T SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND HOW FAST I AM DRIVING AND THEN I CAN NOT SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES....VERY UNSAFE. AND I JUST HAD THE CAR S...

Mileage: 150,000

AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED STAYING ON THOUGH INTERMITTENT. NOTICED IT WENT AWAY IF STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. I JUST HAD THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRM IT IS THE CLOCKSPRING.

Mileage: 150,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE CONTINUALLY REPLACED (ONCE EVERY 6 MONTHS FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF OR MORE), AND REPLACEMENTS OF AUTHORIZED PARTS KEEP FAILING, CONSISTENT WITH ISSUES PRESENTED IN THIS FORUM: HTTPS://PRIUSCHAT.COM/THREADS/HEADLIGHT-PROBLEM.34584/. I HAVE CHECKED AND RECHECKED WITH DEALERSHIP ...

Mileage: 1,900,000

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY. TURN SWITCH OFF AND ON AND COMES ON AGAIN. HAVE HAD BULB REPLACED X2 AND NOW TOYOTA DEALER SAYS THAT TOYOTA HAS A BULLETIN ABOUT IT. NOTE TO THE TUNE OF $500 TO FIX. IN RESEARCHING THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. IT'S A HAZARD AT NIGHT OR IN RAIN ...

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY. TURN SWITCH OFF AND ON AND COMES ON AGAIN. HAVE HAD BULB REPLACED X2 AND NOW TOYOTA DEALER SAYS THAT TOYOTA HAS A BULLETIN ABOUT IT. NOTE TO THE TUNE OF $500 TO FIX. IN RESEARCHING THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. IT'S A HAZARD AT NIGHT OR IN RAIN ...

THE PRIUS ODOMETER STOPPED AT 299999 AND WON'T RECORD MORE MILEAGE. HOWEVER, THE TRIP ODOMETER CONTINUES TO REGISTER MILES, SO IT SEEMS CLEAR THE MECHANISMS ARE WORKING TO COLLECT MILES. THE PROBLEM THIS CAUSES IS THAT SOME STATES VIEW THIS FAILURE TO MOVE ON OR RESET AT 000000 AS AN INSPECTION FAIL...

Mileage: 299,999

CAR HEADLIGHTS WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF DURING NIGHTTIME DRIVING. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.

HEAD LIGHTS DIMS AFTER 2 MINUTES OF DRIVING THEN FEW SECONDS LATER COMPLETELY SHOTS OFF.

Mileage: 10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO CHANGE FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED P...

Mileage: 97,000

DURING CHARGING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE DURING THE PROCESS DISTROYING VEHICLE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY

Mileage: 178,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN INVERTER WATER PUMP FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN INVERTER WATER PUMP FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

Mileage: 160,000

STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN THE CAR.

Mileage: 180,000

CLOCK CABLE FAILED.. CAUSED THE AIRBAG, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL TO NOT WORK..

Mileage: 222,222

CLOCK CABLE FAILED.. CAUSED THE AIRBAG, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL TO NOT WORK..

Mileage: 222,222

CLOCK CABLE FAILED.. CAUSED THE AIRBAG, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL TO NOT WORK..

Mileage: 222,222

LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING, AT FIRST 1 SIDE OR THE OTHER, ACOUPLE TIMES BOTH WENT OFF WITH THE LAST TIME ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION AND I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR.

Mileage: 200,000

LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING, AT FIRST 1 SIDE OR THE OTHER, ACOUPLE TIMES BOTH WENT OFF WITH THE LAST TIME ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION AND I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR.

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AFTER THE VEHICLE OPERATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REVERSE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UNIT NEEDED...

Mileage: 230,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AFTER THE VEHICLE OPERATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REVERSE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UNIT NEEDED...

Mileage: 230,000

AS THE HYBRID BATTERY FOR MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS BEGAN TO FAIL, I NOTICED A DEGRADATION IN MY BRAKING ABILITY. MY BRAKES WOULD SLIP OUT ON ME UNLESS THE GAS ENGINE WAS RUNNING' IN DRIVING THAT RELIED ON THE BATTERY, I ESSENTIALLY HAD NON WORKING BRAKES. WHEN I HAD THE HYBRID BATTERY REPLACED, A MULTI-...

Mileage: 63,000

AS THE HYBRID BATTERY FOR MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS BEGAN TO FAIL, I NOTICED A DEGRADATION IN MY BRAKING ABILITY. MY BRAKES WOULD SLIP OUT ON ME UNLESS THE GAS ENGINE WAS RUNNING' IN DRIVING THAT RELIED ON THE BATTERY, I ESSENTIALLY HAD NON WORKING BRAKES. WHEN I HAD THE HYBRID BATTERY REPLACED, A MULTI-...

Mileage: 63,000

INTERMITTENT HID/XENON HEADLIGHT OPERATION. MUST CYCLE POWER USING HEADLIGHT ON/OFF SWITCH TO REIGNITE HEADLIGHT. HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY DURING COLD STARTS IN THE MORNING AS WELL AS DURING VEHICLE OPERATION.

Mileage: 70,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS GONE OUT 3 TIMES IN A 3 YEAR PERIOD. EACH TIME THE BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED AT SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE ($300 AT THE DEALERSHIP), BUT HAS GONE OUT AGAIN AFTER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS 11/2014. SINCE THEN WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO USE THE CAR...

Mileage: 87,401

MY FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. NOW IT DOESN'T TURN ON AT ALL. I REPLACED THE BULB AND IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AND HAVE ALSO FIILED COMPLAINTS BECAUSE TOYOTA DOESN'T ASSEMBLE OR RUN THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS PROPERLY.

DASHBOARDS LIGHTS WERE OFF. COULD NOT SEE SPEED OR GAS GAUGE AT NIGHT. VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF.

Mileage: 200,000

STEERING IS STICKY ON TURNING WHILE DRIVING. KIND OF JERKY. TOYOTA DEALER IN FT. MYERS, FL. SAID THEY DID ALL RECALLS. I DON'T THINK THEY DID. IS THERE PROOF OF RECALLS ON MY CAR? THANKS, [XXX]*DT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR*JB

Mileage: 96,000

MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT DOESN'T STAY ON. IT WILL GO ON FOR A MINUTE THEN TURN OFF. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON, IT STARTS BACK UP AGAIN, THEN GOES OUT AGAIN. I REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL AND IT STILL CONTINUES. IT DOES THIS IF I'M DRIVING OR NOT. *TR

MY HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING & THEN BACK ON. I PAID A LOCAL MECHANIC TO CHECK IT OUT; HE COULDN'T FIND ANY LOOSE CONNECTIONS, ETC. BUT DID ADVISE ME OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON THE 06 - 09 MODEL YRS. I'VE CONTACTED BOTH A LOCAL DEALERSHIP & TOYOTA CORP. W...

Mileage: 239,000

LEFT HEADLIGHT IS DIM, GOES OUT, COMES BACK ON WHEN LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, BUT THEN DIMS AND EVENTUALLY FAILS AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER IN MOTION OR STOPPED, REGARDLESS OF SPEED, AND WHETHER TURNING OR GOING STRAIGHT. I READ THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON AMONG 2005-2009 PRIUSES, AND...

Mileage: 79,650

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER SERVICED THE VEHICLE FOR THE REPAIR. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAY PANEL WENT BLANK. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHUT OFF TW...

MULTIPLE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. BROUGHT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. RAN DIAGNOSTIC AND "INTERNAL PROBLEM IN BRAKE ACTUATOR" CAME BACK (CODE C1344) BUT IS NOT COVERED IN ACTUATOR EXTENDED WARRENTY. THE DEALERSHIP STATED DOESN'T MEET COVERED CODES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, CLEARLY THERE ARE MORE CODES...

Mileage: 173,513

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE GOING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. THEY WILL STAY ON FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN THE LEFT OR RIGHT ONE WILL GO OUT SO THEN I'LL RESET THE LIGHTING AND IT WILL COME BACK ON AND THEN I WILL GO OUT AGAIN. SOMETIMES THE RIGHT SOMETIMES IT'S THE LEFT SOMETIMES IT'S BOTH.

Mileage: 159,000

STEERING IS STICKY WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED.*DT

Mileage: 90,000

TAKATA RECALL IM HAVING A PROBLEM IN HEADLIGHT OF MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2005 THE DRIVER SIDE ALWAYS MISSED UP AND ONCE I TURN IT OFF AND ON IT WORKS FOR A WHILE THEN SAME PROBLEM I BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE MANY TIME I HAVE CHANGED THE LIGHT BUT SAME PROBLEM ITS ALSO DANGEROUS SOMETIMES WHEN IM DRIVI...

TAKATA RECALL IM HAVING A PROBLEM IN HEADLIGHT OF MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2005 THE DRIVER SIDE ALWAYS MISSED UP AND ONCE I TURN IT OFF AND ON IT WORKS FOR A WHILE THEN SAME PROBLEM I BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE MANY TIME I HAVE CHANGED THE LIGHT BUT SAME PROBLEM ITS ALSO DANGEROUS SOMETIMES WHEN IM DRIVI...

BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FAILURE THIS SYSTEM FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BY OWNER OF PRIUS. OWNER WAS DRIVING CAR AND THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. TOYOTA RECENTLY (2016) OFFERED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR REPAIRS IN 2005. BUT HAVING TO TAKE THEM TO SMALL CLAIMS BECAUSE WAS DENI...

Mileage: 45,881

BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FAILURE THIS SYSTEM FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BY OWNER OF PRIUS. OWNER WAS DRIVING CAR AND THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. TOYOTA RECENTLY (2016) OFFERED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR REPAIRS IN 2005. BUT HAVING TO TAKE THEM TO SMALL CLAIMS BECAUSE WAS DENI...

Mileage: 45,881

ONE HEADLIGHT OR BOTH WILL RANDOMLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. HAS HAPPENED SPORADICALLY 6 OR SO TIMES OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS, INCLUDING THIS EVENING WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED. TOTALLY RANDOM, CAN HAPPEN ON SHORT OR LONG TRIPS, CITY STREETS OR HIGHWAY. SO FAR LIGHTS HAVE COME BACK ON BY CYCLING THE LI...

Mileage: 230,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

MOTOR WONT SHUT OFF

Mileage: 50,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND GO OUT, MOSTLY AT DIFFERENT TIMES THAN THE OTHER BUT CAN HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME. BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF, THEN BACK ON AFTER 10 TO 15 SECONDS THEY WILL COME BACK ON. DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THIS LEAVES YOU IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THANK GOD FOR FO...

Mileage: 260,000

CAR WILL NOT START, I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY, IT IS NOT A BATTERY ISSUE. IF YOU SLAM THE CAR DOOR, OR HOOD OF CAR, THE CAR MAY START. THE HORN WILL WORK, WITCH INDICATES IT IS NOT THE BATTERY. MAY SOMETIMES START WITH A JUMP START. THIS USUALLY IS WHILE THE CAR IS NOT IN MOTION.

Mileage: 65,000

ONE OF MY FRONT HEADLIGHT ALWAYS GOES OUT ONCE I MAKE A TURN BY USING A TURN SIGNAL. IF I SWITCH THE HEADLIGHT OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE HEAD LIGHT WILL COME BACK. I READ SIMILAR POST FROM WEBSITE, AND FOUND SOME PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ME. WE ALL SUSPECT THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM BY THE MAN...

Mileage: 150,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE PULLED INTO PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF HER CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A STONE WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCE...

HEAD LIGHTS TURN OFF AFTER BEING ON FOR A WHILE. TURNING OFF HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND TURNING IT BACK ON TURNS THE LIGHT BACK ON. HIGH BEAM STITCH DOES NOT AFFECT THE LIGHT WHICH IS OFF. THIS HAPPENS WHILE IN MOTION ON BOTH HIGHWAYS AND CITY STREETS. THIS OCCURS FREQUENTLY

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSTABLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT A RECALL ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS...

Mileage: 193,000

HEADLIGHTS GO OFF, ONE AT A TIME, INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING ON ANY ROAD. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN THEY WILL USUALLY STAY ON FOR 15 MINUTES BEFORE GOING OFF AGAIN. I AM NOT AWARE THAT THEY HAVE BOTH GONE OFF AT ONCE, BUT I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR AT NIGHT YET

Mileage: 107,865

I WAS DRIVING THROUGH NEVADA AT 11 PM AT NIGHT TOWARDS RENO (APPROX. 180 MILES AWAY) ON I-80 AT 75 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON MANUALLY WITH MY LEFT HAND, AND THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN (I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN THE DARK, SCARED OUT OF...

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ODOMETER GAUGE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE GAUGE REMAINED AT 299,000 MILES. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ODOMETER GAUGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND ALSO STATED THAT THE GAUGE WAS DESIGNED TO STOP AT 299,000 MILES. THE MANU...

Mileage: 299,000

LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHTS SPORADICALLY TURN OFF WHICH IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT IN ROADS WITHOUT STREET LIGHTS. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH TOYOTA MUST ISSUE A RECALL. LIGHT BULBS ARE NOT THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS IN THE COMPUTER OR BALAST THAT CONTROLS THE LIGHTS.

Mileage: 197,479

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE HYBRID BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYBRID BATTERY FAILED AND CAUSED THE RPMS TO REV AND THE BATTERY NEEDED...

Mileage: 140,000

HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. MOST OF THE TIME IT IS ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT BUT SOMETIMES BOTH GO OUT. TO "RE-LIGHT" THEM YOU HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON. REPLACING THE BULBS DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. AT NIGHT THIS HAS ALMOST LED TO DISASTROUS EFFECTS AND, FROM A ...

Mileage: 206,000

WHILE DRIVIN BOTH HEADLIGHT TURN OF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE I CAN TURN OFF AND BACK ON THEY COME ON TO ONE OR THE OTHER OR BOTH GOING BACK OFF SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES THEY WORK PERFECTLY THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS YOU ONLY USE HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT.

THIS IS THE FIRST CAR WE EVER OWNED THAT ATE OIL. WE ARE METICULOUS ABOUT SERVICING THE CAR AS RECOMMENDED EVERY 5000 MILES. AT THE SERVICE FOR 100,000 MILES WHICH WE DID AT 99,400 MILES, THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE DIPSTICK. AT 103,000 MILES THE ALARMS WENT OFF 3 TIMES TO INDICATE THERE WAS NO OIL. ...

Mileage: 103,100

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT IN 2015 AND WAS REPLACED BY LOCAL MECHANIC. BEFORE IT WENT OUT IT HAD FLICKERED BUT CAME BACK ON. I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN IT WENT OUT AND WAS PULLED OVER BY POLICE. FORTUNATELY I ONLY GOT A WARNING. MARCH 2016 THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN (I NOTICED IT IN MY ...

Mileage: 137,507

THE HEADLIGHTS (HID) STOP FUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY. ONE OR THE OTHER OR BOTH WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF. THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON IF THEY ARE TURNED OFF THEN ON AGAIN. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, I REPLACED THE BULB AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. IT TURNS OFF SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE WETHER IT IS DRIVING OR SITTING, WHEN I TURN LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN LIGHT WILL TURN BACK ON FOR A MOMENT AND TURN OFF AGAIN, THIS HAPPENS WHILE I AM D...

Mileage: 230,000

TAKATA RECALL, DASH (SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOSSE) WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMP OR AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THEN I TOKE IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THAT'S STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM.

Mileage: 61,000

DASH GOES COMPLETELY BLANK WHILE IN MOTION AND CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF

Mileage: 155,000

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE FREEWAY 280 AND SUDDENLY BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, IT WAS SO BLACK YOU COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING ON THE ROAD. TALK ABOUT SCARY, TRY DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON A ROAD THAT CURVES WHEN YOU ALL YO CAN SEE IS BLACK. I WAS ABLE TO JIGGLE THE SWITCH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON SEVE...

Mileage: 135,000

DIGITAL DASHBOARD SOMETIMES IS COMPLETELY BLANK FOR EXTENDED PERIODS SO THAT I CAN'T SEE MY SPEED, FUEL LEVELS, ODOMETER, AND OTHER INFO. WHEN I START UP IT HAPPENS AND CONTINUES THE WHOLE TIME I AM DRIVING. IT IS CAUSING OTHER PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE HYDROLIC BRAKING SOMETIMES AS WELL WHEN THIS HA...

Mileage: 211,000

DIGITAL DASHBOARD SOMETIMES IS COMPLETELY BLANK FOR EXTENDED PERIODS SO THAT I CAN'T SEE MY SPEED, FUEL LEVELS, ODOMETER, AND OTHER INFO. WHEN I START UP IT HAPPENS AND CONTINUES THE WHOLE TIME I AM DRIVING. IT IS CAUSING OTHER PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE HYDROLIC BRAKING SOMETIMES AS WELL WHEN THIS HA...

Mileage: 211,000

DIGITAL DASHBOARD SOMETIMES IS COMPLETELY BLANK FOR EXTENDED PERIODS SO THAT I CAN'T SEE MY SPEED, FUEL LEVELS, ODOMETER, AND OTHER INFO. WHEN I START UP IT HAPPENS AND CONTINUES THE WHOLE TIME I AM DRIVING. IT IS CAUSING OTHER PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE HYDROLIC BRAKING SOMETIMES AS WELL WHEN THIS HA...

Mileage: 211,000

THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED TO APPLY COMPLETELY DURING MORNING START UP AND BACK UP FROM PARKING SPACE. THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS ON INCLUDED BRAKE, TRIANGLE WITH EXCLAMATION, AND ABS. DURING DRIVE TO DEALER, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TOYOTA DEALER FOUND BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FAILURE. PAID FOR REPAI...

Mileage: 83,706

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE REAR BRAKES ENGAGED WITH A GRABBING FORCE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE CLEANED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURE...

EVEN MINOR TREPIDATION CAUSED BY ANY UNEVENNESS IN THE SURFACE OF THE ROAD WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WILL DISENGAGE THE BRAKES MOMENTARILY CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND RISK OF CRASH INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. I OBSERVED THIS PROBLEM CONSISTENTLY IN SEVERAL PRIUS RANGING FROM 2005 ...

Mileage: 186,000

LAST NIGHT WHILE DRIVE 1.5 HOURS HOME, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD SHUT OFF, AND IF I NOTICED AND FLIPPED THE LIGHTS OFF THEN ON, IT WOULD COME BACK ON. IF I DIDN'T NOTICE, THEN THE PASSENGER LIGHT WOULD ALSO GO OUT LEAVING ME IN DARKNESS. I BEGAN TIMING THE INTERVAL, AND IT CAME OUT TO BE INT...

Mileage: 90,800

ME AND MY FAMILY TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH IN THE DARK WHEN A TRACTOR TRAILER ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED TO CHANGE LANES WHEN WE WERE DIRECTLY TO THE LEFT OF IT. LUCKILY THE LANE TO OUR LEFT WAS OPEN AND WE WERE ABLE TO QUICKLY CHANGE LANES TO AVOID COLLISION. IT TURNS OUT OUR 2005 PRIUS ...

Mileage: 150,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS INTERMITTENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST TWICE BEFORE AND I BELIEVE THE BULB AND SOME OTHER ELECTRONICS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER CHARGES A HUGE AMOUNT FOR THIS REPAIR.

Mileage: 133,000

HIGH PITCHED, STEADY TONE COMES ON AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING AT START OF DRIVING DAY AND DOES NOT STOP UNLESS/UNTIL BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED FULLY FOR AT LEAST 10SEC., WHICH CAUSES TONE TO STOP. STARTS UP AGAIN AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING, SOMETIMES LESS AND RECYCLES. REGULAR BRAKING SEEMS...

Mileage: 125,000

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND MY STEERING COMPLETELY GAVE OUT. I COULD TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT, BUT MY WHEELS WERE NOT RESPONDING TO THE MOVEMENT. THERE WAS A ROUGH NOISE AS I TRIED TO CORRECT THE STEERING BUT THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING OF THIS (I HAD BEEN DRIVING...

Mileage: 93,000

WHILE DRIVING IN ANY DIRECTION IN ALL CONDITIONS, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT BEGAN FLICKERING IN MAY 2015, SHORTLY AFTER LEFT HEADLIGHT BEGAN FLICKERING. THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL NOW.

Mileage: 120,000

THE CAR KEPT SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL WHEN WANTING TO DRIVE. PARKING BUTTON DIDN'T WORK.THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND I WAS TRYING TO DRIVE IT.

I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE MY VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A CRASH WHEREIN I COLLIDED WITH A CAR TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ME AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH. THE FRONT END CRUMPLED AND MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS DO NOT FULLY OPEN DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE FRAME OF THE CAR. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY ...

Mileage: 177,482

THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY IS MAKING A SOUND EVERY TIME THE CAR IS OPERATIONAL. THERE IS A STRUCTURAL DEFLECT IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY CAUSING GAS TO LEAKED INTO THE BRAKE FLUID WHICH CAN CAUSE LOSS OF BRAKING. THE 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS SHOULD BE RECALLED TO FIX THIS BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP. ...

Mileage: 205,000

WE WERE ON THE OVERPASS GOING FROM HIGHWAY 87 TO US 101 NORTH IN SAN JOSE GOING ABOUT 70 MPH HEADING TO THE SAN FRANSISCO AIRPORT. IT WAS 8PM, AND VERY DARK. THE HEADLIGHTS JUST SHUT OFF, WHILE THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR SAID THAT THE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON. WE TRIED FRANTICALLY TRIED TURNING THE LIGHTS...

Mileage: 122,254

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE COMBINATION METER WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES TO STOP FUNCTIONING. IN ADDITION. THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THA...

Mileage: 159,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE COMBINATION METER WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES TO STOP FUNCTIONING. IN ADDITION. THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THA...

Mileage: 159,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL NOT STAY ON, IT WILL STAY ON ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THEN IT GOES OUT ! WHAT IS THE PROBLEM ???

Mileage: 170,000

WHEN I AM GOING SLOW AND BRAKING, THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD WHEN THERE IS UNEVEN PAVEMENT, A POTHOLE,ETC. OFTEN IT WILL HAPPEN AT THE SAME STOP SIGNS AROUND MY HOME. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THIS USED CAR IN JULY OF 2014. IT HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 50 TIMES IN THE YEAR AND HALF THAT I HAVE...

Mileage: 130,000

HEAD LIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF. I CAN TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH TO OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE HEADLIGHT WILL COME BACK ON. USUALLY THIS HAPPENED ON A STREET OR HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND LIGHTS ARE SWITCH ON. THIS HAPPENS OFF AND ON WHEN THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. USUALLY IT IS THE...

Mileage: 75,000

OUR DAUGHTER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO SCHOOL. SHE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WAS A PART CALLED THE COMBINATION METER. HE ADVISED THAT THE PART WAS RECALLED AND ...

Mileage: 132,000

SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2014 I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS. THEY HAVE BECOME DIMMER AND DIMMER. THEN DURING THE WEEK OF 8/24/15, I STARTED MY CAR AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON, BUT WHEN I TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT BLACK. I HAD TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS, BUT NOTHING ...

Mileage: 64,000

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS. I CHANGED THE BULB AND A MONTH LATER THE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY BLAMED IT ON THE BULB, I TRIED TO RETURN THE BULB TO THE STORE AND THEY TESTED IT AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS OK WITH THE BULB SO IT HAD TO ...

Mileage: 128,000

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS. I CHANGED THE BULB AND A MONTH LATER THE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY BLAMED IT ON THE BULB, I TRIED TO RETURN THE BULB TO THE STORE AND THEY TESTED IT AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS OK WITH THE BULB SO IT HAD TO ...

Mileage: 128,000

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS. I CHANGED THE BULB AND A MONTH LATER THE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY BLAMED IT ON THE BULB, I TRIED TO RETURN THE BULB TO THE STORE AND THEY TESTED IT AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS OK WITH THE BULB SO IT HAD TO ...

Mileage: 128,000

1) SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION 2) STEERING SHAFT SEVERED 3) DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG INOPERATIVE ALONG WITH ALL STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED CONTROLS

Mileage: 27,773

1) SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION 2) STEERING SHAFT SEVERED 3) DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG INOPERATIVE ALONG WITH ALL STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED CONTROLS

Mileage: 27,773

1) SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION 2) STEERING SHAFT SEVERED 3) DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG INOPERATIVE ALONG WITH ALL STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED CONTROLS

Mileage: 27,773

HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE KEEPS TURNING OFF EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN IT BACK ON IS TO FLIP THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A DEFECT IN MANY TOYOTA PRIUS 2005 MODELS. I WOULD LIKE THE DEALER TO FIX THE ISSUE EVEN IF TYE CAR IS BEYOND THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY AS T...

Mileage: 245,000

THE CAR JUMPS OUT OF GEAR, OR IT WON'T GO INTO PARK. BUT IT STARTED TO DRIVES AWAY AFTER I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, OR AS I WAS GETTING OUT. THIS HAPPEN TWICE, ONCE AT THE DEALER. THE DISPLAY FOR TRANSMISSION POSITION WAS BROKEN. THE SAME DISPLAY THAT SHOWS SPEED, FUEL LEVEL AND OTHER ITEMS WAS NOT...

Mileage: 174,000

THE CAR JUMPS OUT OF GEAR, OR IT WON'T GO INTO PARK. BUT IT STARTED TO DRIVES AWAY AFTER I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, OR AS I WAS GETTING OUT. THIS HAPPEN TWICE, ONCE AT THE DEALER. THE DISPLAY FOR TRANSMISSION POSITION WAS BROKEN. THE SAME DISPLAY THAT SHOWS SPEED, FUEL LEVEL AND OTHER ITEMS WAS NOT...

Mileage: 174,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO THE PARK POSITION, THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AS IT BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY. THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE CONTACT. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE F...

Mileage: 174,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO THE PARK POSITION, THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AS IT BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY. THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE CONTACT. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE F...

Mileage: 174,000

1. SUMMER, 2011, @ 35,000 MI CAR WAS PARKED @ BOTTOM OF MY STEEP DRIVEWAY, A FEW FEET BACK FROM A RR TIE PINNED TO GROUND BY 3 REBAR IN FRONT OF CAR TO BLOCK WHEELS. I INTENDED TO BACK UP DRIVEWAY, WITH GEAR IN REVERSE, BUT WHEN I RELEASED BRAKE, CAR CATAPULTED FORWARD WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT BENT R...

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED 2-3 DROPS OF WATER ENTERING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE WINDOW WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND...

Mileage: 174,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED 2-3 DROPS OF WATER ENTERING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE WINDOW WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND...

Mileage: 174,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED 2-3 DROPS OF WATER ENTERING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE WINDOW WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND...

Mileage: 174,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED 2-3 DROPS OF WATER ENTERING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE WINDOW WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND...

Mileage: 174,000

TRAVELING ALONG AT NIGHT AND HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY STOPPED SHINING. DROVE ABOUT 100 MILES USING OTHER PEOPLE'S HEADLIGHTS. WINTER CONDITIONS.

Mileage: 181,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTI...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTI...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 65 MPH WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A RETENTION WALL. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED O...

Mileage: 280,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 65 MPH WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A RETENTION WALL. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED O...

Mileage: 280,000

CAR STARTED SKIDDING ON THE ROAD, COULDN'T TAKE CONTROL BECAUSE CAR STARTED TO SPEED UP AND THEN RAMMED INTO THE CONCRETE BARRIER, SPUN AROUND AND ENDED UP FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LUCKILY, THERE WASN'T ANY CAR RIGHT BEHIND ME AND I MANAGED TO PUSH OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ALTHOUGH IT WOULDN'T OP...

Mileage: 120,000

CAR STARTED SKIDDING ON THE ROAD, COULDN'T TAKE CONTROL BECAUSE CAR STARTED TO SPEED UP AND THEN RAMMED INTO THE CONCRETE BARRIER, SPUN AROUND AND ENDED UP FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LUCKILY, THERE WASN'T ANY CAR RIGHT BEHIND ME AND I MANAGED TO PUSH OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ALTHOUGH IT WOULDN'T OP...

Mileage: 120,000

CAR STARTED SKIDDING ON THE ROAD, COULDN'T TAKE CONTROL BECAUSE CAR STARTED TO SPEED UP AND THEN RAMMED INTO THE CONCRETE BARRIER, SPUN AROUND AND ENDED UP FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LUCKILY, THERE WASN'T ANY CAR RIGHT BEHIND ME AND I MANAGED TO PUSH OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ALTHOUGH IT WOULDN'T OP...

Mileage: 120,000

JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR. THERE IS A PUNGENT ODOR IN CAR RESULTING IN DIZZINESS AND NAUSEOUS AND IT LEAVES A STRONG CHEMICAL ODOR ON THE HAIR AND CLOTHING FOR HOURS AFTER BEING IN THE VEHICLE. IT IS A STRONG, PLASTICS ODOR. I GOOGLED THIS AND FOUND IT IS A COMMON ISSUE. THERE WAS ONE POST THAT EX...

Mileage: 142,600

I LEFT MY HOUSE OFF NOBLE ROAD, CORA, WY AND PULLED ON TO WYOMING HIGHWAY 352 HEADED WEST AT ABOUT 11 AM; MY HUSBAND [XXX] WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AS WERE MY DOGS. THE SLIPPERY ROAD ICON ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THERE WAS A BEEPING NOISE FROM THE DASHBOARD. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 10 MPH, THOUGH THE RO...

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND MAKING A TURN INTO A PARKING LOT THE BRAKES FAILED ON THIS CAR. THEY REACTED AS IF THERE WAS NO BRAKES UNTIL YOU PRESSED HARDER AND THEN THEY WOULD LOCK UP. THE LIGHTS FOR ABS HAD COME ON. WE TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP THAT SPECIALIZES IN TOYOTA REPAIR AND THEY RESET THE E...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REALIGN...

Mileage: 133,000

I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING TROUBLES WITH MY FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT. THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED ABOUT A YEAR AGO (JAN. 2014) WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR USED FROM A CAR DEALER IN TYSONS CORNER VA. I TOOK THE CAR BACK WITHIN DAYS OF NOTICING THE LIGHT KEPT GOING OUT AND ASKED THEM TO REPAIR THE ISS...

Mileage: 77,401

BOUGHT ONE-OWNER 2005 PRIUS 11-26-2014 AFTER PAYING FOR A PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTION AT A TOYOTA DEALER SHOWING COMPLETE SERVICE RECORD INCLUDING ALL RECALL CAMPAIGNS. 4-19-2015 WITHOUT WARNING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE ENTIRE 'COMBINATION METER DISPLAY' SIMPLY TURNED OFF, LEAVING THE CAR RUNNING IN THE B...

Mileage: 141,000

BOUGHT ONE-OWNER 2005 PRIUS 11-26-2014 AFTER PAYING FOR A PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTION AT A TOYOTA DEALER SHOWING COMPLETE SERVICE RECORD INCLUDING ALL RECALL CAMPAIGNS. 4-19-2015 WITHOUT WARNING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE ENTIRE 'COMBINATION METER DISPLAY' SIMPLY TURNED OFF, LEAVING THE CAR RUNNING IN THE B...

Mileage: 141,000

BOUGHT ONE-OWNER 2005 PRIUS 11-26-2014 AFTER PAYING FOR A PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTION AT A TOYOTA DEALER SHOWING COMPLETE SERVICE RECORD INCLUDING ALL RECALL CAMPAIGNS. 4-19-2015 WITHOUT WARNING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE ENTIRE 'COMBINATION METER DISPLAY' SIMPLY TURNED OFF, LEAVING THE CAR RUNNING IN THE B...

Mileage: 141,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGES AND IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE REP...

Mileage: 120,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OUT ON A MUCH TO FREQUENT BASIS. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS LAST TIME, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP (NORTHSHORE TOYOTA) TO ASK IF THEY COULD CHECK THE HEADLIGHTS. I THOUGHT IT COULD BE A BAD CONNECTION. THEY CHECKED THE HEADLI...

Mileage: 189,000

WHEN I DRIVE MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT JUST GOES OUT. THEN I TURN OFF MY LIGHTS THEN TURN THEN ON AND IT CHIMES BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 155,000

NOTICED PASSENGER HEADLIGHT APPEARED TO BE OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WOULD TURN BACK ON AFTER RESTARTING LIGHTS. CONSISTENTLY WINKS OUT AND WILL RESTART AFTER TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN. ALSO NOTICED NOW THAT THE DRIVERS HEADLIGHT WILL ALSO GO OUT AND BOTH LIGHTS ARE OFF AT CERTAIN TIMES, NIGHT OR D...

Mileage: 900,000

I PURCHASED MY PRIUS USED IN JUNE 2014 THIS WAS MY FIRST WINTER WITH IT OBVIOUSLY. ANY TIME IT ABOUT 10 BELOW ZERO IN MN THIS WINTER I HAD TO HOLD MY CAR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, SOMETIMES AS LONG AS 5 MILES+. *TR

Mileage: 177,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY TURNS OFF WHILE THE SWITCH IS STILL IN THE ON POSITION. IT IS TEMPORARILY FIXED WHEN I FLIP THE SWITCH FOR THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN. THE LAST THREE TIMES I HAVE DRIVEN IN THE NIGHT IT HAS UNEXPECTEDLY TURNED OFF. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

ORIGINALLY THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WOULD SHUT OFF RANDOMLY. I WOULD FLICK THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF AND IT WOULD TURN BACK ON. THEN THIS PAST NEW YEARS EVE BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF AND I FLICKED THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF AND THAT DID NOT WORK. I SHUT OFF THE HEADLIGHTS WITH THE SWITCH FOR A FEW SECOND...

Mileage: 180

THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY PRIUS CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. ON 3/14/2015, I TOOK THE PRIUS TO A DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. I WAS TOLD BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT BOTH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE SQUIB AIRBAG HARNESS WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $4,373.07. TH...

Mileage: 93,674

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AS A MEANS OF FUEL EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION WHILE I AM IN COLLEGE. I BEGAN EXPERIENCING HEADLIGHT FAILURE ON THE VEHICLE ABOUT A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING IT FROM THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE UNDER RECALL AND ...

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF (FAILED). STOPPED VEHICLE AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND TURNED LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON. LIGHTS FUNCTIONED OK. ONE WEEK LATER, SAME FAILURE OCCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 109,465

LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF. THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF INSTANCES WHERE BOTH LIGHTS HAVE GONE OFF ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 211,000

LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF. THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF INSTANCES WHERE BOTH LIGHTS HAVE GONE OFF ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 211,000

CAR WOULD NOT STAY IN DRIVE. WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, IT WOULD IMMEDIATELY REVERT TO NEUTRAL. THE CAR MIGHT ONLY ADVANCE A COUPLE OF FEET AND THEN IT WOULD POP BACK INTO NEUTRAL. SOMETIMES IT WOULD IMMEDIATELY POP BACK, NEVER REALLY STAYING IN DRIVE. HOLDING THE SIFTER IN DRIVE WOULD ALLOW THE...

Mileage: 86,600

THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS), VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC), BRAKE LIGHT, AND BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS (4) ON THE PRIUS ALL CAME ON AND VEHICLE BECAME VERY UNSTABLE WHILE OUT OF TOWN. THE OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE CONTACTED AND CAR SHOULD BE TAKEN IN IMMEDIAT...

Mileage: 91,000

THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS), VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC), BRAKE LIGHT, AND BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS (4) ON THE PRIUS ALL CAME ON AND VEHICLE BECAME VERY UNSTABLE WHILE OUT OF TOWN. THE OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE CONTACTED AND CAR SHOULD BE TAKEN IN IMMEDIAT...

Mileage: 91,000

THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS), VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC), BRAKE LIGHT, AND BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS (4) ON THE PRIUS ALL CAME ON AND VEHICLE BECAME VERY UNSTABLE WHILE OUT OF TOWN. THE OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE CONTACTED AND CAR SHOULD BE TAKEN IN IMMEDIAT...

Mileage: 91,000

THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS), VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC), BRAKE LIGHT, AND BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS (4) ON THE PRIUS ALL CAME ON AND VEHICLE BECAME VERY UNSTABLE WHILE OUT OF TOWN. THE OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE CONTACTED AND CAR SHOULD BE TAKEN IN IMMEDIAT...

Mileage: 91,000

FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT TURNING OFF AND ON INTERMITTANTLY. *JS

Mileage: 87,000

I TESTED FUEL TANK CAPACITY SINCE DRIVING RANGE HAS SUBSTANTIALLY DECREASED FROM NEW CAR STATUS. FUEL CAPACITY NOW 9.2 GAL, VERSUS 12.4 AT PURCHASE. THE FUEL BLADDER HAS SHRUNK, SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCING DRIVING RANGE. THIS SHRINKAGE OCCURRED BETWEEN 10/15/2005 AND 2/24/2011 WHEN I TESTED IT. I AM ...

Mileage: 76,709

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF MY PRIUS AND IT HAS WORKED WONDERFULLY EXCEPT FOR HAVING TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS. ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO I HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE FRONT BUMPER AND DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED. IT IS NOW FLICKERING AND TURNS OFF. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS ALSO REPLACED 4-5 YEARS...

Mileage: 65,000

DRIVING AFTER DARK, TEMP 12 F, DASHBOARD LIGHT WENT BLACK ON AREA BEHIND STEERING WHEEL. UPON ARRIVING AT DESTINATION, VEHICLE TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT TURNED OFF. CAR WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA DEALER. I SUGGESTED THIS PROBLEM MAY BE ON A RECALL FOR THE MULTI SYSTEM LIGHT IN THE DASH. AFTER 2 HOU...

Mileage: 164,845

STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. PULLED INTO INTERSECTION OF ARTERIAL. DIDN'T SEE CROSSING TRAFFIC. COLLIDED WITH CROSSING VEHICLE. ENTIRE FRONT END OF PRIUS HIT REAR QUARTER PANEL OF PICKUP TRUCK. THE FRONT END OF THE PRIUS WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. ANY AND ALL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN PRIUS.

Mileage: 100,000

STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. PULLED INTO INTERSECTION OF ARTERIAL. DIDN'T SEE CROSSING TRAFFIC. COLLIDED WITH CROSSING VEHICLE. ENTIRE FRONT END OF PRIUS HIT REAR QUARTER PANEL OF PICKUP TRUCK. THE FRONT END OF THE PRIUS WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. ANY AND ALL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN PRIUS.

Mileage: 100,000

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF HEADLIGHT (LEFT AND RIGHT, THOUGH NOT SIMULTANEOUSLY). PROBLEM CAN BE TEMPORARILY CORRECTED BY TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF, THEN ON. THIS ISSUE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING (TWICE WITHIN A ONE HOUR DRIVE) AND WHEN THE CAR HAS JUST BEEN STARTED. FUSES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND HEADLIGHT BULBS...

Mileage: 75,000

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF HEADLIGHT (LEFT AND RIGHT, THOUGH NOT SIMULTANEOUSLY). PROBLEM CAN BE TEMPORARILY CORRECTED BY TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF, THEN ON. THIS ISSUE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING (TWICE WITHIN A ONE HOUR DRIVE) AND WHEN THE CAR HAS JUST BEEN STARTED. FUSES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND HEADLIGHT BULBS...

Mileage: 75,000

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF HEADLIGHT (LEFT AND RIGHT, THOUGH NOT SIMULTANEOUSLY). PROBLEM CAN BE TEMPORARILY CORRECTED BY TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF, THEN ON. THIS ISSUE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING (TWICE WITHIN A ONE HOUR DRIVE) AND WHEN THE CAR HAS JUST BEEN STARTED. FUSES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND HEADLIGHT BULBS...

Mileage: 75,000

2005 PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AND CONTINUE TO GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY AS THEY WILL RELIGHT IF CYCLED ON AND OFF. REPLACED BULB AND ISSUE CONTINUES. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

CAR WHEN IN PARK OR STOPPED (AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT) WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL ABOUT A SECOND AFTER I TRY TO PUT IT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. IT BEGAN HAPPENING ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME I START THE CAR. IT ALSO BEGAN HAPPENING AT STOPLIGHTS AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ...

Mileage: 150,000

CAR WHEN IN PARK OR STOPPED (AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT) WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL ABOUT A SECOND AFTER I TRY TO PUT IT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. IT BEGAN HAPPENING ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME I START THE CAR. IT ALSO BEGAN HAPPENING AT STOPLIGHTS AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ...

Mileage: 150,000

ON START UP THE COMBINATION METER FAILED TO OPERATE. SINCE THE COMBINATION METER PRESENTS BULK OF THE CRITICAL VEHICLE INFORMATION IT PRESENT A HAZARD TO THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS A KNOWN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND WAS FIRST OBSERVED ON MY 2005 PRIUS APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AGO, HOWEVER,...

Mileage: 78,000

THE FIRST TIME HAPPENED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND THE ISSUE GETS WORSE. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SHOP TO REPLACE A HEADLIGHT AS I THOUGHT IT HAD BURNT OUT. WHEN I ARRIVED, THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WAS WORKING AGAIN. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN SO BAD NOW THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS MAY TURN OFF WITH NO WARNING AND CAUSE ...

Mileage: 180,000

MY FRONT PASSENGERS-SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT EVERY 5-10 MINUTES BUT WILL TURN BACK ON IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO GET PULLED OVER & NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT... *TR

Mileage: 175,054

WHILE DRIVING A HEADLAMP WILL EXTINGUISH AND I CAN TURN ON/OFF QUICKLY AND WILL COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS EVERY COUPLE MILES AND CAN ALTERNATE BETWEEN HEADLAMPS AND SOMETIMES BOTH FAIL AT THE SAME TIME. ALSO IF TRYING TO DRIVE ON ONE, THE OTHER CAN FAIL ALSO REQUIRING A TURN ON/OFF RESET...

Mileage: 115,000

MY LEFT HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THE LIGHT GOES BACK ON WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT PRIUS OWNERS ARE REGULARLY EXPERIENCING. *TR

Mileage: 228,534

MY LEFT HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THE LIGHT GOES BACK ON WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT PRIUS OWNERS ARE REGULARLY EXPERIENCING. *TR

Mileage: 228,534

THE RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT MULTIPLE TIMES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF- THEN BACK ON--IT WILL COME BACK ON--ONLY TILL IT GOES OUT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 213,884

THE RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT MULTIPLE TIMES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF- THEN BACK ON--IT WILL COME BACK ON--ONLY TILL IT GOES OUT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 213,884

THE RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT MULTIPLE TIMES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF- THEN BACK ON--IT WILL COME BACK ON--ONLY TILL IT GOES OUT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 213,884

OUR NEIGHBOR NOTICED THAT OUR RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. IT PROVED TO BE INTERMITTENT, GOING ON AND OFF AT UNPREDICTABLE INTERVALS BUT GETTING WORSE WITH TIME. WE HAD BOTH HEADLIGHT BULBS AND MODULES REPLACED, A PROCEDURE THAT REQUIRED THE REMOVAL OF THE FRONT BUMPER, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AND COST $1,2...

Mileage: 113,585

FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS I HAVE SMELLED A FUEL ODOR IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT BUT CAN'T IDENTIFY THE SOURCE. *TR

Mileage: 155,264

I PURCHASED FOUR NEW HIFLY HF201 TIRES, SIZE 185/65R15, ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2014. ON OCTOBER 21, 2014, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF HOLES -- ONE AS LARGE AS A BASEBALL -- ALONG THE OUTER SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, ...

STEERING COLUMN BROKE WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN IN CITY DRIVING. RECALL SERVICE HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR*DT*JB

Mileage: 160,000

INTERMITTENT DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILURE. LIGHT WILL WORK FOR A SHORT TIME, AND GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I BOUGHT IT FROM A FRIEND AND IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THEM, AND OTHER PRIUS OWNERS THAT I KNOW. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

TODAY, WHEN OUR 2005 PRIUS WAS TURNED ON, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, INCLUDING THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER, AND ALL OF THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS, DID NOT ILLUMINATE. ADDITIONALLY,THE PRIUS WOULD NOT TURN OFF BY PUSHING THE BUTTON ON THE DASH. A GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE COMBINAT...

Mileage: 130,000

FOR THE PAST 200 MILES OR SO, THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT HAS BEGUN TO TURN OFF AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES WHEN SWITCHED ON. THE HID BULB AND ECM WAS REPLACED, AT CONSIDERABLE COST, BUT HAS NOT YET BEEN RESOLVED. I HAVE AN APPT FOR TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE IN A WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TILTED AND THE ANTI SKID AND ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MERGE TO THE EMERGE...

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TILTED AND THE ANTI SKID AND ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MERGE TO THE EMERGE...

Mileage: 103,000

I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN MARCH 2013 WHICH CAUSED FRONT END DAMAGE. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED WITH THE HEADLIGHTS BEING REPLACED. EVERY SINCE THE REPAIR THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OUT FOR NO APPARANT REASON. AT FIRST JUST THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT, NOW BOTH LIGHTS SHUT OFF AT THE SAME TIME AND I HAVE TO TURN...

Mileage: 185,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS POWERED OFF INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 204,000. UPDATED 10/24/14*LJ UPDATED 4/16/2015 *JS

Mileage: 204,000

WHILE SLOWING OUR 2005 PRIUS TO MAKE A TURN INTO A PARKING LOT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND NORMALLY. WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON TO INDICATE THE ABS/VSC HAD A PROBLEM. TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED, DRIVING IT TO THE SHOP WAS HAZARDOUS, VERY TOUCHY AND SCARY TO DRIVE. THEY SAID IT NEEDED...

Mileage: 85,483

HYBRID BATTERY EXPLODED IN CAR, I THOUGHT SOMEONE SHOT AT ME OR BOMB WENT OFF IN CAR. LATER I REALIZED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HYBRID SYSTEM. I COULDN'T GET A HOLD OF TOYOTA OR REPRESENTATIVE OF TOYOTA, I TOOK BATTERY OUT SO THERE WOULDN'T BE A FIRE. WHEN I OPENED CASING UP I SAW THE DAMAGE WHE...

Mileage: 203,000

I WENT FROM A STATIONARY DRIVING POSITION, TO DRIVING OFF AT 20 MPH DOWN A 3 LANE HIGHWAY, SUDDENLY A FEW SECONDS AFTER, ALL THESE LIGHTS CAME ON: FLASHING WARNING LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHTS, ABS LIGHT AND A LOUD BEEPING NOISE. I HAD NO POWER, NO BRAKES?.. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NOBODY IN FRONT OF ME OR CL...

Mileage: 70,000

I WENT FROM A STATIONARY DRIVING POSITION, TO DRIVING OFF AT 20 MPH DOWN A 3 LANE HIGHWAY, SUDDENLY A FEW SECONDS AFTER, ALL THESE LIGHTS CAME ON: FLASHING WARNING LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHTS, ABS LIGHT AND A LOUD BEEPING NOISE. I HAD NO POWER, NO BRAKES?.. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NOBODY IN FRONT OF ME OR CL...

Mileage: 70,000

THE HEADLIGHT JUST TURNED OFF. IN READING UP ON THIS ISSUE, IT HAS BECOME APPARENT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HID LIGHTS IN A PRIUS. FORTUNATELY IT ONLY HAPPENED TO ONE HEADLIGHT AND NOT BOTH. *TR

Mileage: 132,575

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE PRIUS TURN OFF. WHEN I NOTICE THIS WHILE DRIVING, I CAN TURN THEM OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. THEY ONLY STAY ON FOR A FEW MINUTES. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY FLICKER OUT, USUALLY ONE AT A TIME BUT SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. ONE CAN GET IT BACK ON BY TOGGLING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF, BUT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN ON AN INTERSTATE AT NIGHT. A TON OF OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT APPARENTLY THERE ...

Mileage: 90,000

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF ABOUT 3 OR 4 YEARS AGO, SO I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHO DID SOMETHING AND RESET IT. IT STAYED OFF FOR ABOUT A YEAR OR SO THEN CAME BACK ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN WHO SAID THE DIAGNOSTIC SAID IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THAT I N...

Mileage: 36,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN ON THE FREEWAY, THE CAR DE-ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AFTER ALL THE LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASH BOARD. I COULD NOT MAKE THE CAR GO. I MANAGED TO MANEUVER IT CLOSE TO AN OFFRAMP(DEC 2013). TOWED TO NORTH HOLLYWOOD TOYOTA, PAID OVER $800 TO FIX ITEMS I WAS TOLD WOULD FIX PROBLEM. IT ...

Mileage: 80,000

FIRST PASSENGER SIDE THEN DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER. ABLE TO RELIGHT HEADLIGHTS BY TURNING ON AND OFF SWITCH, BUT THEN THEY WOULD GO OFF AGAIN. BOTH REPLACED BY TOYOTA DEALER AT OVER $300 PER LIGHT! NOW, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT IS OFF AGAIN SEVERAL MONTHS LATE...

Mileage: 144,512

IN 2007, WE PURCHASED A CERTIFIED USED TOYOTA PRIUS 2005 WITH 13,298 MILES. WE HAVE OWNED THIS CAR EVER SINCE. WE CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 81,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. BRAKE FAILURE INCIDENT ON JUNE 30, 2014, I WAS DRIVING THE 2005 PRIUS SLOWLY (10-15 MPH) ALONG A ROADWAY LOCATED IN A TECUMSEH, M...

Mileage: 80,800

IN 2007, WE PURCHASED A CERTIFIED USED TOYOTA PRIUS 2005 WITH 13,298 MILES. WE HAVE OWNED THIS CAR EVER SINCE. WE CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 81,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. BRAKE FAILURE INCIDENT ON JUNE 30, 2014, I WAS DRIVING THE 2005 PRIUS SLOWLY (10-15 MPH) ALONG A ROADWAY LOCATED IN A TECUMSEH, M...

Mileage: 80,800

IN 2007, WE PURCHASED A CERTIFIED USED TOYOTA PRIUS 2005 WITH 13,298 MILES. WE HAVE OWNED THIS CAR EVER SINCE. WE CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 81,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. BRAKE FAILURE INCIDENT ON JUNE 30, 2014, I WAS DRIVING THE 2005 PRIUS SLOWLY (10-15 MPH) ALONG A ROADWAY LOCATED IN A TECUMSEH, M...

Mileage: 80,800

MULTIPLE FAILURES OF HID LIGHTS GOING OUT. IT WILL SWITCH FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER. SOMETIMES RESULTS IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT. MOST OF THE TIME A QUICK FLIP OF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WILL BRING THEM BACK ON. IT IS COMPLETELY RANDOM. INSTANCES WHEN BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT, EACH TIME HAD TO MAKE A...

Mileage: 320,000

IN MID JUNE 2012, WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I NOTICED THE LEFT SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS NOT ON, INITIALLY I THOUGHT THE BULB WAS BAD SINCE I HAD ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE RIGHT ONE. I HAD PLANED TO TAKE THE CAR TO ELMORE TOYOTA OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA TO HAVE THE BULB REPLACED BUT THE FOLLOWING DAY T...

Mileage: 105,000

BOTH OF MY PRIUS HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY. FLICKING THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON BROUGHT THEM ON AGAIN, BUT THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONE MORE TIME SINCE THEN. THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. TOYOTA IS UNABLE TO ISOLA...

Mileage: 150,000

BOTH OF MY PRIUS HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY. FLICKING THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON BROUGHT THEM ON AGAIN, BUT THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONE MORE TIME SINCE THEN. THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. TOYOTA IS UNABLE TO ISOLA...

Mileage: 150,000

BRAKE, ABS AND (O) WITH EXCLAMATION MARK INSIDE HAVE BEEN ON , THE SELLER WAS NOT HONEST WITH ME ABOUT WHY THE LIGHTS WERE ON, I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, REPAIRS WOULD COST $7000.00. *TR

Mileage: 140,748

BRAKE, ABS AND (O) WITH EXCLAMATION MARK INSIDE HAVE BEEN ON , THE SELLER WAS NOT HONEST WITH ME ABOUT WHY THE LIGHTS WERE ON, I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, REPAIRS WOULD COST $7000.00. *TR

Mileage: 140,748

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, A LEG GASH AND A PULLED MUSCLE IN THE BACK. THE ...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, A LEG GASH AND A PULLED MUSCLE IN THE BACK. THE ...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, A LEG GASH AND A PULLED MUSCLE IN THE BACK. THE ...

Mileage: 65,000

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT OUTAGE - FRONT RIGHT SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 120,304

THE HEADLIGHT OPERATION BECAME ERRATIC. SOMETIMES ONE WOULD WORK AND SOMETIMES THE OTHER ONE WOULD BE THE ONLY ONE TO FUNCTION. SOMETIMES NEITHER HEADLIGHT WOULD COME ON. REPEATED OPERATION OF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH EVENTUALLY WOULD GET ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON. THE LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED I...

Mileage: 89,900

ENTERING I-25 SOUTHBOUND ON DARK NIGHT AND THE HEAD LAMPS WENT OUT. TURNED THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON, THEY CAME BACK ON AND THEN WENT RIGHT OFF. RE-TRIED THE SWITCH AND THEY CAME BACK ON.. FAILED AGAIN ABOUT FIVE MILES FURTHER SOUTH ON THE I-25 HIGHWAY. TURNED THEM OFF AND BACK ON AND THEY CAME BAC...

Mileage: 104,650

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AT 75 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED IN ADDITION TO THE INVERTER COOLING SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYING. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE BUT TH...

Mileage: 153,000

WHEN RUN CAR TO LONG DISTANCE AND STOP, THE CAR ACCELERATE THE MOTOR TO HIGH REVOLUTIONS AND NEED PRESS THE BRAKES. THE DEALER TELL ME PAID FOR EVALUATION, BUT THE CAR NOT HAVE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR PROBLEMS. THAT'S IS A SAFETY CONCERNS. PLEASE NEED HELP. I THINKING THE PROBLEM IS THE COMPUTER. *TR

Mileage: 143,254

WE WERE DRIVING JUST NORTH OF COOS BAY, OREGON WHEN A BIG TRUCK WITH THE LICENSE PLATE NUMBER [XXX] CARRYING A TRAILER WITH THE LICENSE PLATE [XXX] CLIPPED THE BACK DRIVER'S SIDE OF OUR CAR WHILE WE WERE FORCED TO CHANGE LANES BECAUSE OF THE LANE ENDING. I HAD MY BLINKER ON FOR A LONG TIME AND WE WE...

MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS THEN GOES OUT. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT ON AGAIN BY MANUALLY TURNING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF. THEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT ($175 FOR THE PART ALONE) IN MAY OF 2012. IT IS NOW MARCH OF 2014 AND THE SAME LIGHT BEGAN DOING IT AGAIN, FLICKERING. I...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE DAYS LATER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AN...

Mileage: 92,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE FAST LANE DRIVING 65 MPH A SUDDEN ALARM CAME UP. THE RED TRIANGLE WITH EXCLAMATION MARK, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WITH A TONE. WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN MY CAR BY RELEASING THE THROTTLE OFF. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALE...

Mileage: 132,216

ON 2/27/14 THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT IN OUR VEHICLE LIT UP CAUSING US TO REVIEW THE OWNER'S MANUAL, WHICH RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE SERVICE. PER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN T-SB-0042-11, THIS ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY FAILURE OF THE WIRING HARNESS, WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SCANNER CODE B1826. ACCORDING TO THE T...

Mileage: 97,448

ON 2/27/14 THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT IN OUR VEHICLE LIT UP CAUSING US TO REVIEW THE OWNER'S MANUAL, WHICH RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE SERVICE. PER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN T-SB-0042-11, THIS ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY FAILURE OF THE WIRING HARNESS, WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SCANNER CODE B1826. ACCORDING TO THE T...

Mileage: 97,448

ON 2/27/14 THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT IN OUR VEHICLE LIT UP CAUSING US TO REVIEW THE OWNER'S MANUAL, WHICH RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE SERVICE. PER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN T-SB-0042-11, THIS ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY FAILURE OF THE WIRING HARNESS, WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SCANNER CODE B1826. ACCORDING TO THE T...

Mileage: 97,448

FAILURE OF ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROLS: SUDDEN RAPID ACCELERATION, UN-COMMANDED, WHICH TERMINATED QUICKLY AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES.

Mileage: 110,000

TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED ON A HILL WITH LIGHT SNOW COVER COMPLETELY STOPPING THE WHEELS AND PREVENTING ANY FORWARD MOTION, CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. PEDESTRIANS HAD TO PUSH THE CAR UP THE HILL WHILE THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED TO GET TO THE TOP. BACKING WOULD HAVE PLACED THE CAR IN A DANGERO...

Mileage: 155,000

TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED ON A HILL WITH LIGHT SNOW COVER COMPLETELY STOPPING THE WHEELS AND PREVENTING ANY FORWARD MOTION, CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. PEDESTRIANS HAD TO PUSH THE CAR UP THE HILL WHILE THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED TO GET TO THE TOP. BACKING WOULD HAVE PLACED THE CAR IN A DANGERO...

Mileage: 155,000

DURING THE RECENT RASH OF SNOW STORMS TO HIT THE EASTERN MID-STATES I NOTICED THAT MY WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID NOZZLE FROZE UP. IT WORKED WHEN I LEFT HOME AND STOPPED WORKING ON RT 32, MD. I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID I USED. I HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME ...

Mileage: 186,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE INSIGNIA SE200 ALL SEASON TIRES, SIZE: P185/65R 15 86T. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD A FLAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE TIRE AND DISCOVERED THAT ...

Mileage: 103,000

I HAVE REPLACED MY HEADLIGHTS 6 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WITH NO WARNING. THE FIRST FEW TIMES I THOUGHT IT WAS POSSIBLY BAD AFTERMARKET BULBS BUT THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THERE IS NO WARNING AS TO WHEN THEY GO OUT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

CPCS:I1410421A. 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATED THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. APPARENTLY, TOYOTA HAS NOT ALLOWED ANY WAY TO ADJUST THE REAR TOE OR CAMBER ON THE PRIUS, WHICH CAN RESULT IN STEERING ISSUES AND PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH EXCESSIVE OR UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. *LN

CPCS:I1410421A. 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATED THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. APPARENTLY, TOYOTA HAS NOT ALLOWED ANY WAY TO ADJUST THE REAR TOE OR CAMBER ON THE PRIUS, WHICH CAN RESULT IN STEERING ISSUES AND PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH EXCESSIVE OR UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. *LN

12/20/2010 LEFT HEAD LIGHT REPLACED NOT WORKING. 8/30/2011 RIGHT HEADLIGHT REPLACED NOT WORKING. 10/30/12 LEFT HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING. WHEN START CAR LIGHT WOULD TURN ON FLICKER THEN GO OUT, REPLACED HEADLIGHT AT TIME (SECOND REPLACEMENT) WORKED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS THEN WENT TO FLICKER MODE THEN OFF ...

Mileage: 177,285

AROUND 105,000 WE STARTED GETTING INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT LOSS. IT USUALLY COMES BACK ON IF WE TURN THE LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON. IT ONLY DID IT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FOR ABOUT A YEAR BUT NOW IT DOES IT ON BOTH SIDES. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

MY VEHICLE LIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY GO OUT. IT USED TO BE ONE HEADLIGHT, THEN I HAD A MECHANIC TAKE IT OUT TO DIAGNOSE AND HE SAID IT MAY BE THE BALLAST. AFTER THAT, IT IS NOW BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT SPONTANEOUSLY, AND THEREFORE SOMETIMES AT THE SAME TIME, LEAVING IN THE DARK AT NIGHT ON THE ROAD. FLI...

Mileage: 110,000

FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEAD LIGHT OF MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY BLINK OUT. BECAUSE IT WAS BLINKING OUT AND COMING BACK ON, I TOLD THE DEALER I SUSPECTED SOME KIND OF WIRING PROBLEM, BUT WAS ASSURED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUS HEAD LAMPS. I WAS THEN TOLD...

Mileage: 92,000

INITIALLY IT WAS THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT THAT WENT OUT. TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND ON RESET THE HEADLIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE MECHANIC SAID THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED FINE AND TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE UNTIL IT FAILED OR OTHER ISS...

Mileage: 124,000

AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME HEADLIGHT FLICKERS THEN GOES OUT. HAVE TO TURN OFF THEN ON, ONLY TO LAST A SHORT TIME. BRAND NEW BULBS. *TR

Mileage: 182,000

AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME HEADLIGHT FLICKERS THEN GOES OUT. HAVE TO TURN OFF THEN ON, ONLY TO LAST A SHORT TIME. BRAND NEW BULBS. *TR

Mileage: 182,000

THE HID HEADLIGHTS WILL OCCASIONALLY GO OUT. OVER TIME I REALIZED THAT BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON, THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THIS EVENT CAN HAPPEN AS OFTEN AS EVERY COUPLE MINUTES. SOMETIMES IT MAY NOT OCCUR FOR AN HOUR. BUT THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO THE FREQUENC...

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE CROSSING THE BRIDGE OF THE GODS, CASCADE LOCKS, OREGON AT ABOUT 9PM THE TOLL COLLECTOR TOLD ME MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. I TURNED ON MY HIGH BEAMS AND HAD TWO LIGHTS ON. ON LOW BEAM ONLY ONE LIGHT...DRIVING WITH HIGH BEAMS AT NIGHT IS DANGEROUS TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD; DRIVING W...

Mileage: 109,000

DRIVER HEADLAMP TURNING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. LAMP WILL TURN ON IF I SWITCHED CONTROL OFF AND TURNED IT ON AGAIN, BUT WILL TURN OFF AGAIN WITHIN 10 MINUTES. REPLACED BOTH LIGHTS BULBS, THEN PASSENGER HEADLIGHT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING WITH IN A MONTH OF REPLACEMENT. I REPLACED BULB AGAIN IN...

Mileage: 130,500

THE TRACTION CONTROL OVERRIDE REPEATEDLY ENGAGES ARBITRARILY UNDER VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING HITTING BUMPS/POTHOLES AT 35 MPH AND ACCELERATING FROM A STOP ON BOTH WET AND DRY ROADS. I HAVE SEEN REPORTS ONLINE OF PEOPLE EXPRESSING THEIR CONCERN ABOUT THIS FEATURE IN SNOW, BUT OUR PRIUS DOES I...

Mileage: 102,000

THE TRACTION CONTROL OVERRIDE REPEATEDLY ENGAGES ARBITRARILY UNDER VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING HITTING BUMPS/POTHOLES AT 35 MPH AND ACCELERATING FROM A STOP ON BOTH WET AND DRY ROADS. I HAVE SEEN REPORTS ONLINE OF PEOPLE EXPRESSING THEIR CONCERN ABOUT THIS FEATURE IN SNOW, BUT OUR PRIUS DOES I...

Mileage: 102,000

THE DASHBOARD SCREEN GOES BLANK. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. I CAN'T TELL HOW FAST I'M GOING, HOW MUCH GAS IS LEFT, WHAT GEAR I'M IN, HOW MUCH MILEAGE IS ON THE VEHICLE, WHETHER OR NOT THE LIGHTS ARE ON, ETC. TOYOTA HAS A SERVICE NOTICE ABOUT IT, BUT MY VEHICLE IS JUST 2 M...

Mileage: 170,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT I NOTICED THAT MY HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM. I LATER FOUND THAT THE LEFT LIGHT HAD GONE OUT. I FOUND THAT TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN THE LIGHT WENT ON FOR A WHILE. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND TOYOTA SAYS THEY CAN DO NOTHING. I MUST PAY FOR A NEW LIGHT $300 +. *TR

Mileage: 80,550

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE RIGHT HEADLAMP WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS BEEN FOR SOME TIME AND LATELY THE LEFT IS JOINING IN. I HAVE ASKED ABOUT THIS NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS WHEN IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR OTHER SERVICES. IT ISN'T A PROBLEM ANY TIME I HAVE BEEN IN THEIR PRESENCE; BUT THEY NOTED IT IN MY F...

Mileage: 40,000

MY HID HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF, IT CAN BE TURNED BACK ON BY TOGGLING THE LIGHT SWITCH. I HAD PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE BULB, HOWEVER IT COST OVER $400 TO GET IT FIXED. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE LIKE THIS, TOYOTA DOES NOT SEEM TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY THAT THERE IS A DEFECT. THERE WAS A CASH SUPPORT BUT ONL...

Mileage: 70,000

LAST FRIDAY NIGHT BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT HEADLIGHTS BURNED OUT WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OF ONE ANOTHER. THANKFULLY I COULD LIMP HOME WITH THE HELP OF STREET LIGHTS. I DISCOVERED TODAY AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT THE COST OF TWO NEW HID OSRAM XENARC D2R 35 W 66050 ($ 175/BULB) AND LABOR ($ 113/HR) PLUS SALES ...

Mileage: 98,280

FRONT PASSENGER (RIGHT) SIDE MAIN HEADLAMP GOES OUT, IT WILL RELIGHT WHEN LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF, THEN BACK ON.DATE OF FIRST OCCURRENCE IS UNKNOWN. THIS HAPPENS WHEN AT IDLE OR ANY SPEED. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR 30 MINUTES OR MORE, BUT MOST OF THE TIME THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT EVERY 4 ...

Mileage: 183,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL REMAINED LOOSE AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER...

Mileage: 116,000

THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF AND NOT COME BACK ON DURING VARIOUS SPEEDS. IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AT 65MPH A HEADLIGHT ( RANDOMLY LEFT OR RIGHT) WOULD SHUT OFF AT NIGHT). I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF TO REACTIVATE THE HEADLIGHT!!! THE HEADLIG...

Mileage: 175,000

SHIFT LEVER PLASTIC SHIELD WARPED, PREVENTING GOING INTO PARK. CAR CAN ROLL FORWARD WHEN YOU THINK PARK IS ENGAGED. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

1TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN ABNORMAL RATTLING NOISE FROM THE STEERING SHAFT EVERY SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V537000 (STEERING). THE PURCHASED A NEW INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE THE INTE...

Mileage: 20,000

I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR A RECALL ON STEERING MECHANISM WHICH RESULTED IN A BOLT REPLACEMENT. THE SERVICE ADVISER ADVISED ME I NEEDED TO REPLACE WATER PUMP. THIS CAR ALREADY HAD ONE PUMP REPLACED ON A RECALL, WHY WAS THE OTHER PUMP NOT RECALLED? *TR

Mileage: 113,000

I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR A RECALL ON STEERING MECHANISM WHICH RESULTED IN A BOLT REPLACEMENT. THE SERVICE ADVISER ADVISED ME I NEEDED TO REPLACE WATER PUMP. THIS CAR ALREADY HAD ONE PUMP REPLACED ON A RECALL, WHY WAS THE OTHER PUMP NOT RECALLED? *TR

Mileage: 113,000

MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT SHUTS OFF BY ITSELF AFTER A FEW MINUTES. WHEN I SHUT OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM ON AGAIN, THEY BOTH STAY LIT FOR SEVERAL MORE MINUTES OR SOMETIMES LONGER. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY CHARGED OVER $100 TO REPLACE THE BULB AND THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE. I NOTICED THAT ...

Mileage: 100,000

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I FLIPPED THE SWITCH AND THEY TURNED ON. THIS NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE AND IT REQUIRES NUMEROUS FLIPPING ON AND OFF OF THE LIGHTS TO MAKE THEM COME BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY 70 MPH BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT! TURNED THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON THEY DID NOT WORK. TURNED THEM OFF AND BACK ON ONCE AGAIN AND THEY WORKED. BOTH LIGHTS SHOULD NOT GO OUT AT ONCE! *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO HIS VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE FOREHEAD AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SEVERED CHEST BRUISING. THE V...

Mileage: 126,000

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT NIGHT THE RIGHT HEADLAMP SUDDENLY WENT OUT. I TURNED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF AND THE HEADLAMP CAME BACK ON. APPROXIMATELY 7-8 MINUTES LATER BOTH HEADLAMPS WENT OUT. ONCE AGAIN I TURNED THE HEADLAMP SWITCH OFF AND ON AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS CONTINUED...

Mileage: 134,000

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. WE TOOK THE CAR IN TO CHECK FOR THE CAUSE AND THEY TOLD US THE WIRING HARNESS WAS BAD AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT WORK BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM (OF WHICH THEY WERE ALREADY AWARE) WITH THE WIRING HARNESS. A DEFECT IN TH...

Mileage: 178,000

PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT GOES OUT SOMETIME AFTER START UP. IF YOU SWITCH THE LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN IT RUNS FOR A PERIOD (APPROX 4 MIN) THEN GOES OUT AGAIN. REPLACING BULB HAS NO EFFECT. WHEN SEARCHING FOR SOLUTIONS APPEARS TO BE A CHRONIC PROBLEM AMONG 2005/2006 PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 65,200

FRONT PASSENGER HEADLAMP GOES OUT BY ITSELF. WILL COME BACK ON IF HEADLAMP SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND ON. DOES NOT OCCUR WITH HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR DEPENDING UPON WEATHER. VERY UNPREDICTABLE. ONCE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP DID THE SAME. REGULARLY THE PASSENGER HEADLAMP FAILS!! ALSO, REAR PAS...

Mileage: 110,000

THE CAR WAS INITIALLY SWERVING (AS IF IN A BAD WHEEL ALIGNMENT). THEN IT TOOK A SHARP RIGHT TURN AND JUMPED OFF OF THE FREEWAY. DESPITE MY ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL IT AND KEEP IT ON FREEWAY, DUE TO THE SPEED AND MOMENTUM, IT DROVE OFF THE SLOPE TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD, ROLLED OVER AND EVENTUALLY LANDED ...

Mileage: 105,000

I HAD JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGED AND WHEN I WAS LEAVING I STARTED THE CAR BUT THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS DIDN'T COME ON. I DROVE ON AND STILL NOTHING. WHEN I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, THE LIGHTS CAME ON WITH THE ERROR MESSAGE THAT MY BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO DEPRESS AND RELEASE THE EMERGENCY...

Mileage: 199,371

I HAD JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGED AND WHEN I WAS LEAVING I STARTED THE CAR BUT THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS DIDN'T COME ON. I DROVE ON AND STILL NOTHING. WHEN I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, THE LIGHTS CAME ON WITH THE ERROR MESSAGE THAT MY BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO DEPRESS AND RELEASE THE EMERGENCY...

Mileage: 199,371

ONE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT - THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. CHANGING THE BULBS ONLY SOLVES THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS. THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT IN SECOND GENERATION PRIUS MODELS. *JS

Mileage: 137,000

STARTING OVER A YEAR AGO AND OCCURRING EVERY TIME NEEDED,THE HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SPORADICALLY GOES OUT. IT CAN HAPPEN ZERO TO MULTIPLE TIMES DURING A SINGLE USE OF THE CAR, SOMETIMES UP TO EVERY MINUTE AND A HALF WHILE DRIVING. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN CAUSE BOTH HEAD...

STARTING IN APPROXIMATELY MARCH AND OCCURRING DAILY THROUGH PRESENT DAY, ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS SPORADICALLY GO OUT. WE STARTED NOTICING THIS IN MARCH WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. OUR OWN TESTS INDICATE THAT IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR IS AT A COMPLETE STANDSTILL OR AT ANY SPEED. IT CAN HAPPEN ZERO TO MULT...

Mileage: 103,000

DIGITAL DASHBOARD DISPLAY IS, FROM TIME TO TIME, SO DIM AS TO BE ALMOST INVISIBLE. SOMETIMES IT APPEARS TO BE ABOUT 90% OF BRIGHTNESS, OTHER TIMES AT ABOUT 5% OR LESS. THIS MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO READ SUCH INFORMATION AS SPEED, WARNING LIGHTS, ETC. WHEN IT IS VISIBLE, IT IS A MAJOR DISTRACTIO...

Mileage: 35,000

BRAKES DID NOT APPLY INSTANTLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP LIGHT. WE ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. THANKFULLY WE APPLIED THE BRAKES EARLY, BUT IT SEEMED LIKE THE BRAKES WERE NOT BEING APPLIED AND THAT THE WHEELS JUST KEPT ON MOVING. I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE AGAIN TO MAKE SURE IT WOULD APPLY MORE PRESS...

Mileage: 105,000

THE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR MY 2005 PRIUS HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN THE SUMMER OF 2012. WHILE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN ON A ROUGH ROAD SURFACE THE BRAKES REFUSED TO BRAKE FOR 1 OR 2 SECONDS, CAUSING A HIGHER-THAN-ANTICIPATED SPEED WHEN GOING AROUND A TURN. THIS PROBLEM INCREASES THE DI...

Mileage: 134,652

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING 55MPH. PULLED OVER & NOTED DRIVER HEADLIGHT OUT. TURNED CAR OFF & THEN RESTARTED & BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT ON. DROVE A COUPLE MILES & NOTED HEADLIGHT OUT & THIS TIME IT WAS THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT THAT WAS OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED A...

Mileage: 90,000

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING 55MPH. PULLED OVER & NOTED DRIVER HEADLIGHT OUT. TURNED CAR OFF & THEN RESTARTED & BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT ON. DROVE A COUPLE MILES & NOTED HEADLIGHT OUT & THIS TIME IT WAS THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT THAT WAS OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED A...

Mileage: 90,000

LEFT HID HEADLIGHT ON MY PRIUS KEEPS GOING OFF AT RANDOM, SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS FAST, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AT ALL. BY CYCLING THE HEADLIGHTS ON/OFF TURN THE LIGHT BACK ON. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO MORE THAN JUST MY PRIUS BECAUSE I HAVE PERSONALLY SEEN MANY PRIUSES WITH THEIR PASSENGER SIDE (LEF...

Mileage: 126,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY. TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF, AND BACK ON RESTORED ILLUMINATION. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN 45 MINUTES. *TR

Mileage: 129,375

1. DRIVER'S SIDE HID-TYPE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. WENT ON & OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL DAYS. REQUIRED A REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHT COMPUTER AND BULB. RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE TO GET HEADLIGHTS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. 2. HEADLIGHT LEVELING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS & WARNING LIGHT GOES ON IN...

Mileage: 62,400

BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. I CAN TOGGLE THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON AND ONE OR BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THEN WENT OUT AGAIN WITHIN A FEW SECONDS TO A MINUTE, OVER AND OVER. MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IF CAR IS NOT MOVING AT ALL OR GOING 70 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE 15 MILES HOME...

Mileage: 94,393

BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. I CAN TOGGLE THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON AND ONE OR BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THEN WENT OUT AGAIN WITHIN A FEW SECONDS TO A MINUTE, OVER AND OVER. MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IF CAR IS NOT MOVING AT ALL OR GOING 70 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE 15 MILES HOME...

Mileage: 94,393

AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT I HEAD A SNAPPING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE WHEELS STOPPED TURNING. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN, BUT THE WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP. *TR*DT*JB

Mileage: 77,201

AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT I HEAD A SNAPPING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE WHEELS STOPPED TURNING. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN, BUT THE WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP. *TR*DT*JB

Mileage: 77,201

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN TURNING OFF PERIODICALLY, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME BOTH LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT. BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON, THE HEADLIGHTS RETURNED TO WORKING ORDER. THIS IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM, WHI...

Mileage: 137,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF AND ON. AT FIRST ALL I HAD TO DO WAS TURN IT OFF THEN ON BUT NOW IT IS TURNING OFF AND STAYING OFF. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY THREE CHILDREN COMING FROM SCHOOL AND SLOWING DOWN US 301 TOWARDS TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN T TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE CAR DID NOT STOP. I HAD TO REAPPLY THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT DOWN VERY DEEP BEFORE THE CAR JERKED AND SLOWLY STOPPED. THANK GOD THERE WAS NO CAR IN FRONT, ...

Mileage: 199,542

MY CAR LIGHTS KEEPS GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THE NEXT TIME I USED THE CAR, THE HEADLIGHT WAS WORKING AGAIN. SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, EITHER HEADLIGHT HAS GONE OUT INTERMITTENTLY (I HAVE NOT BEEN AWARE THAT BOTH HAVE GONE OUT AT THE SAME TIME). EACH TIME, THE HEADLIGHTS ARE FOUND TO BE WORKING AG...

Mileage: 83,998

MY 2005 PRIUS BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT. WHEN I FIRST TURN MY LIGHTS ON, THE HEADLAMP WORKS, BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING, IT GOES OUT. SWITCHING TO HIGH BEAMS DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE, BUT IF I TURN OFF MY LIGHTS AND TURN THEM RIGHT BACK ON, THE HEADLAMP WOR...

Mileage: 61,854

I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION TO FUEL UP AND WHEN I LEFT THE GAS STATION I SUDDENLY LOST STEERING IN MY CAR. I COULD ONLY MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD. *TR UPDATED 06/13/13*LJ UPDATED 06/17/2013 *JS

Mileage: 105,402

WHEN I STARTED MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, I GOT A WARNING ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY THAT THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT LEVELING SYSTEM HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE THAT CORRECTS THE AIM OF THE HEADLIGHTS IF YOU ARE DRIVING WITH AN UNUSUALLY HEAVY LOAD, SO THAT YOUR LIGHTS D...

Mileage: 94,012

BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING. I IMMEDIATELY BRAKED BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING IN FRONT OF ME. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN THAT MY 9YEAR OLD AND 12 YEAR OLD PANICKED. WHEN I SWITCHED THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF THEY CAME BACK ON. THE INCIDENT RE-OCCURRED AN ADDITIONAL ...

Mileage: 169,000

DRIVING ON I-405 WHEN THE LEFT HEADLIGHT BEGAN ACTING INTERMITTENTLY. BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER WHEN STOPPED BY TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALER WAS UNAWARE WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE AND THAT THEIR ONLY SUGGESTION WAS TO REPLACE THE BULB, BUT THAT WOULD COST $50...

Mileage: 22,891

WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AT UNEXPECTED TIMES. TRYING TO ACTIVATE THE HIGH HEADLIGHTS DOES NOT MAKE THE LIGHT COME BACK ON. THE ONLY WAY THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON IS BY TURNING THEM OFF AND ON FROM THE SWITCH, AND MOST OF THE TIME THE LIGHT GOES OUT AGAIN IN A VERY SHORT TIME. ...

Mileage: 110,000

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY GOES OUT. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE HEADLIGHT COMES BACK ON, BUT SOON REPEATS GOING OUT. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY GOES OUT. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE HEADLIGHT COMES BACK ON, BUT SOON REPEATS GOING OUT. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS THE HID LIGHTS WERE REPLACED WITH TOYOTA PARTS. WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS THEY STARTED TO GO OFF AND ON AT RANDOM. THE DEALER REPLACED THEM WITH AFTERMARKET HID BULBS. AFTER ABOUT 18 MONTHS ONE OF THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF AND ON AT RANDOM. THE DEALER NO LONGER CARRIES AFTERMARK...

Mileage: 112,000

I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE, BUT INSTEAD OF STOPPING MY PRIUS ACCELERATED,AND JERKED UNDER THE STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME.THE BRAKES ACTED LIKE ACCELERATED PEDAL. PRIUS OCCASIONALLY HAD THE ACCELERATING JERKS WITHOUT PEDAL INPUT, BUT AFTER FIXING ALL THE RECALLS, I THOUGHT THE CAR IS FINE. BUT THIS...

Mileage: 138,000

I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE, BUT INSTEAD OF STOPPING MY PRIUS ACCELERATED,AND JERKED UNDER THE STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME.THE BRAKES ACTED LIKE ACCELERATED PEDAL. PRIUS OCCASIONALLY HAD THE ACCELERATING JERKS WITHOUT PEDAL INPUT, BUT AFTER FIXING ALL THE RECALLS, I THOUGHT THE CAR IS FINE. BUT THIS...

Mileage: 138,000

I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE, BUT INSTEAD OF STOPPING MY PRIUS ACCELERATED,AND JERKED UNDER THE STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME.THE BRAKES ACTED LIKE ACCELERATED PEDAL. PRIUS OCCASIONALLY HAD THE ACCELERATING JERKS WITHOUT PEDAL INPUT, BUT AFTER FIXING ALL THE RECALLS, I THOUGHT THE CAR IS FINE. BUT THIS...

Mileage: 138,000

LAST SEPTEMBER WE NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. WHEN WE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON, THE LAMP CAME BACK ON. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WITH NO RESOLUTION. OTHERS HAVE SPEND BIG $$$ TO FIX, HOWE...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO PARK BUT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF IN ORDER TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT UNIT NEEDED TO BE...

Mileage: 130,000

THE MULTI INFORMATION DISPLAY NO LONGER SHOWS THE VEHICLE SPEED AND OTHER SPECS SUCH AS FUEL GAUGE, WARNING LIGHTS, AND SUCH. THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES COULDN'T TURN OFF, AND IT WOULD REQUIRE ME TO PRESS AND HOLD THE POWER BUTTON FOR MORE THAN 5 SECONDS IN ORDER TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. DRIVING IS QUITE...

Mileage: 235,000

DASHBOARD INFORMATION SUDDENLY TURNS BLANK -- NO FUEL LEVEL, SPEED, ETC. , BUT HEADLIGHTS WORK (ALTHOUGH NO INDICATOR ON INSTRUMENT PANEL) AS WELL AS TURN SIGNALS, AIR-CONDITIONING, AND RADIO. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER THINKING THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A FUSE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS THAT...

Mileage: 65,000

THE THREE WAY COOLANT CONTROL VALVE FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

THE HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE JUST TURNS OFF FOR NO REASON. I SAW IT OFF WHEN STOPPED. IT HAS DONE IT SEVERAL TIMES AFTER ABOUT A HALF HOUR OF DRIVING. IT GOES BACK ON, BUT I KEEP THE FOG LIGHTS ON JUST IN CASE IT HAPPENS IN THE DARK. I THINK IT COULD EFFECT BOTH HEAD LIGHTS AND CAUSE A SAFETY...

Mileage: 169,000

HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF AND ON. SOMETIMES THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT, SOMETIMES THE RIGHT, AND OCCASIONALLY BOTH LIGHTS WILL GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THE HID BULBS ARE NOT TO BLAME. THESE BULBS, WHEN THEY DO GO OUT, THEY BURN OUT AND NEVER COME BACK. THIS ISSUE IS A CONTROL PROBLEM...

Mileage: 147,000

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS SHUTTING OFF. IF I TURN OFF LIGHTS AND TURN BACK ON, IT COMES BACK ON FOR A LITTLE WHILE. SHUTS OFF ABOUT 6 TIMES IN 25 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

SEQUENTIAL FAILURE OF 4 GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TIRES PLACED ON VEHICLE IN OCTOBER 2004. SINCE OCTOBER OF 2012 THE TIRES HAVE BEEN BLOWING OUT AT THE RATE OF ONE EVERY 6-8 WEEKS. I PLAN ON REPLACING THE ONE REMAINING OF THOSE 2004 TIRES BEFORE IT IMPLODES ALSO WHILE DRIVING. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THIS BEGAN OVER A YEAR AGO, BUT WE CANNOT NAME THE SPECIFIC TIME. WE INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A LIGHT BULB, HOWEVER, WE LEARNED THAT IT CAN BE REACTIVATED BY BRIEFLY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON. THIS IS A S...

Mileage: 115,000

THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THIS BEGAN OVER A YEAR AGO, BUT WE CANNOT NAME THE SPECIFIC TIME. WE INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A LIGHT BULB, HOWEVER, WE LEARNED THAT IT CAN BE REACTIVATED BY BRIEFLY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON. THIS IS A S...

Mileage: 115,000

WHILE DRIVING, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OFF. THEY WOULD COME BACK ON WHEN TURNING THE LIGHT CONTROL OFF THEN BACK ON. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THEY WOULD GO OFF AGAIN AND TO GET THEM BACK ON I HAD TO SWITCH OFF/ THEN BACK ON. IT DID NOT SEEM TO BE DEPENDENT ON FAST I WAS DRIVING OR IF A BUMP IN THE R...

Mileage: 126,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS JUST SHUT OFF. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 70 MILES AN HOUR. I SLOWED DOWN AS MUCH AS I COULD. ONLY ONE CAR WAS BEHIND ME AND BY CHANCE HE HAD SEEN MY LIGHTS GO OFF AND STARTED TO FLICKER HIS LIGHTS AS HE PASSED ME. LUCKILY THEIR ...

Mileage: 65,000

THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. LUCKILY I WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER WHO WAS COURTEOUS TO LET ME KNOW THE REAR DRIVER-SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT. I BELIEVE THIS A HAZARD THAT TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO CORRECT BECAUSE THE LED BRAKE LIGHT BULBS ARE NOT REPAIRABLE/REPLACEABLE, AN SINCE T...

Mileage: 80,000

FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT IS INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT. I CAN GET IT TO GO BACK ON IF I TURN SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON BUT IT MAY FAIL AGAIN WITHIN 10 OR 80 MINUTES. REPLACED BULB, BUT STILL HAVE PROBLEM. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE BULB BUT REPLACING IT HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT IS INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT. I CAN GET IT TO GO BACK ON IF I TURN SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON BUT IT MAY FAIL AGAIN WITHIN 10 OR 80 MINUTES. REPLACED BULB, BUT STILL HAVE PROBLEM. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE BULB BUT REPLACING IT HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

PETITION FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO DEFECT CONDITIONS IN UPPER IMMEDIATE STEERING EXTENSION SHAFT #2 MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE 2004-2009 TOYOTA PRIUS VEHICLES W/RESPECT TO RECALL 12V-537. *SMD AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE CURRENT LOSS OF STEERING ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF T...

Mileage: 27,773

PETITION FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO DEFECT CONDITIONS IN UPPER IMMEDIATE STEERING EXTENSION SHAFT #2 MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE 2004-2009 TOYOTA PRIUS VEHICLES W/RESPECT TO RECALL 12V-537. *SMD AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE CURRENT LOSS OF STEERING ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF T...

Mileage: 27,773

I STARTED UP THE CAR THIS MORNING, PUT IT INTO REVERSE, AND A SECOND OR TWO LATER, IT SHIFTED ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. THE SHIFT LEVER FELT LIKE THERE WAS MORE RESISTANCE TO IT THAN USUAL. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND ALSO HAPPENED WHEN I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF TUR...

I STARTED UP THE CAR THIS MORNING, PUT IT INTO REVERSE, AND A SECOND OR TWO LATER, IT SHIFTED ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. THE SHIFT LEVER FELT LIKE THERE WAS MORE RESISTANCE TO IT THAN USUAL. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND ALSO HAPPENED WHEN I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF TUR...

THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED GOING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. BOTH BULBS WERE REPLACED RECENTLY. THE CAR HAS AN HID HEADLIGHT SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 183,000

THE ELECTRONIC(?) SHIFT MECHANISM IN THE CAR MALFUNCTIONS/DOES NOT STAY ENGAGED IN TEMPERATURES APPROXIMATELY 28 DEGREES FAREHEIT & BELOW WHEN CAR HAS SAT IDLE FOR PERIODS OF TIME. THE NIGHT OF THIS INCIDENT I WAS RETURNING FROM A BUSINESS TRIP WHERE MY CAR HAD BEEN SITTING OUT IN THE WEATHER FOR A...

Mileage: 166,524

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNDETECTED. THE TECHNICIAN ...

Mileage: 200

SINCE ABOUT THE FALL OF LAST YEAR OR SO, WE'VE BEEN NOTICING THAT THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE RIGHT WENT OUT AND THEN CAME BACK ON. THEN ANOTHER TIME THE LEFT WENT OUT AND CAME BACK ON. I'VE READ ABOUT THIS OCCURRING ON MANY OTHER PRIUS' AND THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTIO...

Mileage: 135,000

SINCE ABOUT THE FALL OF LAST YEAR OR SO, WE'VE BEEN NOTICING THAT THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE RIGHT WENT OUT AND THEN CAME BACK ON. THEN ANOTHER TIME THE LEFT WENT OUT AND CAME BACK ON. I'VE READ ABOUT THIS OCCURRING ON MANY OTHER PRIUS' AND THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTIO...

Mileage: 135,000

SINCE ABOUT THE FALL OF LAST YEAR OR SO, WE'VE BEEN NOTICING THAT THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE RIGHT WENT OUT AND THEN CAME BACK ON. THEN ANOTHER TIME THE LEFT WENT OUT AND CAME BACK ON. I'VE READ ABOUT THIS OCCURRING ON MANY OTHER PRIUS' AND THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTIO...

Mileage: 135,000

THE HEADLAMPS REPEATEDLY BURN OUT, WHICH REPAIR PEOPLE HAVE SAID INDICATES AN UNDERLYING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE ONE OF THE HEADLAMPS FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN JUST OVER A YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

THE HEADLAMPS REPEATEDLY BURN OUT, WHICH REPAIR PEOPLE HAVE SAID INDICATES AN UNDERLYING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE ONE OF THE HEADLAMPS FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN JUST OVER A YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

THIS COMPLAINT RELATED TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM. EVER SINCE THE CAR WAS TAKEN OF THE DEALER SHIP, THE BRAKES ACT IN A SUDDEN, JERKY MANNER APPROACHING A STOP. THE BRAKES FUNCTION NORMALLY AT NORMAL SPEEDS, BUT AS I APPROACH A STOP, IT FEELS LIKE (FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES)AS IF YOU WHERE PULLING THE EMERGE...

Mileage: 3,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE ENGAGED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY BUT WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY AFTER ATTEMPTING TO ACTIVATED THEM SEVERA...

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE ENGAGED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY BUT WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY AFTER ATTEMPTING TO ACTIVATED THEM SEVERA...

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE INVERTER CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT REPAIRS COMPLETED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMB...

Mileage: 116,000

I THOUGHT MY HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED, SO I TOOK THE CAR TO HAVE IT DONE. THE SHOP TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM COULDN'T BE FIXED BECAUSE IT WAS THE AUTO LEVELING SENSOR IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. AFTER A FEW MORE WEEKS OF DRIVING LIKE THAT, A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH BOARD AND THE DISPLAY ...

Mileage: 125,000

MY PASSENGERS SIDE HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT. IT CAME BACK ON WHEN I TURNED THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES SINCE, TWO OF WHICH WERE THIS MORNING ALONE (12/28/2012). *TR

Mileage: 143,000

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. TURNING SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON TEMPORARILY RESETS AND THEY WORK FOR 5 TO 10 MINUTES THEN GO OFF AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 154,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FA...

Mileage: 75,000

WE BOUGHT OUR TOYOTA PRIUS ON JUNE 2006. RECENTLY MY WIFE, WHO IS THE PRINCIPLE DRIVER, COMPLAINED TO ME THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING OF THE PRIUS. I DROVE IT AND NOTICED THAT WHEN I MADE A TURN EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT THAT I HEARD AND FELT A CLANKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERIN...

Mileage: 44,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT ...

Mileage: 148,000

MY PRIUS EXHIBITS REMOVAL OF ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE POWER TO THE FRONT WHEELS DURING ACCELERATION WHEN TURNING SHARPLY RIGHT OR LEFT ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE. THIS OCCURS AS SOON AS ONE OF THE FRONT WHEEL SLIPS. ORDINARILY THIS IS ONLY A MINOR AGGRAVATION, AND EASING ON THE THROTTLE USUALLY RESTORES PO...

Mileage: 85

MY PRIUS EXHIBITS REMOVAL OF ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE POWER TO THE FRONT WHEELS DURING ACCELERATION WHEN TURNING SHARPLY RIGHT OR LEFT ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE. THIS OCCURS AS SOON AS ONE OF THE FRONT WHEEL SLIPS. ORDINARILY THIS IS ONLY A MINOR AGGRAVATION, AND EASING ON THE THROTTLE USUALLY RESTORES PO...

Mileage: 85

OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE APPROX 32 DEGREES F. GEAR SHIFTER ON DASHBOARD WOULD NOT ELECTRICALLY SEAL-IN OR STAY IN POSITION AFTER GOING INTO REVERSE, THE FIRST TIME. BACKED CAR OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, IT IMMEDIATELY WENT BACK INTO NEUTRAL POSITION AND WOULD NOT STAY IN DRIVE - ELECTRICALLY...

Mileage: 149,709

OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE APPROX 32 DEGREES F. GEAR SHIFTER ON DASHBOARD WOULD NOT ELECTRICALLY SEAL-IN OR STAY IN POSITION AFTER GOING INTO REVERSE, THE FIRST TIME. BACKED CAR OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, IT IMMEDIATELY WENT BACK INTO NEUTRAL POSITION AND WOULD NOT STAY IN DRIVE - ELECTRICALLY...

Mileage: 149,709

HEADLIGHTS (ONE OR BOTH) WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON WILL TURN THEM BACK ON. *TR

HEADLIGHTS (ONE OR BOTH) WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON WILL TURN THEM BACK ON. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 6:35 PM IN PASO ROBLES ON HWY 46 BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT DARK. I ROTATED THE LIGHT SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES, THEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS LIT. WITHIN 5 MINUTES, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. 2 MINUTES LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THEREAFTER IT HAPPENED ABOUT EVERY 2 MINUTES UNTIL WE GOT TO THE HOSPITAL EMER...

Mileage: 141,345

FRONT RIGHT LIGHT FLICKERS OFF/ON OCCASIONALLY. TOYOTA SAYS I NEED TO REPLACE BOTH BULBS AT APPROXIMATELY $540 IN TOTAL COST. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

WHILE CRUISING AT 35 MPH, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ONSET OF HIGH PITCH NOISE ALONG WITH THE RED WARNING LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED ON CONSOLE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT VERY STIFF AND NOT DEPRESS. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT, AND WAS ABLE TO GRADUA...

Mileage: 98,100

I BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS AND UNDISCLOSED FLAW IN THE TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLAMP SYSTEM. I HAVE NOTICED THE HEADLAMPS WILL EXTINGUISH INDIVIDUALLY AND UNEXPECTED IN AN INTERMITTENT MANNER, CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVER AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT T...

Mileage: 95,432

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND EVERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY FOR ...

Mileage: 97,000

LEFT SIDE HEADLIGHT QUITS WORKING THEN YOU HAVE TO TURN OFF HEADLIGHTS AND TURN BACK ON THEN IT COMES BACK ON. AFTER A WHILE IT GOES OUT AGAIN THEN SAME PROCEDURE HAS TO BE REPEATED AGAIN. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. WHAT IF THE LIGHT ON THE RIGHT SIDE DECIDES TO GO O...

Mileage: 81,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING RIGHT AT 35MPH THE STEERING BECAME HARD TO CONTROL WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED BRUISES AND BROKE THE RI...

Mileage: 82,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLAY AROUND WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IN ORDER FOR THE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY BUT WAS ONLY EXHIBITED ON ONE SIDE OF THE HEADLIGHTS AT A TIME...

MY 22-YEAR-OLD SON HAD A SCARY INCIDENT IN WHICH OUR 2005 PRIUS STALLED SPONTANEOUSLY ON THE BRONX RIVER PARKWAY (VALHALLA, NY) WITH SEVERAL DASHBOARD WARNINGS LIGHTING UP. THE HYBRID SHIFTED TO BATTERY MODE IN TRAFFIC. LUCKILY HE WAS ABLE TO GET OFF HIGHWAY. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER. WE'RE VERY ...

Mileage: 115,995

MY 22-YEAR-OLD SON HAD A SCARY INCIDENT IN WHICH OUR 2005 PRIUS STALLED SPONTANEOUSLY ON THE BRONX RIVER PARKWAY (VALHALLA, NY) WITH SEVERAL DASHBOARD WARNINGS LIGHTING UP. THE HYBRID SHIFTED TO BATTERY MODE IN TRAFFIC. LUCKILY HE WAS ABLE TO GET OFF HIGHWAY. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER. WE'RE VERY ...

Mileage: 115,995

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR RECENTLY PURCHASED PRIUS AND WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER. ONE OF HIS HEADLIGHTS WAS NOT WORKING. FOLLOWING THAT EVENT, THE OTHER LIGHT HAS GONE OUT AS WELL. BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO ON OFF WHEN IN USE. THIS IS DISTURBING TO US BECAUSE IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING AT ...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE WHEN SHE WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAD TO BE MOVED TO ON AND OFF POSITION SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE HEADLIGH...

Mileage: 85,000

WE HAVE REPEATEDLY HAD OUR HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. WE HAVE BEEN REPLACING BULBS THINKING IT WAS THE PROBLEM. WE FOUND IF WE SHUT OFF THE CAR AND STARTED AGAIN OR TURN ON/OFF THE LIGHTS, THE HEADLAMP WOULD WORK AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH HEADLIGHTS BUT NOT AT THE SAME TIME. WE'VE BEEN TOLD BY TOYOT...

Mileage: 40,000

I WAS MAKING A TURN AT LOW SPEED AND THE STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL KEPT TURNING BUT THE WHEELS DID NOT. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT SPLINES WERE WORN. AS A SECONDARY ISSUE, THE FAILURE OF THE SHAFT SPLINES CAUSED UNIMPEDED ROTATION ...

Mileage: 83,338

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND THE OPERATOR TURNED THE LIGHTSWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE LEFT HEADLIGHT RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY AT NO PARTICULAR TIME INTERVAL UP UNTIL SEPTEMBER 29, 2012 WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO GO OUT AND THE OPERATOR NOW HAS SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR

Mileage: 155,616

I AM SURE THAT YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS IS TRUE. ON OCT 25TH 2012, I GOT HOME AND TURNED OFF THE CAR AFTER WORK. I TOOK THE BAG CONTAINED THE KEY AND LEFT IN THE FAMILY ROOM WHICH IS ABOUT 40 FEET AWAY FROM GARAGE. AFTER THE DINNER, I WENT TO GARAGE TO THROW TRASH. I SMELLED GAS AND HEARD MUSIC AND ...

Mileage: 139,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FLIPS DOWN, BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VIEW. THE VISOR CAN BE RETURNED TO THE UP (OUT OF THE WAY) POSITION. HOWEVER IT REPEATEDLY AND SPONTANEOUSLY SLIPS DOWN, BOTH BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VIEW AND CREATING A CONSTANT DISTRACTION FOR THE DRIVER. TH...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS OCCURRED ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS: (1) CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, (2) ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, (3) PROBLEM LIGHT CAME ON, (4) BATTERY WENT RED, (5) CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE/DRIVE ANY FURTHER. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTI...

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS OCCURRED ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS: (1) CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, (2) ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, (3) PROBLEM LIGHT CAME ON, (4) BATTERY WENT RED, (5) CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE/DRIVE ANY FURTHER. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTI...

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS OCCURRED ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS: (1) CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, (2) ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, (3) PROBLEM LIGHT CAME ON, (4) BATTERY WENT RED, (5) CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE/DRIVE ANY FURTHER. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTI...

Mileage: 50,000

FIRST MY LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. WITHIN A MINUTE MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AS WELL. I TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF, THEN ON AGAIN, AND THEY BOTH RE-LIT. THIS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN THE COURSE OF 20 MILES. THE IS A REGULAR OCCURRENCE NOW. *TR

Mileage: 153,000

SINCE JUNE.. I HAVE HAD ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OFF. I HAVE TO FLICK THEM ON AND OFF TO GET THEM TO GO BACK ON. I HAVE RUN OFF THE ROAD. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY POLICE ONLY TO THEN FIND MY HEADLIGHT WAS ON. SOMETIMES WHEN THEY BOTH GO OFF IT WILL TAKES MANY ON OFF OF THE SWITCH TO GET THEM TO ...

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE DRIVING A CANYON ROAD AT NIGHT, VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OFF. NEAR COLLISION OCCURRED WHEN ANOTHER CAR TURNING IN FRONT OF AFFECTED VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT VISIBLE IN THE DARK. LATER DISCOVERED TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN CAUSED THE HEADLAMPS TO RELIGHT. SINCE TH...

Mileage: 108,000

MY PRIUS DASH KEEPS GOING BLACK, THE CAR WON'T SHUT OFF . ALSO HAD IT IN PARK ENGINE REVVED AND STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY. I JUMPED IN AND IT WOULDN'T SHUT OFF I HAD TO RIP THE KEY OUT. THE REAR TAILLIGHTS GO OUT ALL THE TIME. THE DOORS AND HATCH LOCKS WON'T UNLOCK HALF THE TIME. I HAD A NEW BATTERY PUT...

Mileage: 163,000

MY PRIUS DASH KEEPS GOING BLACK, THE CAR WON'T SHUT OFF . ALSO HAD IT IN PARK ENGINE REVVED AND STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY. I JUMPED IN AND IT WOULDN'T SHUT OFF I HAD TO RIP THE KEY OUT. THE REAR TAILLIGHTS GO OUT ALL THE TIME. THE DOORS AND HATCH LOCKS WON'T UNLOCK HALF THE TIME. I HAD A NEW BATTERY PUT...

Mileage: 163,000

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT A MINUTES AFTER DRIVING THE CAR. BOTH HEADLIGHTS COME ON INITIALLY, BUT AFTER DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD FOR A FEW MINUTES, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT STOPS WORKING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE HID MODULE MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS TODAY AND THE ACCELERATOR LOCKED TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS BRAKING. SHE WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT STUCK UNDER THE FLOOR MATS. SHE HAD TO PRY THE ACCELERATOR FROM THE FL...

Mileage: 62,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS TODAY AND THE ACCELERATOR LOCKED TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS BRAKING. SHE WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT STUCK UNDER THE FLOOR MATS. SHE HAD TO PRY THE ACCELERATOR FROM THE FL...

Mileage: 62,000

RIGHT HID INTERMIITENTLY GOES ON AND OFF. UNABLE TO SEE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

THIS VEHICLE WAS FLIPPED END OVER END TWICE AND SLIDE ON ITS RIGHT SIDE BUT LANDED UPRIGHT ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THE RIGHT CORNER IN THE FRONT TOOK A BLUNT FORCE WHILE FLIPPING. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN A DEATH DUE TO LACK OF DEPLOYMENT. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOS...

Mileage: 106,000

I WAS DRIVING IN INTERSTATE I-270 IN COMMERCE CITY CO. WHEN SUDDENLY THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON UNTIL I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED,SO I TURN THEM OFF THEN ON AND THEY COME BACK ON,?? IT HAS KEPT ON HAPPENING EVER SINCE, THEY ARE THE HID'S AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING AM NOT THE ON...

Mileage: 123,545

I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF THIS 2005 PRIUS AND HAVE KEPT UP WITH ALL MAINTENANCE AND RECALL ISSUES. THIS IS MY FIRST COMPLAINT. ON A PERFECTLY FINE WEATHER DAY, I WAS DRIVING MY USUAL ROUTE HOME COMING TO A LINE OF STOPPED CARS IN THE LEFT TURN LANE ON A RELATIVELY FLAT, UNBUMPY SURFACE STREET AND WAS ...

Mileage: 60,938

I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF THIS 2005 PRIUS AND HAVE KEPT UP WITH ALL MAINTENANCE AND RECALL ISSUES. THIS IS MY FIRST COMPLAINT. ON A PERFECTLY FINE WEATHER DAY, I WAS DRIVING MY USUAL ROUTE HOME COMING TO A LINE OF STOPPED CARS IN THE LEFT TURN LANE ON A RELATIVELY FLAT, UNBUMPY SURFACE STREET AND WAS ...

Mileage: 60,938

HEADLAMPS STAY ON FOR 5 MINUTES THEN ONE GOES OUT COMPLETELY AND THE OTHER GOES DIM. CAN'T SEE UNLESS I TURN THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN... THEN I GET SOME LIGHT FOR ANOTHER 5 MINUTES. I REPLACED THE LAMPS WHICH WERE VERY EXPENSIVE, HOWEVER, THE LAMPS ARE NOT THE PROBLEM. *TR

ENGINE SHUT OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 8500 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL (CARSON PASS, HIGHWAY 88). DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40MPH. CLEAR DAY 70 DEGREES. NO WARNING LIGHT FOR OVERHEATING, BUT AUX FAN TURNED ON IN REAR SEAT.. TOWED CAR APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES TO CARSON CITY. INSPECTED BY TOYOTA DEALER IN CONSULTATI...

Mileage: 75,214

THE HID HEADLIGHTS FAIL AND TURN-OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THIS LEADS TO DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. THIS IS RELATED TO A HID HEADLIGHT LEVELING SENSOR FAILURE. TOYOTA REPORTS THIS ISSUE IN THEIR "TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN" NUMBER EL004-06, DATED 28TH APRIL 2006. TOYOTA RECOGNIZE...

Mileage: 61,000

THE HID HEADLIGHTS FAIL AND TURN-OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THIS LEADS TO DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. THIS IS RELATED TO A HID HEADLIGHT LEVELING SENSOR FAILURE. TOYOTA REPORTS THIS ISSUE IN THEIR "TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN" NUMBER EL004-06, DATED 28TH APRIL 2006. TOYOTA RECOGNIZE...

Mileage: 61,000

IN 2009 WAS THE FIRST TIME THE WARNING LIGHT WAS DISPLAYED REGARDING THE HEADLIGHT LEVELER SENSOR. CONTACTED TOYOTA AND BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR UNLESS WE PAID IN FULL FOR REPAIRS. ADVISED THE SENSOR ALONE WAS APPROX. $400, PLUS WHATEVER LABOR IS INVOLVED. HAVE LIVED ...

Mileage: 115,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF, THEY LIT FOR A MINUTE AND THEN GO OFF. I HAVE BEEN READING IN FORUMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEMS TOYOTA PRIUS OWNERS EXPERIENCE. THEY SHOULD MAKE A RECALL, SOMETIMES WHEN I GO TO WORK AT NIGHT I AM OUT OF LIGHTS AND THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SINCE I USE EXPRES...

Mileage: 101,000

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY FAR RIGHT LANE MOVING ONTO AN INTERCHANGE TO ANOTHER FREEWAY WHEN TRAFFIC SUDDENLY STOPPED AHEAD. I SLOWED IN PREPARATION TO STOP WITH PLENTY ROOM TO DO SO. THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS TOO CLOSE AND REAR ENDED MY CAR. AFTER THE IMPACT, MY BRAKES FAILED AND I RAN INTO THE CAR AHEAD EVE...

Mileage: 97,370

HID LEFT SIDE WOULD GO OUT THEN BACK ON . WILL WORK GOOD FOR SEVERAL WEEKS THEN INTERMITTENTLY WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. PRESENTLY ITS IS WORKING, LAST WEEK FRIDAY WAS THE LAST INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

FOR QUITE SOME TIME IT LOOKED LIKE MY HEADLIGHTS COULD BARELY SHINE INTO THE DISTANCE BECAUSE THEY POINTED DOWN SO MUCH. MONTHS LATER, I RECEIVED A WARNING SIGN SAYING THAT THE "HEADLIGHT AUTO LEVEL" MECHANISM WAS BROKEN. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND SPEAKING TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, IT BE...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT ENGINE STARTUP, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED A REPLACEMENT SPIRAL CABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRE...

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT ENGINE STARTUP, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED A REPLACEMENT SPIRAL CABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRE...

Mileage: 109,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK BOTH OF MY HEAD LAMPS FAILED AGAIN. I AM HAVING INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF ONE HEAD LAMP. THE FAILURE IS USUALLY IN THE LEFT LAMP, BUT OCCASIONALLY THE RIGHT AS WELL. BOTH OF HEAD LAMPS FAILED AGAIN SINCE THIS INCIDENT AS WELL. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THURSDAY FEB 16TH...

Mileage: 152,612

THE HID HEADLIGHT ARE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTTING OFF. THIS IS A CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. IT DOES APPEAR THAT THE HID HEADLIGHT EQUIPPED PRIUS INDEED CONTAINS A DESIGN DEFECT. TOYOTA DEALER IS CHARGING ME $750 FOR THE REPAIR. THE PRIUS WAS BOUGHT IN THE USA AND MOVED WITH US WHEN WE MOVED TO CANAD...

I ROLLED SLOWLY (<1 MPH) UPHILL TO THE PARKING SLOT (L.A. CODE, 2%GRADE DOWN AWAY FROM BUILDINGS) UP TO THE PARKING CEMENT STOP, AND WAS READY TO SHUT IT DOWN. THE ENGINE STARTED TO RACE, ABOUT TO GO OVER THE CEMENT STOP WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR CONTINUED OVER THE CEMENT STOP. I PUSH...

Mileage: 103,000

I ROLLED SLOWLY (<1 MPH) UPHILL TO THE PARKING SLOT (L.A. CODE, 2%GRADE DOWN AWAY FROM BUILDINGS) UP TO THE PARKING CEMENT STOP, AND WAS READY TO SHUT IT DOWN. THE ENGINE STARTED TO RACE, ABOUT TO GO OVER THE CEMENT STOP WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR CONTINUED OVER THE CEMENT STOP. I PUSH...

Mileage: 103,000

I ROLLED SLOWLY (<1 MPH) UPHILL TO THE PARKING SLOT (L.A. CODE, 2%GRADE DOWN AWAY FROM BUILDINGS) UP TO THE PARKING CEMENT STOP, AND WAS READY TO SHUT IT DOWN. THE ENGINE STARTED TO RACE, ABOUT TO GO OVER THE CEMENT STOP WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR CONTINUED OVER THE CEMENT STOP. I PUSH...

Mileage: 103,000

THE RIGHT, PASSENGER HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AND BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHT COMES BACK ON. IT WILL GO OFF AGAIN AND I WILL HAVE TO PERFORM THE SAME PROCEDURE TO GET IT TO COME ON AGAIN. *KB THIS HAPPENS REPEATEDLY DURING ANY GIVEN TRIP.

Mileage: 60,000

THE RIGHT, PASSENGER HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AND BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHT COMES BACK ON. IT WILL GO OFF AGAIN AND I WILL HAVE TO PERFORM THE SAME PROCEDURE TO GET IT TO COME ON AGAIN. *KB THIS HAPPENS REPEATEDLY DURING ANY GIVEN TRIP.

Mileage: 60,000

THE RIGHT, PASSENGER HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AND BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHT COMES BACK ON. IT WILL GO OFF AGAIN AND I WILL HAVE TO PERFORM THE SAME PROCEDURE TO GET IT TO COME ON AGAIN. *KB THIS HAPPENS REPEATEDLY DURING ANY GIVEN TRIP.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO TWO VEHICLES AND A WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE ...

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 3 YEARS USE, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS. I CAN BEST DESCRIBE IT AS BEING A VISCOUS BLACK GLOB LIKE ROOFING TAR. TO OPEN THE HATCH, YOU HAVE TO TOUC...

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT AND SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE STALLED COMPLETELY, THE CAR DIED, AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, INCLUDING A RED TRIANGLE, CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE, AND SOME OTHERS. THE PRIUS LOST POWER AND I HAD TO TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND COAST TO THE SHOU...

Mileage: 100,500

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT AND SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE STALLED COMPLETELY, THE CAR DIED, AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, INCLUDING A RED TRIANGLE, CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE, AND SOME OTHERS. THE PRIUS LOST POWER AND I HAD TO TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND COAST TO THE SHOU...

Mileage: 100,500

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT AND SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE STALLED COMPLETELY, THE CAR DIED, AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, INCLUDING A RED TRIANGLE, CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE, AND SOME OTHERS. THE PRIUS LOST POWER AND I HAD TO TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND COAST TO THE SHOU...

Mileage: 100,500

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF...WHEN IT GOES OFF, I CAN TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND THE HEADLIGHT COMES BASK ON. AS OF 11.29.11 AFTER MANY INCIDENTS, THE HEADLIGHT IS NOW DIMMING MORE AND MORE.

Mileage: 146,570

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, HE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE AND THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY DEACTIVATE THE CR...

Mileage: 27,773

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, HE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE AND THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY DEACTIVATE THE CR...

Mileage: 27,773

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, HE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE AND THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY DEACTIVATE THE CR...

Mileage: 27,773

PRIOR TO THIS MAJOR PROBLEM, MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND THE COME BACK ON. ON 11/19/2011, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF AFTER BEING ON FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. WHEN I TRIED TO PUT THE HIGH BEAMS ON ALL FRONT END LIGHTS WENT OUT. I MADE IT SAFELY TO MY DESTINATION. THE NEXT...

Mileage: 150,200

HEADLIGHTS GOES OFF ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SHORTLY AFTER I SAW A LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. CAR SMELLED LIKE BURNED PLASTIC AND SMOKE. I WAS WORRIED THAT THE CAR COULD CATCH ON FIRE OR BLOW UP! I HAD THE CAR TOWED...

Mileage: 42,500

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SHORTLY AFTER I SAW A LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. CAR SMELLED LIKE BURNED PLASTIC AND SMOKE. I WAS WORRIED THAT THE CAR COULD CATCH ON FIRE OR BLOW UP! I HAD THE CAR TOWED...

Mileage: 42,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LAMP LEVELING SYSTEM WAS CORRODED, CAUSING THE HEADLIGHT TO MOVE UP AND DOWN ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD LAMPS AT THE OW...

Mileage: 18,206

HEADLAMP WOULD GO OUT AT RANDOM INTERVALS. ALWAYS CAME ON WHEN FIRST SWITCHED ON BUT WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. WOULD REPRODUCIBLY COME BACK ON WHEN THE SWITCHED WAS FLIPPED TO OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. WOULD THEN GO OFF AGAIN AT LATER TIME. NO WAY TO TELL WHETHER OPERATIONAL WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 44,200

HEADLAMP WOULD GO OUT AT RANDOM INTERVALS. ALWAYS CAME ON WHEN FIRST SWITCHED ON BUT WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. WOULD REPRODUCIBLY COME BACK ON WHEN THE SWITCHED WAS FLIPPED TO OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. WOULD THEN GO OFF AGAIN AT LATER TIME. NO WAY TO TELL WHETHER OPERATIONAL WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 44,200

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS WHICH HAS SELF LEVELING FEATURE. HAVE NOTICED FOR A WHILE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SHINING LOW, CAN'T SEE SUFFICIENTLY AHEAD OF CAR. HEADLIGHTS CAN NOT BE MANUALLY ADJUSTED. FOUND ONLINE SEVERAL REPORTS INDICATING THE CONTROL MODULE THAT SENDS THE LEVELING MESSAGE ...

Mileage: 60,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS WHICH HAS SELF LEVELING FEATURE. HAVE NOTICED FOR A WHILE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SHINING LOW, CAN'T SEE SUFFICIENTLY AHEAD OF CAR. HEADLIGHTS CAN NOT BE MANUALLY ADJUSTED. FOUND ONLINE SEVERAL REPORTS INDICATING THE CONTROL MODULE THAT SENDS THE LEVELING MESSAGE ...

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY TWO CHILDREN ON THE 405 NORTH FREEWAY JUST SOUTH OF THE 10 FREEWAY AT 9PM IN MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2005. I HAD ISSUES WITH ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS ALREADY. IT WOULD FLICKER AND THEN TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING. LAST SUNDAY, HOWEVER, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED, INCLUDING ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS...

Mileage: 150,000

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY TWO CHILDREN ON THE 405 NORTH FREEWAY JUST SOUTH OF THE 10 FREEWAY AT 9PM IN MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2005. I HAD ISSUES WITH ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS ALREADY. IT WOULD FLICKER AND THEN TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING. LAST SUNDAY, HOWEVER, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED, INCLUDING ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS...

Mileage: 150,000

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE UP, NO SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY IS ILLUMINATED. THE DISPLAY FOR THE VEHICLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS (MILES PER GALLON/ENERGY USE) STILL WORKS. ALONG WITH THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY, THE REAR HATCHBACK DOOR DOES NOT WORK. I TRIED TO ADJUST THE INSIDE LIGHT DISPLAY TO SEE IF THE LIGHT...

Mileage: 64,500

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE UP, NO SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY IS ILLUMINATED. THE DISPLAY FOR THE VEHICLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS (MILES PER GALLON/ENERGY USE) STILL WORKS. ALONG WITH THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY, THE REAR HATCHBACK DOOR DOES NOT WORK. I TRIED TO ADJUST THE INSIDE LIGHT DISPLAY TO SEE IF THE LIGHT...

Mileage: 64,500

THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF SUDDENLY (OF COURSE I WAS NIGHT DRIVING); I STOPPED, TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND THEY WORKED FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT THEN WENT OUT AND I HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN THEM OFF, BACK ON AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THIS IS CURRENTLY AN INTERMITTENT PROB...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED AND SUDDENLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT CHANGED TO AN ORANGE ILLUMINATION AND THEN BECAME INOPERATIVE WHICH RESULTED IN THE REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY. WHEN THE LIGHT SWITCH WAS TURNED ...

Mileage: 69,000

DRIVERS SIDE HID HEADLIGHT INTERMITTANT OPERATION. HEADLAMP GOES ON AND OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES IN TRAFFIC AT NIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BULBS MOST LIKELY CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER A SE...

Mileage: 150,000

WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ONE OR BOTH OF THE HID HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT. IF I TURN THEM ALL THE WAY OFF, THEN BACK ON, THEY WILL LIGHT UP, BUT MAY GO OUT AGAIN OR MAY STAY LIT. THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. NOTE: THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT RELIGHT ON THEIR OWN; THEY MUST...

Mileage: 167,000

THE HEADLIGHT LEVELING CONTROL WARNING SIGNAL CAME ONE, THE CAR HAS ONLY 36000 MILES. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX AND HAS SAFETY ISSUES, AND APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT ON MANY SIMILAR MODELS. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS ON AN EXPRESSWAY AT NIGHT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THERE WAS NO LIGHTS ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND I NEARLY HIT A PARKED CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY. I PULLED OVER AT THE NEXT EXIT AND CHECKED THE HEADLIGHTS. THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WAS INDEED OUT. I ...

Mileage: 97,650

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS ON AN EXPRESSWAY AT NIGHT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THERE WAS NO LIGHTS ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND I NEARLY HIT A PARKED CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY. I PULLED OVER AT THE NEXT EXIT AND CHECKED THE HEADLIGHTS. THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WAS INDEED OUT. I ...

Mileage: 97,650

GAUGE CLUSTER ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS IS COMPLETELY DEAD. I CANNOT SEE ANY INFORMATION SUCH AS SPEED, TEMP, FUEL, ETC. ALSO, THE CAR DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN I PUSH THE ON/OFF BUTTON. DEALER SAYS THAT IT WILL COST $1000 TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX. I AM VERY CONCERNED, AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECURRING FAILURE WITH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS REPLACED TWICE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER THEN CLEARED TH...

Mileage: 80,000

BRAKES ON 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS STARTED INTERMITTENTLY ACTING UP ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AFTER SIX YEARS OF NO PROBLEMS. OBSERVED SYMPTOMS WERE EXTREME JERKINESS OF BRAKE OPERATION DESPITE CONSTANT PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL. SYMPTOMS OBSERVED AT ANY SPEED, BUT ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AT SLOW SPEEDS (COMING TO A...

Mileage: 85,300

ON 7/31/11 I NOTICED MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT SET. THE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THE CRUISE WAS ON, BUT I COULD NOT GET THE SPEED TO HOLD. THE NEXT DAY, THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKED. MIDDAY ON 8/1/11 WHILE PARKED, I SHIFTED TO THE D POSITION, BUT THE LIGHT INDICATED I WAS IN N. I SHIFTED BACK A...

Mileage: 85,000

ON 7/31/11 I NOTICED MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT SET. THE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THE CRUISE WAS ON, BUT I COULD NOT GET THE SPEED TO HOLD. THE NEXT DAY, THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKED. MIDDAY ON 8/1/11 WHILE PARKED, I SHIFTED TO THE D POSITION, BUT THE LIGHT INDICATED I WAS IN N. I SHIFTED BACK A...

Mileage: 85,000

ON 7/31/11 I NOTICED MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT SET. THE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THE CRUISE WAS ON, BUT I COULD NOT GET THE SPEED TO HOLD. THE NEXT DAY, THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKED. MIDDAY ON 8/1/11 WHILE PARKED, I SHIFTED TO THE D POSITION, BUT THE LIGHT INDICATED I WAS IN N. I SHIFTED BACK A...

Mileage: 85,000

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. THEY BEGAN FAILING, FIRST IT WAS ONLY THE DRIVERS SIDE LIGHT, AND INFREQUENTLY. I FOUND THAT WHEN I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE HEADLIGHT WORKED AGAIN. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST OF REPLACEMENT, I LIVED WITH THE PROBLEM. RECENTLY, BOTH LIGHTS...

Mileage: 126,000

PASSENGER FRONT HID HEADLIGHT WAS INTERMEDIATELY OPERATIONAL FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. EVENTUALLY IT WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. TOYOTA DEALER QUOTED $350+ FOR PART AND $150+ FOR LABOR, PER HEADLIGHT. ACCORDING TO OTHER PRIUS OWNERS AND INTERNET ARTICLES, THIS ISSUE IS APPARENT TO BE A MANUFACTURER ...

PASSENGER FRONT HID HEADLIGHT WAS INTERMEDIATELY OPERATIONAL FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. EVENTUALLY IT WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. TOYOTA DEALER QUOTED $350+ FOR PART AND $150+ FOR LABOR, PER HEADLIGHT. ACCORDING TO OTHER PRIUS OWNERS AND INTERNET ARTICLES, THIS ISSUE IS APPARENT TO BE A MANUFACTURER ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, BUT THE VEHICLE ONLY FUNCTIONED NORMALLY FOR ONE MONTH. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS BEI...

Mileage: 75,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, BUT THE VEHICLE ONLY FUNCTIONED NORMALLY FOR ONE MONTH. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS BEI...

Mileage: 75,500

THE MASTER WARNING LIGHT AND ANOTHER LIGHT CAME ON WARNING OF A POSSIBLE MISALIGNMENT OF THE HID HEADLAMPS ON 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THIS COULD LEAD TO BLINDING ONCOMING TRAFFIC IF THE LAMPS ARE MISALIGNED. TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMED THAT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, REPAIRS WOUL...

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STOP ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO KEEP THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED D...

(1). I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, BUT THERE WAS NO POWER BRAKES. THE 2005 PRIUS SLOWED, BUT DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AND I TRAVELED 3 CAR LENGTHS BEFORE COLLIDING WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE. (2). LOSS OF POWER ASSIST HAD PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED W...

Mileage: 74,215

RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. REQUIRED THAT I SWITCH LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON TO GET THE LIGHT TO WORK AGAIN. I HAD THE FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT REPLACED AND THREE WEEKS LATER THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT FOLLOWED THE SAME SEQUENCE OF EVENTS. I PURCHASED A NEW HEADLIGHT AND HAD TWO DIF...

Mileage: 106,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT SENSOR FAILED DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW AND CORROSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS TO BLIND THE DRIVERS OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED A...

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE A 2005 (01/01/05) MANUFACTURE DATE PRIUS. I DON'T REMEMBER THE TRIM PACKAGE. I NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE HEAD LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL CYCLING THE LIGHT OFF AND ON WOULD RESUME OPERATION. ONE WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT BOTH HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY FAILED AGAIN CYCLING THEM OFF AND ...

Mileage: 176,319

DRIVING NORTH ON I75 AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE GAS GAUGE HAD 3 BARS ILLUMINATED. THE VSC WARNING LIGHT AND THE RED TRIANGLE WITH THE EXCLAMATION POINT CAME ON. I LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT DEAD. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE TO RELATIVE SAFETY ON THE SIDE TO INTERSTATE....

Mileage: 111,860

DRIVING NORTH ON I75 AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE GAS GAUGE HAD 3 BARS ILLUMINATED. THE VSC WARNING LIGHT AND THE RED TRIANGLE WITH THE EXCLAMATION POINT CAME ON. I LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT DEAD. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE TO RELATIVE SAFETY ON THE SIDE TO INTERSTATE....

Mileage: 111,860

DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW WERE DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HIT THEM HEAD ON GOING 32-35 MPH. MY S-N-L WAS DRIVING SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP SIGN AND SAW THE JEEP COMING AT THEM ON THEIR SIDE OF THE ROAD SO HE WAS BRAKING HOPING THE JEEP WOULD EITHER STOP OR SWERVE AROUND THEM. ...

Mileage: 133,000

STEERING FAILURE ON 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. 2007- SERVICE CAMPAIGN 60C PERFORMED ON THIS PRIUS TO INSPECT/REPLACE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND COMPONENTS. MAY 6, 2011- NOTICED WOBBLE IN STEERING WHEN DRIVING ON SMOOTH HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. MAY 20, 2011 - TOOK PRIUS IN TO DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR: 1...

Mileage: 68,304

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS HE NOTICED THE ENGINE LIGHT, THE ABS, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND THEN WHEN DECELERATING HE NOTICED THAT THE ABS STARTING TO KICK IN WHEN ...

Mileage: 110,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE OVERHEATING *TGW IT WAS DETERMINED THE WATER PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO REPLACED. *JB

WERE DRIVING A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, WHEN THE BRAKES SUDDENLY STARTED BEHAVING ERRATICALLY, WOULD NOT DEPRESS WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. ALL ABS /VSC LIGHTS CAME ON, DROVE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP (GLENDALE, CA TOYOTA). THEY SAID THAT THE BRAKES HAD SHORT CIRCUITED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ($2500 ...

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE RADIO WAS IN USE, IT WOULD NOT TRANSMIT A CLEAR RECEPTION. THE RADIO DEFECT OCCURRED ON THE PURCHASE DATE OF THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED OVER THE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO ...

Mileage: 14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE RADIO WAS IN USE, IT WOULD NOT TRANSMIT A CLEAR RECEPTION. THE RADIO DEFECT OCCURRED ON THE PURCHASE DATE OF THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED OVER THE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO ...

Mileage: 14

GENERALLY SPEAKING, THOUSANDS OF PRIUS OWNERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THEIR RADIO RECEPTION TO TOYOTA TO NO AVAIL (I HAVE WRITTEN THE CEO 2-3 TIMES ALREADY AND HAD PHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AS WELL AS AN EXCHANGE OF EMAILS) ONLY TO BE TOLD TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP - WHICH HAS NO WAY OF ASSIS...

BODY SHEET METAL FATIGUE - CRACK NEAR TOP OF BODY DIRECTLY ABOVE THE REAR RIGHT-SIDE SHOCK ABSORBER TOWER. *TR

Mileage: 67,384

NOTE: THE DATE ABOVE DOES NOT REFLECT FIRST DATE OF OCCURANCE. THIS IS THE EVENT DATE THAT LED TO TOYOTA ADMITTING SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. PLEASE READ NARRATIVE: ON THREE OCCASIONS THE CAR HAS DIED WHILE BEING PARKED AT WORK AND AT HOME. ON ONE OCCASION THE CAR DIED IN MY GARAGE. AFTER ...

Mileage: 119,000

NOTE: THE DATE ABOVE DOES NOT REFLECT FIRST DATE OF OCCURANCE. THIS IS THE EVENT DATE THAT LED TO TOYOTA ADMITTING SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. PLEASE READ NARRATIVE: ON THREE OCCASIONS THE CAR HAS DIED WHILE BEING PARKED AT WORK AND AT HOME. ON ONE OCCASION THE CAR DIED IN MY GARAGE. AFTER ...

Mileage: 119,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE JOLTED AND SPRINTED FORWARD ON ITS OWN WHILE ENTERING A PARKING LOT *TGW

STARTING IN LATE WINTER, EARLY SPRING OF 2010, WE NOTICED INTERMITTENT OCCASIONAL FAILURE OF ONE OR THE OTHER OF OUR HID HEADLAMPS ON OUR 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS (WHICH WE WERE TOLD BY THE TOYOTA SALESMAN WERE LIFETIME HEADLIGHTS). THIS SITUATION COULD BE IMMEDIATELY RECTIFIED BY QUICKLY TURNING OFF AND ...

Mileage: 110,000

THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2011 MORNING BETWEEN 5:40 ' 5:45 A.M. EST AT WORK DRIVING THROUGH PARKING LOT TOWARDS PARKING GARAGE, DUE TO BAD WEATHER ROAD LINES WERE NOT VISIBLE AND MY CAR END UP INTO A CONCRETE BLOCK. I WAS IN SHOCK FOR A WHILE, FRONT BUMPER, RADIATOR, BOTH FRONT LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD AND ALL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY HAZARD LIGHTS UNTIL SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FUNCTION AFTER THE CONTACT ABRUPTLY JOLTED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HO...

Mileage: 138,500

WE OWN TWO 2005 TOYOTA PRUIS. WE BOUGHT THE FIRST AT SUNRISE TOYOTA AND SIX MONTHS LATER WE BOUGHT THE SECOND AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN VIRGINIA. THE FORMER PRUIS (CAR #1) HAD 96,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE LEVER TO CHANGE THE GEARS BEGAN TO SLIP FROM THE DRIVE OR REVERSE MODE INTO NEUTRAL REPEATEDLY...

Mileage: 64,000

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT PROBLEM PASSENGER HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN THE LIGHT WILL WORK AGAIN FOR A WHILE. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY POLICE TWICE SO FAR. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

INCIDENT = ON 1/19/11 MY 2005 PRIUS BEGAN TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS. I PULLED OVER CHECKED THE CAR BUT SAW NOTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE THE SHAKING. I THEN STARTED THE CAR AND BEGAN TO DRIVE. THE SHAKING STARTED AGAIN LIKE AN UNBALANCED WASHER. I TOOK THE CAR TO HOLLYWOOD TOYOTA. TOYOTA...

Mileage: 78,646

AT RANDOM, THE CAR DOES NOT START. THERE IS NOTHING DIFFERENT ABOUT EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE FROM ONE DAY TO THE NEXT. MY NEIGHBOR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, AND SO DID A FRIEND OF MINE. AAA TOLD ME THAT IN THE WINTER THE CAR IS PARTICULARLY PRONE TO HAVING TROUBLE STARTING. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

AT RANDOM, THE CAR DOES NOT START. THERE IS NOTHING DIFFERENT ABOUT EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE FROM ONE DAY TO THE NEXT. MY NEIGHBOR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, AND SO DID A FRIEND OF MINE. AAA TOLD ME THAT IN THE WINTER THE CAR IS PARTICULARLY PRONE TO HAVING TROUBLE STARTING. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE HEADLIGHT LEVEL SWITCH FAILURE (WATER-RUST IN SWITCH) IS CAUSING REAL DANGER. WHEN LOCATED IN UP WHILE IN DIM - ONCOMING TRAFFIC IMPAIRED. WHEN LEVEL SWITCH ENDS DOWN, THE LINE OF SIGHT IS ONLY SEVERAL FEET IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. A SHORTER PERSON (WIFE) IS UNABLE TO SEE ANY LIGHTED ROAD. DRIVING...

MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2005 MODEL HAD REPEATED AND TOTAL FAILURES WHEN THE 12 VOLT SLI BATTERY WAS LOW, OR IN COLD WEATHER. THE DESIGNING LOGIC IS VERY BAD: WHEN THE SLI BATTERY FAILS, THE BACK DOORS AND TRUNK COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED, SO I COULD NOT GET MY JUMPER CABLES OUT SINCE ALL ELECTRICAL CONTROLS FAIL...

Mileage: 25,000

EITHER OR BOTH HIGH-INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT FOR 2006-2009 PRIUS VEHICLES. ACCORDING TO THE LAWSUIT, THE HEADLIGHTS PREMATURELY FAIL BY FLICKERING OR TURNING OFF INTERMITTENTLY, OFTEN R...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FA...

Mileage: 164,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD SOMETIMES GO OUT AND THEN COME BACK ON AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF/ON. EVENTUALLY BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS HAD THIS PROBLEM ALONG WITH THEM TURNING PINK IN COLOR AND BACK TO WHITE WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE PRIUS INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND SINCE I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WA...

Mileage: 78,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD SOMETIMES GO OUT AND THEN COME BACK ON AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF/ON. EVENTUALLY BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS HAD THIS PROBLEM ALONG WITH THEM TURNING PINK IN COLOR AND BACK TO WHITE WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE PRIUS INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND SINCE I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WA...

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REACTIVATE THE HEADLIGHTS BY TOYING WITH THE ACTIVATION SWITCH UNTIL THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO R...

Mileage: 126,500

WE WERE TRAVELING ALONG A FAMILIAR COUNTRY ROAD ON A WARM SUNNY DAY. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT A RURAL STORE THERE WAS ONLY ONE OTHER CUSTOMER THERE. I SLOWLY EASED INTO THE DESIGNATED PARKING AREA WHICH WAS SITUATED ABOUT 17 INCHES ABOVE THE LAWN BELOW. I WAS PROBABLY TRAVELING LESS THAN ONE MILE AN H...

Mileage: 116,002

WE WERE TRAVELING ALONG A FAMILIAR COUNTRY ROAD ON A WARM SUNNY DAY. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT A RURAL STORE THERE WAS ONLY ONE OTHER CUSTOMER THERE. I SLOWLY EASED INTO THE DESIGNATED PARKING AREA WHICH WAS SITUATED ABOUT 17 INCHES ABOVE THE LAWN BELOW. I WAS PROBABLY TRAVELING LESS THAN ONE MILE AN H...

Mileage: 116,002

WE WERE TRAVELING ALONG A FAMILIAR COUNTRY ROAD ON A WARM SUNNY DAY. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT A RURAL STORE THERE WAS ONLY ONE OTHER CUSTOMER THERE. I SLOWLY EASED INTO THE DESIGNATED PARKING AREA WHICH WAS SITUATED ABOUT 17 INCHES ABOVE THE LAWN BELOW. I WAS PROBABLY TRAVELING LESS THAN ONE MILE AN H...

Mileage: 116,002

NOV 15 2010 THE CAR WAS IN SERVICE FOR 5000 MILES CHECK. THE DEALERSHIP DECLARED THAT THE BRAKES AND COOLANT FLOW VALVE NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND STATED THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. UPON AGREEING FOR REPAIRS THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND IT WILL TAKE 2 WEEKS FOR PARTS TO ARRIVE. ...

Mileage: 140,350

HID HEADLIGHT FAILED. HIGH COST TO REPLACE ($250). *TR

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY VIOLENT. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT LOCATE A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE...

Mileage: 78,646

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNING AN ABNORMAL PINK COLOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO WAY OF KNOWING WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE GOING TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ...

Mileage: 51,695

I HAVE FROM TIME TO TIME THOUGHT THAT MY CAR LIGHTS DID NOT LIGHT UP THE ROAD SO WELL, ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HOWEVER, WHEN I WOULD THINK ABOUT IT BEFORE I WOULD GET INTO THE CAR, I TURNED ON THE HEAD LIGHTS. THEY WORKED AND SEEM TO BE PRETTY BRIGHT. THEY ARE THE NEW TYPE OF LIGHTS. THIS ...

Mileage: 130,000

LOW-SPEED BRAKE FAILURE: ACCELERATED LIGHTLY AWAY FROM TRAFFIC SIGNAL TO APPROXIMATELY 5-7 MPH, TRAFFIC THEN SLOWED, APPLIED BRAKES NORMALLY WITH NO NOTICEABLE DECELERATION OR PEDAL RESISTANCE. REMOVED FOOT FROM BRAKE AND THEN REAPPLIED BRAKES VERY HARD, PEDAL AGAIN OFFERED LITTLE RESISTANCE, NO N...

Mileage: 84,228

ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE ENTERING HIGHWAY. CHARGED FOR ECM UPDATE WHEN PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOWN. CNN REPORTED, "A SOFTWARE PROBLEM IS CAUSING SOME TOYOTA PRIUS GAS-ELECTRIC HYBRID CARS TO STALL OR SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS." A TOYOTA PRESS RELEASE STATES: "TOYOTA MOTOR SALES (TMS)...

Mileage: 138,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHILCE OFF. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VE...

Mileage: 76,063

HAD CAR SINCE NEW IN 2005. BOUGHT AN EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT THAT WAS PREPAID. THE CAR HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE AT MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED INTERVALS. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS BEEN A SOURCE OF FRUSTRATION REGARDING ALL HEAD AND TAIL LIGHTS. THE LIGHTS FAIL FREQUENTLY,ESPECIALLY ALL REAR LIGH...

Mileage: 65,000

VEHICLE STRUCK FROM BEHIND AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH AND PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK AND DRIVER'S HEAD STRUCK THE TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER SEAT BACK ALSO BROKE AND THE DRIVER FELL BACKWARD UNTIL THE SEAT BACK WAS STOPPED BY THE CUSHION OF THE REAR SEATS. *T...

VEHICLE STRUCK FROM BEHIND AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH AND PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK AND DRIVER'S HEAD STRUCK THE TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER SEAT BACK ALSO BROKE AND THE DRIVER FELL BACKWARD UNTIL THE SEAT BACK WAS STOPPED BY THE CUSHION OF THE REAR SEATS. *T...

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON I-75N AND ANOTHER CAR PULLED UP BESIDE ME AND GESTURED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. WE BOTH PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD NO TAIL LIGHTS AND NO LICENSE PLATE LIGHT. THEY WERE AFRAID THAT SOMEONE WOULD RAM ME SINCE I HAD NO REAR END RUNNING LIGHTS. I ALS...

Mileage: 95,883

DURING WET WEATHER, THE BRAKES GRAB. THIS USUALLY OCCURS DURING THE FIRST 10 MINS. OF DRIVING. BASED ON THE RECENT RECALLS, I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH ONLINE TO DETERMINE IF OTHERS OWNERS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN THIS WAY SINCE ...

WHILE DRIVING, THE LOW AND HI BEAM HEADLAMPS REPEATEDLY TURN COMPLETELY OFF. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR RANDOMLY EVERY SINGLE DAY, SOMETIMES ALTERNATING BETWEEN EITHER HEADLAMP GOING OUT AND SOMETIMES BOTH HEADLAMPS TURNING OFF AT THE SAME TIME. AT NIGHT THIS IS QUITE CONCERNING. ONCE THE HEADLAMPS TURN O...

Mileage: 122,845

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. A VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH CRASHED INTO THE CONTACTS VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE WAS FILED AND 2 INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED VIA AMBULANCE TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 105,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS ADDING FUEL TO HIS VEHICLE, THE GASOLINE PUMP CLICKED NOTIFYING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FULL; HOWEVER, WHEN HE REMOVED THE PUMP FROM THE VEHICLE GASOLINE STARTED FLOWING ONTO THE GROUND. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE...

Mileage: 56,340

DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLIGHT ON MY 2005 PRIUS GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE BULB STAYS LIT FOR A LITTLE WHILE, UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. FROM WHAT I'M READING ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF BUT WILL NOT RESOLVE. THIS IS ...

Mileage: 81,000

IN DECEMBER 2010, 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR PEDAL MODIFICATION AS PART OF THE FLOOR MAT ACCELERATOR PEDAL ENTRAPMENT RECALL. THE DEALER DID NOT EXPLAIN THAT PEDAL WAS ACTUALLY BEING SHORTENED BY CUTTING OFF 1/4 INCH AT THE BOTTOM. AFTER THE RECALL MODIFICATION WAS COMPLETED, ACCELE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND TRYING TO DECELERATE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME TO A STOP. SHE CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF A VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYE...

Mileage: 36,000

WE ARE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH OUR 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHTS (ONE OR BOTH) GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE IS A KNOWN SAFETY PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS ON THE PRIUS. TOYOTA WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN DIRECTED TO BY THE GOVERNMENT. *TR

WE ARE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH OUR 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHTS (ONE OR BOTH) GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE IS A KNOWN SAFETY PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS ON THE PRIUS. TOYOTA WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN DIRECTED TO BY THE GOVERNMENT. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP TURNS OFF INTERMITTENTLY. NO PATTERN IDENTIFIED. NO SOLUTION EXCEPT CYCLING HEADLAMP SWITCH SOMETIMES WORKS, SOMETIMES NOT. THIS BEGAN AFTER HEADLAMP WAS REPLACED AFTER IT BEGAN DIMMING NOTICEABLY AND PRODUCING LIGHT OF A PINKISH COLOR. NO FURTHER REPAIRS ATTEMPTED BECAUSE...

Mileage: 148,000

TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS- THE REPLACEMENT COST FOR ONE BULB IS RIDICULOUSLY HIGH- ABOUT $199 PLUS LABOR ($110). THE NEW LIGHTBULB OVERHEATS AFTER TWO MINUTES AND TURNS OFF. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF AGAIN THE BULB WILL COME BACK ON--FOR TWO MINUTES AT A TIME. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. I HEA...

Mileage: 55,127

WE HAVE NOTICED REPEATEDLY (A DOZEN OR MORE TIMES) OVER THREE YEARS OF OWNING THIS CAR AND 100K MILES, THAT AS WE BRAKE GOING OVER A BUMPY SECTION OF ROAD, THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS AND THE CAR ACTUALLY ACCELERATES FOR ONE OR TWO SECONDS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY ALARMING WHEN WE NEED TO BRAKE SUDDENLY IN...

Mileage: 50,000

WE HAVE NOTICED REPEATEDLY (A DOZEN OR MORE TIMES) OVER THREE YEARS OF OWNING THIS CAR AND 100K MILES, THAT AS WE BRAKE GOING OVER A BUMPY SECTION OF ROAD, THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS AND THE CAR ACTUALLY ACCELERATES FOR ONE OR TWO SECONDS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY ALARMING WHEN WE NEED TO BRAKE SUDDENLY IN...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND CHEST. THE DRIVER OF TH...

Mileage: 30,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS STALLED ON AN OVERPASS WITH NO SHOULDERS. THE TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK IN PARK, AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE PUSHED SINCE THE FRONT WHEELS WERE LOCKED UP. THE CAR WAS EVENTUALLY TOWED, AND IT HAD TO BE DRAGGED ONTO THE FLATBED WRECKER SINCE THE FRONT WHEELS WOULD NOT ROLL. THE ...

Mileage: 120,573

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS STALLED ON AN OVERPASS WITH NO SHOULDERS. THE TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK IN PARK, AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE PUSHED SINCE THE FRONT WHEELS WERE LOCKED UP. THE CAR WAS EVENTUALLY TOWED, AND IT HAD TO BE DRAGGED ONTO THE FLATBED WRECKER SINCE THE FRONT WHEELS WOULD NOT ROLL. THE ...

Mileage: 120,573

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS STALLED ON AN OVERPASS WITH NO SHOULDERS. THE TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK IN PARK, AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE PUSHED SINCE THE FRONT WHEELS WERE LOCKED UP. THE CAR WAS EVENTUALLY TOWED, AND IT HAD TO BE DRAGGED ONTO THE FLATBED WRECKER SINCE THE FRONT WHEELS WOULD NOT ROLL. THE ...

Mileage: 120,573

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HIM TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRE...

Mileage: 187,000

MY HEADLIGHT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY PRIUS GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY, THEN WHEN I CYCLE THE SWITCH (NOT SAFE TO DO AT NIGHT) IT TURNS BACK ON. I HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, AT A LARGE COST, WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. ONLINE FORUMS TELL ME THIS IS A PROBLEM NOT SOLVED BY LIGHT REPLACEMENT OR B...

Mileage: 120,000

MY CAR, A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, WAS STATIONARY AT A STOPLIGHT ON A CLEAR, SUNNY DAY. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THE BRAKE WAS FULLY DEPRESSED. I COULD FEEL A SUDDEN PRESSURE CHANGE IN THE BRAKE, AND WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I DROVE THE SHORT DISTANCE TO WORK, BUT THE CAR WAS HANDLING BADLY (WOBBLY)...

Mileage: 72,293

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER FROM REGARDING TOYOTA PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN IN HER GATED HER COMMUNITY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE BRICK COLUMN WHICH SUPPORTED THE GATE. SHE SUFFERED A SEVERE INJURY TO HER ...

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, REPEATED HEADLIGHT FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN ISSUED THREE POLICE SUMMONSES FOR HEADLIGHT FAILURE AND HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR TWO YEARS. I REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS THREE WEEKS AGO AND THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT IS OUT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, REPEATED HEADLIGHT FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN ISSUED THREE POLICE SUMMONSES FOR HEADLIGHT FAILURE AND HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR TWO YEARS. I REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS THREE WEEKS AGO AND THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT IS OUT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

YESTERDAY ON A LONG TRIP THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS, LIGHTS CAME ON MY DASH ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT INDICATED A HYBRID PROBLEM. HOPING TO GET TO A PLACE WHERE I COULD GET SERVICE I CONTINUED ON. (I ALSO NOTED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON.) THEN THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS CAME ON THE...

Mileage: 161,700

SUDDEN HEADLIGHT FAILURE, IF I TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHT AND TURNED IT BACK ON AGAIN IT WILL TURN ON AGAIN. BUT IT WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

MY 2005 PRIUS' RIGHT HEADLIGHT (HID) TURNS OFF. AFTER TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, IT LIGHTS UP AGAIN. IT'S VERY STRANGE BECAUSE IF THE BULB WAS DEAD, IT WOULDN'T COME BACK ON. JUST RECENTLY, SOMEONE MADE ME AWARE OF THE ISSUE. BUT, WHO KNOWS HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN GOING ON. THERE IS NO ...

Mileage: 150,000

MY 2005 PRIUS' RIGHT HEADLIGHT (HID) TURNS OFF. AFTER TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, IT LIGHTS UP AGAIN. IT'S VERY STRANGE BECAUSE IF THE BULB WAS DEAD, IT WOULDN'T COME BACK ON. JUST RECENTLY, SOMEONE MADE ME AWARE OF THE ISSUE. BUT, WHO KNOWS HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN GOING ON. THERE IS NO ...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH AND AS SHE ACCELERATED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SHE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PED...

Mileage: 96,000

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS( 1ST IN JULY, 2ND IN OCTOBER) AFTER HEAVY RAIN, LEAKAGE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF MY 2005 PRIUS RESULTED IN FOWLING OF SPARK PLUGS AND COILS. THE MOISTURE DAMAGE CREATED MISFIRING AND STALLING WHILE IN TRAFFIC. TOYOTA SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED THE LEAK CAUSED BY A SEAL ISSUE...

Mileage: 52,673

WE PURCHASED A TOYOTA 2005 PRIUS IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR. IT HAD 92,000 MILES ON IT BUT WAS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. JUST THIS WEEK OCTOBER 15 THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND ONE DAY LATER WENT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

WE PURCHASED A TOYOTA 2005 PRIUS IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR. IT HAD 92,000 MILES ON IT BUT WAS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. JUST THIS WEEK OCTOBER 15 THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND ONE DAY LATER WENT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVING DISPLAY WENT OUT WHEN DRIVING.*TR

Mileage: 130,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS W/ HID HEADLIGHTS. AUTOMATIC AIMING SENSOR HAS SUFFERED PREMATURE FAILURE BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW THAT ALLOWS THE UNDER-VEHICLE MOUNTED SENSOR TO CORRODE AND FAIL. SAFETY ISSUES INCLUDE A DRIVER UNKNOWINGLY OVERDRIVING HIS HEADLIGHTS AT SPEED, AND POTENTIAL TEMPORARY BLINDING OF...

Mileage: 65,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS: HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY. HAPPENS EACH TIME VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, EVEN ON VERY SHORT DRIVES. IT IS NECESSARY TO TURN HEADLIGHTS OFF, AND ON TO GET LAMPS TO WORK AGAIN. OCCASIONALLY, BOTH LAMPS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. VERY DANGEROUS! I HAVE CHILDREN, AND AM FEARFUL OF ...

Mileage: 75,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS TURN OFF WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT IS THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT, SOMETIMES THE LEFT, AND ONCE IN AWHILE BOTH TURN OFF. IF I TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON THEY BOTH WORK, FOR A WHILE. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT; THERE IS NO PREDICTING WHEN ...

Mileage: 103,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INVERTER COOLING WATER PUMP FAILED. WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH WITH THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ENGAGED, THERE WERE SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING CAUSING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL TO LOSE POWER. HE DROVE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, T...

Mileage: 41,000

THE BRAKES ON MY 2005 PRIUS APPEAR NOT TO GRAB IMMEDIATELY WHEN I AM DRIVING OVER A ROUGH SURFACE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR BUT ON AN IRREGULAR BASIS. SINCE IT OCCURRED GENERALLY WHEN I WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY I DIDN'T VIEW IT AS A SAFETY PROBLEM BUT A COUPLE OF TIMES RECENTLY I...

Mileage: 1

I FIRST REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA MARCH 10, 2010. I DID SO AFTER TALKING WITH A COWORKER WHO HAD A 2010 PRIUS. I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS. WE BOTH EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. THEREFORE, I FIGURED I SHOULD TAKE IT MORE SERIOUS. THE TOYOTA'S SAFETY INCIDENT NUMBER IS [XXX] . WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND HITTING T...

Mileage: 135,000

I FIRST REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA MARCH 10, 2010. I DID SO AFTER TALKING WITH A COWORKER WHO HAD A 2010 PRIUS. I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS. WE BOTH EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. THEREFORE, I FIGURED I SHOULD TAKE IT MORE SERIOUS. THE TOYOTA'S SAFETY INCIDENT NUMBER IS [XXX] . WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND HITTING T...

Mileage: 135,000

2005 PRIUS STALLING PROBLEM!! I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION ON THIS ISSUE. AS THE ARTICLE SAID"TOYOTA MOTOR SALES (TMS), U.S.A., INC., WILL LAUNCH A SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN INVOLVING CERTAIN 2004 AND EARLY 2005 MODEL YEAR PRIUS SOLD IN THE U.S. ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, AN ISSUE WITH THE PROG...

Mileage: 75,000

I PULLED INTO A PARKING PLACE.I NOTICED MY CAR WAS NOT STRAIGHT AND I STARTED TO RELEASE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STRAIGHTEN IT. THOUGH I STILL HAD MY FOOT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND HAD NOT STARTED TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD. I SLAMMED DOWN ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE REGULAR BRAKE; AT...

Mileage: 36,530

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS EXPERIENCED HEADLAMP FAILURE AT 90,000 MILES. SINCE BOTH HEADLAMPS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME, AND N BOTH REGULAR AND HIGH-BEAM MODES, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WITH THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FOR THE HEADLAMPS. DEALER QUOTES $1200 TO FIX. SEEMS LIKE A RIP-OFF. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I'M WRITING ABOUT AN DEFECTIVE INVERTER COOLING PUMP IN MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. I WAS DRIVING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR LOSES THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. NUMEROUS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AS I COASTED TO A STOP IN A NEARBY NEIGHBORHOOD. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AT FIRST. AFTER I FINALLY GOT T...

Mileage: 62,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN SHE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED FROM THE FRONT END AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER NECK, HEAD AND SHOULDERS. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. A...

Mileage: 48,000

I DRIVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE STARTED GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN I START THE CAR (LIGHT SWITCH IS ALWAYS IN THE ON POSITION), SOMETIMES BOTH LIGHTS ARE ON, SOMETIMES ONE, SOMETIMES NONE. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE LIGHTS WILL SUDDENLY GO OUT, USUALLY ONE O...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN THE SKID CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR DURING BRAKING IN LOW GEAR; TRAVELING UNEVEN ROAD...

Mileage: 15,000

AT ABOUT 104K MILES THE HID HEADLIGHTS, ALONG WITH THE DASH DASHBOARD LIGHTS, WENT OUT WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON A COUNTRY ROAD AT NIGHT. THE SUDDEN DARKNESS RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH A GUARD RAIL WHILE BRAKING. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK, TURNING OFF THE POWER BUTTON AND RESTARTING T...

Mileage: 104,300

AT ABOUT 104K MILES THE HID HEADLIGHTS, ALONG WITH THE DASH DASHBOARD LIGHTS, WENT OUT WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON A COUNTRY ROAD AT NIGHT. THE SUDDEN DARKNESS RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH A GUARD RAIL WHILE BRAKING. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK, TURNING OFF THE POWER BUTTON AND RESTARTING T...

Mileage: 104,300

2005 PRIUS. LIGHTS GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN THEY COME BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

AUGUST 4, 2010 AROUND 8:36PM I WAS ON I4 HEADING EASTBOUND ABOUT 13 MILES FROM MY HOUSE GOING AROUND 66MPH. THE DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE HOT WITH NO RAIN. WHEN MY EMERGENCY LIGHT, EXPLANATION MARK LIGHT AND THE VSC LIGHT ALL CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AND MY CAR EXPERIENCE A JERKING LIKING MOTION. I...

Mileage: 62,794

AUGUST 4, 2010 AROUND 8:36PM I WAS ON I4 HEADING EASTBOUND ABOUT 13 MILES FROM MY HOUSE GOING AROUND 66MPH. THE DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE HOT WITH NO RAIN. WHEN MY EMERGENCY LIGHT, EXPLANATION MARK LIGHT AND THE VSC LIGHT ALL CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AND MY CAR EXPERIENCE A JERKING LIKING MOTION. I...

Mileage: 62,794

TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT LEVELING SENSOR WHEN IT FAILS, HEADLIGHT CAN POINT DOWNWARD LIMITING VISIBILITY. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE HEADLIGHT LEVELING SENSOR MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD TWICE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY AIM DOWNWARD, PROVIDING LIMITED LONG DISTANCE ILLUMINATION OF THE ROADWAY. THE V...

Mileage: 44,000

WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR OUR TOYOTA PRIUS. I WROTE THEM A LETTER ASKING THEM TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO ONLY THE MECHANICAL MODIFICATIONS THEY DESCRIBED AND NOT ANY WORK WITH THE COMPUTER OR ELECTRONICS. THEIR RESPONSE WAS TO ASSIGN A SUBORDINATE TO CALL ME BACK AND SIMPLY REA...

SUDDEN WARNING LIGHT INDICATING HEADLIGHT LEVELING FAILURE. OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY UNDER VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. CONSEQUENCES: HEADLIGHTS EITHER AIMED TOO HIGH BLINDING ONCOMING DRIVERS OR SLANTED DOWNWARD MAKING CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. PART HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AND CAR IS NOT DRIVEN AT NIG...

Mileage: 72,000

SUDDEN WARNING LIGHT INDICATING HEADLIGHT LEVELING FAILURE. OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY UNDER VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. CONSEQUENCES: HEADLIGHTS EITHER AIMED TOO HIGH BLINDING ONCOMING DRIVERS OR SLANTED DOWNWARD MAKING CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. PART HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AND CAR IS NOT DRIVEN AT NIG...

Mileage: 72,000

TOYOTA PRIUS 2005 HEADLIGHT LEVELING CONTROL SENSOR FAILS DUE TO CORROSION IN THE SENSOR. RESULT IS INADEQUATE NIGHT DRIVE DUE TO IMPROPERLY POSITIONED HEADLIGHTS. SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FLICKER ON AND OFF AND THERE WAS LIMITED ILLUMINATION. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE AUTOMATIC FLASHING HEADLIGHT LEVELER REMAINED ON AND CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO ...

Mileage: 77,000

THE PASSENGER FRONT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. TOYOTA HAS REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS 4 TIMES AND IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

2005 PRIUS WITH ABS/VSC AND CAUTION LIGHT ON. REDUCED BRAKING POWER TRACED TO BAD ANTI-SKID COMPUTER. ORDERED PART AND WAS CAUTIONED TO LIMIT DRIVING. LATER THAT DAY, EXITED FAST-FOOD DRIVE-THRU AND SAILED INTO STREET. NO BRAKING POWER WHATSOEVER EVEN WITH STANDING ON PEDAL. STOPPED VEHICLE BY ...

Mileage: 207,600

AT AROUND 10PM THIS FRIDAY NIGHT I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE COUNTRY ROAD 3 MILES FROM MY HOUSE. IT IS A 2 LANE ROAD WITH NO STREET LAMPS. I WAS TRAVELING AT 50MPH AND COMING AROUND A GENTLE CURVE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERY LIGHT IN THE CAR WENT OUT...HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, DASHBOARD, HAZARDS, EVEN...

Mileage: 147,000

WITH LESS THAN 45,000 MILES OF EASY DRIVING (AND ALL MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON A TIMELY BASIS AT THE DEALERSHIP) ON A SINGLE-OWNER TOYOTA 2005 PRIUS, THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE CAR'S DASHBOARD SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED, WHICH AN OUT-OF-TOWN DEALERSHIP INTERPRETED TO MEAN FAILURE OF THE "SKID CONTROL ECU". ...

Mileage: 44,589

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THE BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE, THEN FAIL, THEN ENGAGE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THE BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE, THEN FAIL, THEN ENGAGE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

DEAR NHTSA: 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. HEADLIGHTS. THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A HEADLIGHT LEVELING DEVICE. AT PRESENT MY LOW BEAMS ONLY SHOW ABOUT 14 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE HIGH BEAMS ARE ON THEY SHINE WHERE THE NORMAL LOW BEAMS WOULD SHINE. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER, THIS IS A $500.00 DOLLAR...

Mileage: 48,000

WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOWSTORM IN MY 2005 PRIUS, I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON A BUSY STREET, THE ROADS STARTING TO BECOME SLIPPERY WITH SNOW. AS THE LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN, I STEPPED ON THE GAS, AND THE"SLIPPERY" LIGHT CAME ON MY DASHBOARD. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE FRONT WHEELS WILL NOT SPIN AT ALL. I CO...

WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOWSTORM IN MY 2005 PRIUS, I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON A BUSY STREET, THE ROADS STARTING TO BECOME SLIPPERY WITH SNOW. AS THE LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN, I STEPPED ON THE GAS, AND THE"SLIPPERY" LIGHT CAME ON MY DASHBOARD. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE FRONT WHEELS WILL NOT SPIN AT ALL. I CO...

2005 PRIUS: WHEN I BRAKE AS I DRIVE OVER ANY KIND OF VARIATION IN THE ROAD (WHICH IS QUITE OFTEN), MY VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD AND I AM UNABLE TO COME TO A STOP RIGHT AWAY. I HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE QUITE HARD TO MAKE IT STOP AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FO...

Mileage: 60,000

OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS, MY 2005 PRIUS HAS DEVELOPED AN INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE. THE HEADLIGHT IN QUESTION IS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. TURNING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURNING THEM BACK ON RESOLVES THE ISSUE, THUS THE BULB IS NOT THE ISSUE. THIS DEFECT MAKES THE VEHICLE LESS SA...

Mileage: 123,000

2005 PRIUS DRIVER'S HID LIGHTBULB FAILED WITH LESS THAN 80,,000 MILES. COST TO REPLACE BULB QUOTED AT $400 PLUS $300 FOR LABOR. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE LOSS STEERING, BRAKES, CRUISE CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN APPLYING BRAKE AT A FULL STOP VIBRATION IS FELT *TGW THE POWER STEERING, BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE NOTICED WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED, HE WAS USING HIS BLUETOOTH HEADSE...

HID HEADLAMP FAILURE ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. IT WOULD WORK SOMETIMES AND THEN GO OFF AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER 3/26/10; THEY REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BULB FOR $198.09. IT WORKED FOR ABOUT A MONTH THEN STARTED FLICKERING OFF AGAIN AS I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD. I COULD TURN IT OFF ...

Mileage: 62,366

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING, ONE AT A TIME. THE BULBS WILL COME BACK ON AFTER THE FIRST OR SECOND TIME OF RESTARTING THE CAR. THIS MAY BE HAPPENING MORE OFTEN THAN I'M AWARE. THE FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO WHEN A CHP OFFICER PULLED ME OVER A...

Mileage: 83,800

NORMAL USE OF HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLAMP/BULBS LIGHTS ARE FLICKERING. WIRE HARNESS MENTIONED BY DEALERSHIP, COST TO REPLACE IS PROHIBITIVE. BULBS SHOULD NOT BE 'FLICKERING' IF THE CAPSULE SIMPLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON AMONG THIS MODEL YEAR PRIUS AS WELL AS BEFORE AND ...

Mileage: 90,000

WHEN I GO OVER A BUMP OR HIT A POTHOLE IN MY 2005 PRIUS AND I AM BRAKING IT FEELS LIKE MY BRAKES DISENGAGE FOR JUST A SECOND AND THE CAR SEEMS TO GO FASTER. I HAVE NEVER FELT COMFORTABLE WITH THIS SITUATION BUT SINCE I DON'T KNOW A WHILE LOT ABOUT CARS I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE NORMAL UNTIL I SAW AN AR...

I DROVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS VIN#[XXX] UNTIL 5/13/2010. AT AROUND 10AM I WAS DRIVING ON THE HWY IN THE LFT LANE. WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON GOING 75MPH. I HAD A GPS ON AND NAVIGATING. AND I HAD MY BLUE TOOTH EARPIECE ON. THEN ALL AT THE SAME TIME MY BLUE TOOTH SHUT DOWN. MY GPS SHUT DOWN. AND EVERY WARN...

Mileage: 142,962

I DROVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS VIN#[XXX] UNTIL 5/13/2010. AT AROUND 10AM I WAS DRIVING ON THE HWY IN THE LFT LANE. WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON GOING 75MPH. I HAD A GPS ON AND NAVIGATING. AND I HAD MY BLUE TOOTH EARPIECE ON. THEN ALL AT THE SAME TIME MY BLUE TOOTH SHUT DOWN. MY GPS SHUT DOWN. AND EVERY WARN...

Mileage: 142,962

I DROVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS VIN#[XXX] UNTIL 5/13/2010. AT AROUND 10AM I WAS DRIVING ON THE HWY IN THE LFT LANE. WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON GOING 75MPH. I HAD A GPS ON AND NAVIGATING. AND I HAD MY BLUE TOOTH EARPIECE ON. THEN ALL AT THE SAME TIME MY BLUE TOOTH SHUT DOWN. MY GPS SHUT DOWN. AND EVERY WARN...

Mileage: 142,962

I DROVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS VIN#[XXX] UNTIL 5/13/2010. AT AROUND 10AM I WAS DRIVING ON THE HWY IN THE LFT LANE. WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON GOING 75MPH. I HAD A GPS ON AND NAVIGATING. AND I HAD MY BLUE TOOTH EARPIECE ON. THEN ALL AT THE SAME TIME MY BLUE TOOTH SHUT DOWN. MY GPS SHUT DOWN. AND EVERY WARN...

Mileage: 142,962

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HEADLIGHTS DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT THAT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING $350 FOR THIS ONE LIGHT BULB, TO REPLACE IT. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUS, ON MULTIPLE WEB SITES, ALL WITH THE SAME CONCERN. IT IS OBVIOUSL...

Mileage: 110,000

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WENT OUT SEVERAL NIGHTS AGO. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA, AND THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON ON THE 2004-2008 PRIUS, WHICH A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH PROVED. THESE TYPE OF BULBS OVERHEAT (SINCE THEY'RE HALOGEN). NEVERTHELESS, THEY CHARGED $1150 FOR TWO HEADLIGHTS WH...

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT WITH DEALER RESPONSE AND RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS AND MERGE, THE BRAKE DID NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONSUMER STATED IF FELT WA THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN....

I DRIVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. I AM CONCERNED WITH HOW THE BRAKES OPERATE. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES AND HIT A BUMP AT THE SAME TIME, THERE IS WHAT FEELS LIKE A LAG OR "RELEASE" IF YOU WILL IN THE BRAKING OF THE CAR. IT'S ONLY FOR ABOUT A SECOND BUT IS VERY FRIGHTENING. TO PUT IT ANOTHER WAY, WHEN T...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY EXPERIENCE BRAKING FAILURES. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD BEFORE THE BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORME...

MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKES WHEN LIGHTLY BRAKING OVER A BUMPY SURFACE. IT HAS HAPPENED THROUGHOUT THE 3 YEARS I'VE OWNED THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 119,000

I DRIVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. MY CAR HAS 26,000 MILES ON IT; WHICH IS VERY LOW MILEAGES. WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR`S LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD STARTS TO FLASH. THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT AND BUZZER COMES ON ALONG WITH THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP. I HAD NOWHERE ...

Mileage: 26,000

I DRIVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. MY CAR HAS 26,000 MILES ON IT; WHICH IS VERY LOW MILEAGES. WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR`S LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD STARTS TO FLASH. THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT AND BUZZER COMES ON ALONG WITH THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP. I HAD NOWHERE ...

Mileage: 26,000

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS AND HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT ITS BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT OCCURRENCE THAT, TO DATE HAS NOT CAUSED A CRASH. WHEN BRAKING ON A BUMPY ROAD IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE FOR ABOUT A SECOND AND THE CAR SURGES FORWARD. THIS IS ONLY WHEN THERE IS ...

Mileage: 38,000

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON A SURFACE WITH A POT HOLE OR DEEP INDENTATION, THE CAR SPEEDS UP AND GIVES THE FEELING THAT IT IS NOT GOING TO STOP IN TIME. I TRY TO LEAVE A GREATER STOPPING DISTANCE BUT THEN NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS TYPE OF SURFACE WILL SUDDENLY APPEAR AND RAIS...

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE LIGHTS GO OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. IF I TURN OFF THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY THEY WILL COME BACK ON. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO IN FIXING IT. THE LIGHTS GO OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THIS INCIDEN...

Mileage: 95,000

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE LIGHTS GO OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. IF I TURN OFF THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY THEY WILL COME BACK ON. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO IN FIXING IT. THE LIGHTS GO OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THIS INCIDEN...

Mileage: 95,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD BEEN HAVING A RECURRING FAILURE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS WHERE THEY WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE IN HIS MODEL VEHICLE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY...

Mileage: 110,000

1. WHILE DRIVING OVER RR TRACKS, A LACK OF BRAKE RESPONSE (OR FEEL) - HAPPENED ONCE IN 2008. MENTIONED TO DEALER, BUT I DID NOT KNOW IF THIS WAS A TYPICAL PROBLEM. 2. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL ON A SLIPPERY ROAD, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THERE WAS NO FEEL OF BRAKING. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPE...

Mileage: 88,000

1. WHILE DRIVING OVER RR TRACKS, A LACK OF BRAKE RESPONSE (OR FEEL) - HAPPENED ONCE IN 2008. MENTIONED TO DEALER, BUT I DID NOT KNOW IF THIS WAS A TYPICAL PROBLEM. 2. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL ON A SLIPPERY ROAD, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THERE WAS NO FEEL OF BRAKING. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPE...

Mileage: 88,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE FOR ABOUT THREE SECONDS. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE DRIVER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAIN...

VEHICLE TYPE: TOYOTA PRIUS 2005 [UNCORRECTED BY RECALLS] PROBLEM: WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE IN PREPARATION FOR A TURN AND BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS. EXAMINED BRAKE PEDAL AND DISCOVERED FLOOR MAT HAD CREPT UNDER THE PEDAL PREVENTING BRAKING. SHIFTED VEHICLE TO N...

Mileage: 52,000

BRAKING MOMENTARILY FAILS AFTER HITTING A BUMP, POTHOLE, OR OTHER ROAD IRREGULARITY. THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE ISSUE PERFECTLY. HTTP://WWW.THEDETROITBUREAU.COM/2009/12/NHTSA-TRACKING-BRAKING-LOSS-ON-PRIUS-HYBRIDS/#MORE-17003 DEALERS SINCE DAY OF PURCHASE HAVE SAID THERE WAS "NOTHING WRONG". *TR

Mileage: 95,000

BRAKING MOMENTARILY FAILS AFTER HITTING A BUMP, POTHOLE, OR OTHER ROAD IRREGULARITY. THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE ISSUE PERFECTLY. HTTP://WWW.THEDETROITBUREAU.COM/2009/12/NHTSA-TRACKING-BRAKING-LOSS-ON-PRIUS-HYBRIDS/#MORE-17003 DEALERS SINCE DAY OF PURCHASE HAVE SAID THERE WAS "NOTHING WRONG". *TR

Mileage: 95,000

I HAVE THIS PROBLEM EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2004. THE SKID LIGHT COMES ON EVERYTIME I HIT AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE FEELING LIKE I'M DRIVING IN THE SNOW AND ICY ROAD. ON THE WAY HOME WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE CAR HESITATED WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR BRAKE, VSC, TRAC, A...

Mileage: 70,522

I HAVE THIS PROBLEM EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2004. THE SKID LIGHT COMES ON EVERYTIME I HIT AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE FEELING LIKE I'M DRIVING IN THE SNOW AND ICY ROAD. ON THE WAY HOME WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE CAR HESITATED WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR BRAKE, VSC, TRAC, A...

Mileage: 70,522

I HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS REGARDING A MOMENTARY BRAKE FAILURE WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR HITTING A POTHOLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD EVERYTHING FROM "IT IS JUST HOW ABS WORKS" TO "YOU NEED TO HIT THE BRAKE HARDER WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP" (I.E. RATHER T...

Mileage: 500

I HAD BEEN PULLED OVER ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS FOR FAULTY TAIL LIGHTS. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THEN MY CHILDREN TOLD ME OF THE FRONT HEAD LIGHTS GOING OUT FOR NO REASON. I DID NOT BELIEVE THEM TILL THE WENT OUT ON ME. AFTER TAKING IT TO SEVERAL TOYOTA DEALERS AND SAID THAT THERE...

I HAD BEEN PULLED OVER ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS FOR FAULTY TAIL LIGHTS. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THEN MY CHILDREN TOLD ME OF THE FRONT HEAD LIGHTS GOING OUT FOR NO REASON. I DID NOT BELIEVE THEM TILL THE WENT OUT ON ME. AFTER TAKING IT TO SEVERAL TOYOTA DEALERS AND SAID THAT THERE...

I HAD BEEN PULLED OVER ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS FOR FAULTY TAIL LIGHTS. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THEN MY CHILDREN TOLD ME OF THE FRONT HEAD LIGHTS GOING OUT FOR NO REASON. I DID NOT BELIEVE THEM TILL THE WENT OUT ON ME. AFTER TAKING IT TO SEVERAL TOYOTA DEALERS AND SAID THAT THERE...

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL JUST STOP WORKING. IT BEGAN WITH THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT, SOMETIMES IT IS BOTH HEADLIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL SOMETIMES COME BACK ON IF THEY ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON, SOMETIMES THE CAR MUST BE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. THE DEA...

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN DEPRESSED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY FOR YEARS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 427

48 MPH TRAVELING NORTH ON OR 217; WITHOUT CAUSE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON ABS WARNING LIGHT ON VSC WARNING LIGHT ON AUDIBLE ALARM STEADY TONE THEN TRY TO STOP: BRAKE PEDAL UP HIGH, BRAKE PEDAL UNRESPONSIVE AND HARD TO PRESS, IMMEDIATELY PULLED OF ON ALLEN EXI...

Mileage: 90,000

48 MPH TRAVELING NORTH ON OR 217; WITHOUT CAUSE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON ABS WARNING LIGHT ON VSC WARNING LIGHT ON AUDIBLE ALARM STEADY TONE THEN TRY TO STOP: BRAKE PEDAL UP HIGH, BRAKE PEDAL UNRESPONSIVE AND HARD TO PRESS, IMMEDIATELY PULLED OF ON ALLEN EXI...

Mileage: 90,000

48 MPH TRAVELING NORTH ON OR 217; WITHOUT CAUSE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON ABS WARNING LIGHT ON VSC WARNING LIGHT ON AUDIBLE ALARM STEADY TONE THEN TRY TO STOP: BRAKE PEDAL UP HIGH, BRAKE PEDAL UNRESPONSIVE AND HARD TO PRESS, IMMEDIATELY PULLED OF ON ALLEN EXI...

Mileage: 90,000

[XXX] , A RESIDENT OF WANTAGH, NY, WAS DRIVING ON THE WANTAGH STATE PARKWAY WHEN SHE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND THEN EXPERIENCED THE SUDDEN, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF HER 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED AFTER SHE PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS A RESULT, [XXX] STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE ON T...

[XXX] , A RESIDENT OF WANTAGH, NY, WAS DRIVING ON THE WANTAGH STATE PARKWAY WHEN SHE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND THEN EXPERIENCED THE SUDDEN, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF HER 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED AFTER SHE PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS A RESULT, [XXX] STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE ON T...

[XXX] , A RESIDENT OF WANTAGH, NY, WAS DRIVING ON THE WANTAGH STATE PARKWAY WHEN SHE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND THEN EXPERIENCED THE SUDDEN, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF HER 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED AFTER SHE PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS A RESULT, [XXX] STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE ON T...

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS--EXPERIENCES BRAKING AND HANDLING FAILURES WHEN BRAKING ON UNEVEN OR WET SURFACES. WHEN WE ARE BRAKING AND HIT A POTHOLE, GRAVEL, RAILROAD TRACKS OR WET SURFACES, THE CAR FEELS AS IF WE ARE LOSING CONTROL OF IT, AND BRAKING SEEMS TO TEMPORARILY STOP. THE "SKID DANGER" LIGHT COMES O...

Mileage: 89,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS--EXPERIENCES BRAKING AND HANDLING FAILURES WHEN BRAKING ON UNEVEN OR WET SURFACES. WHEN WE ARE BRAKING AND HIT A POTHOLE, GRAVEL, RAILROAD TRACKS OR WET SURFACES, THE CAR FEELS AS IF WE ARE LOSING CONTROL OF IT, AND BRAKING SEEMS TO TEMPORARILY STOP. THE "SKID DANGER" LIGHT COMES O...

Mileage: 89,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS--EXPERIENCES BRAKING AND HANDLING FAILURES WHEN BRAKING ON UNEVEN OR WET SURFACES. WHEN WE ARE BRAKING AND HIT A POTHOLE, GRAVEL, RAILROAD TRACKS OR WET SURFACES, THE CAR FEELS AS IF WE ARE LOSING CONTROL OF IT, AND BRAKING SEEMS TO TEMPORARILY STOP. THE "SKID DANGER" LIGHT COMES O...

Mileage: 89,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS--EXPERIENCES BRAKING AND HANDLING FAILURES WHEN BRAKING ON UNEVEN OR WET SURFACES. WHEN WE ARE BRAKING AND HIT A POTHOLE, GRAVEL, RAILROAD TRACKS OR WET SURFACES, THE CAR FEELS AS IF WE ARE LOSING CONTROL OF IT, AND BRAKING SEEMS TO TEMPORARILY STOP. THE "SKID DANGER" LIGHT COMES O...

Mileage: 89,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ON A PAVED AND GRASSY SURFACE WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A TREE DESTROYING THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE ARRIVED TO THE SCENE AND 3 INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPEND...

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH MINIMAL PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH SUDDENLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR AND REMAINED IN A STUCK POSITION. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND WAS UNABLE ...

Mileage: 28,800

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE FAILURE *GR THE CONSUMER STATED SHE DROVE INTO A PARKING LOT, MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN, AND THEN A SHARP RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE AND EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED HER WAS AN ELEVATED MEDIAN BETWEEN PARKING ROWS AND THE FACT THAT SHE WA...

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH MY HEADLIGHTS. ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT AT LEAST ONCE IN AN HOUR OF DRIVING. TURNING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND BACK ON RESTORES IT TO NORMAL OPERATION. *TR

Mileage: 155,000

THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT IN MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS CAME ON AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON TOO. I CHECKED TO MAKE SHURE THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED AND IT WAS BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. AS A RESULT OF THE PROBLEM, THE CAR IS ONLY GIVING ME AN AVERAGE OF 32 MPG, ...

Mileage: 96,289

2005 PRIUS NO PROBLEMS EXCEPT WATER PUMP UNTIL NOW. 69,000 MILES. WENT TO START THE CARE AND WHILE IN NEUTRAL IDLEING THE BRAKE PEDAL PUMPED UP AND DOWN AND THE PS LIGHT CAME ON. THE RED TRIANGLE DANGER MESSAGE CAME ON. I DID NOT DRIVE IT BUT TOYOTA TOLD ME TO TOW IT IN. THEY SAY THE COMPUTER ...

Mileage: 69,186

2005 PRIUS NO PROBLEMS EXCEPT WATER PUMP UNTIL NOW. 69,000 MILES. WENT TO START THE CARE AND WHILE IN NEUTRAL IDLEING THE BRAKE PEDAL PUMPED UP AND DOWN AND THE PS LIGHT CAME ON. THE RED TRIANGLE DANGER MESSAGE CAME ON. I DID NOT DRIVE IT BUT TOYOTA TOLD ME TO TOW IT IN. THEY SAY THE COMPUTER ...

Mileage: 69,186

MY 2005 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS ARE BRAND NEW AND THE LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND HE TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT DETECT WHETHER IT IS THE HIB HEADLIGHTS OR THE ECU TO GIVES IT POWER. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WILL COST ME A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO GET BOTH DONE. THE LIGHTS GO OFF IN THE MIDDLE ...

Mileage: 150,000

HAVING JUST STARTED THE CAR AND ENROUTE TO MY DESTINATION, I WAS ON A CITY STREET FOLLOWING A LARGE LANDSCAPE TRUCK TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20-25MPH.. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. ALTHOUGH THE TRUCK'S BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ON, I PERCEIVED THE TRUCK WAS GRADUALLY SLOWING. IN ANTICIPATION OF MAKING A ST...

Mileage: 64,714

HAVING JUST STARTED THE CAR AND ENROUTE TO MY DESTINATION, I WAS ON A CITY STREET FOLLOWING A LARGE LANDSCAPE TRUCK TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20-25MPH.. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. ALTHOUGH THE TRUCK'S BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ON, I PERCEIVED THE TRUCK WAS GRADUALLY SLOWING. IN ANTICIPATION OF MAKING A ST...

Mileage: 64,714

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND MASTER WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR POSSIBLE REPAIRS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY...

Mileage: 67,079

ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, I WAS ON I-95 IN FT. LAUDERDALE, JUST EXITING: I TOUCHED THE BRAKES TO SLOW -- AND THEY FIRMLY LOCKED. I TOUCHED THEM AGAIN AND, FORTUNATELY THEY WORKED NORMALLY. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS STILL ON I-95, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. I REPORTED THIS T...

Mileage: 55,000

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS ARBITRARILY LOST BRAKING ABILITY AS I APPROACHED A RAMP TO ENTER ANOTHER HIGHWAY. MANY LIGHTS WENT ON INCLUDING THE RED TRIANGLE WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT. I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE SKID CONTROL UNIT IS BROKEN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLAC...

Mileage: 76,600

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS ARBITRARILY LOST BRAKING ABILITY AS I APPROACHED A RAMP TO ENTER ANOTHER HIGHWAY. MANY LIGHTS WENT ON INCLUDING THE RED TRIANGLE WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT. I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE SKID CONTROL UNIT IS BROKEN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLAC...

Mileage: 76,600

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HAVE LEFT AND RIGHT HID HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY, THEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS GOES OUT WITH NO WARNING. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM, THERE ARE MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS LINKED TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFTEY RECAL...

Mileage: 136,488

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HAVE LEFT AND RIGHT HID HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY, THEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS GOES OUT WITH NO WARNING. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM, THERE ARE MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS LINKED TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFTEY RECAL...

Mileage: 136,488

WHILE ON A 3 HOUR TRIP ACROSS RT 40 FROM NASHVILLE TO KNOXVILLE, MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, IT LASTED A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, I TAPPED THE BRAKES TO MAKE IT STOP. THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED, I...

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS DISCONTENT REGARDING THE DEALERSHIP AND THE HANDLING OF RECALL REPAIRS. *TGW

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO MAXIMUM SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER STATES HE WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES. *KB THE CONSUMER BELIEVED HE ACCELERATED FROM 25 MPH TO ABOUT 45-50 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. THE BRAKING ACTION DID, IN THIS CASE CAUSE THE ACCELERATI...

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A PROBLEM WHEN I HIT A BUMP WHEN I AM APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES MOMENTARLY STOP FUNTIONING. I NEVER THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT IT THINKING I HIT A SLICK SPOT. I WAS TALKING TO ANOTHR 2005 PRIUS OWNER TODAY WHO TOLD ME HE HAD THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT IT IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH TH...

Mileage: 242,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE BRAKE LIGHT, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONE TIME. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED;...

Mileage: 61,800

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES AND CAR ACCELERATES WHEN ENCOUNTERING SUDDEN BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THIS OCCURS WHEN HITTING BUMPS WHILE THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED. I HAVE INFORMED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS AND THEY NEVER REPLIED. THE AFFECTED CAR IS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 65,000 MILES. PURCHASED CPO IN ...

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES AND CAR ACCELERATES WHEN ENCOUNTERING SUDDEN BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THIS OCCURS WHEN HITTING BUMPS WHILE THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED. I HAVE INFORMED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS AND THEY NEVER REPLIED. THE AFFECTED CAR IS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 65,000 MILES. PURCHASED CPO IN ...

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGED $818 FOR THE HEADLIGHT AND THE ONBOARD COMPUTER THAT COMES WITH IT. I DON'T YET KNOW WHAT THE LABOR CHARGE WILL BE.

Mileage: 57,000

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS TWICE ACCELERATED BEYOND MY CONTROL. BOTH OCCASIONS OCCURRED WITHIN THE PAST 2-3 MONTHS. THE FIRST TIME, I WAS ACCELERATING TO PASS SOMEONE. I HAD THE PEDAL BASICALLY TO THE FLOOR, AND WHEN I STOPPED ACCELERATING, THE PEDAL "STUCK," AND THE ENGINE REVVED. WHEN ACCELERATI...

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND SUDDENLY REALIZED I COULDN'T SEE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I PULLED UP TO A STOP LIGHT, I COULD SEE THE REFLECTION OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON IN THE BACK OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, BUT WHEN I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN I COULDN'T SEE THE ROAD AGAIN. I PUT MY HIGH BEAMS ON AND ...

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH BACKING OUT OF HER DRIVE WAY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND IT CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. ONE PASSENGER INJURED HER WRIST AND BUMP HER HEAD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A...

Mileage: 65,000

LTR TO ADMINISTRATOR RE 3/9/2010 ACCIDENT INVOLVING A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS IN HARRISON, NY, REQUESTING THAT NHTSA IMMEDIATELY ASSUME CONTROL OF THIS INVESTIGATION AND WORK WITH LOCAL AUTHORITY'S. *TGW THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY DOWN A WINDING DRIVEWAY, CROSSED A TWO-LANE ROAD AND SHOULDER, THEN...

LTR FWD FM (CA) RE SUDDEN ACCELERATION FROM OWNER OF A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. *KB THE CONSUMERS WIFE PULLED INTO A PARKING GARAGE . AS SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE INSTEAD ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE VEHICLE FLEW FROM THE 3RD STORY SPACE DOWN...

I HAVE BEEN ROUTINELY BRINGING MY 2005 PRIUS TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP EVERY 5K MILES ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURERS SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM REPORTED TO ME. (ONE TIME THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE RELOADED.) ON THE EVENING OF THE INCIDENT THAT I AM REPORTING, I HAD TRAVELED ON TH...

Mileage: 112,876

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT RECEIVED NO REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS...

Mileage: 12,000

INCIDENT WITH MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKING SYSTEM AND WENT TO GREAT LENGTHS TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED. I HAVE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DOCUMENTATION OF WHAT WAS DONE TO MY CAR TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS IN THEIR SHOP FOR 2 MONTHS AND IT TOOK 2 DEALERSHIPS TO FIGURE OUT WHA...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO HIS DRIVEWAY TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL SIMULTANEOUSLY THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE CEMENT WALL. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATLEY ENGAGED ...

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE HEAD LAMPS ON TOYOTA PRIUS MALFUNCTIONED; NOT AWARE THAT THEY WERE OFF. I WAS ON A DARK WINDING ROAD, HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS. WAS ALERTED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT MY LIGHTS WERE OFF. GOT OUT OF CAR, TAPPED THE DOME, ONE CAME ON... I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. HAPPENED UNEXPE...

Mileage: 10,360

DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE HEAD LAMPS ON TOYOTA PRIUS MALFUNCTIONED; NOT AWARE THAT THEY WERE OFF. I WAS ON A DARK WINDING ROAD, HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS. WAS ALERTED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT MY LIGHTS WERE OFF. GOT OUT OF CAR, TAPPED THE DOME, ONE CAME ON... I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. HAPPENED UNEXPE...

Mileage: 10,360

I HAVE REVIEWED MY SERVICE RECORDS AND IT IS QUITE CLEAR THAT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE "ELECTRICAL" SYSTEM IN MY CAR SINCE APRIL 2006 @ 3,370 MILES. THIS WAS ALSO THE SAME TIME IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION FOR THE FIRST TIME, WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM BEGAN TO "FE...

Mileage: 3,370

I HAVE REVIEWED MY SERVICE RECORDS AND IT IS QUITE CLEAR THAT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE "ELECTRICAL" SYSTEM IN MY CAR SINCE APRIL 2006 @ 3,370 MILES. THIS WAS ALSO THE SAME TIME IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION FOR THE FIRST TIME, WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM BEGAN TO "FE...

Mileage: 3,370

I HAVE REVIEWED MY SERVICE RECORDS AND IT IS QUITE CLEAR THAT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE "ELECTRICAL" SYSTEM IN MY CAR SINCE APRIL 2006 @ 3,370 MILES. THIS WAS ALSO THE SAME TIME IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION FOR THE FIRST TIME, WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM BEGAN TO "FE...

Mileage: 3,370

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEGAN TO STICK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED BY POSITIONING HIS FOOT UNDERNEATH THE PEDAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAIL...

Mileage: 15,000

1) CAR ENGINE STARTS AND REVS UP TO FULL SPEED JUST AFTER TURNING IT ON WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR HAS BEEN IN PARK DURING THESE INCIDENTS, BUT IT STILL LUNGES FORWARD AND IS CAUGHT BY THE PARKED TRANSMISSION. 2) THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TO 4 TIMES DURING MY OWNERSHIP OF THE C...

Mileage: 96,000

I NOTICED VERY SOON AFTER I BOUGHT MY TOYOTA PRIUS THERE WAS A LITTLE SERGE WHILE IN PARK AS WELL AS WHILE IN DRIVE. THE SURGE WOULD ACTUALLY MAKE THE CAR JUMP FORWARD A LITTLE BUT I JUST WROTE IT OFF AS A STRONG LITTLE CAR AND DIDN'T CONSIDER THAT IT COULD BE DANGEROUS. I STILL OWN THE CAR BUT DON'...

Mileage: 100

ON 11/24/09 I WAS PARKED IN A SAN FRANCISCO SHOPPING MALL PARKING LOT AND STARTED MY VEHICLE, PUT IT REVERSE, RELEASED THE BRAKE AND IT, IMMEDIATELY, ACCELERATED OUT OF THE ANGLED PARKING SPACE, ACROSS THE ONE-WAY SINGLE LANE AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A CAR SIMILARLY PARKED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE O...

Mileage: 27,013

MY TOYOTA PRIUS (2005) GAS PEDAL STUCK. I WAS TAKING MY WIFE TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A HEART ATTACK.WE WERE GOING DOWN A RAMP AND IT STUCK WIDE OPEN. I KEPT PUSHING THE START BUTTTON AND IT QUIT. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER AND HE TOLD ME TO REMOVE MY FLOOR MATS. I DO NOT THINK MY FLOOR MAT HAD ANYTHING...

Mileage: 63,000

1. NOTICED THAT THE LEFT HEADLAMP IS HAVING INTERMITTENT DIFFICULTY STAYING ON THIS PAST WEEK. 2.ONCE THE HEADLAMPS ARE TURNED ON, THE LEFT HEADLAMP STARTS TO DIM AND THE LIGHT APPEARS T...

Mileage: 67,575

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS MAKES A LOUD NOISE CAUSED BY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS.*TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. UPON DIAGNOSIS, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST $2,300 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE REP STATE...

I'M CONSTANTLY REPLACING THE HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS (NON-HID BULBS) AS THEY HAVE STOPPED WORKING 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 35K MILES. I'VE REPLACED THEM WITH DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER'S BULBS, DIFFERING MODELS, AND EVEN OEM BULBS, BUT THEY KEEP GOING OUT. THE FIRST TIME THEY ACTUALLY WENT OUT W...

Mileage: 132,000

I DROVE A 2005 PRIUS AND WAS BEHIND A SEMI-TRAILER. WHEN I ACCELERATED TO GO, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD CRUSHING INTO THE SEMI'S TRAILER. I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO REACT BECAUSE OF THE CLOSE DISTANCE, HOWEVER THE BRAKES WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO OVERCOME THE ACCELERATION POWER. THE PRIUS RAN INTO...

Mileage: 142,000

OVER THE PAST SEVERAL I'VE NOTICED AT LEAST TWICE THAT AFTER FILLING UP MY CAR WITH GASOLINE THAT THE GAUGE REFLECTING GASOLINE STATUS DOES NOT RESET CORRECTLY, E.G., IT TANK WAS HALF FULL, FILLING UP DOES NOT CAUSE IT TO RESET TO "FULL". I SUSPECT THAT THIS IS DUE TO SOME TYPE OF ELECTRONICS ERROR...

Mileage: 53,500

I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THIS PROBLEM UNDER ODI # 10304339. I INCORRECTLY REPORTED THAT "I FELT A BIG THUMP LIKE I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND". HOWEVER, I NOW BELIEVE THAT THIS ACTIVITY COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY "THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION" THAT HAS BEEN FREQUENTLY MENTIONED BY THE MEDIA. ALTHOUGH WHAT I FELT...

Mileage: 50,000

ALTHOUGH I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT, MY PRIUS (2005) HAS A HABIT OF LURCHING FORWARD WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE THE STOP AT A LIGHT, FOR EXAMPLE. RATHER THAN DECELERATING THE CAR SUDDENLY SPEEDS UP BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT HAPPEN FOR A ...

Mileage: 35,000

2005 PRIUS - INTERMITTENT ACCELERATION PROBLEM. ON FIVE OCCASIONS, BUT NONE IN THE LAST YEAR, WHEN WANTING TO SLOW DOWN BY TAKING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR TO STEP ON BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED BRIEFLY, FOR LESS THAN HALF A SECOND. BUT THE BRAKE WORKED NORMALLY AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM STOPPING. DAT...

Mileage: 50,000

THE FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT AND REAR RIGHT TAILLIGHT RANDOMLY TURN OFF. I HAVE SEEN NO PATTERN AS TO WHEN IT GOES OUT, BUT IT WILL STAY OUT UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. 95% OF THE TIME, THIS RESOLVES THE PROBLEM. *TR

OUR 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS EXHIBITED THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE NEWS. WHEN YOU ARE APPLYING THE BRAKES AND HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT LURCHES FORWARD. I NOW UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING AS A "LURCH" OR "SKIDDING" SENSATION WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE MO...

Mileage: 56,000

UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION OCCURRED TWICE IN MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2005 CAR. BOTH TIMES I WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY GOING SLOWLY INTO THE GARAGE AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE BY SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES. NO DAMAGE OCCURRED. THIS WAS WHEN IT WAS FAIRLY NEW AND I DID NOT REPORT IT THINKING I HAD DONE SOMETHING WRONG. NO...

Mileage: 12,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DOES NOT GO INTO READY MODE TO START THE ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE AND ALL THE THE SYMBOLS ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HA...

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH DEFECTIVE HID HEADLIGHTS. THESE LIGHTS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE ($650+/-EACH) AND BURN OUT ABOUT EVERY YEAR. MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, INCLUDING ON THE FREEWAY AT 8:30PM IN THE DARK. EVERYONE I KNOW WHO OWNS A PRIUS HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLE...

Mileage: 90,000

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS [XXX] WHEN BRAKING ON UNEVEN/BUMPY ROAD (EVEN FREEWAY LANE DIVIDER BUMPS), SKID LIGHT COME ON AND BRAKING FORCE IS REDUCED. HAS HAPPENED AT BOTH LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. NO ISSUE ON SMOOTH ...

Mileage: 81,000

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS [XXX] WHEN BRAKING ON UNEVEN/BUMPY ROAD (EVEN FREEWAY LANE DIVIDER BUMPS), SKID LIGHT COME ON AND BRAKING FORCE IS REDUCED. HAS HAPPENED AT BOTH LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. NO ISSUE ON SMOOTH ...

Mileage: 81,000

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS [XXX] WHEN BRAKING ON UNEVEN/BUMPY ROAD (EVEN FREEWAY LANE DIVIDER BUMPS), SKID LIGHT COME ON AND BRAKING FORCE IS REDUCED. HAS HAPPENED AT BOTH LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. NO ISSUE ON SMOOTH ...

Mileage: 81,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON IT LUNGED FORWARD WHILE HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AGAIN IT STOPPED ACCELERATING AND BEGAN TO PERFORM NORMALLY. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOUR ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE DEALER...

Mileage: 28,000

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND APPROACHING A PEDESTRIAN INTERSECTION WHEN A PEDESTRIAN ON HER MORNING EXERCISE RUN SUDDENLY RAN ACROSS MY PATH. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO STOP, BUT THE EDGE OF THE SOLE OF MY DRESS SHOES WERE CAUGHT BEHIND THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE MY FOOT...

Mileage: 61,000

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND APPROACHING A PEDESTRIAN INTERSECTION WHEN A PEDESTRIAN ON HER MORNING EXERCISE RUN SUDDENLY RAN ACROSS MY PATH. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO STOP, BUT THE EDGE OF THE SOLE OF MY DRESS SHOES WERE CAUGHT BEHIND THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE MY FOOT...

Mileage: 61,000

LAST EVENING 3/3 MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS EXPERIENCED A STUCK GAS PEDAL CAUSING ME TO GO IN AND OUT A DITCH THEN ACROSS THE ROAD AND HIT A SIGN PRIOR TO MY FINALLY BEING ABLE TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL. SINCE NEITHER TOYOTA TOTAL CARE/ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE OR THE TOYOTA OF BOWIE DEALERSHIP WOULD TOW IT TO TH...

Mileage: 92,949

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON A DAILY BASIS, SHE NOTICED AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL BACK AND SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER UNCONTROLLABLE BUT SHE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT IT. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ...

Mileage: 7,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ALL DAY UNTIL THE DRIVER PUSHED THE POWER BUTTON AND THERE WAS NO POWER IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND TESTING. IT TOOK THE DEALER TWO WEEKS TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE VEHICLE. THE T...

Mileage: 93,000

1 - MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. I RECEIVED A TICKET THAT I NOW HAVE TO PAY FOR. THE LOS ANGELES TIMES MENTIONED THAT OTHER CARS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT SHOULD BE EASY FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE. 2 - SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2005 PRIUS IN 2004, WHEN I...

1 - MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. I RECEIVED A TICKET THAT I NOW HAVE TO PAY FOR. THE LOS ANGELES TIMES MENTIONED THAT OTHER CARS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT SHOULD BE EASY FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE. 2 - SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2005 PRIUS IN 2004, WHEN I...

1 - MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. I RECEIVED A TICKET THAT I NOW HAVE TO PAY FOR. THE LOS ANGELES TIMES MENTIONED THAT OTHER CARS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT SHOULD BE EASY FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE. 2 - SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2005 PRIUS IN 2004, WHEN I...

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 PRIUS ON THE 210 FREEWAY IN LOS ANGELES, CA IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE TRAFFIC SPED UP, THEN THE CAR INFRONT SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. I HIT MY BRAKES HARD, AND THOUGHT "NOTHING'S HAPPENING." I REAR ENDED THE DAR INFRONT OF ME, CAUSING $A TOTAL OF $9,000 DAMAGE TO BOTH CARS....

Mileage: 135,000

3/1/2010 HID BULB OUT ON THE TOYOTA PRIUS 2005, TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST $450 TO REPLACE THE BULB. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I SPEND SO MUCH MONEY ON THIS CAR, TO BE TOLD THAT SOMETHING SO SIMPLE WAS COSTING SO MUCH. WHEN I USED TO DO THIS MY SELF. I ALSO COMPLAIN ABOUT MY CAR ACCELERATING AND WAS TOLD...

Mileage: 70,000

3/1/2010 HID BULB OUT ON THE TOYOTA PRIUS 2005, TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST $450 TO REPLACE THE BULB. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I SPEND SO MUCH MONEY ON THIS CAR, TO BE TOLD THAT SOMETHING SO SIMPLE WAS COSTING SO MUCH. WHEN I USED TO DO THIS MY SELF. I ALSO COMPLAIN ABOUT MY CAR ACCELERATING AND WAS TOLD...

Mileage: 70,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH MOMENTARY FAILURE IN BRAKING SYSTEM. OCCURRING 3 TIMES IN 2009. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR REPLACED. THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ALSO FLASHED ON THE DASH BOARD CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL WH...

Mileage: 18,461

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR REPLACED. THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ALSO FLASHED ON THE DASH BOARD CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL WH...

Mileage: 18,461

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR REPLACED. THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ALSO FLASHED ON THE DASH BOARD CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL WH...

Mileage: 18,461

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. HE WAS DRIVING 30 MPH ON A RAINY DAY WHEN HE STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SURGED. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ABS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107415. THE CURRENT...

Mileage: 107,415

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE FAILURE OVER BUMPY OR ICY ROADS REPORTED TO NHTSA IN 2005 WITH NO RESPONSE. TOYOTA DENIED FAILURE AND WE WERE TOLD TO SUE. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE FAILURE OVER BUMPY OR ICY ROADS REPORTED TO NHTSA IN 2005 WITH NO RESPONSE. TOYOTA DENIED FAILURE AND WE WERE TOLD TO SUE. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

WHILE BRAKING, MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS SOMETIMES SURGES FORWARD INSTEAD OF SLOWING. THIS USUALLY OCCURS ON ROUGH OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT. IT HAS HAPPENED BETWEEN 10 AND 20 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES HAVE OCCURRED, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR TO CORRECT PROBLEM. A MECHANI...

Mileage: 55,000

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WILL LOCK THE DRIVE WHEELS LEAVING YOU STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD/TURN. THE ACCELERATOR CAN BE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR - ENGINE RACING - I HAVE HAD TO SIT FOR 30-45 SECONDS BEFORE SYSTEM RELEASED THE DRIVE WHEELS. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WILL LOCK THE DRIVE WHEELS LEAVING YOU STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD/TURN. THE ACCELERATOR CAN BE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR - ENGINE RACING - I HAVE HAD TO SIT FOR 30-45 SECONDS BEFORE SYSTEM RELEASED THE DRIVE WHEELS. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

THE GAS "BLADDER" ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WILL NOT EXPAND CORRECTLY. THIS LIMITS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT CAN BE PUT INTO THE CAR TO AS LITTLE AS 7 GAL. IN COLD WEATHER. THE RATED VOLUME IS 11.4 GAL. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO SHE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO TAKE THE FLOOR MATS OUT OF HER VEHICLE AND WHAT TO DO IF THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TH...

Mileage: 5

I SENT AN E-MAIL TO NHTSA ON 2/8/10 DESCRIBING THIS COMPLAINT. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE THE OWNERS OF A 2005 PRIUS WHICH WE BOUGHT NEW. EVER SINCE WE'VE OWNED IT WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM: WHEN WE GO OVER A BUMP, POTHOLE, OR UNEVEN SURFACE WE EXPERIENCE A MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING ABILIT...

Mileage: 2,000

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE AN OFFICIAL REPORT OF MY ACCIDENT THAT INVOLVED MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS ON JANUARY 13 OF THIS YEAR. IT WAS IN THE MORNING AFTER I HAD DROPPED OFF MY CHILDREN TO THEIR SCHOOL. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HILL AND DRIVING THE NORMAL 25- 30MPH DOWN THE HILL TO GO HOME. UPON COMING TO TH...

Mileage: 57,000

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE AN OFFICIAL REPORT OF MY ACCIDENT THAT INVOLVED MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS ON JANUARY 13 OF THIS YEAR. IT WAS IN THE MORNING AFTER I HAD DROPPED OFF MY CHILDREN TO THEIR SCHOOL. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HILL AND DRIVING THE NORMAL 25- 30MPH DOWN THE HILL TO GO HOME. UPON COMING TO TH...

Mileage: 57,000

I OWN A 2005 PRIUS AND HAVE 3 UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INCIDENTS IN 5 YEARS, TWO SEPARATE DRIVERS. CITY DRIVING AT 35 MPH. PEDAL DID NOT STICK, IT WAS SUCKED TO THE FLOOR WE TURNED OF ENGINE BEFORE SPEED GOT TO 50MPH. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY, NOTE THIS: EACH TIME I ASKED THE DEALER REPAIR SHOP ABOUT IT...

Mileage: 8,000

I HAVE AN UNRESOLVED SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON THE FIRST DAY THAT I DROVE MY THEN-BRAND NEW CAR. I STILL REMEMBER THIS DANGEROUS EVENT VERY CLEARLY. I CAN EASILY REPLICATE THE PROBLEM FOR YOU. I WAS ABOUT TO BACK MY PRIUS OUT OF ITS DIAGONAL PARKING SPACE ON A...

Mileage: 100

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED HIM TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH OUT OF A PARKING LOT IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. THE CRASH CAUSED DAMAGES TO BOTH VEHICLES. NO ONE WAS INJUR...

Mileage: 30,000

2005 PRIUS BRAKES FAIL TEMPORARY WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPY SURFACE. IT OCCURS WEEKLY. NO CONSEQUENCES YET. NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

2005 PRIUS BRAKES FAIL TEMPORARY WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPY SURFACE. IT OCCURS WEEKLY. NO CONSEQUENCES YET. NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN A FLAT HARTFORD, CT STREET AT AROUND 20 MPH AND BEGAN TO BRAKE AS APPROACHED INTERSECTION AT AN AVENUE WITH STOP SIGN. WHEN COMPRESSING BRAKE ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSE CAME AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO GO AS IF IT WAS COASTING. WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION--FORTUNATELY IT WAS LAT...

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT IN MY CAR, A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. THIS IS WHEN MY CAR QUICKLY ACCELERATED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHILE MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS OR THE BRAKE. AFTER THE INITIAL IMPACT MY CAR DROVE INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF...

Mileage: 68,250

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED, THE BRAKES WOULD RELEASE FOR A SECOND. HE NOTICED THE ISSUE ON A BUMPY ROAD AND HE SAW THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGE WHEN THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHENEVER HE HAD TO...

Mileage: 2,500

ABS SERVICE LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE BUCKS - DRIVER HESITATED TO DRIVE CAR FEW MILES TO DEALERSHIP. "ABS CODE C1247 STROLESENSOR MALFUNCTION PERFORMED LINEAR INT AND CALIBRATE. IF CONDITION RECURS ABS ECU MAY BE FAULTY" - (9/7/06) "ABS LIGHT COMES ON. CODE #C1247...INT...

Mileage: 11,705

I HAVE A TOYOTA PRIUS 2005. PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2004. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR, I HAVE NOTICED THERE IS A ACCELERATION LAG WHILE MAKING TURN ON RIGHT OR LEFT. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE IS NOT CONTINUOUS ACCELERATION AND FEELS LIKE, CAR MAY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN ...

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS - SLIPPING BRAKES - MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OVER THE YEARS, ONE TODAY WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. AS CAR SLOWED, BRAKES SLIPPED DURING TRANSITION FROM REGENERATIVE TO MECHANICAL. CAR'S NOSE PASSED ABOUT 1 FOOT BEYOND WHITE LINE DEMARCATING INTERSECTION. NO CRASH OR DAMAGE TO VE...

Mileage: 73,200

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS FEELS LIKE IT "JUMPS" OR ACCELERATES WHEN I AM BRAKING ON BUMPY ROADS. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN OFTEN, AND ONLY FOR A SECOND. IT HAS HAPPENED RARELY SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CARE, BUT IT HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE IN THE PAST 4 YEARS. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS AT ONE INTERSECTION, AND SO I AM ...

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH ON A BUMPY ROAD THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND THE BRAKE FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE INTO THE INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS ...

Mileage: 30,000

WHEN I WAS PULLING SLOWLY INTO MY REGULAR PARKING SPACE AT WORK, MY 2005 PRIUS SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AND SMASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL THAT WAS ABOUT 4 - 6 FEET IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WERE CARS PARKED ON EACH SIDE OF ME; I DIDN'T HIT EITHER OF THEM. I WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE WALL AT THE FONT OF THE P...

Mileage: 30,699

THE PROBLEM IS ENGINE SURGING WHEN I AM BRAKING. THE REGENERATIVE BRAKES SEEM TO SEND POWER TO THE MOTOR THAT THE COMPUTER DOES NOT HANDLE PROPERLY AND THE ENGINE SURGES, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN TO MAKE TURNS OR TO STOP. THE CAR FEELS OUT OF CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO ...

Mileage: 40,000

THE PROBLEM IS ENGINE SURGING WHEN I AM BRAKING. THE REGENERATIVE BRAKES SEEM TO SEND POWER TO THE MOTOR THAT THE COMPUTER DOES NOT HANDLE PROPERLY AND THE ENGINE SURGES, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN TO MAKE TURNS OR TO STOP. THE CAR FEELS OUT OF CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO ...

Mileage: 40,000

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKES DIDN'T ENGAGE WHEN I PRESSED ON THEM IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I WAS BEHIND A UTILITY TRUCK WITH A CONCRETE POST HANGING ABOUT 10 FEET OFF THE BACK OF IT (PROPERLY MARKED), AND I GAVE MYSELF ROOM BEHIND THE TRUCK AND WAS AWARE OF THE POLE HANGING OFF OF THE TRUCK. TRAFFIC S...

Mileage: 47,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. HE EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE AS THE 2010 PRIUS WHEN HE ATTEMPT TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKES BEGAN FUNCTIONING NORMALLY WHENEVER HE WASN'T DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. HE HAS ALWAYS EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE BUT HE THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL. WHE...

Mileage: 120,000

THE BRAKES BEGAN TO NOTICEABLY GRAB THEN RELEASE AT LOW SPEEDS, BUT IT WAS INTERMITTENT. MY SON WAS DRIVING, SLOWED FOR A STOP LIGHT AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM WHEN THE BRAKES RELEASED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME NO FAULT WAS DETECTED. THREE WE...

Mileage: 118,300

ON 11/5/09 IN MID-AFTERNOON I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 PRIUS NORTH ON CALVERT ST. IN BALTIMORE CITY, JUST ABOVE SARATOGA ST., AT ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED. AT THE TIME I WAS SPEAKING TO MY BOSS ON MY VERIZON CELL PHONE USING MY BLUETOOTH HEADSET. I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE CA...

Mileage: 73,800

ON 11/5/09 IN MID-AFTERNOON I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 PRIUS NORTH ON CALVERT ST. IN BALTIMORE CITY, JUST ABOVE SARATOGA ST., AT ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED. AT THE TIME I WAS SPEAKING TO MY BOSS ON MY VERIZON CELL PHONE USING MY BLUETOOTH HEADSET. I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE CA...

Mileage: 73,800

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS FREQUENTLY EXPERIENCES BRAKE FAILURE WHILE BRAKING ON BUMPY PAVEMENT OR ROUGH TERRAIN. THE CAR APPEARS TO LURCH FORWARD FOR ONE OR TWO SECONDS. I DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM TO BAY RIDGE TOYOTA ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE HAVING THE CAR SERVICED. THEY REASSURED ME THAT THE BRAKES WE...

Mileage: 51,000

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT ABOUT MY PRIUS'S BRAKES, BUT IT IS NOT A DUPLICATE COMPLAINT. MY CAR HAS TWO PROBLEMS WITH IT'S BRAKES WHICH SEEM TO ME TO BE UNRELATED. MY PRIUS BRAKES VERY ODDLY WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN, OR IN THE EARLY MORNING WHEN THERE IS APPRECIABLE DEW/CONDENSATION...

Mileage: 100

GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR STICKS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. A FEW YEARS AGO, THE ONLY SYMPTOM WAS CLICKING NOISE WHEN LEVER WAS ACTUATED, BUT NOW IT DOES NOT RETURN TO A NEUTRAL POSITION WHEN YOU LET GO. HAPPENS EVERY TIME. CONSEQUENTIALLY, UNLESS YOU CONSCIOUSLY RETURN THE LEVER TO CENTRAL POSITION, PRESSING...

Mileage: 76,000

IN MARCH OF '09 I DROVE MY CAR TO A LOCAL SHOPPING CENTER. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY CAR 10 MINUTES OR SO LATER, I TRIED TO START THE ENGINE BY PUSHING ON THE START BUTTON. THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD DISPLAY LIGHTED UP, INCLUDING ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T START AND I WASN'T ABLE TO T...

Mileage: 33,000

THERE WERE THREE ONE-CAR CRASHES IN MY 2005 PRIUS, THE FIRST ON 1 MAY 2007, THE SECOND ON 16 NOV 2009, AND THE THIRD ON 1 DEC 2009. ALL WERE IN FORSYTH COUNTY, NC. THE FIRST WAS AN INEXPLICABLE CRASH INTO THE EXIT GATE FROM MY COMMUNITY; THE SECOND AND THIRD CRASHES WERE SUDDEN, UNCONTROLLABLE ACCEL...

Mileage: 20,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INS...

Mileage: 56,313

OWNED A PRIUS AND HAD A BRAKE FAILURE.. COMING OF THE HIGHWAY SLOWING TO A STOPLIGHT BY TAKING FOOT OFF GAS, WHEN I STARTED TO GET CLOSE TO THE CAR INFRONT I HIT THE BRAKES TO COMPLETE MY STOP WHEN I DID NOTHING HAPPENED.. I ENDED UP REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.. I HAD MY CAR REPAIRED AND I R...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING SLOWLY, 5-15 MPH, THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL TO ENGAGE WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL.THE SKID LIGHT AND CHIME WOULD FLASH ON THE DASHBOARD. AFTER THAT, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY. SHE NOTICED THE PROBLEM THREE TIM...

Mileage: 30,000

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS' BRAKING SYSTEM ACTS THE SAME WAY AS THE 2010'S WITH THE RECALL. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP, WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, IF YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE BRAKES DISENGAGE. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

VEHICLE: 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, CURRENTLY NOT COVERED BY BRAKE RECALL. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES AND DRIVE OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE, I EXPERIENCE A MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. THIS HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY - THERE IS ONE PARTICULAR POT HOLE THAT ALWAYS CAUSES THIS TO HAPPEN, SO IT HAPPENS AT LEAST THREE TI...

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS AND MY BRAKES SLIP WHENEVER A FRONT TIRE DROPS ONTO AN UNEVEN SURFACE. IT SEEMS TO BE THE EXACT PROBLEM DESCRIBED AS HAPPENING TO THE 2010 MODELS. I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES AS I LIVE ON A GRAVEL ROAD AND WHEN I TURN ONTO MY ROAD IT IS AN UNEVEN SURFACE. IT HAS HA...

Mileage: 67,000

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS AND MY BRAKES SLIP WHENEVER A FRONT TIRE DROPS ONTO AN UNEVEN SURFACE. IT SEEMS TO BE THE EXACT PROBLEM DESCRIBED AS HAPPENING TO THE 2010 MODELS. I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES AS I LIVE ON A GRAVEL ROAD AND WHEN I TURN ONTO MY ROAD IT IS AN UNEVEN SURFACE. IT HAS HA...

Mileage: 67,000

I LOVE MY PRIUS BUT A DIFFERENT STORY HERE, I THINK. I BOUGHT A NEW 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS OLD WITH APPROXIMATELY 40 THOUSAND MILES ON IT (3 YEARS AGO) THE GAS PEDAL STUCK AND IT WAS NOT RELATED TO A FLOOR MAT. I WAS ACCELERATING GETTING UP TO THE 55MPH SPEED LIMIT WHIL...

2005 PRIUS BRAKING ISSUE: MY BRAKES DELAYED TO ENGAGE WHEN I TRIED TO BRAKE ON AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. I ENDED UP GOING THRU A CURB AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED AND JUST MISSED BEING IN AN CRASH. I NOW AVOID ENGAGING THE BRAKE IF THE ROAD IS UNEVEN (WHERE POSSIBLE) TO AVOID THIS TYPE OF RESPONSE. *T...

WE ORDERED A 2005 PRIUS IN THE FALL OF 2004 AND RECEIVED DELIVERY IN MAY 2005. MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR MORE OFTEN THAN I DO AND SHE INFORMED ME THAT DURING TIMES OF WET OR RAINY CONDITIONS THE BRAKES "GRAB' WHEN APPLIED. THIS BRAKING PROBLEM WAS NOT APPARENT DURING THE FIRST YEAR. I'VE EXPERIENCE...

Mileage: 15,007

BRAKES APPEAR TO NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY OR MOMENTARILY RELEASE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT OR POTHOLES. SEEMS TO LAST FOR ABOUT A SECOND. THIS OCCURS FREQUENTLY AND I NOTICED THIS TWO YEARS AGO... ASSUMED IT WAS NORMAL... ODD, BUT NORMAL. THIS CAN BE EASILY REPLICATED. *TR

IF THE CAR DRIVES OVER AN UNLEVEL SURFACE (E.G. STEEL PLATE, MANHOLE COVER, TRANSITION FROM ASPHALT TO CEMENT ROAD) AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE CAR ACCELERATES MOMENTARILY. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR ON A CONSISTENT BASIS, BUT IS MORE RANDOM. I HAVE REPEATEDLY BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEA...

Mileage: 69,700

WHEN I AM BRAKING AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND HIT A POT HOLE OR SOME OTHER ROAD DEFECT, MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES/BRAKING DOES NOT FUNCTION FOR ABOUT 1/2 A SECOND. IF I HIT 2 POTHOLES CONSECUTIVELY, THE PROBLEM WILL OCCUR EACH TIME. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS SINCE I BOUG...

Mileage: 5,000

I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING TEMPORARY BRAKE FAILURES SINCE THE FIRST WINTER IN 2005, OFTEN ON RAINY OR SNOWY DAYS, DRIVING DOWN HILL WHILE TRYING TO STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL AT A STOP SIGN. I HAVE HAD 4 NEAR-MISSES, TWICE WITH THE CAR COMING INTO THE MIDDLE OF BUSY STREET A...

I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING TEMPORARY BRAKE FAILURES SINCE THE FIRST WINTER IN 2005, OFTEN ON RAINY OR SNOWY DAYS, DRIVING DOWN HILL WHILE TRYING TO STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL AT A STOP SIGN. INSTEAD OF RESPONDING TO THE BRAKE, THE CAR WILL APPEAR TO TEMPORARILY SURGE FORWARD...

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 2005 PRIUS ON 3/29/2006. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT REMAINS A MYSTERY. I WAS SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION, WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT I PULLED OUT INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. DUE TO THE INJURI...

Mileage: 24,700

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS THE SAME BRAKE/ACCELERATION PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE MEDIA. SOMETIMES WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES ON BUMPY SURFACES, THE CAR TENDS TO ACCELERATE - OR EVEN LIFT UP SLIGHTLY - UNTIL THE WHEELS TOUCH DOWN AND REGAIN CONTACT WITH A FLAT SURFACE. I NEVER PUMP THE BRAKES,...

Mileage: 65,000

MY 2005 PRIUS SHOWS THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE "CAUTION: THE TRANSMISSION P LOCK MECHANISM IS ABNORMAL. PARK YOUR CAR AT A FLAT PLACE, AND APPLY PARKING BRAKE COMPLETELY". IF I TURN OFF THE POWER AND TURN IT ON EVERYTHING IS OK. DEALER WANTS 57 USD TO TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG. *TR

Mileage: 41,727

CONTINUATION TO INCIDENT# 10310144, THE PROBLEM SHOWED UP AT THE DEALER'S SERVICE BAY. THE SERVICE TECHNICAL PEOPLE SAW THAT BUT STILL WANTED A SEPARATE DIAGNOSTIC FEE OF $57 TO TELL ME THE REAL ISSUE. I AM SURE THEY WOULD HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE. *TR

Mileage: 41,727

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR HAD ANY DAMAGE. FOR THE PAST COUPLE YEARS, I'VE BEEN NOTICING A PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER. USUALLY IN COLD WEATHER (BELOW ABOUT 40 DEGREES F), THE GEAR SHIFTER DOES NOT CHANGE GEARS. FOR EXAMPLE, I'LL PUT IT IN DRIVE, RELEASE THE GE...

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR HAD ANY DAMAGE. FOR THE PAST COUPLE YEARS, I'VE BEEN NOTICING A PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER. USUALLY IN COLD WEATHER (BELOW ABOUT 40 DEGREES F), THE GEAR SHIFTER DOES NOT CHANGE GEARS. FOR EXAMPLE, I'LL PUT IT IN DRIVE, RELEASE THE GE...

Mileage: 40,000

AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A RED LIGHT BEHIND A VAN, THE VAN ABRUPTLY STOPPED. I HIT THE BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP. THE BRAKES DID NOT ENABLE RIGHT AWAY AND THE CAR I WAS DRIVING REAR-ENDED THE VAN. *TR

AFTER CHANGING LANES FROM THE LEFT RIGHT LANE TO THE LEFT LANE NEAR DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, A CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ON A YELLOW LIGHT. I QUICKLY HIT THE BRAKES WHICH SEEMED TO SLOWLY ENGAGE AND WAS HIT THE CAR FROM BEHIND. *TR

CAR ALWAYS SURGES WHEN I HIT A SLIPPERY PATCH. IT HAS DONE THIS FOR YEARS AND I HAVE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. (LOCAL SERVICE AT DEALER), BUT AM ALWAYS TOLD IT'S NORMAL. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

HEADLIGHT HEIGHT CONTROL SENSOR FAILED ON MY 2005 PRIUS. STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS IN 2008 WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN I TOOK IT TO DEALER, BECAUSE PROBLEM WAS ON AGAIN/OFF AGAIN, HE COULDN'T FIND IT. BY THE TIME DEALER FINALLY FIGURED OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS - IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. ...

Mileage: 36,000

AFTER LISTENING TO PUBLICITY ABOUT THE 2010 PRIUS PROBLEM I REALIZE THAT I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OF BRAKE FADE IN MY 2005 PRIUS. THERE IS A BRIDGE SECTION THAT I DRIVE OVER SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH. THIS BRIDGE SECTION IS 1 INCH HIGHER THAN THE ASPHALT ROAD AND ON A STEEP HILL IMMEDIATELY BEFORE ...

Mileage: 500

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT,IT STARTED IN DECEMBER 2009 AND AS OF TODAY THEY GO OUT ABOUT EVERY 5-10 MINUTES ... I CALLED TOYOTAS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY IMPLIED THERE WAS NO WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE 2005 PRIUS ... I HAVE AN ASSOCIATED PR...

Mileage: 182,367

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT,IT STARTED IN DECEMBER 2009 AND AS OF TODAY THEY GO OUT ABOUT EVERY 5-10 MINUTES ... I CALLED TOYOTAS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY IMPLIED THERE WAS NO WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE 2005 PRIUS ... I HAVE AN ASSOCIATED PR...

Mileage: 182,367

MY WIFE AND I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 2005 PRIUS FROM WILDE TOYOTA IN WEST ALLIS, WI. IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKING ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE ON ICY ROADS, SLICK ROADS, AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. WE HAVE HAD THREE BRAKE FAILURES. THE FIRST WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE-STREET. I WA...

MY WIFE AND I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 2005 PRIUS FROM WILDE TOYOTA IN WEST ALLIS, WI. IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKING ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE ON ICY ROADS, SLICK ROADS, AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. WE HAVE HAD THREE BRAKE FAILURES. THE FIRST WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE-STREET. I WA...

EASILY REPLICATED, UNEXPECTED BRAKE RELEASE ON 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. 1) DRIVE OVER ROUGH PART OF ROAD, OR SLICK SPOT 2) APPLY BRAKES 3) NO RESPONSE FROM BRAKES FOR A SECOND OR SO. *TR

Mileage: 1

WE HAVE A 2005 PRIUS HYBRID. IT HAS, EVER SINCE WE PURCHASED IT, OCCASIONALLY ACCELERATED WHEN WE HAVE PUT ON BRAKES. IT STOPS AFTER A SECOND OR TWO, AND HAS NEVER CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, THOUGH IT IS SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS. I BELIEVE THE ONLY RECALL THAT APPLIES TO THIS MODEL YEAR IS THE FLOOR MAT PROBL...

I HAVE A 2005 AND 2010 PRIUS. I HAVE NOTICED A SENSE OF"SURGE" WHEN BRAKING SLOWLY OVER IRREGULAR PAVEMENT WITH BOTH CARS. I ALWAYS JUST CONSIDERED IT A QUIRK OF THE CAR. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO QUESTION IN MY MIND THAT THIS BRAKING PROBLEM IS AT LEAST PRESENT IN THE 2005 PRIUSES. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY...

MY 2005 MODEL PRIUS LOST BRAKE MOMENTARILY AND ACCELERATED ON A BUMPY STRETCH OF ROAD. IT HAPPENS ALWAYS I PASS OVER THE SAME STRETCH JUST ON A STOP SIGNAL. IT STOPPED VERY CLOSE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT AFTER REGAINING THE BRAKE LUCKILY AVOIDING ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM REPORTED ON T...

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE WHILE PREPARING TO STOP FROM 40 MPH IN 05 TOYOTA PRIUS LAST SEPTEMBER. HAD AT LEAST THREE OCCURRENCES DURING THE SUMMER OF THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING QUICKLY AND EASILY TO THE FLOOR, MAKING A "THUNK" NOISE, SOUNDING AND FEELING LIKE METAL ON METAL, BUT THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN WHEN...

Mileage: 45,000

I OWN A 2005 PRIUS, BOUGHT NEW. I NOW HAVE 130,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN SERVICED AND MAINTAINED AT SCHEDULED INTERVALS, MOSTLY BY A TOYOTA DEALER. #1: I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER SINCE THE FIRST WINTER THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR THAT THE "TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM" IS DANGEROUS IN BAD WEATHER CONDI...

Mileage: 1,000

I OWN A 2005 PRIUS, BOUGHT NEW. I NOW HAVE 130,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN SERVICED AND MAINTAINED AT SCHEDULED INTERVALS, MOSTLY BY A TOYOTA DEALER. #1: I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER SINCE THE FIRST WINTER THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR THAT THE "TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM" IS DANGEROUS IN BAD WEATHER CONDI...

Mileage: 1,000

I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO THE DEALER SINCE I HAVE HAD MY 2005 PRIUS (I BOUGHT IT NEW) THAT AT SLOW SPEEDS ON OCCASION WHEN I JUST VERY LIGHTLY TOUCH THE BRAKE MY PRIUS WILL SUDDENLY STOP AS IF I HAD SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. THEY INSIST THAT THEY HAVE TO SEE THE PROBLEM BEFORE THEY CAN DO ANYTHING A...

Mileage: 3,000

BRAKING ON 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP AND YOU HIT A BUMPY SURFACE OR MANHOLE COVER THE ANTILOCK BRAKES GO OFF AND THE BRAKES RELEASE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1-2 SECONDS AND YOU FEEL AS IF YOU ARE SKIDDING ON ICE. *TR

Mileage: 100

BRAKING ON 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP AND YOU HIT A BUMPY SURFACE OR MANHOLE COVER THE ANTILOCK BRAKES GO OFF AND THE BRAKES RELEASE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1-2 SECONDS AND YOU FEEL AS IF YOU ARE SKIDDING ON ICE. *TR

Mileage: 100

ABOUT 1-2 TIMES PER MONTH, I'VE NOTICED WHAT FEELS LIKE A VERY SMALL MOMENTARY ACCELERATION WHILE BRAKING, IF I HIT A BUMP/POTHOLE AT THE SAME TIME. I'VE ONLY NOTICED THE ISSUE WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, SINCE TRANSFERRING AND USING A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO GET TO/FROM WORK. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS - I HAVE HAD BRAKING PROBLEM. NEAR WHERE I LIVE THERE IS A SMALL POTHOLE NEAR AN INTERSECTION WITH A STOP SIGH. WHEN TRYING TO STOP IF I HIT THE POTHOLE THE CAR'S BRAKES JUST SEEM TO DISAPPEAR FOR A SECOND. ALMOST RAN OUT THROUGH STOP SIGN. THIS HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES S...

Mileage: 50,000

FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS I'VE NOTICED A STRANGE SENSATION WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP OR RIPPLES IN THE ROAD WHILE BRAKING IN MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS BUT DIDN'T THINK TOO MUCH ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT IS A RARE OCCURRENCE. AFTER READING ABOUT TOYOTA'S RECENT RECALL OF THE 2010 PRIUS I REALIZED THAT WHAT WAS HAPPEN...

Mileage: 5,200

I HAVE A 2005 (EARLY 2ND GENERATION) PRIUS AND I EXPERIENCED THE LATEST REPORTED "DESIGN FLAW" IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM FROM DAY 1 IN 2005. THE BEST DESCRIPTION I'VE HEARD OF IT IS "INCONSISTENT BRAKING OVER ROUGH SURFACES". THAT IS, WHEN DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE OR BUMP WHEN APPLYING THE (REGENERATIVE) ...

Mileage: 1,000

I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS THAT HAS EXPERIENCED BRAKE ISSUES INCLUDING SURGING FORWARD WHEN BRAKE IS DEPRESSED. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT IS A BIT SCARY. I PLAN TO BRING IT UP TO THE DEALER AGAIN WHEN I GO FOR MY 45,000 M...

Mileage: 43,580

I CONSISTENTLY EXPERIENCE THE FEELING OF MY BRAKES MOMENTARILY RELEASING WHEN GOING OVER A POT HOLE OR TRAIN TRACKS WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS (USUALLY AT LOW SPEED). WHEN I GLANCE TO SEE IF THE ANTI SKID LIGHT IS ON , ON THESE OCCURRENCES IT IS NOT. I HAVE BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO THE ODD FE...

Mileage: 48,000

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH BRAKING. IT HAPPENS MOSTLY IN WET WEATHER WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP. IT ALWAYS BRAKES AFTER SO I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY SHOULD KNOW IT IS NOT JUST 2010 CARS, IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE BRAKES "SLIP" WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD. THIS EXPERIENCE IS SIMILAR TO WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED IN THE 2010 PRIUS MODEL RECALL. I AM DRIVING A 2005 PRIUS HYBRID AND HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR SLIPS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN OCTOBER OF 2005. TO DATE THE SLIPPING HAS NOT ...

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKES FAILED WHEN I TRIED TO STOP AT A STOP LIGHT. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS RED UNTIL I WAS VERY CLOSE TO IT, SO I "SLAMMED" ON THE BRAKES. I HAD MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE PEDAL AND IT WAS LIKE THE BRAKES RELEASED. LESS THAN 2 WEEKS LATER, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE PRIUS ...

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKES FAILED TOTALLY WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKES LOCKED HARD, AND THE SMELL OF THE BRAKE BANDS WAS HIGH. I SLOWED TO 20 MPH AND WENT TO TONIO DIVION TOYOTA IN RIVERDALE UTAH. THE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY HAD NOT EXPIRED, BUT THEY SAID THAT THE BRAKES...

Mileage: 55,000

SEVERAL TIMES OVER PAST 5 YEARS MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS ABS SYSTEM HAD RELEASED THE BRAKES FOR UNCOMFORTABLE AMOUNT OF TIME (0.5-1.0 SECONDS) WHEN COMING TO A STOP OVER SLIGHTLY BUMPY ROAD. IF I DIDN'T KEEP GOOD DISTANCE I COULD HAVE CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

SEVERAL TIMES OVER PAST 5 YEARS MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS ABS SYSTEM HAD RELEASED THE BRAKES FOR UNCOMFORTABLE AMOUNT OF TIME (0.5-1.0 SECONDS) WHEN COMING TO A STOP OVER SLIGHTLY BUMPY ROAD. IF I DIDN'T KEEP GOOD DISTANCE I COULD HAVE CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

2005 PRIUS THAT HAS THE SAME BRAKING ISSUES THAT THE 2010 PRIUS IS BEING RECALLED FOR. THE BRAKES MOMENTARILY FAIL WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND HITTING ROUGH OR SLICK ROAD SPOTS. THIS BEHAVIOR HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED MY PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 2,500

MY 2005 PRIUS SKIDDED OFF THE ROAD DURING A SNOW STORM. I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF SPEED. MY CAR HIT 2 TREES HEAD ON AND WAS TOTALED. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I INFORMED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND TOYOTA (SENT THEM PICTURES) AND NEITHER SEEMED TO FEEL IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. SI...

I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT WAITING FOR IT TO TURN GREEN WHEN MY BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I ONLY HAD A FEW BLOCKS TO GET TO MY DESTINATION AND THE BRAKES STILL WORKED IF I PUSHED ON THEM REALLY HARD. I GOT IT PARKED AND LEFT IT FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS AND WHEN I STARTED IT BAC...

Mileage: 51,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS BRAKE ISSUE. WHEN BRAKING OVER POTHOLE OR BUMP, I MOMENTARILY LOOSE ALL BRAKE. THE BRAKE COMES BACK ABOUT 1 SEC LATER. THIS HAS ALWAYS HAPPENED, I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT I AM ONLY TOLD THAT I NEED TO 'GET USED TO IT'. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS I HAVE THE SAME BRAKING ISSUE THAT THE 2010 PRIUS HAS WITH BRAKING ON UNEVEN SURFACES AND HITTING POT HOLDS MY BRAKES HAVE MEMORY LOSS THEY HIT THE UNEVEN SURFACE THE CAR CONTINUES TO MOVE, IT FEELS LIKE IT GETS AIR BORNE ALSO WHEN THE WEATHER IS WET THE BRAKES LOCK UP, I ...

Mileage: 100

DURING A DRIVE ON US224 IN OHIO, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA ON CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER PASSING A VEHICLE, HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN BY BRAKING BUT THE CAR WAS STILL TRYING TO ACCELERATE. IT TOOK FOUR ITERATIONS OF PUSHING ON THE BRAKE TO FINALLY MAKE THE CAR SLOW DOWN. WE WERE ABLE TO PU...

Mileage: 86,000

I HAVE NOTICED THE ONGOING DISTURBANCE WITH THE BRAKES ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, AS DESCRIBED IN MEDIA REPORTS ON THE NEWER PRIUS MODELS. DURING THE BRAKING PROCESS, IF I ENCOUNTER ANY DISTURBANCE IN THE ROAD SUCH AS A POT HOLE OR AN EXPANSION JOINT, I FEEL A MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING. THE CAR WILL...

Mileage: 87,000

CAR SEIZING UP IN 2005 PRIUS WHEN I GO OVER LARGE BUMPS IN THE ROAD-- HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM CONTINUOUSLY OVER PAST 2 1/2 YEARS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY 2007 WITH 19,000 MILES. I HAVE SEEN REPORTS THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE 2010 PRIUS AND A VERY LARGE RECALL IS ABOUT T...

Mileage: 25,000

FEBURARY 13, 2009, MY BREAKS FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN APPROACHING A BUSY INTERSECTION. NO WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED. MY BREAKS JUST DIDN'T WORK. IN ORDER TO STOP MY VEHICLE FROM SLAMMING INTO CARS WAITING AT THE LIGHT AND PEOPLE CROSSING AT THE CROSS WALK, I APPLIED THE PARKING BREAK AND TURNED OFF M...

Mileage: 53,539

I AM WRITING TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN OVER A ONE CAR ACCIDENT IN WHICH I WAS THE DRIVER. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURED ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK. I WAS DRIVING A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THIS IS THE SAME EXPLANATION I GAVE TO THE POLICE AND TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. I WAS DRIVING SOMEWHERE ...

Mileage: 135,000

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN I HIT A BUMP AND TRY TO SLOW DOWN, THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES THE CAR ACCELERATES. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL OF THE TIME BUT IS INTERMITTENT. I HAVE TRIED TO COMPLAIN TO TOYOTA BUT CANNOT GET THROUGH. *TW

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. SIMILAR "BRAKING" PROBLEM AS IS IN NEWS FOR 2010 PRIUS. AFTER GOING OVER A (EVEN A SMALL) BUMP, CAR ALMOST LURCHES FORWARD; GLAD I WASN'T NEAR ANOTHER CAR, OR MIGHT HAVE HIT IT. HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS TOOK TO DEALER-DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. SEEMS LIK...

WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THE PROBLEM WITH BRAKING ON ROUGH PAVEMENT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE 2010 PRIUS. WE HAVE SUFFERED WITH THIS PROBLEM ON OUR 2005 PRIUS SINCE THE BEGINNING *TW

2005 AND 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKING PROBLEMS. I HAVE A 2005 AND A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. ON BOTH OF THESE VEHICLES, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS WHICH ARE BEING DESCRIBED IN THE NEWS ABOUT THE 2010 PRIUS MODEL. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT RELATING TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE POTENTIAL IS CERTAINLY ...

Mileage: 20,000

2005 PRIUS LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TIRE SLIPPAGE (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATION.: WHEN THE VEHICLE DETECTS A TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING (GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS, RAIN OR WET CONDITIONS, LOOSE GRAVEL, ETC.) ALL POWER IS CUT TO THE WHEELS LEAVING THE CAR IN AN UNCONTROLLED SKIDDING...

Mileage: 105,000

WE HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE BRAKING PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN NOTED WITH THE 2010 MODELS - THE BRAKES SEEM TO PAUSE, ESPECIALLY WHEN STOPPING ON ROUGH OR SLIPPERY PAVEMENT. WE HAD NOT REPORTED THIS EARLIER, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW IF THIS WAS JUST AN ILLUSION RESULTING FROM THE...

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. AT FIRST THE LH HEADLIGHT WOULD INTERNITTENTLY GO OUT. IT WOULD ALSO COME ON DURING MY DRIVE ALSO. THEN MY RH HEADLIGHT WOULD DO THE SAME. I HAVE HAD FOUR INSTANCES WHERE BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT COMPLETELY LEAVING ME IN A SERIOUS SITUATION SINCE I LIVE IN A RURAL AR...

Mileage: 120,000

BRAKES STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLIED GOING OVER ROUGH SURFACES SUCH AS RAILROAD TRACKS AND POTHOLES. THIS RESULTS IN A BRIEF SUSPENSION OF BRAKING ACTIVITY. OCCURS EACH TIME THE ABOVE CONDITIONS ARE MET AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. SINCE...

Mileage: 10

BRAKES STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLIED GOING OVER ROUGH SURFACES SUCH AS RAILROAD TRACKS AND POTHOLES. THIS RESULTS IN A BRIEF SUSPENSION OF BRAKING ACTIVITY. OCCURS EACH TIME THE ABOVE CONDITIONS ARE MET AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. SINCE...

Mileage: 10

I NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH BREAKING. IT WOULD LUNGE FORWARD IF I HIT A MANHOLE COVER OR ANY BUMP. I COMPLAINED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL BECAUSE OF THE ABS. IT DIDN'T SEEM NORMAL AND I'VE GOTTEN USED TO IT BUT I WAS FRIGHTENED THE FIRST FEW TIMES. *CN

Mileage: 500

OUR SON WAS KILLED ON OCT 22ND IN A SINGLE CAR CRASH WHILE DRIVING A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS( THE POLICE REPORT STATES THAT HE LOST CONTROL, JUMPED THE CURB AND DIED IN THE ENSUING CRASH) WHILE NEGOTIATING A CURVE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE FREEWAY IN TUCSON AZ. WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS MAY HAVE B...

Mileage: 9,600

ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, ON ROUTE 840 IN UTICA, I FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS TO PASS A CAR. THE PRIUS DOES NOT HAVE A LOT OF POWER, SO FLOORING IT WAS SOMETIMES NECESSARY TO PASS UPHILL. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING. I TOUCHED THE BRAKES. NOTHING...

Mileage: 112,000

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE IS OF THE BRAKES IN MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE IS INTERMITTENT AND BRIEF, AND ONLY OCCURS WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN OR POTHOLES. IT IS IDENTICAL TO THE RECENT ADVISORIES ISSUED ON THE 2010 MODEL PRIUS. I CALLED ...

Mileage: 160,000

WHEN APPROACHING A LIGHT, I CHANGED LANES INTO THE LEFT TURN LANE, APPLIED THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN, LET UP ON THE BRAKE TO GO OVER A DEPRESSED AREA WHERE A PIPE WAS BEING REPLACED AND THE ROAD REPAIRED. I THEN APPLIED THE BRAKES FIRMLY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. UNFORTUNATELY, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE TRACTIO...

Mileage: 30,000

WHEN APPROACHING A LIGHT, I CHANGED LANES INTO THE LEFT TURN LANE, APPLIED THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN, LET UP ON THE BRAKE TO GO OVER A DEPRESSED AREA WHERE A PIPE WAS BEING REPLACED AND THE ROAD REPAIRED. I THEN APPLIED THE BRAKES FIRMLY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. UNFORTUNATELY, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE TRACTIO...

Mileage: 30,000

IN MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, ONE OR BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. IF YOU TURN THEM OFF USING THE SWITCH AND THEN TURN THEM ON, THE RE-ILLUMINATE SO THE BULBS ARE NOT BURNED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

IN MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, ONE OR BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. IF YOU TURN THEM OFF USING THE SWITCH AND THEN TURN THEM ON, THE RE-ILLUMINATE SO THE BULBS ARE NOT BURNED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

2005 PRIUS THAT I PURCHASED NEW LOSES BRAKING MOMENTARILY WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP OR A POTHOLE. I NOTICED THIS SOON AFTER I TOOK POSSESSION OF THE CAR. I HAVE NEVER CONTACTED THE DEALER REGARDING THIS BUT FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT TO MENTION IT AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE 2010 PRIUS. THIS PRO...

Mileage: 200

WE HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THE CAR TAKING OFF ON IT'S OWN AND THE BRAKES NOT WORKING. THE PRIUS ONLY STOPPED WHEN IT HIT ANOTHER CAR AND THEN WE WERE UNABLE TO GET THE CAR TURNED OFF. THIS WAS NOT DUE TO THE FLOOR MAT RECALL. THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND...

Mileage: 51,000

WE HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THE CAR TAKING OFF ON IT'S OWN AND THE BRAKES NOT WORKING. THE PRIUS ONLY STOPPED WHEN IT HIT ANOTHER CAR AND THEN WE WERE UNABLE TO GET THE CAR TURNED OFF. THIS WAS NOT DUE TO THE FLOOR MAT RECALL. THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND...

Mileage: 51,000

MY 2005 PRIUS HAS PERIODICALLY EXPERIENCED THE MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2010 MODEL. THE PROBLEM HAS USUALLY OCCURRED ON A BUMPY DOWNGRADE, WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED. WHEN THE CAR ENCOUNTERED AN ESPECIALLY LARGE BUMP, OR SOMETIMES ON LEVEL GROUND WHEN IT HIT A POTHOLE, IT SUDDENLY ...

Mileage: 50,000

2005 PRIUS BRAKE MY BRAKES FAILED IN THE RAIN. I WAS DRIVING ON A ROAD THAT HAS OLD TROLLEY TRACKS AND I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 20 MPH AND I DECIDED TO STOP FOR A YELLOW LIGHT. I PUT THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I JUST KEPT ROLLING DOWNHILL. NO ABS NOTHING. IF THERE HAD BEEN SOM...

Mileage: 25,000

THE CAR SUDDENLY AND MOMENTARILY ACCELERATES WHEN COMING OUT OF A DIP OR POTHOLE, OR OVER A SPEED BUMP. MOMENTARILY SOUNDS UNIMPORTANT BUT ONE SPEED BUMP WAS AHEAD OF A CROSSWALK AT THE ZOO, WITH MANY PEOPLE CROSSING. IT HAS ALSO ACCELERATED FOR LONGER PERIODS (30 SECONDS) ON THE HIGHWAY. I DID NOT...

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE MOMENTARILY UNRESPONSIVE AT LOW SPEEDS INCLUDING 10 MPH WHEN DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE OR ROUGH SURFACE AND APPEARED TO LUNGE FORWARD. HE NOTICED THE PROBLEM CONTINUOUSLY SINCE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HE HAD NEITHER TAKE...

Mileage: 8,000

I AM AN OWNER OF A TOYOTA PRIUS 2005. AFTER READING THE INVESTIGATION ABOUT THE 2010 PRIUS BRAKE PROBLEMS I FEEL I EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM IN MY CAR. WHEN BRAKE SOMETIMES IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE CAR MOMENTARILY SPEEDS UP BEFORE THE BRAKING ACTION OCCURS. IT IS BRIEF (ABOUT A SECOND IN DURATIO...

Mileage: 1

THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH A 2005 PRIUS. IF YOU HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE WHILE BRAKING FROM A NORMAL SPEED, THE CAR WILL BRIEFLY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THIS CAUSES ADDITIONAL BRAKING PRESSURE TO BE NEEDED AND PRECISE STEERING. MANY PRIUS OWNERS SINCE 2004 HAVE INDICATED THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 100

THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH A 2005 PRIUS. IF YOU HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE WHILE BRAKING FROM A NORMAL SPEED, THE CAR WILL BRIEFLY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THIS CAUSES ADDITIONAL BRAKING PRESSURE TO BE NEEDED AND PRECISE STEERING. MANY PRIUS OWNERS SINCE 2004 HAVE INDICATED THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 100

THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH A 2005 PRIUS. IF YOU HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE WHILE BRAKING FROM A NORMAL SPEED, THE CAR WILL BRIEFLY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THIS CAUSES ADDITIONAL BRAKING PRESSURE TO BE NEEDED AND PRECISE STEERING. MANY PRIUS OWNERS SINCE 2004 HAVE INDICATED THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 20 TIMES AND MORE FREQUENT WHEN...

Mileage: 37,047

WE HAVE THE SAME BRAKE DEFECT IN OUR 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS AS THE DEFECT THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING REPORTED IN THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. IN OUR CAR, WHEN WE GO OVER A MANHOLE COVER OR SIMILAR IRREGULARITY IN THE ROAD WHILE BRAKING, THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS MOMENTARILY HYDROPLANING AND YOU HAVE LOST TRACTIO...

Mileage: 45,000

RARE BUT OCCASIONAL, SPORADIC BRAKE "FAILURE" IN 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. LAST OCCURRENCE I REMEMBER WAS A FEW MONTHS AGO. I WAS BACKING SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SLOT ON A LOT AT A STORE. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS NO BRAKING FOR JUST A SECOND OR 2, THEN BRAKES ENGAGED PROPERLY...

Mileage: 44,500

WHEN CROSSING OVER UNEVEN SURFACES OR DURING WET ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES WILL OCCASIONALLY MOMENTARILY DISENGAGE WHILE THE PEDAL IS PRESSED DOWN. DURING SUCH CONDITIONS ON A HANDFUL OF OCCASIONS, I CAME VERY CLOSE TO REAR-ENDING THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE 2010 P...

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT WAS BOUGHT ON DEC 2004. WHILE DRIVING TO MY WORK ON JUNE 30TH 2009, MY PRIUS CAR SPEED REDUCED SLOWLY FROM 45MPH AND DID NOT GO FASTER THAN 30 MPH ON RTE 28 NORTH FROM MANASSAS,VA TO CENTERVILLE VA. SINCE I CANNOT DRIVE MORE THAN 20 MILES PER HOUR, I PARKED THE CAR ON ...

Mileage: 70,710

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKING DELAY ON BUMPY/WET ROADS SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT 04/16/2007 ON RT 70 IN BRICK, NJ. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I DRIVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. I RECENTLY HEARD ABOUT TOYOTA ADMITTING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM IN MY DRIVING. WHEN I EITHER BEGIN BRAKING OR HAVE BEEN BRAKING AND HIT A POTHOLE OR ROUGH PAVEMENT, IT FEELS LIKE THE PRIUS STOPS BRAKING MOMENTARILY A...

Mileage: 38,000

TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKING ISSUES - PRE 2010 MODELS. ON JAN 18TH, WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON WET PAVEMENT, I APPLIED THE BRAKES ON MY 2005 PRIUS AND FELT WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SLIGHT DELAY IN THE BRAKES ENGAGING. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS CONTRIBUTED TO MY SLIDING OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION AND HIT...

Mileage: 83,000

I READ LOTS OF NEWS REPORTS YESTERDAY THAT THE 2010 PRIUS HAS A BRAKING ISSUE WHEN RUN OVER SPEED BUMPS. MY 2005 PRIUS HAS A SIMILAR BEHAVIOR WHICH SEMI-KNOWN CAUSE WHICH MIGHT EXPLAIN THIS, WHILE BEING SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS IN ANOTHER WAY. WHEN ONE DRIVES A 2005 PRIUS TOO FAST OVER A SPEED BUMP, O...

Mileage: 1,000

I READ LOTS OF NEWS REPORTS YESTERDAY THAT THE 2010 PRIUS HAS A BRAKING ISSUE WHEN RUN OVER SPEED BUMPS. MY 2005 PRIUS HAS A SIMILAR BEHAVIOR WHICH SEMI-KNOWN CAUSE WHICH MIGHT EXPLAIN THIS, WHILE BEING SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS IN ANOTHER WAY. WHEN ONE DRIVES A 2005 PRIUS TOO FAST OVER A SPEED BUMP, O...

Mileage: 1,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 5-19 MPH ON AN ICY ROAD SURFACE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS INACTIVATION AND FAILED TO DEACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE FA...

Mileage: 112,000

I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS. THREE TIMES, THE CAR HAS SURGED FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS SLOWING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER ON 5-25-05. I WAS TOLD THAT SOMETIMES THAT'S THE WAY THE BRAKES OPERATE. ANOTHER PUZZLING OCCURRENCE WHI...

THIS MORNING'S AP STORY ABOUT THE NHTSA LOOKING INTO ALLEGATIONS OF MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY WHILE TRAVELING OVER UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES, POTHOLES OR BUMPS IN 2010 PRIUSES JOGGED MY MEMORY ABOUT THIS HAVING HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TO ME IN MY 2005 PRIUS. I CAN'T STATE DATES, BUT I'D SAY TH...

Mileage: 1,000

I JUST READ ABOUT THE 2010 PRIUS BRAKING COMPLAINTS. I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS AND CONSTANTLY EXPERIENCE WHAT IS BEING DESCRIBED. EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP OR A POT HOLE, THE PRIUS LUNGES FORWARD ESPECIALLY IF I'M BRAKING AT THE TIME. ALSO, WHEN I BRAKE ON SLICK ROADS I OFTEN EXPERIENCE THE PRIUS' BRAKES NO...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE BRAKES DID NOT FULLY ENGAGE WHICH INCREASED THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT HAS NOTICED ...

Mileage: 47,000

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. OCCASIONALLY, AND ALMOST ALWAYS IN RAIN, THE CAR JERKS WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP OR ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

PULLING AWAY FROM THE CURB, ON A SLOPE, MY 2005 PRIUS DID NOT RESPOND TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLOPE (HUNDREDS OF FEET), THE BRAKE STOPPED THE CAR JUST AT A VERY BUSY, FAST MOVING INTERSECTION. I TOLD THIS TO THE FLOOR MAT RECALL DESK (AS MY ...

Mileage: 24,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND IN MOTION. I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT I HAD JUST DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY ABOUT 25 MILES AND THEN WAS ON LOCAL ROAD. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND ALL LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CAR WAS NOT RESPONSIVE TO GAS AND ENGINE WAS SHUT. SO I HAD TO PULL OVER. ...

Mileage: 49,500

I BOUGHT A NEW TOYOTA PRIUS IN 2005. WHEN THE VEHICLE RIDES OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT THE STABILITY CONTROL MAKES THE CAR QUICKLY LURCH FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED DOZENS OF TIMES OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS. RECENTLY, I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES IN ICY CONDITIONS. I WAS CRUISING AT ABOUT 15 MPH ...

Mileage: 85,200

I BOUGHT A NEW TOYOTA PRIUS IN 2005. WHEN THE VEHICLE RIDES OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT THE STABILITY CONTROL MAKES THE CAR QUICKLY LURCH FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED DOZENS OF TIMES OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS. RECENTLY, I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES IN ICY CONDITIONS. I WAS CRUISING AT ABOUT 15 MPH ...

Mileage: 85,200

THE PRIUS BRAKING PROBLEM IS NOT LIMITED TO 2010 MODELS. I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS AND HAVE NOTICED THAT AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES, IF THE CAR MOVES OVER AN UNEVEN OR SLICK SURFACE, THE BRAKES SEEM TO DISENGAGE FOR A MOMENT. AN EXAMPLE IS APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE TRAVELING OVER A CROSSWALK STRIPE THAT HA...

Mileage: 500

THE PRIUS BRAKING PROBLEM IS NOT LIMITED TO 2010 MODELS. I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS AND HAVE NOTICED THAT AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES, IF THE CAR MOVES OVER AN UNEVEN OR SLICK SURFACE, THE BRAKES SEEM TO DISENGAGE FOR A MOMENT. AN EXAMPLE IS APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE TRAVELING OVER A CROSSWALK STRIPE THAT HA...

Mileage: 500

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND BRAKING UPON APPROACHING A CURVE AND A METAL PLATE ON THE ROAD ABOUT 40 FEET BEFORE A STOP SIGN. THE CAR ACCELERATED MOMENTARILY (SURGED) ON THE UNEVEN SURFACE, FOR LESS THAN 1 SECOND. AS I DROVE THIS STRETCH OF ROAD ONCE PER WEEK, I THEN APPROACHED IT MORE S...

Mileage: 57,000

TEMPORARY LOSS OF SPEED CONTROL WHEN HITTING UNEVEN SURFACE (POTHOLE) DURING BRAKING. HAS OCCURRED ON AT LEAST TWO OR THREE OCCASIONS RECENTLY (BASED ON MY RECOLLECTION FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT OF BRAKING ISSUE WITH 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS). I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR WITH NO OTHER CONSEQUENC...

Mileage: 80,000

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS AND I WANT TO REPORT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IN THAT MODEL AS WELL. DURING THE 4 1/2/ YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE CAR THERE HAVE BEEN THREE INCIDENTS WHERE THE ABS SYSTEM TOOK TOO LONG TO KICK IN. IN TWO OF THOSE INCIDENTS, IF THERE HAD BEE...

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS - WHEN APPLYING BRAKE LIGHTLY IN THE PHASE OF SLOWING DOWN, AS I GO OVER A DEFECT IN THE ROAD, THE CAR SPEEDS UP IMMEDIATELY UNTIL I PUT HEAVY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STOPS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER HAS TEST DRIVEN THE CAR AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECO...

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS - WHEN APPLYING BRAKE LIGHTLY IN THE PHASE OF SLOWING DOWN, AS I GO OVER A DEFECT IN THE ROAD, THE CAR SPEEDS UP IMMEDIATELY UNTIL I PUT HEAVY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STOPS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER HAS TEST DRIVEN THE CAR AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECO...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH OVER RAIL ROAD TRACKS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 12 TIMES LAST YEAR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45000. THE CURR...

Mileage: 45,000

I REALIZE YOU'VE JUST OPENED AN INVESTIGATION INTO 2010 PRIUS' SURGING FORWARD ON THEIR OWN, BUT YOU NEED TO KNOW IT HAPPENS WITH EARLIER MODELS. I'VE BEEN KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE TOYOTA PROBLEMS BECAUSE I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS. AND I HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH SURGES THAT'S BEEN REPORTED AS...

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE BRAKING PROBLEM IN THE TOYOTA PRIUS IS NOT A 2010 MODEL PROBLEM ONLY. I COMPLAINED TO MY DEALER AT LEAST 3 YEARS AGO THAT MY 2005 PRIUS LURCHED FORWARD WHEN BRAKING ON BUMP OR EVEN A MANHOLE COVER. THEY DID NOT CONSIDER IT A SERIOUS PROBLEM AT THE TIME. YOUR INVESTIGA...

MY 2005 PRIUS HAS THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE NEWS AS ONLY OCCURRING IN THE 2010 MODEL. ANYTIME I AM BRAKING AND HIT AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE I FEEL A LOSS OF MY ABILITY TO BRAKE. IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAR STOPS BRAKING IF YOU HIT A POTHOLE OR BUMP WHILE YOU ARE PRESSING THE...

Mileage: 91,000

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING MY PRIUS AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, UNDER 5 MILES PER HOUR, IN THE RAIN, I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES CEASED TO WORK. I GLIDED INTO THE BACK OF A VERY LARGE SUV. WHILE HIS CAR WAS NOT DAMAGE AND NEITHER OF US WERE INJURED MY CAR CRUMPLED. TH...

Mileage: 25,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH HE WAS GOING OVER A RIDGED ROADS WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE WOULD VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED EVERYDAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS . THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE F...

Mileage: 70,000

MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2005 HAS THE SAME BRAKING ISSUE AS DESCRIBED IN THE MEDIA TODAY FOR THE 2010 MODEL. IN ADDITION, THE SKID CONTROL CAUSES A SUDDEN POWER LOSS DURING ACCELERATION IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS TO THE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED WITH BRAKING FAILURES IN THE 2010 MODEL (POTHOLES, EVEN SMALL BUMPS IN THE...

Mileage: 5

MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2005 HAS THE SAME BRAKING ISSUE AS DESCRIBED IN THE MEDIA TODAY FOR THE 2010 MODEL. IN ADDITION, THE SKID CONTROL CAUSES A SUDDEN POWER LOSS DURING ACCELERATION IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS TO THE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED WITH BRAKING FAILURES IN THE 2010 MODEL (POTHOLES, EVEN SMALL BUMPS IN THE...

Mileage: 5

JUST HEARD A REPORT ABOUT BRAKE ISSUES WITH THE 2010 PRIUS. MY 2005 PRIUS DOES THE EXACT SAME THING - SOMETIMES ACCELERATES WHEN PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL ON BUMPY ROADS OR STREETS WITH POTHOLES. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

WHEN BRAKING ON BUMPY ROADS OR POTHOLES MY PRIUS LURCHES FORWARD BEFORE THE BRAKE FINALLY ENGAGES. I PUT TODAY'S DATE AS THE "INCIDENT DATE" BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR. THERE IS A BUMPY ROAD NEAR MY HOME WHERE I FREQUENTLY EXPERIENCE THIS. *TR

BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. *JB

Mileage: 40,000

BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. *JB

Mileage: 5,000

BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. *JB

Mileage: 21,000

2005 PRIUS WITH ABOUT 50K MILES. DRIVING IN NV. TEMP ABOUT 33F. ACCELERATED FROM ABOUT 60 MPH TO 70 MPH TO PASS. THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN. ACCELERATED UP TO ABOUT 85 MPH. AFTER ABOUT 15 SECS, THE ENGINE THROTTLED BACK TO NORMAL. I CHECKED IMMEDIATELY FOR A BUNCHED UP FLOOR MAT OR CARPET OR AN...

Mileage: 50,000

FEB. 4, 2010 -- SIMILAR TO WHAT IS BEING SAID ABOUT THE ABS BRAKES IN A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS NOT WORKING PROPERLY IF THE VEHICLE HAS HIT A POTHOLE OR IS GOING OVER WASH-BOARD TYPE SURFACES, I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY 2005 PRIUS HAS DONE THE SAME THING WHEN I GO OVER VERY ROUGH/CHOPPY ROAD SURFACES. THIS H...

Mileage: 100

FEB. 4, 2010 -- SIMILAR TO WHAT IS BEING SAID ABOUT THE ABS BRAKES IN A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS NOT WORKING PROPERLY IF THE VEHICLE HAS HIT A POTHOLE OR IS GOING OVER WASH-BOARD TYPE SURFACES, I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY 2005 PRIUS HAS DONE THE SAME THING WHEN I GO OVER VERY ROUGH/CHOPPY ROAD SURFACES. THIS H...

Mileage: 100

THE RIGHT HID HEADLIGHT ON OUR 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS EXTINGUISHES RANDOMLY, SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK, AND SOMETIMES COMES BACK ON WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE POWER-CYCLED. THE LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, WHICH WE FEEL IS NORMAL, WHILE THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, TWO OF WHICH W...

Mileage: 50,000

STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING WHILE DRIVING. HAD WHEEL ALIGNMENT CHECKED, NO PROBLEM. TOOK IT TO THE VENTURA TOYOTA, THEY CHARGED US OVER $200 AND SAID THE PROBLEM WAS LOOSE SCREWS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS WAS QUITE SCARY AND EVEN THOUGH WE HAD PURCHASED BUMPER TO BUMPER 100,000 MILE WARRANTY...

Mileage: 85,000

ACCELERATOR ON 2005 PRIUS STUCK

Mileage: 68,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN AS I HAVE NEARED AN INTERSECTION AT THE SAME TIME AS HITTING A DEPRESSION OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD, MY CAR, WHILE MY FOOT IF ON THE BRAKE BRINGING THE CAR TO A STOP HAS JUMPED FORWARD. THERE IS ONE PLACE ON MY WAY TO WORK WHERE THIS HAS HAPPE...

BRAKES HAVE BEGUN TO EXHIBIT UNUSUAL BEHAVIOR: INCONSISTENT PRESSURE TO ACHIEVE THE SAME STOPPING DISTANCE. SOMETIMES, INEXPLICABLY, THE BRAKES ARE EXTREMELY SENSITIVE...AN EXTREMELY SLIGHT PRESSURE LEADS TO A SUDDEN STOP, ALMOST LIKE THE BRAKES ARE JAMMING OR GRABBING SOMETHING INSIDE. IT'S A B...

Mileage: 35,000

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, EXHIBITS THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF ACCELERATION, SKIDDING EFFECT WHEN HITTING A BUMP AND BRAKING, AS TODAY'S REPORT OF THE 2010 PRIUS DOING THE SAME THING. I THOUGHT IT HAS BEEN THE ANTI-SKIDDING MECHANISM ALL THESE YEARS, BUT THE DESCRIPTION OF THIS MALADY IN THE 2010 PRIUS SOUNDS ...

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS LOSS OF CONTROL OVER VEHICLE AFTER SKIDDING OVER ICE OR SNOW, TRAVELING ON LOCAL ROAD. THE CAR WENT OVER SNOW THAT HAD BEEN SHOVELED TO THAT AREA, OR FALLEN FROM A TRUCK. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TURN SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND THEN RIGHT, REPEATING THIS WEIRD ACTION ABOUT 4 TIMES, GATHE...

Mileage: 119,000

I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY 2005 PRIUS FOR 5 YEARS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING NEARLY 20 TIMES, WHEN BRAKING, IF A POTHOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD IS HIT, THE CAR SEEMINGLY JERKS FORWARD/ACCELERATES FOR A SPLIT SECOND. AND THE VSC LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL GO ON FOR A SHORT TIME. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY 2005 PRIUS FOR 5 YEARS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING NEARLY 20 TIMES, WHEN BRAKING, IF A POTHOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD IS HIT, THE CAR SEEMINGLY JERKS FORWARD/ACCELERATES FOR A SPLIT SECOND. AND THE VSC LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL GO ON FOR A SHORT TIME. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 PRIUS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET GOING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE STREET. AS I TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL I FELT A BIG THUMP LIKE I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BUT NO OTHER CAR WAS PRESENT. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THE STREET WAS DRY AND...

Mileage: 53,000

OUR 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS SURGES WHEN WE ARE BRAKING, COMING TO A STOP AND PASS OVER A MOUND OR POTHOLE, THAT IS, ANY IRREGULARITY IN THE ROAD'S SURFACE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, AND LUCKILY, NO COLLISION HAS YET OCCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH ABOUT 80K MILES. WHEN BRAKING, THE CAR JERKED FORWARD INTO AN INTERSECTION ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER CAR. THERE WERE NO SPECIAL WEATHER CONDITIONS TO REPORT WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND I WAS DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED BEFORE BRAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT THREE TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 PRIUS AT ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR AT APPROXIMATELY 3PM WHEN SHE SAW A TRUCK STOP APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AHEAD OF HER. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE PRIUS DID NOT STOP AND COLLIDED WITH THE TRUCK CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF THE PRIUS. THE ROAD SURFACE WAS WET FROM SNOW A...

Mileage: 61,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 PRIUS AT ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR AT APPROXIMATELY 3PM WHEN SHE SAW A TRUCK STOP APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AHEAD OF HER. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE PRIUS DID NOT STOP AND COLLIDED WITH THE TRUCK CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF THE PRIUS. THE ROAD SURFACE WAS WET FROM SNOW A...

Mileage: 61,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 PRIUS AT ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR AT APPROXIMATELY 3PM WHEN SHE SAW A TRUCK STOP APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AHEAD OF HER. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE PRIUS DID NOT STOP AND COLLIDED WITH THE TRUCK CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF THE PRIUS. THE ROAD SURFACE WAS WET FROM SNOW A...

Mileage: 61,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 PRIUS AT ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR AT APPROXIMATELY 3PM WHEN SHE SAW A TRUCK STOP APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AHEAD OF HER. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE PRIUS DID NOT STOP AND COLLIDED WITH THE TRUCK CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF THE PRIUS. THE ROAD SURFACE WAS WET FROM SNOW A...

Mileage: 61,000

APPLYING BRAKES WHEN GOING OVER SLIGHT ROAD DISTURBANCES CAUSES COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING TEMPORARILY, FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF SURGE (ACCELERATION). NO OTHER VEHICLE I'VE OWNED HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY SLIGHT ROAD DISTURBANCES (MILD BUMPS) CAUSE TRACTION CONTROL TO TURN ON INAPPROPRIATELY. ...

Mileage: 50

APPLYING BRAKES WHEN GOING OVER SLIGHT ROAD DISTURBANCES CAUSES COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING TEMPORARILY, FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF SURGE (ACCELERATION). NO OTHER VEHICLE I'VE OWNED HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY SLIGHT ROAD DISTURBANCES (MILD BUMPS) CAUSE TRACTION CONTROL TO TURN ON INAPPROPRIATELY. ...

Mileage: 50

I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS THAT HAS AN EXTRA OPTION OF STABILITY CONTROL. THE CAR DOES AS OTHERS ARE REPORTING IN THE 2010 MODELS. IF I HIT A BUMP OR ICY PATCH WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE OR AS I AM APPLYING THE BRAKE THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AND THE BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE. THUS FAR I AM ABLE TO HIT HARDER A...

TEMPORARY LOSS OF BRAKING WHEN GOING OVER A POTHOLE OR RIPPLED SURFACE. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TWICE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, BUT WAS TOLD THIS IS JUST THE WAY ABS WORKS. THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTS TODAY THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2010 PRIUS, BUT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN MY 2005 PRIUS SINCE THE BEGI...

ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, I HAVE OCCASIONALLY EXPERIENCED, WHEN BRAKING, IF THERE IS A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR THE ROAD IS A LITTLE SLICK, THE CAR SEEMINGLY JERKS FORWARD/ACCELERATES FOR A SPLIT SECOND. THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS FEBRUARY 1, 2010. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

05 TOYOTA PRIUS ( MY CAR) WAS RUNNING AT 25 MILES/HOUR IN LOCAL TRAFFIC. I FOUND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS SLOWED DOWN, SO I STEPPED DOWN MY PRIUS' BRAKE FIRMLY. MY PRIUS'S RESPONSE THE EVENT OF BRAKE BEING STEPPED DOWN WAS NOT AGILE ENOUGH , SO PRIUS HIT THE FRONT CAR'S BACK BUMPER. I WOULD LIKE ...

Mileage: 80,000

'05 TOYOTA PRIUS. CHRONIC FAILURE OF ANTILOCK BRAKES AND OF VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL. TOYOTA DEALERS REPAIR SHOP CLAIMS THAT THIS IS TO BE FIXED AT MY EXPENSE. SEEMS TO ME THAT IMPORTANT SAFETY DEFECTS SHOULD BE REPAIRED FOR FREE. HOW MANY LIKE-COMPLAINTS HAVE YOU REC'D.? *TR

'05 TOYOTA PRIUS. CHRONIC FAILURE OF ANTILOCK BRAKES AND OF VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL. TOYOTA DEALERS REPAIR SHOP CLAIMS THAT THIS IS TO BE FIXED AT MY EXPENSE. SEEMS TO ME THAT IMPORTANT SAFETY DEFECTS SHOULD BE REPAIRED FOR FREE. HOW MANY LIKE-COMPLAINTS HAVE YOU REC'D.? *TR

ABS & STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS STAY ON. DEALER SAYS THAT SYSTEMS ARE FAULTY. NOT A WARRANTY REPAIR!!??!!! N.B.: IT WOULD HELP CONSUMERS IF YOUR COMPLAINT-SEARCH FUNCTION WOULD ALLOW SIMULTANEOUS SEARCHES FOR MODEL OF MULTIPLE YEARS; AND, FOR KEYWORDS SO THAT RESULTS WOULD APPEAR REGARDLESS OF ...

ABS & STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS STAY ON. DEALER SAYS THAT SYSTEMS ARE FAULTY. NOT A WARRANTY REPAIR!!??!!! N.B.: IT WOULD HELP CONSUMERS IF YOUR COMPLAINT-SEARCH FUNCTION WOULD ALLOW SIMULTANEOUS SEARCHES FOR MODEL OF MULTIPLE YEARS; AND, FOR KEYWORDS SO THAT RESULTS WOULD APPEAR REGARDLESS OF ...

CLEARANCE PROBLEM BETWEEN BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR. WHILE EXITING FROM A MAJOR HIGHWAY AS I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN ON THE OFF RAMP MY FOOT GOT TRAPPED BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO ACCELERATE AND I TRIED TO BRAKE WITH MY LEFT FOOT WHICH CAUSED MY RIGHT FOOT...

Mileage: 25,000

SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WHEN BRAKING IN LIGHT RAIN; MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES * MODEL YEAR: 2005 * MAKE: TOYOTA * MODEL: PRIUS * COMPONENT: ANTILOCK BRAKES BEFORE I BOUGHT MY CAR, I WENT ON A TEST DRIVE OF A PRIUS WITH THE SALESMAN IN THE CAR. DURING THE TEST DRIVE, IT BEGAN ...

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN IT WAS 8 MONTHS OLD, PROBABLY ALREADY WITH MORE THAN 10,000 MILES ON IT, IT SUDDENLY STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT WAS RUNNING. IT WAS FIXED BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN WELLESLEY, MA AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CODES FOR THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE (SOMETHING I...

Mileage: 10,000

RIGHT HEADLIGHT IS INTERMITTENT ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT WILL GO OFF. IF I TURN OFF MY LIGHT OFF AND BACK ON IT COMES BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS AT 35MPH (ON CRUISE CONTROL). TRAFFIC SLOWED, I TAPPED THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL, THE CAR SPED UP, WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN DESPITE MY STANDING ON THE BRAKE AND I REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY PASSENGER WAS BADLY INJURED, BOTH CARS WERE TOWED. *TR

Mileage: 63,400

I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS AND HAVE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD LIGHTS. ONE OF THEM WILL TURN OFF BUT IF I TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE HEARD OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER PRIUS, I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND POSSIBLE A DESIGN ISSUE/FLAW SINCE T...

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH ATTEMPTING TO PARK HER VEHICLE IT ACCELERATED INTO A TRAILER HITCH ON A TRUCK. THE CONTACTS LICENSE PLATE FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE, THE BUMPER AND VEHICLE HAD MINOR DAMAGES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE WAS NO NEED TO CONTACT THE POLICE AN...

Mileage: 75,000

MY 2005 HID HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WENT OUT AT 78,000 MILES. THE AUTO PARTS STORE LOOKED UP MY CAR INFO AND SOLD ME TWO BULBS FOR $50.00. AFTER TRYING TO REPLACE THEM MYSELF, I CALLED QUALITY TOYOTA IN FT WALTON BEACH, FL. THEY QUOTED ME $150 FOR LABOR IF I HAD MY OWN BULBS. UPON ARRIVAL...

Mileage: 78,000

THE ODOMETER ON TOYOTA PRIUS 2005 STOP WORKING. FOR PRIUS MODEL, IT IS CALLED THE COMBINATION METER. THIS IS BECAUSE THIS METER IS WORKING IN CONJUNCTION W/ THE START/STOP BUTTON AND ON BOARD COMPUTER TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE/NEUTRAL/REVERSED OR PARK. *TR

Mileage: 121,000

I HAVE 2005 PRIUS AND IT IS MY 3RD TIME THAT HID HEAD LIGHT WENT OFF LAST TWO TIMES I PAID OVER $800 TO REPLACE IT BUT THIS TIME I CANT AFFORD I AM DRIVING WITH ONE HEAD LIGHT ONLY I HAVE 78000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

TOYOTA PRIUS 2005 HEADLIGHT FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

THE 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT I DRIVE, HAS A FAILURE OF THE MANUFACTURES HID HEADLIGHT BULB; THE BULB IS INTERMITTENT AND IS AN EXPENSIVE FLAWED SYSTEM. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN HUNTINGTON BEACH QUOTED ME $432 FOR THE BULB AND $250 TO REMOVE THE FRONT BUMPER TO GET TO THE BULB TO REPLACE IT!!! *TR

Mileage: 96,232

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH A PROBLEM WITH THE HID (HIGH INTENSITY) HEADLIGHTS. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN GOING DEAD INTERMITTENTLY SINCE DECEMBER AND THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT RECENTLY STARTED TO DO THE SAME THING. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN IT CORRECTS THE P...

Mileage: 145,000

2005 PRIUS BRAKES DISENGAGE BRIEFLY WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHEN GOING DOWNHILL AND BRAKING TO STOP AT LOW SPEED. *TR

1. MULTIPLE EVENTS, IN ORDER OF FREQUENCY: A) HIGH SPEED W/CRUISE CONTROL (65-75MPH) B) HIGH SPEED BEFORE BRAKING (65-75MPH) C) HITTING A BUMP BEFORE BRAKING 2. MULTIPLE EVENTS: A) CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND WAS DIFFICULT TO SLOW / OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES, MAYBE 12-15 OCCURRE...

Mileage: 20,000

1. MULTIPLE EVENTS, IN ORDER OF FREQUENCY: A) HIGH SPEED W/CRUISE CONTROL (65-75MPH) B) HIGH SPEED BEFORE BRAKING (65-75MPH) C) HITTING A BUMP BEFORE BRAKING 2. MULTIPLE EVENTS: A) CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND WAS DIFFICULT TO SLOW / OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES, MAYBE 12-15 OCCURRE...

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT BECAUSE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. TWO WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN, BUT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE ...

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT BECAUSE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. TWO WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN, BUT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE ...

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THE PEDAL AND BOLTS FELL OFF. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK BECAUSE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CAN'T BE APPLIED WHEN TH...

Mileage: 60,000

HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AND COMES BACK ON ONLY AFTER TURNING SWITCH ON & OFF. *TR

Mileage: 37,500

MY 2005 PRIUS HEADLIGHT WENT OUT ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO (END OF NOV 2009). WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT $600 TO REPLACE IT. I DECIDED TO TACKLE IT MYSELF. I SUCCESSFULLY CHANGED THE BULB AND ALTHOUGH THE BULB WORKS FINE THE LIGHT ONLY STAYS ON INTERMITTENTLY. AP...

Mileage: 107,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS GO OFF AND ON RANDOMLY. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT ROLLED DOWN-HILL. SHE ATTEMPTED TO RE-ENTER THE VEHICLE TO STOP IT, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. CONSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE. SHE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR KNEE INJURIES AND LACERATIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, ...

Mileage: 55,810

LEFT HIGHBEAM INTERMITTENT ON MY 2005 PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

I EASED TO A STOP IN A PARKING SPOT IN A PARKING LOT. WHEN I EASED OFF THE BRAKE MY PRIUS SURGED FORWARD, JUMPED THE CURB, GRAZED A LIGHT POST & STOPPED AGAINST A BUSH. THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT CATCH ON THE FLOOR MAT. *TR

Mileage: 4,000

I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. A MINOR BUMP CAUSED ALL WARNING LIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BRAKES TO COME ON, NO BRAKING OCCURRED UNTIL PEDAL WAS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. THEN IT WOULD BRAKE HARD, NO GENTLE BRAKING. TWO DAYS EARLIER THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY CUT OUT AT 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY IN T...

Mileage: 97,000

I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT I HAVE HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS OR SURGES ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. THEY HAVE BEEN BRIEF, AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT REACHED A HIGH SPEED, SO I WAS NOT TOO CONCERNED. I JUST ASSUMED THE PROBLEM WOULD BE ADDRESSED BY REGULAR SERVICING. THESE HA...

Mileage: 35,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE TOYOTA PRIUS THAT THE REPAIR COST OF $1,000 CAME AS A SURPRISE TO HIM. THE DEALER IMM...

Mileage: 92,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE OVER DRIVE SYSTEM ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHEN BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. IMMEDIATELY, THE OVERDRIVE CONTROL SWITCH WAS DEACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME...

Mileage: 33,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER MADE FOUR ATTEMPTS TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE AIR BAG UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS DISCONNECTED; HOWEVER, THE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORI...

Mileage: 12,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. INTERMITTENTLY THE HEAD-LAMPS FAIL WITHOUT WARNINGS. USUALLY THE HEAD LIGHTS RESUME NORMAL OPERATION AFTER DRIVING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THE MANUFACTURER WILL ONLY COVER THE COST OF THE PARTS NOT THE LABOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE FAILURE MILEAG...

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT, SOMETIMES BOTH, SOMETIMES ONE OR THE OTHER. HOWEVER, THEY COME BACK ON WHEN I TURN THEM COMPLETELY OFF AND BACK ON. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, AND CAN CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO NOT PASS INSPECTION. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC EVENT THAT M...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT SHIFTED UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. CONSEQUENTLY SHE COULD NOT DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FLOOR MAT HOOKS NEEDED TO BE REPOSITIONED. THE CURRENT AND FA...

Mileage: 37,000

2005 PRIUS WITH THE SAME HEADLIGHT ISSUES AS STATED IN PE09019. I UNDERSTAND THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN CLOSED, BUT I WANTED TO REGISTER ANOTHER PRIUS USER WITH A SIMILAR ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING AT 65MPH, AT NIGHT WHEN THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. A MOMENT LATER, ALL FORWARD LIGHTING FAILED. SHE CYCLED THE HEADLIGHT "ON-OFF" SWITCH AND THE GOOD LEFT HEADLIGHT RELIT. A FEW MINUTES LATER ALL WENT DARK AGAIN. SHE TURNED THE HEADLIG...

Mileage: 94,700

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT ON MY 2005 PRIUS DOESN'T STAY LIT, BUT IT WILL COME BACK ON IF LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THE LIGHT WILL GOT OUT INTERMITTENTLY, STAYING ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THEN GOING OUT AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE READ OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING ON TH...

Mileage: 79,000

DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN 2005 PRIUS THAT REAR ENDED AN SUV AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

LEFT HEADLAMP WILL NOT STAY LIT. TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN RE-LIGHTS IT. REPLACING BULB HAS NOT HELPED. FOUND ON THE INTERNET THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 143,000

I AM WRITING ABOUT AN INCIDENT WITH MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. ON JULY 20, 2009 AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR PRIUS THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. SHE IMMEDIATELY DROVE INTO THE PARKING LOT OF A SMALL BUSINESS AND STOPPED THE CAR. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANICS THERE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. TH...

Mileage: 34,352

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AT NIGHT THE DRIVER-SIDE HEAD-LIGHT FAILED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE VEHICLE OPERATION. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE ...

Mileage: 125,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND WITH 3 BARS OF FUEL SHOWING ON THE FUEL GAUGE, THE GAS ENGINE STOPPED AND I CONTINUED TO A SAFE STREET TO PARK WITH THE ELECTRIC MOTOR (WHICH HAS ABOUT A 1 MILE RANGE). I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER. THERE INSPECTION REVEALED MULTIPLE FAILURE CODES ...

Mileage: 118,494

MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT ON MY 2005 PRIUS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT IN A STORM... THE ONLY MEANS I HAD TO FIND MY WAY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAS LISTENING TO THE SOUND OF THE BUMPS ON THE SIDE. I PULLED OVER AND SAT IN THE DARKNESS WONDERING IF A CAR WOULD COME AROUND THE CORNER AND H...

Mileage: 114,000

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 255K MILES. I SERVICE MY CAR REGULARLY (ABOUT EVERY 5 WEEKS). WHEN I STARTED MY CAR AFTER WORK, NONE OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. I PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE AND THE CAR MOVED FORWARD. I DROVE MY CAR ABOUT 60 MILES AND STOPPED BY THE STORE. I BECAME ALARMED WHEN THE...

Mileage: 255,600

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS STARTED BLINKING ON AND OFF AND THEN FAILED. ONLY ONE LIGHT WENT OUT BUT I WAS AFRAID BOTH WOULD GO. TOYOTA WANTS $380 FOR THE BULB, WHICH IS ONLY $80 FROM SYLVANIA AND THEY WANT $125 FOR LABOR. TO REPLACE. I FOUND OUT ONLINE THAT THE BULBS KEEP GOING OUT O...

Mileage: 48,000

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, AND THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BOTH GONE OUT. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST 10 YEARS. FOR A WHILE, WHEN I TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURNED THEM BACK ON, THEY WOULD WORK. HOWEVER, THEY DO GO OUT WHEN I AM ON THE ROAD QUITE OFTEN. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT REPLACING...

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, AND THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BOTH GONE OUT. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST 10 YEARS. FOR A WHILE, WHEN I TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURNED THEM BACK ON, THEY WOULD WORK. HOWEVER, THEY DO GO OUT WHEN I AM ON THE ROAD QUITE OFTEN. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT REPLACING...

HEADLIGHT ON 2005 PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. SPORADIC, BUT SOMETIMES RECURS EVERY FEW MINUTES. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON QUICKLY CORRECTS PROBLEM ESSENTIALLY 100% OF THE TIME. ESTIMATE TO REPLACE BULB EXCEEDED $400, AND NO GUARANTEE THE PROBLEM WOULD BE CORRECTED. ONLINE SEARCHES SHOWS THIS IS ...

Mileage: 80,000

HID HEADLIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THEY EITHER FAIL TO LIGHT UP OR GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES THEY OPERATE NORMALLY, OTHER TIMES THEY FAIL. NO PATTERN TO IT -- IT SEEMS RANDOM. DEALER SAID TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NO FIX. THEY ADVISED ME TO SIMPLY TURN SWITCH OFF, THEN ON AGAIN U...

Mileage: 21,000

I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS I PURCHASED IN 10-2004. MY PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS THE 338 PLUS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT. THE PASSENGER LIGHT STARTED GOING OUT AT AROUND 50,000 MILES. IT WAS AT THE TIME EASILY CORRECTED BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN. WHEN DR...

Mileage: 111,000

HEADLIGHTS ON 2005 PRIUS GO OUT. I HAVE REPLACED THEM TWICE AND THEY INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT STILL. TOO MUCH MOISTURE IN THE AIR THEY GO OUT. SOMETIMES THEY WILL COME BACK ON IF I TURN THEM ON AND OFF. THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AND STAYS OUT FOR WEEKS. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE FAMILY CAR A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS ON A NJ COUNTY ROAD ON A LOW TRAFFIC SUNDAY MORNING IN APRIL 2009. THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY SURGED CAUSING HER TO LOOSE CONTROL, HIT A TELEPHONE POLE AND CAUSE PROPERTY AND PHYSICAL DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS BLINK OFF AND ON. SOMETIMES STAY OFF UNTIL SWITCHED OFF, AND BACK ON. REPAIR COST INCLUDING LABOR, BULB AND NEW HID DRIVER "CHIP" EXCESSIVE AT $1,200 PER SIDE. DRIVING WITH UNRELIABLE HEADLIGHTS IS DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

05PRIUS: AFTER READING THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS I FEEL COMPELLED TO INFORM EVERYONE OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD. OTHERWISE I LOVE MY PRIUS. HEADLIGHT LEVELING SYSTEM FIX-WARRANTY, WARNING ON DASH ,STEERING PROBLEM-RECALL, GAS TANK REPLACED-DUE TO OVERFILL BROKE BLADDER-WARRANTY,CD-STEREO REPLACED DUE T...

Mileage: 40,000

LIKE SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS I'VE READ TODAY, I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF INTERMITTENTLY, WITHOUT REASON (IT HAPPENS WHEN JUST SITTING IDLE). WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OFF, I FLIP THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON, AND IT COMES BACK ON. IT WILL THEN REMAIN ON FOR A W...

Mileage: 110,000

ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED TURNING PINK WHEN I TURNED ON THE LIGHTS. NOW IT DOESN'T TURN PINK ANYMORE BUT IS QUITE DIM -- ABOUT 30 PERCENT OF THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE OTHER HEADLIGHT. MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID TO BRING IT IN FOR REPAIR BUT IT WOULD COST AT LEAST $40...

Mileage: 40,000

BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF WITHOUT NOTICE WHILE DRIVING. TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON WILL GENERALLY GET THESE TO GO BACK ON BUT THAT IS DANGEROUS. ALSO, HID LEVELING SYSTEM FAILS INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO CHANGE POSITION DRASTICALLY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. IT IS A 2005 PRIUS. GETTING MORE SO THAT IT IS OFF MORE THAN ON. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL AND HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. A REDUCTION OF VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAD-LAMP FAILURE INCREASES THE RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAI...

Mileage: 189,000

WHILE DRIVING OUR VEHICLE (2005 TOYOTA PRIUS) THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT JUST GOES OFF WITHOUT NOTICE. UNABLE TO REPAIR DUE TO IT COSTING APPROX $800.00 TO REPLACE BULB. TONIGHT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT ALSO WENT OUT. IT WILL GO BACK ON IF WE TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS THEN TURN THEM BACK ON. WE ...

WE HAVE A 2005 PRIUS. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER ABOUT A MONTH AGO. FINALLY FAILED COMPLETELY. ESTIMATE FOR REPLACING BOTH BULBS 105.00 LABOR 376.00 FOR EACH BULB. TOTAL OF $850.00. THIS IS CRAZY AND UNSAFE. I AM FORCED TO DRIVE AROUND WITH ONE HEADLIGHT OUT, WAITING FOR THE OTH...

Mileage: 53,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT AND PARKING LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. HAD A NEW HEADLIGHT BULB PUT IN ABOUT 8 WEEKS BEFORE THE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 TO 30 MPH THE BRAKES STARTED TO FAIL CAUSE THE CONTACT TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS STATED THAT THE SKID CONTROL ECU NEEDS TO BE REPLACE ON THE VEHICLE. CONTACT FEELS THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIB...

Mileage: 63,174

HID FRONT LEFT BULB -- FAILURE TO LIGHT CONSISTENTLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT HAS A 2005 TOYOTA PRUIS. SHE STATED WHILE DRIVING HOME ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD ILLUMINATED AND WITHIN EIGHT MINUTES THERE WAS BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER . THE DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE ...

Mileage: 90,000

EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE: ORDINARY DRIVING. THE FAILURE: RIGHT HEADLIGHT STOPS WORKING. FREQUENCY: HARD TO TELL SINCE I CAN'T SEE THE HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING. CAN ONLY GET INDIRECT EVIDENCE SUCH AS LIGHT REFLECTING FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME-IF IT IS CLOSE. WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THIS, ABOUT A ...

Mileage: 70,000

THE HID HEADLAMPS IN MY 2005 PRIUS ARE POINTING DOWNWARD. I'VE READ ONLINE OF OTHER COMPLAINTS AND AN INVESTIGATION AND WANTED TO ADD MY INSTANCE OF THE ISSUE AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO MY HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 PRIUS STARTED TO GO OUT THEN COME BACK ON. AT FIRST I ASSUMED IT WAS A HEADLIGHT THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT WHEN I WAS GOING TO BUY THE HEADLIGHTS I WAS TOLD IF IT WAS A DEAD HEADLIGHT...IT WOULD NEVER COME BACK ON. MY WARRANTY WAS ABOUT TO EXPIRE. I T...

Mileage: 73,500

ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO MY HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 PRIUS STARTED TO GO OUT THEN COME BACK ON. AT FIRST I ASSUMED IT WAS A HEADLIGHT THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT WHEN I WAS GOING TO BUY THE HEADLIGHTS I WAS TOLD IF IT WAS A DEAD HEADLIGHT...IT WOULD NEVER COME BACK ON. MY WARRANTY WAS ABOUT TO EXPIRE. I T...

Mileage: 73,500

FAILURE OF HID FRONT LEFT LIGHTBULB IN 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS; $420+ QUOTE TO REPLACE IT AT DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 49,600

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID. WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE EXPLODED AND BURNED. THE BATTERY COULD BE THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION. THE FIRE BURNED THE GARAGE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. BOTH A FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WERE FILED. REPORT...

Mileage: 90,000

JUST PURCHASED CERTIFIED USED TOYOTA PRIUS, 2005 - DRIVING AT NIGHT LAST WEEK AND DRIVERS HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT. NEXT DAY THEY BOTH WORKED BUT AFTER A FEW MILES NOTICED IN BACK OF ANOTHER CAR IT WENT OUT AGAIN, NOW IT'S GOT MY ATTENTION AND I NOTICE IT ALL THE TIME RANDOMLY. GOOGLED IT AND FOUND ITS...

Mileage: 44,000

1. TOYOTA PRIUS HID LIGHT FAULTY. - THE LIGHTS GO OFF AND WHEN TURNED OFF AND ON COME BACK UP. 2. CALLED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER QUOTED - $350 PER BULB AND $300 IN LABOR CHARGES = $1000 TO REPLACE 2 HEAD LAMPS. 3. LOGGED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA. TOYOTA SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE PARTS...

Mileage: 78,000

HID HEADLIGHT AUTOMATIC LEVELING SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO GO TO FIXED DOWNWARD POSITION. AS A RESULT, HEADLIGHTS DON'T SAFELY ILLUMINATE THE ROAD. I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT HEADLIGHTS WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF. THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON IF THEY ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE NOT WENT OFF AT THE SAME TIME BUT AT DIFFERENT TIMES FROM EACH OTHER. *TR

Mileage: 116,399

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN FAILING WITHOUT WARNING OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TWO FRONT HEADLIGHTS FAILED. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. WHEN HE TURNED OFF AND RESTAR...

Mileage: 82,000

I RECENTLY HAD A MICHELIN TIRE SEPARATE ON THE REAR OF MY 05 TOYOTA PRIUS. TIRE WARE HAS BEEN A CONTINUAL PROBLEM. I DISCARDED THE ORIGINAL TIRES AT 40K MILES, THEY WERE TOO CUPPED TO ROTATE AND TOO DANGEROUS TO USE. THERE WAS A LOT OF TREAD LEFT ON THE TIRE, AT LEAST HALF, BUT CUPPING GAVE INTO...

Mileage: 79,044

RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. CAN TURN LIGHT SWITCH OFF/ON AND IT WILL RELIGHT FOR A WHILE. BEGAN HAVING PROBLEM AT ABOUT 95,000 MILES. DEALER SAID IT'S A BULB FOR $350. I DECLINED TO HAVE IT REPLACED. NOW THE LEFT HEADLIGHT ALSO GOES OUT,. TURNING SWITCH OFF/ON WILL RELIGHT FOR A TIME. M...

Mileage: 95,000

THE HEADLIGHT ON MY 2005 PRIUS GOES OUT. IF I TURN OFF THE HEAD LIGHT COMPLETELY AND WAIT A WHILE AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON, IT COMES BACK. IT REPEATS THIS ISSUE CONSTANTLY. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

FIRE AND TOTAL LOSS OF 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, 19,300 MILES AFTER RETURNING FROM WORK, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AS USUAL WITH ENGINE POWER CUT IN THE OWNER'S DRIVEWAY. A FEW MINUTES LATER, SMOKE WAS NOTICED INSIDE THE CAR WITH FLAMES SHOWING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED TH...

Mileage: 19,300

FIRE AND TOTAL LOSS OF 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, 19,300 MILES AFTER RETURNING FROM WORK, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AS USUAL WITH ENGINE POWER CUT IN THE OWNER'S DRIVEWAY. A FEW MINUTES LATER, SMOKE WAS NOTICED INSIDE THE CAR WITH FLAMES SHOWING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED TH...

Mileage: 19,300

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL STOP WORKING FOR NO REASON. IT IS INTERMITTENT. IF I TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN THEM ON, IT WILL WORK FOR A LITTLE WHILE, THEN GO OFF AGAIN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFELY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I AM ATTACHING A LINK TO A STORY IN THE HOUSTON PRESS ABOUT UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF TOYOTA PRIUS AUTOMOBILES. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS STORY DESERVES INVESTIGATION, AND AS A TOYOTA PRIUS OWNER, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TOYOTA INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THIS POTENTIALLY TRAGIC ISSUE AND RESOLVE IT BEFORE A ...

ACTION #PE09019 EXCLUDES MODEL YEAR 2005. THIS YEAR IS ALSO EXPERIENCING THE HID HEADLAMP FAILURE PROBLEM, INCLUDING MY VEHICLE. I ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT AND YOU MAY IGNORE THE DATE AND OTHER INFO IN THIS COMMENT. I JUST WANT TO SEE 2005 ADDED TO THE INVESTIGATION AND POTENTIAL RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2005 PRIUS- HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. PROBLEM NOTICED AT 90,000 MILES WHILE CAR WAS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY- DEALER WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE LIGHTS ALWAYS WORKED IN THE SHOP. AT OVER 100,000 DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM BUT TOYOTA COMPANY WOULD PAY FOR ONLY 1/2...

Mileage: 90,000

RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNING OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH PRIUS AND THAT REPAIR COSTS ARE SIGNIFICANT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE - HEADLIGHTS TURNING THEMSELVES OFF WHILE DRIVING.... *TR

I WAS BACKING UP FROM A PARKED POSITION, I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO PROCEED FORWARD AND HEARD AND FELT A CRUNCH. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND HAD TO STOP BEFORE HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NOT GOING IN THE DIRECTION I STEERED. I SOON REALIZED THAT I HAD LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL...

Mileage: 62,000

ON 2/27/09, MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS' BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. I WAS GOING DOWNHILL IN AN HIGHLY TRANSITED URBAN ROAD (RTE 123 IN VA, CLOSE TO TYSONS CORNER). THANKFULLY I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 40MPH WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED TO RED. THE 2 VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED. I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MY C...

Mileage: 62

ON 2/27/09, MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS' BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. I WAS GOING DOWNHILL IN AN HIGHLY TRANSITED URBAN ROAD (RTE 123 IN VA, CLOSE TO TYSONS CORNER). THANKFULLY I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 40MPH WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED TO RED. THE 2 VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED. I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MY C...

Mileage: 62

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FADES THEN GOES OUT. TURNING THE SWITCH OFF/ON WILL TURN THE HEADLIGHT ON AGAIN 'BUT STILL IT GOES OUT. *TR

Mileage: 61,250

60 K INSPECTION BY STATE LICENSED SERVICE- TOYOTA. AT 62K WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED BY TOYOTA DEALER, WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE PREVIOUS INSPECTION (NOT A DEALER).DEALER FAILED TO BURP ENGINE CAUSING AIR IN SYSTEM. PERSONALLY ADDED ANTIFREEZE. 2) HEADLIGHT ARE NOW LOCKED IN THE LOWER ELEVATION CAUSI...

Mileage: 60,000

TAIL LIGHT AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. FOLSOM LAKE TOYOTA CHARGED BY $450.00 TO REPLACE THE FIRST BULB THAT I PURCHASED 4 WEEKS LATER FROM NAPA AUTO PARTS FOR $93.00. FOLSOM LAKE TOYOTA CLAIMS THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND THAT THERE ARE NO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FOUR WEE...

Mileage: 42,000

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS (PKG 6) WITH APPR. 18,000 MILES. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, BY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED TO GO OUT (GOING OFF AND ON) UNTIL IT FINALLY WENT OUT COMPLETELY. ON FEBRUARY 27, 2009, I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER (LONGO TOYOTA IN EL MONTE, CALIFORNIA), WHO TOLD ME I WOULD ...

Mileage: 18,249

COMING TO A STOP AT LESS THAN 10MPH I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL ONLY TO HAVE IT GO TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY RESULTS. I QUICKLY ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT NOT BEFORE HITTING A SERVICE TRUCK. THIS RESULTED IN A SMALL DENT IN MY FRONT BUMPER. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE TRUCK MOVED OFF BUT FOR M...

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES ONE GOES OUT, BUT WHEN THEY BOTH GO OUT ALL OF THE LIGHTS INSIDE THE CAR GO OUT TOO. WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON THEY WILL WORK FOR A SHORT TIME. ADDITIONALLY, AFTER THIS STARTED THE ELECTRONIC IGNIT...

Mileage: 96,000

WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, SUDDENLY AN ABS WARNING LIGHT AND A BEEPING SOUND ENGAGED. TO INVESTIGATE THE ABRUPT OCCURRENCE I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER. HOWEVER AS I APPLIED MY BRAKES THEY WOULDN'T WORK. MY BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. I'M EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT I WAS AFFORDED THE DISTANCE ...

Mileage: 53,000

PASSENGER-SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN RESOLVES THE ISSUE. I ONLY NOTICE THIS WHEN I SEE THE CAR'S REFLECTION IN THE REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON. LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE SOMETIMES DO NOT TURN ON. THEY LATER TURN ON AFTER MULTIPLE TRIES (TURN ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY). BOTH LIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. INSPECTION AT TOYOTA DEALER FOUND POSSIBLE FAULT WITH ONE HEADLIGHT. COST TO REPLACE HEADLIGHTS ESTIMATED ...

Mileage: 90,000

2005 PRIUS WITH HID HEADLAMPS THAT NEED REPLACING WHICH WILL COST $450.00 EACH. THIS IS AN OUTRAGEOUS SUM OF MONEY TO PAY FOR HEADLAMPS ON A 4 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. *TR

ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO I BEGAN EXPERIENCE A RANDOM SHUT DOWN OF MY PS HEAD LIGHT. ONLY BE TURNING MY LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON RESTORED IT FOR SOME AMOUNT OF TIME.. LAST WEEK THE SAME THING STARTED HAPPENING WITH THE DS HEADLIGHT. NOW ETHER ONE OR BOTH RANDOMLY JUST GOES DARK. WHEN BOTH GO OUR ON A TWO ...

Mileage: 65,000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT ON MY 2005 PRIUS WAS GOING ON AND OFF AND THEN WENT OUT ALL TOGETHER AFTER ABOUT 3 WEEKS. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER THEY SAID THE BULB AND LABOR WOULD BE $320 AND THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THAT ONE HEADLIGHT WAS ALSO OUT AND THAT WOULD BE $250 - SO IT WOULD BE...

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY HEADLAMPS HAVE GONE OUT. EACH TIME IT HAS BEEN THE RIGHT OR LEFT SIDE. THE FOURTH TIME. THE LIGHTS CAME ON USING THE HI-BEAM ONLY. NUMEROUS INCIDENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY WIFE HAS BEEN PULLED OVER FOR THIS. I HAVE REPLACED THESE MYSELF. HOWEVER...

Mileage: 94,000

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY HEADLAMPS HAVE GONE OUT. EACH TIME IT HAS BEEN THE RIGHT OR LEFT SIDE. THE FOURTH TIME. THE LIGHTS CAME ON USING THE HI-BEAM ONLY. NUMEROUS INCIDENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY WIFE HAS BEEN PULLED OVER FOR THIS. I HAVE REPLACED THESE MYSELF. HOWEVER...

Mileage: 94,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD LOCK UP, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING OR CHANGING GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE IN A TUNNEL WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE ROAD CREW HAD TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT TOOK TWENTY MINUTE...

Mileage: 18,700

THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET, CREATING AN UNSAFE SITUATION WITH CARS COMING UP BEHIND IN A SINGLE LANE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

NORMAL DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY TURNS OFF. I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE LIGHT, MOST OF THE TIME, WILL RETURN FOR A MINUTE OR TWO. HID BULB REPLACEMENT WAS DONE AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. HID BULBS ARE NOT CHEAP. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER 3...

Mileage: 65,000

MY 2005 PRIUS HAS XENON HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE(HID) HEADLAMPS THAT GO OUT AND STAY OUT UNTIL THE NEXT TIME I TURN ON THE LIGHTS. I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE BULBS VERY FREQUENTLY AND THEY DON'T LAST FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

2005 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS LEVELER CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO LOCK INTO ONE POSITION. THIS VEHICLE LOCKED IN LOWER POSITION CREATING VERY POOR VISIBILITY. THINKING THAT IF THIS WAS TO LOCK IN UPPER POSITION IT WOULD BE BLINDING DRIVER IN THE ONCOMING VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD BE ALWAYS ON RECALL IF PROBLEM PERSI...

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A GATE. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED AND NEARLY CRASHED INTO A GARAGE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE ON THE...

Mileage: 37,000

LEFT HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT IN PRIUS. TURN OFF THEN BACK ON TO RESET BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT ONE NIGHT AND ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK IT RESET ONCE I TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

LEFT HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT IN PRIUS. TURN OFF THEN BACK ON TO RESET BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT ONE NIGHT AND ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK IT RESET ONCE I TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AT WILL. FLIPPING THE ON/OFF SWITCH WILL TURN IT BACK ON TEMPORARILY. HARD TO TELL WHEN DRIVING WITHOUT LIGHT. DEALERSHIP SAID TO REPLACE HID BULB, FOR $458. BUT THE BULB ISN'T BURNED OUT. ITS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, AND ACCORDING TO OTHERS IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN, EVEN A...

Mileage: 55,000

DRIVING DOWN A HILL NEXT TO OUR HOME. THE RED BRAKE LIGHT CAME FOR A SHORT PERIOD AT THE TOP OF THE HILL. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED MORE AGGRESSIVELY TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL THEY DID NOT RESPOND. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR (THE ROAD WAS DRY AND THE TEMP. WAS IN THE 60S, THERE WERE...

Mileage: 53,200

1.) EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE: NONE (EXCEPT VEHICLE > 43000 MILES?) 2.) HID HEADLAMP ON 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH ONE OR BOTH HEADLAMPS TURNING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. TURNING ON/OFF OF HEADLIGHTS WOULD HAPPEN PERHAPS 1 TO 2 TIMES IN A 15 MINUTE DRIVE 3.) NONE YET. OTHER...

Mileage: 43,021

I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF MY CAR, MY FRIEND WAS DRIVING. IT WAS A 4 LANE STREET WITH A TURNING LANE IN THE CENTER. I THINK WE WERE GOING BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH WHEN WE HIT (POLICE REPORT ESTIMATED 45 MPH) A F250 DIESEL SUPERCHARGE TURNED INFRONT OF US WITHOUT WARNING. WE T-BONED IT, IMPACT WAS O...

Mileage: 51,000

OUR 2005 PRIUS RECENTLY DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC-LEVELING HEADLIGHTS. WARNING SYMBOLS APPEARED ON THE DASH. AS WE WERE DRIVING, WE NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE AIMED MUCH HIGHER THAN USUAL, SO THAT THE LOW BEAMS APPEARED MORE LIKE HIGH BEAMS. IN THE COURSE OF THIS TRIP, WE STOPPED ...

Mileage: 25,258

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS...PURCHASED NEW...HAVE HAD NINE (9) EXTERIOR LIGHTS BURN OUT. I HAVE REPLACED THEM AND THEY SEEM TO BE WORKING BETTER. I BELIEVE THE BULBS USED BY TOYOTA WERE INFERIOR. AFTER 36,000 MILES TOYOTA WOULD NOT REPLACE ANY BULBS. *TR

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS GO OFF SPONTANEOUSLY. USUALLY JUST THE DRIVERS SIDE BUT RECENTLY BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. BEFORE TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON WOULD FIX IT BUT NOW IT DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. PREVIOUS OWNER HAD IT CHECKED BY TOYOTA BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE VEHICLE HAS EMITTED AN ODOR INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, WHICH STICKS TO THE CONTACT'S CLOTHING AND HAIR. THE ODOR HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY TOYOTA AS AN ODOR THAT ORIGINATES FROM THE REAR BATTERY WHICH IS FOUND UNDER THE BACK ...

Mileage: 13,000

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT BEGAN GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY, FIRST RARELY, THEN GRADUALLY MORE FREQUENTLY. SWITCHING THEM OFF AND ON WOULD RESTORE IT TEMPORARILY. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. BY THE TIME IT BECAME VERY BAD, THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLAM...

Mileage: 100,000

INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, HIT BROADSIDED ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND RAMMED INTO GUARD RAIL ON FRONT OF VEHICLE, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN AND PART OF THE DOOR HAD TO BE REMOVED TO GET ME OUT.. THE CAR WAS A 2005 PRIUS WITH SIDE, CURTAIN, AND FRONT AIRBAGS, NONE OF WHICH DEPLOYED. THE CAR WAS TOTALE...

WE NOTICED SHORTLY AFTER WE BOUGHT OUR 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT SHINE FAR ENOUGH IN ADVANCE OF THE CAR TO PROPERLY ILLUMINATE THE ROAD. WHEN WE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER, THEY CHECKED IT AND SAID THAT THE LIGHTS WERE SET PROPERLY SO AS NOT TO SHINE IN THE FACE OF APPROACHING CAR...

Mileage: 100

I PURCHASED A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS AND DROVE IT FOR 12,00 MILES AT WHICH TIME THE TIRES WERE COMPLETELY WORE OUT. WHEN I WENT IN TO TOYOTA AND POINTED THIS OUT THEY REPLACED THE TIRES BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I TAKE MY CAR IN FOR THE SCHEDULED SERVICES RECOMMENDED BY TOYOTA. TO DATE M...

Mileage: 12,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TURN OVER ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND SKID ACROSS THE SHOULDER INTO THE GRASS. THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE DOW...

Mileage: 55,000

HEADLIGHTS BEGAN ILLUMINATING VERY SHORT DISTANCE. REPAIR CENTER FOUND FAILED SENSOR. MY CONCERN IS THAT SYSTEM FAILED INTO UNSAFE CONDITION WHEN THE ONBOARD SYSTEMS ARE PERFECTLY CAPABLE OF REMEMBERING THE LAST SAFE CONDITION. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO REAR END THE VEHICLE ANYWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND ...

Mileage: 16,000

MY 2005 PRIUS STARTED TO INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAY A WARNING TRIANGLE SIGN ON THE DASHBOARD. FINALLY IT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND SAYS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE HEADLIGHT LEVELING SYSTEM - A SHORT OR SOME SUCH GLITCH. COST TO REPAIR $700. I DECLINED T...

TOYOTA'S HID HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. TOYOTA WOULD LIKE US TO REPLACE THE BULBS. LABOR AND THE BULB RUN ABOUT $500. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY OF TOYOTA'S VEHICLES AND SEEMS LIKE CONSUMER GOUGING ON A FAULTY PRODUCT/DESIGN TO THE NTH DEGREE! *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. I PURCHASED IT IN MARCH 2005. LAST WEEK, MY MULTIFUNCTIONAL DISPLAY (MFD) CEASED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE MFD INITIALIZED TO THE MPG SCREEN BUT HAD UNUSUAL COLORS. I ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE DISPLAY SCREEN BY SELECTING THE AUDIO, CLIMATE, DISPLAY, AND INFO BUTTONS BUT ...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING UNFAMILIAR NOISES WHILE PARKED. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE NOISE CONTINUED IN INTERVALS. THE SERVICE BRAKE AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ...

Mileage: 18,799

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING UNFAMILIAR NOISES WHILE PARKED. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE NOISE CONTINUED IN INTERVALS. THE SERVICE BRAKE AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ...

Mileage: 18,799

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEHIND HIM NOTICED A PIECE OF PLASTIC HANGING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE PLASTIC COVER ON CABLES THAT EXTENDED FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CU...

Mileage: 45,950

TOYOTA PRIUS 2005 FAILING BRAKE SYSTEM- FOR THE SECOND TIME (THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS ON 27-JUN-2008) MY BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE FIRST TIME THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP "RECALIBRATED THE COMPUTER" AND COULD NOT TELL ME WHY IS FAILED OR THAT IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THE SECOND OCCASION, YE...

Mileage: 25,133

I WAS INVOLVED IN A OFF-SET FRONTAL COLLISION IN A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS EQUIPPED WITH DUAL FRONT AIR BAGS AND SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS ON JULY 1, 2008. NONE OF THE FOUR AIR BAG SYSTEMS IN THIS VEHICLE DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS GOING ~ 30-35 MPH....

Mileage: 15,500

I WAS INVOLVED IN A OFF-SET FRONTAL COLLISION IN A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS EQUIPPED WITH DUAL FRONT AIR BAGS AND SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS ON JULY 1, 2008. NONE OF THE FOUR AIR BAG SYSTEMS IN THIS VEHICLE DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS GOING ~ 30-35 MPH....

Mileage: 15,500

UNPROTECTED A/C CONDENSER ON TOYOTA PRIUS VERY VULNERABLE TO MINOR ROAD DEBRIS ALLOWING ESCAPE OF POTENTIALLY HARMFUL TO THE ENVIRONMENT AC FLUID. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

FIVE NO STARTING CONCERNS AFTER TWO YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. ONE OF MY HID HEADLIGHTS BURNED OUT AFTER ONLY 35,000 MILES, JUST 3 MONTHS AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. TOYOTA CLAIMS ON THEIR WEBSITE THAT HID HEADLIGHTS LAST LONGER THAN HALOGEN BULBS, BUT BY E-MAIL SAID THAT THEY HAD NOT DETERMINED LIFE EXPECTANCY OF PARTS IN MY VEHICL...

Mileage: 35,000

SPONTANEOUS FAILURE OF REGENERATIVE AND POWER BRAKING SYSTEMS ON PRIUS, RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT BRAKING AND LONG STOPPING DISTANCE; THE 2 OCCURRENCES HAPPENED AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 30MPH SO I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY COME TO A STOP, BUT AT A HIGHER SPEED IT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. THERE WAS...

Mileage: 22,000

WHEN CAR WAS NEW, I WAS TOLD A WARNING LIGHT WOULD APPEAR FOR LOW FUEL. I RAN THE CAR DRY (WITH ONE BAR SHOWING) AND NO WARNING EVER APPEARED.. THE CAR RAN DRY IN A BAD SECTION OF TOWN AT NIGHT... SUBSEQUENTLY I FOUND THE FUEL GAUGE TO BE GROSSLY INACCURATE. 3 GALLONS WAS REQUIRED TO MOVE THE GA...

Mileage: 6

ON 3/1/08 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT WHEREBY I BROADSIDED A PUBLIC BUS AT AN APPROXIMATE ANGLE OF 45 DEGREES. THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE CAR FROM THE CENTER TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS COMPLETELY SMASHED AND NEITHER THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT I, THE D...

Mileage: 47,500

ON 3/1/08 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT WHEREBY I BROADSIDED A PUBLIC BUS AT AN APPROXIMATE ANGLE OF 45 DEGREES. THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE CAR FROM THE CENTER TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS COMPLETELY SMASHED AND NEITHER THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT I, THE D...

Mileage: 47,500

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HID DRIVER'S HEADLIGHT CONTINUES TO INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO ILLUMINATE. DEALER WANTS >$600 TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT. PROBLEM WELL DOCUMENTED AS RECURRENT ISSUE FOR PRIUS WITH HID HEADLAMPS. THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA ASAP. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO LOSE HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVI...

Mileage: 48,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 45-55 MPH, SHE SWERVED ACROSS THE ROAD THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED AND LANDED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IN ADDITION, SHE CRASHED INTO TWO OTHER TREES. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY...

Mileage: 56,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS RIGHT HID HEADLAMP FLICKERS AND SOMETIMES TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WILL NOT COVER EXTENSIVE REPAIR COST. FROM INTERNET INFORMATION THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF BOTH HEADLIGHTS QUIT SIMULTANEOUSLY. *TR

Mileage: 58,203

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT SOUTER'S IN BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA, NOT HONORING THE RECALL NOTICE ON 2004-2006 TOYOTA PRIUS STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACEMENT. I TOOK IT IN WHEN I GOT THE FIRST NOTICE AND SINCE I HAVE TO USE HAND CONTROLS TO DRIVE I HAVE THESE CONTROLS INSTALLED IN THIS PRIUS. SOUTAR'S...

MY VEHICLE IS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH TRIM PACKAGE #9, INCLUDING HIGH-INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) HEADLAMPS - THE ONLY ONES AVAILABLE IN THE ONLY VEHICLE AVAILABLE TO ME, SO THESE WERE NOT AN OPTIONAL PURCHASE. I WAS CONFIDENT IN THE EXPECTED LONG SERVICE LIFE OF HID BULBS BUT HAD ONE FAIL AT 41,000...

Mileage: 40,800

I WAS HEADED SOUTH ON 22ND STREET CROSSING 7TH AVENUE SOUTH INTERSECTION. WOMAN RAN A REDLIGHT. I STRUCK HER CAR. I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS. THE FRONT END WENT DOWN AS IT WAS DESIGN, BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I WAS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT OF A TOYOTA PRIUS THAT WAS HEADED EAST BOUND INTO AN INTERSECTION IN JOLIET ILLINOIS WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF THE CAR THAT I WAS IN. THE RESULTING FRONT END COLLISION FAILED TO TRIGGER THE AIR BAGS AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD ME IN PL...

Mileage: 30,000

I WAS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT OF A TOYOTA PRIUS THAT WAS HEADED EAST BOUND INTO AN INTERSECTION IN JOLIET ILLINOIS WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF THE CAR THAT I WAS IN. THE RESULTING FRONT END COLLISION FAILED TO TRIGGER THE AIR BAGS AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD ME IN PL...

Mileage: 30,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS TURNS OFF SPONTANEOUSLY AT RANDOM TIMES. IT WILL TURN ON AGAIN IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON, BUT IT WILL INEVITABLY TURN OFF AFTER 1 TO 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS 39,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER...

Mileage: 32,000

HID HEADLAMPS GO OUT RANDOMLY AND INDIVIDUALLY, BUT CAN BE RELIT BY CYCLING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF. DEALER IS REPLACING BOTH HID LAMP AND CONTROLLER ASSEMBLIES ON BOTH SIDES; SAYS REPLACING JUST LAMP OR CONTROLLER WILL NOT PERMANENTLY SOLVE PROBLEM. CRASH DANGER DUE TO LAMPS GOING OUT WIT...

Mileage: 58,000

ANOTHER DRIVER FAILED TO YIELD TO ME AT AN INTERSECTION. I STRUCK THE OTHER CAR AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF NOR DID THE SEAT BELTS LOCK INTO PLACE TO HOLD THE PASSENGERS IN A RESTRAINED POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

ANOTHER DRIVER FAILED TO YIELD TO ME AT AN INTERSECTION. I STRUCK THE OTHER CAR AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF NOR DID THE SEAT BELTS LOCK INTO PLACE TO HOLD THE PASSENGERS IN A RESTRAINED POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

TOYOTA SIENNA ...AT APPROX 36K MILES MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF. BULBS WERE REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE ECU UNIT TO THE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED AND WORKED FINE FOR A YEAR. NOW AT 59K THE HEADLIGHTS ARE DOING THE SAME. I AM TOLD AGAIN TO REPLACE THE BULBS(300$) EACH. THE BUL...

AFTER ONLY 40,000 MILES, FUEL INJECTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED... $1,000.00. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

"BLIND SPOT" ON PASSENGER FRONT SIDE WINDOW IN 2005 PRIUS. *TR

WE HAVE TWO 2005 TOYOTA PRIUSES WHICH HAVE EXHIBITED IDENTICAL STALLING AND SHIFTING PROBLEMS. THE HYBRID SYSTEM WILL STALL OR NOT OPERATE AND WILL NOT ALLOW US TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR PERIODICALLY. ONE TOYOTA DEALER SAYS WE NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSAXLE, AND ANOTHER WAS NOT SURE AND SAID THE...

Mileage: 55,000

WE HAVE TWO 2005 TOYOTA PRIUSES WHICH HAVE EXHIBITED IDENTICAL STALLING AND SHIFTING PROBLEMS. THE HYBRID SYSTEM WILL STALL OR NOT OPERATE AND WILL NOT ALLOW US TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR PERIODICALLY. ONE TOYOTA DEALER SAYS WE NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSAXLE, AND ANOTHER WAS NOT SURE AND SAID THE...

Mileage: 55,000

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS ACCELERATED EVEN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WASN'T DEPRESSED. THE BRAKES WERE BURNED OFF THE CAR IN AN ATTEMPT TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE CAR CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A GAS STATION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PEOPLE, BUT THE CAR WAS DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT AND A FIRE. TH...

Mileage: 34,800

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2006. EVER SINCE I'VE OWNED MY 2005 PRIUS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT MOST OFTEN HAPPENS ON A PARTICULAR STREET IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE I NEED TO STOP BEFORE ENTERING A MAIN THOROUGHFARE. THERE IS A VERY S...

Mileage: 1,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE BEING SERVICED AT THE DEALER, THEY NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DISTORTED. THE PLATING ON THE INTERNAL PART OF THE HEADLIGHTS WERE OVERHEATING. THERE IS NO WAY TO RELEASE THIS HEAT AND THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT A POSSIBLE FIRE MAY OCCUR. THE...

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE BEING SERVICED AT THE DEALER, THEY NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DISTORTED. THE PLATING ON THE INTERNAL PART OF THE HEADLIGHTS WERE OVERHEATING. THERE IS NO WAY TO RELEASE THIS HEAT AND THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT A POSSIBLE FIRE MAY OCCUR. THE...

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT LEVELING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY AND REMAINS ON AT RANDOM INTERVALS. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, BUT OCCURS EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. HE SPOKE WITH TOYOTA AND ...

Mileage: 43,000

THE TRACTION CONTROL ON MY 2005 PRIUS IS DANGEROUS. THIS IS A WELL-DOCUMENTED PROBLEM (WWW.PRIUSCHAT.COM) . TOYOTA WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN THE CAR HITS EVEN A SMALL PATCH OF WATER AND THE TIRES SLIP, THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN FOR WAY TOO LONG. SO, WHEN ACCELERATING RAPIDLY ...

Mileage: 1,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HID LAMP BURN OUT. REPLACE OF LAMP IS APPROX. $400.00 EACH.

Mileage: 85,000

1) DAILY USE OF THE LIFTGATE. 2) INTERMITTANT FAILURE OF SHOCK SYSTEM. THE LIFTGATE CAME DOWN ON MY HEAD AFTER I HAD OPENED THE LIFTGATE AND REACHED INSIDE TO OBTAIN GROCERIES. 3)MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE SHOCKS UNLESS THERE WAS C...

Mileage: 34,000

2005 PRIUS TOTALED. WHEEL SUDDENLY JERKED TO RIGHT AND PULLED VEHICLE OFF ROAD. NO APPARENT REASON FOR THIS, AS NOTHING HIT, POLICE REPORT TAKEN BY HIGHWAY PATROL, WITNESSES FROM BOTH DIRECTION TO PHYSICAL ACCIDENT. NO ONE HURT. VEHICLE CONSIDERED TOTAL. INSURANCE SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR TO CHECK ...

Mileage: 26,000

ACCIDENT IN RALEIGH N.C. ON US-1. HEADING NORTH ON US-1 AND MAKING LEFT ACROSS 3-LANES OF SOUTH BOUND TRAFFIC BROADSIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE , CAUSING IT TO TURN OVER. I WAS DRIVING A 2005 PRIUS. AFTER MUCH INTENSE THOUGHT AS TO WHY I DID NOT SEE THE OTHER VEHICLE AFTER I OBSERVED ALL LANES TO BE CLEAR...

WE OWN 2 TOYOTA PRIUSES. ONE IS A 2003 (THE OLDER STYLE) AND A 2005. IN 2004, I WAS DRIVING THE 2003 ON THE FREEWAY. A PANEL TRUCK WAS TO MY RIGHT. IT STARTED TO COME INTO MY LANE SO I SWERVED TO AVOID GETTING HIT. THE CAR STARTED TO SKID AND SLIDE. THE CAR FIRST FISHTAILED, THEN WENT TO THE HARD RI...

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A QUIET RURAL ROAD THE TEMPERATURE WAS 50 DEGREES, TIME 11:40PM, WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND DRY. THERE WERE NO TREE OVERHANGS. THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW SUDDENLY SHATTERED IN ITS ENTIRETY. MY PASSENGER RIGHT FRONT WAS NOT INJURED. NO FOREIGN OBJECT WAS FOUND WITHIN THE VEH...

Mileage: 23,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, 10 MONTHS OLD, 14,000 MILES. MY WIFE EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE COASTING DOWN INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH WITH FEET OFF PEDALS. VEHICLE SURGED TO 90 MPH EVEN THOUGH SHE APPLIED BOTH REGULAR AND EMERGENCY BRAKE DURING ACCELERATION. SHE CHECKED BOTH FEET ON BRAKES NOT OB...

Mileage: 14,000

MARCH 2, 2007 5:01 PM ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 IT RAINED AND MY CAR HAD BEEN IN THE PARKING LOT ALL MORNING DURING THE RAIN. I DROVE IT FROM WORK TO A BUS STOP WITH CLIENTS IN THE BACK SEAT. WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKES, THE CAR SLOWED AND AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE BRAKES GRABBED AND ALL OCCUPANTS W...

Mileage: 22,000

EVERY TIME OUR 2005 PRIUS IS OPERATED IN RAIN SNOW SLUSH THE REAR BRAKES ARE SO GRABBY THAT IT MAKES THE CAR UNSTABLE. ON DRY DAYS BRAKES ARE FINE WHEN YOU START OUT ON WET DAYS THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACT NORMAL AS TIME GOES ON THEY GET MORE AND MORE GRABBY TO WHERE IT IS UNSAFE. *NM

Mileage: 12,000

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. I RECEIVED A NOTICE OF A POSSIBLE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT DEFECT LAST SPRING, ABOUT THE TIME I BROKE MY RIGHT FOOT. I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE FOR 8 WEEKS. WHEN I THEN CALLED MY DEALER TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE BACK-ORDERED. I KEP...

IN 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, EVEN SLIGHT WHEEL SLIPPAGE ENGAGES THE VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND CUTS POWER TO THE WHEELS. WHEN IT IS SOMETIMES NECESSARY TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY INTO TRAFFIC, ACCELERATION CUTS OFF COMPLETELY AND LEAVES ONE IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. EVEN IF I BACK OFF THE ACCELERATOR IT TAKES S...

Mileage: 1

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AIMED HIGH AND TOYOTA SAYS THEY CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED LOWER. ON COMING CARS FLASH HIGH BEAM WHEN TOYOTA HEADLIGHTS ARE ON LOW BEAM SETTING. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 18000 MILES COMPLAINED ABOUT A A MASSIVE BRAKE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 12-4-06, UNDER DRY CONDITIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, SHE TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES WHICH FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCE B...

Mileage: 18,000

WE KEPT HEARING A SOUND WHICH APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE AND SOUNDED LIKE A LIGHT HORN OR ALARM SOUND. IT SEEMED TO BE CONNECTED WITH BRAKING AND YET AT OTHER TIMES MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THE SOUND WOULD OCCUR OVER AND OVER. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO DIAGNO...

Mileage: 70,000

ON DECEMBER 14TH, 2006, I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 TOYTOTA PRIUS FROM BERKELEY, CA TO MONTEREY, CA. AT 18 MILES OUTSIDE OF MONTEREY. CA, AND WHILE STILL ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, A CONTINUOUS LOUD AND HIGH FREQUENCY BUZZER WENT ON AND THE PANEL WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON INCLUDING THE RED BRAKE LIG...

Mileage: 25,568

MY FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT ON NOVEMBER 24, 2006 WHEN A NAIL PENETRATED THE TREAD AREA. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, I CHANGED TO THE PONY SPARE. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY DUE TO A WOEFULLY INADEQUATE JACK SUPPLIED BY TOYOTA WITH MY 2005 PRIUS. THE JACK BENT WHI...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 12/18/2006 -*NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 12/18/2006 -*NM

OUR 2005 PRIUS DEVELOPED A MASSIVE GASOLINE LEAK, WHICH MADE IT AN OBVIOUS FIRE HAZARD. WE DROVE IT HOME, AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE CAR'S PLASTIC FUEL LINES THAT HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY RODENTS. THE FUEL LINES WERE REPLACED BY NEW PLASTIC ONES. HOWEVER, WE LIVE IN T...

Mileage: 17,593

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH IN THE RAIN WITH LEAVES ON THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SLID OFF THE ROAD AND IMPACTED A 20 INCH TREE, ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE. THE HEADLIGHT AND BUMPER, TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE FRONT END, SUSTAINED THE IMPACT. AS THE CONTACT WAS NOT WEARING A SEATBELT, AND T...

Mileage: 50,000

THE CAR'S PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD WAS CRACKED, MOST LIKELY SINCE THE DAY OF MANUFACTURING. THE CAR SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES. THE CAR ROLLED THREE TIMES AT 75 MPH. WIFE HAS MEMORY PROBLEMS AS WELL AS SOME PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS. TOYOTA SAID THAT THE CAR HAVING LOST THE PASSENGERS SIDE TIE RO...

Mileage: 19,700

WE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES ON IN ORDER FOR OUR VEHICLE TO PASS INSPECTION. TIRES ARE RATED AT 50,000. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS BECAUSE OUR REAR WHEELS WERE OUT OF ALIGNMENT YET THEY HAD NO WAY OF ALIGNING THE REAR WHEELS SO NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT PAY ABOVE M...

Mileage: 21,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VISIBILITY OF THE HEADLIGHTS WAS LIMITED. THE LOW BEAM ONLY EXTENDED A SHORT RANGE BETWEEN 30-35 FEET. THE HIGH BEAM ONLY EXTENDED 50-75 FEET. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 18,000

TOTAL FAILURE OF STEERING. STEERING WHEEL JUST SPUN FREELY LIKE A TOY CAR. FORTUNATELY, THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING PARALLEL PARKING, SO THE SPEED AT THE TIME WAS SLOW AND NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE RESULTED. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN DEATH HAD THE TIMING OF THE FAILURE B...

Mileage: 14,500

2005 PRIUS STALLED AT 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY, COULD NOT RESTART, HAD TO BE TOWED 150 MILES TO DEALERSHIP. *NM

Mileage: 44,000

PRIUS TIRE WEAR - GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES HAVE WORN TO THE POINT OF "RECOMMENDED" REPLACEMENT AT 20000 MILES. TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER & DEALER CLAIM THAT PRIUS TIRES "WEAR FASTER THAN MOST CARS"... I HAVE NOT HEARD OF A 50,000 MILE TIRE LASTING ONLY 20,000 MILES - TOYOTA SHOULD BE FORCE...

Mileage: 20,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS T-BONED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY, AND THE SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MOST OF DAMAGE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A SPECIALIST TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME ERROR A...

Mileage: 15,300

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL BECAME SO LOOSE IT WAS CAUSING THE CAR TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLAT TIRE, PULLED OFF OF THE FREEWAY I WAS DRIVING ON ONTO THE SHOULDER. THERE WAS NO FLAT, PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT INTO A GARAGE. MY HUSBAND, WHOM I CA...

Mileage: 22,200

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND WAS OBSERVED TO BE OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THE PARK BUTTON WAS ACCIDENTALLY DEPRESSED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF GEAR. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED. THE CONSUMER STATED ...

Mileage: 11,000

OUR 2005 PRIUS SHUT DOWN ON 07/15/06 WHILE MY WIFE WAS TRYING TO GET HOME THAT EVENING. SHE WAS 200 MILES FROM THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER. THE CAR NEEDED TO BE TOWED FROM ALAMOSA TO PUEBLO. A COMPLETE CAR SHUTDOWN IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A WOMAN IN A DESOLATE ROAD AT NIG...

Mileage: 35,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL AND THE RECALL PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THEREFORE, AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 29, 2006 FOR THE REMEDY REPAIR. ON THAT DATE, THE VEHICLE WAS DROPPED AT THE DEALER (ABOUT 65 MILES AWAY). WHEN THE CONTACT RETURNED TO P...

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT INTO UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ONLY WAY THAT I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE WAS BY RIDING THE BRAKES. I FINALLY SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES AND TURNED IT OF...

Mileage: 18,360

DT*: THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONSULTED AND DETERMINED THE FUEL TANK WAS OPERATING PROPERLY. UPDATED 6/27/2006 - THE FUEL TANK IN THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS FLEXIBLE. EACH TIME THE CONSUMER FILLS THE VEHICLE, THE TANK ACCEPTS 2-4 GALLONS LESS THAN DESIGNED. IF THE CONSUMER SLOW THE FUEL PUMP TO AL...

Mileage: 6,000

WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, MY BRAKES FAILED AND PEDAL RELEASED TO THE FLOOR. TOYOTA OF VISALIA SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT COMPUTER SHOWED CODES C1357 AND DETAIL CODE 28. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE CASE OF BRAKE FAILURE, OR DUPLICATE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH I REQUESTED THEY REPLACE COMPONENTS THAT ...

Mileage: 14,318

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED A TREAD SEPARATION PROBLEM ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE TIRE DEALER AND UPON INSPECTION THE TIRE DEALER DETERMINED THE TREAD SEPARATION WAS RELATED TO IMPACT ...

Mileage: 14,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED WAS ON APRIL 7TH WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED OF 25MPH. THE SECOND TIME IT OCCURRED WAS ON APRIL 21ST WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED OF 5-15 MPH. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 8,063

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED WAS ON APRIL 7TH WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED OF 25MPH. THE SECOND TIME IT OCCURRED WAS ON APRIL 21ST WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED OF 5-15 MPH. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 8,063

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED WAS ON APRIL 7TH WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED OF 25MPH. THE SECOND TIME IT OCCURRED WAS ON APRIL 21ST WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED OF 5-15 MPH. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 8,063

THE 2005 PRIUS WE OWN WILL NOT START AT SCATTERED TIMES (AFTER DRIVING FOR SOME TIME AND THEN STOPPING AND TURNING THE ENGINE OFF). THE SCREEN ON THE DASHBOARD PANEL LIGHTS UP PARTIALLY AND NOT ALWAYS THE SAME ON REPEATED TRIES. OTHER STRANGE ELECTRICAL EVENTS OCCUR SUCH AS THE AUTOMATIC WINDOWS GO...

Mileage: 23,845

BULGES HAVE APPEARED IN THE SIDEWALLS OF TWO OF THE FOUR GOODYEAR POTENZA TIRES ON OUR 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. I CAN PROVIDE PHOTOS. THE TIRES WERE MAINTAINED BY HAVING THEM ROTATED AND PRESSURE CHECKED AT 5,000-MILE INTERVALS BY THE TOYOTA DEALER. THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN ONLY ON PAVED STREETS AND ROA...

Mileage: 13,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING 2005 PRIUS ENGINE STALLING. *TS *JB

I WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW-SPEED ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE BRAKES IN MY CAR (2005 TOYOTA PRIUS) DID NOT SLOW OR STOP THE CAR AND CAUSED ME TO RUN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE MY CAR COLLIDED WITH. THE EXTERIOR DAMAGE...

Mileage: 7,532

I WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW-SPEED ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE BRAKES IN MY CAR (2005 TOYOTA PRIUS) DID NOT SLOW OR STOP THE CAR AND CAUSED ME TO RUN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE MY CAR COLLIDED WITH. THE EXTERIOR DAMAGE...

Mileage: 7,532

I WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW-SPEED ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE BRAKES IN MY CAR (2005 TOYOTA PRIUS) DID NOT SLOW OR STOP THE CAR AND CAUSED ME TO RUN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE MY CAR COLLIDED WITH. THE EXTERIOR DAMAGE...

Mileage: 7,532

ENGINE STALLS. *JB

Mileage: 3

THE AUTOMATIC DIMMING REAR-VIEW MIRROR IN MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS DIMS RANDOMLY. IT HAS SUPPOSEDLY BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER WITH NO NOTICEABLE IMPROVEMENT. IT RESPONDS TO BLUE-TINTED (WHITER) HEADLIGHTS, BUT DOES NOT DIM WHEN A STANDARD YELLOWISH HEADLIGHT IS SHINING INTO THE MIRROR. THIS IS EXTREME...

Mileage: 12

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS: IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS, WHEN A FRONT WHEEL SLIPS, BOTH WHEELS STOP ROTATING AND THEN THE WHEEL THAT DID NOT SLIP IS GIVEN POWER. THIS TAKES ABOUT 1 SECOND. DURING THAT TIME THE MOTOR HAS SHUT DOWN, LOSING SUBSTANTIAL FORWARD MOMENTUM. IF THE SECOND WHEEL SLIPS,THE PROCESS IS REPEA...

Mileage: 2,200

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS: IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS, WHEN A FRONT WHEEL SLIPS, BOTH WHEELS STOP ROTATING AND THEN THE WHEEL THAT DID NOT SLIP IS GIVEN POWER. THIS TAKES ABOUT 1 SECOND. DURING THAT TIME THE MOTOR HAS SHUT DOWN, LOSING SUBSTANTIAL FORWARD MOMENTUM. IF THE SECOND WHEEL SLIPS,THE PROCESS IS REPEA...

Mileage: 2,200

MY 2005 PRIUS HAD A FLAT TIRE LAST WEEK, I TOOK IT TO A TIRE SHOP TO FIND OUT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WORN DUE TO ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED EACH TIME AT THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEY ROTATED THE TIRES ONCE, I THOUGHT THEY HAD TWICE. IN ANY EVENT THEY SAID...

Mileage: 20,500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CONSOLE SHOWED WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ON ENGINE POWER OR ELECTRICAL POWER. SINCE PURCHASE THE VEHICLE HAS NOT OPERATED ON ELECTRICAL POWER AT LOW SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 6,500

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THERE IS A GREEN STREAK OF LIGHT ABOUT SEVEN INCHES ACROSS AND ABOUT AN INCH HIGH ON WINDSHIELD. *TS THIS STREAK OBSCURES THE CONSUMER'S VISION. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE LIGHT COMES FROM THE LIGHT THAT IS PROJECTED ONTO THE DASH AND THAT THE DASH IS NOT C...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATE THE TREE LIMBS 8 FEET ABOVE THE ROAD, BUT NOT THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE VEHICLE MET MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS AND NO REPAIRS WERE NECESSARY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS DETERMINED ADJUST...

Mileage: 14,600

MY 2005 PRIUS HAD ENGINE FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. I PULLED OVER AND HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED, AND THE COMPUTER RESET. I SOON AFTER LEARNED OF A RECALL, AND NOW I AM TOLD THAT MY CAR DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. I THINK IT IS UNSAFE, AND I WANT THE COMPUTER PROBLEM RE...

Mileage: 4,216

I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST A RECALL OF THE 2005, TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT THERE IS A GREEN STREAK OF LIGHT ABOUT SEVEN INCHES ACROSS AND ABOUT AN INCH HIGH ON WINDSHIELD, DIRECTLY IN MY LINE OF VISION. IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT OBSCURES SOME OF MY VISION AND IT IS DISTRACTING. THE G...

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WENT INTO A SUDDEN ENGINE STALLING MODE. I DO REALIZE THAT TOYOTA HAS A RECALL ON SUCH VEHICLES, BUT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT I TOOK IT TO, THE SAME PLACE WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, THAT HAD A "PRIUS EXPERT" HAS BEEN DIAGNOSING THIS PROBLEM FOR A DAY WITH NO ANSWERS / ANTICIPATE...

Mileage: 10,100

MONITORED THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE DASHBOARD OF 2005, TOYOTA PRIUS IN ORDER TO KNOW WHEN WAS RUNNING LOW ON FUEL. HAS BEEN KEEPING A LOG OF FUEL CONSUMPTION, MPG AND MILES DRIVEN. TYPICALLY, IHE FILLED UP THE TANK WHEN THE DISPLAY SHOWED ONLY 2 OR 3 BARS REMAINING OUT OF 10 BARS WHEN FULL. BASED ON...

Mileage: 4,000

GASOLINE PUMP REGULARLY SHUTS OFF SEVERAL GALLONS SHORT OF FULL AND WILL NOT ALLOW CONTINUED FILLING WITHOUT REMOVING THE NOZZLE FROM BEYOND THE RUBBER SEAL. THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW WHEN THE TANK IS FULL IS TO WATCH AND LISTEN. OFTEN WHEN THE TANK APPROACHES FULL AND THE NOZZLE IS SHUT OFF THE GAS OV...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT SPEEDS UP TO 65 MPH PULLED OFF AND WENT THROUGH A SMALL TOWN. AFTER COMING TO A STOP LIGHT STARTED TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE AND THE RED TRIANGLE WITH AN EXCLAMATION MARK LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THEN THE SMALL CAR WITH EXCLAMATION MARK CAME ON THE L...

Mileage: 13,170

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO ALARM TO ALERT HIM THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *JB UPDATED 07/03/06. *JB

Mileage: 5

I TOOK MY PRIUS IN FOR RECALL, NOTED IN PE05029, ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER 9, 2005. I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE PRIUS BEFORE THE RECALL BUT DID THE RECALL BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS OTHERS WERE HAVING. I HAD 25,000 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS BEFORE I TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA TO DO THE RECALL. SINCE THEN ON TWO ...

Mileage: 26,000

I TOOK MY TOYOTA PRIUS IN FOR THE RECALL NOTED IN PE05029 AND SINCE HAVE LOST 8 MILES PER GALLON IN PERFORMANCE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO LET THEM KNOW AND ASKED IF THEY COULD TELL ME IF OTHER CUSTOMERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE REPLY WAS THAT CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMATI...

Mileage: 24,000

THE CRITICAL SAFETY CONCERN IS NOTED AS FOLLOWS: ON OCTOBER 21, 2005, I WAS TRAVELING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVE AT 55 MILES PER HOUR. UPON APPROACHING A SLOWER VEHICLE AND CHECKING TRAFFIC, I PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO QUICKLY PASS THE VEHICLE DRIVING BEFORE ME. UP...

Mileage: 7,300

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. I GOT MY CAR 8-23-2005 AND ON 10-13-2005 I WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. THE INTERSECTIONS WAS JUST AFTER A TRAFFIC CIRCLE, SIGNS WAS MISSING, IT WAS RAINING, DUSK AND THE PERSON WHO HIT ME DID NOT HAVE HER LIGHTS ON AND WAS DRIVING TOO FA...

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. I GOT MY CAR 8-23-2005 AND ON 10-13-2005 I WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. THE INTERSECTIONS WAS JUST AFTER A TRAFFIC CIRCLE, SIGNS WAS MISSING, IT WAS RAINING, DUSK AND THE PERSON WHO HIT ME DID NOT HAVE HER LIGHTS ON AND WAS DRIVING TOO FA...

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH AND VEHICLE STALLED. I COASTED OVER TO ROAD SHOULDER, TURNED OFF VEHICLE POWER AND RESTARTED VEHICLE WITHOUT ISSUE. CALLED TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE SOFTWARE RECALL FOR SOFTWARE PROBLEM FOR STALLING ENGINES. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A S...

Mileage: 12,176

THE FOG LIGHTS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS ARE CRACKED. THEY DO NOT APPEAR TO BE FROM ANY IMPACT. UPON INVESTIGATING FURTHER, IT SEEMS THAT A GREAT DEAL OF PRIUS OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WHEN THERE ARE SEVERE COLD TEMPERATURES. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPING THE BRAKES RELEASED. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS USED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE AT THIS TIME.*AK

AFTER TOYOTA'S RECALLING 75,000 PRIUS IN U.S., I TOOK MY 2005 PRIUS INTO TORRANCE TOYOTA(310-325-75000) TO HAVE THE SOFTWARE"GLITCH"REPAIRED. MICHAEL GALLAGHER(SERVICE ADVISOR) TOLD ME THERE IS ADDITIONAL GLITCHES AND NOW MY CAR IS INOPERABLE AND HE HAS BEEN ASK

Mileage: 10,334

TOYOTA PRIUS; DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 287 IN NEW JERSEY WHEN THE ENGINE CUT OUT AND WOULD NOT RESTART. *NM

Mileage: 3,000

TOYOTA PRIUS; DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 287 IN NEW JERSEY WHEN THE ENGINE CUT OUT AND WOULD NOT RESTART. *NM

Mileage: 3,000

APPEARS TO BE A TEMPORARY ENGINE STALL AT 68 MILES PER HOUR IN CARPOOL LANE, WARNING LIGHT CAME ON BUT DISAPPEARED RIGHT AWAY AND THE CAR WAS FINE AGAIN. BUT LOTS OF CAR VIBRATIONS AND JOLTING FELT AT THE TIME. *JB

PURCHASED 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS - VIN # JTD KB2 OU1 530 793 29 ON JULY 20, 2005 -REGISTERED IT TO MY WIFE KRISTA GOTTLIEB. ON JULY 22, 2005 WHEN THIS CAR HAD ABOUT 80 MILES ON IT, I WAS DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 50 MPH - WHEN SUDDENLY I LOST COMPLETE POWER. BY THAT, I MEAN THAT THE...

Mileage: 80

PURCHASED 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS - VIN # JTD KB2 OU1 530 793 29 ON JULY 20, 2005 -REGISTERED IT TO MY WIFE KRISTA GOTTLIEB. ON JULY 22, 2005 WHEN THIS CAR HAD ABOUT 80 MILES ON IT, I WAS DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 50 MPH - WHEN SUDDENLY I LOST COMPLETE POWER. BY THAT, I MEAN THAT THE...

Mileage: 80

TRAVELING ON NJ TURNPIKE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN NEW 2005 PRIUS LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ATTEMPTS AT ACCELERATION TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. WAS ABLE TO MOVE OVER 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND STOP ON SIDE OF HIGHWAY. TURNED OFF CAR AND RESTARTED AFTER LESS THAN A MINUTE. NO FURTHER INCIDENTS SIN...

Mileage: 4,400

I HAVE AN EARLY 2005 PRIUS WHICH HAS "STALLED" I.E. LOST AL ENGINE POWER ON TWO OCCASIONS. I BELIEVE THE "STALLING" IS INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED INTO THE SOFTWARE TO PROTECT THE TRANSMISSION. I THINK A DESIGN DECISION INTENDED TO PROTECT THE CAR IS PUTTING MY LIFE AT RISK. MY EARLY 2005 PRIUS HAS ...

Mileage: 25,552

I HAVE AN EARLY 2005 PRIUS WHICH HAS "STALLED" I.E. LOST AL ENGINE POWER ON TWO OCCASIONS. I BELIEVE THE "STALLING" IS INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED INTO THE SOFTWARE TO PROTECT THE TRANSMISSION. I THINK A DESIGN DECISION INTENDED TO PROTECT THE CAR IS PUTTING MY LIFE AT RISK. MY EARLY 2005 PRIUS HAS ...

Mileage: 25,552

DT: THE CALLER BELIEVES THE HEADLIGHT LEVELING SENSOR TO CORRECT THE DIRECTION OF THE HEADLIGHTS IS FAULTY. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TILT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. SHE SAID WHEN DRIVING UP OR DOWN HILLS THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT SHINE WHERE THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO. CALLER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES....

Mileage: 7,000

WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, I GOT A RED TRIANGLE WITH ! INSIDE THAT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE ENGINE STOPPED AND THE CAR WAS PUT AUTOMATICALLY IN PARK. I COULD NOT RESTART THE CAR AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. THE ACCESSORIES STILL WORKED, JUST NO ENGINE. *NM

Mileage: 5,010

DT: CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MINUTES / 65 MPH WHEN VEHICLE LOST POWER/STALLED. ALL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE AFTER IT STALLED BY LETTING IT SIT FOR A WHILE. VEHICLE HAD A HISTORY OF ACCELERATING AND STALLING. *AK *NM

Mileage: 1,368

DT: CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MINUTES / 65 MPH WHEN VEHICLE LOST POWER/STALLED. ALL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE AFTER IT STALLED BY LETTING IT SIT FOR A WHILE. VEHICLE HAD A HISTORY OF ACCELERATING AND STALLING. *AK *NM

Mileage: 1,368

DT: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED AND LOST POWER. THIS HAPPENED ON 08.15/2005. *AK *MR

Mileage: 16,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS STALLING AT 35-40 MPH.*MR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO BAD PROGRAMMING AT THE FACTORY. THE COMPUTER WA RESET PER TSB EG047-04. *NM

Mileage: 10,507

POSSIBLY RELEVANT TO CURRENT PRIUS SOFTWARE RELIABILITY INVESTIGATION NUMBER : PE05029 I SPOKE TO GILLES LABELLE OF WESTBORO TOYOTA IN WESTBOROUGH MASSACHUSETTS REGARDING THE TOYOTA PRIUS (THIS WAS A PRE-SALES CONVERSATION; I DO NOT AT PRESENT OWN A PRIUS THOUGH UNTIL THIS CONVERSATION I WAS VERY C...

1 )STALL ON 5/26/05 @1:30 PM AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH + - WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER FEW MINTS I ABLE TO START & GOT THE ENGINE , & RESTARTED & ALSO RE STARTED AC & GOT GOGOING. SAME DAY @ 4:30 PM AC WAS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND SCREEN WAS COMPLETELY BLANK @ SPEED OF 62 MPH + -, PULLED OF TO SHOULDER...

Mileage: 7,000

AUTO-DIMMING REAR VIEW MIRROR DOES NOT DIM ENOUGH. THIS LEFT A LOT OF HEADLIGHT GLARE BEING REFLECTED BACK TO THE DRIVER. IT RESULTED IN INABILITY OF THE DRIVER TO SAFELY SEE ROADWAY. THE DRIVER SLOWED AND STOPPED THE CAR, AND ALLOWED ALL TRAFFIC TO PASS. EVENTUALLY, THROUGH EXPERIMENTATION...

Mileage: 10,106

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 23915 MILES ON IT. DRIVING TO WORK WEST ON I-90 DURING RUSH HOUR ENGINE STOPPED DEAD. I-90 IS 8 LANES OF TRAFFIC IN SPOKANE, WA. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. PROBLEM WAS A FAILURE IN THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT. ECU HAD TO BE RE-PROGRAMED. CAUSE FOUN...

Mileage: 23,898

DT: THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED AND DECELERATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH DUE TO COMPUTER FAILURE. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAD COME ON BEFORE AND REMAINED ON AFTER THE VEHICLE FAILED. *SC

Mileage: 300

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, NEW NOV. 2004, CURRENT MILEAGE 11,100 MILES, INCIDENT AUG. 13, 2005, 9:10 PM. DRIVING FOR 30 MINUTES AT A STEADY RATE OF 45 MPH ON RTE. 78, 11/12 TANK OF GAS, NO AIR CONDITIONING OR RADIO ON. AUTO HESTITATED. DASHBOARD SYMBOLS INDICATED PROBLEM: BRAKE FAILURE, CHE...

Mileage: 11,120

NEW VEHICLE HAD MASTER FAULT, CHECK ENGINE AND OTHER WARNING LIGHTS AT ODO READING 50, "REPAIRED" FAULTED AGAIN. REPLACEMENT PARTS INCLUDE CAM SENSORS, COMPUTER BOARDS, WIRING HARNESS AND NOW "MASTER COMPUTER BOARD". *NM

Mileage: 50

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A DEFECTIVE OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND BUMPED THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR, IT FELL OFF. THE MIRROR WAS CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE VIA A PLASTIC PIN THAT SNAPPED ON THE ARM EXTENDING OUT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE PLASTIC PIN SNAPPED WHICH LEFT THE MIRROR ...

I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA PRIUS ON THE FREEWAY AND THE VEHICLE DIED AT 55 MPH. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE ACCELERATOR. FORTUNATELY, TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A SECURE SPOT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED ON THE APPROACH TO THE BAY BRIDGE, WHICH...

CONSUMER'S TOYOTA PRIUS LOST POWER SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE.*MR *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER.

Mileage: 1,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, WHEN COASTING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE ENGINE CUTS OUT SO IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE.

Mileage: 11,800

DT: WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOOSE SPEED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PARK. NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AT 68 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGA...

DT: WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOOSE SPEED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PARK. NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AT 68 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGA...

THE PRIUS SHUT DOWN, STOPPED USING GASOLINE POWER, WHILE I WAS IN THE PASSING LANE AND TRAVELING 70 MILES PER HOUR IN MODERATE TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 40 IN NASHVILLE, TN. THE RED TRIANGLE, CHECK ENGINE, VSC AND A FEW OTHER WARNING SIGNALS ILLUMINATED. I MANAGED TO AVOID BEING REAR-ENDED , PULLED TO T...

THE PRIUS SHUT DOWN, STOPPED USING GASOLINE POWER, WHILE I WAS IN THE PASSING LANE AND TRAVELING 70 MILES PER HOUR IN MODERATE TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 40 IN NASHVILLE, TN. THE RED TRIANGLE, CHECK ENGINE, VSC AND A FEW OTHER WARNING SIGNALS ILLUMINATED. I MANAGED TO AVOID BEING REAR-ENDED , PULLED TO T...

THE PRIUS SHUT DOWN, STOPPED USING GASOLINE POWER, WHILE I WAS IN THE PASSING LANE AND TRAVELING 70 MILES PER HOUR IN MODERATE TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 40 IN NASHVILLE, TN. THE RED TRIANGLE, CHECK ENGINE, VSC AND A FEW OTHER WARNING SIGNALS ILLUMINATED. I MANAGED TO AVOID BEING REAR-ENDED , PULLED TO T...

DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE LOW-FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES LATER, STILL DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. "CONSUMPTION" WAS HIGHLIGHTED IN RED. THE CAR CONTINUED TO DRIVE IN ELECTRIC MODE AT 52 M...

Mileage: 6,400

(1) DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60-75MPH ON SMOOTH FLAT ROADS (2) VEHICLE SWAYS OR "FLOATS" SIDE TO SIDE, ESPECIALLY DURING CROSSWIND CONDITIONS (3) REPORT TO DEALER, NO REPAIR WAS DONE BY DEALER AS THEY THINK IT WAS CAUSED BY GROOVES IN THE ROAD

Mileage: 300

(1) DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60-75MPH ON SMOOTH FLAT ROADS (2) VEHICLE SWAYS OR "FLOATS" SIDE TO SIDE, ESPECIALLY DURING CROSSWIND CONDITIONS (3) REPORT TO DEALER, NO REPAIR WAS DONE BY DEALER AS THEY THINK IT WAS CAUSED BY GROOVES IN THE ROAD

Mileage: 300

THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 2 WEEKS AND HAD AN EPISODE WHERE THE ENGINE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A MOMENTARY EVENT TO SHIFT IT INCORRECTLY FROM THE BRAKING MODE. WHEN THE CONSUMER FIRST ATTEMPTED TO PUT IT IN REVERSE, IT WOULDN'T TAKE THEN, AND...

Mileage: 1,013

THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 2 WEEKS AND HAD AN EPISODE WHERE THE ENGINE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A MOMENTARY EVENT TO SHIFT IT INCORRECTLY FROM THE BRAKING MODE. WHEN THE CONSUMER FIRST ATTEMPTED TO PUT IT IN REVERSE, IT WOULDN'T TAKE THEN, AND...

Mileage: 1,013

DT: CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, AND PUT HIS LIFE AT RISK. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. CONSUMER BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM TOYOTA, AND THEY HAD NO RECORD OF THAT WHEN CALLING THEM. *AK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT VEHICLE'S CONSUMER COMPUTER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 6,000

DT: A. HOW LONG AND AT WHAT SPEED WAS THE CONSUMER DRIVING BEFORE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER? APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES: 35 MPH. B. WAS THE CONSUMER ACCELERATING, DECELERATING, OR DRIVING AT A STEADY- STATE WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER? ACCELERATING C. AFTER THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, WAS THE DRIVE...

I PURCHASED A 2005 PRIUS IN JANUARY 2005. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT IT HAD ABOUT 8500 MILES ON IT. IT HAD BEEN PERFORMING WELL AND I HAD BEEN GETTING EXCELLENT GAS MILEAGE AND THE INTERNAL MILEAGE INDICATORS HAS PROVEN TO BE VERY ACCURATE. WHILE DRIVING ON SC HIGHWAY 31 AT ABOUT 60-65 MILES PER ...

Mileage: 8,500

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, PURCHASED NEW IN OCT 2004. I WAS DRIVING ON I-57 IN ILLINOIS AT 65 MPH. TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS 91F. LOW FUEL WARNING SIGNAL BEGAN TO FLASH. SINCE I PLANNED TO GAS UP ABOUT 25 MILES AWAY, I CONTINUED DRIVING. SHOULD HAVE HAD APPROXIMATELY 2 GALLONS OF FUEL LEFT. ABO...

Mileage: 8,300

DEAR NHSTA, ON MAY 20 OF 2005 I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE GAS ENGINE STOPPED WORKING AND 4 DASH WARNING/FAULTS LIGHTS CAME ON (RED TRIANGLE; CHECK ENGINE; BRAKE FAULT; VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL FAULT). I CONTINUED DRIVING FOR 3 MILES ON THE ELECTRIC MOTOR UNTIL TH...

Mileage: 3,200

DRIVING 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS (POV) IN TRAFFIC WHEN HYBRID SYSTEM SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT DOWN. WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINS. WHEN WAS ABLE TO RESTART "CHECK ENGINE" WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ON. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE OR INJURIES OCCURED AS A RESULT OF FAILURE.

Mileage: 10,000

I WAS DRIVING 20MPH WHEN A RED ALERT LIGHT CAME ON THE SCREEN ON MY PRIUS; IT SAID GPS UNDERNEATH IT SO I IGNORED IT, THINKING I WOULD BE OK SINCE I DID NOT NEED MY GPS SYSTEM. I SPED UP TO ABOUT 30MPH AND SUDDENLY WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE ALTHOUGH I WAS PRESSING DOWN ON MY ACCELERATOR. I CAME T...

Mileage: 12,790

WITH APPROXIMATELY 7100 MILES ON MY CAR ON FRIDAY MARCH 25, 2005 I WAS DRIVING ON LOCAL ROADS BETWEEN 20 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE CAR BEGAN BUCKING VERY BADLY .. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. WORRIED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY COMPLETELY STALL AND QUIT ON THE OPEN ROAD I RETU...

Mileage: 7,100

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS -- FLOORMAT BECOMES LODGED BETWEEN PEDALS. -- WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS (60-70 MPH) ON THE FREEWAY, I NOTICED A LOSS OF SENSITIVITY ON BOTH THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS. I HAD TO PRESS VERY HARD TO GET A REACTION FROM EITHER PEDAL. AS A RESULT I WAS UNABLE TO KEEP DRIVING AT TH...

Mileage: 6,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS -- FLOORMAT BECOMES LODGED BETWEEN PEDALS. -- WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS (60-70 MPH) ON THE FREEWAY, I NOTICED A LOSS OF SENSITIVITY ON BOTH THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS. I HAD TO PRESS VERY HARD TO GET A REACTION FROM EITHER PEDAL. AS A RESULT I WAS UNABLE TO KEEP DRIVING AT TH...

Mileage: 6,000

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS -- FLOORMAT BECOMES LODGED BETWEEN PEDALS. -- WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS (60-70 MPH) ON THE FREEWAY, I NOTICED A LOSS OF SENSITIVITY ON BOTH THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS. I HAD TO PRESS VERY HARD TO GET A REACTION FROM EITHER PEDAL. AS A RESULT I WAS UNABLE TO KEEP DRIVING AT TH...

Mileage: 6,000

REPORTED INCIDENT TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SUPPORT -- INCIDENT: 050412-000111 RESPONSES RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA WAS THAT THE COMPUTER WAS FIXED BASED ON A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. NO RECURRENCE SINCE THE FIX. TO: TOYOTA CUSTOMER SUPPORT SIR OR MADAM: I BOUGHT MY 2005 PRIUS NEW FROM MECHANICSV...

Mileage: 4,738

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS FAILED WITH ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT 65 MPH ON FLORIDA TURNPIKE. AFTER RESTARTING ON SHOULDER, VEHICLE WOULD ONLY ACHIEVE 52 MPH, THEN FAILED AGAIN.

Mileage: 2,913

DT: CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING HER VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, AND IT STARTED BACK. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATES THE COMPUTER DID NOT REGISTER THE EVENT, SO THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE LOCAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THI...

I DID NOT HAVE A FAILURE, BUT I HAD AN EXPERIENCE THAT I THINK WOULD BE HELPFUL TO YOU AND TOYOTA. MY EXPERIENCE WAS ACCIDENTLY HITTING MY RIGHT KNEE LIGHTLY UPWARD AGAINST THE LEVER THAT IS USED TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, PARK, REFERSE AND BATTERY. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS SHIFTING MY...

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE GASOLINE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED BUT THE ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN ALLOWING ME TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY, ALBEIT AT A REDUCED SPEED. I MANAGED TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE TO 1.5 MILES UNTIL THE ELECTRIC MOTOR BATTERY WAS...

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH ON HWY 41 IN FRESNO, CA WHEN MY 2005 PRIUS HAD IT'S INCIDENT. ALL THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, AND I SAW THAT I WAS ONLY RUNNINGL ON MY ELECTRIC MOTOR. LLUCKILY I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE GETTING READY TO MERGE ONTO ANOTHER FREEWAY, SO I PUT MY HAZAR...

Mileage: 8,700

DT: WHILE DRIVING 2005, TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15-20 MPH ON A 2 LANE ROAD THE ENGINE DIED. AFTER A SHORT TIME IT DID RESTART. *AK

Mileage: 1,600

WAS DRIVING HOME (APPROX 35 MPH) WHEN MASTER WARNING LIGHT AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RUN ON GASOLINE POWER AND BATTERY QUICKY RAN DOWN SO CAR WAS NOT DRIVEABLE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP ADVISED IT WAS A "COMPUTER PROBL...

Mileage: 35

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO A GAS STATION ON A MAJOR ROAD WHEN THE ENGINE DIED AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO BATTERY POWER. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE GAS STATION AND IT WAS CLEAR I HAD NOT RUN OUT OF GAS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN FINE SINCE SO I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT IT UNTIL THE MEDIA REPORTS CAME OUT.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS AT ABOUT 40 MPHIN LEFT LANE ON ROUTE 158 IN KITTY HAWK, NC, THE ACCELARATORL QUIT WORKING, BUT NEITHER ENGINE QUIT. WAS ABLE TO LET CAR GO INTO SHOPPING CENTER LOT (THIS WAS DANGEROUS SITUATION AND MY 8 YEAR OLD GRANDAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR). ELECTIRC ENGINE PROV...

Mileage: 9,000

GAS MOTOR STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTINUED TO OPERATE UNTIL THE BATTERY WAS DEPLETED, ABOUT 1 OR 2 MILES. I WAS UNABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER BECAUSE I WAS IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN THE CAR OFF, BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF A KEY, BUT ONCE I DID ...

WHILE TEST DRIVING A NEW '05 TOYOTA PRIUS I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT ITS BRAKING SYSTEM IS INADEQUATE. EMERGENCY BRAKING WHILE TURNING EASILY INDUCES UNDER-STEER BECAUSE OF THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING. AS THE AGGRESSIVE BRAKE-ASSIST TAKES OVER THERE IS "SNAP" OVER-STEER AND FRONT WHEEL LOCKUP. FO...

DT: WITHOUT WARNING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN CAR TO DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER REPLACED DIFFERENT PARTS AND THE PROBLEM WAS THERE AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT. CONSUMER JUST GOT VEHICLE BACK FOR THE FOURTH TIME. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CALLED T...

Mileage: 105

OUR PRIUS HYBRID CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. WE COULD NOT GET IT STARTED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE OUR CAR REPROGRAMED.

Mileage: 19,700

I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. I WAS CLOSE TO AN OFF-RAMP AND WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF OF THE EXIT. AT THE BOTTOM ON THE EXIT I WAS ABLE TO START UP AGAIN BY SHIFTING INTO DRIVE.

Mileage: 10,500

THE SHIFT-BY-WIRE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR IN MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS IGNORES MY SHIFT IF I MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER TOO QUICKLY. THIS HAS ALMOST LED TO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. ON MY FIRST DAY DRIVING MY PRIUS, I WAS PARKED IN A DIAGONAL, ON-STREET SPACE. MY VIEW OF APPROACHING TRAFFIC WAS BLOCKED BY THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 100

THE SHIFT-BY-WIRE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR IN MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS IGNORES MY SHIFT IF I MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER TOO QUICKLY. THIS HAS ALMOST LED TO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. ON MY FIRST DAY DRIVING MY PRIUS, I WAS PARKED IN A DIAGONAL, ON-STREET SPACE. MY VIEW OF APPROACHING TRAFFIC WAS BLOCKED BY THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 100

THE SHIFT-BY-WIRE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR IN MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS IGNORES MY SHIFT IF I MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER TOO QUICKLY. THIS HAS ALMOST LED TO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. ON MY FIRST DAY DRIVING MY PRIUS, I WAS PARKED IN A DIAGONAL, ON-STREET SPACE. MY VIEW OF APPROACHING TRAFFIC WAS BLOCKED BY THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 100

1) I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM TOYOTA ABOUT A NAVIGATION SYSTEM SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED. 2)AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, IN LESS THAN 2 MILES, THE CAR ENGINE STALLED AS I WAS DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. 3...

Mileage: 7,213

ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED WHEN LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP IN FRESNO, CALIFORNIA. THE ELECTRIC ENGINE CONTINUED FOR A SHORT TIME TO GET BACK TO THE DEALER, THEN EVERYTHING WAS DEAD. AFTER WORKING ON IT FOR SEVERAL HOURS THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT D...

Mileage: 5,321

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. HE STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING EVERY WARNING LIGHT IN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FLASH, THEN THE CAR DIED. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AGAIN AND IT DONE THE SAME THING. AFTER THIS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. HE CALLED TOYOTA ,THEY SENT SOMEONE WITH GAS BECAUSE THE AD...

Mileage: 4,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. HE STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING EVERY WARNING LIGHT IN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FLASH, THEN THE CAR DIED. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AGAIN AND IT DONE THE SAME THING. AFTER THIS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. HE CALLED TOYOTA ,THEY SENT SOMEONE WITH GAS BECAUSE THE AD...

Mileage: 4,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. HE STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING EVERY WARNING LIGHT IN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FLASH, THEN THE CAR DIED. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AGAIN AND IT DONE THE SAME THING. AFTER THIS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. HE CALLED TOYOTA ,THEY SENT SOMEONE WITH GAS BECAUSE THE AD...

Mileage: 4,000

I HAD BEEN DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS AT 40MPH WHEN I ACCELERATED TO PASS A CAR AND THEN HAD TO STOP BRIEFLY AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN I PULLED AWAY FROM THE LIGHT I NOTICED THAT THE CAR FELT VERY SLUGGISH AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH. I THEN REALIZED THAT I WAS DRIVING ON THE HYBRID SYSTEM ...

Mileage: 7,134

WHILE CAR WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MPH, IT WENT FROM "DRIVE" TO "PARK". IT STOPPED ABRUPTLY. COULD NOT GET CAR BACK IN DRIVE EXCEPT MOMENTARILY. THE CAR'S ELECTRIC SYSTEM CYCLED ON AND OFF ON A 16 TO 20 SECOND PERIOD. THAT IS, IT WOULD BE ON AND IN PARK AND THEN SHUT OFF MOMENTARILY EVERY 18 SECONDS. ...

Mileage: 15,000

CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON MULTI-LANE CITY ARTERIAL IN MODERATE TRAFFIC. TO TRY TO QUICKLY AVOID AN OBSTRUCTING VEHICLE AHEAD, DRIVER RAPIDLY DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO FULLEST EXTENT WHILE STEERING. CAR THEN IMMEDIATELY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, LOST ALL ENGINE POWER AND ROLLED TO A STOP. TWO GENERAL ...

Mileage: 2,550

CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON MULTI-LANE CITY ARTERIAL IN MODERATE TRAFFIC. TO TRY TO QUICKLY AVOID AN OBSTRUCTING VEHICLE AHEAD, DRIVER RAPIDLY DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO FULLEST EXTENT WHILE STEERING. CAR THEN IMMEDIATELY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, LOST ALL ENGINE POWER AND ROLLED TO A STOP. TWO GENERAL ...

Mileage: 2,550

ON MARCH 26,2005, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM TEMPLE. SUDDENLY, MY CAR LOSE POWER. ALL PANEL LIGHTS LIGHTED UP. I PUSHED THE GAS PADDLE, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND. I TURNED OFF THE POWER THEN TURNED BACK ON, BUT I CAN ONLY SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. ALL PANEL LIGHTS STAY ON. I USE MY INSURANCE TO CALL A T...

Mileage: 4,400

BOUGHT A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS ON 5/16/05. ON THE SECOND DAY IT LOST POWER ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60+MPH. ENGINE LIGHT AND ! LIGHT ON. CAR RAN WELL ENOUGH TO TAKE TO DEALER AFTER RE-STARTING A FEW TIMES. LIGHTS REMAINED ON UNTIL RE-STARTED AT DEALER. CAR REMAINS AT DEALER.

Mileage: 59

1. I BOUGHT A NEW PRIUS IN EARLY MARCH OF 2005. I WAS COASTING TO STOP (AROUND 8-10 MPH) FOR A YIELD SIGN AND WHEN I HIT THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. FUNNY, BUT THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS ONLY OCCANSIONALLY! 2. STIMES THE VEHICLES SEEMS TO COME TO A STALL, AT LOW SPEEDS WHI...

Mileage: 6,000

DT CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING HIS VEHICLE, IT COMPLETELY STALLED IN TRAFFIC. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALONG WITH A FEW OTHER LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING. *TT *EH

MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT A NEW PRIUS IN EARLY MARCH OF 2005. MY WIFE WAS COASTING TO STOP (AROUND 5 MPH) FOR A STOP SIGN AND WHEN SHE PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE. SHE CAME TO A STOP AFTER HITTING ANOTHER CAR HEAD ON. BEFORE SHE HIT THE CAR (SHE ALSO SIDESWIPED ANOTHER CAR) SH...

Mileage: 600

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS AT ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT DEAD. THE BATTERY CHARGE INDICATOR WENT TO ZERO, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THE MASTER WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AT FIRST THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 6,000

EXTREME SENSITIVITY & INSTABILITY IN STRONG CROSSWINDS. THE STANDARD INTEGRITY TIRES THAT COME WITH THE CAR ARE A JOKE! *AK

PRIUS HAD EXTEMELY POOR STABILITY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH 25 MPH GUSTY CROSSWIND. DIRECTIONAL STABILITY WAS *EXTREMELY* POOR - WIND GUST WOULD SHIFT DIRECTION OF THE CAR 10-15 DEGREES. LITTLE ROAD FEEDBACK IN STEERING WHEEL, REQUIRED GREAT ATTENTION FROM DIRVER TO CONTROL CAR @ 60MPH. LESS CAPABLE DR...

Mileage: 2,400

THE VEHICLE'S GAS NEEDLE INDICATED THAT THE TANK WAS HALF FULL. WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE, THE PUMP SHUT OFF AFTER ONLY DEPOSITING 1.1 GALLONS OF FUEL INTO THE TANK. *NM THE CONSUMER STOPPED A SECOND TIME TO TRY TO FILL THE FUEL TANK AND INSERTED THE PUMP INTO THE TANK. A...