2008 TOYOTA PRIUS Problems & Recalls

In 2025 I decided to clean the hybrid battery fan. I removed the side panels and found that the fan to battery duct had never been installed. I am the original owner and no one had ever removed the inside panels or had reason to remove the duct. This has likely resulted in the overheated battery wh...

In the cars digital instrument cluster have problem on the same model many of cars because I know many of friends that have same model car and I get problem so I go to the mechanic and the mechanic says it is a manufacturing problem on that same model have same problem I repair it twice and now it a...

The ABS brake booster/accumulator is going out and this has been a known issue with Toyota for years. Mine was purchased used a few years ago and had no issues until recently, as the pump is running more frequently.

Randomly my instrument panel goes blank while in motion and can only be retrieved by hard turning the car off when stopped, you loose your speedometer, lights, and all until reset. Other issue with speedometer readings that are consistently off between 5-15mph with no fix, resolutions or repairs.

Randomly my instrument panel goes blank while in motion and can only be retrieved by hard turning the car off when stopped, you loose your speedometer, lights, and all until reset. Other issue with speedometer readings that are consistently off between 5-15mph with no fix, resolutions or repairs.

Randomly my instrument panel goes blank while in motion and can only be retrieved by hard turning the car off when stopped, you loose your speedometer, lights, and all until reset. Other issue with speedometer readings that are consistently off between 5-15mph with no fix, resolutions or repairs.

Trunk lock will not unlock or allow opening, back latch malfunctions, when car battery dies or car looses power《• you cannot open the trunk and access emergency tools/equipment and battery to jump car. •》You have to access by climbing through the front of the car if you are able-bodied too. ...

Trunk lock will not unlock or allow opening, back latch malfunctions, when car battery dies or car looses power《• you cannot open the trunk and access emergency tools/equipment and battery to jump car. •》You have to access by climbing through the front of the car if you are able-bodied too. ...

Trunk lock will not unlock or allow opening, back latch malfunctions, when car battery dies or car looses power《• you cannot open the trunk and access emergency tools/equipment and battery to jump car. •》You have to access by climbing through the front of the car if you are able-bodied too. ...

ABS failed and mechanic tells me my actuator needs replacement which is a known issue with my generation of Prius.

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2008 Toyota Prius. The contact discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a direct purchase from the previous owner on August 3, 2025. The contact made other reports with a personal lawyer, the State Attorney General's Office, and AZ.Frau...

Mileage: 200,000

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the instrument panel failed to function as intended. The contact stated that the instrument panel went blank. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent at first but had become a permanent failur...

Mileage: 90,000

My name is [XXX] ,i am filing this report on behalf of My daughter [XXX] the driver of the vehicle that involved with the unintended acceleration on the 2009 Toyota Prius .On a good clear morning on [XXX] . My daughter drove the 2009 Toyota Prius to work- when she enter to the parking lot at t...

My name is [XXX] ,i am filing this report on behalf of My daughter [XXX] the driver of the vehicle that involved with the unintended acceleration on the 2009 Toyota Prius .On a good clear morning on [XXX] . My daughter drove the 2009 Toyota Prius to work- when she enter to the parking lot at t...

My name is [XXX] ,i am filing this report on behalf of My daughter [XXX] the driver of the vehicle that involved with the unintended acceleration on the 2009 Toyota Prius .On a good clear morning on [XXX] . My daughter drove the 2009 Toyota Prius to work- when she enter to the parking lot at t...

Incident Summary: While relocating from northern to southern Alabama, I experienced a sudden and concerning failure in the vehicle’s braking system. While driving, multiple dashboard warning indicators were triggered simultaneously, including: •Brake warning light •ABS light •VSC (Vehicle St...

I recently took my vehicle to the dealership because all the hazard lights on the dash came on. They diagnosed it as an issue with the inverter water pump and suggested that the engine was overheating, which was causing the hazard light to appear on the dashboard. So I had them replace that part and...

I recently took my vehicle to the dealership because all the hazard lights on the dash came on. They diagnosed it as an issue with the inverter water pump and suggested that the engine was overheating, which was causing the hazard light to appear on the dashboard. So I had them replace that part and...

Brake actuator fails. Subject to prior recalls, but they're continuing to be an issue. This vehicle, and thousands of others like it, the electric brake actuator/pump starts running constantly then fails entirely. When that happens, as has to mine, the vehicle has NO power brakes, which can and...

The error lights related to the ABS, VSC braking system can suddenly come on, the antilock brakes stop working, and breaking power is greatly diminished. This occurs without warning and when it does, the brakes do not work safely and it is more difficult to bring the car to a stop. I have taken the ...

brake actuator assembly failed

The dashboard of the car fades in and out randomly. Sometimes the dashboard doesn't come on at all. And when it does come on, it appears the mileage may have not increased even though the vehicle has been in use. This means that when the dashboard is off the driver is guessing at speed of the vehi...

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the instrument panel went blank. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent at first but had become a permanent failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was referred to the manufac...

Mileage: 72,000

Loud grinding noise coming from engine compartment accompanied by a loud shrill alert. When attempting to pull over to a safe place, I put my foot on the brake pedal, but immediately became distressed because it felt like I had no brakes at all. After applying extreme pressure to the brake pedal, th...

Brake actuator failing just like everybody else

I have a 2008 Toyota Prius (172k miles). From the sounds coming from the ABS Brake actuator and soft breaks, it is clear from my research online that I will soon have a failing ABS brake actuator. I have the code C1256 thrown which is ABS "Accumulator Low Pressure" Read more: [XXX] I do not fee...

Brake failure while driving. No warnings prior to failure. ABS Module 4450047141

About 3 years ago we started getting the red triangle of death with 2 amber lights on display the vsc and the round circle with the exclamation point in the center. This could happen in 500 miles or it could happen tomorrow. When this happens I loose all exceleration and air conditioning and a orang...

About 3 years ago we started getting the red triangle of death with 2 amber lights on display the vsc and the round circle with the exclamation point in the center. This could happen in 500 miles or it could happen tomorrow. When this happens I loose all exceleration and air conditioning and a orang...

About 3 years ago we started getting the red triangle of death with 2 amber lights on display the vsc and the round circle with the exclamation point in the center. This could happen in 500 miles or it could happen tomorrow. When this happens I loose all exceleration and air conditioning and a orang...

In temperatures above 95 degrees the vehicle shifts into neutral while driving, and you need to physically hold the shift lever in Drive or Reverse to keep it out of neutral. It won't go into park at all unless you restart. This could cause a fatal accident while driving, particularly on the freeway...

Brake ABS and front brakes have completely failed because a software error where the and cannot be calibrated and terminates during calibration. The car only has rear brakes which frequently lock of and cause a safety issue. Front brakes completely disabled due to a software calibration issue

- Steering column components are loose. They make the steering unpredictable. The vehicle moves dangerously from side to side when driving over 65 mph. "U-joint" inside the cabin is the component with play. - Previous recall "12V537000" could be related. My vehicle was not called during that campai...

The contact owned a 2008 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while his mother was driving approximately 37 MPH, a second vehicle crashed into the rear passenger side causing the vehicle to go airborne and crash. During the crash, the front driver's side and front driver's side curtain air bags did...

Mileage: 6,500

My abs actuator has failed at 104k miles

The ABS Actuator failed. It can be inspected. This is dangerous as this has the possibility of causing a brake failure. A retired mechanic plugged in his scan tool and determined that the ABS actuator is leaking. In addition, I can tell audibly that this is the case because the car's pump is start...

Brake Actuator Failure

The electronic brake actuator failed while driving causing the loss of brakes. Didn't cause accident but still very dangerous situation. Mechanic pulled odb code c1256 from vehicle and says not to drive until it is repaired.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH, the brakes failed when pressed causing the vehicle to crash into the rear end of a second vehicle. During the crash, the air bags did not deploy and the rear driver-side seat belt had sprung outward, al...

Mileage: 240,000

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH, the brakes failed when pressed causing the vehicle to crash into the rear end of a second vehicle. During the crash, the air bags did not deploy and the rear driver-side seat belt had sprung outward, al...

Mileage: 240,000

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH, the brakes failed when pressed causing the vehicle to crash into the rear end of a second vehicle. During the crash, the air bags did not deploy and the rear driver-side seat belt had sprung outward, al...

Mileage: 240,000

The combination meter is faulty and this makes the dash not show. You don’t know how fast you’re going, how much gas you have, it’s very unsafe and the warranty is supposed to be for 9 years but they will not allow that for everyone even if you have the same problem as someone who was allowed ...

Hello. My 2008 Toyota Prius had a malfunction with the "combination meter" which caused the vehicle dashboard to turn off completely, and we could not turn off the engine at times when stopped and parked. The dealer fixed the problem at a cost of $1580, and both the dealer and Toyota corporate thr...

Hello. My 2008 Toyota Prius had a malfunction with the "combination meter" which caused the vehicle dashboard to turn off completely, and we could not turn off the engine at times when stopped and parked. The dealer fixed the problem at a cost of $1580, and both the dealer and Toyota corporate thr...

Hello. My 2008 Toyota Prius had a malfunction with the "combination meter" which caused the vehicle dashboard to turn off completely, and we could not turn off the engine at times when stopped and parked. The dealer fixed the problem at a cost of $1580, and both the dealer and Toyota corporate thr...

I was shocked to find out that Toyota appears to be falsifying data in order to get out of paying to repair safety problems with their cars. Hiding safety issues may have already led to injuries and death. We bought a 2008 Toyota Prius in 2014. The title with Virginia DMV is dated 08/01/14. On Nov...

Yes it is available for inspection upon request. My brakes failed going down the road due to a flaw in brake actuator design that had a previous recall. My safety was put at risk as the brakes failed while I was traveling down the road. The problem has not gone away and can be easily reproduced....

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving at approximately 65 MPH, the messages for the parking brake, tire pressure monitoring system, ABS, and VSC illuminated while driving. The vehicle was later driven to the local dealer who diagnosed that the brake actuator and brak...

Mileage: 129,674

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving at approximately 65 MPH, the messages for the parking brake, tire pressure monitoring system, ABS, and VSC illuminated while driving. The vehicle was later driven to the local dealer who diagnosed that the brake actuator and brak...

Mileage: 129,674

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, she heard a beeping sound, and the instrument cluster flashed the parking brake and a triangle symbol with an exclamation point was illuminated. The contact stated that the "Failure with Transmission - Pull ...

Mileage: 130,000

While driving, the gear lever doesn’t stay in drive or reverse and pops back into neutral. It’s not engaging in drive or reverse.

On June 1st yesterday this issue happened again but it was the taillights. The uploaded document is from the most recent repair shop bill for the front headlight (under warranty since it stopped working so close to the previous repair) Intermittently without cause the front right head light goes o...

The vehicle we own is no longer covered by an extended warranty offered to Toyota owners of 2004-2009 Prius. The warranty covered the replacement of the digital combination meter which, when failing, no longer displays anything on the dashboard. The situation is dangerous because you lose the abili...

I am currently having this issue with Combination Meter, which means the Prius dash board will not show any speed, fuel, P, R, D label and many more important information is not shown on display. I had complained to Toyota, CASE[XXX] on 19Dec2022, I have spoken to Danial N and manager Alex S from To...

I am currently having this issue with Combination Meter, which means the Prius dash board will not show any speed, fuel, P, R, D label and many more important information is not shown on display. I had complained to Toyota, CASE[XXX] on 19Dec2022, I have spoken to Danial N and manager Alex S from To...

I am currently having this issue with Combination Meter, which means the Prius dash board will not show any speed, fuel, P, R, D label and many more important information is not shown on display. I had complained to Toyota, CASE[XXX] on 19Dec2022, I have spoken to Danial N and manager Alex S from To...

The inverter water pump failed while I was driving 50mph, it caused the car to stop working and the brakes malfunctioned as well. When I tried to hit the brakes I had to hit them a lot harder and it still acted like it wasn’t going to stop. I was lucky enough that the light up ahead was still gree...

The inverter water pump failed while I was driving 50mph, it caused the car to stop working and the brakes malfunctioned as well. When I tried to hit the brakes I had to hit them a lot harder and it still acted like it wasn’t going to stop. I was lucky enough that the light up ahead was still gree...

Brake actuator is going bad, they had a recall on it and are refusing to fix it. Brakes are a lot harder to press.

Brake actuator is going bad, they had a recall on it and are refusing to fix it. Brakes are a lot harder to press.

Vehicle braking system faulting because of lack of pressure from failing ABS accumulator. Given the price of the vehicle on the used market, parts and labor drive the cost of repair to a significant portion of the vehicle's value.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Prius. The contact had received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V537000 (Steering) and the vehicle was repaired under recall. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the steering wheel started to shake with the traction control warning light illuminated. The ...

Mileage: 119,000

Headlights go out randomly. Have to turn them off and back on to resume normal operation.

The electric dashboard (warning lights, speedometer, fuel gauge, etc.) is sometimes off when starting the car. The backup camera and the center display also will not be working. The car will not shut off when the displays are not working. It will usually fix itself after pushing the on/off button a ...

I had purchased this 2008 Prius touring model used on 4/8/22. The first time I drove it at night I was on the freeway traveling at 55 mph and suddenly had almost no visibility due to loss of headlights. It was terrifying and pure luck that I made it off and home. The headlights turn off one at a tim...

The catalytic converter was stolen off of the car and yes it is available for inspection upon request. I’m not sure of the safety risk, we drove the car one time and the engine light came on. The problem has not been reported to a dealer or independent service center. Once the incident happened on...

The catalytic converter was stolen off of the car and yes it is available for inspection upon request. I’m not sure of the safety risk, we drove the car one time and the engine light came on. The problem has not been reported to a dealer or independent service center. Once the incident happened on...

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that she was unable to start the vehicle. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the hybrid ...

Mileage: 185,000

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving over a bump or rock the anti-skid warning light illuminated. The contact stated that while driving the brakes, ABS, and traction control warning lights illuminated. The contact called the local dealer but the vehicle was not...

Mileage: 164,000

The instrument cluster goes completely blank (no fuel gauge, no speedometer, no odometer) and the car cannot be shut down.

DASHBOARD SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, HEADLIGHT INDICATORS, TRANSMISSION STATUS, CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT SHOW, ARE NOT LIT UP. BACKUP CAMERA DOES NOT WORK NOR DO THE BACK-UP LIGHTS. THIS OCCURED AFTER THE AUXILIARY BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND BACKUP CAMERA WILL OCCASSIONALLY SPONT...

DASHBOARD SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, HEADLIGHT INDICATORS, TRANSMISSION STATUS, CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT SHOW, ARE NOT LIT UP. BACKUP CAMERA DOES NOT WORK NOR DO THE BACK-UP LIGHTS. THIS OCCURED AFTER THE AUXILIARY BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND BACKUP CAMERA WILL OCCASSIONALLY SPONT...

DASHBOARD SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, HEADLIGHT INDICATORS, TRANSMISSION STATUS, CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT SHOW, ARE NOT LIT UP. BACKUP CAMERA DOES NOT WORK NOR DO THE BACK-UP LIGHTS. THIS OCCURED AFTER THE AUXILIARY BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND BACKUP CAMERA WILL OCCASSIONALLY SPONT...

The contact stated owns a 2008 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the ABS system locked up and the brake pedal was firm and difficult to depress, causing the contact to lose control of the vehicle. The contact activated the parking brakes to aid in stopping the vehi...

Mileage: 60,000

Abs system began a high pitch tone every time the brake pedal was pressed. Brakes did not function consistently, stopping either jarringly or not at all at a specific pressure. Brake pedal has high resistance. Toyota system diagnosed ABS codes C1252, C1256, and C1391: indicative of a faulty/broken b...

Enroute to Maryland, dashboard lights failed - no speedometer, no gas tank info, no mileage. Safety issue.

I was driving at a speed of 30mph on a road with a slight incline. As I descended that slight incline, I began my descent at a speed of 30mph. There was about 250 ft between the descent of the incline, and the red light at the bottom. As soon as I began my descent I lost all brake pressure. Fortunat...

To whom it my concern, I’m the original owner of a 2008 Toyota Prius. The car has 93,000 miles on it. I encountered a braking problem one day after starting the car and backing up. The brakes felt spongy and car started to roll backwards with the brakes ap...

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that the instrument cluster intermittently failed to operate as needed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with instrument cluster failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the fa...

This model car is equipped with HID headlights. The car has had numerous problems with the bulb not lighting on one side. The light could be cycled off/on and this would allow the lamp to stay lit for an unpredictable amount of time. Sometimes this cycling would allow the lamp to stay on for an e...

When driving on CA highway 4 at about 73 MPH the car complete shut off, with the momentum I safely manage to get on the off ramp and my car was towed to my house, the converter pump fuse was getting blown out every time I replaced, and need a new converter pump.

There are no lights on in the dashboard. Everything seem normal and working fine. I was trying to park going like 5 mph, I had to stop because some people were crossing and the breaks failed, car kept going for like 5 seconds, there was a beep and a few lights turned on (break, abs, !). Finally the ...

While driving the 2008 Prius with approximately 107,219 miles for approximately 15 miles, all the RED LIGHTS appeared on the dashboard. The air condition stopped working with only hot air blowing. I immediately took the 2008 Prius to the Toyota dealer. This is the following repairs as follows...

I cannot add gas more than 3 to 4 gallons in the gas tank when it is almost empty. Gas meter says full after 3 to 4 gallons in the tank. While driving, it can run out of gas at any time because meter is not correct While adding gas at the gas pump, it spills the gas back out of the fill pipe of t...

Air bags did not deploy Driver's side Seat belt adjustment did not go low enough Seat belt tightened so tight my pelvic bone could have broke and killed me The reflection of the dash lights on the windshield at night The battery replacement(s) being way too expensive and explosive Needs the blind s...

There seems to be a problem with the float in the gas tank. Once car gets down to empty, the fuel tank will only allow you to pump in 5 to 6 gallons of gas into the tank. We searched online and apparently a lot of people are having this issue but may not have reported it to NHTSA. Thanks

There seems to be a problem with the float in the gas tank. Once car gets down to empty, the fuel tank will only allow you to pump in 5 to 6 gallons of gas into the tank. We searched online and apparently a lot of people are having this issue but may not have reported it to NHTSA. Thanks

BRAKE ACTUATOR HAS FAILED. THE BRAKES NO LONGER ARE GETTING PRESSURE, AND REQUIRE A LOT OF FORCE ON THE PEDAL TO STOP. THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ON, AS WELL AS ABS, VSC, AND ! LIGHTS. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, AND TOYOTA WAS FIXING THESE UNDER WARRANTY UP TO 10 YEARS / 150,000 MILES, WHICHEVER CAME...

Mileage: 128,000

MY VIN NUMBER SAYS ITS A 2008, IT IS A 2011, PRIUS MY BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP WENT OUT AND LOCKED MY BREAKS. I ENDED UP ON SIDE WALK. CALLED DEALER SAID IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A RECALL/CLASS ACTION. COSTING ME $1400.00 FOR A NEW SYSTEM. IT WAS IN MOTION.

Mileage: 100,300

MY VIN NUMBER SAYS ITS A 2008, IT IS A 2011, PRIUS MY BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP WENT OUT AND LOCKED MY BREAKS. I ENDED UP ON SIDE WALK. CALLED DEALER SAID IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A RECALL/CLASS ACTION. COSTING ME $1400.00 FOR A NEW SYSTEM. IT WAS IN MOTION.

Mileage: 100,300

MY VIN NUMBER SAYS ITS A 2008, IT IS A 2011, PRIUS MY BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP WENT OUT AND LOCKED MY BREAKS. I ENDED UP ON SIDE WALK. CALLED DEALER SAID IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A RECALL/CLASS ACTION. COSTING ME $1400.00 FOR A NEW SYSTEM. IT WAS IN MOTION.

Mileage: 100,300

WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY DOWN THE HIGHWAY, A BUZZING PITCH SUDDENLY CAME UP AT THE SAME TIME THAT A RED TRIANGLE, ABS, BRAKE, AND BRAKE SYSTEM WARNINGS LIGHTED UP. THE BRAKES FELT UNRESPONSIVE, BUT FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS LOW TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME SAFELY. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE NEXT DA...

Mileage: 76,240

ABS SYSTEM FAILING AND BRAKES NOT WORKING VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE

Mileage: 167,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL ...

Mileage: 120,000

RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT A TRACEABLE CAUSE. PEOPLE HAVE NOTICED THE LIGHT OUT WHILE AT MOTION ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT LOW SPEED, ON A HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH AND AT REST.

Mileage: 198,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THOUSAND OAKS TOYOTA (2401 THOUSAND OAKS BLVD, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91362) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE WATER PUMP NEE...

Mileage: 150,000

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS COMPLETELY WENT DARK WHILE DRIVING FROM PHOENIX TO MY HOME IN TUCSON. I WAS TRAVELLING ON I-10 AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 70MPH. TERRIBLY FRIGHTENING WHEN ALL GAUGES FAIL AT THE SAME INSTANT. THIS HAPPENED IN JAN 2021. SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, HEADLIGHT IN...

Mileage: 146,500

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS COMPLETELY WENT DARK WHILE DRIVING FROM PHOENIX TO MY HOME IN TUCSON. I WAS TRAVELLING ON I-10 AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 70MPH. TERRIBLY FRIGHTENING WHEN ALL GAUGES FAIL AT THE SAME INSTANT. THIS HAPPENED IN JAN 2021. SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, HEADLIGHT IN...

Mileage: 146,500

HI I HAVE A 2004-2009 PRIUS THAT EXPERIENCED A BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE. COME TO FIND OUT THIS IS A RECALLED PART, I WOULD LOVE TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE ABOUT GETTING THIS REMEDIED AS IT IS A $3,000 FIX.

HI I HAVE A 2004-2009 PRIUS THAT EXPERIENCED A BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE. COME TO FIND OUT THIS IS A RECALLED PART, I WOULD LOVE TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE ABOUT GETTING THIS REMEDIED AS IT IS A $3,000 FIX.

MY VEHICLE WAS SHOWING 4 BARS FOR HOW MUCH GAS WAS LEFT IN THE TANK. I DROVE TO FILL IT UP BUT DESPITE HOW MUCH I PUT IN THE FUEL GAUGE WON'T READ IT AND IS STUCK ON 4 BARS. WHEN DRIVING IT WON'T DECREASE EITHER I'VE DRIVEN OVER 70 MILES AND IT STILL WON'T ADJUST.

Mileage: 213,885

MY VEHICLE WAS SHOWING 4 BARS FOR HOW MUCH GAS WAS LEFT IN THE TANK. I DROVE TO FILL IT UP BUT DESPITE HOW MUCH I PUT IN THE FUEL GAUGE WON'T READ IT AND IS STUCK ON 4 BARS. WHEN DRIVING IT WON'T DECREASE EITHER I'VE DRIVEN OVER 70 MILES AND IT STILL WON'T ADJUST.

Mileage: 213,885

THERE IS A RAMPANT 'EPIDEMIC" WITH THE TOYOTA PRIUS OF STOLEN CATALYTIC CONVERTERS (CC) FOR ALL MODEL YEARS. THE CC (INCLUDING OXYGEN SENSOR) IS MADE OF PRECIOUS METALS THAT HAVE SKYROCKETED IN PRICE ON THE 'OPEN MARKET'. THE PRIUS CC CONTAINS 8% PRECIOUS METALS OF RHODIUM, PLATINUM, AND PALLADIUM. ...

Mileage: 172,000

PRIMARY HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY GO OUT WHILE BOTH PARKED AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. TURNING THEM OFF AND ON AGAIN MANUALLY RESETS THEM TO WORK AGAIN. THIS SEEMS LIKE A HUGE DESIGN FLAW AND MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD, SINCE IT LEADS TO DRIVING IN THE DARK WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS. REP...

Mileage: 190,000

I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35-40 MPH ON A 4 LANE CITY ROAD & A TRUCK PULLED IN FRONT OF ME FROM A SHOPPING CENTER ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF ROAD FROM WHICH I WAS TRAVELING WITHOUT STOPPING IN CENTER MEDIAN CROSSOVER. I HIT BRAKES BUT I HAD NO TIME TO STOP. I'M NOT SURE THE BRAKES EVEN WORKED AS THERE WERE ...

Mileage: 93,000

I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35-40 MPH ON A 4 LANE CITY ROAD & A TRUCK PULLED IN FRONT OF ME FROM A SHOPPING CENTER ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF ROAD FROM WHICH I WAS TRAVELING WITHOUT STOPPING IN CENTER MEDIAN CROSSOVER. I HIT BRAKES BUT I HAD NO TIME TO STOP. I'M NOT SURE THE BRAKES EVEN WORKED AS THERE WERE ...

Mileage: 93,000

I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35-40 MPH ON A 4 LANE CITY ROAD & A TRUCK PULLED IN FRONT OF ME FROM A SHOPPING CENTER ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF ROAD FROM WHICH I WAS TRAVELING WITHOUT STOPPING IN CENTER MEDIAN CROSSOVER. I HIT BRAKES BUT I HAD NO TIME TO STOP. I'M NOT SURE THE BRAKES EVEN WORKED AS THERE WERE ...

Mileage: 93,000

A RECURRENT AND HARD-TO-DIAGNOSE PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH MY 2008 PRIUS FOR SEVERAL YEARS IS THE FACT THAT THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY (SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAGE, DRIVE / REVERSE ETC.) WILL OCCASIONALLY NOT TURN ON WITH THE CAR ON DAYS THAT ARE COLD AND RAINY. ALTHOUGH NEWER MODELS (2019) BOTH EXPERIENCE THIS...

Mileage: 194

THE COOLING PUMP FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD CRACKED AND FLUID LEAKED OUT NO HEAT IN CAR AND RED TRIANGLE OF DEATH DISPLAY ON DASH LOCAL REPAIR SHOP INSTALLED NEW PUMP IT HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES. STILL LEAKS FROM HOUSING

Mileage: 95,000

THE COOLING PUMP FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD CRACKED AND FLUID LEAKED OUT NO HEAT IN CAR AND RED TRIANGLE OF DEATH DISPLAY ON DASH LOCAL REPAIR SHOP INSTALLED NEW PUMP IT HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES. STILL LEAKS FROM HOUSING

Mileage: 95,000

FILLING TANK WITH AT LEAST 8 GALLONS, AFTER 100 MILES GAUGE DROPS 3 BARS FOR PAST THREE YEARS FIRST 100 MILES MAX TWO BARS WONDER IF DIAPHRAGM IS STUCK

Mileage: 110,000

1, DARK INSTUMENT PANEL, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, PRND DISPLAY. 2, POWER BUTTON INOPERABLE, AT THE TIME OF SPEEDOMETER FAILSURE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING WITHOUT INSTRUMENT PANEL, YOU DO NOT KNOW THE SPEED OF DRIVING, YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF GAS , YOU DO NOT KN...

Mileage: 193,447

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT ON MY 2008 PRIUS GOES OUT PERIODICALLY WHEN DRIVING BUT, TO DATE, NOT WHEN STATIONARY. I RECENTLY DROVE TO TEXAS AND BACK AND THIS DIDN'T OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY OR COUNTRY ROADS. IT SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN IN CITY STOP-AND-GO DRIVING, BUT I CAN'T BE SURE. IF NOTICED, BY TURNIN...

Mileage: 261,000

THE DASH LIGHTS ON MY CAR WENT COMPLETELY BLANK AND THE CAR IS UNABLE TO SHUT OFF. TOYOTA HAS A SAFETY CAMPAIGN THAT ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE BUT IT IS ONLY GOOD FOR FIRST 9 YEARS OF THE CAR. MY CAR IS A 2008 MODEL AND I UNDERSTAND THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS ALL 2004-2009 MODELS. AS THIS IS A SAFETY CONCER...

THE DASH LIGHTS ON MY CAR WENT COMPLETELY BLANK AND THE CAR IS UNABLE TO SHUT OFF. TOYOTA HAS A SAFETY CAMPAIGN THAT ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE BUT IT IS ONLY GOOD FOR FIRST 9 YEARS OF THE CAR. MY CAR IS A 2008 MODEL AND I UNDERSTAND THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS ALL 2004-2009 MODELS. AS THIS IS A SAFETY CONCER...

THE DASH LIGHTS ON MY CAR WENT COMPLETELY BLANK AND THE CAR IS UNABLE TO SHUT OFF. TOYOTA HAS A SAFETY CAMPAIGN THAT ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE BUT IT IS ONLY GOOD FOR FIRST 9 YEARS OF THE CAR. MY CAR IS A 2008 MODEL AND I UNDERSTAND THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS ALL 2004-2009 MODELS. AS THIS IS A SAFETY CONCER...

ON AUGUST 31, 2020 DROVE INTO TOWN WITH WIFE IN OUR 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. HIGHWAY SPEED. NO PROBLEMS. DROVE AROUND TOWN-NO PROBLEM. STOPPED AT FRIEND'S HOUSE.WHEN LEAVING HIS HOUSE, WENT TO START CAR AS ALWAYS AND THE FOLLOWING WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON: BRAKE, VSC, ABS AND <!> ALSO, BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN...

Mileage: 198,237

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL UNEXPECTEDLY, AND WHEN IT DOES, OFTEN YOU CAN'T GET IT OUT OF NEUTRAL WITHOUT TURNING CAR OFF. THIS HAS AN ELECTRONIC SHIFT SELECTOR. THIS APPEARS TO BE A RAMPANT PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. DO AN INTERNET SEARCH ON 2008 PRIUS SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL AND YOU WILL SEE ...

Mileage: 190,000

I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ONE MONTH AGO. MY SON EXPERIENCED THE COMBINATION METER GOING BLANK WHILE DRIVING. HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE HOW FAST HE WAS GOING, HOW MUCH FUEL HE HAS, AND WHAT GEAR HE IS IN. THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN OFF THE CAR ONCE HE FINISHED HIS DRIVE. EVENTUALLY...

Mileage: 183,400

THE MANAGER W/ AMERICAN TRANSMISSION TOLD ME WHEN THE HYBRID SYSTEM STARTING TO GO BAD ( THE INVERTER WATER PUMPER HAD TO BE REPLACED) MESSED UP THE ABS PUMP AND MODULE. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT'S A BAD DESIGN. I PUT 0 MPH THE SYTEM IS MESSED RIGHT WHEN THE START BUTTON IS PRESSED THIS DIDN'T CAUSE...

Mileage: 173,640

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE AND WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER ...

Mileage: 173,600

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE SYSTEM IS VERY DANGAROUS ,ON THE HI WAY SPEED OF 55 I PUSH THE BRAKE SOFTLY ,OUT OF SADDEN CAR STARTED ACTING LIKE A WILD HORSE SLIPPING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND I AM AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER ON ICE,I LIVED IN M ICHIGAN FOR A LONG TIME ,SO I SURVIVED , AND ALL DRIVERS AROUND...

Mileage: 212,888

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE SYSTEM IS VERY DANGAROUS ,ON THE HI WAY SPEED OF 55 I PUSH THE BRAKE SOFTLY ,OUT OF SADDEN CAR STARTED ACTING LIKE A WILD HORSE SLIPPING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND I AM AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER ON ICE,I LIVED IN M ICHIGAN FOR A LONG TIME ,SO I SURVIVED , AND ALL DRIVERS AROUND...

Mileage: 212,888

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE SYSTEM IS VERY DANGAROUS ,ON THE HI WAY SPEED OF 55 I PUSH THE BRAKE SOFTLY ,OUT OF SADDEN CAR STARTED ACTING LIKE A WILD HORSE SLIPPING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND I AM AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER ON ICE,I LIVED IN M ICHIGAN FOR A LONG TIME ,SO I SURVIVED , AND ALL DRIVERS AROUND...

Mileage: 212,888

MY COOLANT INVERTER PUMP HAS BEEN RECALLED, AND REPAIRED BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR, AND THE SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING AGAIN AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. TODAY, THE SAME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WENT TO ADVANCED AUTO PARTS AND GOT THE CODE P0A93 - COOLANT INVERTER PUMP FAILING.

Mileage: 103,320

MY COOLANT INVERTER PUMP HAS BEEN RECALLED, AND REPAIRED BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR, AND THE SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING AGAIN AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. TODAY, THE SAME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WENT TO ADVANCED AUTO PARTS AND GOT THE CODE P0A93 - COOLANT INVERTER PUMP FAILING.

Mileage: 103,320

CAR WON'T START AT TIMES. A CODE OF P0AA6 COMES ON BUT THEN I CANNOT GET A SUB CODE (DETAILED CODE) TO DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 DEALERS AND 3 SEPARATE MECHANICS AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS. THEY CAN'T RETRIEVE A SUB CODE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG. THEY RESET IT SO I CAN GET H...

Mileage: 150,000

08 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING GO OUT FOR UP TO ABOUT 1/2 HOUR AT A TIME. EITHER ONE WILL DO IT ALMOST EVERY TIME THEY ARE USED AND SO FAR, ONLY ONE AT A TIME. UNTRUSTWORTHY AND VERY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 65,700

BRAKES WENT OUT. HYDRAULI CONTROL ASSEMBLY ANTILOCK BRAKES MODULATOR VALVE. TOYOTA WANTS $3,806 TO REPAIR IT. THERE WAS A WARRANTY EXTENSION PROGRAM THAT ENDED DECEMBER 2017. THIS SHOULD BE ON RECALL, TONS OF PROBLEMS. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, PURCHASED APRIL 2017, BUT WAS NOT NOT...

Mileage: 66,600

I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY BRAKES, LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR GOING 30-35 MPH ON A CITY STREET, HIT TELEPHONE POLE, AIRBAG DEPLOYED, INJURED. MVA 06/12/20

Mileage: 200,000

THE BACK LATCH OF MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS DEGRADED AND NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. I AM UNABLE TO OPEN THE BACK HATCH DOOR. I AM CONCERNED THAT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN MY TRUNK AND HAVE ACCESS TO MY SPARE TIRE, TOOLS, FLARES , ETC. BECAUSE OF THIS MFG. QUALITY DEFECT, I WOULD LI...

I BOUGHT A USED 2008 PRIUS FOR MY DAUGHTER AT A DEALERSHIP IN MAY, 2020. SOON AFTER THE ABS, BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT'S THE ABS ACTUATOR THAT IS LEAKING. THE LEAKING CAN CAUSE YOUR BRAKES TO LOCK UP AND NOT STOP THE CAR W...

Mileage: 191,500

MY BRAKE, ABS, VSC, AND (!) LIGHTS ARE ON. THE BRAKES WORK AT ROUGHLY 10% STOPPING POWER. MAKES AN AWFUL BUZZING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND THE WARNING CHIME IS ON CONSTANTLY THE HIGH PITCH RING IS UNBEARABLE. I CALLED MY LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE CHAMPAGNE ENDED NOV 30...

Mileage: 220,000

MY BRAKE, ABS, VSC, AND (!) LIGHTS ARE ON. THE BRAKES WORK AT ROUGHLY 10% STOPPING POWER. MAKES AN AWFUL BUZZING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND THE WARNING CHIME IS ON CONSTANTLY THE HIGH PITCH RING IS UNBEARABLE. I CALLED MY LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE CHAMPAGNE ENDED NOV 30...

Mileage: 220,000

MY BRAKE, ABS, VSC, AND (!) LIGHTS ARE ON. THE BRAKES WORK AT ROUGHLY 10% STOPPING POWER. MAKES AN AWFUL BUZZING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND THE WARNING CHIME IS ON CONSTANTLY THE HIGH PITCH RING IS UNBEARABLE. I CALLED MY LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE CHAMPAGNE ENDED NOV 30...

Mileage: 220,000

WHEN TURNING THE CAR ON, WHILE IN PARK, THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED. THE ABS ACTUATOR/MODULATOR IS CONSTANTLY WHIRRING. SEVERAL DASH LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY (ABS VSC, E-BRAKE, !). MY DEALER SAYS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PRIUS PROBLEM THAT CAN RESULT IN COM...

Mileage: 185,000

2008 PRIUS ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON, FRONT PASSENGER TIRE LOCKED UP SUDDENLY ALMOST CAUSING DAUGHTER TO RUN OFF THE HIGHWAY. I DROVE THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. 9 MONTHS LATER THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN, TOYOTA CLEARED CODES COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND RELEAS...

Mileage: 146,000

MY PRIUS RECALL THE ABS SYSTEM. BUT I AM NO RECEIVE ANY LETTER.TOYOTA DOES NOT SEND LETTER.

HEADLIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE. I HAVE CHANGED THE RELAY SWITCH, COMPUTER HID AND HEADLIGHTS AND THEY STILL ARE NOT WORKING. I'VE ALSO HAD TO PAY A TICKET AS A RESULT.

Mileage: 170,000

FOR THE PAST YEAR SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE THE CAR ACCELERATES INSTEAD OF SLOW DOWN IF I HIT A BUMP OR BEFORE I STEP ON THE BREAK IT SPEED UP AND SLIPS INSTEAD OF SLOW DOWN.

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. AN AUDIBLE CHIME WAS HEARD WHILE THE ABS, VSC, BRAKES, AND BAT...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. AN AUDIBLE CHIME WAS HEARD WHILE THE ABS, VSC, BRAKES, AND BAT...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKING POWER WAS REDUCED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA OF HOLLYWOOD DEALER, LOCATED AT 6000 HOLLYWOOD BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90028) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 151,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKING POWER WAS REDUCED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE BRAKE CEASED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE PAN...

Mileage: 167,000

THE BREAK ACTUATOR IS BROKEN AND NOW CAUSING PROBLEMS TO THE CARS BREAK SYSTEM. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TOYOTA DID HAVE A EXTENDED WARRENTY FOR THE PART BUT NOW IT IS OVER. I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE...

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AS NORMAL ON A CITY STREET AND THE SPEEDOMETER AND WARNING LIGHTS (EXCEPT FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) ALL TURNED OFF. WE PULLED OVER BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK OR TURN OFF. WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO CONTINUE DRIVING, NOT KNOWING OUR SPEED OR ANY WARNING LIGHTS THAT COULD P...

Mileage: 110,000

I HAD SOME BRAKE WORK DONE ON MY CAR AT MEINEKE ON JANUARY 6, AND WHEN THEY DID THE BRAKE BLEED THEY WERE UNABLE TO BLEED THE LEFT REAR BRAKE. THEY DID SOME INVESTIGATING AND SAID IT WAS GOING TO TAKE SEVERAL HOURS OF LABOR TO DIAGNOSE. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH I DID ON JAN 7. T...

Mileage: 172,316

A LOT OF TIMES WHEN I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND COME BACK TO TURN IT ON THERE'S NO DISPLAY FOR SPEED WHAT GEAR I'M IN MILEAGE OR FUEL. THE ONLY WAY I SEEM TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT WORK IS TO POP THE BACK HATCH AND DISCONNECT THE MAIN POWER FROM THE BATTERY. SOMETIMES I DO THAT 20 OR 30 TIMES BEFORE IT W...

Mileage: 230,000

RECURRING PROBLEM, INCONSISTENCY IN FUEL LEVELS AT THE GAS PUMP. POSSIBLE HYBRID ENERGY THEFT FROM BATTERIES OR HEATING ELEMENT. LAST FILL-UP AT THE NORTH CONDUIT MOBIL WITH 8 DOLLARS, RESULTING IN A LESS THAN A HALF A TANK LEVEL, WITH A QUARTER TANK LEVEL BEFORE FILL UP.

Mileage: 231,429

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD I COULD'VE INVOLVED IN BIG ACCIDENT IF I WAS ON A HIGHWAY THE WAY IT SHUTDOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGN. IT JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED

Mileage: 150,000

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD I COULD'VE INVOLVED IN BIG ACCIDENT IF I WAS ON A HIGHWAY THE WAY IT SHUTDOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGN. IT JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED

Mileage: 150,000

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD I COULD'VE INVOLVED IN BIG ACCIDENT IF I WAS ON A HIGHWAY THE WAY IT SHUTDOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGN. IT JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED

Mileage: 150,000

DRIVING THROUGH THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, MY BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED CAUSING THE FRONT CALIPER TO SEIZE. I WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE SAFELY. THE VEHICLE SWERVED DURING BRAKING AND FAILED TO RESPOND IN TIME TO PREVENT COLLISIONS. HAD I BEEN IN A HIGH-TRAFFIC AREA, INJURY OR FATALITY WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKELY. THIS I...

Mileage: 135,000

DRIVING THROUGH THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, MY BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED CAUSING THE FRONT CALIPER TO SEIZE. I WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE SAFELY. THE VEHICLE SWERVED DURING BRAKING AND FAILED TO RESPOND IN TIME TO PREVENT COLLISIONS. HAD I BEEN IN A HIGH-TRAFFIC AREA, INJURY OR FATALITY WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKELY. THIS I...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, EXCESSIVE PRESSURE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND A LOUD SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE SOUNDED AS IF THE BRAKES WERE RELEASING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ...

Mileage: 121,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF UNPREDICTABLY, USUALLY WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING TIME. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON SOMETIMES GETS THE HEADLIGHT TO TURN BACK ON, BUT NOT ALWAYS. THEN WITHIN 10 MINUTES IT WILL TURN OFF AGAIN. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AND DRIVING VIOLATION, I AL...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE OBSTRUCTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON IN ORDER FOR IT TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN ...

Mileage: 70,000

THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO OUT, MEANING YOU CAN NO LONGER SEE THE MPH, THE FUEL, AND EVERYTHING IMPORTANT TO DRIVE WITH GAUGES. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME, DRIVING OR PARKED, ON ANY STREET IN ANY WEATHER. ALSO NOTE, YOU CAN NO LONGER SHUT THE CAR OFF, UNLESS YOU HOLD THE START BUTTON FOR 20 SECONDS. S...

THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO OUT, MEANING YOU CAN NO LONGER SEE THE MPH, THE FUEL, AND EVERYTHING IMPORTANT TO DRIVE WITH GAUGES. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME, DRIVING OR PARKED, ON ANY STREET IN ANY WEATHER. ALSO NOTE, YOU CAN NO LONGER SHUT THE CAR OFF, UNLESS YOU HOLD THE START BUTTON FOR 20 SECONDS. S...

THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO OUT, MEANING YOU CAN NO LONGER SEE THE MPH, THE FUEL, AND EVERYTHING IMPORTANT TO DRIVE WITH GAUGES. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME, DRIVING OR PARKED, ON ANY STREET IN ANY WEATHER. ALSO NOTE, YOU CAN NO LONGER SHUT THE CAR OFF, UNLESS YOU HOLD THE START BUTTON FOR 20 SECONDS. S...

THE BRAKE ACTUATOR IS FAILING. IT HAS A CONSTANT PUMPING SOUND THAT INDICATES THIS PART IS FAILING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR MANY GEN 2 PRIUS OWNERS. TOYOTA HAD A CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THIS PART BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF IT. HAD I BEEN NOTIFIED I WOULD HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE.

Mileage: 167,000

MY WIFE AND I OWN 2 PRIUS 2ND GENERATION MODELS SINCE 2014. THE ISSUE IS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER RANDOMLY MALFUNCTIONING AND NOT DISPLAYING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON AND SOMETIMES NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, STATIONARY, RAINING, JUST RANDOMLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED...

Mileage: 175,000

MY WIFE AND I OWN 2 PRIUS 2ND GENERATION MODELS SINCE 2014. THE ISSUE IS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER RANDOMLY MALFUNCTIONING AND NOT DISPLAYING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON AND SOMETIMES NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, STATIONARY, RAINING, JUST RANDOMLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED...

Mileage: 175,000

MY WIFE AND I OWN 2 PRIUS 2ND GENERATION MODELS SINCE 2014. THE ISSUE IS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER RANDOMLY MALFUNCTIONING AND NOT DISPLAYING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON AND SOMETIMES NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, STATIONARY, RAINING, JUST RANDOMLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED...

Mileage: 175,000

MY WIFE AND I OWN 2 PRIUS 2ND GENERATION MODELS SINCE 2014. THE ISSUE IS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER RANDOMLY MALFUNCTIONING AND NOT DISPLAYING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON AND SOMETIMES NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, STATIONARY, RAINING, JUST RANDOMLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED...

Mileage: 98,000

MY WIFE AND I OWN 2 PRIUS 2ND GENERATION MODELS SINCE 2014. THE ISSUE IS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER RANDOMLY MALFUNCTIONING AND NOT DISPLAYING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON AND SOMETIMES NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, STATIONARY, RAINING, JUST RANDOMLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED...

Mileage: 98,000

MY WIFE AND I OWN 2 PRIUS 2ND GENERATION MODELS SINCE 2014. THE ISSUE IS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER RANDOMLY MALFUNCTIONING AND NOT DISPLAYING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON AND SOMETIMES NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, STATIONARY, RAINING, JUST RANDOMLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING OFF THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ON ITS OWN SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIM NORTON TOYOTA (9809 S MEMORIAL DR, TULSA, OK 74133, (918) 215-3786) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE MAY HAVE...

Mileage: 59,397

RIGHT HID HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT DURING SHORT OR LONG TRIPS. IT IT'S NOW OCTOBER 2019. THIS SAME LIGHT WAS REPLACED FOR SAME PROBLEM IN JULY 2018 AND I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT MY BALLAST AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IS FINE. IT SHOULD NOT BE BURNED OUT BY NOW. I ONLY USE THE LIGHTS AT NIGHT OR ...

Mileage: 90,000

RIGHT HID HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT DURING SHORT OR LONG TRIPS. IT IT'S NOW OCTOBER 2019. THIS SAME LIGHT WAS REPLACED FOR SAME PROBLEM IN JULY 2018 AND I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT MY BALLAST AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IS FINE. IT SHOULD NOT BE BURNED OUT BY NOW. I ONLY USE THE LIGHTS AT NIGHT OR ...

Mileage: 90,000

THE 2008 PRIUS HAS A DIGITAL DISPLAY. SOMETIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTS UP THERE IS NO INFORMATION DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN. NOTHING SHOWS WHAT GEAR (REVERSE, NEUTRAL, FORWARD) IT IS IN. THERE IS NO SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY. NO ODOMETER DISPLAY. NO FUEL LEVEL DISPLAY. AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE DASH ...

Mileage: 196,050

THE 2008 PRIUS HAS A DIGITAL DISPLAY. SOMETIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTS UP THERE IS NO INFORMATION DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN. NOTHING SHOWS WHAT GEAR (REVERSE, NEUTRAL, FORWARD) IT IS IN. THERE IS NO SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY. NO ODOMETER DISPLAY. NO FUEL LEVEL DISPLAY. AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE DASH ...

Mileage: 196,050

THE 2008 PRIUS HAS A DIGITAL DISPLAY. SOMETIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTS UP THERE IS NO INFORMATION DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN. NOTHING SHOWS WHAT GEAR (REVERSE, NEUTRAL, FORWARD) IT IS IN. THERE IS NO SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY. NO ODOMETER DISPLAY. NO FUEL LEVEL DISPLAY. AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE DASH ...

Mileage: 196,050

MY CAR HAS BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH BRAKING AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS WITH 'BRAKES, ABS, VSC. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ALREADY. REPLACED THE BRAKE SYSTEM (PADS, DRUMS, ETC..), CATALYTIC CONVERTER, HYBRID BATTERY. EVERY TIME I DRIVE OUT OUT OF THE DEALER 'ALL IS ...

MY CAR HAS BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH BRAKING AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS WITH 'BRAKES, ABS, VSC. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ALREADY. REPLACED THE BRAKE SYSTEM (PADS, DRUMS, ETC..), CATALYTIC CONVERTER, HYBRID BATTERY. EVERY TIME I DRIVE OUT OUT OF THE DEALER 'ALL IS ...

MY CAR HAS BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH BRAKING AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS WITH 'BRAKES, ABS, VSC. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ALREADY. REPLACED THE BRAKE SYSTEM (PADS, DRUMS, ETC..), CATALYTIC CONVERTER, HYBRID BATTERY. EVERY TIME I DRIVE OUT OUT OF THE DEALER 'ALL IS ...

WAS PARKED IN LINE TO PICK UP CHILD FROM SCHOOL. TURNED CAR ON AND PUT IT ON DRIVE, MOVED SLOWLY WHEN PARKING BRAKE LIGHT, ABS WARNING LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ALL CAME ON AND THEN MY BRAKES WENT LIMP. HAD TO PUSH ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND STOPPING WAS STILL HARD TO DO. ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN...

Mileage: 179,000

WAS PARKED IN LINE TO PICK UP CHILD FROM SCHOOL. TURNED CAR ON AND PUT IT ON DRIVE, MOVED SLOWLY WHEN PARKING BRAKE LIGHT, ABS WARNING LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ALL CAME ON AND THEN MY BRAKES WENT LIMP. HAD TO PUSH ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND STOPPING WAS STILL HARD TO DO. ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN...

Mileage: 179,000

WAS PARKED IN LINE TO PICK UP CHILD FROM SCHOOL. TURNED CAR ON AND PUT IT ON DRIVE, MOVED SLOWLY WHEN PARKING BRAKE LIGHT, ABS WARNING LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ALL CAME ON AND THEN MY BRAKES WENT LIMP. HAD TO PUSH ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND STOPPING WAS STILL HARD TO DO. ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN...

Mileage: 179,000

WHILE DRIVING DURING THE DAY OR NIGHT, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR (NON-SEASONAL), BOTH HEADLIGHTS (HID) FLICKER, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF COMPLETELY AND INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES IT COMES BACK ON IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, BUT MOST OF THE TIME IT DOESN'T. WE HAVE BEEN PULLED OV...

Mileage: 108,000

THE BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED. THE BRAKES STARTED STOPPING ABRUPTLY WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD ALSO BE ON SLOWING THE CAR DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IFOUND OUT THAT TOYOTA WAS MAKING THIS REPAIR AT NO COST UP UNTIL JANUARY 2018. MY ISSUE IS THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGISTERED TO ME SINCE 2013. MY COMPLAINT...

Mileage: 130,000

THE CRYPTOCURRENCY INDUSTRY HAS SPAWNED A FRENZY OF HYBRID BATTERY ENERGY THEFT. MY COMBINATION METER SPIKES AND REDUCES DOWN A DEFICIT IN FUEL, INSIGHT OF OTHER VEHICLES DRIVING CLOSE ENOUGH TO EXTRACT POWER FROM THE REAR BATTERY CELLS. EVERY TIME I RE-FUEL THE COMBINATION METER RE-CALIBRATES FHE F...

Mileage: 223,485

THE CRYPTOCURRENCY INDUSTRY HAS SPAWNED A FRENZY OF HYBRID BATTERY ENERGY THEFT. MY COMBINATION METER SPIKES AND REDUCES DOWN A DEFICIT IN FUEL, INSIGHT OF OTHER VEHICLES DRIVING CLOSE ENOUGH TO EXTRACT POWER FROM THE REAR BATTERY CELLS. EVERY TIME I RE-FUEL THE COMBINATION METER RE-CALIBRATES FHE F...

Mileage: 223,485

VENTILATION CIRCUIT TO SELECT INSIDE TO OUTSIDE AIR HAS BEEN CYBER-TERRORISED SEVERAL TIMES. THE SYSTEM IS VITAL TO OPERATE SECURELY, AS A DISABLED CONSTITUENT, IN A GREAT METROPOLIS, THAT HAS SEWAGE AND GARBAGE VAPORS EVERYWHERE. THEY ACCESS THE FUNTION TO OPEN THE DAMPER TO LET OUTSIDE AIR IN SUDD...

Mileage: 223,583

VENTILATION CIRCUIT TO SELECT INSIDE TO OUTSIDE AIR HAS BEEN CYBER-TERRORISED SEVERAL TIMES. THE SYSTEM IS VITAL TO OPERATE SECURELY, AS A DISABLED CONSTITUENT, IN A GREAT METROPOLIS, THAT HAS SEWAGE AND GARBAGE VAPORS EVERYWHERE. THEY ACCESS THE FUNTION TO OPEN THE DAMPER TO LET OUTSIDE AIR IN SUDD...

Mileage: 223,583

FUEL CELL (RIGID GAS TANK HAS A BLADDER INSIDE). TOYOTA PUBLISHED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN 2008, CONCERNING THE FAILURE OF GAS TANK. THE INNER BLADDER CAN DEFORM. THE 10 GALLON TANK NO LONGER ACCEPTS TOTAL VOLUME OF GAS. 05/2019, AND MY 08 PRIUS ACCEPTS ONLY 3.8 GALLONS OF GAS AT A FULL FILL-UP...

Mileage: 204,732

SECOND GENERATION TOYOTA PRIUS (MODEL YEARS 04-09, AN ESTIMATED 669,700 VEHICLES, TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 06 ~66,200 VEHICLES (AND LEXUS MODELS~196,000 VEHICLES) HAVE A KNOWN DEFECTIVE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER KNOWN AS BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. TOYOTA PUBLISHED TSB 0032-16. THE BRAKES FAIL. TOYOTA DENIED TO REM...

Mileage: 204,710

SECOND GENERATION TOYOTA PRIUS (MODEL YEARS 04-09, AN ESTIMATED 669,700 VEHICLES, TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 06 ~66,200 VEHICLES (AND LEXUS MODELS~196,000 VEHICLES) HAVE A KNOWN DEFECTIVE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER KNOWN AS BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. TOYOTA PUBLISHED TSB 0032-16. THE BRAKES FAIL. TOYOTA DENIED TO REM...

Mileage: 204,710

SECOND GENERATION TOYOTA PRIUS (MODEL YEARS 04-09, AN ESTIMATED 669,700 VEHICLES, TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 06 ~66,200 VEHICLES (AND LEXUS MODELS~196,000 VEHICLES) HAVE A KNOWN DEFECTIVE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER KNOWN AS BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. TOYOTA PUBLISHED TSB 0032-16. THE BRAKES FAIL. TOYOTA DENIED TO REM...

Mileage: 204,710

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 75 MPH, (HAD JUST GOTTEN BACK ON THE HIGHWAY FROM A QUICK STOP) WHEN SUDDENLY THE BRAKE WARNING SYSTEM CAME ON. THE BRAKE LIGHT/ANTI-TRACTION CONTROL/HIGH PITCHED SIREN ALL SOUNDED. MY BRAKING POWER REDUCED TO AROUND 20%. I WAS IN TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHO...

Mileage: 172,000

THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT DISPLAY WHEN TURNING ON THE CAR. I FIGURED OUT THAT BY UNPLUGGING THE BATTERY IN THE BACK IT WOULD SOMETIME BRING IT BACK ON. NOW IT ONLY COMES ON EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, IT'S NO LONGER KEEPING TRACK OF MILES WHEN NOT ON, AS WELL AS THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT KEEPING TRACK OF GAS ...

Mileage: 250,000

THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT DISPLAY WHEN TURNING ON THE CAR. I FIGURED OUT THAT BY UNPLUGGING THE BATTERY IN THE BACK IT WOULD SOMETIME BRING IT BACK ON. NOW IT ONLY COMES ON EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, IT'S NO LONGER KEEPING TRACK OF MILES WHEN NOT ON, AS WELL AS THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT KEEPING TRACK OF GAS ...

Mileage: 250,000

SON WAS DRIVING CAR ON CITY STREET GOING AROUND 35 MPH, THEN 20 BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY UNTIL PARKED. STARTED WITH A LOUD BEEP NOISE, LIGHTS ON DASH THEN BRAKES NO LONGER WORKED. HE HAD TO PUSH AS HARD AS HE COULD TO TRY AND AT LEAST SLOW CAR DOWN NOT TO HIT CAR IN FRONT OF HIM, PULLED INTO BIK...

Mileage: 135,000

SON WAS DRIVING CAR ON CITY STREET GOING AROUND 35 MPH, THEN 20 BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY UNTIL PARKED. STARTED WITH A LOUD BEEP NOISE, LIGHTS ON DASH THEN BRAKES NO LONGER WORKED. HE HAD TO PUSH AS HARD AS HE COULD TO TRY AND AT LEAST SLOW CAR DOWN NOT TO HIT CAR IN FRONT OF HIM, PULLED INTO BIK...

Mileage: 135,000

THE FUEL GAUGE AND FUEL SENSOR DOESN'T WORK IN THE 2008 PRIUS TOURING THAT I JUST PURCHASED ON JULY 09, 2019. THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM DID NOT INFORM ME OF THIS ISSUE AT ALL. NOW I SEE THAT THIS EXACT ISSUE IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF THESE PARTICULAR YEAR MODELS. THE RESET FOR THE FA...

Mileage: 98,000

THE CRANK CASE VENTILATES RANDOMLY INTO THE CABIN. THE FOUL STENCH OF MOTOR OIL DISPERSES INTO THE CABIN INTERMITTENTLY. THE VENTILATOR ACTUATOR ORIENTATES THE CRANK CASE GASES, HAZARDOUSLY CONTAMINATING MY RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.

Mileage: 220,700

THE DIM HEADLIGHT ONLY, NOT THE BRIGHT, ONLY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT GOES OUT 4 OR 5 TIMES A YEAR. THE FRONT BRIGHTS ARE NOT AFFECTED AND HAVE NEVER GONE OUT NOR HAS THE DIM HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT EVER GONE OUT. THE CAR IS DRIVEN DAILY USUALLY AND ON CITY STREETS ONLY.

Mileage: 192,000

THE DIM HEADLIGHT ONLY, NOT THE BRIGHT, ONLY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT GOES OUT 4 OR 5 TIMES A YEAR. THE FRONT BRIGHTS ARE NOT AFFECTED AND HAVE NEVER GONE OUT NOR HAS THE DIM HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT EVER GONE OUT. THE CAR IS DRIVEN DAILY USUALLY AND ON CITY STREETS ONLY.

Mileage: 192,000

FOR THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT AFFECT HOW THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK. THE BREAK LIGHT SWITCH, WHEN MALFUNCTIONING PREVENT OR INHIBITS THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING PROPERLY. IF THE SWITCH FAILS WHILE DRIVING, IT CAN CAUSE PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY ...

Mileage: 100,000

FOR THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT AFFECT HOW THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK. THE BREAK LIGHT SWITCH, WHEN MALFUNCTIONING PREVENT OR INHIBITS THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING PROPERLY. IF THE SWITCH FAILS WHILE DRIVING, IT CAN CAUSE PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY ...

Mileage: 100,000

FOR THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT AFFECT HOW THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK. THE BREAK LIGHT SWITCH, WHEN MALFUNCTIONING PREVENT OR INHIBITS THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING PROPERLY. IF THE SWITCH FAILS WHILE DRIVING, IT CAN CAUSE PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY ...

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY (ABOUT EVERY 3 MINUTES). I HAVE TO TURN LIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF THEN ON AGAIN TO RESET. THIS IS ONGOING AND APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY WITH TIME.

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF OR FLICKER WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AS IT NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. USING THE HIGH BEAMS HELPS FOR A SHORT PERIOD BUT THE HEADLIGHTS STILL TURN OFF ON THEIR OWN. TURNING THEM OFF AND ON BRINGS THEM BACK ON MOS...

Mileage: 213,529

MY BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF BREAKS. THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE. I LIVE IN LOS ANGELES WHERE THESE CARS ARE ALL OVER THE ROADS. I AM 6 MONTHS PAST THE 10-YEAR RESTRICTION ON THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT ZG1. THE COST TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THIS IS $2,200. TOYOTA ISSUED THIS "WARRANTY ENHAN...

Mileage: 144,000

BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE. TSB RELEASED IN 2017. MY VEHICLE WAS OVER STATED MILEAGE LIMIT (150,000), AND WAS NOT SHOWING ANY ILL EFFECTS OF THE 2017 TOYOTA REPAIR AT NO COST. I AM DRIVING ALONG US 77 AND ON THIS 4 LANE MAJOR HIGHWAY, THE POWER ASSIST BRAKES FAIL. NOW 204780 MILES 5/2019 AND THE EMERGEN...

Mileage: 204,772

THE ABS BRAKES ACCUMULATOR IS BAD.

THERE IS A VERY WILDLY KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE PRIUS 2004-2009 BREAK ACCENTUATOR ASSEMBLY. TOYOTA CREATED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS PART BECAUSE THEY KNOW IT IS EXTREMELY FAULTY, THE WARRANTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED THREE TIMES SINCE THE ORIGINAL IN 2004. THE LAST EXPIRATION DATE THEY ...

Mileage: 130,000

THERE IS A VERY WILDLY KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE PRIUS 2004-2009 BREAK ACCENTUATOR ASSEMBLY. TOYOTA CREATED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS PART BECAUSE THEY KNOW IT IS EXTREMELY FAULTY, THE WARRANTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED THREE TIMES SINCE THE ORIGINAL IN 2004. THE LAST EXPIRATION DATE THEY ...

Mileage: 130,000

THE INSIDE TO OUTSIDE AIR VENT ACTUATORS ARE MOVING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, VENTING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASES INTO THE CABIN. SYNTHETIC OIL SMELL IN THE CABIN, VIA THE TWO FRONT VENTS.

Mileage: 215,608

THE INSIDE TO OUTSIDE AIR VENT ACTUATORS ARE MOVING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, VENTING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASES INTO THE CABIN. SYNTHETIC OIL SMELL IN THE CABIN, VIA THE TWO FRONT VENTS.

Mileage: 215,608

IN APRIL 2016, I PURCHASED A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS FROM A CENTRAL FLORIDA DEALER FOR THE SUM OF $9290 CASH. I WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SENT NOTICES FROM TOYOTA THAT MY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRING AND I NEEDED TO SEND AN INFORMATION CARD BACK TO THEM . THE NOTICES OCCURRED DURING 2016 & 2017 . APPARENTLY DURING T...

Mileage: 118,000

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL SUDDENLY FAIL, EITHER ONE AT A TIME, OR MORE RECENTLY BOTH AT THE SAME TIME WHEN NIGHT DRIVING. I AM ABLE TO FLIP THE SWITCH TO TURN ONE BACK ON BUT NOW THE PASSENGER LIGHT WILL NOT COME BACK ON AT ALL. I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN I NOTICE THIS HAPPENING BUT IT PROBABLY ALSO HAPPE...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ABS, VSC, AND (!) LIGHTS CAME ON. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD, AND I HAD TO PUSH INCREDIBLY HARD TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. AFTER HAVING THE CODES READ AND RESETTING THE ABS, VSC, (!) LIGHTS, THE BRAKES WORKED AGAIN UNTIL THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 50 MILES...

Mileage: 119,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ABS, VSC, AND (!) LIGHTS CAME ON. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD, AND I HAD TO PUSH INCREDIBLY HARD TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. AFTER HAVING THE CODES READ AND RESETTING THE ABS, VSC, (!) LIGHTS, THE BRAKES WORKED AGAIN UNTIL THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 50 MILES...

Mileage: 119,000

THERE WAS BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE IN MY CAR WHICH DUE TO PART FAILURE. TOYOTA DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL BUT INSTEAD A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT. TO ME, THIS SEEMS RIDICULOUS SINCE TOYOTA DID NOT NOTIFY OWNERS AND I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AND LUCKILY WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDE...

Mileage: 110,000

THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE IN MY STEERING WHEEL AND THEN I HAD NO MOVEMENT IN MY TIRES. MY STEERING WHEEL JUST SPINS ROUND AND ROUND BUT MY TIRES WILL NOT MOVE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND I HAD NO CONTROL OF MY CAR. SO I BELIEVE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE STEERING SHAFT OR SUSPENSION.*DT*...

Mileage: 14,400

THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE IN MY STEERING WHEEL AND THEN I HAD NO MOVEMENT IN MY TIRES. MY STEERING WHEEL JUST SPINS ROUND AND ROUND BUT MY TIRES WILL NOT MOVE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND I HAD NO CONTROL OF MY CAR. SO I BELIEVE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE STEERING SHAFT OR SUSPENSION.*DT*...

Mileage: 14,400

HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I RECEIVED TWO WARNING TICKETS FROM HIGHWAY PATROL AS I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM FT. WORTH TO NACOGDOCHES, BUT WHEN I STOPPED, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING. THEN AS I WAS DRIVING, BOTH HEADLIGHTS (WITH BRIGHT LIGHTS ON) TURNED OFF. HAD TO PULL OVER AND THEN...

Mileage: 156,000

WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH TO AVOID A DEER. DITCH WAS IM GUESSING ABOUT 4 FOOT DEEP . AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK. HIT MY HEAD AND HAVE A LARGE BRUISE ON MY CHEST .

Mileage: 123,000

THE TRUNK LATCH ON THIS MODEL IS FAULTY AND DANGEROUS. THE MATERIAL USED FOR THE LATCH IS TOO SUSCEPTIBLE TO TEMPERATURE AND EITHER BECOME ROCK HARD IN THE WINTER COLD OR MELTY AND GOOEY IN THE SUMMER HEAT. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET INTO MY TRUNK THROUGH THE BACK LATCH IN THE WINTERTIME. I T...

Mileage: 97,000

WE HAVE A 2008 PRIUS HYBRID. **BRAKE ACENTUATOR HAS FAILED** WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MOVE AND THEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPS (WITHOUT NOTICE). I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED OF THE RECALL. APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. DUE TO A CLASS A...

Mileage: 148,000

DURING THE ACCIDENT, THE BACK SEAT FELL DOWN. I AM ASSUMING IT HAPPENED DUE TO THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT BUT IT WAS TERRIFYING BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE HAVE OUR CHILDREN REAR FACING IN THAT VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED ON THE FREEWAY AND THE GLASS WAS BROKEN IN THE BACK FROM THE IMPACT.

Mileage: 120,000

WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE DURING STATIONARY OR IN WHILE IN MOTION THE ABS ACTUATOR STARTS TO MAKE NOISE.

Mileage: 154,000

NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS - COMBINATION METER IS BAD

Mileage: 238,000

TOYOTA EXTENDED THE ABS MODULE WARRANTY FOR A KNOWN ISSUE, BUT WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED THEREFORE IT EXPIRED. NOW THE ABS ACCUMULATOR HAS FAILED AND TOYOTA WANTS $3-4K FOR THE REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FROM FACTORY THAT CAN CAUSE BRAKES TO FAIL.

Mileage: 162,000

THE LIGHTING SYSTEM HAS ELECTRICAL MARKINGS ON THE RELAY AND FUSE BLOCKS FOR DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS, WITH NO DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS INSTALLED. HEADLIGHT AND LICENSE PLATE LIGHT SYSTEMS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. CAUSING BULBS TO FAIL.

Mileage: 208,360

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLACK. I COULD NOT SEE DRIVING SPEED OR REMAINING FUEL. I DROVE TO TOYOTA DEALER AND COULD NOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE UPON ARRIVAL NOR REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE KEY SLOT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT "PRIUS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NOT WORKING...

Mileage: 96,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLACK. I COULD NOT SEE DRIVING SPEED OR REMAINING FUEL. I DROVE TO TOYOTA DEALER AND COULD NOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE UPON ARRIVAL NOR REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE KEY SLOT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT "PRIUS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NOT WORKING...

Mileage: 96,000

ON THE MORNING OF 11/14/18, VEHICLE (W. 112,000 MILES ON IT) FAILED TO START OR MOVE IN OUR DRIVEWAY. 12/5/18 ADVISED BY CASEYS, THETOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN .WILLIAMSBSURG VA., THAT THE CVT HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $6500 - HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY!. SUBSEQUENTLY SOLD VEHICLE T...

Mileage: 112,000

MY BRAKE, ABS, VSC, AND (!) LIGHTS COME ON AND THE BRAKES BECOME COMPROMISED AND DON'T WORK PROPERLY

Mileage: 134,000

COMBINATION METER DISPLAY NOT ILLUMINATING WHEN THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION IS TURNED 'ON' I HAVE A 2008 PRIUS THAT I MAINTAIN REGULARLY AT AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALERS WITHOUT A MISS. DASHBOARD ON TOYOTA PRIUS STOPS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN IT FAILS, ONE CAN'T KNOW THE SPEED OF VEHICLE, MILAGE, GEAR...

Mileage: 110,000

THE RUBBER TRUNK SWITCH COVER HAS DEGRADED, AND CONTINUES TO "MELT" OR "DISINTEGRATE" OVER TIME. ORIGINALLY THIS WAS A MERE IRRITATION, LEAVING STICKY BLACK RESIDUE ON MY FINGERS EVERY TIME I OPENED THE TRUNK. HOWEVER, NOW THE SWITCH FAILS TO OPERATE MOST OF THE TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, SINCE I...

Mileage: 82,000

I BOUGHT MY 2008 PRIUS USED IN 2016, THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED FOR A LITTLE WHILE, THEN THEY STARTED TO RANDOMLY SHUT OFF. SOMETIMES JUST ONE, SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS TWICE AND IT IS STILL HAPPENING. I HAVE GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE SAYING ...

Mileage: 154,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES DID NOT DISPLAY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND AN UNKNOWN DEALER WERE NOTIFIED...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES DID NOT DISPLAY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND AN UNKNOWN DEALER WERE NOTIFIED...

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE I WAS BACKING OUT OF A SPOT IN A PARKING GARAGE THE VCS, ABS & (!) LIGHT WENT ON AND MY BRAKES LOCKED UP AT THE SAME TIME. I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AND LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT ABOUT 20 MPH THE SAME 3 LIGHTS C...

Mileage: 169,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE BRAKE BOOSTER MALFUNCTIONED. THE INDICATORS FOR THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND PARKING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER (TOYOTA OF DENTON, 4100 S INTERSTATE 35, DENTON, TX 76210, (940) 293-4548) STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $2,787 FOR THE RE...

Mileage: 174,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE BRAKES MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED CHARLES TOYOTA AT 860-889-8375 (LOCATED AT 500 W THAMES ST, NORWICH, CT 06360) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER W...

Mileage: 108,000

COMBINATION METER FAILURE - WENT TO START CAR AND NO RESPONSE. LOOKED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, NOTHING ON DASHBOARD LIT UP, NOTHING WORKED. WEATHER HAD RECENTLY TURNED COLD. ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THERE'S AN EXPIRED EXTENDED WARRANTY: BULLETIN NO.: POL12-05 THIS SHOULD BE ...

Mileage: 12,000

FOR SEVERAL YEARS OUR TOYOTA PRIUS HAS EXHIBITED THE FOLLOWING ISSUE: INTERMITTENTLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, WHEN YOU START THE CAR THE DASHBOARD DOES NOT LIGHT. AS A CONSEQUENT, YOU CANNOT NOT SEE THE SPEED YOU'RE DRIVING AT, THE FUEL LEVEL OF THE CAR, ANY WARNINGS SUCH AS CHECK ENGINE, LOW TIRE PRES...

FOR SEVERAL YEARS OUR TOYOTA PRIUS HAS EXHIBITED THE FOLLOWING ISSUE: INTERMITTENTLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, WHEN YOU START THE CAR THE DASHBOARD DOES NOT LIGHT. AS A CONSEQUENT, YOU CANNOT NOT SEE THE SPEED YOU'RE DRIVING AT, THE FUEL LEVEL OF THE CAR, ANY WARNINGS SUCH AS CHECK ENGINE, LOW TIRE PRES...

FOR SEVERAL YEARS OUR TOYOTA PRIUS HAS EXHIBITED THE FOLLOWING ISSUE: INTERMITTENTLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, WHEN YOU START THE CAR THE DASHBOARD DOES NOT LIGHT. AS A CONSEQUENT, YOU CANNOT NOT SEE THE SPEED YOU'RE DRIVING AT, THE FUEL LEVEL OF THE CAR, ANY WARNINGS SUCH AS CHECK ENGINE, LOW TIRE PRES...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL FAILURES, WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL GAUGE, ODOMETER, CRUISE CONTROL, AND SPEEDOMETER TO MALFUNCTION. IN ADDITION, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD BLACK OUT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMI...

Mileage: 220,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. KALISPELL TOYOTA (2845 U.S. 93 S, KALISPELL, MT 59901, (406) 755-6060) REPLACED THE BULBS, WHICH COST OVER $600. THE CONTACT FOUND A WARRANTY THAT EXPIRED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018 AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS BO...

Mileage: 71,000

THE CAR FROM A STOP, IF YOU STEP ON THE GAS WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE CAR HESITATES REALLY BAD AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I'VE TAKEN IT IN WHEN THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 10K MILES. THEY COULD NOT REMAKE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR HESITATES STILL AND HAS NOT CHANGED, IT CURRENTLY HAS 117K MILES. I BELIEV...

Mileage: 8,000

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. SOMETIMES IT TAKES REPEATED ATTEMPTS TURNING OFF AND ON TO GET IT BACK ON. BOTH BALLASTS AND HID LAMPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, YET THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM PERSISTS. I KNOW OF MANY COMPLAINTS BUT DO NOT KNOW IF TOYOTA HAS AN OPEN RECALL ON THIS IMPORTANT ...

Mileage: 105,000

ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2018. THE BRAKE LIGHT AND LIGHTS FOR ABS AND VSC CAME ON, I BROUGHT IT ON TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER. HE IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME WITHOUT INSPECTING IT THAT IT WOULD BE A VERY COSTLY REPAIR. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL AFTER THEY RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND HE CONFIRMED IT WA...

ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2018. THE BRAKE LIGHT AND LIGHTS FOR ABS AND VSC CAME ON, I BROUGHT IT ON TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER. HE IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME WITHOUT INSPECTING IT THAT IT WOULD BE A VERY COSTLY REPAIR. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL AFTER THEY RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND HE CONFIRMED IT WA...

THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF RANDOMLY AS I'M DRIVING. IT HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED (EVEN WHEN I'M STOPPED) AND ON ANY ROAD, IN ANY CONDITION, IN ANY WEATHER. SOMETIMES JUST ONE, SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. IT MAKES DRIVING AT NIGHT BOTH A HASSLE AND HAZARDOUS.

I CALLED TOYOTA ABOUT THE STALLING SOFTWARE RECALL AND MY CAR IS NOT ON THE LIST AND NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO IT. MY CAR DOES THE SAME THING AS THE OTHERS REPORTED. WHEN I HIT A BUMP ON ANY STREET OR FREEWAY THE ENGINE FLUTTERS AND THE SLIPPERY WHEN WET LIGHT COMES ON AND IT HARD EXCELLORATES FORWARD EV...

Mileage: 105,000

I WAS WORKING AS A DELIVERY DRIVER LUCKY FOR ME I JUST TURNED IN TO A GATED COMMUNITY AND HAD TO STOP. WENT PAST GATE TRIED TO BREAK AND COULDN'T STOP TELL I FLOORED THE BREAK PETAL.IT TOOK SO LONG TO STOP IF I HAD BEEN DOING 45 MPH I'D NEVER STOPPED IN TIME LOOKS TO BE THE BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED I S...

Mileage: 246,291

WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT THEN IT TURNS GO, THE PRIUS DOESN'T SPEED UP EVEN WHEN YOU PRESS ON GAS PEDAL, IT HESITATES TO MOVE FOR AWHILE BEFORE IT PICKS UP THE SPEED WHICH IS A HAZARD.

Mileage: 5

CAR STALLED COMPLETELY UNDER HIGH SPEED ACCELERATION ABOUT 70-75MPH MPH ON FREEWAY. LOST ALL POWER .

Mileage: 135,000

CAR STALLED COMPLETELY UNDER HIGH SPEED ACCELERATION ABOUT 70-75MPH MPH ON FREEWAY. LOST ALL POWER .

Mileage: 135,000

CAR STALLED COMPLETELY UNDER HIGH SPEED ACCELERATION ABOUT 70-75MPH MPH ON FREEWAY. LOST ALL POWER .

Mileage: 135,000

ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH HEADLIGHT - DRIVERS SIDE FRONT HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF WITHIN 2-3 MINUTES. I'VE REPLACED THE BULB AND THE ISSUE PERSISTS, AND MANY PRIUS OWNERS HAVE FACED A SIMILAR IF NOT IDENTICAL ISSUE. IF YOU TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, IT TURNS BACK ON BUT ONLY FOR A FEW MINUTES. SEEMS L...

Mileage: 140,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS COMO METER FAILURE. COMBO METER FAILS IN COLD WEATHER, CREATING A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. CANNOT READ SPEED, FUEL, CLIMATE CONTROLS UNRESPONSIVE. VERY UNHAPPY WITH MY TOYOTA PRIUS WHEN THEY TOLD ME IT WAS OUT OF DATE FOR THE WARRANTY REPAIR. THEY WANT $1300 TO FIX ONE OF THEIR...

Mileage: 207,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN RESTART WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RIGHT TOYOTA (7701 E FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BLVD, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85260, (480) 771-6449), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAI...

THE HID HEADLAMPS FLICKER AND TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES ONLY THE DRIVERS SIDE TURNS OFF AND THEN LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE, BUT SOMETIMES BOTH SIDES TURN OFF AT THE SAME TIME WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAPPEN...

Mileage: 104,400

HIGHLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. USUALLY CAN RESET BY TURNING ON AND OFF. DEFINITELY A HAZARD. MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. REGULARLY GETTING TOLD LIGHT IS OUT. STOPPED BY POLICE FOR LIGHTS OUT. DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE LOOSE CONNECTION OR BAD BULB.

Mileage: 90,000

I WAS ALREADY DRIVING (HIGHWAY) FOR OVER 30 MINUTES THIS MORNING (24 SEPT 2018) AND EXITED TO THE CITY STREET. AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN (ABOUT A MINUTE AFTER THE TURN AND NOW ON A STRAIGHT ROAD) I MOMENTARILY LOST CONTROL OF STEERING - THE CAR JUST MOVED INTO THE OPPOSITE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND I SLO...

Mileage: 30

WHILE DRIVING, ATTEMPTED TO PRESS BRAKE WHICH WENT TO THE FLOOR AND ALL ABS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON IMMEDIATELY. I WAS FORCED TO QUICKLY PRESS DOWN THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS DAMAGED OR FAULTY. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE DAMA...

Mileage: 122,000

CAR SHIFT LEVER POPS OUT OF DRIVE POSITION AND REVERSE POSITION INTERMITTENTLY ON STARTUP. SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN INTERIOR OF CAR IS HOT AFTER SITTING IN SUN FOR A LONG PERIOD.

Mileage: 153,000

TOYOTA BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE IN JANUARY 2018. THIS ISSUE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT AND IS A CRITICAL SAFETY PROBLEM. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND ARE UNWILLING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE.

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT STAY ENGAGED IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED PERIODICALLY. IN ORDER TO KEEP THE GEAR SHIFTER ENGAGED IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE HELD IN THAT POSITION. THE V...

Mileage: 130,000

DRIVING ON CITY STREET WHILE VERY RAINY OUTSIDE, DROVE THROUGH A PUDDLE AND FELT THE BRAKES LOOSEN, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND WOULDN'T TURN OFF. ANTI-LOCK BREAKING SYSTEM WAS OFFLINE. TOOK TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, MECHANICS SAID THE ABS IS NOT COMMUNICATING WITH THE COMPUTER AND IT WOULD BE $2...

Mileage: 148,000

DRIVING ON CITY STREET WHILE VERY RAINY OUTSIDE, DROVE THROUGH A PUDDLE AND FELT THE BRAKES LOOSEN, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND WOULDN'T TURN OFF. ANTI-LOCK BREAKING SYSTEM WAS OFFLINE. TOOK TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, MECHANICS SAID THE ABS IS NOT COMMUNICATING WITH THE COMPUTER AND IT WOULD BE $2...

Mileage: 148,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKE, ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A TRIANGLE SYMBOL FLASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION TOYOTA ...

Mileage: 206,970

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKE, ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A TRIANGLE SYMBOL FLASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION TOYOTA ...

Mileage: 206,970

AFTER 2ND DAY OWNING THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND 3 OTHER LIGHTS VSC, CIRCLE WITH EXCLAMATION, CHECK ENGINE, AND ONE MORE I BELIEVE. WENT TO TOYOTA TO FIND OUT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR IS OUT AND THEY WOULD CHARGE ME 2 THOUSAND DOLLARS. THERE SHOULD BE WARRANTY ON THIS MALFUNCTION. WHEN DRIVING WE WERE L...

Mileage: 103,000

DEFECTIVE ENGINE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT PRIOR TO 139K MILES (DUE TO CYLINDER MALFUNCTION AND EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION), AT A COST OF $3700 FOR A USED ONE. THIS HAS ALSO DAMAGED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, QUOTED AT $900. AT 149K MILES, THE HYBRID BATTERY HAS FAILED AS WELL, WHICH HAS A QUOTED REPLACEMEN...

Mileage: 138,000

DEFECTIVE ENGINE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT PRIOR TO 139K MILES (DUE TO CYLINDER MALFUNCTION AND EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION), AT A COST OF $3700 FOR A USED ONE. THIS HAS ALSO DAMAGED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, QUOTED AT $900. AT 149K MILES, THE HYBRID BATTERY HAS FAILED AS WELL, WHICH HAS A QUOTED REPLACEMEN...

Mileage: 138,000

HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE AND NOW ARE FLICKERING AGAIN AND HAVE GONE OUT COMPLETELY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS NEW. DEALER HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM NOR GIVEN US A REASON WHY.THIS IS BECOMING A VERY EXPENSIVE PROBLEM, WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL...

ONE HEADLIGHT OR THE OTHER OR BOTH GO OUT RANDOMLY.

Mileage: 400

THE BRAKE ACTUATOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY CAUSING SAFETY ISSUES RELATED TO THE BRAKES

Mileage: 110,000

BREAKING CEASES TO WORK AT RANDOM INTERVALS. ABS LIGHT TURNS ON AND THEN OFF. PROBLEM IS VERY RANDOM AND UNEXPLAINED. SOMETIMES OCCURS AT A LIGHT OR WHEN TAKING OFF FROM THE PARK POSITION. SEEMS THAT A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 120,000

INVERTER COOLER WATER PUMP FAILED DURING NORMAL INTERSTATE DRIVING SPEED (70 MPH).

Mileage: 74,900

ABS LIGHTS CAME ON AS I STARTED THE CAR AND WARNING SIGNALS ALSO. THE VEHICLE WAS IN A PARKING LOT AS I WAS PREPARING TO DRIVE WHEN THE SIGNALS CAME ON. HERE THEY ARE: BRAKE, (!) ABS, VSC.

Mileage: 79,500

STARTING ABOUT A YEAR AGO, OUR PRIUS HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEGUN TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING CAR. IT FIRST STARTED WITH THE LEFT HEADLIGHT GOING OUT OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING, AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING TO BOTH HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HADN'T TURN HEADLIGHTS ON OR I HAD A BURNED OUT BULB....

THIS IS A RIDICULOUSLY DANGEROUS CAR. THE PUSH BUTTON SYSTEM FOR STARTING IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR KIDS. MY WIFE LOADS MY THREE YEAR OLD IN THE PRIUS WITH HER KEYS IN HER BAG. THE OLDER SON WHO IS FIVE LIKES CARS AND JUMPS IN THE DRIVERS SEAT AT THE BASE OF OUR DRIVEWAY ON THE HILL WHERE HE CAN...

Mileage: 20,000

THIS IS A RIDICULOUSLY DANGEROUS CAR. THE PUSH BUTTON SYSTEM FOR STARTING IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR KIDS. MY WIFE LOADS MY THREE YEAR OLD IN THE PRIUS WITH HER KEYS IN HER BAG. THE OLDER SON WHO IS FIVE LIKES CARS AND JUMPS IN THE DRIVERS SEAT AT THE BASE OF OUR DRIVEWAY ON THE HILL WHERE HE CAN...

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH BUTTON MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTH DADE TOYOTA (29330 S DIXIE HWY, HOMESTEAD, FL 33033, (786) 465-7908) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THA...

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH BUTTON MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTH DADE TOYOTA (29330 S DIXIE HWY, HOMESTEAD, FL 33033, (786) 465-7908) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THA...

Mileage: 75,000

AFTER STARTING THE CAR I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND THE TRANSMISSION POPS RIGHT INTO NEURAL AFTER MOVING FORWARD SLIGHTLY. I ATTEMPTED THIS SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE CAR BY HOLDING THE SHIFTING LEVER MANUALLY IN THE DRIVE POSITION. AFTER I DRIVE THE CAR THAT WAY FOR 10 OR 15 MIN. IT WORKS...

Mileage: 100,000

TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGE AN ISSUE WITH ITS COMBINATION METER IN THE 2004-2009 TOYOTA PRIUS BUT HAS NOT RECALLED THE ISSUE AND INSTEAD WANTS PAYMENT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA HAS DOCUMENTED THIS UNDER THE TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN T-SB-0172-09: "SOME 2004-2009 MODEL YEAR PRIUS VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE AN...

Mileage: 162,000

TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGE AN ISSUE WITH ITS COMBINATION METER IN THE 2004-2009 TOYOTA PRIUS BUT HAS NOT RECALLED THE ISSUE AND INSTEAD WANTS PAYMENT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA HAS DOCUMENTED THIS UNDER THE TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN T-SB-0172-09: "SOME 2004-2009 MODEL YEAR PRIUS VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE AN...

Mileage: 162,000

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT ON THEIR OWN, LEFT, RIGHT, OR BOTH AT SAME TIME. HAVE TO TURN LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON TILL THEY COME BACK ON. DRIVING ON ROAD OR HIGHWAY. SMOOTH ROAD. SO NOW I CAN'T DRIVE AFTER DARK.

Mileage: 122,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS IN THE FRONT OF MY CAR HAVE BURNT OUT MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. ONE FIRST WENT OUT IN 2010 WHEN THE CAR HAD 35K MILES ON IT AND EACH LIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST TWICE SINCE THEN EACH TIME COSTING $300-400. MOST RECENTLY THE REPLACEMENT LIGHTS HAVE NOT EVEN L...

Mileage: 105,000

COMBINATION METER IS DEFECTIVE, LIGHT PANEL, INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER & FUEL LEVELS GO DARK, UNABLE TO TELL SPEED OF VEHICLE OR REMAINING FUEL, MULTIPLE INCIDENTS, ALL BEGAN (THUS FAR) WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

Mileage: 142,000

COMBINATION METER IS DEFECTIVE, LIGHT PANEL, INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER & FUEL LEVELS GO DARK, UNABLE TO TELL SPEED OF VEHICLE OR REMAINING FUEL, MULTIPLE INCIDENTS, ALL BEGAN (THUS FAR) WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

Mileage: 142,000

COMBINATION METER IS DEFECTIVE, LIGHT PANEL, INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER & FUEL LEVELS GO DARK, UNABLE TO TELL SPEED OF VEHICLE OR REMAINING FUEL, MULTIPLE INCIDENTS, ALL BEGAN (THUS FAR) WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

Mileage: 142,000

STRUCK A CAR AT APPROX 50 MPH SPUN THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE DEAD CENTER OF CAR. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

Mileage: 100,000

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF AFTER DRIVING A FEW MINUTES. TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURNING THEM BACK ON RESETS THE HEADLIGHT BACK ON, FOR A SHORT TIME, AND THEN GOES OFF AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND TOYOTA SHOULD FESS UP TO THE DESIGN FLAW AND RECALL ALL THE AFFECTED CARS AND ...

Mileage: 81,105

MY PRIUS MADE A SOUND LIKE A TURKEY CALL/BARKING SOUND, MY BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, VSC LIGHT AND EXCLAMATION LIGHT ALL CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. TOOK VEH TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED IT WAS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WAS ADVISED IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ANY FURTHER...

Mileage: 173,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE SEAT BELT, IT FAILED TO RETRACT FROM THE SEAT AND COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS TORN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT ...

Mileage: 143,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ILLUMINATED WARNING LIGHT AND DASH NOT WORKING. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. *JS

ON SUNDAY, MAY 6 THE ABS, BRAKE LIGHT, AND MASTER WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED ON MY 2008 PRIUS. THE TECHNICIAN AT TOYOTA IDENTIFY THE ISSUE AS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR. THE ESTIMATED SERVICE BILL IS $3,500. MY CAR IS ROUTINELY SERVICED BY TOYOTA AND EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE MAKING NOISES...

Mileage: 88,000

POWERED ON VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY AND WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL IN PARK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED, THE CAR ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. I APPLIED ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING OUT. A WEEK LATER, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS FOR ABS, VSC, BRAKE SYSTEM AND ...

Mileage: 155,000

POWERED ON VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY AND WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL IN PARK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED, THE CAR ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. I APPLIED ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING OUT. A WEEK LATER, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS FOR ABS, VSC, BRAKE SYSTEM AND ...

Mileage: 155,000

BRAKE ACU

Mileage: 163,000

CAR BURNS A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES WHICH STARTED AT 150K. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT CANT BE FIXED.

Mileage: 150,000

THE CAR HAS AN 11.9 GALLON GAS TANK AND I CANT PUT IN MORE THEN 7 GALLONS OF GAS AT A TIME. WHEN PUMPING...IF THE PUMPS RUSHES THE GAS INTO THE TANK TOO QUICKLY...I CANT GET ANY GAS BECAUSE THE PUMP WILL TURN OFF AS IF THE TANK IS COMPLETELY FULL WHEN ITS EMPTY. I HAVE HAD SENSORS CHECKED AND ITS ...

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. HAVE REPLACED THE BULB AND FUSES, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS.

Mileage: 126,000

VEHICLE BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES DURING REVERSING, ALL BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON DASH. FOUND THAT TOYOTAS EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PART EXPIRED IN DECEMBER 2017. I WAS NEVER SENT A NOTICE ABOUT THIS PART POSSIBLY FAILING.

Mileage: 140,000

OUR 2008 PRIUS EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING CA. 70 MPH ON A DAY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS BETWEEN 90 AND 95 DEGREES. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE INVERTER THAT HAS HAPPENED ON LATER MODELS, ESPECIALLY AS 'HIGH THERMAL STRESS' FEATURED IN REPORTS OF THOSE. TWO MECHANICS WER...

Mileage: 98,357

COMBINATION METER IS FAILING. U WAS TOLD BY A DEALER THAT TOYOTA HAD ISSUED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT, INSTEAD OF A SAFETY RECALL. SINCE I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND BY THE TIME I DISCOVERED IT, THE WARRANTY EXTENSION HAS EXPIRED. TOYOTA REFUSES TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. ...

BRAKE, ABS, VSC, ! WITH CIRCLE AROUND IT, AND A SOLID HIGH PITCH ALARM CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN COMING TO A RED LIGHT AT 55MPH, I NOTICED MY BRAKES HAD FAILED. THIS HAD ALMOST CAUSED ME AN ACCIDENT BY RUNNING INTO THE BACK END OF ANOTHER CAR. THANKFULLY I HAD MY FOOT AND THE BRAKE PEDDLE PRESS...

Mileage: 112,000

ABS,BREAK AND THE VSC LIGHTS ARE ON WHICH IS INDICATE THAT MY ACTUATOR ABS SYSTEM FAILS IN MY PRIUS 2008 . TECHNICIAN NOTES: C1256 ACCUMULATOR LOW PRESSURE. 0.00 0.00 C1391 ABNORMAL LEAK OF PRESSURE. THE ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR HAS FAILED. THIS A KNOWN ISSUE. TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE WE WILL NEED TO ...

THE ABS WARNING CAME ON AND WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM" ATTACHED TO THIS CAR FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM, THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY". HOWEVER, EVEN THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURING-DEFECT, TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR THIS SERVICE...

Mileage: 113,000

BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILING (WARNING LIGHTS ON, CLUNKING SOUND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE, INCREASED FORCE TO APPLY BRAKES) TWO MONTHS AFTER EXTENDED "SERVICE CAMPAIGN" ENDED. HAD A RECALL BEEN ISSUED I WOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THERE WAS A TECHNICAL PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. A KNOWN TECHNICAL ISSUE THAT...

Mileage: 150,000

LIGHTING ON SPEEDOMETER ONLY WORKS WHEN IT IS WARM OUTSIDE. I CAN'T TELL HOW FAST I'M DRIVING OR IF I HAVE ANY GAS.HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING AND WHEN STATIONARY.

Mileage: 68,999

IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE CAR WHEN APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. IT BUMPED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT AT A LOW SPEED WITHOUT INJURIES OR DAMAGE.

Mileage: 142,583

MY MOTHER HAS A 2008 PRIUS THAT HAS TWO SERIOUS ISSUES THAT TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED AND EVEN OFFERED TO FIX UNDER WHAT THEY CALL A SUPPORT PROGRAM. SOUNDS GREAT RIGHT? HERE'S THE PROBLEM. 1. SHE NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER NOTIFYING HER OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE FIXED (AND ONLY NOW THAT TH...

Mileage: 141,160

MY MOTHER HAS A 2008 PRIUS THAT HAS TWO SERIOUS ISSUES THAT TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED AND EVEN OFFERED TO FIX UNDER WHAT THEY CALL A SUPPORT PROGRAM. SOUNDS GREAT RIGHT? HERE'S THE PROBLEM. 1. SHE NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER NOTIFYING HER OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE FIXED (AND ONLY NOW THAT TH...

Mileage: 141,160

MY MOTHER HAS A 2008 PRIUS THAT HAS TWO SERIOUS ISSUES THAT TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED AND EVEN OFFERED TO FIX UNDER WHAT THEY CALL A SUPPORT PROGRAM. SOUNDS GREAT RIGHT? HERE'S THE PROBLEM. 1. SHE NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER NOTIFYING HER OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE FIXED (AND ONLY NOW THAT TH...

Mileage: 141,160

MY CAR HAS BEEN MAKING NOISES FOR A COUPLE YEARS NOW AND I RECENTLY FOUND OUT IT'S BEEN MY BRAKE ACTUATOR. DUE TO THE ACTUATOR NOT KEEPING COMPRESSION THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY AND MY CAR ROLLS RIGHT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY INTO THE ROAD DIE TO POOR BRAKING SYSTEM. I'VE CALLED TOYOTA A...

Mileage: 198,000

MY CAR HAS BEEN MAKING NOISES FOR A COUPLE YEARS NOW AND I RECENTLY FOUND OUT IT'S BEEN MY BRAKE ACTUATOR. DUE TO THE ACTUATOR NOT KEEPING COMPRESSION THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY AND MY CAR ROLLS RIGHT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY INTO THE ROAD DIE TO POOR BRAKING SYSTEM. I'VE CALLED TOYOTA A...

Mileage: 198,000

MY HEADLIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY GOING OUT USUALLY THE DRIVER SIDE BUT I'M REPLACING HEADLIGHTS EVERY SIX MONTHS ABOUT. AFTER THE SECOND TIME REPLACING THE HEADLIGHTS I'VE BEEN VERY CAREFUL ONLY USING AT NIGHT. THE LIGHTS AT NOT LAST BUT A FRACTION OF THE TIME THEY SHOULD BE LAST I G AND I'VE BEEN BUYIN...

Mileage: 120,000

MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT STOPPED RESPONDING AROUND IN 2015. THE LATCH WORKED CORRECTLY HOWEVER THE SENSOR WOULD SHOW MY SEATBELT WAS NOT DONE. I HAD THIS REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE IN EARLY 2017 DUE TO WORRY IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENTAL I WOULD BE UNABLE TO PROVE I WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT.

Mileage: 167,000

I WAS IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT IN FEB OF 2015 I HOT ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING APPROXIMATELY 15MPH NO AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED AND THE POLICE OFFICER AND BODY SHOP BOTH WERE SURPRISED NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I'M CURIOUS IF THIS WAS DUE TO A FAULT YOU AIRBAG AND LUCKLY I WASN'T SERIOUSLY INJURED. MY DASH ...

Mileage: 185,000

I WAS IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT IN FEB OF 2015 I HOT ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING APPROXIMATELY 15MPH NO AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED AND THE POLICE OFFICER AND BODY SHOP BOTH WERE SURPRISED NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I'M CURIOUS IF THIS WAS DUE TO A FAULT YOU AIRBAG AND LUCKLY I WASN'T SERIOUSLY INJURED. MY DASH ...

Mileage: 185,000

I WAS IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT IN FEB OF 2015 I HOT ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING APPROXIMATELY 15MPH NO AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED AND THE POLICE OFFICER AND BODY SHOP BOTH WERE SURPRISED NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I'M CURIOUS IF THIS WAS DUE TO A FAULT YOU AIRBAG AND LUCKLY I WASN'T SERIOUSLY INJURED. MY DASH ...

Mileage: 185,000

HAVE BEEN HEARING MORE NOISES THAN USUAL AND THEN THE BRAKE WASN'T STAYING ENGAGED AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND PUTTING IT IN GEAR. THEN ALL BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS HAVE COME ON, BRAKE, ABS, VSC, AND (O), AND STAYED ON. LOCAL DEALERSHIP IS SAYING IT'S THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND QUOTED ME $2,900 TO FIX....

Mileage: 141,000

HEADLIGHT WILL UNEXPECTEDLY TURN OFF, DESPITE WORKING BULB. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL WORK FINE FOR A WHILE AND THEN ONE WILL TURN OFF, EVEN THOUGH THE HEADLIGHT BULBS ARE OK. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED AROUND 2014 AND HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES A YEAR SINCE THEN....

Mileage: 120,000

HEADLIGHT WILL UNEXPECTEDLY TURN OFF, DESPITE WORKING BULB. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL WORK FINE FOR A WHILE AND THEN ONE WILL TURN OFF, EVEN THOUGH THE HEADLIGHT BULBS ARE OK. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED AROUND 2014 AND HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES A YEAR SINCE THEN....

Mileage: 120,000

RUNNING ON A CITY STREET AT 20 MILES, GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK, COULD NOT DECREASE OR INCREASE MILEAGE. BRAKE PEDAL WORKED BUT WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND FINALLY STOPPED WITH A JERK. A CONSTANT NOISE AND AND HAS A TOYOTA CONFIRMED BRAKE ACCTUATOR PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA REFUSES TO HELP SINCE EXTRA WAR...

Mileage: 149,800

RUNNING ON A CITY STREET AT 20 MILES, GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK, COULD NOT DECREASE OR INCREASE MILEAGE. BRAKE PEDAL WORKED BUT WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND FINALLY STOPPED WITH A JERK. A CONSTANT NOISE AND AND HAS A TOYOTA CONFIRMED BRAKE ACCTUATOR PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA REFUSES TO HELP SINCE EXTRA WAR...

Mileage: 149,800

RUNNING ON A CITY STREET AT 20 MILES, GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK, COULD NOT DECREASE OR INCREASE MILEAGE. BRAKE PEDAL WORKED BUT WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND FINALLY STOPPED WITH A JERK. A CONSTANT NOISE AND AND HAS A TOYOTA CONFIRMED BRAKE ACCTUATOR PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA REFUSES TO HELP SINCE EXTRA WAR...

Mileage: 149,800

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. ONE QUART DOWN EVERY 1500 MILES. FIRST NOTICED JAN 5, 2018

Mileage: 76,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE BRAKE ACTUATOR DEVELOPED A LEAK THAT CAUSED IT TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS ALSO FAILED AND HE COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS ...

Mileage: 147,000

PURCHASED 2008 PRIUS IN JULY 2017. THE CAR HAS 85K MILES ON IT NOW. RECENTLY FOUND OUT THE BRAKE ACTUATORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS DIAGNOSED AT THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY QUOTED IT WILL BE $2200.00 TO REPLACE. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE WAS...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE BECAME SLUGGISH AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RILEY TOYOTA (2105 CHRISTY DRIVE, JEFFERSON CITY, MO 65101) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMBINATION METER FAILED. ...

Mileage: 150,000

BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED BUT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AGO. IT'S A $2000+ COST TO REPLACE THE PART. I WANT TOYOTA TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE IT WAS THEIR SHODDY ASSEMBLY THAT CAUSED IT. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON PRIUSCHAT AND WHATNOT.

BOTH HEADLAMPS WILL INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. FIRST STARTED WITH THE RIGHT SIDE HEADLAMP TURNING OFF THEN PROGRESSIVELY BOTH ARE NOW TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT CREATING AN UNSAFE DRIVING SITUATION.

Mileage: 100,900

SPEEDOMETER RANDOMLY TURNS OFF SO YOU CAN NOT SEE HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. DEALER SAYS IT IS A KNOWN WARRANTY ISSUE, BUT I AM NO LONGER COVERED.

Mileage: 175,000

HEADLIGHT HIGH BEAMS AND LOW BEAMS SPORADICALLY STOP FUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING. TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND FAILED TO REMEDIATE PROBLEM OR NOTIFY OWNERS. PROBLEM STEMS FROM A FAULTY BALLAST IN HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY.

ABS ACTUATOR, VCS FAILURE. UNSAFE BRAKING ISSUES. TOYOTA DEALER IS QUOTING $2500 TO FIX. FOUND THAT A WARRANT EXTENSION WAS ADDED BY TOYOTA AS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, ALTHOUGH TOYOTA CORP IS SAYING THAT THE WARRANTY EXTENSION EXPIRED JANUARY 1ST, 2018. A FRIEND WITH A 2006 PRIUS HAS THE SAME WA...

Mileage: 116,000

ABS ACTUATOR, VCS FAILURE. UNSAFE BRAKING ISSUES. TOYOTA DEALER IS QUOTING $2500 TO FIX. FOUND THAT A WARRANT EXTENSION WAS ADDED BY TOYOTA AS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, ALTHOUGH TOYOTA CORP IS SAYING THAT THE WARRANTY EXTENSION EXPIRED JANUARY 1ST, 2018. A FRIEND WITH A 2006 PRIUS HAS THE SAME WA...

Mileage: 116,000

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OFF WHILE I AM RIDING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT AND I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON. THE LIGHT COMES ON. THEN IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE. I ...

Mileage: 75,000

THE HATCHBACK RUBBER DOOR HANDLE MELTED EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS GARAGED AND NOT EXPOSED TO THE SUN'S HEAT. ALSO THE HATCHBACK LATCH WOULD NOT KEEP THE DOOR IN AN OPEN POSITION. IT DROPPED MULTIPLE TIMES HITTING MY HEAD WHILE GETTING THE GROCERIES. CAN'T REMEMBER HOW MANY TIMES IT HIT MY HEAD BUT DEFI...

THERE IS A RECALL ON BREAK ACTUATOR FAILING. WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA AND LOCAL DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT I AM OUT OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD. WHEN I WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP LAST YEAR THEY SAID WITHOUT THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THEY CAN'T FIX THE ISSUE. THE LIGHTS CAME ON YESTERDAY, THE PROBLEM STARTS WH...

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON AN INTERSTATE OR EVEN A 2 WAY HIGHWAY. I AM ABLE TO USE LIGHT SWITCH TO TURN OFF AND TURN ON AGAIN, BUT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. HAVE NOT REPAIRED AS OF YET, BUT HAVE READ ABOUT SEVERAL ISSUES OF THIS SORT WI...

Mileage: 130,000

I NOTICED A BUZZING SOUND FROM MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. THE BUZZING SOUND OCCURS EVERY 15 SECONDS AND LAST FOR AROUND 4 SECONDS. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND THIS IS THE SOUND OF THE ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR ON THE VERGE OF FAILING. I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT 1.5 YEARS AGO TOYOTA SENT A LET...

Mileage: 163,000

I HAVE THREE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 PRIUS. #1 THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY, WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN PARKING THE CAR. #2 THE DASH LIGHTS ALSO INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT COME ON, AFFECTING MY ABILITY TO SEE HOW FAST I AM GOING ON THE HIGHWAY OR STREETS, IT ALSO PREVENTS ME FROM SEEING HOW MUCH GAS IS LE...

Mileage: 106,000

I HAVE THREE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 PRIUS. #1 THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY, WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN PARKING THE CAR. #2 THE DASH LIGHTS ALSO INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT COME ON, AFFECTING MY ABILITY TO SEE HOW FAST I AM GOING ON THE HIGHWAY OR STREETS, IT ALSO PREVENTS ME FROM SEEING HOW MUCH GAS IS LE...

Mileage: 106,000

I HAVE THREE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 PRIUS. #1 THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY, WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN PARKING THE CAR. #2 THE DASH LIGHTS ALSO INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT COME ON, AFFECTING MY ABILITY TO SEE HOW FAST I AM GOING ON THE HIGHWAY OR STREETS, IT ALSO PREVENTS ME FROM SEEING HOW MUCH GAS IS LE...

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS IN THE ON POSITION. THE REAR DEFROSTER INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACTED CALLED TOYOTA OF POWAY (13631 POWAY RD, POWAY, CA 92064) AND WAS ADVISED TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMEN...

Mileage: 55,000

CAR RUNS BUT DASHBOARD LIGHTS FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH 2004-2009 2ND GEN PRIUS AS EVIDENCED BY PERVASIVE INTERNET COMMENTS BY OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS TOYOTA USED AN OVERLY WEAK CAPACITOR FOR A COMBINATION METER CIRCUIT S...

Mileage: 84,394

MY CAR HAD PERFORMED PERFECTLY FOR THE FIRST 100K MILES. BY 112K MILES THE OIL WAS VERY LOW, NO OIL ON THE DIP STICK WHEN I WENT IN TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGE. YET THERE WAS NO LOW OIL LIGHT OR ENGINE LIGHT TO WARN ME. THIS WAS A COMPLETE SURPRISE TO ME SINCE THAT HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND THE U...

Mileage: 108,497

THE ELECTRONIC DASHBOARD COMBINATION METER (SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, AND ODOMETER) IS DEFECTIVE AND INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO TURN ON. THE DASHBOARD IS BLANK. WE HAVE NO ABILITY TO DISCERN VEHICLE SPEED, FUEL LEVEL, OR NUMBER OF MILES DRIVEN. TYPICALLY, THE DISPLAY WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN THE IGNITION ...

Mileage: 180,000

THE HEADLIGHTS GO DIM AND /OR SHUT OFF AS I AM DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM USUALLY STARTS WITH THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT SHUTTING OFF AND SOMETIMES BOTH WILL GO DIM OR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. BOTH LIGHTS WORK INITIALLY ON STARTUP AND SHINE BRIGHT AT FIRST BUT IMMEDIATELY DIM TO A LOWER LEVEL AND THEN AS I DRIVE TH...

Mileage: 80,000

THE HEADLIGHTS GO DIM AND /OR SHUT OFF AS I AM DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM USUALLY STARTS WITH THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT SHUTTING OFF AND SOMETIMES BOTH WILL GO DIM OR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. BOTH LIGHTS WORK INITIALLY ON STARTUP AND SHINE BRIGHT AT FIRST BUT IMMEDIATELY DIM TO A LOWER LEVEL AND THEN AS I DRIVE TH...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE STATIONARY AND DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. SOUTH DADE TOYOTA IN HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FA...

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE STATIONARY AND DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. SOUTH DADE TOYOTA IN HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FA...

Mileage: 75,000

TWO PROBLEMS 1. IN COLD OR COOLER WEATHER, MY DASH DOES NOT DISPLAY. AFTER SOMETIMES 1 HOUR, IT WILL SUDDENLY TURN ON. ALSO, WHEN THE DASH DOES NOT DISPLAY THE CAR DOES NOT TURN OFF, UNLESS I HOLD THE START BUTTON FOR A LONG TIME. ALSO THE REAR VIEW CAMERA DOES NOT WORK. ALSO MY SMART KEY DOES N...

Mileage: 163,000

TWO PROBLEMS 1. IN COLD OR COOLER WEATHER, MY DASH DOES NOT DISPLAY. AFTER SOMETIMES 1 HOUR, IT WILL SUDDENLY TURN ON. ALSO, WHEN THE DASH DOES NOT DISPLAY THE CAR DOES NOT TURN OFF, UNLESS I HOLD THE START BUTTON FOR A LONG TIME. ALSO THE REAR VIEW CAMERA DOES NOT WORK. ALSO MY SMART KEY DOES N...

Mileage: 163,000

FOR OVER A YEAR NOW WE HAVE HAD MAJOR ISSUES WITH OUR PRIUS HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON FREEWAY, LOCAL STREETS AND SITTING PARKED. YOU CAN TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LIGHTS WILL WORK AGAIN. THE LIGHTS AT THIS POINT WILL GO OUT ABOUT EVERY OTHER MINUTE OR TWO. THIS IS ...

THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF AND REFUSED TO GO ON SO I REMOVED IT AND PUT IT BACK. IT WORKED FOR A MONTH LONGER, THEN BLEW UP. I JUST PUT IN A BRAND NEW BULB WHICH TURNS ON, THEN IMMEDIATELY GOES OUT. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WHICH TOYOTA HASN'T ADDRESSED. ...

Mileage: 48,000

HAD A BLOWN RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT. I HAD IT REPLACED AND NOW HEADLIGHT COMES ON AND TURNS OFF AND SOMETIMES STAYS OFF. ONLY ONE DOSE IT.

TOYOTA PRIUS (2008) - FIRE AFTER MINOR ACCIDENT (BATTERY FIRE) AFTER A FAIRLY STANDARD REAR END COLLISION (25-30 MPH), MY TOYOTA PRIUS CAUGHT FIRE AND BURST INTO FLAMES. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON A CITY STREET IN CHICAGO, IL WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED, MY VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION. WITHIN...

Mileage: 60,000

TOYOTA PRIUS (2008) - FIRE AFTER MINOR ACCIDENT (BATTERY FIRE) AFTER A FAIRLY STANDARD REAR END COLLISION (25-30 MPH), MY TOYOTA PRIUS CAUGHT FIRE AND BURST INTO FLAMES. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON A CITY STREET IN CHICAGO, IL WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED, MY VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION. WITHIN...

Mileage: 60,000

TOYOTA PRIUS (2008) - FIRE AFTER MINOR ACCIDENT (BATTERY FIRE) AFTER A FAIRLY STANDARD REAR END COLLISION (25-30 MPH), MY TOYOTA PRIUS CAUGHT FIRE AND BURST INTO FLAMES. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON A CITY STREET IN CHICAGO, IL WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED, MY VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION. WITHIN...

Mileage: 60,000

I HAD THE DEALER CHECK DRIVER SIDE LIGHT, SAID IT WAS GOOD. AFTER VERY RECENTLY PURCHASING MY PRE-OWNED PRIUS I DID A NIGHT TEST DRIVE. THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD DIM THEN GO OUT. DURING A NIGHTTIME EMERGENCY, ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE TRAVELING A BACK COUNTRY ROAD, I FLIPPED THE SWITCH...

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. UPON ATTEMPTING TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO SHUT OFF. ADDITIONALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY FAILED TO APPEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HERITAGE TOYOTA (1620 SHELBURNE RD, SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT 05403) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMBINATION METER...

Mileage: 200,000

REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT, AFTER A FEW MONTHS THE NEW HEADLIGHT SHUTS ITSELF OFF. HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON TO GET THE HEADLIGHT TO COME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE LIGHT SHUTS IT'S SELF OFF.

Mileage: 120,000

RIGHT FRONT LIGHT BEGAN FAILING SOMETIMES RECENTLY, APPARENT AT NIGHT, OCCASIONAL. LEFT FRONT LIGHT QUIT FOR AWHILE YESTERDAY, THEN RELIT AND WORKED FOR AWHILE. BOTH ARE UNRELIABLE AND REPLACEMENT IS COMPLICATED, EXPENSIVE, AND DOES NOT WORK OFTEN IT APPEARS. WE WILL TRY REPLACEMENT OF BULBS, IT IS ...

Mileage: 55,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING AND WITH NO APPARENT RESAON. TOYOTA FIXED THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY IN 2009, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING. THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY DEFECT WITH THIS CAR!! TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT HAS NOT OFFERED TO F...

Mileage: 178,000

THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ALL THE TIME - THEN BOTH WILL AUTOMATICALLY, RANDOMLY TURN OFF DURING NIGHT DRIVING...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS

Mileage: 145,000

MY DISPLAY HAS GONE BLACK MULTIPLE TIMES. START THE CAR AND THERE IS NO DISPLAY, NO REAR CAMERA.... A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN I HAVE FOUND OUT THROUGH THE TOYOTA FORUM. SO I HAVE TO GO TO THE BACK UNPLUG SOMETHING FROM MY BATTERY - OR MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER. NOT SAFE BY ANY MEANS!! NO RECALL FOR THI...

Mileage: 200,000

THE HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO TOYOTA WHO HAS MADE NO ATTEMPT TO FIX IT. CONSUMERS ARE BEING TOLD BY DEALERS THAT THEY NEED A NEW HID COMPUTER AT THEIR EXPENSE ($1800). IT IS DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND HAVE Y...

Mileage: 100,000

THE HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO TOYOTA WHO HAS MADE NO ATTEMPT TO FIX IT. CONSUMERS ARE BEING TOLD BY DEALERS THAT THEY NEED A NEW HID COMPUTER AT THEIR EXPENSE ($1800). IT IS DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND HAVE Y...

Mileage: 100,000

I AM WRITING TO YOU ABOUT MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. ..THE DASHBOARD WILL GO COMPLETELY OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU HAVE NO COMPLETE DASHBOARD AND THE IGNITION WILL NOT OPERATE. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD MY 9 YEAR WARRANTY IS OUT OF DATE AND THIS MY PROBLEM. ..VERY...

Mileage: 365,000

I HAVE REPLACED MY HEADLIGHTS TWICE AND THEY STILL WILL GO OUT. THEY SWITCH FROM PASSENGER TO DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT. THEY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE SPENT OVER $400 TRYING TO FIX THIS SAFETY PROBLEM WITH NO SOLUTION SO FAR.

Mileage: 108,000

I HAD A HEADLIGHT FAILURE A FEW WEEKS AGO. IT CAME BACK ON AFTER A FEW DAYS. NOW THE OTHER ONE IS OUT! THIS IS DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 72,000

THE FUEL GAUGE FOR MY 2008 TOYOTO PRIUS RECENTLY BECAME INACCURATE AND IT WAS DETERMINED DEFECTIVE ACCORDING TO THE TOYOTO DEALERSHIP, WHICH REQUIRED ME TO SPEND $1,115 TO HAVE IT AND ITS GAS TANK REPLACED. I WROTE TOYOTO ON JUNE 24, 2017 ASKING THAT THEY REIMBURSE ME FOR THE DEFECT. WHEN THEY FAI...

Mileage: 132,335

EACH HEADLITE GOES OUT EVERYTIME YOUDRIVE NOW BOTH HEADLITES GO OUT BEEN DOING IT SOMETIME DEALER SAYS 3200.00 TO FIX REALLY THE CAR ONLY WORTH 4,000

MY 2008 PRIUS HID HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY AFTER FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. SWITCHING THE HEADLIGHT COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN BACK ON BRINGS IT BACK SOMETIMES. READING FROM OTHER PRIUS OWNERS COMMENTS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH SOME OF THE PRIUS MODELS. THI...

Mileage: 127,000

THE MAIN DISPLAY RANDOMLY GOES OUT AFTER STARTING THE CAR. MY PRIUS WAS AT 82,000 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEM BEGAN. I CONTACTED THE DEALER, CENTRAL FLORIDA TOYOTA, WHO INFORMED ME IT'S A BAD EUC MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE DISPLAY FOR SPEED, FUEL, WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN AND IF YOUR HEAD LIGHTS ARE ON. ALL...

Mileage: 82,000

THE MAIN DISPLAY/TOUCH-SCREEN IN MY TOYOTA PRIUS STOPPED WORKING WHILE IT WAS PARKED AND THE ENGINE WAS OFF. THE DEVICE WORKED IN THE MORNING WHEN, BUT IT WOULD NOT WORK THAT AFTERNOON WHEN I RE-STARTED MY CAR. THE DEVICE ALSO STOPPED WORKING AT THAT SAME TIME. AS A RESULT, I AM UNABLE TO: MO...

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SCREECHING NOISE WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT IF THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED QUICKLY, THE VEHICLE TOOK A LONGER TIME TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOHN ELWAY'S CROWN TOYOTA (1201 KE...

Mileage: 148,045

THE PASSENGER LIGHT KEEPS FAILING WHEN IT IS ON AT NIGHT WHEN I AM DRIVING. IT HAS STARTED TO HAPPEN MORE AND MORE. IT IS DEFINITELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE ALREADY BEEN PULLED OVER ONCE FOR THE HEADLIGHT BEING OUT.

Mileage: 106,000

ANTI LOCK BRAKE ACTUATOR AND PUMP HAS GONE OUT FEB. 2008. BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP FEB. 2017. NEW FROM TOYOTA IS $1600.00. CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING WAS TOLD IF HAD A WRECK THEY WOULD LOCK UP IF WE DID NOT REPLACE. WE HAD TO QUIT DRIIVNG BRAKES CONTROL GOT SO BAD TILL WE COULD AFFORD A USED PART OFF I...

Mileage: 145,000

FAULTY COMBINATION METER, WHICH DISPLAYS CAR SPEED, ODOMETER, FUEL LEVEL, AND TURNING OFF THE CAR. TOYOTA EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY FOR 9 YEARS BUT WON'T FIX THE KNOWN ISSUE ANYTIME PAST 9 YEARS. MINE FAILED 9 YEARS 2.5 MONTHS. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED A WHOOPING 669,000 CO...

Mileage: 84,000

I BOUGHT MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS FROM BY BOSS IN JUNE 2016. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WAS OUT, SO I BOUGHT A NEW ONE AND HAD IT REPLACED. FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT JUST OUT OF THE BLUE, IT COMES ON WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS ON AN...

CAR IN MOTION, RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. CITY POLICE PULL ME OVER. I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON. THE LIGHT WORKS UNTIL NEXT TIME IT GOES OUT. MY WIFE DRIVING SAME CAR AND POLICE PULL HER OVER FOR LEFT HEADLIGHT OUT. SHE TURNED LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AND THE LIGHT WORKS AGAIN. CAR IN MOTION BOTH...

Mileage: 1,500

THE HEADLIGHTS BOTH FLICKER AND GO OUT EVEN AFTER REPLACING WITH BRAND NEW BULBS. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AS THE HEADLAMPS MAY TURN OFF DURING ADVERSE WEATHER OR DARK CONDITIONS. I HAVE WASTED A LOT OF MONEY REPLACING HEAD LIGHT BULBS WHEN THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WITH THE COMPUTERS IN THE HEADLAMP ...

Mileage: 80

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND STOPPED. THE VEHICLE MADE A CHIMING SOUND AND UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. TH...

Mileage: 200,000

PASDANGER HEADLIGHT GOES ON AND OFF WITHOUT CAUSE AND AT WILL

Mileage: 150,000

PASDANGER HEADLIGHT GOES ON AND OFF WITHOUT CAUSE AND AT WILL

Mileage: 150,000

THE VEHICLE COMBINATION METER SPORADICALLY WILL NOT TURN ON WHICH PREVENTS THE DISPLAY OF THE SPEED OF THE CAR. DURING THIS CONDITION, THE FUEL ECONOMY WILL NOT DISPLAY, THE CAR MAY NOT BE POWERED OFF BY NORMAL PROCEDURE, AND THE FUEL GAUGE, DRIVE TRAIN MODE INDICATOR, AND ODOMETER ARE NOT VISIBLE. ...

Mileage: 170,000

THE VEHICLE COMBINATION METER SPORADICALLY WILL NOT TURN ON WHICH PREVENTS THE DISPLAY OF THE SPEED OF THE CAR. DURING THIS CONDITION, THE FUEL ECONOMY WILL NOT DISPLAY, THE CAR MAY NOT BE POWERED OFF BY NORMAL PROCEDURE, AND THE FUEL GAUGE, DRIVE TRAIN MODE INDICATOR, AND ODOMETER ARE NOT VISIBLE. ...

Mileage: 170,000

THE VEHICLE COMBINATION METER SPORADICALLY WILL NOT TURN ON WHICH PREVENTS THE DISPLAY OF THE SPEED OF THE CAR. DURING THIS CONDITION, THE FUEL ECONOMY WILL NOT DISPLAY, THE CAR MAY NOT BE POWERED OFF BY NORMAL PROCEDURE, AND THE FUEL GAUGE, DRIVE TRAIN MODE INDICATOR, AND ODOMETER ARE NOT VISIBLE. ...

Mileage: 170,000

IF I AM APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN I HIT A POTHOLE OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD THE BRAKES BRIEFLY STOP WORKING AND DON'T RE ENGAGE FOR SEVERAL FEET. THUS, IF I AM DRIVING 30MPH, THE BRAKES WON'T RE ENGAGE FOR ABOUT 15 FEET. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY CLAIMED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I CHECKE...

Mileage: 60,000

IF I AM APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN I HIT A POTHOLE OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD THE BRAKES BRIEFLY STOP WORKING AND DON'T RE ENGAGE FOR SEVERAL FEET. THUS, IF I AM DRIVING 30MPH, THE BRAKES WON'T RE ENGAGE FOR ABOUT 15 FEET. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY CLAIMED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I CHECKE...

Mileage: 60,000

WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED ON, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALSO KNOWN AS THE COMBINATION METER, FAIL TO TURN ON. THIS ISSUE IS VERY CONCERNING DUE TO THE OVERALL COMPUTER CONTROLLED FUNCTIONS OF THIS VEHICLE. THE SPEEDOMETER, TRIP METER, ODOMETER AND OTHER FUNCTIONS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE ...

Mileage: 130,000

WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED ON, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALSO KNOWN AS THE COMBINATION METER, FAIL TO TURN ON. THIS ISSUE IS VERY CONCERNING DUE TO THE OVERALL COMPUTER CONTROLLED FUNCTIONS OF THIS VEHICLE. THE SPEEDOMETER, TRIP METER, ODOMETER AND OTHER FUNCTIONS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE ...

Mileage: 130,000

WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED ON, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALSO KNOWN AS THE COMBINATION METER, FAIL TO TURN ON. THIS ISSUE IS VERY CONCERNING DUE TO THE OVERALL COMPUTER CONTROLLED FUNCTIONS OF THIS VEHICLE. THE SPEEDOMETER, TRIP METER, ODOMETER AND OTHER FUNCTIONS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE ...

Mileage: 130,000

THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER OR/AND TURN OFF WITHOUT NOTICE AND QUITE OFTEN, REGARDLESS IF THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT. REPLACING THE HID BULBS DOESN'T REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THIS MAY BE VERY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 84,000

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIRBAG BAD

Mileage: 155,980

SMOG CHECK FAILED BECAUSE OF OBD BULB CHECK FAILURE AND OBDII FAILURE. SERVICE FAULT CODES ARE U0100 LOST COMMUNICATION WITH ECM/PCM "A" AND U0111 LOST COMMUNICATION WITH BATTERY ENERGY CONTROL MODULE "A." CAR ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES.

Mileage: 60,000

DASH LIGHTS SHOWING SPEED, FUEL LEVEL AND ODOMETER STOP FUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY. SO FAR IT HAPPENED ONCE ON START UP AFTER A COLD NIGHT. DASH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON LATER IN THE DAY. VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN, THOUGH EVERYTHING ELSE SEEMED TO WORK OK.

Mileage: 112,500

INVERTER WATER PUMP REPLACED AT 75000 MILES UNDER RECALL AND FAILURE. SAME PUMP FAILED AGAIN AT 146600 MILES. REPLACEMENT PUMP LASTED LESS MILES THAN ORIGINAL. PUMP DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE IS NOT ADEQUATE FOR SERVICE. DIAGNOSIS WAS PUMP SEIZED DURING EXPRESSWAY DRIVING (65 MPH). DID NOT CAUSE AN ...

Mileage: 146,600

INVERTER WATER PUMP REPLACED AT 75000 MILES UNDER RECALL AND FAILURE. SAME PUMP FAILED AGAIN AT 146600 MILES. REPLACEMENT PUMP LASTED LESS MILES THAN ORIGINAL. PUMP DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE IS NOT ADEQUATE FOR SERVICE. DIAGNOSIS WAS PUMP SEIZED DURING EXPRESSWAY DRIVING (65 MPH). DID NOT CAUSE AN ...

Mileage: 146,600

MY 2008 PRIUS (67,500 MILES) REGULARLY SERVICED AT THE TOYOTA DEALER HAD A CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE WHILE I WAS GOING IN REVERSE DOWN MY DRIVE WAY . I HAVE DONE THE SAME MANEUVER EVERY DAY FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS IN THIS DRIVEWAY AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. AS THE BRAKES FAILED I ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE...

MY 2008 PRIUS (67,500 MILES) REGULARLY SERVICED AT THE TOYOTA DEALER HAD A CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE WHILE I WAS GOING IN REVERSE DOWN MY DRIVE WAY . I HAVE DONE THE SAME MANEUVER EVERY DAY FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS IN THIS DRIVEWAY AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. AS THE BRAKES FAILED I ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE...

MY 2008 PRIUS (67,500 MILES) REGULARLY SERVICED AT THE TOYOTA DEALER HAD A CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE WHILE I WAS GOING IN REVERSE DOWN MY DRIVE WAY . I HAVE DONE THE SAME MANEUVER EVERY DAY FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS IN THIS DRIVEWAY AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. AS THE BRAKES FAILED I ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND VSC WARNING INDICATORS RANDOMLY FLASHED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, PERFORMED A MULTI-POINT INSPECTION, AND STATED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. T...

Mileage: 37,000

I WAS IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WHERE I REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I TRIED TO STOP BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP OR EVEN MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN. MY ANKLE SUFFERED A SEVERE TWIST FROM TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES. THERE WAS PLENTY OF ROOM TO STOP BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT REACT TO SLOW DOWN V...

Mileage: 160,000

I WAS IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WHERE I REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I TRIED TO STOP BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP OR EVEN MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN. MY ANKLE SUFFERED A SEVERE TWIST FROM TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES. THERE WAS PLENTY OF ROOM TO STOP BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT REACT TO SLOW DOWN V...

Mileage: 160,000

MORE RECENTLY, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND SERVICEABILITY OF MY CAR - TOYOTA PRIUS SECOND GENERATION. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN THE U.S. AND IMPORTED TO RUSSIA, VIN [XXX]. THE CAR CHECK SHOWED THAT THERE ARE SOME PROBLEMS ON THESE CARS. I CHECKED THIS ON SITE TOYOTA.COM/RECALLS, AND RECEIVED THE...

Mileage: 1

MFD MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAY SCREEN DOESN'T RESPOND TO TOUCH. HAVE TO OPERATE THROUGH STEERING WHEEL. SO HAVE TO TURN ON A/C TO RUN HEATER AND CAN'T CONTROL THE FLOW OF THE AIR PRESSURE. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, (PRIUS CHAT) THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FIRST AND SECOND GENERATION CARS. DEALER...

Mileage: 85,000

JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL FLICKER A FEW TIMES AND THEN GO OUT. THE WHOLE LIGHT IS OFF, BOTH LOW AND HIGH BEAMS WILL NOT WORK. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT WILL WORK AGAIN.

Mileage: 191,000

THE BACK LATCH ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS TRUNK HAS BEEN MADE WITH FAULTY MATERIALS. THE POOR CHOICE IN MATERIALS USED TO CONSTRUCT THE LATCH ARE A SAFETY CONCERN. IN EXTREME TEMPERATURES, THE LATCH DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. IN EXTREME HEAT, THE LATCH MELTS AND BURNS AND STICKS TO MY HAND AND ANYT...

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND TURN OFF AND ON. HAVE HAD HEADLIGHTS REPLACED 3 TIMES AND PROBLEM REOCCURS. LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN I START DRIVING THEN TURN OFF AND SOMETIMES TURN BACK ON.

Mileage: 42,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THEN A FEW DAYS LATER IT SWITCHED TO THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOING OUT. NOW WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THEY WILL GO OFF AT LEAST 10 TIMES ON MY 9 MILE FREEWAY DRIVE. IT IS NOT SAFE! *TR

Mileage: 128,000

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS HID HEADLAMPS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AON OF THE HEADLAMPS WENT OUT, SO I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA, AND THEY REPLACED THE BURNED OUT HEADLAMP AND ALSO REPLACED THE OTHER HEADLAMP, SAYING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLAMPS, AND THE NEW HEADLAMPS SHOULD S...

Mileage: 105,000

TOYOTA HAS EXCLUDED THE PRIUS IN ADVISING THEIR OWNER ABOUT EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION BUT INCLUDED THE CAMRY, COROLLA, SEQOIUA ETC. IT BURNS/NOT LEAKS 1 QUART EVERY 1,000MILES. NO WARNING LIGHT ON THE PRIUS JUST HAVE TO KEEP CHECKING IT. DEALER SAYS NO FIX EXCEPT EVENTUALLY PUT IN A NEW ENGINE. ...

Mileage: 130,000

ONE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF RANDOMLY. EVERY NOW AND AGAIN TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME.

Mileage: 84,673

MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. I WAS OUT IN THE COUNTRY, IN THE MOUNTAINS ON A CURVY ROAD, WHERE THERE WERE NO STREET LIGHTS. IT WAS PITCH DARK AND A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, TO SAY THE LEAST. I'M LUCKY I DIDN'T RUN OFF THE ROAD OR GET IN A WRECK. I'M 74 YEARS OLD AND MY VISIO...

Mileage: 120,100

CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITH NO POWER AT STOP LIGHT. REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICAL TRAVELING AT APPRX. 45 MPH. NO PRIOR WARNING OF ANY BATTERY ISSUES OR ANY OTHER TROUBLE LIGHTS. INJURIES SUSTAINED. CAR ONLY HAD 75,000 MILES ON ODOMETER AND HAD BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. CAR WAS STOPPED AT RED LIGHT ON ...

Mileage: 75,000

HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY SHUT OFF, CAN SOMETIMES BE TURNED BACK ON IF HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON, BUT THEY NEVER STAY ON. VERY UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 119,000

MY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I AMDRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE HAVE GOTTEN WORSE AND GO OUT MORE FREQUENTLY AND SOMETIMES STAY OFF. I HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES AND AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. I NEED HELP BECAUSE I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN TICKETS BEHIND THIS PROBLEM. MY THING IS TOYO...

Mileage: 80,000

MY REAR HATCH DOOR LATCH COVER AND SWITCH ARE INOPERABLE AND THE RUBBER LATCH COVER IS GUMMY. HATCH WILL NO LONGER OPEN - THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE- HOW CAN I GET TO MY SPARE TIRE?

Mileage: 105,000

THE HEADLAMPS GO DARK AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS OCCURS ON THE HIGHWAY OR CITY STREET AND MORE OFTEN SHORTLY AFTER BEGINNING THE DRIVE RATHER THAN LATER IN THE TRIP. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS ONE OR BOTH HEADLAMPS WILL SHUT OFF. I AM ABLE TO RESTORE THE LIGHTS BY SWITCHING THE HEADLAM...

Mileage: 45,000

EITHER HEADLIGHT, OR BOTH, MAY SUDDENLY GO OUT. TURN OFF SWITCH THEN BACK ON AND LIGHT(S) RESTORED. HAPPENS FREQUENTLY (SAY SIX TIMES PER EVENING) AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. FREQUENTLY STOPPED BY POLICE.

Mileage: 130,000

CLUSTER WENT BLANK AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT POWER OFF, KEY FOB STUCK IN IGNITION. TOYOTA SERVICE RECOMMENDED REPLACING COMBO METER BUT I AM ONE MONTH OUT OF WARRANTY. I WAS DRIVING TRIED TO PARK BUT CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF, BUT WOULD COME TO A STOP IN THE PARKING LOT. *TR

Mileage: 69,359

CLUSTER WENT BLANK AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT POWER OFF, KEY FOB STUCK IN IGNITION. TOYOTA SERVICE RECOMMENDED REPLACING COMBO METER BUT I AM ONE MONTH OUT OF WARRANTY. I WAS DRIVING TRIED TO PARK BUT CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF, BUT WOULD COME TO A STOP IN THE PARKING LOT. *TR

Mileage: 69,359

CLUSTER WENT BLANK AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT POWER OFF, KEY FOB STUCK IN IGNITION. TOYOTA SERVICE RECOMMENDED REPLACING COMBO METER BUT I AM ONE MONTH OUT OF WARRANTY. I WAS DRIVING TRIED TO PARK BUT CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF, BUT WOULD COME TO A STOP IN THE PARKING LOT. *TR

Mileage: 69,359

MY HEADLIGHTS ARE FLICKERING BEFORE GOING COMPLETELY OUT. SOMETIMES IT'S THE LEFT, SOMETIMES THE RIGHT. TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF, THEN ON, SEEMS TO RECTIFY THE ISSUE BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY. A VERY SMALL % OF THE TIME WOULD BOTH LIGHTS GO OFF COMPLETELY. AGAIN, TURNING LIGHT SWITCH OFF, THEN ON,...

Mileage: 208,000

MY HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF AND IT WILL CHANGE WHICH HEADLIGHT (BETWEEN MY TWO WHITE FRONT HEADLIGHT AND GOLD HEADLIGHTS). IT HAPPENS WHILE I AM DRIVING. I CAN TURN MY HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF AND IT SOMETIMES FIXES THE PROBLEM. ON ONE OCCASION ALL MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

MY CAR IS CONSUMING OIL. TOLD TOYOTA DEALER ABOUT IT 2-3 YEARS AGO SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY KEPT SAYING JUST ADD OIL. NOW IT IS WORSE. I NEED TO ADD OIL EVERY GAS FILL UP. NOT LEAKING OR BURNING, BUT USING OIL! I HAVE ADDED 4 QUARTS SINCE LAST OIL CHANGE AND ONLY GONE OVER APPROX 2200 MILES.

Mileage: 70,000

VEHICLE REPEATEDLY SHIFTED INTO OTHER GEARS WHILE DRIVING AT FULL SPEED (NEUTRAL OCCURRED MOST OFTEN, BUT ALSO EXPERIENCED IT SHIFTING INTO PARK). THIS ALSO OCCURRED AFTER CAR HAD BEEN IDLING. THE SHIFTER DID NOT APPEAR TO MOVE ON IT'S OWN, YET CAR WOULD SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE ON IT'S OWN. THIS OCCURRED...

Mileage: 130,000

MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BLINKS OFF WHILE DRIVING (IN MOTION). TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN CORRECTS THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME, BUT THEN IT GOES OFF AGAIN. REPLACING THE BULB DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 105,111

MY PRIUS HAS A LITTLE OVER 67000 MILES ON IT NOW. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO THERE WAS AN INTENSE ALARM GOING OFF WHEN I JUST ENTERED THE HWY. LIGHTS CAME ON ALL OVER THE DASH BUT THE CAR DROVE FINE AND HOME WAS 2 MILES AWAY. BECAUSE OF THE ALARM I PULLED OVER AND REALIZED MY BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING CORRECT...

Mileage: 65,000

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT UNEXPECTEDLY.

Mileage: 130,000

WHEN I HAVE THE BRAKE PUSHED DOWN AND I AM IN ANOTHER GEAR BESIDES PARK, THEN THE BRAKE CAN STOP WORKING AND JUST ROLL FORWARD OR BACKWARD DEPENDING ON WHERE I AM AT. IT DOES IT PART OF THE TIME, NOT ALL OF THE TIME. I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO HIT SOMETHING. IT IS WHEN I AM IN STATIONARY POSITION ...

Mileage: 125,398

BOTH HEADLIGHTS CUT OFF AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT (55-65 MPH) ON AN UNLIT WINDING ROAD ABOVE A RESERVOIR. MANAGED TO STOP THE CAR NEAR THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT GOING OFF THE EDGE AND ALTHOUGH THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT COME BACK ON, WE USED THE HIGH BEAMS TO GET US DOWN THE HI...

Mileage: 170,000

FOR YEARS THE DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT GOES OFF EVERY FEW MINUTES. I HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN FOR BOTH TO RELIGHT. THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT THEN STAYS LIT FOR ONLY 2 TO 5 MINUTES. THIS PROBLEM POSES A SERIOUS RISK TO ME AS WELL AS OTHER MOTORISTS. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO RESULT IN A...

Mileage: 45,000

HID LIGHTING , HEADLIGHTS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING . NEED TO TURN LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF TO TURN BACK ON. ONGOING PROBLEM UNEXPECTED UNABLE TO PREDICT

Mileage: 242,000

I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND TURNED MY CAR INTO A PARKING SPACE. AS I SLOWED MY CAR TO BRING IT TO A STOP, APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO A RAILING AT THE HEAD OF THE PARKING SPACE. ALTHOUGH I PUSHED THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO TO FLOOR, I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. T...

Mileage: 82,000

I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND TURNED MY CAR INTO A PARKING SPACE. AS I SLOWED MY CAR TO BRING IT TO A STOP, APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO A RAILING AT THE HEAD OF THE PARKING SPACE. ALTHOUGH I PUSHED THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO TO FLOOR, I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. T...

Mileage: 82,000

I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND TURNED MY CAR INTO A PARKING SPACE. AS I SLOWED MY CAR TO BRING IT TO A STOP, APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO A RAILING AT THE HEAD OF THE PARKING SPACE. ALTHOUGH I PUSHED THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO TO FLOOR, I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. T...

Mileage: 82,000

DRIVING AT 35 MILES PER HOUR ON A RURAL PAVED ROAD BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY NEARLY CAUSING MYSELF AND MY SON GO OFF THE ROAD DOWN AN EMBANKMENT WHILE TRYING TO GET THE LIGHTS TO COME BACK ON AT NIGHT. THE HID HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE IN THE PAST WITH A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BEING PA...

Mileage: 100,000

DRIVING AT 35 MILES PER HOUR ON A RURAL PAVED ROAD BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY NEARLY CAUSING MYSELF AND MY SON GO OFF THE ROAD DOWN AN EMBANKMENT WHILE TRYING TO GET THE LIGHTS TO COME BACK ON AT NIGHT. THE HID HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE IN THE PAST WITH A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BEING PA...

Mileage: 100,000

MY WIFE, 2 CHILDREN, AND I WERE ON A ROD TRIP LAST NIGHT. ABOUT AN HOUR INTO THE TRIP, I NOTICED THAT I THOUGHT ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS APPEARED TO BE FLICKERING (BUT BOTH HAD BEEN FINE ART HE BEGINNING OF THE TRIP). WE STOPPED ABOUT AN HOUR LATER TO REST, AND I SAW THAT THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WAS OU...

Mileage: 62,535

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO INCREASE IN SPEED. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE ...

Mileage: 81,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO INCREASE IN SPEED. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE ...

Mileage: 81,500

BURNING OIL AND CLOGGED INJECTORS AT 90000 MILES DESPITE HAVE ALL OIL CHANGES AT PRESCRIBED INTERVALS AS ADVISED BY TOYOTA. AN ENGINE REBUILD AND INJECTOR REPLACEMENT HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED. NO SATISFACTION FROM TOYOTA DESPITE KNOWN PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ONE OR BOTH OF THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT. SOMETIMES THEY ALSO GO VERY DIM. WHEN EITHER HEADLIGHT GOES OUT, I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM ON AGAIN. I HAVE ALMOST GONE OFF THE ROAD A FEW TIMES ON A WINDY STRETCH OF ROAD WHERE THE LIGHTS KEPT GOING OFF EVE...

Mileage: 60,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL COME ON NORMALLY BUT THEN WILL DIM AND GO OUT WHILE IN OPERATION (PARKED OR IN MOTION). HEADLIGHT WILL COME ON AGAIN BRIEFLY WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, BUT THEN DIMS AND GOES OUT. MECHANIC SAID BULBS ARE FINE, THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE COMPUTER.

Mileage: 77,000

EVER SINCE MY FIANCE AND I HAVE HAD THIS CAR (LATE 2015, BOUGHT USED WITH ABOUT 98,000 MILES ON IT) THERE HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE! WE THOUGHT WE NEEDED THE HEADLIGHTS REPLACED AND THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. FIRST OF ALL, THE SPECIFIC HEADLIGHT TYPE FOR THIS VEHICLE (VIN [XXX]) IS ...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) INDICATOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW HID LIGHT. THE DEALER DID NOT REPA...

Mileage: 170,000

HEADLIGHT GO OUT WHILE DRIVING CAR . SOMETIMES ONE LIGHT GOES OUT AND BOTH HAVE GONE OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED.

Mileage: 63,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT, ON A TOWN STREET AND A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HER. THE IMPACT WAS ON HER FRONT BUMPER AND HOOD PUSHING THE SIDE QUARTER PANELS BACK. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS AN OLDER PONTIAC GRAND PRIS, THEIR AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON THE TO...

Mileage: 101,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT, ON A TOWN STREET AND A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HER. THE IMPACT WAS ON HER FRONT BUMPER AND HOOD PUSHING THE SIDE QUARTER PANELS BACK. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS AN OLDER PONTIAC GRAND PRIS, THEIR AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON THE TO...

Mileage: 101,000

RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT FADES OUT AFTER 9-10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. TOYOTA DEALER SAYS IT'S DUE TO SOME "OVERHEATING" ISSUE AND WANTS $600+ TO REPLACE!!

Mileage: 115,000

AT 93,000 MILES MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS BEGAN RAPIDLY CONSUMING OIL. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND I NEEDED TO CARRY OIL WITH ME AND CHECK LEVEL EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE TOYOTA PRIUS ACCORDING TO MY DEALER AND WEB RESEARCH.

Mileage: 93,000

THE RUBBER ON THE REAR LIFTGATE HAS DETERIORATED. MY FINGERS GET COVERED IN A STICKY GOO EVERY TIME I OPEN IT.

I HAVE HAD MY 2008 PRIUS SINCE IT WAS NEW AND I HAVE TAKEN METICULOUS CARE OF THE VEHICLE WITH DOCUMENTATION TO PROVE IT. THE VEHICLE IS BURNING OIL TO THE EXTENT THAT I HAVE TO PUT A QUART OF OIL IN EVERY 700 MILES. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE BUT TOYOTA USA SAID ...

Mileage: 150,000

I HAVE HAD MY 2008 PRIUS SINCE IT WAS NEW AND I HAVE TAKEN METICULOUS CARE OF THE VEHICLE WITH DOCUMENTATION TO PROVE IT. THE VEHICLE IS BURNING OIL TO THE EXTENT THAT I HAVE TO PUT A QUART OF OIL IN EVERY 700 MILES. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE BUT TOYOTA USA SAID ...

Mileage: 150,000

I HAVE HAD MY 2008 PRIUS SINCE IT WAS NEW AND I HAVE TAKEN METICULOUS CARE OF THE VEHICLE WITH DOCUMENTATION TO PROVE IT. THE VEHICLE IS BURNING OIL TO THE EXTENT THAT I HAVE TO PUT A QUART OF OIL IN EVERY 700 MILES. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE BUT TOYOTA USA SAID ...

Mileage: 150,000

PROBLEMS STARTED IN 2010 DRIVER HEAD LIGHT WOULD GO OFF, REPLACED THE RELAY WITH NO EFFECT, JUST LIVED WITH IT WOULD TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND WOULD THEN WORK. NOW AT 72,500 MILES BOTH HEAD LIGHTS AND ALL RUNNING LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING! YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING AND OTHER DRIVERS CAN'T S...

Mileage: 50,000

PROBLEMS STARTED IN 2010 DRIVER HEAD LIGHT WOULD GO OFF, REPLACED THE RELAY WITH NO EFFECT, JUST LIVED WITH IT WOULD TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND WOULD THEN WORK. NOW AT 72,500 MILES BOTH HEAD LIGHTS AND ALL RUNNING LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING! YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING AND OTHER DRIVERS CAN'T S...

Mileage: 50,000

THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE STARTED TO RANDOMLY TURN OFF -- SOMETIMES JUST ONE OR THE OTHER, OTHER TIMES BOTH TURN OFF AT THE SAME TIME, REQUIRING THAT I TURN THEM ON AGAIN MANUALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK ON THE INTERSTATE, ALONG A RURAL STRETCH WITH A 70MPH SPEED LIMIT IN MAINE.

Mileage: 208,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 11:30 GOING 70MPH WHEN BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO FLICK THE SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN AND THEY CAME BACK. IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS THE DRIVERS SIDE LIGHT HAS INTERMITTENTLY BEEN SHUTTING OFF BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD AN ISSUE WITH BOTH SIM...

Mileage: 71,322

CAR SUDDENLY LOSES POWER AND HAZARDE WARNING,BRKAES,ABS LIGHTS COME ON. TOOK TO DEALER,THEY CHARGED $600 AND DID NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION GOING 45 MPH.

Mileage: 81,000

I WAS IMPACTED DIRECTLY FROM THE SIDE, WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET HEADING STRAIGHT. I SLIGHTLY SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. THE OTHER DRIVER RAN A STOP SIGN FROM A CROSS STREET. THE IMPACT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO TOTAL THE VEHICLE, AND TO BOUNCE MY HEAD AGAINST THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, PUSH ME INTO A CUR...

Mileage: 131,500

ONE HEAD LIGHT FADES OUT DURING USE. TURNING THE HEAD LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN FIXES THE ISSUE SHORT TERM.

Mileage: 98,000

SAME ISSUE AS DESCRIBED HERE HTTP://WWW.TOYOTAPROBLEMS.COM/TRENDS/PRIUS-HEADLIGHTS/ THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO HAVE HEADLIGHTS ISSUES THAT WERE KNOWN TO BE THERE SINCE FACTORY MANUFACTURING. I AM PUZZLED A RECALL WAS NEVER DONE. I FIRST REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS LAST WEEK. T...

Mileage: 133,000

WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, IT POPS BACK INTO NEUTRAL - EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN CONSISTENTLY. FOR EXAMPLE, I DROVE IT TO THE STORE AND IT WAS FINE. WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE STORE TO DRIVE HOME, IT HAD THE ISSUE ALL THE WAY HOME. I HAD TO HOLD THE GEAR ...

Mileage: 117,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF. THE LIGHTS HAVE TO BE TURNED ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY TO KEEP THE HEADLIGHT LIT.

Mileage: 100,000

MY HID HEADLIGHTS ARE ACTING CRAZY. I START MY CAR AND PULL OUT AFTER ABOUT 10 MINS MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WILL JUST GO OUT. I CAN TURN MY HEADLIGHTS OFF BY THE SWITCH AND BACK ON AND IT WILL COME BACK ON. IT SCARES ME THOUGH THAT BOTH MIGHT GO OUT ONE NIGHT AND NOT COME BACK ON. I WAS ACTUALLY PULL...

Mileage: 69,700

TRUNK/HATCH RELEASE--RUBBER PIECE, HAS GUMMED UP FOR THE SECOND TIM. IT WAS REPLACED ONCE BY A RECALL--NOW WHAT?

Mileage: 26,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE WARNING INDICATORS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED RANDOMLY MORE THAN FIVE TIMES SINCE THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, INSPECTED THE...

BOTH HEADLIGHTS COME ON WHEN TURNED ON, HOWEVER AFTER AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME (THE TIME FRAME VARIES) THE DRIVERS SIDE HID LIGHT TURNS OFF. I AM ABLE TO TEMPORARILY CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THIS, HOWEVER, IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, AS I AM UNABLE TO SEE T...

Mileage: 193,948

THE RUBBER REAR HATCH DOOR RELEASE BUTTON ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS STARTED TO DEGRADE AND BECOME STICKY IN HOT SUMMER WEATHER. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THAT THE LATCH WAS STICKY AND GREASY BECAUSE DEALERSHIP SERVICE PEOPLE HAD OPENED THE CAR WITH GREASY HANDS, BUT THEN THE LATCH BUTTON COVER BECAME STIFF...

Mileage: 85,000

THE RUBBER REAR HATCH DOOR RELEASE BUTTON ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS STARTED TO DEGRADE AND BECOME STICKY IN HOT SUMMER WEATHER. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THAT THE LATCH WAS STICKY AND GREASY BECAUSE DEALERSHIP SERVICE PEOPLE HAD OPENED THE CAR WITH GREASY HANDS, BUT THEN THE LATCH BUTTON COVER BECAME STIFF...

Mileage: 85,000

WHAT'S WRONG WITH TOYOTA AND NHTSA? TODAY IN HOT WEATHER WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON MY 2008 PRIUS ONCE AGAIN SUDDENLY DROPPED ITSELF OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. ONE HAS TO HOLD THE SHIFTER IN DRIVE TO GET OUT OFEVERYONE'S WAY. IF THIS ISN'T A LIFE-THR...

Mileage: 92,000

DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT, COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. HAD TO TURN HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF FOR THEM TO WORK. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, SAID IT MIGHT COST 1,000S OF DOLLARS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG. SOUNDS LIKE A RECALL, NOW I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT!!! : (

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH IN A VERY REMOTE AND DARK LOCATION, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID WHAT WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN A FATAL COLLISION ONLY BECAUSE I WAS ON A STRAIGHT PORTION OF THE ROAD AT THE TIME - HAD THIS HAPPENED A FEW SECONDS EARLIER, I'D HAVE BEEN TAKI...

Mileage: 107,500

ONE LIGHT RANDOMLY WENT OFF. THEN AS WE WERE DRIVING (AT NIGHT) BOTH FRONT AND BACK LIGHTS WENT OFF, BOTH HIGH AND LOW BEAMS. ONLY THE FLASHERS AND FOG LIGHTS WORKED. WE CALLED FOR A TOW ($120) AND AS THEY WERE UNLOADING THE CAR AT HOME, THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AGAIN. SO IT'S NOT A BULB, NOT A FUSE...

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING, HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS ARE UNRELIABLE - EACH SIDE RANDOMLY TURNS OFF. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE.

Mileage: 90,000

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 6 HEADLAMPS ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST TWO FAILURES WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I NOW HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 4 OTHER LAMPS AT A COST OF ABOUT $330 FOR EACH LAMP. TOYOTA HAS NOT RESPONDED. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER PRIUS OWNERS HAVING THE SA...

Mileage: 96,000

ABS ACTUATOR LEAK . IS NOT ONLY MY CAR

Mileage: 173,123

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFAC...

THE REAR LATCH ASSEMBLY IS HELD IN PLACE BY PLASTIC BOLTS. OVER TIME, THE PLASTIC DISTINGRATES. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE REAR LATCH OF THE PARKED CAR, THE PLASTIC CRACKED AND THE ASSEMBLY CAME LOOSE.

Mileage: 85,000

WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN I STARTED IT- AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR USED (BRAKE LIGHT, ABS, VSC, AND ! LIGHTS). WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY EVERY OTHER DAY. I REPLACED THE 12V BATTERY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP- SAID THEY HAD NOT IDEA AND 'RECALIBRATED' IT. THE LIGHT CAME ON THE NEXT DAY. RETURNE...

Mileage: 53,000

FRONT LEFT LIGHT WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF. SOMETIMES IT OCCURS AFTER MAKING A TURN. LIGHT WILL SOMETIMES COME BACK ON IF YOU TURN THEM OFF, THEN TURN THEM BACK ON.

Mileage: 100,120

THE HATCHBACK LATCH HAS A RUBBER COVER WHICH HAS BEEN DETERIORATING FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THERE ARE 100S OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT IT. NOW, THE LATCH PRESSURE PLATE FAILS TO ALLOW ME TO OPEN HATCH AND THE NEARBY (PLASTIC?) PART IS BROKEN--SIMILAR TO MANY OTHERS ON WEB. DEALER QUOTES A $540...

Mileage: 106,000

TOOK MY PRIUS INTO THE DEALER TODAY FOR SERVICE. LATER, THE WRITER CALLED TO TELL ME THAT THE MECHANIC HAD FOUND A BUILD-UP OF LINK AND DIRT THAT MIGHT LEAD UP AN OVERHEATING OR OTHER ISSUES WITH THE BATTERY PACK BENEATH THE REAR SEAT. I PAID APPROXIMATELY $350 TO HAVE THE BATTERY FAN SERVICED AND...

Mileage: 106,000

THIS IS THE INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT ISSUE FOR 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS' A FRONT HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT, AND IF YOU TURN OFF AN ON THE LIGHTS, THEY BOTH COME BACK ON. THIS FIRST HAPPENED TO ME A FEW MONTHS BACK. THE ONLY SUGGESTION TO FIX THIS IS FROM TOYOTA WHICH IS TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER AND FOR $5...

Mileage: 78,000

HEADLIGHTS ARE MALFUNCTIONING WHILE I AM DRIVING MAKING IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS .. I LIVE IN A CANYON AND DRIVE ALOT AT NIGHT AND HAVE ALMOST HAD SOME EXTREAMLY DEADLY COLLISIONS DUE TO THIS ISSUE NOT ONLY THAT BUT HAVE SPENT A INSANE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN COURT FEES AND FIX IT TICKETS

FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY BUT WILL COME BACK ON ONCE I TURN HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN. HAPPENS CONSTANTLY - AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES PER HOUR WHILE I'M DRIVING. I HAVE TO CONSTANT TURN MY LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN TO GET THE HEADLIGHT TO COME BACK ON. NOTHING ...

Mileage: 150,000

I'VE GOT A 2008 PRIUS. ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS KEEPS GOING OUT. I CAN'T REALLY TELL WHEN OR HOW IT GOES OUT SINCE I CAN'T SEE IT. I'LL NOTICE IT WHEN I SEE THE REFLECTION IN THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR. IF I TURN THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ON AND OFF IT HAS NO EFFECT, BUT WHEN I TURN THEM ALL THE WAY OFF AND BACK ...

Mileage: 10

HEADLIGHTS GO COMPLETELY OUT OR THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT...BOTH SITUATIONS ARE RANDOMLY OCCURRING. I WAS DRIVING ON THE BEACH LINE HWY. IN FLORIDA, AT NIGHT, ON MY WAY TO THE ORLANDO AIRPIRT, WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT. THE BEACH LINEIS A 2 LANE HWY. WITH NO CENTER BARRIER OR MEDIA...

Mileage: 73,000

HEADLIGHT WENT OUT ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AT NIGHT .WAS VERY DARK AND CREATED A BLIND SPOT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR. I NOW FIND THAT TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THIS AND TELLS ME TO JUST TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AND THE HEADLIGHT WILL COME BACK ON, THATS FUN AT 60-70 MPH. VERY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 85,000

DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT 10:30PM AND MY HEADLIGHTS JUST FAILED. BOTH OF THEM OFF! NO WARNING, JUST BLACK. I TURNED OFF THE LIGHT SWITCH AND BACK ON, THEY LITE UP AGAIN BRIGHT FOR ABOUT 2SECONDS THEN DIMMED A LITTLE AND 30 SECONDS LATER, OFF AGAIN. THIS CONTINUED FOR ABOUT THEN MINUTES; OFF, BRI...

Mileage: 160,000

RIGHT HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND INTERMITTENTLY TURNS OFF AND ON. ABOUT A WEEK AGO BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2X IN THE PAST WEEK AND HALF. LUCKILY WE TURN THEM OFF THEN ON AND THEY HAVE COME BACK ON EACH TIME. WE HAVE HAD THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT FIXED SEVERAL OTHER TIME...

Mileage: 158,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT. I TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LEFT HEADLIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. HOWEVER, WITHIN A FEW MINUTES IT GOES OUT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS REPEATEDLY. ONE TIME BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF AT THE SAME TIME. I'M REPORTING T...

Mileage: 100,000

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT SHOWS OFF WHEN PASSENGER IS RIDING IN PASSENGER SEAT. PRECISION TOYOTA TOLD ME THE WEIGHT LIMIT IS 80 POUNDS TO TURN ON THE AIRBAG. MY WIFE IS BETWEEN 90 AND 95 POUNDS AND SOMETIMES THE AIRBAG WILL SAY ON AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL SAY OFF. I HAD A 2015 PRIUS V FOR THE LA...

Mileage: 30,442

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS TOURING MODEL HAVE NUMEROUS CRITICAL SAFETY PROBLEMS. THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT COMPLETELY AND RANDOMLY AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN THROWN INTO COMPLETE BLACKNESS ON WINDY COUNTRY ROADS. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES SWERVE TO AVOID ME AS I HAVE SWERVE...

Mileage: 10

WHEN DRIVING HOME ON HIGHWAY JUST AFTER DARK, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHOUT DRIVER INTERACTION. HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS STILL ON, UNTOUCHED. VISIBILITY OUTWARD AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES SEEING ME (BLACK PRIUS AT NIGHT WITHOUT LIGHTS) SEVERELY IMPAIRED, COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED AN AC...

Mileage: 112,000

WHEN DRIVING HOME ON HIGHWAY JUST AFTER DARK, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHOUT DRIVER INTERACTION. HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS STILL ON, UNTOUCHED. VISIBILITY OUTWARD AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES SEEING ME (BLACK PRIUS AT NIGHT WITHOUT LIGHTS) SEVERELY IMPAIRED, COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED AN AC...

Mileage: 112,000

WHEN DRIVING HOME ON HIGHWAY JUST AFTER DARK, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHOUT DRIVER INTERACTION. HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS STILL ON, UNTOUCHED. VISIBILITY OUTWARD AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES SEEING ME (BLACK PRIUS AT NIGHT WITHOUT LIGHTS) SEVERELY IMPAIRED, COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED AN AC...

Mileage: 112,000

CONSTANT HEADLIGHT BULB REPLACEMENT - SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE - WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY A HEADLIGHT BULB WILL GO OUT; FIRST ON ONE SIDE THEN THE OTHER SIDE. BULB REPLACEMENT HAS OCCURRED EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. WHAT HAPPENS IF BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME??? I L...

Mileage: 90,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS TURN OFF SPORADICALLY SOMETIMES ONE SOMETIMES BOTH VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT BECAUSE THEY BOTH TURNED OFF SO I NEED TO GET AHOLD OF SOMEBODY AND SEE WHAT I NEED TO DO TO GET THIS PROBLEM SOLVED MY NAME IS [XXX] AND THE PHONE NUMBER TO REACH ME AT IS [XXX]. THE ...

Mileage: 90,000

THIS MONTH, WHEN LEAVING FOR A TRIP, I NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP WAS OUT. I PLANNED ON REPLACING IT WHEN I RETURNED. UPON RETURNING, THE HEADLAMP HAS MYSTERIOUSLY COME BACK ON. I RESEARCHED INTERMITTENT HEADLAMP PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR AND FOUND OUT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I'M NO...

Mileage: 118,000

REAR SWITCH THAT ALLOWS LIFT GATE TO BE OPEN, FAILS. RUBBER BREAKS DOWN AND BECOMES LIKE GLUE, MAKING IT HARD FOR INDIVIDUAL OPENING LIFT GATE TO REMOVE HAND AS NORMALLY EXPECTED, INDUCING STRAIN ON INDIVIDUAL BACK AND CREATING UNEXPECTED TWISTING MOTION CAUSING INJURY AND DAMAGING TRIM ON CAR. ...

Mileage: 100,000

REAR SWITCH THAT ALLOWS LIFT GATE TO BE OPEN, FAILS. RUBBER BREAKS DOWN AND BECOMES LIKE GLUE, MAKING IT HARD FOR INDIVIDUAL OPENING LIFT GATE TO REMOVE HAND AS NORMALLY EXPECTED, INDUCING STRAIN ON INDIVIDUAL BACK AND CREATING UNEXPECTED TWISTING MOTION CAUSING INJURY AND DAMAGING TRIM ON CAR. ...

Mileage: 100,000

THE LATCH HANDLE ON THE HATCHBACK HAS "MELTED" FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD. THE HANDLE HAS BECOME GOOEY AND LEAVES A BLACK RESIDUE ON MY FINGERS EVERY TIME I OPEN THE HATCHBACK. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, THE HANDLE IS HARDER TO USE, MAKING IT MORE TRYING TO OPEN THE TRUNK.

Mileage: 160,000

STARTED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH RIGHT HEADLIGHT ON 2008 PRIUS STARTING IN 2013 BUT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. FINALLY REPLACED THE BULB 10/14 AND SPENT $200 OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE BULBS. I'M FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THE SAME HEADLIGHT WENT OUT JUST NINE MONTHS LATER!

I WAS DRIVING MY PRIUS UP MAUNA KEA SUMMIT ACCESS ROAD ON THE BIG ISLAND (HAWAII) TODAY WHEN THE POWER STALLED. I WAS ALREADY AT THE VISITOR CENTER (ELV. 9,000 FT) SO I STEERED OFF THE ROAD, SAT FOR AWHILE, THEN STARTED UP THE CAR. IT STARTED UP BUT THE POWER SEEMED OFF AND ON. I TURNED AROUND AN...

Mileage: 65,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS ARE TOTALLY UNRELIABLE, HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE, AND NOW I FIND THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT - AND THERE SHOULD BE ONE AGAIN. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. THEY DO NOT KNOW IF THE BULBS OR THE HEADLIGHT MECHANISM IS FLAWED. THE LIGHTS FLICKER, GO OUT...

Mileage: 80,000

DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT TURNS ON, THEN FLICKERS AND THEN GOES OUT . I HAVE BEEN STOPPED TWICE. REPLACED RELAY ($75.00) NO DIFFERANCE . .THIS HAPPENS WHEN STARTING THE CAR BEFORE EVEN PUTTING IN GEAR

Mileage: 90,000

YOKAHAMA AVID TIRE(185-65-RL15, CCLY 84P 2013X3 ,84P 3613X1) ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BLEW OUT ON AUG. 12, 2015 FORCING ME ONTO THE SHOULDER. IT WAS 4;00 PM AND THE ROAD WAS CROWDED. IF THE LEFT TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I IMMEDIATELY REPLACED THE TIRE WITH ANOTH...

Mileage: 38,922

THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, GO OUT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. BY QUICKLY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THEY HAVE THUS-FAR TURNED BACK ON. THEY WILL REMAIN ON FOR UP TO TEN MINUTES. THE TURNING OFF HAPPENS WHETHER THE CAR IS MOVING OT NOT.

Mileage: 200,000

HIT - T-BONED. DRIVERS SIDE - FRONT QUARTER PANEL -KNOCKED OUT- CAR TOTALED- FOUR AIR BAGS IN FRONT- NOT ONE WENT OFF- WANT TO KNOW WHY ???? CAR WAS IN MOTION. .....UPDATED12/07/15*BF; UPDATED 04/27/18*JB *TR

Mileage: 56,000

BOUGHT THE CAR IN LATE OCTOBER AND THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT HAS GONE OUT TWICE.

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT MOISTURE ENTERED THE HEADLIGHT AND AFFECTED THE HEADLIGHT CONCEALMENT DEVICES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT M...

Mileage: 50,000

LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT WHILE SETTING STILL AND WHILE DRIVING. ON A TEN MILE TRIP THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT 6 - 10 TIMES. TURNING THE LIGHT OFF AND BACK ON MAKES THE LIGHT TO BURN AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE FOR THIS. WHEN I STOP I ,TURN THE HEADLAMPS OFF, WHEN THEY TELL ME WHY I WAS PULLE...

Mileage: 50,000

LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT WHILE SETTING STILL AND WHILE DRIVING. ON A TEN MILE TRIP THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT 6 - 10 TIMES. TURNING THE LIGHT OFF AND BACK ON MAKES THE LIGHT TO BURN AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE FOR THIS. WHEN I STOP I ,TURN THE HEADLAMPS OFF, WHEN THEY TELL ME WHY I WAS PULLE...

Mileage: 50,000

MY LIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A 12 V BATTERY ISSUE AND A COUPLE OF RECALL ITEMS, INCLUDING THE HYBRID COOLING RECALL ISSUE AND THE DEALER THOUGHT THIS MIGHT FIX THE ISSUE BUT IT HAS NOT. WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, EAC...

Mileage: 72,152

RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES. HAVE CHANGED BALLAST AND BULB TWICE, THE PROBLEM RECURRED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BOTH TIMES.

Mileage: 17,500

ON 10-28-15, I WAS DRIVING AT A VERY LOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT. AS I ATTEMPTED TO TURN LEFT TO PARK, I HEARD A LOUD CRACK SOUND IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE AND KNOW LONGER COULD CONTROL THE MOTION OF THE WHEELS. I COULD MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARDS BUT ALL STEERIN...

Mileage: 155,000

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FLASH OFF WITH NO WARNING. CAN NOT BE REPAIRED. SOMETIMES BOTH FLIP OFF AT SAME TIME. ONE GOES OUT (OR BOTH) APPR. EVERY 5-10 MINUTES OF DRIVING, OR WHILE CAR IS STATIONARY WITH LIGHTS ON.

Mileage: 110,000

ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO CUT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. NOW, STARTING 2 MONTHS AGO, BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS STOP WORKING AT THE SAME TIME WITHOUT WARNING, I HAVE HAD 2 NEAR-MISSES BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, TOYOTA, MY CAR MANUFACTURER, REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX THIS HIGHLY DANGERO...

Mileage: 95,000

KNOWN FORMALLY AS HIGH-INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) LIGHTS, THEY EITHER WORK INTERMITTENTLY ' MAKING NIGHTTIME DRIVING A LOT MORE EXCITING ' OR FAIL ENTIRELY......UPDATED 12/03/15 *BF UPDATED 11/17/17*JS

I WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON THE SAW MILL RIVER PARKWAY. EXITED ON THE NORTHBOUND TACONIC STATE PARKWAY RAMP. AFTER CROSSING THE TACONIC STATE PARKWAT OVERPASS. MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS (WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM MY PART) TURNED LEFT AND ACCELERATED ONTO THE GRASSY AREA. EVEN THOUGH MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS...

Mileage: 18

I WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON THE SAW MILL RIVER PARKWAY. EXITED ON THE NORTHBOUND TACONIC STATE PARKWAY RAMP. AFTER CROSSING THE TACONIC STATE PARKWAT OVERPASS. MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS (WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM MY PART) TURNED LEFT AND ACCELERATED ONTO THE GRASSY AREA. EVEN THOUGH MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS...

Mileage: 18

HEADLIGHTS SHORT OUT INTERMITTENTLY. BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT, THE LEFT HAS GONE OUT, THE RIGHT HAS GONE OUT. IF I TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND FLIP THEM BACK ON, THEY OCCASSIONALLY BOTH COME BACK ON, OR ONE COMES BACK ON OR NEITHER COME BACK ON. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. IT ...

Mileage: 150,000

HEADLIGHTS SHORT OUT INTERMITTENTLY. BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT, THE LEFT HAS GONE OUT, THE RIGHT HAS GONE OUT. IF I TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND FLIP THEM BACK ON, THEY OCCASSIONALLY BOTH COME BACK ON, OR ONE COMES BACK ON OR NEITHER COME BACK ON. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. IT ...

Mileage: 150,000

THE LATCH HANDLE ON THE HATCHBACK HAS DISINTEGRATED. IT IS GETTING HARDER TO OPEN HATCHBACK.

Mileage: 105,550

TRUNK LATCH HANDLE IS A STICKY MESS. LEAVES BLACK MARKS ON FINGERS. FIX THIS PROBLEM TOYOTA!

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE EARLY MORNING BEFORE SUNRISE, SEVERAL TIMES, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF SUDDENLY. FRIGHTENING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY THE LIGHTS TURNED BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 DIFFERENT TIMES.

Mileage: 79,000

I PURCHASED MY PRIUS IN 2008. APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE, I NOTICED THAT THE HANDLE ON THE BACK HATCH HAD STARTED TO GET REALLY SOFT IN HOT WEATHER AND FREEZE UP A LITTLE IN COLD WEATHER. AT FIRST IT WAS JUST A NUISANCE AS IT SOMETIMES LEFT A BLACK STICKY SUBSTANCE ON MY HANDS; HOWEVER, OV...

I HAVE 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS IT HAS HID BULB ASSEMBLY, BOTH HEAD LIGHTS ARE GOING OFF RANDOMLY, AND IT STARTS WORKING AGAIN IF WE TURN OFF SWITCH & TURN ON AGAIN, BUT WE DONT KNOW WHEN IT GOES OFF, YESTERDAY ONLY POLICE ISSUE THE TICKET FOR SAME PROBLEM, I CHANGED THE HID BULB 4-5 TIMES BUT S...

Mileage: 175,000

THE LATCH HANDLE ON THE HATCHBACK HAS DISINTEGRATED. THE HANDLE HAS BECOME GOOEY AND LEAVES A BLACK RESIDUE ON MY FINGERS EVERY TIME I OPEN THE HATCHBACK. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, THE HANDLE IS HARDER TO USE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE TRUNK. REPLACEMENT PART NUMBER IS 84905-47010.

Mileage: 70,000

THE LATCH HANDLE ON THE HATCHBACK HAS DISINTEGRATED. THE HANDLE HAS BECOME GOOEY AND LEAVES A BLACK RESIDUE ON MY FINGERS EVERY TIME I OPEN THE HATCHBACK. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, THE HANDLE IS HARDER TO USE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE TRUNK. REPLACEMENT PART NUMBER IS 84905-47010.

Mileage: 70,000

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER, DIM, AND EVENTUALLY GO OUT ALTOGETHER WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE REPLACED THE 12V BATTERY AND IT STILL OCCURS. CONCERNED FOR SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY.

Mileage: 70,000

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER, DIM, AND EVENTUALLY GO OUT ALTOGETHER WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE REPLACED THE 12V BATTERY AND IT STILL OCCURS. CONCERNED FOR SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY.

Mileage: 70,000

INITIALLY THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER. THEN IT WENT OUT. WHEN I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN IT CAME BACK ON. SINCE THEN COMPLETELY RANDOMLY ONE LIGHT OR THE OTHER, BUT MORE COMMONLY THE PASSNEGER SIDE WILL FLICKER AND DIM, AND THEN LATER GO OUT. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AN...

Mileage: 86,523

INITIALLY THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER. THEN IT WENT OUT. WHEN I TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN IT CAME BACK ON. SINCE THEN COMPLETELY RANDOMLY ONE LIGHT OR THE OTHER, BUT MORE COMMONLY THE PASSNEGER SIDE WILL FLICKER AND DIM, AND THEN LATER GO OUT. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AN...

Mileage: 86,523

ON A WARM/HOT DAY THE VEHICLE DROPS SUDDENLY ITSELF OUT OF DRIVE OR REVERSE. THIS CAN HAPPEN FROM BEING PARKED OR CRUCIALLY WHILE ONE IS DRIVING. USUALLY THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. YOU CAN BE DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR DROPS ITSELF OUT OF GEAR,' VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. ONE ...

Mileage: 80,000

WE PURCHASED OUR PRIUS IN 2008. APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE, WE NOTICED THAT THE HANDLE ON THE BACK HATCH STARTED TO MELT. AT FIRST IT WAS JUST A NUISANCE AS IT LEFT A BLACK GOO ON YOUR HANDS. AS TIME PASSED IT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND THE HATCH BECAME HARDER TO OPEN DUE TO THE ME...

VEHICLE WAS OFF AND IN PARK. VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. IN LESS THEN 1 SECOND, VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF DRIVE AND INTO NEUTRAL AS DESCRIBED IN THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY TOYOTA (T-SB-0142-11). PROBLEM AS REOCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE, INCLUDING WHILE DRIVING AT SPEE...

Mileage: 168,200

VEHICLE WAS OFF AND IN PARK. VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. IN LESS THEN 1 SECOND, VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF DRIVE AND INTO NEUTRAL AS DESCRIBED IN THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY TOYOTA (T-SB-0142-11). PROBLEM AS REOCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE, INCLUDING WHILE DRIVING AT SPEE...

Mileage: 168,200

VEHICLE WAS OFF AND IN PARK. VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. IN LESS THEN 1 SECOND, VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF DRIVE AND INTO NEUTRAL AS DESCRIBED IN THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY TOYOTA (T-SB-0142-11). PROBLEM AS REOCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE, INCLUDING WHILE DRIVING AT SPEE...

Mileage: 168,200

I WAS HIT IN THE REAR END WHICH SHOVED ME INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME 7/31/2015. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

Mileage: 100,000

VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION...WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE MOUNTINS DOWN A WINDY ROAD AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS FAILED. BROUGHT CAR INTO TOYOTA OF MANHATTEN NEXT DAY AND HAD TO HAVE BOTH HEADLIGHTS REPLACED FOR $530.$300 FOR THE LIGHT BULBS AND 230 FOR LABOR. LEARNED ONLINE THAT THIS IS...

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE HEAD LIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE...

Mileage: 104,000

AS I WAS DRIVING FROM WORK AT 2:00 A.M., THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP WENT DARK. I'M ON A TWO-LANE ROAD, NOT THAT HEAVILY TRAVELED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I WAS ABLE TO ROTATE THE HEADLAMP SWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE HEADLIGHT WAS RESTORED. FOR THE BALANCE OF MY 60 MILE RIDE, THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE T...

Mileage: 95,000

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE IN WARM WEATHER IT SLIPS ON ITS OWN FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IN ORDER TO CONTINUE YOU HAVE TO HOLD THE GEAR LEVER IN D OR ELSE IT SLIPS BACK INTO N WHICH OF COURSE CAUSES YOU TO LOSE SPEED. THIS HAPPENS IF YOU STOP AT A STOP LIGHT AND T...

Mileage: 149,000

DRIVING AT NIGHT I NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS DIMMING. I TURNED ON MY HIGH BEAMS AND MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND I WAS IN THE DARK. I TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN AND THEY CAME BACK ON AT FULL LIGHT. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD MY PASSENGER CHECK THE HEADLIGH...

Mileage: 82,528

DRIVING AT NIGHT I NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS DIMMING. I TURNED ON MY HIGH BEAMS AND MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND I WAS IN THE DARK. I TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN AND THEY CAME BACK ON AT FULL LIGHT. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD MY PASSENGER CHECK THE HEADLIGH...

Mileage: 82,528

I PURCHASED MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE IN 2014. EVERY TIME THE CAR GOES OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD -- BE IT A MAN HOLD, RAILROAD TRACKS -- THE CAR TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD FOR 1-2 SECONDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED COUNTLESS TIMES. IT IS A COM...

Mileage: 80,000

THE BLACK RUBBER IS DISINTEGRATING AND FALLING OFF THE OUTSIDE TRUNK LATCH, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE HATCHBACK TO GET TO THE SPARE TIRE OR BATTERY. THIS IS ALSO HAPPENING TO MY NEIGHBOR, WHO PARKS RIGHT NEXT TO ME AND ALSO HAS A 2008 PRIUS.

Mileage: 85,213

THE BLACK RUBBER IS DISINTEGRATING AND FALLING OFF THE OUTSIDE TRUNK LATCH, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE HATCHBACK TO GET TO THE SPARE TIRE OR BATTERY. THIS IS ALSO HAPPENING TO MY NEIGHBOR, WHO PARKS RIGHT NEXT TO ME AND ALSO HAS A 2008 PRIUS.

Mileage: 85,213

THE REAR HATCH HANDLE COVER - WHICH APPEARS TO BE RUBBER - STARTED DETERIORATING RATHER QUICKLY IN THE SUMMER HEAT ABOUT 2-3 WEEKS AGO AND HAS TURNED INTO A RUBBERY, STICKY BLACK MESS. THE DETERIORATING RUBBER HAS INTERFERED WITH THE USE OF THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, THE CAR W...

Mileage: 122,000

EXTERNAL RUBBER SEAL ON REAR HATCH LATCH/SWITCH IS DETERIORATING/MELTING/STICKY. SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO LOSS OF ABILITY TO OPEN OR ACCESS REAR COMPARTMENT WHEN RUBBER DISINTEGRATES. EXPOSES ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS.

Mileage: 77,000

VEHICLE STARTS, RUNS FOR LIMITED TIME -2-3 MINS. SHUTS OFF VEHICLE STARTS NO ELECTRICAL VISIBILITY ON DASH.. BLANK. VEHICLE STARTS WITH ELECTRICAL VISIBILITY, RUNS FOR 3-5 MILES, LOOSES ELECTRICAL VISIBILITY. UPDATED 12/4/2017*CN VEHICLE STARTS WITH ELECTRICAL VISIBILITY RUNS FOR 3-4 MIL...

Mileage: 25,870

VEHICLE STARTS, RUNS FOR LIMITED TIME -2-3 MINS. SHUTS OFF VEHICLE STARTS NO ELECTRICAL VISIBILITY ON DASH.. BLANK. VEHICLE STARTS WITH ELECTRICAL VISIBILITY, RUNS FOR 3-5 MILES, LOOSES ELECTRICAL VISIBILITY. UPDATED 12/4/2017*CN VEHICLE STARTS WITH ELECTRICAL VISIBILITY RUNS FOR 3-4 MIL...

Mileage: 25,870

VEHICLE STARTS, RUNS FOR LIMITED TIME -2-3 MINS. SHUTS OFF VEHICLE STARTS NO ELECTRICAL VISIBILITY ON DASH.. BLANK. VEHICLE STARTS WITH ELECTRICAL VISIBILITY, RUNS FOR 3-5 MILES, LOOSES ELECTRICAL VISIBILITY. UPDATED 12/4/2017*CN VEHICLE STARTS WITH ELECTRICAL VISIBILITY RUNS FOR 3-4 MIL...

Mileage: 25,870

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF. IF I TURN LIGHTS OFF, THEN ON AGAIN, THE HEADLIGHT WILL TURN ON.

Mileage: 85,500

THE BLACK HATCH RELEASE ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS MELTED MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT (SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE) TO OPEN THE HATCH. TOYOTA IS APPARENTLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM YET REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. THE COST TO REPLACE WITH PART EXCEEDS $300. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS DOORS NEED TO FUNCTION PROP...

Mileage: 53,000

I'VE BEEN TOLD A FEW TIMES I HAD A HEADLIGHT OUT BUT HALF THE TIME WHEN I CHECK IT, IT WOULD BE WORKING. IT'S NOT JUST THE HEADLIGHT IT'S ALSO THE PARKING AND FRONT SIDE MARKER LIGHT ON THE SAME SIDE. THESE LIGHTS ARE EXPENSIVE AND SHOULD LAST A LOT LONGER THAN 90K MILES. SEEING HOW IT WORKS INTERMI...

Mileage: 92,146

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONCEALMENT DEVICES ACCUMULATED MOISTURE, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. THE LIGHTS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAIL...

Mileage: 150,000

REAR HATCHBACK LOCKING/UNLOCKING RUBBER HANDLE DISOLVED/MELTED AND BECAME A TAR-LIKE MASS THAT STUCK TO FINGERS. UNABLE TO UNLOCK TRUCK MANUALLY AND ELECTRICALLY. UNABLE TO ACCESS TRUNK WHERE EMERGENCY/SAFETY EQUIPMENT LOCATED.

Mileage: 79,100

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL DIM THEN GO OUT OUT AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF OPERATION. IF THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN THE HEADLIGHT WILL WORK FOR A FEW MORE SECONDS THEN DIM AND GO OUT. THE BULB HAS BEEN CHANGED BUT THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 12/21/2015 *JS

Mileage: 135,000

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL DIM THEN GO OUT OUT AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF OPERATION. IF THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN THE HEADLIGHT WILL WORK FOR A FEW MORE SECONDS THEN DIM AND GO OUT. THE BULB HAS BEEN CHANGED BUT THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 12/21/2015 *JS

Mileage: 135,000

THERE IS A GLASS AREA BELOW THE LIP OF THE HATCHBACK, THAT EXPLODED WHEN SHUTTING THE HATCHBACK. THE GLASS WAS NOT HIT BY ANY OBJECT INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE CAR. GLASS JUST EXPLODED.

Mileage: 235,000

2008 PRIUS WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE SHIFT GEARS POP BACK INTO 'NEUTRAL' POSITION AND WILL NOT STAY IN 'DRIVE' OR 'REVERSE' MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 57,000

ALMOST WEEKLY MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES VERY DIM OR OUT COMPLETELY. I KNOW IT WHEN I TURN RIGHT AS IT IS DARK AS I ENTER A SIDE STREET UNTIL DRIVER'S HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATES AREA. BULBS ARE $ 279 AND NEW ONES DON'T CORRECT IT. I KEEP GETTING DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT TICKETS AS WELL. THANK YOU *...

Mileage: 55,781

AFTER A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AT 149,706 MILES, MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS BEGAN USING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL, ABOUT 1 QUART EVERY 1,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THE OIL CHANGED REGULARLY SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW (I BOUGHT IT NEW IN JANUARY 2008) AND HAVE HAD NEARLY ALL THE REQUIRED SERVICE DONE BY A REGISTERED, L...

Mileage: 149,706

I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA 2008 PRIUS IN THE PITCH BLACK AT 70-75 MPH IN THE BADLANDS STATE PARK. THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF SPONTANEOUSLY. I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP. NO HEADLIGHTS!! THEY EVENTUALLY TURNED BACK ON.

Mileage: 60,000

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH 2008 PRIUS ACCORDING TO OTHER INTERNET SITES I HAVE VISITED. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL.

Mileage: 26,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

Mileage: 127,000

WHEN I TRIED TO SHIFT MY CAR INTO GEAR, IT AUTOMATICALLY WENT TO NEUTRAL . THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN WARM WEATHER. I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE HOLDING THE LEVER IN THE APPROPRIATE POSITION. THIS IS BOTH CUMBERSOME AS WELL AS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I DID CALL MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER TO REPORT THE P...

I BOUGHT A USED TOYOTA PRIUS 2008 .RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS TURNING OFF AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 150,777

I WAS DRIVING 50MPH WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER.THE CAR SUDDENLY HAD NO POWER BRAKES, NO ABILITY TO EASILY STEER, NO ENGINE POWER AND MANY WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INCLUDING AN WARNING THAT THE MAIN HYBRID BATTERY WAS NOT CHARGING. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION. THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. I HELD ...

Mileage: 149,850

I WAS DRIVING 50MPH WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER.THE CAR SUDDENLY HAD NO POWER BRAKES, NO ABILITY TO EASILY STEER, NO ENGINE POWER AND MANY WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INCLUDING AN WARNING THAT THE MAIN HYBRID BATTERY WAS NOT CHARGING. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION. THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. I HELD ...

Mileage: 149,850

I WAS DRIVING 50MPH WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER.THE CAR SUDDENLY HAD NO POWER BRAKES, NO ABILITY TO EASILY STEER, NO ENGINE POWER AND MANY WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INCLUDING AN WARNING THAT THE MAIN HYBRID BATTERY WAS NOT CHARGING. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION. THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. I HELD ...

Mileage: 149,850

ENGINE COMPRESSION CATASTROPHICALLY FAILS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 2000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND ALL MY LIGHTS WENT OUT. PITCH BLACK. LUCKILY, THERE WERE VERY FEW CARS ON THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE AND PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND USE THEIR INTERMITTENT FLASHING TO SLOWLY FIND MY WAY HOME (ABOUT 8 MORE MILES). THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED FATALITIES - ...

Mileage: 78,700

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT KEEPS TURNING ITSELF OFF WHEN DRIVING OR NOT. WHEN BUMPED NEXT TO THE HEADLIGHT COVER IT COMES BACK ON. THE BULB AND CONNECTOR ARE FINE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, THAT IF THE RIGHT ONE STARTS DOING THE SAME THIN AT NIGHT, IT WOULD PUT ME INTO A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SIT...

Mileage: 94,000

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT KEEPS TURNING ITSELF OFF WHEN DRIVING OR NOT. WHEN BUMPED NEXT TO THE HEADLIGHT COVER IT COMES BACK ON. THE BULB AND CONNECTOR ARE FINE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, THAT IF THE RIGHT ONE STARTS DOING THE SAME THIN AT NIGHT, IT WOULD PUT ME INTO A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SIT...

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM CONTROL AND THE HEATING AND COOLING UNIT FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM SHUT OFF CAUSING THE HEATING AND COOLING UNIT TO FAIL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN T...

Mileage: 90,000

THE RUBBER COVER ON THE REAR HATCH DOOR LATCH / SWITCH HAS DEGRADED AND MELTED. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH AND TO ACCESS MY SPARE TIRE, MAKING THIS A SAFETY HAZARD. THERE IS NO MANUAL WAY TO RELEASE THE HATCH. THERE HAVE BEEN DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA SITE ABOUT THIS ISSUE, SEE...

Mileage: 65,000

THIS ISN'T A "SAFETY" ISSUE SO I HOPE THIS IS THE RIGHT PLACE TO FILE THIS. THE TRUNK LATCH ON THE TOYOTA PRIUS DISINTEGRATES. I BELIEVE THE MATERIAL, DESIGN IS POOR. IT WILL COST $487 TO REPLACE THIS. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT APPROX. 50 MILES PER HOUR PRIUS LOST POWER AND APPEARED TO BE IN NEUTRAL. DID NOT LOSE HEADLIGHTS. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT BUY AM FEARFUL OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN IN TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DISPLAY SCREEN SHORTED INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN FAILED TO WORK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE FUSES AND CLEANED THE SCREEN. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE MULTI DISPLAY UNIT. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 104,000

INTERMITTENT HEADLAMP FAILURE. FLICKING LIGHTS ON AND OFF WILL TEMPORARILY REMEDY ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN DURING THE SAME DRIVE. NEAR ACCIDENT ON PITCH BLACK MOUNTAIN ROAD WHEN BOTH LIGHTS FAILED. BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES BY DEALER AND PROBLEM CONTINUES. I'VE BEEN PULLED OVER BY LAW ENFORC...

INTERMITTENT HEADLAMP FAILURE. FLICKING LIGHTS ON AND OFF WILL TEMPORARILY REMEDY ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN DURING THE SAME DRIVE. NEAR ACCIDENT ON PITCH BLACK MOUNTAIN ROAD WHEN BOTH LIGHTS FAILED. BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES BY DEALER AND PROBLEM CONTINUES. I'VE BEEN PULLED OVER BY LAW ENFORC...

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER REQUESTING ALL RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH VEHICLE. *TA THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 09V388000. HE ALSO MENTIONED INFORMATION REGARDING A STEERING DEFECT. *JB

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER REQUESTING ALL RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH VEHICLE. *TA THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 09V388000. HE ALSO MENTIONED INFORMATION REGARDING A STEERING DEFECT. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS INTO NEUTRAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000. ...

Mileage: 148,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL FAILED TO DISPLAY READING LEVELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS. THE MECHANICS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECU...

Mileage: 85,000

LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS AIRBAGS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED NO ONE WAS ABLE TO TELL HER, IF THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITH TAKATA AIR BAGS. *JB

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS PULLED INTO THE PATH OF A PICK UP TRUCK AND WAS STRUCK IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR. SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR UPDATED 9/19/2017*CN

Mileage: 63,000

RIGHT HEADLIGHT STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AROUND 50,000 MILES, THEN FINALLY FAILED. REPLACING THE BULB DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN LEFT HEADLIGHT COMPLETELY FAILED AROUND 63,000 MILES. IT WAS DEFINITELY ANNOYING TO HAVE ONE FUNCTIONING HEADLIGHT, AND NOW IT'S JUST PLAIN UNSAFE NOT TO HAVE ANY...

Mileage: 50,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 PRIUS IN RAINY WEATHER (NORMAL FOR SEATTLE) NORTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 5 IN RELATIVELY HEAVY TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC WAS SLOWING DOWN, SO I BRAKE AND DECREASED MY SPEED FURTHER. AS I GOT CLOSER TO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME, I PUSHED MORE FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE ABS DI...

Mileage: 72,000

THE ELECTRIC HYBRID PUMP FAILED ON 01/08/2013 AND WAS REPLACED BY THE TOYOTA DEALER WHICH WAS UNDER RECALL, AND LESS THAN 13 THOUSAND MILES AND 4 MONTHS LATER (05/13/14), THE SAME PART FAILED AGAIN AND THIS TIME I WAS CHARGED OVER $700 TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 118,989

THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL - TURN OFF - DURING DRIVING (WITHOUT WARNING). FORTUNATELY, SO FAR ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT HAS FAILED AT ONCE. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT SO FAR THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ENOUGH PROBLEMS, APPARENTLY, TO JUSTIFY A SAFETY RECALL. SEEMS LIKE A VERY SERIOUS THING - AND ...

Mileage: 112,011

THE LATCH COVER ON THE HATCHBACK HAS DETERIORATED AND IS ALMOST COMPLETELY MELTED AWAY. IN WARM WEATHER IT IS INCREDIBLY STICKY AND ANYTHING THAT TOUCHES IT GETS BLACK GOO ON IT, AND THE GOO IS HARD TO REMOVE FORM HANDS OR ANYTHING ELSE. IT HAS BEEN HARD TO OPEN FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, AND HAS GOTTE...

Mileage: 117,000

I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO THIS WEBSITE IN THE PAST. THE TRACTION CONTROL DISABLES THE DRIVE WHEELS INCONSISTENTLY AND ARBITRARILY UNDER MANY CIRCUMSTANCES, OFTEN RESULTING IN A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP ON DRY OR WET PAVEMENT OR WHEN HITTING SMALL BUMPS/HOLES ...

Mileage: 87,000

OUR CAR WAS EXHIBITING A SERIOUS DEFECT THAT TOYOTA HAS ALREADY FOUND AND DOCUMENTED ON THEIR SITE, SAYING THAT THEY ARE DOING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE GROSSLY MISMANAGED THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY BY NOT PROVIDING THE PART AT ALL OR PERHAPS AT SOME FAR FUTURE TIME...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLANT CONTROL VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE...

Mileage: 150,000

THE DRIVER HEADLAMP TURNS OFF AFTER APPROX 5 MINUTES OF USE. CAN TURN LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN TO RESTART HEADLAMP. I FIRST TOOK TO DEALER AFTER PURCHASING USED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY DID NOT MENTION WHAT I HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED IS A KNOWN DEFECT. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE LAST TWO Y...

THE DRIVER HEADLAMP TURNS OFF AFTER APPROX 5 MINUTES OF USE. CAN TURN LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN TO RESTART HEADLAMP. I FIRST TOOK TO DEALER AFTER PURCHASING USED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY DID NOT MENTION WHAT I HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED IS A KNOWN DEFECT. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE LAST TWO Y...

THE DRIVER HEADLAMP TURNS OFF AFTER APPROX 5 MINUTES OF USE. CAN TURN LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN TO RESTART HEADLAMP. I FIRST TOOK TO DEALER AFTER PURCHASING USED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY DID NOT MENTION WHAT I HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED IS A KNOWN DEFECT. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE LAST TWO Y...

THE CAR MOVES FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL MODE. I PUT THE CAR IN "D" AND IT SUDDENLY MOVED BACK TO "N". KEEP THE LEVER HELD ON "D" AND YOU CAN DRIVE, OTHERWISE IT SWITCHES BACK TO "N". HAPPENED 3 TO 4 TIMES TODAY. VERY SCARED IF THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY OR GETTING STARTED AT A TRAFF...

Mileage: 73,500

THE CAR MOVES FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL MODE. I PUT THE CAR IN "D" AND IT SUDDENLY MOVED BACK TO "N". KEEP THE LEVER HELD ON "D" AND YOU CAN DRIVE, OTHERWISE IT SWITCHES BACK TO "N". HAPPENED 3 TO 4 TIMES TODAY. VERY SCARED IF THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY OR GETTING STARTED AT A TRAFF...

Mileage: 73,500

HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT RELIABLE. *JS

Mileage: 50,000

I WAS DRIVING MY PRIUS WITH 130,000 MILES LAST NIGHT IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD FEATURING A COUNTERCLOCKWISE,(LEFT-HAND) MODERATE CURVE. THE "CIRCLE" ENDED AT AN INTERSECTION WHERE I WAS TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. I TURNED MY STEERING TO THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THE COUNTERCLOCKWISE TRAJECTORY, BUT MY FRO...

Mileage: 130,500

I WAS DRIVING MY PRIUS WITH 130,000 MILES LAST NIGHT IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD FEATURING A COUNTERCLOCKWISE,(LEFT-HAND) MODERATE CURVE. THE "CIRCLE" ENDED AT AN INTERSECTION WHERE I WAS TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. I TURNED MY STEERING TO THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THE COUNTERCLOCKWISE TRAJECTORY, BUT MY FRO...

Mileage: 130,500

THE BACK LATCH OF MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS BEGAN MELTING LAST SUMMER, LEAVING A STICKY BLACK RESIDUE ON MY HAND WHEN I TOUCHED IT. IT NOW TAKES BOTH HANDS AND A LOT OF PRESSURE/STRENGTH TO EVEN OPEN IT. I SEE THAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, YET TOYOTA DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL AND IS INS...

DRIVING UP PROVO CANYON AT 4:30AM AND SUDDENLY BOTH HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BECAUSE I HAD ZERO VISIBILITY. I NOW HAVE TO TOGGLE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES IN ORDER FOR THE HEADLIGHTS TO REMAIN ON. THERE APPEARS TO BE A SHORT,...

Mileage: 120,000

THE SPIRAL CABLE THAT CONTROLS THE ELECTRICAL SUPPLY TO THE STEERING WHEEL (RADIO, HEATING,AIR CONDITIONING, ETC. FAILED). IN SOME VEHICLES THE AIR BAG POWER SUPPLY IS ROUTED THROUGH THIS CABLE AND THE AIR BAG POWER SUPPLY FAILS WHEN THE SPIRAL CABLE FAILS. IN MY PARTICULAR CASE THE AIR BAG WARNIN...

Mileage: 149,922

PURCHASED USED IN OCT 2013, FIRST HAD TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT IN DEC 2013. HAVE REPLACED RIGHT HEADLIGHT 6 TIMES AND BALLAST ONCE. PROBLEM ONLY TEMPORARILY RESOLVED. THIS MONTH HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. HAVE REPLACED BALLAST AND BULB WITH NO SUCCESS. HEADLIGHT WILL NOT STAY ON LONGER THAN 30 SEC BEFO...

PURCHASED USED IN OCT 2013, FIRST HAD TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT IN DEC 2013. HAVE REPLACED RIGHT HEADLIGHT 6 TIMES AND BALLAST ONCE. PROBLEM ONLY TEMPORARILY RESOLVED. THIS MONTH HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. HAVE REPLACED BALLAST AND BULB WITH NO SUCCESS. HEADLIGHT WILL NOT STAY ON LONGER THAN 30 SEC BEFO...

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP HAS BEEN GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR MANY YEARS. NOW, BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT AND I AM DRIVING WITH THE FOG LIGHTS ONLY? VERY DANGEROUS! IF TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND FIX! *TR

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE, ABS, AND VSC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES DRAGGED WITHOUT PRESSURE BEING APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECH...

Mileage: 185,000

THE HATCHBACK LIFT HAS DETERIORATED AND NO LONGER WORKS. THE TOYOTA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE QUOTED ME $570 TO REPLACE IT, STATING IT COULD POSE AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SAFETY ISSUE. NO DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED AND SINCE IT IS KEYLESS ... HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN? THE CLEAR COAT HAS DEGRADED ONLY ON THE PIE...

Mileage: 53,341

THE HATCHBACK LIFT HAS DETERIORATED AND NO LONGER WORKS. THE TOYOTA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE QUOTED ME $570 TO REPLACE IT, STATING IT COULD POSE AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SAFETY ISSUE. NO DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED AND SINCE IT IS KEYLESS ... HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN? THE CLEAR COAT HAS DEGRADED ONLY ON THE PIE...

Mileage: 53,341

WE HAVE TWO PRIUS CARS WITH SAME ISSUE - WHEN MAKING A TURN FROM A STOP AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY THE CAR JERKS AND HESITATE AS THE ANTI SLIP SYSTEM LIGHT FLASHES AND ENGAGES. YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE QUICKLY INTO TRAFFIC FROM A DEAD STOP MAKING A TURN AS THE CAR REFUSES, JERKS AND ACTS LIKE IT...

Mileage: 100

WE HAVE TWO PRIUS CARS WITH SAME ISSUE - WHEN MAKING A TURN FROM A STOP AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY THE CAR JERKS AND HESITATE AS THE ANTI SLIP SYSTEM LIGHT FLASHES AND ENGAGES. YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE QUICKLY INTO TRAFFIC FROM A DEAD STOP MAKING A TURN AS THE CAR REFUSES, JERKS AND ACTS LIKE IT...

Mileage: 100

WHEN MAKING A TURN FROM A STOP AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY THE CAR JERKS AND HESITATE AS THE ANTI SLIP SYSTEM LIGHT FLASHES AND ENGAGES. YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE QUICKLY INTO TRAFFIC FROM A DEAD STOP MAKING A TURN AS THE CAR REFUSES, JERKS AND ACTS LIKE IT WILL STALL. PAVEMENT IS DRY AND NO GRAV...

Mileage: 100

WHEN MAKING A TURN FROM A STOP AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY THE CAR JERKS AND HESITATE AS THE ANTI SLIP SYSTEM LIGHT FLASHES AND ENGAGES. YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE QUICKLY INTO TRAFFIC FROM A DEAD STOP MAKING A TURN AS THE CAR REFUSES, JERKS AND ACTS LIKE IT WILL STALL. PAVEMENT IS DRY AND NO GRAV...

Mileage: 100

HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT LIGHTS WENT OUT. VERY UNSAFE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS GO OFF SUDDENLY. SOMETIMES ONE OR THE OTHER, SOME TIMES BOTH. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

THE BLACK PART ON THE "TRUNK" WHICH YOU HAVE TO TOUCH TO OPEN THE HATCHBACK, STARTED MELTING THE FIRST SUMMER AFTER WE BOUGHT THE PRIUS. EVERY SUMMER SINCE IT DRIPS BLACK RUBBER, WHICH SMEARS ALL OVER YOUR HAND EVERY TIME YOU OPEN THE DOOR. IN THE WINTER, IT DOESN'T MELT, BUT THE TRUNK IS EXTREMELY...

Mileage: 3,000

WAS DRIVING IN THE DARK WITH MY BRIGHTS ON AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OFF. FLIPPED THE SWITCH AND THEY CAME BACK ON. 4/5 MINUTES LATER THEY WENT COMPLETELY OFF AGAIN AND I HAD TO SWITCH THEM IN THE DARK. THE BULBS ARE FINE. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN RANDOMLY GOING ON AND OFF AGAIN BUT WA...

Mileage: 67,201

REAR HATCH BUTTON RUBBER HAS MELTED. CAUSES ELECTRICAL HATCH OPENING MECHANISM TO FAIL COMPLETELY. RUBBER REMAINS STICKY IN HOT WEATHER, TRANSFERS TARRY RESIDUE TO FINGERS. IN COLD WEATHER BUTTON WILL NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE REAR HATCH IS NOT ACCESSIBLE. CAN NOT ACCESS SPARE TIRE. ...

Mileage: 90,000

REAR HATCH BUTTON RUBBER HAS MELTED. CAUSES ELECTRICAL HATCH OPENING MECHANISM TO FAIL COMPLETELY. RUBBER REMAINS STICKY IN HOT WEATHER, TRANSFERS TARRY RESIDUE TO FINGERS. IN COLD WEATHER BUTTON WILL NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE REAR HATCH IS NOT ACCESSIBLE. CAN NOT ACCESS SPARE TIRE. ...

Mileage: 90,000

AS OF 11/2014 THERE HAS BEEN A TOTAL OF 3 WHEEL BEARING ISSUES WITH MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE FIRST OCCURRED IN 2012(RIGHT REAR) AND THE OTHER TWO OCCURRED IN 2014(BOTH FRONT). THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN, SINCE IT CAN CAUSE THE WHEEL TO SEIZE AND CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DE...

Mileage: 70,000

THE HEADLIGHT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT COMES BACK ON WHEN I TURN THE HEADLIGHT OFF AND TURN THEM BACK ON AGAIN. THE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OFF AGAIN AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE HEADLIGHT MAY GO OFF MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN DRIVING. THIS IS A VERY LARGE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE HEADLIGHT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT COMES BACK ON WHEN I TURN THE HEADLIGHT OFF AND TURN THEM BACK ON AGAIN. THE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OFF AGAIN AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE HEADLIGHT MAY GO OFF MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN DRIVING. THIS IS A VERY LARGE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IT WILL GO OFF BY ITS SELF WITH OUT US KNOWING BUT WE COULD TURN LIGHTS OFF THEN TURN THEM BACK ON AND IT WILL STAY ON FOR AWHILE WE HAD TOYOTA REPLACE LIGHT LAST YEAR AND IT WAS FINE FOR APPROX. 6 MONTHS AND THEN STARTED DOIN SAME THING AGAIN FINAL...

Mileage: 60,000

THIS IS A REPORT OF PRODUCT FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT REFUSAL BY TOYOTA TO REPLACE FAILED PARTS POST 36 K MI. WARRANTY. THEY ARE A STEERING WHEEL COMPOUND DISINTERGRATION AND THE PREMATURE OXIDATION OF THE PLASTIC SPOILER PAINT ONLY W/O SIMILARLY OCCURING ON THE SHEETMETAL OF THE BODY.

THIS IS A REPORT OF PRODUCT FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT REFUSAL BY TOYOTA TO REPLACE FAILED PARTS POST 36 K MI. WARRANTY. THEY ARE A STEERING WHEEL COMPOUND DISINTERGRATION AND THE PREMATURE OXIDATION OF THE PLASTIC SPOILER PAINT ONLY W/O SIMILARLY OCCURING ON THE SHEETMETAL OF THE BODY.

I LEAVE MY HEADLIGHTS ON ALL OF THE TIME. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING MY PRIUS THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON AGAIN. SOMETIMES RESTARTING THE CAR WILL MAKE THE HEADLIGHT COME ON. ALSO THE HEADLIGHT SOMETIMES IS OFF WHEN T...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND SURGED FORWARD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A ROCKED LANDSCAPING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF ANY INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED OR IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WA...

Mileage: 85,000

THE FIRST TIME BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT, WE WERE TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-95 NEAR RICHMOND, VA. PRIOR TO THIS, WE THOUGHT THE LIGHTS HAD DIMMED A COUPLE TIMES, BUT WHEN WE CHECKED THEM, THEY WERE FINE. THERE IS NO MISTAKE WHEN YOU LOOSE BOTH HEADLIGHTS WHILE ON HIGH BEAM, THERE ARE NO FOG LIGHTS, SO IT GET...

Mileage: 161,000

THE FIRST TIME BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT, WE WERE TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-95 NEAR RICHMOND, VA. PRIOR TO THIS, WE THOUGHT THE LIGHTS HAD DIMMED A COUPLE TIMES, BUT WHEN WE CHECKED THEM, THEY WERE FINE. THERE IS NO MISTAKE WHEN YOU LOOSE BOTH HEADLIGHTS WHILE ON HIGH BEAM, THERE ARE NO FOG LIGHTS, SO IT GET...

Mileage: 161,000

DRIVING ON SB HWY 35 AT 74MPH, MASTER WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, NO ELECTRICAL OR ENGINE CONTROL. PULLED SAFELY TO SHOULDER OF ROAD. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. GOT OUT OF CAR, LOCKED CAR, UNLOCKED CAR (TOYOTA TECHNICIAN INSTRUCTIONS), THEN CAR RESTARTED. GOT CAR OFF THE ROAD, CONTA...

Mileage: 77,000

DRIVING ON SB HWY 35 AT 74MPH, MASTER WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, NO ELECTRICAL OR ENGINE CONTROL. PULLED SAFELY TO SHOULDER OF ROAD. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. GOT OUT OF CAR, LOCKED CAR, UNLOCKED CAR (TOYOTA TECHNICIAN INSTRUCTIONS), THEN CAR RESTARTED. GOT CAR OFF THE ROAD, CONTA...

Mileage: 77,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT QUIT WORKING. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND IT WAS WORKING FINE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY ADMITTED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT WAS GOING TO BE HANDLED UNDER RECALL. I ASKED THAT TH...

Mileage: 38,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE FREEWAY AND SUDDENLY I HEARD A LOUD CONTINUOUS BEEP NOISE WITH ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH WAS LIT. WHEN I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKE, THE BRAKE DID NOT RESPOND, I WAS GOING AT 30 MPH, SINCE THERE WAS TRAFFIC. I GOT PANIC AND TURNED THE STEERING TO THE RIGHT AND DROVE TO T...

Mileage: 105,327

MY TOYOTA PRIUS HAS HID HEADLIGHTS. BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. AT TIMES HOWEVER, BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING. THIS CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE LIGHTS WILL TYPICALLY COME BACK ON IF I TOGGLE THE LIGHTS OFF AND...

Mileage: 115,000

ON 10/7/14 I ARRIVED HOME AFTER WORK AND NOTICED MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. IT WAS DARK AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE LIGHT FAILED. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, I DID NOT NOTICE THE LIGHT FAILING, HOWEVER, I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, BASED ON THE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED (AND NOT ...

Mileage: 71,000

I HAVE RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT MY HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY. SOMETIMES THE LEFT IS OUT. SOMETIMES THE RIGHT. SOMETIMES NEITHER. IT IS VERY SCARY TO THINK ABOUT DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN I CANNOT BE CONFIDENT OF THE HEADLIGHTS. IN TRYING TO LEARN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM I DISCOVERED IT HAS BEE...

Mileage: 72,798

STARTING IN JUNE 2013 OUR PRIUS HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY AND UNPREDICTABLY GO OUT. IT'S DIFFICULT TO TELL AT TIMES BUT MOSTLY THIS OCCURRED ON THE LEFT HEADLIGHT. IN JANUARY 2014 THE PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING REGULARLY RATHER THAN SPORADICALLY SO I HAD BOTH HID LIGHTS REPLACED AT A COST OF $389...

Mileage: 41,400

WHILE IN THE LINE FOR A CAR WASH, I RELEASED THE BRAKE TO MOVE FORWARD. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKE TO STOP, THE PRIUS ACCELERATED CAUSING ME TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE. MY WIFE EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR INCIDENT WITH THE SAME PRIUS SEVERAL MONTHS LATER WHILE IN A PARKING LOT. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE AT A VERY SL...

Mileage: 65,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL AND RECOVER WHEN SWITCH IS CYCLED. CANNOT DRIVE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEAD LAMPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE M...

Mileage: 87,000

DRIVING 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 105K MILES ON THE FREEWAY. SUDDENLY, I SAW THE ABS,VCS AND BRAKE LIGHTS SHOWS UP ON THE DASHBOARD ALONG WITH A CONTINUOUS SCREECHING NOISE. I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP, I APPLIED THE BRAKE EVEN HARDER, STILL THE CAR DID NOT STOP BUT CONTINUOUS ...

Mileage: 105,326

DRIVING 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 105K MILES ON THE FREEWAY. SUDDENLY, I SAW THE ABS,VCS AND BRAKE LIGHTS SHOWS UP ON THE DASHBOARD ALONG WITH A CONTINUOUS SCREECHING NOISE. I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP, I APPLIED THE BRAKE EVEN HARDER, STILL THE CAR DID NOT STOP BUT CONTINUOUS ...

Mileage: 105,326

ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS REAR HATCH LIFTGATE, THE HANDLE HAS MELTED MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE IS THEN NO SAFE WAY TO REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE REAR. SINCE THE SPARE TIRE IS STORED IN THE HATCH, TOYOTA SHOULD REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS ...

Mileage: 82,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE HEADLIGHTS JUST GO OUT, AFTER FLIPPING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON, THEY COME BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

RUBBER LIKE MATERIAL THAT MADE THE HATCHBACK LATCH HAS MELTED TO THE PLASTIC/METAL. DIFFICULTY OPENING. ON SOME OCCASIONS, IT WILL NOT OPEN. WILL NOT OPEN IN EXTREME HEAT OR COLD WEATHER. ALL DOORS SHOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE EVEN THOUGH IT IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM. *TR

INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE. HEADLIGHTS - PASSENGER AND/OR DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. TURNING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURNING THEM BACK ON RESTORED THE LIGHT, HOWEVER, THE LIGHTS WILL AGAIN INTERMITTENTLY FAILED ON A LONGER/SHORTER TRIP, THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING REPEATEDLY AND I DON'T FEEL...

Mileage: 60,000

INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE. HEADLIGHTS - PASSENGER AND/OR DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. REPLACED HEADLIGHT BULBS (2X) - THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. TURNING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURNING THEM BACK ON RESTORES THE LIGHT, HOWEVER, THE LIGHTS WILL AGAIN INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. ON A LONGER ...

Mileage: 60,000

AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP DRIVING ALONG A SIDE STREET, I HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD WHILE BRAKING. THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING FOR ABOUT 1 AND 1/2 SECONDS WHILE THE VSC LIGHT WAS FLASHING. THEN THE BRAKES STARTED WORKING AGAIN AND I COULD STOP THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES SI...

Mileage: 134,000

AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP DRIVING ALONG A SIDE STREET, I HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD WHILE BRAKING. THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING FOR ABOUT 1 AND 1/2 SECONDS WHILE THE VSC LIGHT WAS FLASHING. THEN THE BRAKES STARTED WORKING AGAIN AND I COULD STOP THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES SI...

Mileage: 134,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE TIRES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHEN HAVING THE TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED, THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, A BAD ALIGNMENT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE TIRES TO BECOME DEFECTIVE. *JB

WELL DRIVING 65MPH ON FREEWAY BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. TURNING THEM OFF AND ON 2X WORKED. IT HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES WITHIN 20MIN. I STOPPED DRIVING AND HAVE NOT DROVE AT NIGHT SINCE. LUCKILY THERE WAS A CAR CLOSE BOTH TIMES. IT WAS DANGEROUS AND TERRIFYING. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ASAP. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

I AM A MECHANICAL PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER LICENSED IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. I WAS WITH AN INDIVIDUAL AT THE TIME THIS OCCURRED AS THEY ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE BACK HATCH. UPON TRYING TO LIFT THE TAIL GATE THE INDIVIDUAL HEARD THE CLICK AND THE SLIGHT RELEASE OF THE LOCK FOR THE TAIL GATE. THEY...

Mileage: 100,000

BLACK HANDLE ON HATCH STARTED MELTING. AFTER ONLY ABOUT 4 YEARS USE, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) OF MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS. IT DRIPS DOWN ON THE REAR BUMPER. I CAN BEST DESCRIBE IT AS BEING...

Mileage: 45,000

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT AND SOMETIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT RANDOMLY ON OUR 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THIS IS EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING! I HAVE LEARNED TO QUICKLY TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN RIGHT BACK ON. SOMETIMES THIS TAKES CARE OF THE PROBLEM, SOMETIMES FOR A SHORT WHILE, SOMETIMES LONGER. SOMETIMES I HA...

Mileage: 65,000

TRUNK HATCH RELEASE RUBBER PIECE STARTED GOING SOFT; IT IS NOW MELTED AND COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED INTO THE LATCH LOCKING MECHANISM. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

TRUNK HATCH RELEASE RUBBER PIECE STARTED GOING SOFT; IT IS NOW MELTED AND COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED INTO THE LATCH LOCKING MECHANISM. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

RIGHT HEAD LIGHT WOULD GO OFF ON IT'S OWN. LIGHT WAS REPLACED BY DEALER ABOUT A YEAR AGO. NOW BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 104,000

RIGHT HEAD LIGHT WOULD GO OFF ON IT'S OWN. LIGHT WAS REPLACED BY DEALER ABOUT A YEAR AGO. NOW BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 104,000

THE REAR HATCH RELEASE BUTTON/COVER HAS DISINTEGRATED INTO A MUSH OF BLACK GOOEY MATERIAL THAT TURNS MY HANDS BLACK. I HAVE READ THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE BUT THAT THERE HAS NOT YET BEEN A RECALL. IT DOESN'T SEEM REASONABLE THAT A 6 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD HAVE THIS HAPPENING TO MANY ...

Mileage: 75,000

BOTH OF MY CARS HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND FOR NO REASON (THE BULBS AND BALLASTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ARE IN WORKING ORDER). I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT (INTERSTATE 70MPH) AND OCCASIONALLY BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL JUST TURN OFF. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN IN A WRECK MULTIPLE TIMES D...

Mileage: 101,000

BOTH OF MY CARS HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND FOR NO REASON (THE BULBS AND BALLASTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ARE IN WORKING ORDER). I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT (INTERSTATE 70MPH) AND OCCASIONALLY BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL JUST TURN OFF. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN IN A WRECK MULTIPLE TIMES D...

Mileage: 101,000

BOTH OF MY CARS HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND FOR NO REASON (THE BULBS AND BALLASTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ARE IN WORKING ORDER). I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT (INTERSTATE 70MPH) AND OCCASIONALLY BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL JUST TURN OFF. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN IN A WRECK MULTIPLE TIMES D...

Mileage: 101,000

ON THE HATCH, THE EXTERIOR SWITCH TO OPEN THE HATCH IS COVERED BY A RUBBER SEAL TO PREVENT MOISTURE. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME (AND APPARENTLY HUNDREDS OF OTHER CONSUMERS I'VE SPOKEN TO ONLINE), THE RUBBER EVENTUALLY DISSOLVES AND DESTROYS THE SWITCHING MECHANISM, LEADING TO AN INABILITY TO OPEN THE TRUN...

Mileage: 125,000

ON THE HATCH, THE EXTERIOR SWITCH TO OPEN THE HATCH IS COVERED BY A RUBBER SEAL TO PREVENT MOISTURE. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME (AND APPARENTLY HUNDREDS OF OTHER CONSUMERS I'VE SPOKEN TO ONLINE), THE RUBBER EVENTUALLY DISSOLVES AND DESTROYS THE SWITCHING MECHANISM, LEADING TO AN INABILITY TO OPEN THE TRUN...

Mileage: 125,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 PRIUS ON HIGHWAY AND WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. IN 2 MINUTES ALL POWER GONE AND I HAVE HAD TO TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID, WATER PUMP FAILED AND BECAUSE OF THAT HYBRID INVERTER FRIED. CAR WAS OUT OF GUARANTY AND THERE WAS NO RECALL ABOUT WATER PUMP. I PAID NEARLY $5.000.00 FOR W...

Mileage: 126,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 PRIUS ON HIGHWAY AND WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. IN 2 MINUTES ALL POWER GONE AND I HAVE HAD TO TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID, WATER PUMP FAILED AND BECAUSE OF THAT HYBRID INVERTER FRIED. CAR WAS OUT OF GUARANTY AND THERE WAS NO RECALL ABOUT WATER PUMP. I PAID NEARLY $5.000.00 FOR W...

Mileage: 126,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 PRIUS ON HIGHWAY AND WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. IN 2 MINUTES ALL POWER GONE AND I HAVE HAD TO TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID, WATER PUMP FAILED AND BECAUSE OF THAT HYBRID INVERTER FRIED. CAR WAS OUT OF GUARANTY AND THERE WAS NO RECALL ABOUT WATER PUMP. I PAID NEARLY $5.000.00 FOR W...

Mileage: 126,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT HID HEADLIGHT WENT OFF. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON ALLOWED THE LEFT HEADLIGHT TO COME BACK ON. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED OVER A SEVERAL WEEK PERIOD. HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION IS SUDDENLY CUT IN HALF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY RECALL ITEM TO ME. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNT BECAME LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 115,000

THIS CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. THE CAR WAS TOTALED.......UPDATED 08/14/14 *BF

Mileage: 120,000

GEAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT USE OF GEAR SHIFT CONTROL. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND WASN'T ABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. KEPT GOING BACK TO NEUTRAL. PARK ALSO WASN'T WORKING. POWERED CAR OFF WHICH DID PUT IN PARK. RESTARTED AND DROVE HOME WITHOUT ISSUE. TRIED TO RECREATE AT HOME AND SAME ...

Mileage: 50,050

GEAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT USE OF GEAR SHIFT CONTROL. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND WASN'T ABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. KEPT GOING BACK TO NEUTRAL. PARK ALSO WASN'T WORKING. POWERED CAR OFF WHICH DID PUT IN PARK. RESTARTED AND DROVE HOME WITHOUT ISSUE. TRIED TO RECREATE AT HOME AND SAME ...

Mileage: 50,050

GEAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT USE OF GEAR SHIFT CONTROL. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND WASN'T ABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. KEPT GOING BACK TO NEUTRAL. PARK ALSO WASN'T WORKING. POWERED CAR OFF WHICH DID PUT IN PARK. RESTARTED AND DROVE HOME WITHOUT ISSUE. TRIED TO RECREATE AT HOME AND SAME ...

Mileage: 50,050

1 - AFTER BEING PARKED THE CAR WILL GO INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE, BUT WHEN YOU LET OFF OF THE BRAKE, IT WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL. 2 - IF LEFT RUNNING IN PARK, THE CAR WILL GO OUT OF PARK AND GO INTO NEUTRAL. THIS WILL ALLOW THE CAR TO ROLL, IF IT IS NOT ON EXACTLY FLAT LEVEL GROUND. 3 - WHILE DRIVING, TH...

Mileage: 116,123

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT INTERMITTENTLY THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A LEAKING ABS ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ...

Mileage: 100,000

STEERING WHEEL SEEMED TO LOCK, CAUSING ME TO NEARLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 56,900

THE LATCH HANDLE ON THE HATCHBACK HAS "MELTED" FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD. THE HANDLE HAS BECOME GOOEY AND LEAVES A BLACK RESIDUE ON MY FINGERS EVERY TIME I OPEN THE HATCHBACK. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, THE HANDLE IS HARDER TO USE, MAKING IT MORE TRYING TO OPEN THE TRUNK. *TR

THE LATCH HANDLE ON THE HATCHBACK HAS "MELTED" FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD. THE HANDLE HAS BECOME GOOEY AND LEAVES A BLACK RESIDUE ON MY FINGERS EVERY TIME I OPEN THE HATCHBACK. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, THE HANDLE IS HARDER TO USE, MAKING IT MORE TRYING TO OPEN THE TRUNK. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED . DRIVERS RIGHT HEADLIGHT FAILS MOSTLY, BUT LEFT HEADLIGHT FAILS ABOUT 33% OF THE TIME. I HAVE LOST BOTH HEADLIGHTS AFTER A WHILE AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT! WE HAVE HAD TO STOP DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT STAY ON PAST 5 MINS. I HAVE LOOKED I...

Mileage: 60,000

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED . DRIVERS RIGHT HEADLIGHT FAILS MOSTLY, BUT LEFT HEADLIGHT FAILS ABOUT 33% OF THE TIME. I HAVE LOST BOTH HEADLIGHTS AFTER A WHILE AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT! WE HAVE HAD TO STOP DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT STAY ON PAST 5 MINS. I HAVE LOOKED I...

Mileage: 60,000

THE LIFTGATE GLASS RELEASE SWITCH COVER HAS TURNED INTO A BLACK BLOB AND MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET INTO THE TRUNK TO ACCESS THE SPARE TIRE AND ANY SAFETY EQUIPMENT ON BOARD. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY 2007-2008 PRIUS OWNERS. *TR

THE BACK LATCH OF MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS DEGRADED ("MELTED" ALMOST). IT NO LONGER FUNCTIONS PROPERLY, AND I AM UNABLE TO OPEN THE BACK HATCH DOOR EASILY. SOMETIMES IT REQUIRES CONSIDERABLE EFFORT AND PERSEVERANCE TO GET IT OPEN. I AM CONCERNED THAT IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, I WILL NOT BE ABLE T...

Mileage: 70,000

THE BACK LATCH OF MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS DEGRADED ("MELTED" ALMOST). IT NO LONGER FUNCTIONS PROPERLY, AND I AM UNABLE TO OPEN THE BACK HATCH DOOR EASILY. SOMETIMES IT REQUIRES CONSIDERABLE EFFORT AND PERSEVERANCE TO GET IT OPEN. I AM CONCERNED THAT IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, I WILL NOT BE ABLE T...

Mileage: 70,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ALL THE DASH BOARD WARNING LIGHTS SET OFF AT THE SAME TIME DUE TO THE INVERTER PUMP FAILING. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND AND A SUDDEN DECREASE IN POWER. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE INVERTER PUMP FAILI...

HID HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED TWICE ON DRIVER SIDE AND TWICE ON PASSENGER SIDE. WE CONTINUE TO REPLACE THE BULBS AND THEY CONTINUE TO FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 65,107

MY HUSBAND WAS T-BONED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF OUR 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS BY A SUV GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THANKFULLY THE IMPACT WAS NEAR THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE INSTEAD OF DIRECTLY ON THE DOOR. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WAS IMPACTED AND MY HUSBAND HAD TO WAIT FOR THE FIRE DEP...

Mileage: 80,000

ON MAY 25, 2014, I WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS WAS OUT. UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER TOYOTA PRIUS OWNERS HAD THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM, AND THAT FOLLOWING A CLASS ACTION SUIT, TOYOTA AGREED TO REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR REPAIR OF THE FAULTY PARTS, BUT ONLY UP TO 5 YRS/50K...

Mileage: 34,909

THE DASHBOARD LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON AND I COULD NOT READ MILEAGE OR HOW FAST I WAS GOING. EVENTUALLY, CAR SHUTS DOWN IN MOTION. TOOK IT TO KEYES TOYOTA IN VAN NUYS, CA. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS A DEFECT AND RECALL AND WOULD FIX IT AFTER A FEW DAYS THEY ARE TELLING ME I HAVE TO SPEND ABOUT $4000 ...

Mileage: 249,000

ON THIS DATE WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE 5 NEAR LOS ANGELES MY PRIUS MADE A LOUD NOISE AND STARTED SHUTTING DOWN AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FAR LEFT LANE. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN AND THE VSC ICON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ICON BECAME VISIBLE, HOWEVER THE ODOMETER WAS BLANK AND I CO...

Mileage: 196,484

ON THIS DATE WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE 5 NEAR LOS ANGELES MY PRIUS MADE A LOUD NOISE AND STARTED SHUTTING DOWN AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FAR LEFT LANE. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN AND THE VSC ICON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ICON BECAME VISIBLE, HOWEVER THE ODOMETER WAS BLANK AND I CO...

Mileage: 196,484

RIGHT HEADLIGHT CONTINUES TO GO OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR NOW AND GOT PULLED OVER LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND GOT A WARNING TICKET FOR HEADLIGHT BEING OUT. WHEN SHE GOT HOME SHE NOTICED IT OUT. SHE STOPPED THE ENGINE THEN RESTARTED AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. HER FRIE...

Mileage: 103,565

THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE REPEATEDLY BURNED OUT SINCE THE CAR WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE DON'T JUST SLOWLY DIM LIKE OTHER HEADLIGHTS. THEY GO COMPLETELY OUT OF A SUDDEN. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE HEADLIGHTS FIVE TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SHIFT FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT REPLACING THE SHIFT...

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SHIFT FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT REPLACING THE SHIFT...

Mileage: 112,000

SINCE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING A NEW 2008 PRIUS I HAVE HAD ISSUES W/ 1 HEADLIGHT GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. IF I PULL OVER, SHUT THE CAR OFF & RESTART IT, THE LIGHT USUALLY COMES BACK ON. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO DO THIS SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE LIGHT BACK ON.THE PROBLEM HAS ESCALATED TO BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO...

Mileage: 176,037

MY 2008 PRIUS WON'T STAY IN GEARS OCCASIONALLY GEAR JUMPED BACK FROM D TO N MODE. FORTUNATELY, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHEN I DROVE 70 MILES PER HOUR. I WENT TO TOYOTA CENTER AND THEY SAID I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE SHIFT LEVER. I DON'T KNOW WHY I SHOULD PAY FOR IT, IT IS A DEFECT OF THIS CAR, NOT BECAUSE HOW I...

Mileage: 135,000

MY 2008 PRIUS WON'T STAY IN GEARS OCCASIONALLY GEAR JUMPED BACK FROM D TO N MODE. FORTUNATELY, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHEN I DROVE 70 MILES PER HOUR. I WENT TO TOYOTA CENTER AND THEY SAID I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE SHIFT LEVER. I DON'T KNOW WHY I SHOULD PAY FOR IT, IT IS A DEFECT OF THIS CAR, NOT BECAUSE HOW I...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO BY A DUMP TRUCK ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AN...

Mileage: 147,000

I WAS LEAVING A STORE PARKING LOT WHEN THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED AND TOLD ME MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. IT WAS GETTING DARK SO I HAD TO POSTPONE MY PLANS AND GO STRAIGHT HOME. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME THE HEADLIGHTS WERE BOTH ON, BUT THEN ON PARKING IN THE GARAGE I NOTICED THE PASSENGE...

Mileage: 81,600

I WAS LEAVING A STORE PARKING LOT WHEN THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED AND TOLD ME MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. IT WAS GETTING DARK SO I HAD TO POSTPONE MY PLANS AND GO STRAIGHT HOME. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME THE HEADLIGHTS WERE BOTH ON, BUT THEN ON PARKING IN THE GARAGE I NOTICED THE PASSENGE...

Mileage: 81,600

HEADLIGHT WILL GO OFF WHEN DRIVING, SOMETIMES ONE ONLY. THEN THE OTHER. THERE IS NO SET PATTERN. HEADLIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON WHEN THE ON/OFF SWITCH IS TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON, THEN WILL GO OFF AGAIN. THREE OEM BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN ONE AND A HALF YEARS. I UNDERSTAND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ...

Mileage: 92,000

HEADLIGHT WILL GO OFF WHEN DRIVING, SOMETIMES ONE ONLY. THEN THE OTHER. THERE IS NO SET PATTERN. HEADLIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON WHEN THE ON/OFF SWITCH IS TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON, THEN WILL GO OFF AGAIN. THREE OEM BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN ONE AND A HALF YEARS. I UNDERSTAND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ...

Mileage: 92,000

ON 09/01/10, WE TOOK OUR 2008 PRIUS IN BECAUSE THERE WERE TWO TIMES THE CAR DIDN'T STOP WHEN WE USED THE BRAKES. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER, THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. IT WAS SCARY AND I FEARED AN ACCIDENT. AFTER THEY WORKED ON THE CAR, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE FLOOR MATS THAT INTERFE...

Mileage: 55,960

ON 09/01/10, WE TOOK OUR 2008 PRIUS IN BECAUSE THERE WERE TWO TIMES THE CAR DIDN'T STOP WHEN WE USED THE BRAKES. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER, THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. IT WAS SCARY AND I FEARED AN ACCIDENT. AFTER THEY WORKED ON THE CAR, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE FLOOR MATS THAT INTERFE...

Mileage: 55,960

ON 09/01/10, WE TOOK OUR 2008 PRIUS IN BECAUSE THERE WERE TWO TIMES THE CAR DIDN'T STOP WHEN WE USED THE BRAKES. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER, THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. IT WAS SCARY AND I FEARED AN ACCIDENT. AFTER THEY WORKED ON THE CAR, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE FLOOR MATS THAT INTERFE...

Mileage: 55,960

ON 09/01/10, WE TOOK OUR 2008 PRIUS IN BECAUSE THERE WERE TWO TIMES THE CAR DIDN'T STOP WHEN WE USED THE BRAKES. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER, THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. IT WAS SCARY AND I FEARED AN ACCIDENT. AFTER THEY WORKED ON THE CAR, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE FLOOR MATS THAT INTERFE...

Mileage: 55,960

ON 09/01/10, WE TOOK OUR 2008 PRIUS IN BECAUSE THERE WERE TWO TIMES THE CAR DIDN'T STOP WHEN WE USED THE BRAKES. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER, THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. IT WAS SCARY AND I FEARED AN ACCIDENT. AFTER THEY WORKED ON THE CAR, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE FLOOR MATS THAT INTERFE...

Mileage: 55,960

ON 09/01/10, WE TOOK OUR 2008 PRIUS IN BECAUSE THERE WERE TWO TIMES THE CAR DIDN'T STOP WHEN WE USED THE BRAKES. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER, THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. IT WAS SCARY AND I FEARED AN ACCIDENT. AFTER THEY WORKED ON THE CAR, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE FLOOR MATS THAT INTERFE...

Mileage: 55,960

ON 09/01/10, WE TOOK OUR 2008 PRIUS IN BECAUSE THERE WERE TWO TIMES THE CAR DIDN'T STOP WHEN WE USED THE BRAKES. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER, THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. IT WAS SCARY AND I FEARED AN ACCIDENT. AFTER THEY WORKED ON THE CAR, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE FLOOR MATS THAT INTERFE...

Mileage: 55,960

ON 09/01/10, WE TOOK OUR 2008 PRIUS IN BECAUSE THERE WERE TWO TIMES THE CAR DIDN'T STOP WHEN WE USED THE BRAKES. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER, THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. IT WAS SCARY AND I FEARED AN ACCIDENT. AFTER THEY WORKED ON THE CAR, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE FLOOR MATS THAT INTERFE...

Mileage: 55,960

WE HAVE HAD TWO CATASTROPHIC FAILURES OF CONTINENTAL PRO CONTACT TIRES (195/55-16) - ONE ON 12/11/2012 (RIGHT FRONT) AND ONE ON 04/24/2014 (LEFT FRONT). BOTH TIRES HAD BEEN IN SERVICE LESS THAN 5,000 MILES, WERE CORRECTLY INFLATED AND IN NO WAY MISUSED. NO ROAD OBSTACLE HAS HIT - THE TIRES SIMPLY DI...

Mileage: 43,170

WE HAVE HAD TWO CATASTROPHIC FAILURES OF CONTINENTAL PRO CONTACT TIRES (195/55-16) - ONE ON 12/11/2012 (RIGHT FRONT) AND ONE ON 04/24/2014 (LEFT FRONT). BOTH TIRES HAD BEEN IN SERVICE LESS THAN 5,000 MILES, WERE CORRECTLY INFLATED AND IN NO WAY MISUSED. NO ROAD OBSTACLE HAS HIT - THE TIRES SIMPLY DI...

Mileage: 43,170

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE HID LEFT HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY WENT OUT. WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK, I HAD TO TURN OFF MY HEADLIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON. WHEN I DID THIS, BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF AN HOUR. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE HEAD LIGHT BACK ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED ...

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHT BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 50,000

EVERY FEW WEEKS (EVEN SEVERAL TIMES IN THE SAME WEEK), THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ON THE CAR GO COMPLETELY DARK, WITHOUT WARNING (NO, THE DIMMER SWITCH IS NOT TURNED TO "LOW" OR "OFF"-- THAT IS THE FIRST THING WE TRIED). SIMULTANEOUSLY, OR SOMETIMES AT DIFFERENT TIMES, THE CAR REFUSES TO TURN OFF, EVEN W...

EVERY FEW WEEKS (EVEN SEVERAL TIMES IN THE SAME WEEK), THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ON THE CAR GO COMPLETELY DARK, WITHOUT WARNING (NO, THE DIMMER SWITCH IS NOT TURNED TO "LOW" OR "OFF"-- THAT IS THE FIRST THING WE TRIED). SIMULTANEOUSLY, OR SOMETIMES AT DIFFERENT TIMES, THE CAR REFUSES TO TURN OFF, EVEN W...

EVERY FEW WEEKS (EVEN SEVERAL TIMES IN THE SAME WEEK), THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ON THE CAR GO COMPLETELY DARK, WITHOUT WARNING (NO, THE DIMMER SWITCH IS NOT TURNED TO "LOW" OR "OFF"-- THAT IS THE FIRST THING WE TRIED). SIMULTANEOUSLY, OR SOMETIMES AT DIFFERENT TIMES, THE CAR REFUSES TO TURN OFF, EVEN W...

IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED TWO TIMES WITHIN A MONTH. IN ONE CASE, I WAS TURNING LEFT TO TAKE A RAMP WITH A VERY LOW SPEED AROUND 5 MPH. EVEN THOUGH SOME PARTS OF THE ROAD WAS ICY, BUT THE CAR DIDN'T SLIP. IT WAS EXACTLY A SEVERAL SUDDEN PUSHES, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE ONLY. I WA...

Mileage: 78,000

IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED TWO TIMES WITHIN A MONTH. IN ONE CASE, I WAS TURNING LEFT TO TAKE A RAMP WITH A VERY LOW SPEED AROUND 5 MPH. EVEN THOUGH SOME PARTS OF THE ROAD WAS ICY, BUT THE CAR DIDN'T SLIP. IT WAS EXACTLY A SEVERAL SUDDEN PUSHES, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE ONLY. I WA...

Mileage: 78,000

IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED TWO TIMES WITHIN A MONTH. IN ONE CASE, I WAS TURNING LEFT TO TAKE A RAMP WITH A VERY LOW SPEED AROUND 5 MPH. EVEN THOUGH SOME PARTS OF THE ROAD WAS ICY, BUT THE CAR DIDN'T SLIP. IT WAS EXACTLY A SEVERAL SUDDEN PUSHES, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE ONLY. I WA...

Mileage: 78,000

I PURCHASED MY PRIUS NEW. I HAVE HAD A CHRONIC & CONSTANT ISSUE WITH MY HEAD LIGHTS & TAIL LIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE CHECKED BY MECHANICS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A "TOYOTA ELECTRICAL ISSUE". THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BULBS OR COMPONENTS THAT CAN BE FOUND BY MECHANIC...

I PURCHASED MY PRIUS NEW. I HAVE HAD A CHRONIC & CONSTANT ISSUE WITH MY HEAD LIGHTS & TAIL LIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE CHECKED BY MECHANICS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A "TOYOTA ELECTRICAL ISSUE". THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BULBS OR COMPONENTS THAT CAN BE FOUND BY MECHANIC...

PURCHASED CAR USED. I NOTICED IMMEDIATELY THAT THE RIGHT LIGHT WAS FLICKERING. IN A FEW DAYS, IT STARTED GOING OUT. CAME BACK ON LATER, THEN WENT OUT AGAIN BACK AND FORTH. AFTER HAVING BULB REPLACED, WITH IN 2 DAYS, IT DID THE SAME THING. LEFT HID LIGHT IS NOW DOING THE SAME FLICKERING, THOUGH N...

Mileage: 106,000

CAR LOSES BRAKING ABLITIES WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN OR SLIPPERY TERRAIN. THE ABS INITIATES BUT THEN STOPS. THE ABS LIGHT CAN BE SEEN ON THE DASH (NORMAL). THIS ACTION IS VERY FRIGHTENING. THE STOPPING DISTANCES HAVE LEFT ROOM FOR ERROR, SO NO ACCIDENTS YET.

Mileage: 107,694

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE ELECTRICAL FUEL PUMP THAT IS ALREADY BEING RECALLED. I HAD MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME AND THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRIC WATER PUMP, THE WATER PUMP, AND THE BATTERY. MY INVOICE CAME OUT TO $1213. I SENT ...

Mileage: 74,659

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE ELECTRICAL FUEL PUMP THAT IS ALREADY BEING RECALLED. I HAD MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME AND THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRIC WATER PUMP, THE WATER PUMP, AND THE BATTERY. MY INVOICE CAME OUT TO $1213. I SENT ...

Mileage: 74,659

THERE IS A LEAK INSIDE THE 12V BATTERY COMPARTMENT THAT HOUSES THE BATTERY AND THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROLLER. THE CAR'S HATCH LEAKS WATER IN FROM RAIN AND CAR WASHES AND IT COLLECTS AROUND THE 12V BATTERY. IN THIS PRIUS, THIS AREA HAS THE BATTERY, ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROLLER, AND FURTHER BACK IS...

Mileage: 127,000

THERE IS A LEAK INSIDE THE 12V BATTERY COMPARTMENT THAT HOUSES THE BATTERY AND THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROLLER. THE CAR'S HATCH LEAKS WATER IN FROM RAIN AND CAR WASHES AND IT COLLECTS AROUND THE 12V BATTERY. IN THIS PRIUS, THIS AREA HAS THE BATTERY, ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROLLER, AND FURTHER BACK IS...

Mileage: 127,000

WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE DASH LIGHTS DIDN'T COME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. DOESN'T REALLY SOUND LIKE A BIG DEAL UNTIL YOU REALIZE YOU DON'T KNOW HOW FAST YOU'RE DRIVING, DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE - NOT TO MENTION, IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG WITH THE CAR WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING THE WARNING ...

Mileage: 34,000

THE HID HEADLAMPS ON THIS VEHICLE WERE PART OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT SEVERAL YEARS AGO ALLEGING THE LAMPS FAILED PREMATURELY. TOYOTA SETTLED THE SUIT BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND EXTENDING THE WARRANTY TO 5 YEARS OR 50,000 MILES. I WAS FORCED TO HAVE BOTH HEADLAMPS REPLACED RIGHT AT 50,0...

Mileage: 97,450

WHEN I WAS ON THE FREEWAY, ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS JUST WENT OUT. I HAD THE SAME EXACT HEADLIGHT REPLACED ONLY ONE YEAR AGO. A FEW DAYS LATER, BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY WOULD FLICKER AND THEN JUST GO OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. IF I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF WHI...

Mileage: 118,000

WHEN I WAS ON THE FREEWAY, ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS JUST WENT OUT. I HAD THE SAME EXACT HEADLIGHT REPLACED ONLY ONE YEAR AGO. A FEW DAYS LATER, BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY WOULD FLICKER AND THEN JUST GO OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. IF I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF WHI...

Mileage: 118,000

THE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF SUDDENLY. MOST OF THE TIME IT IS THE LEFT HEAD LIGHT AND SOME TIME RIGHT HEAD LIGHT.THE HEAD LIGHT COMES BACK ON AFTER TURNING OFF AND ON. IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LIGHT WENT OUT AT NIGHT. MECHANIC FIND NO PROBLEM. HWEVER, THE HEAD LIGHT CUTS OFF SUDDENLY. ...

Mileage: 125,899

THE EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION. THEY TURN OFF RANDOMLY, AND YOU MUCH SWITCH THEM ON AND OFF AGAIN TO GET THEM TO CONTINUE TO WORK. THEY AT TIMES MALFUNCTION AT THE SAME TIME, AND THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT BULB IS ASTRONOMICAL AT APPROX. $200 PER BULB. MALFUNCTION CONTINUES TO HAPP...

Mileage: 107,000

ON OCCASION THE VEHICLE WILL POP OUT OF D OR WILL HAVE A PROBLEM GETTING INTO D. THIS DAY I PARKED, LEFT THE VEHICLE RUNNING (ON) SINCE IT WAS COLD IN BOSTON AND MY WIFE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. EXISTED THE CAR, RETRIEVED A PACKAGE I WAS DELIVERING FROM THE BACK SEAT AND LEFT. ABOUT 5 MIN ...

Mileage: 36,318

ON OCCASION THE VEHICLE WILL POP OUT OF D OR WILL HAVE A PROBLEM GETTING INTO D. THIS DAY I PARKED, LEFT THE VEHICLE RUNNING (ON) SINCE IT WAS COLD IN BOSTON AND MY WIFE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. EXISTED THE CAR, RETRIEVED A PACKAGE I WAS DELIVERING FROM THE BACK SEAT AND LEFT. ABOUT 5 MIN ...

Mileage: 36,318

DRIVER OF 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN DRIVER WAS STRUCK ON LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL, HIT BLACK ICE AND STRUCK A CURB THEN A TREE. AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND DRIVER COLLIDED WITH AIRBAG AND THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT KEEP DRIVER IN PLACE AND DRIVER STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS HEA...

Mileage: 54,000

WAS DRIVING TO NOVA SCOTIA 10/18/13. STOPPED FOR COFFEE AFTER 2 HRS OF DRIVING. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. RETURNING TO MAINE10/20/2013 WAS PASSING A TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK WITH ANOTHER TRAILER TRUCK PASSING BEHIND ME AS WELL. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AT ANY TIME DURING THE TRIP. SUDDENLY,ALL TH...

Mileage: 79,000

WAS DRIVING TO NOVA SCOTIA 10/18/13. STOPPED FOR COFFEE AFTER 2 HRS OF DRIVING. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. RETURNING TO MAINE10/20/2013 WAS PASSING A TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK WITH ANOTHER TRAILER TRUCK PASSING BEHIND ME AS WELL. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AT ANY TIME DURING THE TRIP. SUDDENLY,ALL TH...

Mileage: 79,000

MY BROTHER WAS KILLED IN A CAR WRECK ON 1/14/2014 AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE ARTICLE OF WHAT HAPPENED. NOT ONE AIRBAG WENT OFF DURING THIS WRECK. THERE IS VIDEO AND PICTURES OF THE SEVERITY OF THE WRECK. 54-YEAR-OLD [XXX] WAS KILLED IN A THREE-VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-75 TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 14...

Mileage: 187,411

MY BROTHER WAS KILLED IN A CAR WRECK ON 1/14/2014 AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE ARTICLE OF WHAT HAPPENED. NOT ONE AIRBAG WENT OFF DURING THIS WRECK. THERE IS VIDEO AND PICTURES OF THE SEVERITY OF THE WRECK. 54-YEAR-OLD [XXX] WAS KILLED IN A THREE-VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-75 TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 14...

Mileage: 187,411

ALTHOUGH THE INVESTIGATION OF HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE ON 2006-09 ON THE TOYOTA PRIUS WAS CLOSED IN 2009, I WANTED TO ADD MY COMPLAINT TO YOUR FILE. I JUST PAID TO REPLACE MY DRIVERS' SIDE HEADLIGHT FOR THE THIRD TIME. IT WAS REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY, COMPED A SECOND TIME BY THE DEALER AND NOW I H...

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT AT APPROX. 70 MPH AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. I THEN SLOWED DOWN AND SHUT THE HEADLIGHTS OFF MANUALLY AND THEN TURNED THEM BACK ON. BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON AND WORKED PROPERLY. WITHIN THAT WEEK I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A SHOP AND HAD HIM REPLACE BOTH HEADLIG...

Mileage: 70,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT AT APPROX. 70 MPH AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. I THEN SLOWED DOWN AND SHUT THE HEADLIGHTS OFF MANUALLY AND THEN TURNED THEM BACK ON. BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON AND WORKED PROPERLY. WITHIN THAT WEEK I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A SHOP AND HAD HIM REPLACE BOTH HEADLIG...

Mileage: 70,000

TOYOTA PRIUS (2008) HATCH RELEASE RUBBER COVER PIECE DETACHED AND TORE APART. NOTE THAT MY RX300 SELECTION OF MAKE/PART NUMBER IS BOGUS, AS I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHO MADE THIS RUBBER COMPONENT. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS (2008) HATCH RELEASE RUBBER COVER PIECE DETACHED AND TORE APART. NOTE THAT MY RX300 SELECTION OF MAKE/PART NUMBER IS BOGUS, AS I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHO MADE THIS RUBBER COMPONENT. *TR

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED IN ACCIDENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO NEED TO KEEP SENDING RECALL LETTERS, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED IN AN ACCIDENT IN DECEMBER 2011. THE CONSUMER STATED HE STRUCK THE CENTER GUARDRAIL, DURING A WINTER STO...

CPCS:I1410421A. 2008 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. 2008 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

ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. USUALLY COME BACK ON WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED OFF, THEN ON. MAY HAPPEN REPEATEDLY. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE CAR AND ENGAGE THE BRAKES OVER AN UNEVEN, BUMPY, OR SLICK SURFACE, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES. WHEN IT ENGAGES THE CAR NO LONGER SLOWS DOWN, IT IS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY GONE FOR 1-2 SECONDS UNTIL THE BRAKES RE-ENGAGE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE INCIDENTS OF ALMOS...

Mileage: 129,325

THE LIGHTS JUST TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES. ONE WILL GO OUT, THEN THE OTHER. MANY TIMES BOTH WILL GO OUT AT HE SAME TIME IT IS REALLY SCARY. THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND IT STILL HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

DRIVING DOWN 4 LANE, UNDIVIDED HIGHWAY AT NIGHT AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT DARK. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

REAR HATCH SWITCH MELTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR $290.62. THIS IS A TOYOTA PROBLEM WHICH THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE. *TR

MY HEAD LIGHTS WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. I'VE HAD TO CLICK THEM OFF AND ON AGAIN, BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING AND IS QUITE SCARY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. SINCE I WORK UNTIL 10:00PM EVERY NIGHT, I AM CONSTANTLY DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAVE ALSO BEEN STOPPED BY OUR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT AND...

Mileage: 57,000

PULLING AWAY FROM HOME AFTER STARTING CAR, I NOTICED DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE OUT, NO SPEEDOMETER, ETC. ALTHOUGH BLINKER LIGHTS WORKED. LATER, BACKING UP, I NOTICED THE CAMERA IMAGE DID NOT WORK. BIG PROBLEM WAS WHEN I GOT TO WORK AND CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I TRIED FOR 20 MINUTES INCLUDING THAT I M...

Mileage: 56,300

PULLING AWAY FROM HOME AFTER STARTING CAR, I NOTICED DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE OUT, NO SPEEDOMETER, ETC. ALTHOUGH BLINKER LIGHTS WORKED. LATER, BACKING UP, I NOTICED THE CAMERA IMAGE DID NOT WORK. BIG PROBLEM WAS WHEN I GOT TO WORK AND CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I TRIED FOR 20 MINUTES INCLUDING THAT I M...

Mileage: 56,300

IN JULY OF 2013, WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I BOUGHT A NEW HEADLIGHT HID BULB AND HAD IT INSTALLED A FEW DAYS LATER. IN DECEMBER OF 2013 THE LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY BY TOGGLING THE ON/OFF SWITCH. THE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON FOR 1-2 MINUT...

Mileage: 55,000

HEAD LIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING USUALLY ON PASSENGER SIDE I TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON AND THEY WORK THEN IT MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN AGAIN SOME TIMES IT IS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AS WELL GETTING WORSE TAKEN IT BY DEALER SHIP THEY SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S CAUSING IT YET THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH T...

Mileage: 58,000

LEFT HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. I CAN TURN HEAD LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND IT STARTS WORKING AGAIN. THE DEALER SAYS I NEED A NEW BULB AT THE RATE OF $330.00 DOLLARS PLUS TAX AND $50.00 TO INSTALL. I ASKED IF IT WAS GUARANTEED THEY SAID NO ONCE IT IS INSTALLED THERE IS NO GUARANTEE. I WAS BOR...

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE HEADLIGHT GO OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE ALREADY FILLED ONE COMPLAINT. I THOUGHT I HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM WHEN I REPLACED MY HEADLIGHTS BUT THAT ONLY WORKED FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND THE SAME THING STARTED TO HAPPEN AGAIN, NOW I CANT DRIVE AT NIGH...

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE HEADLIGHT GO OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE ALREADY FILLED ONE COMPLAINT. I THOUGHT I HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM WHEN I REPLACED MY HEADLIGHTS BUT THAT ONLY WORKED FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND THE SAME THING STARTED TO HAPPEN AGAIN, NOW I CANT DRIVE AT NIGH...

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT WHEN BOTH MY HEADLIGHTS ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS SUDDENLY COMPLETELY WENT OFF FOR NO REASON. I HAD AN ISSUE A FEW WEEKS BEFORE, AND HAD NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES THE FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT WOULD JUST BLINK OFF, AND A FRIEND OF MINE HAD POINTED OUT THAT I HAD A HEADLIGHT OUT. BUT ...

Mileage: 60,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WE REPLACED THE BULB, BUT WE ARE STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 70MPH ON SEPT. 25, 2013 WHEN I NOTICED MY RT. FRONT HEADLIGHT WENT OFF ON A DARK ROAD. LATER IT CAME BACK ON. WHEN I STOPPED TO PULL OVER, IT WAS OUT COMPLETELY. I CONTINUED TRAVELING AND IT CAME BACK ON. SINCE THEN, I'VE NOTICED BOTH RT. AND LEFT HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY TURN O...

Mileage: 82,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT SATED THAT WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH ON A WET ROAD SURFACE, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN ENGAGED AND WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST ...

Mileage: 61,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT SATED THAT WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH ON A WET ROAD SURFACE, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN ENGAGED AND WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST ...

Mileage: 61,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT SATED THAT WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH ON A WET ROAD SURFACE, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN ENGAGED AND WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST ...

Mileage: 61,000

WHEN I BRAKE AND ALSO GO OVER A BUMP MY 2008 PRIUS LURCHES FORWARD. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THE BRAKES BECOME INEFFECTIVE. THIS CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT LAST NIGHT. THE CARS BEFORE ME CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. I WAS DRIVING 15-20MPH BUT UNFORTUNATELY I HIT THE BRAKES WHILE UNK...

Mileage: 180,000

WHEN I BRAKE AND ALSO GO OVER A BUMP MY 2008 PRIUS LURCHES FORWARD. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THE BRAKES BECOME INEFFECTIVE. THIS CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT LAST NIGHT. THE CARS BEFORE ME CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. I WAS DRIVING 15-20MPH BUT UNFORTUNATELY I HIT THE BRAKES WHILE UNK...

Mileage: 180,000

I HAVE A TOYOTA PRIUS AND IT IS USED AS A TAXI IN SAN FRANCISCO. I HAD NOTICED A FEW TIMES THAT THE ENGINE REVS UP WHILE I WAS AT STOP AND THE BATTERY WAS FULLY CHARGED. IT WAS LIKE THE ENGINE PULSE. IDLE TO HIGH REV AND IDLE AGAIN FOR A FEW TIMES AND THAT HAPPENED FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS WHILE ON THE ROA...

Mileage: 172,245

HEAD LIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS AT NIGHT! THEY CAME BACK ON BY THEMSELVES. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER HARD TO FIND INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS. OF COURSE IT WAS WORKING WHEN AT DEALER. TOLD I NEEDED BOTH HID HEAD LIGHTS @$265. EACH. ALSO POSSIBLE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND COMPUTER. APPROX ANOT...

Mileage: 68,000

MOST RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND BOTH LIGHTS WERE WORKING FINE SO THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING. TWO DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING HOME LATE AND AGAIN THE LIGHTS WORKED FINE. THIS HAS BEEN A CONST...

Mileage: 66,000

TRAVELING AT 40 M.P.H. A PICKUP TRUCK PULLED OUT ONTO THE ROADWAY AHEAD ABOUT 150FT. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED QUICKLY AT FIRST TO ROUGHLY 35 M.P.H. WHEN THE ABS WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYED FOR A BRIEF MOMENT TO ABOUT 30 M.P.H. AFTER THE WARNING LIGHT STOPPED FLASHING; 2 FLASHES, ABO...

Mileage: 86,350

TRAVELING AT 40 M.P.H. A PICKUP TRUCK PULLED OUT ONTO THE ROADWAY AHEAD ABOUT 150FT. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED QUICKLY AT FIRST TO ROUGHLY 35 M.P.H. WHEN THE ABS WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYED FOR A BRIEF MOMENT TO ABOUT 30 M.P.H. AFTER THE WARNING LIGHT STOPPED FLASHING; 2 FLASHES, ABO...

Mileage: 86,350

BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THIS WAS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT AT LEAST A COUPLE OF TIMES EACH MORNING DURING MY ONE HOUR COMMUTE. RECOVERY IS TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON QUICKLY. FORTUNATELY, MY CAR HAS FOG L...

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A WALL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONT...

Mileage: 54,000

WHILE DRIVING,NO MORE GAS POWER,WARNING LIGHTS ON,VSC TOO.THROTTLE RESPONSE WAS NOT WORKING,TURNED OFF THE CAR FOR FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED IT,IT WORKED FOR A SHORT WHILE AND DID IT AGAIN... TOYOTA OAKLAND SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE THROTTLE BODY.$1600!!! ONE MONTH AFTER THE WARRANTY WOR...

Mileage: 38,550

WHILE DRIVING,NO MORE GAS POWER,WARNING LIGHTS ON,VSC TOO.THROTTLE RESPONSE WAS NOT WORKING,TURNED OFF THE CAR FOR FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED IT,IT WORKED FOR A SHORT WHILE AND DID IT AGAIN... TOYOTA OAKLAND SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE THROTTLE BODY.$1600!!! ONE MONTH AFTER THE WARRANTY WOR...

Mileage: 38,550

WHILE DRIVING,NO MORE GAS POWER,WARNING LIGHTS ON,VSC TOO.THROTTLE RESPONSE WAS NOT WORKING,TURNED OFF THE CAR FOR FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED IT,IT WORKED FOR A SHORT WHILE AND DID IT AGAIN... TOYOTA OAKLAND SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE THROTTLE BODY.$1600!!! ONE MONTH AFTER THE WARRANTY WOR...

Mileage: 38,550

NORMAL TRAFFIC, DRY PAVEMENT, LEVEL SURFACE, CLEAR VISIBILITY 40 MPH. I WAS FOLLOWING IN TRAFFIC, NOT PARTICULARLY CLOSE BEHIND A FULL SIZE PICKUP TRUCK. THE TRUCK STOPPED VERY QUICKLY. I PERFORMED A 'PANIC' STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS POSSIBLE AND MAINTAINED THE PRESSURE. MY P...

Mileage: 109,000

I REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME IN A VERY LOW SPEED ACCIDENT, LISTED ON MY TICKET AS 1+ MPH BY THE POLICE OFFICER WHO WITNESSED MY ACCIDENT WHILE AT THE SCENE ATTENDING TO AN ALREADY-OCCURRED ACCIDENT. WHEN I WAS 2-3 CAR LENGTHS BEHIND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, GOING APPROX. 5-10 MPH, I SAW THEIR...

Mileage: 125,000

I REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME IN A VERY LOW SPEED ACCIDENT, LISTED ON MY TICKET AS 1+ MPH BY THE POLICE OFFICER WHO WITNESSED MY ACCIDENT WHILE AT THE SCENE ATTENDING TO AN ALREADY-OCCURRED ACCIDENT. WHEN I WAS 2-3 CAR LENGTHS BEHIND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, GOING APPROX. 5-10 MPH, I SAW THEIR...

Mileage: 125,000

I REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME IN A VERY LOW SPEED ACCIDENT, LISTED ON MY TICKET AS 1+ MPH BY THE POLICE OFFICER WHO WITNESSED MY ACCIDENT WHILE AT THE SCENE ATTENDING TO AN ALREADY-OCCURRED ACCIDENT. WHEN I WAS 2-3 CAR LENGTHS BEHIND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, GOING APPROX. 5-10 MPH, I SAW THEIR...

Mileage: 125,000

INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT OPERATION THIS HAS BEEN RECURRING OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS. ALWAYS MENTIONED DURING THE MAINTENANCE CHECK-UPS NEVER CORRECTED. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

HEADLIGHTS BLINK OUT SINGLY OR AT THE SAME TIME FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. INCREASINGLY BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT OVER LAST YEAR. CAR AT 74000 MILES NOW. CAN BE ONE OR BOTH SO I DOUBT THIS IS A BULB ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

HID HEADLAMP INTERMITTENT, REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT HAS FAILED AGAIN @ 76,000 MI. *TR

Mileage: 46,248

DRIVERS HEADLIGHTS GOES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. BULBS WILL NOT FIX IT AND THERE IS NO FACTORY FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. IF THEY BOTH GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME VERY UNSAFE. FOR A FAIRLY NEW CAR. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

2008 PRIUS HEADLAMPS INTERMITTENT HID PROBLEM. THIS IS A KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA PRIUS 2004-2009. NO RECALL FOR IT THAT I AM AWARE OF, HOWEVER THEY LIGHT WILL GO OUT RANDOMLY. THE COST OF REPAIR CAN BEEN EXTREME. TOYOTA WAS SUED FOR THIS, BUT DID NOT MAKE AN OFFICIAL RECALL (HTTP://WW...

Mileage: 56,100

2008 PRIUS HEADLAMPS INTERMITTENT HID PROBLEM. THIS IS A KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA PRIUS 2004-2009. NO RECALL FOR IT THAT I AM AWARE OF, HOWEVER THEY LIGHT WILL GO OUT RANDOMLY. THE COST OF REPAIR CAN BEEN EXTREME. TOYOTA WAS SUED FOR THIS, BUT DID NOT MAKE AN OFFICIAL RECALL (HTTP://WW...

Mileage: 56,100

ONE, THE OTHER, OR BOTH HEADLIGHT TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. ROTATING THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL STALK TO OFF POSITION AND THEN BACK TO ON POSITION WILL RELIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THERE ARE NOW MULTIPLE INCIDENTS EVEN DURING SHORT TRIPS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

FOLLOWING THE PURCHASE OF MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, WE VISITED A FRIEND WHO TOLD US OUR PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. WHEN WE TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURNED THEM BACK ON IT CAME ON. WE HAVE HAD THE DEALER WE PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND OUR MECHANIC TRY TO FIND THE PROBLEM BUT THE LIGHTS STILL GO O...

Mileage: 89,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF. WHEN LIGHT SWITCH WAS TOGGLED HEADLIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN. OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEM, SOMETIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT (INCLUDING ON A SECLUDED ROAD AT NIGHT) WITHOUT WARNING. THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHT TO ...

Mileage: 50,000

SOME MONTHS AGO THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK STOPPED WORKING. I ENDED UP USING THE KEY TO OPEN THE DOOR FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, SINCE TOYOTA DEALER QUOTED ME $500 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS, I DECIDED TO PAY AND THE ISSUE WAS FIXED. TO MY SURPRISE, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK IS GO...

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 PRIUS AT NIGHT, I HAD MY HEADLIGHTS ON. DRIVING AT APPROX 50 - 60 MPH MY HID FRONT LIGHTS WENT OUT. I WAS IN COMPLETE DARKNESS. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS NOT A SAFETY RECALL BY NOW BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING WITH REGULARITY.

Mileage: 109,000

MY HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. I KNOW ITS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN RECALL AND IT DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL RECENTLY, SO IT DOES NOT FIT IN WITH THE TOYOTA 50,000 MILES AND UNDER RULE. HOWEVER, I HAVE BEEN STOPPED A COUPLE TIMES AND ITS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY. THIS SHOULD BE RECA...

Mileage: 75,000

MY HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. I KNOW ITS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN RECALL AND IT DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL RECENTLY, SO IT DOES NOT FIT IN WITH THE TOYOTA 50,000 MILES AND UNDER RULE. HOWEVER, I HAVE BEEN STOPPED A COUPLE TIMES AND ITS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY. THIS SHOULD BE RECA...

Mileage: 75,000

BLACK HANDLE ON HATCH MELTING. AFTER ONLY ABOUT 5 YEARS USE, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) OF MY 2008 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 O...

Mileage: 93,000

THE REAR HATCH LATCH RUBBER COVER HAS MELTED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE DOOR.

Mileage: 30,427

LIFT GATE LATCH RUBBER COVER IS MELTED. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN SFO CITY ON AN UPHILL STREET. IT WAS BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC AND THE CAR WAS GOING JUST FINE (STOP-AND-GO), AND AT ONE POINT IT JUST STOPPED ON THE UPHILL AND WON'T PULL UP. I HAD HALF+ TANK OF GAS, BATTERY WAS SHOWING 4 BARS, THE CAR WAS ON (ALL ELECTRICS OKAY) ...

Mileage: 46,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR BUMPER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, WHIP LASH, AND...

Mileage: 50,000

REAR LIFTGATE RUBBER GUARD HAS BECOME MELTED AND GOOEY CAUSING INTERMITTENT BACK LIFTGATE DOOR LOOK ISSUES. I NEED TO REPLACE JUST THE RUBBER PIECE. *TR

Mileage: 32,500

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN BOTH MY LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER AND THEN BOTH WENT OUT. THEN AFTER TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT STAYED OFF AND MY LEFT HEADLIGHT CAME BACK ON AND I CONTINUED ON THE ROAD, AFTER ABOUT 5 MINS DOWN THE ROAD THE LEFT WENT OUT AGAIN BUT CAME BACK ...

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER TRAIN MOVED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MOVED THE GEAR SHIFTER BACK INTO DRIVE. ONE WEEK LATER WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER F...

Mileage: 57,000

WHEN I TRY TO OPEN THE TRUNK, THE RUBBER PIECE THAT YOU TOUCH IN ORDER TO OPEN THE TRUNK SEEM TO HAVE MELTED. MY FINGERS TURN BLACK EVERY TIME I TRY TO OPEN THE TRUNK. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THAT RUBBER PIECE IS CALLED OR THE PART NUMBER SO THAT I CAN REPLACE IT? IT MAKES THE REAR HATCH VERY HARD T...

Mileage: 160,000

THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES BEFORE. WE WERE DRIVING AT NIGHT ABOUT 11:00 P.M. AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING FINE. SUDDENLY, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I SLOWED THE CAR AND TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND TURNED THEM BACK ON AGAIN VERY QUICKLY. NO PROBLEM THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. SOMETIM...

Mileage: 83,000

REAR HATCH RELEASE COVER MELTS OFF SWITCH. MY PRIUS REAR HATCH RELEASE RUBBER COVER BECAME STICKY A YEAR OR SO AGO. THEN STARTED MELTING OFF THE SWITCH THIS YEAR. I LEFT THE CAR SIT FOR A WEEK IN HIGH 90 TEMPS AND THE RUBBER COVER WAS NEARLY MELTED TO MY LICENSE PLATE. IT WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO T...

Mileage: 175,000

REAR HATCH RELEASE COVER MELTS OFF SWITCH. MY PRIUS REAR HATCH RELEASE RUBBER COVER BECAME STICKY A YEAR OR SO AGO. THEN STARTED MELTING OFF THE SWITCH THIS YEAR. I LEFT THE CAR SIT FOR A WEEK IN HIGH 90 TEMPS AND THE RUBBER COVER WAS NEARLY MELTED TO MY LICENSE PLATE. IT WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO T...

Mileage: 175,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME, FRIENDS WHO WERE FOLLOWING ME PASSED ME THEN CALLEDTO LET ME KNOW THAT MY CAR'S RIGHT FRONT LIGHT AND LEFT REAR LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. FOR THE LAST WEEK OR SO PEOPLE COMING TOWARDS ME BLINKED THEIR LIGHTS .. I HAVE REGULAR CHECKUPS AT THE TOYOTA PLACE, SO I IGNORED IT. LOOKING...

Mileage: 58,800

WHILE DRIVING HOME, FRIENDS WHO WERE FOLLOWING ME PASSED ME THEN CALLEDTO LET ME KNOW THAT MY CAR'S RIGHT FRONT LIGHT AND LEFT REAR LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. FOR THE LAST WEEK OR SO PEOPLE COMING TOWARDS ME BLINKED THEIR LIGHTS .. I HAVE REGULAR CHECKUPS AT THE TOYOTA PLACE, SO I IGNORED IT. LOOKING...

Mileage: 58,800

I LIVE IN TEXAS WHERE THE WEATHER GETS HOT DURING THE SUMMER. I NOTICED LAST YEAR THAT THE RUBBER TRUNK LATCH ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS WAS NOTICEABLY DIFFERENT IN TEXTURE AFTER I HAD TRIED TO USE IT AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE SUN. IT DIDN'T CAUSE MUCH OF A PROBLEM THEN, BUT NOW IT HAS MELTED SO MUCH ...

Mileage: 31,000

THE HATCHBACK RELEASE IS MELTING. IT IS ALL GOOEY WHEN YOU OPEN THE DOOR. ONE OF MY CONCERNS IS WHAT TYPE OF CHEMICAL IS GETTING ON MY HANDS? IS IT TOXIC? THE SECOND IS SAFETY. I HAVE READ OVER TIME YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE HATCHBACK. THIS WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE IF YOU HAD A FLAT TIRE. I C...

Mileage: 71,000

LEFT HID HEADLIGHT FLICKERS ON AND OFF, THEN TURNS OFF. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN, THE LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR A BIT, BUT THEN WILL EVENTUALLY FLICKER OUT AGAIN. ALSO, THE BULB IS VERY DIFFICULT TO ACCESS AND REPLACE, AND TOYOTA REPORTEDLY CHARGES A LOT TO REPLACE AND INSTAL...

LEFT HID HEADLIGHT FLICKERS ON AND OFF, THEN TURNS OFF. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN, THE LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR A BIT, BUT THEN WILL EVENTUALLY FLICKER OUT AGAIN. ALSO, THE BULB IS VERY DIFFICULT TO ACCESS AND REPLACE, AND TOYOTA REPORTEDLY CHARGES A LOT TO REPLACE AND INSTAL...

THERE IS CONDENSATION IN DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. TOYOTA AND ALSO THEIR EXTRA CARE PLATINUM POLICY ARE NOT WILLING TO TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM. TOYOTA DEALER SAID "IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR PRIUS" , BUT THERE IS NO REPAIR SEALING, THEY SAY THE ENTIRE HOUSING NEEDS TO BE CHANGED, MOISTURE IS A DANGER TO T...

Mileage: 65,000

THERE HAS BEEN A CHIRPING SOUND COMING FROM MY BRAKES. IM NOT SURE WHEN IT BEGAN I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE RECENTLY MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS OR INDICATOR LIGHTS HAVE COME ON I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDED A NEW ACTUATOR PUMP WHICH WOULD COST AROUND 3000DOLL...

THE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT,I TURN MY LIGHTS OFF THAN ON AGAIN THE LIGHT WILL COME ON AGAIN. THIS KEEPS HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AGAIN

Mileage: 55,000

LIGHT WILL TURN OFF, I WILL TURN THE SWITCH AND THEY COME BACK ON BUT DON'T STAY ON, I HAVE BEEN USING THE HIGH BEAMS BUT NOW THEY WILL NOT WORK. THE REGULAR BEAMS ARE STAYING ON A LITTLE LONGER BUT HAVE TO DO THE SAME THING, TURN THE SWITCH AND ON AGAIN, THE DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM ...

Mileage: 64,000

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE FINE, WHILE ON THE FREEWAY ALL THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. WHEN DOING SO THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT TURNED BACK ON. APPROXIMATELY 7-10 MINUTES LATER THE LI...

Mileage: 64,355

LAST WEEK I WENT OUT DRIVING WITH A FRIEND, I WAS DELIVERING MEALS ON WHEELS TO VARIOUS HOMES IN MY AREA. AT ONE HOUSE I BRAKE THE CAR TO A STOP AND SHIFTED INTO PARK AND LEFT THE MOTOR RUNNING. I THEN GOT OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT, WENT AND OPENED THE BACK DOOR, TOOK OUT THE NECESSARY MEALS, CLOSE...

Mileage: 25,770

MELT DOWN OF HATCHBACK RELEASE HANDLE. VERY HARD TO OPEN HATCHBACK. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

ALL LIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT BLACK, FRONT, BACK EVERYTHING. I WAS GOING 50 MPH ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD AND WAS ON A STRAIGHT ROAD SECTION OUT OF THE CURVES WHEN EVERYTHING WENT BLACK. IT WAS NIGHT-TIME AT ABOUT 9:30 PM SO VERY DARK. I WENT INTO SHOCK IMMEDIATELY SLAMMED ON BRAKES, JUST GLAD NO ONE IN BACK...

Mileage: 101,000

ALL LIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT BLACK, FRONT, BACK EVERYTHING. I WAS GOING 50 MPH ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD AND WAS ON A STRAIGHT ROAD SECTION OUT OF THE CURVES WHEN EVERYTHING WENT BLACK. IT WAS NIGHT-TIME AT ABOUT 9:30 PM SO VERY DARK. I WENT INTO SHOCK IMMEDIATELY SLAMMED ON BRAKES, JUST GLAD NO ONE IN BACK...

Mileage: 101,000

THE PLASTIC PART ON THE REAR LATCH FOR THE TOYOTA PRIUS IS NOW LIKE GUM. AFTER INTERNET RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR ALL TOYOTA LATCHES AND IT COSTS ABOUT $280.00 TO FIX. I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE CH...

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE HEAD LIGHTS JUST STOPPED WORKING , TURNED THEM OFF AND BACK ON AND WORKED FOR ABOUT 25 MILES AND DID IT AGAIN THIS TIME I HAD THE FOG LIGHTS ON AND IT WASN'T AS BAD BUT AGAIN TURNED THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON WORKED TILL I GOT HOME .. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE. HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT. USUALLY, IF LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, HEADLIGHT WILL COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHT WILL TURN ON, SOMETIMES IT WON'T. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES (3 OR 4) SINCE I HAVE NOTICED THE FAILURE TWO MONTHS AGO. *TR

Mileage: 89,966

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE. HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT. USUALLY, IF LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, HEADLIGHT WILL COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHT WILL TURN ON, SOMETIMES IT WON'T. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES (3 OR 4) SINCE I HAVE NOTICED THE FAILURE TWO MONTHS AGO. *TR

Mileage: 89,966

BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY LATE NIGHT.. IT WAS EXTREMELY DARK BECAUSE THERE WERE NOT MANY OTHER CARS AROUND AT THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 79,500

I PURCHASED A USED 2008 PRIUS WITH APPROX 30,000 MILES. SINCE PURCHASE FROM A DEALERSHIP, IT ONLY GIVES AT BEST 41.9MPG, 2ND.. I HAVE HAD TO JUMP START IT ON 4 OCCASIONS DUE TO A DEAD BATTERY AND THE FLUID DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD. ON THE MOST RECENT OCCASION WITH 35,000 MILES...

Mileage: 35,000

MY FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT GOES OUT CONSTANTLY WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO MECHANICS WHO CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BULB ITSELF AND HAVE TOLD ME IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE HIDS WIRING. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM OTHER PRIUS OWNERS HAVING THE IDENTICAL ISSUE AND...

Mileage: 100,000

THE HEADLIGHTS OF MY PRIUS SUDDENLY WENT OUT AT NIGHT. THEY CAME BACK ON AFTER I TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS 10 OR MORE TIMES AN HOUR FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. ALMOST COLLIDED WITH A BIKE RIDER BECAUSE THEY SUDDENLY TURNED OFF AND I COULDN'T SEE THE PERSON CRO...

Mileage: 136,000

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. TURNING THEM OFF AND ON WORKS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, RANDOMLY. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

THE MATERIAL IN THE TRUNK DOOR HANDLE IS DISSOLVING AND OR DISINTEGRATING. AT TIMES THIS APPEARS TO BE THE CAUSE OF A DELAY IN OPENING THE TRUNK. MY CONCERN IS THAT IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY A DELAY IN REACHING ITEMS NEEDED TO DEAL WITH A ROADSIDE EMERGENCY THAT ARE STORED IN THE TRUNK MAY OCCUR....

Mileage: 14,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HEADLIGHT ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AROUND JUNE 2012, HE NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND COME BACK ON. HE WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND PAID $ 203.60 TO HAVE THE BULB REPLACED. SOON AFTER, THE NEW BULB...

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HEADLIGHT ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AROUND JUNE 2012, HE NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND COME BACK ON. HE WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND PAID $ 203.60 TO HAVE THE BULB REPLACED. SOON AFTER, THE NEW BULB...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL BECAME HARD AND REQUIRED ADDITIONAL FORCE TO BE DEPRESSED. THE ABS AND ANOTHER UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TA...

Mileage: 75,000

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED. HEADLIGHTS MUST BE CYCLED OFF, THEN ON TO MAKE THEM WORK AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH DIDN'T COME ON SO I COULD SEE HOW FAST I WAS GOING OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAD. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT'S DUE TO COLD WEATHER. AFTER 15 MINUTES, THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. TOYOTA SUGGESTED I COULD GET THE ISSUE FIXED FOR $1500 BUT IT WOULDN'...

Mileage: 96,615

MY CAR HAD HESITATION ISSUES SINCE SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT IT. IT WOULD BOG DOWN, AND ALMOST DIE IN TRAFFIC. I WOULD LOSE SPEED ON THE HWY/ROAD & NEARLY GET HIT. PREVIOUSLY, THE DEALER REPLACED THE GAS TANK BECAUSE ITS "BLADDER" WAS BAD @ 54,057 MILES ON 08/05/2011. THE FACTORY SPLIT THE COST...

Mileage: 78,396

MY CAR HAD HESITATION ISSUES SINCE SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT IT. IT WOULD BOG DOWN, AND ALMOST DIE IN TRAFFIC. I WOULD LOSE SPEED ON THE HWY/ROAD & NEARLY GET HIT. PREVIOUSLY, THE DEALER REPLACED THE GAS TANK BECAUSE ITS "BLADDER" WAS BAD @ 54,057 MILES ON 08/05/2011. THE FACTORY SPLIT THE COST...

Mileage: 78,396

MY CAR HAD HESITATION ISSUES SINCE SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT IT. IT WOULD BOG DOWN, AND ALMOST DIE IN TRAFFIC. I WOULD LOSE SPEED ON THE HWY/ROAD & NEARLY GET HIT. PREVIOUSLY, THE DEALER REPLACED THE GAS TANK BECAUSE ITS "BLADDER" WAS BAD @ 54,057 MILES ON 08/05/2011. THE FACTORY SPLIT THE COST...

Mileage: 78,396

THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE INTERMITTENT OPERATION. FUNCTION DOES NOT SEEM TO BE BASED ON TIME, WEATHER, OR SPEED. IT POSES A SAFETY THREAT WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. THE BULBS HAVE BEEN REPETITIVELY CHANGED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR

Mileage: 78,217

AS AN ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER OF THE MILITARY, I MOVE FREQUENTLY. MY MAILING ADDRESS WAS AT ADDRESS "A", THEN I MOVED TO ADDRESS "B" NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO. SINCE THE MOVE, I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL MAILINGS AT ADDRESS "B" FROM TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS (SPAM MAIL, FLYERS, ETC.) AND FROM TOYOTA CORPORATION (PENDI...

APPROXIMATELY FEBRUARY OF 2012 MY HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO RANDOMLY TURN OFF. IF I TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF, AND THEN ON AGAIN, THEY WOULD TURN BACK ON. HOWEVER, SINCE THIS FIRST OCCURRENCE, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF. ONE WILL NO LONGER TURN BACK ON. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULB ($300) AND THIS DID...

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE LIGHT BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...

Mileage: 85,000

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS I STARTED MY PRIUS BY USING THE ELECTRIC START BUTTON WITHOUT THE KEY. THE CAR STARTS AND RUNS BUT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT LIGHT UP. ONCE I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION THE CAR WILL NOT SHUT OFF. IT TAKE APPROX. 1 HR OF RUNNING BEFORE IT WILL TURN OFF. MY DEALERSH...

Mileage: 168,000

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS I STARTED MY PRIUS BY USING THE ELECTRIC START BUTTON WITHOUT THE KEY. THE CAR STARTS AND RUNS BUT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT LIGHT UP. ONCE I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION THE CAR WILL NOT SHUT OFF. IT TAKE APPROX. 1 HR OF RUNNING BEFORE IT WILL TURN OFF. MY DEALERSH...

Mileage: 168,000

AS I WAS DRIVING, ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT BULB, BUT THE NEXT TIME I TURNED MY CAR ON, THE BULB WAS NO LONGER OUT. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, I NOTICED THE LIGHTS WENT OUT MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. MANY TIMES, BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY. IF I TURN THE LIGHT S...

Mileage: 45,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING, I CAN TURN THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON BY TURNING SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON. IN DOING RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH THE TOYOTA PRIUS YEARS 2006-2009. WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL? WHEN GETTING AN ESTIMATE TO FIX IS UP TO A $1,000. I FEEL LIKE TOYO...

Mileage: 1,001,001

BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING, I CAN TURN THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON BY TURNING SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON. IN DOING RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH THE TOYOTA PRIUS YEARS 2006-2009. WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL? WHEN GETTING AN ESTIMATE TO FIX IS UP TO A $1,000. I FEEL LIKE TOYO...

Mileage: 1,001,001

ONE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK ON BY TURNING BOTH HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON. SINCE THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD EITHER THE RIGHT OR LEFT HEADLIGHT JUST RANDOMLY GO OUT AND HAVE TO TURN OFF MY HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AND BACK ON TO RESET IT. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS(MAYBE ABOUT 5 OR...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT HAD HER HUSBAND DROVE THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED CAUSING THEM TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE...

Mileage: 70,000

I ONLY CAN PUT 4 GALLONS OF GAS IN MY PRIUS. TOYOTA SAY IT IS OK. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UNLESS A PARTICULAR WARNING LIGHT WAS CLEARED BY DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING THE BATTERY. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF WHAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN SPEEDS EXCEEDED 50 MPH. T...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UNLESS A PARTICULAR WARNING LIGHT WAS CLEARED BY DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING THE BATTERY. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF WHAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN SPEEDS EXCEEDED 50 MPH. T...

Mileage: 60,000

THIS MORNING WHEN I STARTED MY CAR THE DASH PANEL LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. I DROVE SEVEN MILES TO TOP OFF THE GAS(I COULD NOT TELL HOW MUCH I HAD BECAUSE OF THE DASH BEING OFF.)I THEN COULD NOT SHUT THE CAR OFF. I DROVE FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR AND MY DASH LIGHTS JUST CAME ON. WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINA...

Mileage: 140,121

THIS MORNING WHEN I STARTED MY CAR THE DASH PANEL LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. I DROVE SEVEN MILES TO TOP OFF THE GAS(I COULD NOT TELL HOW MUCH I HAD BECAUSE OF THE DASH BEING OFF.)I THEN COULD NOT SHUT THE CAR OFF. I DROVE FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR AND MY DASH LIGHTS JUST CAME ON. WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINA...

Mileage: 140,121

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING DOWNHILL AT 30 MPH, THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT HAD TO STEER THE VEHICLE INTO A DITCH IN ORDER TO AVOID A CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAI...

Mileage: 100,000

HIGH DENSITY HEADLIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE BURNED OUT QUICKLY, AFTER ONLY 2+ YEARS OF DRIVING. DEALER GARAGE REPLACED AT NO COST - SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER THE FULL EXTENDED WARRANTY. HIGH DENSITY HEADLIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT WENT BACK ON LATER THAT DAY, AND HAS BEEN INTERMI...

Mileage: 41,000

HIGH DENSITY HEADLIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE BURNED OUT QUICKLY, AFTER ONLY 2+ YEARS OF DRIVING. DEALER GARAGE REPLACED AT NO COST - SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER THE FULL EXTENDED WARRANTY. HIGH DENSITY HEADLIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT WENT BACK ON LATER THAT DAY, AND HAS BEEN INTERMI...

Mileage: 41,000

RECENTLY PURCHASED USED 2008 PRIUS. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT I NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THEY GO BACK ON BY TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND ON. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES WHEN DRIVING FOR 10 MINUTES ON A DARK ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

Mileage: 68,000

RECENTLY PURCHASED USED 2008 PRIUS. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT I NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THEY GO BACK ON BY TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND ON. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES WHEN DRIVING FOR 10 MINUTES ON A DARK ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

Mileage: 68,000

HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF SPONTANEOUSLY EITHER SEPARATELY OR TOGETHER. SOMETIMES WILL COME BACK ON BY TOGGLING THE LIGHT SWITCH. CAN BE EITHER HEADLIGHT WHEN FAILS SINGLY. PROBLEM IS VARIABLE BUT CAN HAPPEN WHEN PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING. MOST RECENT EPISODE BOTH LIGHTS FAILED AT 50 MPH THEN AFTER TOGGLI...

Mileage: 65,929

RIGHT HAND HEADLIGHT STARTED TURNING OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHEN STARTING THE CAR OR DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED. TODAY THE LEFT HAND LIGHT START REMAINED OFF WHEN STARTING THE CAR. IT TURNED ON ONCE I CYCLED THE LIGHT SWITCH. WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK EXPERIENCED BOTH LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURNING ...

Mileage: 45,000

A SUDDEN JERK AND A BUNCH OF WARNINGS LIGHTS APPEARED ON DASHBOARD. THE CAR MADE IT 20 MILES TO MY HOME BUT I WAS RUNNING ON A DAMAGED ENGINE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, ALLEN TOYOTA OF GULFPORT, MS, AND THEY FIXED IT SAYING WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED CHARGING ME $295. I HAVE RECEIPT. DE...

Mileage: 63,274

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS THAT REGULATE SPEED, GAS LEVEL, OIL, ODOMETER, ETC DO NOT LIGHT UP. DURING THIS TIME, THE ODOMETER READING IS ALSO DISABLED AND NOT CALCULATED. THE DASHBOARD AREA IS COMPLETELY DARK. THE BACK UP CAMERA IS ALSO DISABLED AND THE INFORMATION FOR MPG, ELECT...

MY VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AT DESCRIBED IN THE TOYOTA WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT - ZTV FOR THE COMBINATION METER, WHERE THE DISPLAY PANEL WON'T LIGHT UP WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED IN THE MORNING. THE CAR WILL ALSO NOT POWER DOWN WHEN THE POWER BUTTON IS PUSHED. THE CAR CAN BE DRIVEN, BUT SINCE Y...

Mileage: 31,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON HIGHWAY 327 NORTH OF HIGHWAY US 20 AND TRAVELING ALONG AT 45 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. IT WAS DARK. I SLOWED DOWN IMMEDIATELY AND TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN AND THEY CAME ON. I HAVE NOTICED THAT AT TIMES ONE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF OR THE OT...

Mileage: 21,234

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND NOTICED THAT BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT. AFTER FLICKING THE ON/OFF SWITCH, THE LIGHTS CAME BACK. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR NEW BULBS, BELIEVING THIS TO BE THE CAUSE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE HID BULB ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND WHEN WE TUR...

Mileage: 78,000

INTERMITTENLY EITHER HEADLAMP MAY GO OUT. TURNING OFF AND ON THE HEADLAMPS TURNS THE DEAD LAMP BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE PARTS REPLACED IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, IT APPEARED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE COOLANT CONTROL VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE AN INSPECTION REVE...

ON 20 MAY 2010 AT 11,966 MILES EVERY BRAKE/STABILITY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON (INCLUDING THE WARNING FOR THE PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH WAS NOT ENGAGED), REGENERATIVE BRAKING APPEARED TO HAVE FAILED, AND HYDRAULIC/FRICTION BRAKES BEHAVED AS IF ABS WAS ACTING AT A VERY SLOW PULSE RATE, APPROXIMATELY ...

Mileage: 11,966

ON 20 MAY 2010 AT 11,966 MILES EVERY BRAKE/STABILITY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON (INCLUDING THE WARNING FOR THE PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH WAS NOT ENGAGED), REGENERATIVE BRAKING APPEARED TO HAVE FAILED, AND HYDRAULIC/FRICTION BRAKES BEHAVED AS IF ABS WAS ACTING AT A VERY SLOW PULSE RATE, APPROXIMATELY ...

Mileage: 11,966

ON 20 MAY 2010 AT 11,966 MILES EVERY BRAKE/STABILITY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON (INCLUDING THE WARNING FOR THE PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH WAS NOT ENGAGED), REGENERATIVE BRAKING APPEARED TO HAVE FAILED, AND HYDRAULIC/FRICTION BRAKES BEHAVED AS IF ABS WAS ACTING AT A VERY SLOW PULSE RATE, APPROXIMATELY ...

Mileage: 11,966

ONE EVENING IN EARLY SEPTEMBER I WAS DRIVING ON A SURFACE STREET WHEN MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I TURNED OFF MY LIGHTS AND TURNED THEM BACK ON AND THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT CAME BACK ON. A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN BOTH ( DRIVER AND PASSENGER) HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITHOUT...

Mileage: 23,000

I'VE GOT A PACKAGE 6 2008 PRIUS. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. I CAN'T REALLY TELL WHEN OR HOW IT GOES OUT SINCE I CAN'T SEE IT. I'LL NOTICE IT WHEN I SEE THE REFLECTION IN THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR OR IS SOMEONE TELLS ME. IF I TURN THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ON AND OFF IT HAS NO EFFECT, BUT WH...

Mileage: 140,100

SOMEONE POINTED OUT THAT MY RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. HOWEVER, WHEN I GOT HOME AND CHECKED IT, THE HEADLIGHT WAS ON. IT HAS CONTINUED TO GO OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THEN AND IS GETTING WORSE. I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHER WEBSITES THAT SEVERAL OWNERS OF PRIUS MODELS FROM 2006 TO 2009 HAVE H...

Mileage: 58,500

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT ON MY 2008 PRIUS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. I NOTICED THE NEXT MORNING THAT IT WAS BACK ON. I FIGURED OUT THAT IF I TURN THE LIGHT OFF THEN ON AGAIN, IT WILL COME BACK ON, FOR A WHILE. I EVENTUALLY HAD IT REPLACED, TO THE TUNE OF $120 PARTS AND $40 LABOR. BUT AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS...

Mileage: 80,000

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT ON MY 2008 PRIUS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. I NOTICED THE NEXT MORNING THAT IT WAS BACK ON. I FIGURED OUT THAT IF I TURN THE LIGHT OFF THEN ON AGAIN, IT WILL COME BACK ON, FOR A WHILE. I EVENTUALLY HAD IT REPLACED, TO THE TUNE OF $120 PARTS AND $40 LABOR. BUT AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS...

Mileage: 80,000

SINCE NEW THIS CAR HAS HAD HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. TOYOTA REPLACED 1 HEADLIGHT BULB THAT ACTUALLY DID NOT COME ON AT THE DEALERSHIP .YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN A LIGHT WILL GO OUT , OR WHICH ONE. THEY ALWAYS COME BACK ON IF YOU TURN THE SWITCH OF AND ON. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO 3 DEALERSHIPS , THE LIGHTS HAVE ALWA...

Mileage: 10,000

THE NON HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY CAR INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF. I'VE HAD BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT TWICE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AFTER DARK - I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MANY TIMES IT MIGHT HAPPEN DURING THE DAY. I'VE HAD AT ONE HEADLIGHT GO OUT AS WELL ONCE, PERHAPS TWICE. I'VE SWITCHED THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK O...

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT HOURS THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BULBS AND THE LIGHT FIXTURE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR ...

Mileage: 6,000

VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS DIM AS WELL AS INTERIOR, NEARLY CAUSING A CRITICAL ACCIDENT AS DRIVER 'S VISION , HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT PROVIDING ADEQUATE LIGHTING TO MAKE TURN AT NIGHT. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO-DATE AND AM AFRAID THAT IF TOYOTA IS NOT HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT OR A RECALL IS ...

Mileage: 20,000

MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS OF HEADLIGHTS (ONE OR AT TIMES BOTH) GOING OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT WARNING. YOU GO INTO PARTIAL LIGHTING OR TOTAL DARKNESS. AFTER A FEW MINUTES YOU CAN TURN THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON AND THEY MAY STAY LIT FOR FEW MINUTES OR SEVERAL HOURS. I HAVE HAD DEALERSHI...

Mileage: 70,000

MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS OF HEADLIGHTS (ONE OR AT TIMES BOTH) GOING OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT WARNING. YOU GO INTO PARTIAL LIGHTING OR TOTAL DARKNESS. AFTER A FEW MINUTES YOU CAN TURN THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON AND THEY MAY STAY LIT FOR FEW MINUTES OR SEVERAL HOURS. I HAVE HAD DEALERSHI...

Mileage: 70,000

TURNED ON CAR AND NO DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. NO SPEEDOMETER, NO ODOMETER, NO FUEL GAUGE, NO GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR. BROKEN COMBINATION METER. TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TSB - T-SB-0172-09 BUT WILL NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE FIRST TURNED ON, BOTH WORK. IN A FEW MINUTES THE DRIVER'S SIDE HID LIGHT DIMS AND THEN GOES OUT. THIS HAPPENS REPEATEDLY. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN TURN THEM ON AGAIN, THE SAME THING HAPPENS, BOTH ARE LIT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DIMS AND THEN GOES OUT AGAIN IN A FEW MIN...

Mileage: 124,157

WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE FIRST TURNED ON, BOTH WORK. IN A FEW MINUTES THE DRIVER'S SIDE HID LIGHT DIMS AND THEN GOES OUT. THIS HAPPENS REPEATEDLY. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN TURN THEM ON AGAIN, THE SAME THING HAPPENS, BOTH ARE LIT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DIMS AND THEN GOES OUT AGAIN IN A FEW MIN...

Mileage: 124,157

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITH THE VEHICLE PARKED, THE INTERIOR DOORS LOCKED INDEPENDENTLY AND WOULD NOT UNLOCK WHEN USING THE ELECTRONIC KEY FOB. THE KEY-LESS IGNITION WAS OFF HOWEVER, THE AIR CONDITIONER AND RADIO WERE ACTIVATED DURING THE MALFUNCTION. THERE...

Mileage: 50,000

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT IN INSTRUMENT PANEL REMAINS OFF EVEN WHEN AN ADULT IS IN PASSENGER SEAT, THUS NEGATING THE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG WHEN OTHER SENSORS MIGHT ACTIVATE IT. NOR DOES AN UN-BUCKLED SEAT BELT SENSOR ACTIVATE THE WARNING BUZZER. FYI SIMILAR PROBLEM. TOYOTA IS RECALLING 11,153 ...

Mileage: 105,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE RIGHT HID HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN I TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHT LIGHTS UP AGAIN BUT SOMETIMES TURNS OFF A FEW MINUTES LATER. I PAID OVER $500 TO REPLACE BOTH LIGHTS, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. I CONTACT...

Mileage: 98,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE RIGHT HID HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN I TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHT LIGHTS UP AGAIN BUT SOMETIMES TURNS OFF A FEW MINUTES LATER. I PAID OVER $500 TO REPLACE BOTH LIGHTS, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. I CONTACT...

Mileage: 98,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS (RUNAWAY TOYOTA) 09/18/2012 AT HOME DEPOT PARKING AREA. AS I WAS IN A PARKING STALL, I STEPPED ON A BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, SUDDENLY THE CAR TOOK OFF WITH ITS FULLY FORCE. THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT WORK. MY RIGHT FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. MY CAR ...

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE HAD A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE HID HEADLAMPS ON MY 08 PRIUS. I HAVE REPLACED ONE ECM MODULE IN THE LIGHT DO TO MOISTURE FROM AN IMPROPERLY SEALED HEADLAMP UNIT. SINCE THAT TIME THE SAME HEADLAMP HAS BEGUN TO FLICKER ON AND OFF, WORKING ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME IN THE BEGINNING AND NOW ONLY W...

Mileage: 95,000

THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. SOMETIMES IT'S THE LEFT AND OR RIGHT HEADLIGHT SEPARATELY AND SOMETIMES THEY SHUT OFF TOGETHER. IF I TOGGLE THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF, THEY MAY OR MAY NOT TURN BACK ON. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. SOMETIMES IT'S THE LEFT AND OR RIGHT HEADLIGHT SEPARATELY AND SOMETIMES THEY SHUT OFF TOGETHER. IF I TOGGLE THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF, THEY MAY OR MAY NOT TURN BACK ON. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER AND IF SHE WOULD TURN THEM OFF COMPLETELY, THEY WOULD RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE HEADL...

IN SEPTEMBER, 2010, I PURCHASED A 2008 PRIUS FROM POWER TOYOTA OF TEMPE, ARIZONA. WHEN I MADE THE PURCHASE, THE CAR HAD JUST OVER 55,000 MILES ON IT. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD PERIODICALLY GO OUT, AND I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN IN ORDE...

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE HID HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY CUT OFF. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS ONE AT A TIME, AND MOSTLY ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. I AM UNABLE TO TELL WHEN THEY GO OFF UNTIL EITHER I GET PULLED OVER AND WARNED WHICH HAS HAPPENED ONCE ALREADY OR I PULL UP AND SEE REFLECTION OFF BACK OF ANO...

Mileage: 56,700

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE HID HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY CUT OFF. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS ONE AT A TIME, AND MOSTLY ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. I AM UNABLE TO TELL WHEN THEY GO OFF UNTIL EITHER I GET PULLED OVER AND WARNED WHICH HAS HAPPENED ONCE ALREADY OR I PULL UP AND SEE REFLECTION OFF BACK OF ANO...

Mileage: 56,700

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE HID HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY CUT OFF. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS ONE AT A TIME, AND MOSTLY ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. I AM UNABLE TO TELL WHEN THEY GO OFF UNTIL EITHER I GET PULLED OVER AND WARNED WHICH HAS HAPPENED ONCE ALREADY OR I PULL UP AND SEE REFLECTION OFF BACK OF ANO...

Mileage: 56,700

OUR PRIUS HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. USUALLY ONE AT A TIME, BUT SEVERAL TIMES THEY HAVE BOTH GONE OUT AT THE SAME TIME ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IT WAS PURCHASED FROM WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THEY CLAIMED IT WAS A LIGHT BULB "GOING" OUT, THAT WAS 3 YEARS AGO AN...

Mileage: 40,000

OUR PRIUS HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. USUALLY ONE AT A TIME, BUT SEVERAL TIMES THEY HAVE BOTH GONE OUT AT THE SAME TIME ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IT WAS PURCHASED FROM WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THEY CLAIMED IT WAS A LIGHT BULB "GOING" OUT, THAT WAS 3 YEARS AGO AN...

Mileage: 40,000

THE BLACK RUBBER TRUNK RELEASE COVER HAS DETERIORATED/MELTED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH OF THE CAR. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS REPORTED ON THE INTERNET FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING/PART DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

WHILE PARKED AT THE LOCAL POST OFFICE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO ROLL BACK. IT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 4-5 CA LENGTHS. THE VEHICLE DRUG ME BUT CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE "ENGAGED" INTO DRIVE IN ORDER TO MOVE THE CAR. NOT SURE IF THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OR NOT BUT OBVIOUSLY THE...

Mileage: 77,000

AFTER ABOUT 3 YEARS OF USE, THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) STARTED TO BECOME SOFT AND STICKY, AND AFTER A FEW MONTHS EVENTUALLY TOTALLY MELTS INTO A STICKY, GOOEY BLACK MESS THAT WOULD STICK TO YOUR HANDS WHENEVER YOU TOUCH IT. THE HATCH BECOMES HARDER AND HARDER TO...

Mileage: 800,000

THE SCREEN HAS STOPPED RESPONDING PROPERLY. IT IS MOSTLY THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN THAT DOESN'T RESPOND AT ALL, BUT AT TIMES ITS THE ENTIRE SCREEN. THIS SCREEN IS NECESSARY TO CONTROL THE AIR/HEATER; TELEPHONE, SOUND, ETC. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET DISCUSSING THE EXAC...

Mileage: 51,000

THE DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY WOULD TURN OFF. ONCE I DISCOVER MY HEADLIGHT IS OFF, I CAN TURN OFF MY HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY AND TURN THEM BACK ON IMMEDIATELY AND HAVE BOTH HEADLIGHTS WORKING AGAIN. INITIALLY I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND BROUGHT THE CAR IN BUT WE WERE NOT ABLE TO REPRO...

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE ENGINE REVVED UP. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURVE AND RAN INTO SOME BUSHES. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,102. ..UPDA...

Mileage: 87,102

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE ENGINE REVVED UP. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURVE AND RAN INTO SOME BUSHES. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,102. ..UPDA...

Mileage: 87,102

WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, IT SLIPS BACK INTO NEUTRAL. IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE CAR, I MUST HOLD THE LEVER IN THE DRIVE POSITION. THE DEALER IS CHARGING ME $500 TO FIX BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT AND A SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE READ MANY EXAMPLES OF THIS...

Mileage: 92,000

WHILE NEGOTIATING A CURVES, BOTH HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, LEAVING US IN COMPLETE DARKNESS. WE COULDN'T TELL IF WE NEEDED TO KEEP TURNING OR STRAIGHTEN OUT. FINALLY FIGURED OUT YOU CAN RESET BY TURNING THEM OFF & THEN BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE. ADDITIONALLY, THE RIGHT HE...

Mileage: 158,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE GEAR WOULD SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT SHIFTED BACK INTO DRIVE GEAR BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE LEVER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ...

Mileage: 71,000

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT IN TO GET LOOKED AT OR REPLACED, IT WORKS. WILL GO OUT AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES, BUT WILL TURN BACK ON WHEN I TURN OFF/ON HEADLIGHTS. THEN IT WILL DIM AND GO OUT AGAIN AFTER A FEW MILES. I NEVER GOT A RECALL NOTICE IN THE ...

Mileage: 40,000

HEADLIGHTS GO OFF. SOMETIMES JUST ONE, OTHER TIMES BOTH. *TR

Mileage: 38,800

I HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 10 MINUTES WHEN THE "RED TRIANGLE" RED PROBLEM LIGHT CAME ON THE SCREEN. I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED FOR A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER WHEN THE CAR MADE A SERIES OF SHORT DINGING SOUNDS AND THE CAR WAS AUTOMATICALLY PUT IN NEUTRAL AND THE BRAKE ENGAGED--IN THE MIDDLE OF...

Mileage: 97,000

I HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 10 MINUTES WHEN THE "RED TRIANGLE" RED PROBLEM LIGHT CAME ON THE SCREEN. I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED FOR A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER WHEN THE CAR MADE A SERIES OF SHORT DINGING SOUNDS AND THE CAR WAS AUTOMATICALLY PUT IN NEUTRAL AND THE BRAKE ENGAGED--IN THE MIDDLE OF...

Mileage: 97,000

MY HEADLIGHTS TURNED THEM SELF OFF ON ANY GIVEN TIME EITHER ONE ON A TIME OR BOTH AT THE SAME TIME SAME THING HAPPENS IF THE HIGHBEAMS ARE ON DAY OR NIGHT TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM TEMPORARILY YOU HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF QUICKLY AND YOU HAVE NO GUARANTEE HOW LONG IT WILL STAY ON I SPOK...

Mileage: 75,000

MY HEADLIGHTS TURNED THEM SELF OFF ON ANY GIVEN TIME EITHER ONE ON A TIME OR BOTH AT THE SAME TIME SAME THING HAPPENS IF THE HIGHBEAMS ARE ON DAY OR NIGHT TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM TEMPORARILY YOU HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF QUICKLY AND YOU HAVE NO GUARANTEE HOW LONG IT WILL STAY ON I SPOK...

Mileage: 75,000

MY HEADLIGHTS TURNED THEM SELF OFF ON ANY GIVEN TIME EITHER ONE ON A TIME OR BOTH AT THE SAME TIME SAME THING HAPPENS IF THE HIGHBEAMS ARE ON DAY OR NIGHT TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM TEMPORARILY YOU HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF QUICKLY AND YOU HAVE NO GUARANTEE HOW LONG IT WILL STAY ON I SPOK...

Mileage: 75,000

AT ABOUT 2 YEARS OLD THE HANDLE TO THE BACK HATCH RELEASE MELTED INTO A TARRY GOO. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

ON 8/29/12, I GOT INTO MY 2008 PRIUS IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE EASTON, MD GIANT FOOD-STORE TO RETURN HOME. THIS LOT IS ON A SLOPE JUST ABOVE A PARKING LOT FOR WALMART, WITH A PAVED ROAD BETWEEN THE 2 LOTS. THE PARKING LOTS WERE VERY CROWDED. I NEEDED TO GET TO THE ROAD SEPARATING THE 2 LOTS IN OR...

Mileage: 70,374

ON 8/29/12, I GOT INTO MY 2008 PRIUS IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE EASTON, MD GIANT FOOD-STORE TO RETURN HOME. THIS LOT IS ON A SLOPE JUST ABOVE A PARKING LOT FOR WALMART, WITH A PAVED ROAD BETWEEN THE 2 LOTS. THE PARKING LOTS WERE VERY CROWDED. I NEEDED TO GET TO THE ROAD SEPARATING THE 2 LOTS IN OR...

Mileage: 70,374

ON 8/29/12, I GOT INTO MY 2008 PRIUS IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE EASTON, MD GIANT FOOD-STORE TO RETURN HOME. THIS LOT IS ON A SLOPE JUST ABOVE A PARKING LOT FOR WALMART, WITH A PAVED ROAD BETWEEN THE 2 LOTS. THE PARKING LOTS WERE VERY CROWDED. I NEEDED TO GET TO THE ROAD SEPARATING THE 2 LOTS IN OR...

Mileage: 70,374

THE CAR WARNINGS WENT ON AND DISPLAYED THE SYMBOL FOR BRAKE SYSTEMS FAILURE. THE CAR BRAKES WENT OUT AND THEN THE CAR SPED UP SLIGHTLY UNTIL THE BRAKES RE-ENGAGED. I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY AND WAS NEAR MY HOME, SO NO ONE WAS HURT THANKFULLY. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BECAUSE THE CAR MANUAL SAID NOT T...

Mileage: 82,000

THE CAR WARNINGS WENT ON AND DISPLAYED THE SYMBOL FOR BRAKE SYSTEMS FAILURE. THE CAR BRAKES WENT OUT AND THEN THE CAR SPED UP SLIGHTLY UNTIL THE BRAKES RE-ENGAGED. I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY AND WAS NEAR MY HOME, SO NO ONE WAS HURT THANKFULLY. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BECAUSE THE CAR MANUAL SAID NOT T...

Mileage: 82,000

ON 09JUL2012 4:00 P.M WHILE DRIVING MY PRIUS 2008 HYBRID, HEADING HOME ON I15N, THE ELECTRIC POWER ON THE VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS WARNING, OR ALERT. I IMMEDIATELY MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. IMMEDIATELY CALLED AAA FOR A TOWING INTO TOYOTA OF ESCONDIDO, ...

Mileage: 172,361

ON 09JUL2012 4:00 P.M WHILE DRIVING MY PRIUS 2008 HYBRID, HEADING HOME ON I15N, THE ELECTRIC POWER ON THE VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS WARNING, OR ALERT. I IMMEDIATELY MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. IMMEDIATELY CALLED AAA FOR A TOWING INTO TOYOTA OF ESCONDIDO, ...

Mileage: 172,361

ON 09JUL2012 4:00 P.M WHILE DRIVING MY PRIUS 2008 HYBRID, HEADING HOME ON I15N, THE ELECTRIC POWER ON THE VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS WARNING, OR ALERT. I IMMEDIATELY MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. IMMEDIATELY CALLED AAA FOR A TOWING INTO TOYOTA OF ESCONDIDO, ...

Mileage: 172,361

THE HEADLIGHTS AND REAR LIGHTS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. SEVERAL TIMES I'VE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM REPAIRED ONLY HEAR THERE IS NOTHING WRONG OR GET A BILL FOR REPLACING THE LIGHTS OR VARIOUS ASSOCIATED PARTS. ON AT LEAST SIX OCCASIONS I...

Mileage: 40,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS ABRUPTLY TURNED OFF WHILE TRAVELING HOME AT NIGHTS GOING APPROX. 50 MPH. TURNED LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. EACH TIME IT'S BOTH THE HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

AROUND 4:30PM ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, WE OPENED THE CAR DOOR TO RUN SOME ERRANDS AND WERE STARTLED BY A PIERCING NOISE. THE DASHBOARD WAS LIGHTING UP (ABS & VSC) AND ALTHOUGH THE CAR STARTED, THE DASHBOARD REMAINED LIT AND THE BEEPING CONTINUED. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE BRAKES DI...

Mileage: 47,400

AROUND 4:30PM ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, WE OPENED THE CAR DOOR TO RUN SOME ERRANDS AND WERE STARTLED BY A PIERCING NOISE. THE DASHBOARD WAS LIGHTING UP (ABS & VSC) AND ALTHOUGH THE CAR STARTED, THE DASHBOARD REMAINED LIT AND THE BEEPING CONTINUED. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE BRAKES DI...

Mileage: 47,400

AROUND 4:30PM ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, WE OPENED THE CAR DOOR TO RUN SOME ERRANDS AND WERE STARTLED BY A PIERCING NOISE. THE DASHBOARD WAS LIGHTING UP (ABS & VSC) AND ALTHOUGH THE CAR STARTED, THE DASHBOARD REMAINED LIT AND THE BEEPING CONTINUED. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE BRAKES DI...

Mileage: 47,400

I HAVE A 2008 PRIUS. I WAS DRIVING IN THE EVENING ON THE FREEWAY AND NOTICED THE REFLECTION OF MY HEADLIGHTS IN THE BUMPER OF THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT SEEMED TO BE OFF. I TURNED MY LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN QUICKLY AND THEY BOTH WENT ON AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY OVER THE PAST...

Mileage: 86,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT IN NOVEMBER, 2011, TRIED TO REPLACE BULB MYSELF, TOOK TO DEALER WHO REPLACED IT "FREE, UNDER WARRANTY!" NOW DRIVER-SIDE HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT, CALLED DEALER, TOLD NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND REFERRED TO LAWSUIT WHICH HAD TOYOTA NOT TAKING BLAME OR DOING A R...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND REILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFA...

Mileage: 91,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HANDLE ON THE LIFT GATE MELTED. THE CONTACT NOTICED IT WHEN HE GRABBED THE LIFT GATE HANDLE AND A STICKY SOLUTION COVERED HIS HANDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT...

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STARTED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE UPON ENGAGING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED BOTH HEAD LAMPS. THE FAILURE RECURRED THE SAM...

Mileage: 65,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THEM BACK ON BY ENGAGING THE SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ...

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THEM BACK ON BY ENGAGING THE SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ...

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AT THE SCENE AND TOWED AWAY TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES FUN...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, HE HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS TO PUDDLE OF OIL UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTIO...

Mileage: 60,000

THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY TURN OFF. SOMETIMES ONE AT A TIME, SOMETIMES BOTH. ALWAYS RESET BY TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD ONLY BE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE, REVERSE OR PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THEY WERE U...

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FA...

Mileage: 50,000

MY HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT FOR NO REASON WHILE I AM DRIVING OR THEY WILL GO DIM WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE HIGHWAY PATROL ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS BECAUSE THEY THOUGH I WAS DRIVING UNSAFELY WITHOUT 1 WORKING HEADLIGHT AND EACH TIME I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN TURN T...

Mileage: 81,000

MY HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT FOR NO REASON WHILE I AM DRIVING OR THEY WILL GO DIM WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE HIGHWAY PATROL ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS BECAUSE THEY THOUGH I WAS DRIVING UNSAFELY WITHOUT 1 WORKING HEADLIGHT AND EACH TIME I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN TURN T...

Mileage: 81,000

PULLED OUT OF PARKING LOT, STARTED ACCELERATING, WENT TO HIT BRAKES AND BRAKES FAILED. BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL WAS MORE THAN NORMAL, STARTED PULSING BRAKES. DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON (NOT SURE WHICH ONES). PROBLEM ALSO OCCURRED IN SEPTEMBER 2011, AND TOYOTA RESET THE "BRAKE STROKE SENSOR" CHARGED US FOR ...

Mileage: 34,000

THE CAR SHIFTS FROM BOTH R (REVERSE) AND D (DRIVE) TO N (NEUTRAL) FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER FIRST GETTING INTO THE CAR. I'LL SHIFT INTO R, AND IT WILL DROP TO N. SAME FOR D. THIS CAN HAPPEN A FEW TIMES EACH TIME. USUALLY, WHEN I HOLD IT IN PLACE LONG ENOUGH TO START MOV...

Mileage: 66,500

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM RE EXPRESSING CONCERNS REGARDING TOYOTA SAFETY PROBLEMS *TGW NOTE: UNABLE TO VIEW FLASH DRIVE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN A 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE REAR ENDED HIM. THE CHEVROLET DESTROYED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, S...

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM RE EXPRESSING CONCERNS REGARDING TOYOTA SAFETY PROBLEMS *TGW NOTE: UNABLE TO VIEW FLASH DRIVE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN A 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE REAR ENDED HIM. THE CHEVROLET DESTROYED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, S...

AFTER 10 MINUTES OF CITY STREET DRIVING, THE CAR WAS IDLING IN PARK FOR 2 MINUTES. THE CAR WAS THEN PUT INTO DRIVE AND THE BRAKE SLOWLY RELEASED. AS SOON AS THE ENGINE TURNED OVER TO ASSIST THE BATTERY DRIVE, THE SHIFT KNOB BOUNCED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE DASH INDICATED NEUTRAL AS WELL. WITH THE BRAK...

Mileage: 41,876

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 68 MPH WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. I ALSO SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP AND REAR ENDED THE OTHER CAR. MY HOOD WAS CRUMPLED, AND THE FRONT END WAS PUSHED IN. RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND HAD TO B...

Mileage: 66,000

VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY IN GEAR, USUALLY HOT DAYS WHEN IT HAPPEN. WEATHER ITS IN REV OR DRIVE IT WILL SHIFT BACK TO NEUTRAL. IT STARTED JULY 2011. TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. NOW YESTERDAY MAY 27TH IT HAPPEN AGAIN. YOU WOULD HAVE TO HOLD DOWN OR UP GEAR SHIFT TO HAVE GEAR STAY IN PLAC...

Mileage: 79,359

WATER DROPS OBSERVED IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS MOST LIKELY DUE TO FAULTY SEALS IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS. WENT TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND I WAS TOLD BY ONE THAT THIS IS "NORMAL". THIS IS MY NIECE'S CAR AND I HAVE SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES AND NONE OF THEM HAVE EVER HAD WATER CONDENSATION IN ANY OF MY HEADLIGHTS! ...

Mileage: 41,415

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 3 YEARS USE, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) OF OUR 2008 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...

Mileage: 42,000

THE LIGHTS STARTED BURNING OUT. THEY CONTINUE TO BURN OUT EVERY FEW MONTHS, OR LESS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

HEADLIGHTS GO ON AND OFF AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES THEY WONT COME BACK ON UNTIL I TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON. SOMETIMES ONLY ONE LIGHT WILL GO OFF AND NOT COME BACK ON UNTIL I TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 68,200

MY PRIUS HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY ERRATIC AND UNSAFE. WHILE DRIVING, ONE OR THE OTHER AND SOMETIMES BOTH GO OFF. NO BUMPS OR OTHER INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. THEY JUST GO OFF. BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THEY ALWAYS CORRECT THEMSELVES, UNTIL THE NEXT OCCURRENCE, WHICH MAY BE IN MINUTES,...

Mileage: 25,000

MY PRIUS HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY ERRATIC AND UNSAFE. WHILE DRIVING, ONE OR THE OTHER AND SOMETIMES BOTH GO OFF. NO BUMPS OR OTHER INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. THEY JUST GO OFF. BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THEY ALWAYS CORRECT THEMSELVES, UNTIL THE NEXT OCCURRENCE, WHICH MAY BE IN MINUTES,...

Mileage: 25,000

I STOPPED AT MY MAILBOX YESTERDAY AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AWAY THE CAR SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL ALL BY ITSELF. I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND AGAIN IT SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. IT DID THIS 5 TIMES BEFORE I FINALLY HELD THE KNOB DOWN INTO DRIVE SO I COULD GET...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD PAUSE AND THE TIRES LOST TRACTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE ...

Mileage: 25,000

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS POPS OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL SPORADICALLY. I HAVE TO HOLD THE GEAR SELECTOR IN THE DRIVE POSITION WITH MY RIGHT HAND WHILE I DRIVE ONE HANDED WITH MY LEFT. *TR

Mileage: 63,457

MY HUSBAND HIT A JEEP WHO WENT THROUGH HIS RED LIGHT. WE T-BONED HIM, OUR AIR BAGS "DID NOT" DEPLOY. WE WERE GOING 40 WHICH IS THE POSTED SPEED. MY HUSBAND HIT THE BRAKES BUT THERE WAS NO WAY WE COULD GET STOPPED. WE DID GET CHECKED AT THE HOSPITAL. THANKFULLY WE HAD MINOR BRUISES, BUT OUR 2008 TOYO...

CPSC# I1240212A. 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATED SHE AND HER HUSBAND WERE IN A CAR ACCIDENT. THEY HAD THE GREEN LIGHT AND A VEHICLE RAN THROUGH HIS RED LIGHT. HER HUSBAND WASN'T ABLE TO STOP, AND T-BONED THE OTHER VEHICLE, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THEIR VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *LN

THE LIFT GATE'S PROBLEMATIC OPENING, HAS CAUSED THE LATCH AND THE BODY PART THAT IT IS ATTACHED, TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING INTO A GARAGE AT 5 MPH. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED A FLAME. THE CONTACT THEN EXTINGUISHED THE FLAME. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED...

Mileage: 17,000

I PURCHASED FOUR CONTINENTAL 185 65 R15 TIRES FOR 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS AND HAD THEM INSTALLED AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP ON 10/24/2011WITH MILEAGE 92526 DUE TO CURB STRIKES, I INCURRED TWO ROAD HAZARD SIDEWALL CLAIMS WITHIN 2 DAYS OF INSTALL; ONE BULBOUS SECTION AND ONE FLAT. INSTALLATION OF WARRANTY REPL...

Mileage: 100,289

INCORRECT FUEL GAUGE/RUBBER BLADDER CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUTDOWN WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. GAUGE SHOWED 2 BARS 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, I'VE BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT LOWERING OF DASHBOARD LIGHTS, OR COMPLETE LACK OF THEM. ON THIS CAR, THAT MEANS I SUDDENLY WILL HAVE NO SPEEDOMETER, NO GAS GAUGE, WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS (PARTICULARLY THE SPEEDOMETER!). WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS ...

Mileage: 80,000

WE WERE PULLED OVER BY A POLICEMAN AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT OUR PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WAS OUT. WE SHUT THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN TURNED THEM BACK ON , THEY STAY ON FOR A FEW SECONDS OR MINUTES AND THEN THEY TURN OFF. WE UNDERSTAND THAT IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUS. WE HAVE HAD 3 PRIUSES AND TH...

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL 2 LANE ROAD - APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 65 MPH. FLICKING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON TURNED THE LIGHT BACK ON, BUT IT CONTINUED TO TURN OFF EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES. I FIND THIS SITUATION VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN MY RURAL LOCATION WHERE ...

Mileage: 80,000

JUST LIKE MANY OTHER PRIUS SEEN ON ROAD, MY PRIUS GOT THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM,IT WAS STARTING TWO YEARS BEFORE, SOMETIMES ITS RIGHT HEADLIGHT ON WOULD BE SUDDENLY OFF, IF I TURNED IT OFF AND PUT IT BACK ON AGAIN AND THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WOULD BE COMING BACK AGAIN. UNFORTUNATELY, STARTING FROM LAST ...

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS HEADLIGHTS WOULD DIMINISH SLOWLY AND OVER TIME THEY WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BULBS. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE BULBS WERE REPLACED, THE FAILURE HAD RE...

Mileage: 78,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY WENT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY WENT OUT. WILL COME BACK ON MOMENTARILY IF YOU TURN LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY WENT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

WHENEVER I'M BRAKING THE VEHICLE AND IT GOES OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE ANTI SKID BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES AND BLINKS ON THE DASH AND THERE IS A BRIEF SEVERAL SECOND LOSS OF BRAKING AND I CAN FEEL THE BRAKES DISENGAGE. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY DIM AND THEN TURN OFF. TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON WILL ALLOW THE LIGHTS TO COME BACK ON BUT THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL IMMEDIATELY DIM AND THEN WITHOUT WARNING TURN OFF AGAIN. *KB

Mileage: 39,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY DIM AND THEN TURN OFF. TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON WILL ALLOW THE LIGHTS TO COME BACK ON BUT THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL IMMEDIATELY DIM AND THEN WITHOUT WARNING TURN OFF AGAIN. *KB

Mileage: 39,000

I RECEIVED A WARNING TICKET FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT BEING OUT WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN RAIN. WHEN I GOT HOME AFTER LESS THAN 50 MILES, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING. DURING THE NEXT 3 DAYS BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE ON EVERY TIME I CHECKED. ON MONDAY AT ABOUT 5:30 PM THE PASSENGER SIDE H...

Mileage: 62,750

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE REAR DRIVER'S DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK ON THE DOOR WAS ENGAGED. THE DEALER DISENG...

SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE HEADLIGHT BULB ON THE TOYOTA PRIUS (HTTP://WWW.HYBRIDCARS.COM/FORUMS/REPLACING-HEADLIGHT-BULB-T910.HTML) WHEN I TURN THEM ON TO DRIVE AT NIGHT, AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES THE DRIVER, PASSENGER, OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF (AS IF THE BULBS HAVE BURNED OU...

INTERMITTENT HEADLAMP FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

INTERMITTENT HEADLAMP FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

VEHICLE INSTURMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. VEHICLE WILL NOT POWER DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND SHUT OFF WHEN IT BEGAN TO DRIVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE FORWARD AND DROVE BEHIND A BUILDING BEFORE CRASHING INTO BUSHES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE LEFT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION WHEN S...

Mileage: 36,000

HID HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY. PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED IN EARLY 2009 AND A TOYOTA DEALER REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS (ONE HAD STOPPED WORKING AND DEALER STATED THE OTHER HAD ISSUES). PROBLEM RECURRED LATE 2011, WITH EITHER LIGHT SOMETIMES NOT WORKING, BUT THEN RE-LIGHTING BY ITSELF. USUALLY,...

Mileage: 20,000

MY HID HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO FAIL AT 30K. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT ONE. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE RIGHT SIDE FAILED. SINCE THEN I HAVE EXPERIENCE THE ONE OR THE OTHER HEADLIGHT GOING OUT AND WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT MAY OR MAY NOT COME BACK ON. THE LATEST EVENT WAS 30 DEC 2011. I WAS ...

Mileage: 30,150

MY HID HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO FAIL AT 30K. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT ONE. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE RIGHT SIDE FAILED. SINCE THEN I HAVE EXPERIENCE THE ONE OR THE OTHER HEADLIGHT GOING OUT AND WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT MAY OR MAY NOT COME BACK ON. THE LATEST EVENT WAS 30 DEC 2011. I WAS ...

Mileage: 30,150

HID BULBS TURN OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. THE COST WAS OVER $700 TO REPLACE. *KB

Mileage: 61,000

PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILS TO LATCH. THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS HAD LITTLE TO NO USE SO, OVERUSE IS NOT AN ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

IN EARLY 2010 (ESTIMATE), THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK OF OUR 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WOULD NOT UNLOCK WITH KEY FAUB OR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON. I TOOK VEHICLE INTO POWAY TOYOTA (POWAY, CA) AND THEY STATED DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED, WHICH THEY REPLACED AT MY COST. BY THE SUMMER OF 2010 (ES...

Mileage: 40,000

IN EARLY 2010 (ESTIMATE), THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK OF OUR 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WOULD NOT UNLOCK WITH KEY FAUB OR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON. I TOOK VEHICLE INTO POWAY TOYOTA (POWAY, CA) AND THEY STATED DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED, WHICH THEY REPLACED AT MY COST. BY THE SUMMER OF 2010 (ES...

Mileage: 40,000

MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WILL SPORADICALLY GO OUT. SHUTTING OFF AND TURNING BACK ON WORKS, BUT THE LIGHT DIMS AND THEN GOES OFF COMPLETELY. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S BEEN THIS WAY, BUT IT IS A RECENT OCCURRENCE. IT HAPPENS WHETHER THE CAR IS PARKED OR IN MOTION- NO CERTAIN SPEED CAUSES IT TO HAPPEN....

Mileage: 69,000

MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WILL SPORADICALLY GO OUT. SHUTTING OFF AND TURNING BACK ON WORKS, BUT THE LIGHT DIMS AND THEN GOES OFF COMPLETELY. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S BEEN THIS WAY, BUT IT IS A RECENT OCCURRENCE. IT HAPPENS WHETHER THE CAR IS PARKED OR IN MOTION- NO CERTAIN SPEED CAUSES IT TO HAPPEN....

Mileage: 69,000

TOYOTA 2008 PRIUS TRUNK HATCH RELEASE RUBBER PIECE MELTED. 2008 MODEL WAS ONLY 2.5 YEARS OLD WHEN THIS HAPPENED. DEALER SAYS $197.00 FOR THIS PART. *TR

TOYOTA 2008 PRIUS TRUNK HATCH RELEASE RUBBER PIECE MELTED. 2008 MODEL WAS ONLY 2.5 YEARS OLD WHEN THIS HAPPENED. DEALER SAYS $197.00 FOR THIS PART. *TR

I NORMALLY GET ABOUT 450 MILES OUT OF ONE 11.9 GALLON TANK. RECENTLY, I DISCOVERED MY FUEL GAUGE LIGHT GOING OFF AT 300 MILES. WHEN I FILLED UP MY TANK IT ONLY TOOK 7 GALLONS, LEAVING 5 GALLONS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE TANK. AFTER FILLING IT UP, FUEL GAUGE LIGHT WENT OFF JUST BELOW 300 MILES....

Mileage: 56,000

IN AUGUST 2011, A PRINCETON, NJ, POLICE OFFICE STOPPED ME TO REPORT THAT MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2011, I PAID LAWRENCE TOYOTA $281.84 TO REPLACE THE RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT. LATER THAT MONTH, WHEN I DROVE HOME, I NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT LIGHT WAS NOT SHINGING AGAINST THE GA...

IN AUGUST 2011, A PRINCETON, NJ, POLICE OFFICE STOPPED ME TO REPORT THAT MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2011, I PAID LAWRENCE TOYOTA $281.84 TO REPLACE THE RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT. LATER THAT MONTH, WHEN I DROVE HOME, I NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT LIGHT WAS NOT SHINGING AGAINST THE GA...

PRIUS 2008 HEADLIGHTS TURNS OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ONE CAN NEVER BE SURE WHEN OR HOW IF FAILS. AT TIMES IT WORKS FINE THEN IT DOES NOT. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

REAR HATCHBACK LOCKING/UNLOCKING BUTTON GUMMY AND INABILITY TO UNLOCK TRUCK MANUALLY AND ELECTRICALLY. UNABLE TO ACCESS TRUNK WHERE EMERGENCY/SAFETY EQUIPMENT LOCATED. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

REAR HATCHBACK LOCKING/UNLOCKING BUTTON GUMMY AND INABILITY TO UNLOCK TRUCK MANUALLY AND ELECTRICALLY. UNABLE TO ACCESS TRUNK WHERE EMERGENCY/SAFETY EQUIPMENT LOCATED. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

WE BOUGHT OUR 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS IN NOV 2007. AFTER ABOUT 3 YEARS USE, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS. TO OPEN THE HATCH, YOU HAVE TO TOUCH THIS BLACK GOO EACH TIME, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO ...

PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION, MY 2008 PRIUS WAS T-BONED BY A 1994 VAN (TRAVELING 35MPH ACCORDING TO THE DRIVER). THE VAN STRUCK THE CENTER OF THE PASSENGER DOOR, CRUSHING THE DOOR AND DOOR FRAME. THE REAR DOOR IS ALSO DAMAGED AN UNABLE TO BE OPENED. THE REAR SEAT ...

Mileage: 80,000

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 3 YEARS USE, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) OF OUR 2008 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...

Mileage: 36,001

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT FLICKER, NOR WAS THERE ANY GRADUAL FLICKERING DIMMING OF THE LIGHTS. ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE, ONE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THE NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE BULB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED, BUT T...

Mileage: 10,000

SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW, THE AUDIO DISPLAY UNIT (TOUCH SCREEN,) WHICH ALSO CONTROLS AIR CONDITIONING FAILED AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON JANUARY 5, 2008. THE SAME UNIT FAILED AGAIN ON OCTOBER 30, 2011 . THE TOUCH SCREEN IS UNRESPONSIVE, WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO USE IT TO CON...

Mileage: 500

HEADLAMP WENT OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP WAS REPLACED AND NOW THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IS DOING THE SAME THING ONLY A COUPLE MONTHS LATER. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

I HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT TROUBLE WITH HEADLIGHTS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CAR GOING OUT SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT IT BY TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN AND THEY COME BACK ON. I HAVE NOW HAD AN INSTANT WHERE BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THIS I...

Mileage: 56,451

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITENTLY. SOMETIMES ONE SIDE GOES OUT, FLICKERS OR BOTH GO OUT. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE FREEWAY SEVERAL TIMES. I TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LIGHTS WORK AGAIN. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AN...

Mileage: 32,000

AROUND OR JUST AFTER 40,000 MILES THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS STARTED TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF THEN ON CORRECTS THE PROBLEM -- BUT THIS IS ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

AROUND OR JUST AFTER 40,000 MILES THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS STARTED TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF THEN ON CORRECTS THE PROBLEM -- BUT THIS IS ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

WHILE ENTERING A HIGHWAY ONRAMP IN MY COMPANY'S 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL WITHOUT APPLICATION OF THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKE JUST TO HOLD THE CAR AT 65 MPH. THE CAR WAS SURGING AND LUNGING FORWARD, AND I WORRIED I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ...

Mileage: 56,900

WHILE ENTERING A HIGHWAY ONRAMP IN MY COMPANY'S 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL WITHOUT APPLICATION OF THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKE JUST TO HOLD THE CAR AT 65 MPH. THE CAR WAS SURGING AND LUNGING FORWARD, AND I WORRIED I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ...

Mileage: 56,900

CAR WILL NOT STAY IN DRIVE AFTER IT HAS BEEN IDLING, IN PARK, ON A HOT DAY. WHEN GETTING BACK IN CAR AND PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVE, IT SLIPS BACK TO NEUTRAL AFTER ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED. CAR GOES A FEW FEET THEN SLIPS BACK TO NEUTRAL. AFTER PUTTING IT BACK INTO DRIVE AND PRESSING THE PEDAL AGAI...

Mileage: 52,000

MY 2008 PRIUS TRUNK HANDLE HAS MELTED. IT IS NOW DIFFICULT TO OPEN, AND IS EXTREMELY MESSY. THIS STARTED IN MAY 2011, JUST OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD OF THE CAR. *TR

MY 2008 PRIUS TRUNK HANDLE HAS MELTED. IT IS NOW DIFFICULT TO OPEN, AND IS EXTREMELY MESSY. THIS STARTED IN MAY 2011, JUST OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD OF THE CAR. *TR

RUBBER ON THE 2008 PRIUS IS MELTING AND DRIPPING. I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

RUBBER ON THE 2008 PRIUS IS MELTING AND DRIPPING. I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

PRIUS TRUNK HANDLE MELTED. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE...

Mileage: 39,000

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WILL NOT STAY IN D WHEN SHIFTING OR R IT POPS BACK INTO N IT DOES IT ON HOT DAYS. NEED TO REPLACE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY. WHEN ITS HOT OUTSIDE IT BINDS UP AND GOES BACK INTO N WHILE SHIFTING OR DRIVING. HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES SO FAR IN THE LAST WEEK. IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE V...

Mileage: 70,100

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WILL NOT STAY IN D WHEN SHIFTING OR R IT POPS BACK INTO N IT DOES IT ON HOT DAYS. NEED TO REPLACE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY. WHEN ITS HOT OUTSIDE IT BINDS UP AND GOES BACK INTO N WHILE SHIFTING OR DRIVING. HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES SO FAR IN THE LAST WEEK. IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE V...

Mileage: 70,100

HID HEADLIGHT BULBS GO OUT AND COME BACK ON SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. I AM TOLD BY MANY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS THAT THIS HAPPENS A LOT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

HID HEADLIGHT BULBS GO OUT AND COME BACK ON SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. I AM TOLD BY MANY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS THAT THIS HAPPENS A LOT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT WAS ALSO IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WAS ABLE TO...

Mileage: 57,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT WAS ALSO IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WAS ABLE TO...

Mileage: 57,700

HID HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING ON AND OFF - 2008 PRIUS W ONLY 28,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

(TRANSMISSION PROBLEM) IN A HOT SUMMER DAY WHERE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE 98 DEGREES, WHILE IN DRIVE, THE GEAR WILL NOT STAY IN DRIVE AND SWITCHED TO NEUTRAL. IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS GOING THRU AN INTERSECTION, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS UNEXPECTED CHANGE FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL EVEN ...

Mileage: 35,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, VIN [XXX], BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GO ON AND OFF WHILE IN THE ON POSITION. STARTED NOV. 2010 WITH BOTH HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT ON A TRIP OUT OF TOWN. THEN FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS NO PROBLEMS. NOW SINCE APRIL 2011 THE DRIVES SIDE HEADLIGHT OCCASIONALLY GOES OFF, BU...

Mileage: 61,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO REPLACED ...

Mileage: 109,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING LESS THAN 20 MPH WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND IT UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED UPON ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT GARAGE WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS N...

Mileage: 35,000

SUNSHINE KIDS RADIAN XTSL CARSEAT WITH SUPERLATCH SYSTEM, PURCHASED ON MAY 11, 2011, BECOMES LOOSE AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF NORMAL USAGE EVEN THOUGH PROPERLY INSTALLED TO START. THE SEAT WAS MANUFACTURER'S IN CHINA NOVEMBER 2010, MODEL US19500, SERIAL # 111001985 04329. THE SEAT IS INSTALLED IN A 200...

GREEN GLARE ON WINDSHIELD EMANATING FROM SPEEDOMETER PROJECTOR OBSCURING VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. CAR TAKEN TO TOYOTA DEALER FOR INSPECTION. OUTCOME UNKNOWN. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 500 MILES THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE FOR TWO DAYS. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR THE 12V BATTERY WAS DEAD. I USED 3 DIFFERENT BATTERIES TO TRY TO START THE CAR. THE LIGHTS CAME ON ON THE DASH BUT THERE WAS A WARNING MESSAGE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMIS...

Mileage: 67,200

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR STOPPED WORKING. THE POWER SLOWLY DRAINED OUT OF THE CAR AND I BARELY MADE IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC'S SHOP WHERE AFTER MUCH INVESTIGATION THEY FOUND THAT A LEAF HAD GOTTEN PAS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT INTERLOCK HAD TO BE DEPRESSED IN ORDER TO UNLOCK AND SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO ANY GEAR. IF THE BUTTON WAS NOT DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE HE GEAR AND PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN...

Mileage: 94,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATED THAT WHEN THE FUEL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINAT...

Mileage: 33,000

HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. THE LEFT SIDE OR THE RIGHT SIDE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME. A VERY VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITION AT NIGHT! I CHECKED THE TOYOTA SITE, BUT NO SIGN OF A RECALL GOING ON. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HASN'T ALREADY BEEN ISSUED, AS I UNDE...

Mileage: 59,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. ...

Mileage: 30,000

ONE HEADLIGHT ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS KEEPS GOING OUT. 3 NEW LAMPS IN JUST 6 MONTHS. IT IS ONLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT, THE BULBS ARE FINE, BUT I HAVE TO TURN OFF AND TURN ON THE LIGHT MANY TIME ON HIGHWAY TO MAKE THEM STAY ON. THAT IS NOT SAFETY WAY EVER. IF I FORGOT TO TURN IT OFF AND ON AGAIN, I CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR POLICE OFFICER WILL GIVE PULL ME OVER. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

WE HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2007 AND HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF DURING OPERATION. WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. WHEN CONTACTING TOYOTA THEY HAVE NOT HELPED AT ALL SAYING THAT THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 50,000 MILES FOR THI...

Mileage: 50,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND INSIDE LIGHTS FAILED, SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE TRAVELING ON A DARK STRETCH OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT FAILED SUDDENLY ON OCCASION, BUT IT COULD BE TURNED BACK ON MY SWITCHING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEN TURNING THEM BAC...

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM 15 MPH AND ENTERING INTO A PARKING LOT BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SCRATCHES DUE TO BEING I...

Mileage: 30,000

MY 2008 PRIUS HAS BEEN ACCELERATING FORWARD AFTER I GO OVER AMY BUMPS IN THE ROAD. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I ASKED MY SEALSKIN ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID MY PRIUS WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. MY HUSBAND SAYS THIS IS INCORRECT AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO HIM TOO. I DRIVE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND I AM S...

Mileage: 5,571

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING THE TURN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SPU...

I WILL START THE CAR AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE ON THEN ONE OR THE OTHER WILL JUST TURN OFF, LUCKILY BOTH HAVE NOT TURNED OFF AT THE SAME TIME. SOMETIMES THEY CAN BE ON FOR A LONG TIME AND SOMETIMES A SHORT TIME, THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON FOR IT. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, ENOUGH THAT I WAS STOPPED BY ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO YEARS AGO, THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER YET THE FAILURE CONTINUOUSLY RECURRED. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEADLIGHT FAILU...

Mileage: 26,000

HEADLIGHT PASSENGER SIDE GOING WHILE DRIVING COMING BACK ON DO NOT KNOW WHEN BOTH WILL GO OUT. COST TO REPLACE ONE HEADLIGHT $150 FOR BULB $95 TO REPLACE. HAVE HEARD OTHER OWNERS HAVING SAME PROBLEMS AND MORE THEN ONE TIME. HAVE HEARD OF OVERHEATING PROBLEM CAUSING EARLY OUTAGE OF BULBS OVER AND ...

Mileage: 49,000

I HAVE A 2008 PRIUS AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT HID LAMPS. APPROXIMATE COST IS $150 PER REPLACEMENT. I FEEL THAT THE HID FAILURE IS A HAZARD, BOTH OF THE HID LIGHTS CAME ON AND WENT OUT PERIODICALLY OVER TIME BEFORE EVENTUALLY FAILING, FINALLY. THE HIDS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN...

Mileage: 45,000

AFTER A VAGUE SENSE THAT BOTH HEAD LAMPS WERE SOMETIMES GOING DARK, I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS "OUT" AND HAD IT REPLACED AT A COST OF $245 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. NOW THE OTHER BULB IS GOING DARK ON AND OFF. IF DARK, IT CAN BE MADE TO ILLUMINATE BY TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. BULB MOST O...

Mileage: 100,667

CONDENSATION BUILDS UP INSIDE THE HID HEADLIGHTS DURING HUMID DAYS, AFTER RAIN, AND AFTER CARWASH. INSIDE OF HEADLIGHT IS STREAKED WITH WATER STAINS. *TR

Mileage: 35,457

PURCHASED NEW 2008 PRIUS AUGUST 13, 2008. HAS HID HEADLIGHTS. PRESENT MILEAGE 45000. AROUND JANUARY 15, 2011, FIRST NOTICED HEADLIGHTS APPEARED TO NOT BE ON IN EARLY EVENING. CHECK SWITCH, TURNED IT OFF-ON, HEADLIGHTS CAME ON. 2ND TIME, 2 DAYS LATER, LIGHTS AGAIN SEEMED TO NOT BE ONE, CHECKED S...

Mileage: 44,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP GOES OUT AND COME BACK ON INTERMITTENTLY-HAD TO HOLD HEADLIGHT SWITCH MANUALLY TO HAVE HEADLIGHT STAY ON. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

PROBLEM: REAR RIGHT WHEEL STUD BROKEN. I REMOVED RIGHT SIDE FRONT AND REAR WHEEL LUG NUTS TO ROTATE TIRES USING THE TOYOTA SUPPLIED LUG WRENCH. SWITCHED THE TIRES AND REINSTALLED THE LUG NUTS. HOWEVER ONE LUG NUT ON THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WOULD NOT TIGHTEN. AFTER A COUPLE TURNS I DECIDED TO REMOVE...

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT I NOTICED THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. WHEN PULLING INTO GARAGE I TURNED LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LEFT HEADLIGHT HAD CAME BACK ON. WITH KNOWING THIS I HAVE NOTICED THIS REPEATING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN THE HEADLIGHT WILL COME ON AG...

Mileage: 58,000

2008 PRIUS; HEADLIGHTS GO OFF RANDOMLY, AND CAN BE TURNED BACK ON BY RECYCLING THE OFF-ON SWITCH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS IT HAS HAPPENED WITH MY 15 YEAR OLD SON DRIVING AND HE PANICKED WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE BULBS (EVEN THOUGH THEY STILL WORK...

Mileage: 45,000

HEADLIGHTS FOR 2008 PRIUS KEEP BURNING OUT, TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BOTTOM PAIR OF LIGHTS LAST YEAR AND PASSENGER SIDE LIGHTS KEEP GOING OFF CERTAIN DAYS. TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO FIX IT, THEY WANT ME TO PAY LARGE AMOUNT OF SUM FOR NEW LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES TWO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, THE ABS RELEASE MOMENTARILY CAUSES A BRIEF SURGE FORWARD ANY TIME THERE IS A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD WHEN BRAKING AND CONSUMER ALSO STATES HE NEARLY REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN HE ALMOST COULDN'T STOP, EVEN BY PUTTING H...

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES TWO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, THE ABS RELEASE MOMENTARILY CAUSES A BRIEF SURGE FORWARD ANY TIME THERE IS A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD WHEN BRAKING AND CONSUMER ALSO STATES HE NEARLY REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN HE ALMOST COULDN'T STOP, EVEN BY PUTTING H...

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES TWO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, THE ABS RELEASE MOMENTARILY CAUSES A BRIEF SURGE FORWARD ANY TIME THERE IS A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD WHEN BRAKING AND CONSUMER ALSO STATES HE NEARLY REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN HE ALMOST COULDN'T STOP, EVEN BY PUTTING H...

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 PRIUS ABOUT 20 TO 30 MPH DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD, A SLIGHT DESCENDING GRADE AND COASTING, WHEN IT ACCELERATED WITH MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT 4-5 SECONDS AND A SPEED GAIN OF APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH. IT STARTLED ME, IF A CAR HAD BEEN IN FRONT OF ME, T...

Mileage: 29,200

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 PRIUS ABOUT 20 TO 30 MPH DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD, A SLIGHT DESCENDING GRADE AND COASTING, WHEN IT ACCELERATED WITH MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT 4-5 SECONDS AND A SPEED GAIN OF APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH. IT STARTLED ME, IF A CAR HAD BEEN IN FRONT OF ME, T...

Mileage: 29,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE ANTI-SKID LIGHT TURNED ON AND THEN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILU...

Mileage: 21,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE GATE OF THE GARAGE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND OFF AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED A SECOND TIME AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE....

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE WOULD DRIVE 35 MPH OR ABOVE, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FLUCTUATE ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON FOR HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL THEREFORE, THE DEALER WA...

Mileage: 76,000

WHAT HAPPENED ON 12/23/10 WAS THAT I WAS GOING TO TURN AROUND IN A SHORT DRIVEWAY, APPROXIMATELY 6 FT LONG, THAT WAS ON A STEEP INCLINE. AS I CAME UP TO THE DRIVEWAY, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO MOVE IT OVER TO THE BRAKE. MY FOOT WAS COMPLETELY OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND, WHEN THE CAR HIT T...

Mileage: 18,000

IN JANUARY 2008, I BOUGHT THE NEW PRIUS 2008. ON JANUARY 11, 2011 I AM DRIVING WITH SPEED 35 MPH AND CAR FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION LOST CONTROL AND HIT MY CAR WITH SPEED 40 MPH HEAD ON COLLISION ON 2/3 OF THE CAR FROM A DRIVER SIDE WERE DAMAGE, THE PRIUS ENGINE SPLIT AND AN HALF. THE CAR WERE TOTAL LO...

Mileage: 41,000

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT WITH A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. I WAS TRAVELING APPROX 30 MILES PER HOUR AND HIT A PARKED CAR WITH MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THE CAR IS POTENTIALLY TOTALED. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION. *TR

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS PASSENGER SIDE HID XENON HEADLAMP GOING ON AN OFF RANDOMLY. WENT TO TOYOTA DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS THE BULB AND WHEN REPLACING THE BULB THE MECHANIC FOUND OUT THE HEADLAMP CONNECTOR WAS CORRODED. I PAID FOR A NEW BULB AND CONNECTOR. MY PROBLEM IS HOW A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 40,000 M...

Mileage: 41,173

IN 2008, I BOUGHT THE NEW PRIUS 2008. ON JANUARY 11, 2008 I AM DRIVING WITH SPEED 35 MPH AND HEAD-ON CRASH IT BY A CAR FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION WITH SPEED 40MPH HEAD ON COLLISION ON 2/3 OF THE CAR FROM A DRIVER SIDE WERE DAMAGE, THE ENGINE SPLIT AND AN HALF. THE CAR WERE TOTAL LOSS..BUT THE AIRBAG DI...

Mileage: 41,000

RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AND YOU HAVE TO TURN LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON FOR IT TO COME BACK ON. THE TIME RANGE ON THE LIGHT GOING OFF VARIES FROM TIME TO TIME. IT CAN HAPPEN AS FAST AS EVERY 2-3 MINUTES. THE BALLAST AND BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL MOMENTARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURE...

Mileage: 40,000

ON 3 SEPARATE DAYS, 2 DURING THE SUMMER OF 2009 AND 1 DURING THE SUMMER OF 2010, OUR PRIUS TRANSMISSION HAS AUTOMATICALLY AND REPEATEDLY SHIFTED FROM D (DRIVE) TO N (NEUTRAL) WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING. ALL INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON EXTREMELY HOT DAYS (TEMPERATURES NEAR 100) IN THE AFTERN...

Mileage: 15,000

ON 3 SEPARATE DAYS, 2 DURING THE SUMMER OF 2009 AND 1 DURING THE SUMMER OF 2010, OUR PRIUS TRANSMISSION HAS AUTOMATICALLY AND REPEATEDLY SHIFTED FROM D (DRIVE) TO N (NEUTRAL) WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING. ALL INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON EXTREMELY HOT DAYS (TEMPERATURES NEAR 100) IN THE AFTERN...

Mileage: 15,000

ON 3 SEPARATE DAYS, 2 DURING THE SUMMER OF 2009 AND 1 DURING THE SUMMER OF 2010, OUR PRIUS TRANSMISSION HAS AUTOMATICALLY AND REPEATEDLY SHIFTED FROM D (DRIVE) TO N (NEUTRAL) WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING. ALL INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON EXTREMELY HOT DAYS (TEMPERATURES NEAR 100) IN THE AFTERN...

Mileage: 15,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WENT OUT PREMATURELY. *TR

Mileage: 54,475

HID HEADLIGHTS ON 2008 PRIUS FAILING WITHOUT A KNOWN FIX FROM TOYOTA. EACH BULB COSTS OVER $150.00. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 PRIUS HAVE BEGUN TO FAIL. EITHER ONE MAY NOT TURN ON, OR THEY MAY TURN OFF INDIVIDUALLY BY THEMSELVES. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

THERE WERE NO DISTINGUISHING EVENTS THAT LED UP TO THE TOTAL FAILURE OF MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT AND DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY (FRONT). THEY BOTH NO LONGER WORKED WITHIN A 1 DAY PERIOD AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. NOTICING 2 OR MORE OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL THERE FOR LIGHT...

Mileage: 57,820

THERE WERE NO DISTINGUISHING EVENTS THAT LED UP TO THE TOTAL FAILURE OF MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT AND DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY (FRONT). THEY BOTH NO LONGER WORKED WITHIN A 1 DAY PERIOD AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. NOTICING 2 OR MORE OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL THERE FOR LIGHT...

Mileage: 57,820

THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WENT OUT SUDDENLY, FLICKERED BACK, AND THEN WENT OUT PERMANENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 62,571

THE COMPLAINT IS FOR THE HID HEADLIGHT SYSTEM ON A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT INITIALLY FAILED RANDOMLY AND EVENTUALLY FAILED COMPLETELY. THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING WHERE THE HEADLIGHT WOULD FAIL. THE ONLY WAY THE LIGHT WOULD TURN BACK ON WOULD BE TO CYCLE ...

Mileage: 88,000

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE, HE WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT WAS WARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP...

Mileage: 61,000

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE, HE WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT WAS WARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP...

Mileage: 61,000

BOTH FRONT HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE HIGH BEAMS WORK BUT ONE OR BOTH OF THE REGULAR HIT LIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINE APPROX. 30,000 MILES (THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT 61000 MILES). *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TOYOTA PRIUS 2008 TOURING MODEL WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 80,000 MILES ON CAR ISSUE STARTED AFTER AROUND 30,000 MILES. THE DRIVERS SIDE HEAD LIGHT SPORADICALLY SHUTS OFF. I AM ABLE TO TURN LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON AND IT WILL WORK AGAIN HOWEVER THIS HAPPENS IN A 30 MIN DRIVE AS OFT...

Mileage: 30,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE DARK. AS I WAS TURNING LEFT ONTO THE FRY. RAMP MY LIGHTS WENT OUT! I COULDN'T TURN AROUND SO I TRIED TO GUESS WHERE I WAS BY THE TAILLIGHTS ON THE FRY. THEN THEY CAME BACK ON. THIS CONTINUED , ON-OFF FOR TEN MILES. TOYOTA SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT THAT DAY. CHG. $556.59. CA...

Mileage: 27,554

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED, THE CAR SOMETIMES GOES INTO "ANTI-SKID" MODE, LEADING TO A BRIEF DISCONCERTING PERIOD OF LURCHING/ACCELERATION/LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY BEFORE THE CAR RETURNS TO NORMAL. THIS PROBLEM IS USUALLY ACCOMPANIED BY THE YELLOW ANTI -...

Mileage: 31,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED, THE CAR SOMETIMES GOES INTO "ANTI-SKID" MODE, LEADING TO A BRIEF DISCONCERTING PERIOD OF LURCHING/ACCELERATION/LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY BEFORE THE CAR RETURNS TO NORMAL. THIS PROBLEM IS USUALLY ACCOMPANIED BY THE YELLOW ANTI -...

Mileage: 31,000

I WAS LEAVING THE AIRPORT AND BEGINNING TO PICK UP SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH) WHEN I HAD A VERY SCARY INCIDENT WITH MY 2008 PRIUS. IT SUDDENLY FISHTAILED TO THE LEFT, SEVERAL SECONDS LATER FISHTAILED TO THE RIGHT, AND AS IT YET AGAIN BEGAN TO FISHTAIL TO THE LEFT, I JAMMED ON THE BRAKES VERY ...

Mileage: 21,000

I WAS LEAVING THE AIRPORT AND BEGINNING TO PICK UP SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH) WHEN I HAD A VERY SCARY INCIDENT WITH MY 2008 PRIUS. IT SUDDENLY FISHTAILED TO THE LEFT, SEVERAL SECONDS LATER FISHTAILED TO THE RIGHT, AND AS IT YET AGAIN BEGAN TO FISHTAIL TO THE LEFT, I JAMMED ON THE BRAKES VERY ...

Mileage: 21,000

HID HEADLAMPS BEGAN TO RANDOMLY TURN OFF ON THEIR OWN AT AROUND 34K MILES. DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER SIDE; ONE OR THE OTHER. PAID FOR AND REPLACED BOTH HID LAMPS, BUT NOT CONTROLLER COMPUTER. AT 42K MILES, PROBLEM RETURNS. ONE TIME WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, BOTH HEADLIGHTS BLINKED OFF WITHOUT WARNING...

Mileage: 34,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH APPROX. 60,000 MILES ON IT. RIGHT (PASSENGER) HID HEADLAMP TURNS OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. REPLACING WITH A NEW BULB DOES NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE AND TOYOTA WILL NOT LOOK AT THE CAR EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A RECORD OF THIS ISSUE HAPPENING BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS UP. NOW THE DRI...

Mileage: 30,000

FRONT RIGHT HID HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. CANNOT OPERATE VEHICLE SAFELY AT NIGHT. KNOWN DEFECT BY MANUFACTURER ON 2004-2008 PRIUS.

Mileage: 43,000

LEFT FRONT HID HEADLAMP FLICKERED AND THEN WENT OUT. I TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON QUICKLY, RESTORING THE HEADLIGHT. IT REPEATED ITSELF REPEATEDLY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET THE HEADLIGHT REPLACED AT THE OUTRAGEOUS COST OF $469.80. THAT PRICE INCLUDED REPLACING BOTH HEADL...

Mileage: 90,000

AT 39,000 MILES MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS FAILED. JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT AND THEY JUST GO OUT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THEY CAME BACK ON ENOUGH TO DRIVE HOME. I TOOK IT TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID THE BULBS NEEDED REPLACED FOR 400 DOLLARS. I ASKED THEM WHY AND THEY SAID WAS N...

Mileage: 39,000

INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY GO OFF, THEN AFTER TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON, THEY ARE GOOD FOR A WHILE ONCE AGAIN. THIS IS HAPPENING TO BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES. I UNDERSTAND THE BULBS ARE $150 EACH PLUS LABOR TO REPLACE. I ONLY HAVE 40,000 MILES ON MY ...

Mileage: 40,000

BOTH HEAD LIGHTS COME ON FOR A SECOND OR 2 THEN TURN OFF. TURNING THEM ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY SOMETIMES THEY WILL STAY ON FOR UP TO 1 MINUTE THEN TURN OFF. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD US CAR CLAIMS THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. REPORTED PROBLEM 12/2/2010.

Mileage: 51,300

AT APPROXIMATELY 37,000 MILES MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT, WHICH IS AN HID BULB, STARTED TO FLICKER AND TURN OFF. MOST THE TIME IT WOULD HAPPEN WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF STARTING THE CAR. IF THE LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON IT WOULD WORK AGAIN. APPROXIMATELY 1,000 MILES LATER I NOTICED ...

Mileage: 37,000

HEADLIGHT GOES ON, THEN GOES OFF. WON'T STAY ON. I WAS INFORMED THE OTHER ONE COULD GO OUT AT ANY TIME, SO I SHOULD REPLACE BOTH, AT GREAT EXPENSE. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT THE HID HEADLIGHTS WERE COVERED UNDER THE REGULAR WARRANTY, BUT NOT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. BULBS (ESPECAILLY THOSE COSTING...

Mileage: 43,000

HEADLIGHT GOES ON, THEN GOES OFF. WON'T STAY ON. I WAS INFORMED THE OTHER ONE COULD GO OUT AT ANY TIME, SO I SHOULD REPLACE BOTH, AT GREAT EXPENSE. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT THE HID HEADLIGHTS WERE COVERED UNDER THE REGULAR WARRANTY, BUT NOT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. BULBS (ESPECAILLY THOSE COSTING...

Mileage: 43,000

HEADLIGHT GOES ON, THEN GOES OFF. WON'T STAY ON. I WAS INFORMED THE OTHER ONE COULD GO OUT AT ANY TIME, SO I SHOULD REPLACE BOTH, AT GREAT EXPENSE. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT THE HID HEADLIGHTS WERE COVERED UNDER THE REGULAR WARRANTY, BUT NOT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. BULBS (ESPECAILLY THOSE COSTING...

Mileage: 43,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY THE HYBRID WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIFT THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A D...

Mileage: 56,000

HID HEADLIGHT SYSTEM FAILURE. DRIVER SIDE INTERMITTENT FAILURE FOR ABOUT A WEEK. ON 11/15/2010 PASSENGER SIDE ALSO FAILED AT 7:15 PM LEAVING US WITH NO OPERATING HEADLIGHTS ON A WINDING COUNTRY ROAD. HAD TO RETURN BACK TO HOUSE WITH NO HEADLIGHTS, LUCKILLY ONLY 5 MINUTES INTO OUR TRIP.

Mileage: 68,850

TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT DEFECT. THE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. AT TIMES IT WOULD BEGIN WORKING BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD COME ON WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING AND AT TIMES IT WOULDN'T COME BACK ON AT ALL. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON A 2008 PRIUS DECIDES NOT WORK AT VARIED TIMES. IT IS A SPORADIC PROBLEM WHICH OCCURS THEN GOES AWAY. YOU COULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT THEN YOU SEE THAT YOU HAVE NO DISPLAY TELLING YOU: 1) HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, 2) HOW MUCH GAS DO YOU HAVE, OR 3) DISTANCE TRAV...

Mileage: 45,750

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 33,000 MILES EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING IN ANY CONDITIONS - HOT OR COLD, WET OR DRY, ETC. TURNING LIGHTS OFF THEN ON SOMETIMES RESOLVES PROBLEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED UPON START-UP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST FOR A NEW BULB. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLAMP GOES OUT AFTER TURNING ON AND WARMING UP. ISSUE AND CONCERN IS THAT THE LAMP APPEARS FUNCTIONAL AT FIRST AND THEN GOES OUT AFTER SOME RANDOM PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT ANY INDICATION TO THE DRIVER. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE PRIUS HID LAMPS. FIXED BY REPLACING BULB....

Mileage: 32,001

RIGHT HEADLIGHT ON 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OUT AND TO GET IT BACK ON, THE LIGHTS MUST BE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON. THIS MAY HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES DURING A DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

AT RANDOM TIMES THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 08 TOYOTA PRIUS WILL TURN OFF. IT HAPPENS TO BOTH LIGHTS BUT IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO BOTH LIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN BACK ON IF I TURN THE POWER SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNE...

Mileage: 68,500

ON 12/03/09 WE WERE TICKETED FOR A LEFT HEADLIGHT OUT ON OUR 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WE DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS OUT OR GOING OUT. IT LOOKED ON TO US. TWO MILES FROM HOME IT LOOKED AS BRIGHT AS EVER. THE NEXT MORNING, AS MUCH AS WE TRIED, THE GARAGE COULD NOT FIND A BULB OUT, GOING OUT, WEAK, ON OR OFF, NOTHI...

Mileage: 43,031

ON 12/03/09 WE WERE TICKETED FOR A LEFT HEADLIGHT OUT ON OUR 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WE DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS OUT OR GOING OUT. IT LOOKED ON TO US. TWO MILES FROM HOME IT LOOKED AS BRIGHT AS EVER. THE NEXT MORNING, AS MUCH AS WE TRIED, THE GARAGE COULD NOT FIND A BULB OUT, GOING OUT, WEAK, ON OR OFF, NOTHI...

Mileage: 43,031

IN JANUARY 2010 I BEGAN TO SUSPECT THAT THE PASSENGER-SIDE HIGH-INTENSITY-DISCHARGE(HID) HEADLIGHT OF MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, IT SEEMED LIKE MY HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT EVENLY ILLUMINATING THE ROAD AHEAD OF ME. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I CHECKED MY HEADLIGHTS BY ...

Mileage: 30,104

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL. WHEN THE CAR IS GOING UP OR DOWN A HILL THAT IS SLIPPERY, ICY OR SNOWY, THE VSC KICKS IN, AND ALL POWER IS SHUT OFF TO THE SPINNING WHEEL (S). THIS RENDERS THE CAR UNUSABLE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. I HAVE BEEN IN TRAFFIC, AND BARELY ESCAPED R...

Mileage: 15,000

ONE OF OUR HEADLAMPS BEGAN TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT ANY APPARENT CAUSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A FREQUENT BASIS (25-75% OF THE TIME) BUT COULD NOT BE CAUSED. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED WE REPLACE BOTH BULBS DUE TO THE EXPENSE OF REMOVING THE BUMPER WHICH IS REQUIRED. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT I...

Mileage: 47,000

BOTH OF THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WENT OUT ,SIMULTANEOUSLY, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. ALTHOUGH QUITE FRIGHTENING, FORTUNATELY, THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A WELL LIT STREET AT A SLOW SPEED AND WE WERE ABLE TO REACH OUR DESTINATION SAFELY. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED ON A CURVY ROAD, DARKER...

Mileage: 46,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HID LIGHTS GO OUT AT NIGHT. STARTED TO HAPPEN AROUND 50K MILES. I REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE HID TWICE. THE FIRST TIME, IT FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. NOW, AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES, IT TURNS OFF. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF THEN ON WILL BRING THE LIGHT BACK ON, SOMETIMES F...

THE DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT ON MY 2008 PRIUS BEGAN FLICKERING AT 70,000 MILES. THE FLICKER WOULD BEGIN AFTER 15 MIN OF DRIVING AND THEN HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT. PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS FINE. I ORDERED A REPLACEMENT BULB FROM INTERNET BECAUSE REPAIR COST THROUGH DEALER WAS OVER $200. I WAS ...

Mileage: 70,200

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS NOT WORKING ON OUR 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. IT TAKES THE VERY EXPENSIVE HID BULBS. I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG THE BULB HAS NOT BEEN WORKING AS IT WORKS FOR A MINUTE THEN GOES OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS 38000 MILES ON IT. A DEALERSHIP HAS RECOMMENDED REPLACING BOTH BULBS AT THE SAME TIME ...

Mileage: 38,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS: REFUELING STARTED TO BECOME A PROBLEM AT 35,000 MILES. TANK WOULD NOT REFILL COMPLETELY AND GAS IS "BURPED" OUT TANK. VERY FRUSTRATING REFUELING BECAUSE GAS HOSE CLICKS OFF REPEATEDLY EVEN THOUGH TANK IS NOT FULL. TYPICALLY TANK WILL TAKE AN ADDITIONAL 2 GALLONS OF FUEL AFTER ...

Mileage: 35,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE WAS COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. WITHIN ABOUT 1/10TH OF A SECOND, IT WAS MOVING AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT INCREASE SPEED GRA...

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLAMP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. SOMETIMES TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON SOLVES THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT GOOD TO DO AT NIGHT. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON, BUT TOYOTA DOES NOT. THEY REC...

Mileage: 42,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AT NIGHT, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY OFFER NO ASSISTANCE IF THE DEALER COULD NOT DU...

Mileage: 15,000

TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY EVERY TIME THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON SINCE APRIL OF 2008 AND WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A REPAIR, DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING DIAGNOSTICALLY WRONG WITH MY LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HAD A PROBLEM AROUND MAY 2009 WITH IT'S HID HEADLAMP - THE HEADLAMP WILL TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I AM DRIVING THE CAR - TOYOTA REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLAMP. SAME PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING WITH THE DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLAMP - LIGHT TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING THE P...

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES B...

Mileage: 30,000

I HAD A BLOWOUT ON I-75 IN LEXINGTON KY. WENT TO WALMART TO GET TIRES. WHEN I GOT TO CHARLOTTE NC I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MY REMAINING BACK TWO TIRES CHECKED. HE SAID THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON MY 2008 PRIUS. THE TIRE INFORMATION IS 15" P185/65R15....

Mileage: 19,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHETHER DRIVING THE VEHICLE OR WHILE IT WAS STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON BUT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED....

Mileage: 30,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT, TURN OFF THEN ON LITE COMES ON FOR A FEW MINUTES. NOW RIGHT HEADLIGHT IS GOING OUT, WITH BOTH LIGHTS GOING OFF @ NIGHT I HAVE A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. THESE ARE THE HID HEADLIGHTS WHICH ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE,($300 TO $500). CHECKING ON LINE I...

I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS IN FEB. 2008. IT HAS THE XENON HIGH-INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) HEADLIGHTS. IN OCT. 2009, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BULB AND COMPUTER SUB-ASSY ALL UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER SAID GOOD THING UNDER WARRANTY AS BULB ...

Mileage: 43,754

TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. WHEN DRIVING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL FAIL. UPON TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON USING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON THE TURN SIGNAL HANDLE, THE LIGHT(S) WILL COME BACK ON. THE ISSUE BEGAN IN LATE 2009 AND HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR...

Mileage: 40,000

2008 PRIUS DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT THE LIGHT STILL WORKS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS TURNED OFF SUDDENLY WHILE WE ARE DRIVING AFTER DARK ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 55 MPH. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. WE HAD TO TURN ON OUR FOG LIGHT TO GET HOME THIS IS DANGEROUS DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING. ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET, THIS HEADLIGHT...

Mileage: 42,300

DURING NORMAL DRIVING, DRIVER'S SIDE (HID) HEADLIGHT BEGIN FAILING AFTER A FEW MINUTES EVERY TIME THE LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON. AFTER A FEW DAYS, BOTH HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FAIL AFTER INITIALLY TURNING ON. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON RETURNS THEM TO OPERATION, BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES THEY FAIL A...

Mileage: 55,000

PRIUS STARTS WHEN THE POWER BUTTON IS PUSHED. THERE IS NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND SINCE THE DASH BOARD IS DIGITAL THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL WHAT GEAR THE CAR IS IN OR WHAT SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING. CAR DRIVES WITHOUT AN OPERATIONAL DASHBOARD WHICH THE DEALER DOES NOT RECOMMEND. CAR IS UNDER 2000 MILE WAR...

Mileage: 51,832

1. IN THE K-MART LEVEL PARKING LOT WHEN STARTING TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR SHOT FORWARD ABOUT 6 FEET. NOTE THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS NEVER HAD A FLOOR MAT. 2. BRAKES WERE TESTED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE PREOWNED CAR WAS PURCHASED AND THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE...

Mileage: 25,000

RAPID ACCELERATION WHILE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET FOR 68 MPH, I FOUND IT NECESSARY TO PASS A SEMI. WHILE THE CRUISE WAS ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED AND I WAS ABLE TO PASS THE TRUCK NOT HAVING TO GO ANY FASTER THAN 73. SHORTLY AFTER, I BECAME AWARE THAT THE CA...

Mileage: 33,583

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKING PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. ANY TIME I GO OVER A BUMP/POTHOLE, WHILE TURNING, RESULTS IN A FLOATING SENSATION, SURGE FORWARD, AND MOMENTARY LOSS OF STEERING. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT 2 WEEKS AGO AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN THIS OCCURRE...

Mileage: 30,050

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKING PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. ANY TIME I GO OVER A BUMP/POTHOLE, WHILE TURNING, RESULTS IN A FLOATING SENSATION, SURGE FORWARD, AND MOMENTARY LOSS OF STEERING. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT 2 WEEKS AGO AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN THIS OCCURRE...

Mileage: 30,050

HID HEADLAMP REPLACEMENT FOR THE TOYOTA PRIUS. AFTER 21,000 THE LEFT BULB STARTED TO FLICKER AND THEN GOES OUT. CAN BE RESTARTED BY TURNING SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WITH NO NOTICE. COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A DARK ROAD. DEALER WANTS ANYWHERE FROM $350 TO $100...

Mileage: 21,500

2008 PRIUS PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS INTERMITTENT AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON GOES OFF FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND THEN COMES BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED AND WARNED BY THE POLICE REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT WHEN I TRY TO CHECK IT OUT IT SEEMS TO WORK FINE. I HAVE TAPPED THE LIGHT AND WIGGLED THE WIRES...

Mileage: 56,700

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) LIGHT FLICKERS AND IS ON INTERMITTENTLY. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT GOES OUT. A CALL TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER INDICATES MINIMUM OF $500 TO REPLACE 2 HEADLIGHT BULBS. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

THE HID HEADLAMPS ON THE 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS KEEP TURNING OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. SOMETIMES THE LEFT ONE, SOMETIMES THE RIGHT ONE, AND SOMETIMES BOTH. I HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLAMP SWITCH OFF AND THEM BACK ON AGAIN TO GET THEM THE WORK. SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES DURING A 15 MIN. TRIP. MY CAR IS ONLY 2 ...

Mileage: 47,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND AT RANDOM. IT IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE. SOMETIMES IT IS THE LEFT SOMETIMES THE RIGHT. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON WILL RELIGHT THE HEADLAMP THAT HAS STOPPED WORKING. TURNING THEM OFF AND THEN ON WHILE DRIVING IS NOT ALWAYS...

Mileage: 24,700

I HAVE JUST HAD MY LEFT FRONT HEADLAMP GO OUT ON MY 2008 PRIUS. THERE IS 46,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE COST OF REPLACING ONE HEADLAMP WAS $254 WITH LABOR CHARGE THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT. THIS IS LUDICROUS. I CAN REPLACE A NORMAL HEADLAMP MYSELF FOR ABOUT $15. ACCORDING TO JD...

Mileage: 46,000

JULY 16TH OUR SON WAS DRIVING HIS 2008 PRIUS WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED AND THERE WAS ACCELERATION WITH THE CAR. HE REARENDED AN SUV AT A STOP LIGHT. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR. THEY WERE GOING TO CHECK IT OUT, BUT DUE TO THE FACT OF AN ACCIDENT, THEY HAD ...

Mileage: 28,000

WHEN I PUT MY 2008 PRIUS INTO THE PARK MODE ALONG WITH THE BRAKE BUT STILL HAVING THE CAR RUNNING, I WILL OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO GET MY MAIL. WHEN I THEN CLOSE THE DOOR AND TRY AND PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. NUMEROUS TRIES TO GET THE CAR INTO THE DRIV...

Mileage: 44,000

2008 PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AFTER 1-3 MINUTES. TURNING OFF HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND TURNING BACK ON RESTORES HEADLIGHT FOR ANOTHER 1-3 MINUTES. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

THE HEADLIGHT OR HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

I OWN A 2008 PRIUS. I HAVE COMPLAINED TWICE TO MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT AT TIMES, WHEN BRAKING ON A BUMPY ROAD IT FEELS AS IF MY BRAKES MOMENTARILY RELEASE. SOME TIMES IT WILL TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY. I WILL NOT ALLOW MY DAUGHTERS TO DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THE UNCOMFORTABLE SENSATION. I KNOW T...

Mileage: 37,200

THIS CAR IS FAIRLY NEW AND HAS HID HEADLIGHTS. LAST WEEK THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO COME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY CHECKED IT OUT THOROUGHLY AND COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. YESTERDAY, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS AGAIN OUT, AND ...

Mileage: 36,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS JUST GO OUT RANDOMLY. SOMETIMES IT IS JUST THE DRIVER SIDE OR THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT, BUT AT TIMES IT HAS BEEN BOTH. I HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO GET THEM TO WORK. BUT THIS ISN'T A PERMANENT SOLUTION BECAUSE IT WILL HAPPEN AGAI...

Mileage: 43,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ENGINE REVVED EXTREMELY HIGH WITH AN INCREASE IN THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND TRAVELED OVER A CEMENT PARKING BLOCK. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED T...

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ENGINE REVVED EXTREMELY HIGH WITH AN INCREASE IN THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND TRAVELED OVER A CEMENT PARKING BLOCK. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED T...

Mileage: 30,000

STARTED DRIVING 2008 PRIUS HOME AND THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT THEN BOTH LIGHTS. TURNED THEM OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND THEY WORKED FOR A FEW MINUTES OFF AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT ON 2008 PRIUS FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *KB AN INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY WORN, THE ROTORS WERE ALSO WORN AND WERE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THE BRAKE FLUID WAS WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS AND THERE WAS A FLUID LEAK FR...

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *KB AN INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY WORN, THE ROTORS WERE ALSO WORN AND WERE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THE BRAKE FLUID WAS WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS AND THERE WAS A FLUID LEAK FR...

WE OWN A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID HEADLAMPS. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST 18 - 20 MONTHS, EITHER HEADLAMP WILL TURN OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON RESTORES NORMAL FUNCTION. WE REPORTED THE ISSUE TO THE DEALER WE PURCHASED THE...

Mileage: 20,000

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AFTER BEING TURNED ON FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. I CAN TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AN THE HEADLIGHTS WILL WORK FOR ANOTHER 20 MINUTES UNTIL ONE WILL GO OUT AGAIN. I DO NOT LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON ALL OF THE TIME WHILE DRIVING. THE REPLACEMEN...

Mileage: 75,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE GEAR AND THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD. HE WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TEN TIMES BUT HE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHOR...

Mileage: 19,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE GEAR AND THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD. HE WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TEN TIMES BUT HE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHOR...

Mileage: 19,000

DRIVING TO WORK AGAIN IN THE EARLY A.M., MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN, BUT DIDN'T KNOW IT UNTIL I WAS STOPPED BY POLICE. AFTER THE OFFICER TOLD ME ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS WAS OUT, I TURNED THEM OFF, THEN BACK ON AND THE OFFICER TOLD ME THAT BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT ...

Mileage: 64,885

ON 7/26/10 I PURCHASED 2008 CERTIFIED TOYOTA PRIUS. I DIDN'T RECEIVE CAR UNTIL 7/28/10. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON 7/29/10 BECAUSE THE INSIDE CABIN SMELLS LIKE GAS AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT IT DID SMELL LIKE GAS AND IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE....

Mileage: 59,000

ON 7/26/10 I PURCHASED 2008 CERTIFIED TOYOTA PRIUS. I DIDN'T RECEIVE CAR UNTIL 7/28/10. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON 7/29/10 BECAUSE THE INSIDE CABIN SMELLS LIKE GAS AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT IT DID SMELL LIKE GAS AND IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE....

Mileage: 59,000

THE HID LEFT HEADLIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY ON MY 2008 PRIUS. MY CAR IS BEYOND WARRANTY FOR THIS AND TOYOTA HAS OFFERED "CUSTOMER SUPPORT" FOR THIS PROBLEM AT A REDUCED COST. THE REDUCED COST IS IN EXCESS OF $1000 FOR CONTROL ECU AND BULB REPLACEMENT. PRIUS FORUMS SUGGEST I CONTACT YOU FOR ASSISTANC...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 2 MPH THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 17,000. UPDATED 10/01/10*LJ WHILE SLOWLY MOVING INTO A PARKING SPACE, WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD LANDING ON A PARKING LOT ...

Mileage: 17,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT DIMS. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 60 SECONDS BOTH LIGHT TURN OFF. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

A NUMBER OF TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASED OUR NEW PRIUS IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007, I'VE QUESTIONED IN MY MIND WHETHER OUR HID HEADLIGHTS WERE BRIGHT ENOUGH. I WOULD NORMALLY PUT THE THOUGHT OUT OF MY MIND SINCE I WEAR GLASSED TO READ, AND I FIGURED THAT MAYBE I JUST NEED REGULAR GLASSES. ABOUT A MONTH ...

Mileage: 30,000

I WAS SITTING WITH THE CAR ON AND IN PARK AT SONIC DRIVE IN WHEN IT LUNGED FORWARD 3-4 FEET BEFORE I COULD HIT THE BRAKES. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AFTER WORK. AFTER CHECKING ON THE COMPUTER AND TEST RIDING IT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG OR DUPLICATE THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TR

Mileage: 52,087

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING, WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HEADLIGHTS SWITCH AND THEY BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNI...

Mileage: 56,000

HID HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTION - DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP GOES OUT RANDOMLY BUT COMES BACK ON WHEN TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, AND REPEATEDLY EXPERIENCE THE "BRAKE DROP-OUT" PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED ON NUMEROUS PRIUS-RELATED WEBSITES. (SEE, FOR EXAMPLE, HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/FORUMS/GEN-II-PRIUS-TECHNICAL-DISCUSSION/80218-TRACTION-CONTROL-DISABLING-BRAKES-OVER-BUMPS.HTML, OR HTTP://PRIUSCHA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WAS IN ACTIVATION AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN DURING BRAKING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE TRACTION CONTROL SYS...

Mileage: 20,000

NOTICED DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WAS OUT ON FREEWAY. AFTER STOPPING AND STARTING CAR, IT WORKED AGAIN. LATER NOTICED THAT IT TURNS ON FOR A SECOND AND TURNS OFF ON ITS OWN AND MUST TURN OFF AND ON AGAIN A FEW TIMES BEFORE IT STAYS ON ... FOR HOW LONG? 42,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS I...

Mileage: 42,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. IN ADDITION, WHILE TRAVELING AT A...

Mileage: 70

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS TOURING EDITION HAS HAD A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE SKID LIGHT GOING ON UNDER THE MOST INNOCUOUS OF CONDITIONS. I NOW HAVE 34,000 MILES ON IT, AND AFTER IT HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY, AND I SAW THIS WEBSITE ADDRESS, I DECIDED TO REPORT IT. OFTEN, WHEN I DRIVE AT ANY SPEED, ESPEC...

DRIVING TO WORK IN THE EARLY A.M., MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. I TURNED OFF MY HEADLIGHTS, THEN BACK ON AND BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR PROBABLY 20 MINUTES WITH JUST ONE HEADLIGHT, AND DIDN'T KNOW IT, WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS. THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH...

Mileage: 63,320

I HAVE TOYOTA PRIUS 2008 WITH 52000 MILES AND BOTH HID LIGHTS NEED REPLACING COSTING OVER $500.00. WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEM AT DEALER AND YET WAS ABLE TO FIND MANY INCIDENTS THAT INDICATE IS COMMON AND A DEFECT IN THE LIGHTS. TOYOTA GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER, BUT WOULD TAKE NO RESPONSIBILI...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE TOYOTA RECALL LIST FOR THE NHTSA RECALL 09V388000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BY CUTTING IT BU...

Mileage: 50,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRACTION CONTROL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH WHEN SHE NOTICED THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WAS FLICKERING ON AND OFF MORE THAN SHE PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED. SHE ALSO SMELLED AN ODOR SIMILAR TO SOMETHING BURNI...

DRIVING TO WORK IN THE A.M., AND ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER LEAVING THE HOUSE, MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. I TURNED OFF MY HEADLIGHTS, THEN BACK ON AND BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUPPORTING THE LIGHTING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZA...

Mileage: 62,195

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH BRAKES DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKING. *TGW IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES DISENGAGED WHEN THE TIRES ROLLED OVER A TAR STRIP OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF BUMPS. ALSO, THE HEATING SYSTEM WAS NOT ADEQUATE DURING WINTER CONDITIONS, THE AUTOMATIC DIMMING REAR VIEW MIRROR DID...

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH BRAKES DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKING. *TGW IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES DISENGAGED WHEN THE TIRES ROLLED OVER A TAR STRIP OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF BUMPS. ALSO, THE HEATING SYSTEM WAS NOT ADEQUATE DURING WINTER CONDITIONS, THE AUTOMATIC DIMMING REAR VIEW MIRROR DID...

I DRIVE A 2008 PRIUS. WHEN BRAKING AND DRIVING OVER A POT-HOLE, BUMP, OR OTHER ROAD WORK THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES, AND THE BRAKES RELEASE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME (>1 SECOND) CAUSING THE CAR TO COAST DURING THIS TIME. I DRIVE ON BUSY CITY STREETS AND ON HIGHWAYS WITH STOP AND GO ...

Mileage: 35,000

I DRIVE A 2008 PRIUS. WHEN BRAKING AND DRIVING OVER A POT-HOLE, BUMP, OR OTHER ROAD WORK THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES, AND THE BRAKES RELEASE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME (>1 SECOND) CAUSING THE CAR TO COAST DURING THIS TIME. I DRIVE ON BUSY CITY STREETS AND ON HIGHWAYS WITH STOP AND GO ...

Mileage: 35,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD LAST NIGHT (6/19) AND MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AS I WAS CROSSING OVER A BRIDGE. I CLOSELY FOLLOWED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND AS SOON AS I GOT OFF THE BRIDGE I TURNED OFF, THEN BACK ON MY LIGHTS, AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS IS A CONTINUING SAFETY ISSUE T...

Mileage: 62,153

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE BRAKING FROM A SPEED OF 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION ALTHOUGH HE WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 400 YARDS, DRIVING ...

Mileage: 22,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED IN RAINY WEATHER, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE ARRIVED TO ASSIST ON SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALE...

Mileage: 22,800

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.*TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM HITTING A HUGE DIRT MOUND, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INSTEAD OF BRAKING. HE WENT OVER THE MOUND ONTO SOME RAILROAD RACKS. THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXP...

I AM HAVING A RECURRING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON A 2008 PRIUS THAT SEEMS TO BE A VERY SIMILAR PROBLEM TO ONE DESCRIBED BY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS. WHEN THE CAR IS WARM (WARM DAY, DRIVE FOR LONGER THAN 15 MINUTES) THE TRANSMISSION CAN SLIP OUT OF DRIVE (OR REVERSE) INTO NEUTRAL. IT WILL DO THIS REPEATEDL...

Mileage: 85,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON MAY 21, 2010, WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE MINOR DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE BUT THE CONTACT SUFFERED A LEG INJURY A...

Mileage: 60,000

HID HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR DESIGN OF THE LIGHTING COMPONENTS OTHER THAN THE BULBS BECAUSE IF I TURN THEM OFF THEY COME BACK ON FINE EVERY TIME LIKE THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM. *TR

Mileage: 61,890

HID HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR DESIGN OF THE LIGHTING COMPONENTS OTHER THAN THE BULBS BECAUSE IF I TURN THEM OFF THEY COME BACK ON FINE EVERY TIME LIKE THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM. *TR

Mileage: 61,890

HID HEADLIGHTS THAT UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, BUT COME BACK ON WHEN MANUALLY TURNED OFF, THEN ON. APPEARS TO BE PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, NOT THE LIGHTS, OR A DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 61,853

HID HEADLIGHTS THAT UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, BUT COME BACK ON WHEN MANUALLY TURNED OFF, THEN ON. APPEARS TO BE PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, NOT THE LIGHTS, OR A DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 61,853

HID HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I TURN THEM OFF, THEN BACK ON, THEY WORK PERFECTLY FINE, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY'LL GO OUT AGAIN. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. IT DOES APPEAR THAT THE HID HEADLIGHT EQUIPPED PRIUS HAS SOME ELECTRICAL OR DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 62,010

HID HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I TURN THEM OFF, THEN BACK ON, THEY WORK PERFECTLY FINE, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY'LL GO OUT AGAIN. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. IT DOES APPEAR THAT THE HID HEADLIGHT EQUIPPED PRIUS HAS SOME ELECTRICAL OR DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 62,010

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE FLOOR MAT *TGW THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO COMPLY WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RECALL. WHEN THE CONSUMER PICKED UP THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THE DRIVERS FLOOR MAT WAS STILL MISSING FROM WHERE HE HAD PLACED IT IN THE TRUNK AND TH...

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT WITH RECALL ISSUES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND NO ONE HAS ANY SUGGESTIONS.

ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED, THE CAR SOMETIMES GOES INTO "ANTI-SKID" MODE, LEADING TO A BRIEF (~1/2 SECOND), DISCONCERTING PERIOD OF LURCHING/ACCELERATION/LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY BEFORE THE CAR RETURNS TO NORMAL. THIS PROBLEM IS USUALLY ACCOMPANIED ...

ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED, THE CAR SOMETIMES GOES INTO "ANTI-SKID" MODE, LEADING TO A BRIEF (~1/2 SECOND), DISCONCERTING PERIOD OF LURCHING/ACCELERATION/LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY BEFORE THE CAR RETURNS TO NORMAL. THIS PROBLEM IS USUALLY ACCOMPANIED ...

WHEN I AM BRAKING AND GO OVER A BUMP IN MY 2008 PRIUS TOYOTA, IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES DISENGAGE FOR A SECOND AND THE CAR GOES FASTER. I NOTICED THIS MAINLY DURING WINTER DRIVING IN SNOW AND ICE. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

1. WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKING OVER POTHOLES OR ROUGH ROAD, THE CAR VEERS FORWARD EVEN THOUGH BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED 2. HAPPENS EVER SINCE WE RECEIVED OUR 2008 PRIUS MAYBE ONCE A MONTH OR SO: RESULTS IN SCARY FEW MOMENTS, ALTHOUGH NO ACCIDENTS YET HAVE OCCURRED 3. DEALER CLAIMS CANNOT RE-CREATE TH...

Mileage: 30,000

1. WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKING OVER POTHOLES OR ROUGH ROAD, THE CAR VEERS FORWARD EVEN THOUGH BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED 2. HAPPENS EVER SINCE WE RECEIVED OUR 2008 PRIUS MAYBE ONCE A MONTH OR SO: RESULTS IN SCARY FEW MOMENTS, ALTHOUGH NO ACCIDENTS YET HAVE OCCURRED 3. DEALER CLAIMS CANNOT RE-CREATE TH...

Mileage: 30,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND RECEIPT OF A RECALL NOTICE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE GOING VERY SLOW, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL RAN OVER A PARKING CEMENT BLOCK AND THEN HIT A BUSH. THE CONSUMER REMOVED ...

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS - BRAKING SYSTEM. BRAKING ON A ROUGH OR BUMPY ROAD, THE BRAKES WILL DISENGAGE AND CAUSE YOUR BRAKING TIME TO INCREASE BY 5-10 FT WITHOUT NOTICE. WHEN THIS DISENGAGEMENT HAPPENS, YOU FEEL FOR A FEW SECONDS AS IF YOU HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND THE SKID LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL....

Mileage: 120

IN MY 2008 PRIUS, WHEN I AM BRAKING AND GO OVER A BUMP, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM KICKS IN. HOWEVER, WHEN IT DOES, IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES DISENGAGE FOR A SECOND AND THE CAR SPEEDS UP. I FEEL LIKE I AM LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR FOR A FEW SECONDS. *TR

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS AND ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE HID LIGHTBULBS HAVE FLICKERED AND GONE OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE REPLACEMENT COST OF THE LIGHTBULBS IS IN EXCESS OF $200. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP FLICKERED AND BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE HEADLAMP FAILURE W...

Mileage: 36,000

I AM EXPERIENCING A FEELING THAT THE BRAKES ON MY 2008 PRIUS SEEM TO DISENGAGE WHEN I GO OVER A BUMP AND SOMETIMES WHEN I AM BRAKING SOMEWHAT ABRUPTLY. THE UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING THAT THE CAR IS NOT GOING TO STOP AND ACTUALLY FEELS AS IF IT IS ACCELERATING ONLY LASTS MOMENTARILY- BUT IT IS A SCARY ...

WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES, AND THE ROAD IS BUMPY, THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE NOT WORKING FOR A SECOND, AND THEN THEY GRAB. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I AM BRAKING AND THERE IS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN BRAKING FROM SPEEDS OF 6 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN BRAKE STOPPING TIME. THE CONTACT STATED SHE APPLIED EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES BEFORE THEY ENGAGED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEH...

Mileage: 20,000

I OWN A 2008 PRIUS. WHEN BRAKING ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE, THE BRAKES SEEM TO MOMENTARILY FAIL AND THE ABS LIGHT BLINKS ON THE DASHBOARD. IT MAKES ME FEEL AS THOUGH THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY. INCIDENT DATE IS ACTUALLY DATE OF PURCHASE OF THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

SEVERE SAFETY CONCERNS WITH A 2008 PRIUS ARE THE FOLLOWING: THE ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS TO THE FOLLOWING ARE NECESSARY BEFORE ANYONE COULD BE CONSIDERED SAFE DRIVING THIS 2008 PRIUS: 1.WHY DID OUR PRIUS HAVE A POWER FAILURE ON APRIL 13TH WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON A FLAT STRETCH OF HWY 101...

Mileage: 12,000

SEVERE SAFETY CONCERNS WITH A 2008 PRIUS ARE THE FOLLOWING: THE ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS TO THE FOLLOWING ARE NECESSARY BEFORE ANYONE COULD BE CONSIDERED SAFE DRIVING THIS 2008 PRIUS: 1.WHY DID OUR PRIUS HAVE A POWER FAILURE ON APRIL 13TH WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON A FLAT STRETCH OF HWY 101...

Mileage: 12,000

2008 PRIUS DRIVER-SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT FREQUENTLY BUT WILL COME BACK ON IF YOU TURN THE LIGHTS ON THEN OFF AGAIN. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA HID LIGHTS AS THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. *TR

Mileage: 51,052

2008 PRIUS. OFTEN WHEN I GO OVER A BUMP THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM KICKS IN AND IT FEELS AS IF I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. I DON'T THINK I COULD STOP SUDDENLY. I HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT BUT I AM UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING SOMETIMES EVEN IN GOOD WEATHER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS NO HELP. *TR

2008 PRIUS. OFTEN WHEN I GO OVER A BUMP THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM KICKS IN AND IT FEELS AS IF I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. I DON'T THINK I COULD STOP SUDDENLY. I HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT BUT I AM UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING SOMETIMES EVEN IN GOOD WEATHER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS NO HELP. *TR

EVERY TIME I AM BRAKING AND GO OVER A BUMP IN MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM KICKS IN. WHEN IT DOES SO, IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES DISENGAGE FOR A SECOND AND THE CAR GOES FASTER, LIKE THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS FAILING BEFORE IT ENDS UP KICKING IN. MY TOYOTA DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS THE W...

Mileage: 1

EVERY TIME I AM BRAKING AND GO OVER A BUMP IN MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM KICKS IN. WHEN IT DOES SO, IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES DISENGAGE FOR A SECOND AND THE CAR GOES FASTER, LIKE THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS FAILING BEFORE IT ENDS UP KICKING IN. MY TOYOTA DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS THE W...

Mileage: 1

TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT IS THE LEFT HEADLIGHT, SOMETIMES IT IS THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT AND SOMETIMES IT IS BOTH. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES AND WE ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON DRY, CLEAR AND CLEAN ROADS, MY CAR BRAKING SYSTEM WILL SEEM TO FAIL AND FEEL LIKE THE CAR IS GOING INTO A SKID. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL - ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO REASON FOR BRAKE TROUBLE. SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY LATELY. *TR

Mileage: 300

FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON DRY, CLEAR AND CLEAN ROADS, MY CAR BRAKING SYSTEM WILL SEEM TO FAIL AND FEEL LIKE THE CAR IS GOING INTO A SKID. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL - ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO REASON FOR BRAKE TROUBLE. SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY LATELY. *TR

Mileage: 300

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS LOSES BRAKING POWER EVERY TIME I BRAKE WHEN GOING OVER A BUMPY OR UNEVEN SURFACE AND IT TAKES 1/2 TO 1 SECOND BEFORE THEY RE-ENGAGE. TOOK CAR TO TOYOTA DEALER AND HAD SERVICE TECHNICIAN GO ON A TEST DRIVE WITH ME. WHEN THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN EXPERIENCED THIS LOSS IN BRAKES, HE...

Mileage: 40,000

WHEN BRAKING ON SLIPPERY SURFACE-THE ABS KICKS IN- IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE BRAKES DISENGAGE AND THE CAR SPEEDS UP SLIGHTLY. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS -ABS RELEASES BRAKES WHILE APPLYING BRAKES OVER BUMP OR BUMPY ROAD SURFACE CAUSING LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE WILL STOP ACCELERATION IN TURN IF GOING OVER BUMP AS THUG STABILITY CONTROL IS ACTIVATING. *TR

Mileage: 15

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS -ABS RELEASES BRAKES WHILE APPLYING BRAKES OVER BUMP OR BUMPY ROAD SURFACE CAUSING LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE WILL STOP ACCELERATION IN TURN IF GOING OVER BUMP AS THUG STABILITY CONTROL IS ACTIVATING. *TR

Mileage: 15

DURING A HARD BRAKING EVENT, THE ANTI-LOCK-BRAKES TAKE OVER BUT FOR A MOMENT BEFORE THEY DO, IT FEELS LIKE I HAVE NO BRAKES AND THE CAR SEEMS TO GO FASTER. IT IS A SCARY FEELING. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

IN MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, WHEN I AM BRAKING (USING THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM) AND HIT A ROUGH PATCH OF PAVEMENT THAT REQUIRES THE ABS, THERE IS A SHORT TIME WHEN NO BRAKE IS ENGAGED AND THE CAR SEEMS TO SPEED UP TEMPORARILY (JUST A SPLIT SECOND). PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS O...

Mileage: 12,000

BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT IN UNDER 40,000 MILES IN MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE NOTICED A SEEMING PROBLEM WITH MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. IF I AM BRAKING WHEN I HAPPEN TO GO OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE BRAKES SEEM LIKE THEY "LET UP", SO THAT IT FEELS LIKE INSTEAD OF BRAKING, THE CAR IS ACCELERATING. OCCASIONALLY, THE LIGHT WILL COME ON THE DASH THAT INDICATES A SLIPPERY ROA...

I WAS DRIVING A RENTED TOYOTA PRIUS 2008 HYBRID ELECTRIC ON APRIL 8TH IN MISSISSAUGA ONTARIO AND MET WITH THREE VEHICLES COLLISION. ON A SOLID GREEN SIGNAL, A MIN VAN COMING FROM EAST, OPPOSITE DIRECTION CUT OFF THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC FROM WEST. FIRST CAR SLAMMED THE BRAKES AND DID NOT HIT THE WRONGFU...

Mileage: 52,702

THE 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A STRONG SMELL THAT RESEMBLES A ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IT MAKES YOUR EYES WATER AND YOUR CLOTHS SMELL LIKE IT LONG AFTER YOU HAVE LEFT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER IS NOT SURE WHERE IT IS COMING FROM. THERE ARE OTHER REPORTED CLAIMS OF THE SAME SMELL ON THE INTERNET. *TR

Mileage: 100

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES FAULT IN VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO RESPOND TO DRIVE AS HE PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. IT SEEMED THE BRAKE WAS ON. A MASTER FAULT APPEARED ON THE SCREEN. IT SAID BATTERIES WILL NOT...

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES FAULT IN VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO RESPOND TO DRIVE AS HE PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. IT SEEMED THE BRAKE WAS ON. A MASTER FAULT APPEARED ON THE SCREEN. IT SAID BATTERIES WILL NOT...

2008 PRIUS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN SOMETIMES RESTORES THE DEFECTIVE LIGHT. THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE THAT APPEARS FREQUENTLY ON THE PRIUS CHAT LIST AND IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX. TOYOTA ...

Mileage: 52,895

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH ON A SMOOTH INTERSTATE, MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS ACCELERATED WHEN I TAPPED THE BRAKE TO TAKE IT OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AGAIN AND IT STOPPED ACCELERATING, AND SLOWED DOWN. I HAD REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT A FEW WEEKS PRIOR. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA TO HAVE THE R...

Mileage: 9,000

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH ON A SMOOTH INTERSTATE, MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS ACCELERATED WHEN I TAPPED THE BRAKE TO TAKE IT OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AGAIN AND IT STOPPED ACCELERATING, AND SLOWED DOWN. I HAD REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT A FEW WEEKS PRIOR. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA TO HAVE THE R...

Mileage: 9,000

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM RE TOYOTA PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES MADE A NOISE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THERE MAY HAVE BEEN RUST ON THE ROTORS, DUE TO LACK OF DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT GETTING PROPER GAS MILEAGE AND THE GAS MOTOR MADE A LOT OF NOISE.

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM RE TOYOTA PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES MADE A NOISE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THERE MAY HAVE BEEN RUST ON THE ROTORS, DUE TO LACK OF DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT GETTING PROPER GAS MILEAGE AND THE GAS MOTOR MADE A LOT OF NOISE.

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM RE TOYOTA PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES MADE A NOISE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THERE MAY HAVE BEEN RUST ON THE ROTORS, DUE TO LACK OF DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT GETTING PROPER GAS MILEAGE AND THE GAS MOTOR MADE A LOT OF NOISE.

THE HID HEADLAMP OF MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND I GOT A TRAFFIC TICKET FOR IT. SINCE I WAS UNAWARE THAT THE LAMP WAS OUT, THE TICKET WAS ONLY A WARNING. I HAD THE LAMP REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE AT 36300 MILES AND $300! *TR

Mileage: 36,300

I HAVE A 08 PRIUS. THE LAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE PEOPLE TELL ME I HAVE A LIGHT OUT, BUT WHEN I CHECK ITS WORKING. IT SEEMS THAT I AM DRIVING IN THE DARK SOMETIMES WITH JUST MY FOG LAMPS, I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON THEN THEY SEEM BRIGHTER. HEADLAMPS COST...

Mileage: 58,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE KEPT FAILING AND TURNING OFF. THEY WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS THE FIRST TIME AT NO EXPENSE TO HIM. THE CONTACT THEN RECEIVED A LE...

Mileage: 20,000

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT HAS INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING TO AND FROM WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER AND MY RESIDENCE IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND. APPROXIMATELY, 75 MILES EACH WAY DAILY TO VISIT MY MOTHER IN ICU. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BY THE METROPOLITAN PO...

Mileage: 38,232

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS - THE CAR ONLY HAS 2 YEARS AND 30K MILES AND THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT FLICKERED UNTIL IT FINALLY STOPPED WORKING. WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WANT OVER $300 TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB!! SO TRYING TO DO IT MYSELF AND I HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR APART. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE! *TR

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. SHE MAINTAINED FIRM PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ...

Mileage: 12,900

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS--44,000 MILES, LED HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT--$166 PART + $45 LABOR. I REPLACED ONE IN JANUARY, 2010, NOW ANOTHER APRIL 19, 2010. THESE ARE VERY PRICEY LIGHTBULBS AND NEED TO BE RECALLED AND NOT PRICED TO THE CUSTOMER. THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. WHEN THE P...

Mileage: 44,000

RIGHT LANE OF FREEWAY 134 E IN BURBANK CA BLOCKED AND VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND MYSELF WERE OBLIGED TO COME TO A FULL STOP. MY 2008 PRIUS WAS THEN REAR-ENDED BY A RANGE ROVER AND PROPELLED INTO THE LARGE PICKUP TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. BOTH BACK AND FRONT WERE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED AND CAR WAS A TOTA...

Mileage: 14,000

I WAS TRYING TO PARK MY CAR(TOYOTA PRIUS 2008) IN THE FARMERS MARKET AND THE CAR DIDN'T STOP AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND WENT FURTHER ABOUT 50 FEET AND HIT A WOOD POLE. LATER TOYOTA SERVICE FIXED THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING THE NECESSARY PARTS IN THE VEHICLE. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THEY TOOK THE CAR FO...

Mileage: 34,001

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLAMPS ARE INTERMITTENT WHILE DRIVING. PUBLIC AND PERSONAL SAFETY HAZARD! REPLACED HID BULBS WITH THE PROPER TYPE, AND THE INTERMITTENT CONTINUE TO OCCUR. PHILLIPS D4R HID BULBS ARE THE RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT BULBS. HID HEADLAMPS WINK OFF AT RANDOM, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE A...

Mileage: 45,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. ON JAN 29, 2010, I WAS SLOWLY PULLING INTO A PARKING STALL WHEN THE ACCELERATOR ENGAGED AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I LET OFF THE BRAKES AND SLAMMED THEM ON HARDER AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. MY CAR HIT THE SIDE OF A AM/PM ARCO STATIO...

Mileage: 34,921

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. ON JAN 29, 2010, I WAS SLOWLY PULLING INTO A PARKING STALL WHEN THE ACCELERATOR ENGAGED AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I LET OFF THE BRAKES AND SLAMMED THEM ON HARDER AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. MY CAR HIT THE SIDE OF A AM/PM ARCO STATIO...

Mileage: 34,921

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE FELT THE VEHICLE SPEED UP AND PULL TO THE RIGHT. SHE ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO COMPENSATE, BUT THE NEXT THING SHE KNEW, SHE WAS HANGING FROM THE SEAT BELT UPSIDE DOWN. THE CONSU...

THANK GOODNESS NOTHING HAPPENED YET BUT MY TOYOTA 2008 PRIUS HAS HEADLIGHT ISSUES. MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. I FIND OUT THAT IT COSTS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 200 TO 300 DOLLARS OR MORE TO REPAIR. AND FIXING IT DOES NOT GUARANTEE IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN! TOYOTA SENT ME A LETTER EXPLAININ...

HI, WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING, MY LEFT HEADLIGHT FLASHED AND THEN STOPPED WORKING. MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS IS ABOUT 1.75 YEARS OLD WITH APPROXIMATELY 28,000 MILES. I HAVE HEARD FROM OTHER PRIUS OWNERS THAT THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THE REPLACEMENT COST FO...

Mileage: 28,000

HI, WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING, MY LEFT HEADLIGHT FLASHED AND THEN STOPPED WORKING. MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS IS ABOUT 1.75 YEARS OLD WITH APPROXIMATELY 28,000 MILES. I HAVE HEARD FROM OTHER PRIUS OWNERS THAT THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THE REPLACEMENT COST FO...

Mileage: 28,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE CONSUMER LET UP OFF THE ACCELERATOR, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPEED UP. THE CONSUMER RELEASED HER FOOT COMPLETELY FROM THE ACCELERATOR ALL TOGETHER, BUT THE VEHICLE INCREASED IN SPEED. THE BRAKE...

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS [XXX] WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, IF I DRIVE OVER A BUMP, IE RAILROAD TRACK, THE BRAKES DISENGAGE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND THEN REENGAGE. IT FEELS LIKE YOU HIT A PATCH OF BLACK ICE. I HA...

Mileage: 35,000

LAST NIGHT ABOUT 6:00PM CST. MY GAS PEDAL STUCK ON MY 2008 TOYOTA. I WAS AT A USED CAR DEALERSHIP LOOKING AT TRUCKS. I GOT OUT OF THE PRIUS TO LOOK AT A TRUCK. I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR PUT IT IN DRIVE AND WHEN I TOOK OFF THE PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. I PUT THE SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL STOPPED THE CAR, PU...

Mileage: 17,285

FEB 6, 2010 - PURCHASED 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 40,940 MILES. MARCH 1, 2010 - PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED DURING NIGHT DRIVING. MILEAGE APPROX. 42200. LIGHT WORKED THE NEXT DAY, BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME. WORKED INTERMITTENTLY THROUGHOUT THAT DAY. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. MARCH3, 2010 - HEADLIGHT ...

Mileage: 42,200

I NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLINE ON MY 2008 PRIUS START FLICKERING, MY CAR HAS 44K MILES. ACCORDING TO MY DEALERSHIP, THE FIXTURE IS OVERHEATING AND WILL FAIL SOON. TOTAL COST TO REPLACE AND INSTALL NEW BULB WILL BE OVER $400 FOR A LIGHT BULB. I BELIEVE THAT THIS PART OR DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE.

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. *TGW ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, PRIOR TO PUBLIC NOTICE AND THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED RECALL, THE CONSUMER NOTICED AN UNUSUAL BRAKING INCIDENT. THE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE ENG...

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. *TGW ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, PRIOR TO PUBLIC NOTICE AND THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED RECALL, THE CONSUMER NOTICED AN UNUSUAL BRAKING INCIDENT. THE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE ENG...

TOYOTA PRIUS 2008 LESS SERIOUS - FREQUENT RELEASE OR LAPSE OF BRAKING BY ABS (ASSUMED) ON IRREGULAR ROADWAY SMALL CRACKS SEEM TO CONFUSE SYSTEM WITH SIGNIFICANT FORWARD TRAVEL OF VEHICLE BEFORE BRAKES REENGAGE. SIMILAR TO MY EARLIER 2005 MODEL BUT MORE FREQUENT OCCURRENCES AND LONGER LAPSE IN PAD...

Mileage: 19,354

TOYOTA PRIUS 2008 LESS SERIOUS - FREQUENT RELEASE OR LAPSE OF BRAKING BY ABS (ASSUMED) ON IRREGULAR ROADWAY SMALL CRACKS SEEM TO CONFUSE SYSTEM WITH SIGNIFICANT FORWARD TRAVEL OF VEHICLE BEFORE BRAKES REENGAGE. SIMILAR TO MY EARLIER 2005 MODEL BUT MORE FREQUENT OCCURRENCES AND LONGER LAPSE IN PAD...

Mileage: 19,354

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS HIT IN THE REAR, SIDE AND FRONT AND TOTALED FOR A LOSS OF $20,792.00 AND AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *CN

Mileage: 39,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS HIT IN THE REAR, SIDE AND FRONT AND TOTALED FOR A LOSS OF $20,792.00 AND AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *CN

Mileage: 39,000

TOYOTA PRIUS - 2.5 YEARS OLD, UNDER FULL PARTS & LABOR FACTORY WARRANTY HEAD LIGHTS HID BULBS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP RESPONSE: PAY $771.43+TAX FOR BULBS - GOT WRITTEN QUOTE *CN

Mileage: 59,541

MY WIFE KATHY AND I OWN A 2009 PRIUS. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM THAT IS PERSISTENT BUT THE DEALER CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON THE LAST SEVERAL VISITS FOR ROUTINE SERVICE. THEY CHECKED BULLETINS ETC. BUT CLAIM NO PROBLEM EXISTS. THE PROBLEM: "LUNGING OF THE VEHICLE AND NOISE WITH SHAKING OF T...

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT WE PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL OF 08. ON MARCH 19TH I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON A STREET WITH CONSTRUCTION PANELS ON PARTS OF SURFACE. I WAS LEAVING A CAR LENGTH IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN THE CAR AHEAD STOPPED, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. TH...

Mileage: 21,147

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT WE PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL OF 08. ON MARCH 19TH I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON A STREET WITH CONSTRUCTION PANELS ON PARTS OF SURFACE. I WAS LEAVING A CAR LENGTH IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN THE CAR AHEAD STOPPED, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. TH...

Mileage: 21,147

PRIUS 2008 HEADLAMP: BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMPS, ONE AT A TIME, INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OF FOR A FEW SECONDS, THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON AND STAYS ON, SOMETIMES FOR A SHORT WHILE AND SOMETIMES FOR A LONGER PERIOD. I HAVE NOT HAD BOTH GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. ...

Mileage: 32,000

WHEN HITTING SMALL BUMPS TRAVELLING AT SPEEDS OF 25-50MPH (SUCH AS BUMPS BEFORE BRIDGES) THE ABS WILL ACTIVATE AND THE PEDALS GO LOOSE. IT SEEMS THE CAR CAN NOT BE CONTROLLED FOR ABOUT 3/4 OF A SECOND ONCE THIS OCCURS. LUCKILY I HAVE NEVER BEEN ROUNDING A TURN OR APPROACHING STOPPED TRAFFIC WHEN T...

Mileage: 32,669

WHEN HITTING SMALL BUMPS TRAVELLING AT SPEEDS OF 25-50MPH (SUCH AS BUMPS BEFORE BRIDGES) THE ABS WILL ACTIVATE AND THE PEDALS GO LOOSE. IT SEEMS THE CAR CAN NOT BE CONTROLLED FOR ABOUT 3/4 OF A SECOND ONCE THIS OCCURS. LUCKILY I HAVE NEVER BEEN ROUNDING A TURN OR APPROACHING STOPPED TRAFFIC WHEN T...

Mileage: 32,669

I WAS DRIVING TO THE AIRPORT ONE NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 PRIUS TURNED OFF. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THEM BACK ON BY RESETING THE LIGHT SWITCH. THIS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES DURING MY TRIP TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO DUBLIN (CA) TOYOTA BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ACCURATELY DIAGNOS...

Mileage: 40,000

VEHICLE RAN OFF ROAD ON CURVE, DRIVER REPORTED VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. UPDATED 06/03/10*BF UPDATED IVOQ. 06/07/10 UPDATED 9/29/11*CW

Mileage: 100

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, YEAR NOT SPECIFIED. CONSUMER STATES SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER PUT THE GEAR INTO REVERSE, WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. SHE KEPT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE GEAR INTO PARK AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF.

I WAS DRIVING N ON BROADWAY AND CRASHED INTO A POWER POLE SEVERAL BLOCKS FROM WHERE I WAS GOING. I DON'T REMEMBER THE CRASH OR THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE CRASH DUE TO A HEAD INJURY. I WAS DRIVING A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HADN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE THE CRASH. MY DOCTORS ARE PERFORMING NUMEROUS ...

Mileage: 14,600

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INCIDENT FM OWNER OF A TOYOTA VEHICLE. *TGW 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ACCELERATION SURGES WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD FROM 68 MPH TO 74 MPH.

HELLO....I JUST RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM TOYOTA ENTITLED CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM..(NO MENTION OF RECALL). IN IT, THEY SAY THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT...AND WHILE THEY'VE BEEN CHARGING FOR THEM AT 300 DOLLARS EACH, THEY NOW REALIZE THAT IT'S SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL ISSUE....THAT...

Mileage: 8,500

HELLO....I JUST RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM TOYOTA ENTITLED CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM..(NO MENTION OF RECALL). IN IT, THEY SAY THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT...AND WHILE THEY'VE BEEN CHARGING FOR THEM AT 300 DOLLARS EACH, THEY NOW REALIZE THAT IT'S SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL ISSUE....THAT...

Mileage: 8,500

2008 PRIUS. AT 35,000 MILES THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BURNT OUT, COVERED BY WARRANTY. AT 40,000 MILES THE DRIVER'S SIDE BURNS OUT, BUT IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. $200 TO REPLACE. I'VE NEVER BEEN TOLD BY CARSON CITY TOYOTA THAT PRIUS CARS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

MY 2008 PRIUS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AS I PULLED OVER TO PARK AT THE CURB 2 HOURS AGO. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, NOT NEAR THE ACCELERATOR, AND I LONG AGO REPLACED MY FLOOR MATS SO I KNOW THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL INTERFERENCE. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD THIS EXPERIENCE WITH THE CAR. CIRCUMSTANCES ...

Mileage: 36,179

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 25 MPH THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ENGAGE. WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CURB WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THER...

Mileage: 15,000

LEFT FROM HEADLIGHT HAS FAILED AT 28 MONTHS / 36,000 MILES, AND I'VE BEEN QUOTED >$200 TO REPAIR! *TR

Mileage: 36,000

PRIUS ACCELERATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED GOING OVER POT HOLES AND SOMETIMES RIDGES IN THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT EXPERIENCES THE SAME HESITANCY AND SHAKING WHILE BRAKING THAT THE 2010 RECALLED MODELS HAVE. I INITIALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP AND THEY CLAIMED TO NOT BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO TOLD ME LAST WEEK AT THE DEALERSH...

Mileage: 52,500

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT EXPERIENCES THE SAME HESITANCY AND SHAKING WHILE BRAKING THAT THE 2010 RECALLED MODELS HAVE. I INITIALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP AND THEY CLAIMED TO NOT BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO TOLD ME LAST WEEK AT THE DEALERSH...

Mileage: 52,500

I LEFT MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS RUNNING AND HAD TO RUN BACK INTO A HOME WHERE I'D JUST LEFT A SALES APPOINTMENT. EVENTHOUGH I HAD THE KEY FOB IN MY POCKET, I NOTICED OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE AS I WAS CROSSING THE STREET BACK TOWARDS THE HOUSE THAT MY CAR WAS CAREENING INTO THE BUICK PARKED ACROSS THE...

Mileage: 39,055

I LEFT MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS RUNNING AND HAD TO RUN BACK INTO A HOME WHERE I'D JUST LEFT A SALES APPOINTMENT. EVENTHOUGH I HAD THE KEY FOB IN MY POCKET, I NOTICED OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE AS I WAS CROSSING THE STREET BACK TOWARDS THE HOUSE THAT MY CAR WAS CAREENING INTO THE BUICK PARKED ACROSS THE...

Mileage: 39,055

I LEFT MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS RUNNING AND HAD TO RUN BACK INTO A HOME WHERE I'D JUST LEFT A SALES APPOINTMENT. EVENTHOUGH I HAD THE KEY FOB IN MY POCKET, I NOTICED OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE AS I WAS CROSSING THE STREET BACK TOWARDS THE HOUSE THAT MY CAR WAS CAREENING INTO THE BUICK PARKED ACROSS THE...

Mileage: 39,055

OUR OFFICE OWNS A TOYOTA PRIUS THAT I DRIVE OCCASIONAL TO WORK ASSIGNMENTS. I TOOK THE CAR ON A TRIP TO SEE A WORK PROJECT BUT STOPPED TO PICK UP ANOTHER EMPLOYEE BEFORE HEADING TO THE SITE. WHEN I PULLED UP TO PICK UP THE EMPLOYEE THE PRIUS'S ENTIRE DASHBOARD DISPLAY WENT BLANK. I PULLED THE CA...

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WITH BRAKING PROBLEMS WITH THE 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. *TS THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE BRAKING PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE, DUE TO IT BEING SO LIGHT.

2008 PRUIS- TWICE IN COLD WEATHER THE COMPUTER DASHBOARD INDICATORS WOULDNT SHOW ANY INFO INCLUDING SPEED OF CAR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING AROUND THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AND I WAS ABLE ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A GRASSY FIELD TO PARK THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND STRUCK A PEDESTRIAN. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE AUTOMATIC IGNITION OFF BUTTON FOR AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 27,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. WHILE COMING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS IN A STUCK POSITION UNABLE TO RELEASE. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED T...

Mileage: 24,000

2008 PRIUS HEAD LIGHT FAILURE. BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT. NOT UNDER WARRANTY I HAD NEW HEADLIGHT PUT IN (1-2009 & 1 IN 2010). *TR

Mileage: 45,000

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS DONE THE AUTOMATIC ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THESE WERE BOTH LONG BEFORE RECENT REPORTS IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON ROUTE 84 BETWEEN THE WHITE PLAINS AND CARMEL EXITS. MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO BETWEEN 80 -85 MPH. I WAS IN SOME TRAF...

Mileage: 20,000

VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AS EXPECTED IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I BUMPED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME IN THE MORNING. AND THEN ON THE WAY HOME I ALMOST REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR. THIS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE OR SINCE. I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH ME THAT WOULD MAKE MY TIMING BE SO OFF THAT I WOULD HIT ANOTHER C...

VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AS EXPECTED IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I BUMPED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME IN THE MORNING. AND THEN ON THE WAY HOME I ALMOST REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR. THIS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE OR SINCE. I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH ME THAT WOULD MAKE MY TIMING BE SO OFF THAT I WOULD HIT ANOTHER C...

I WAS PARKING MY CAR HEAD IN FIRST, IN AN APARTMENT PARKING LOT, I HAD JUST PULLED INTO THE SPACE, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND DEPRESSED THE PARK BUTTON, I THEN BEGAN TO REACH FOR THE POWER BUTTON WHEN THE CAR UNCONTROLLABLY LUNGED FORWARD GOING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE, HITTING A CHAIN LINK FENCE POLE ...

Mileage: 5,000

TOYOTA PRIUS VIN=[XXX] PASSENGER HID HEADLIGHT FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. STOPPED, SHUT OFF ENGINE, RESTARTED AND HEADLIGHT REENERGIZED, BUT FAILED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AFTER A FEW MINUTES. MILES ON CAR 35,499. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S....

Mileage: 35,499

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. COMING UP TO AN INTERSECTION I WENT TO GO THROUGH THE YELLOW HOWEVER THERE WAS A POLICE CAR BESIDE ME SO I THOUGHT BETTER STOP AND WAIT. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES ONLY TO FIND MY CAR SKIDDED FORWARD. I COULDN'T STOP THE CAR, I COULD ONLY SLOW IT DOWN WITH THE BRAKES. MY FAS...

Mileage: 18,500

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLAMP HAS GONE OUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE...DEALERSHIP IN ASHEVILLE ONLY SAYS ITS PAST THE 36,000 MILES AND OUT OF WARRANTY. GOING TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP CHECK OUT THE LIGHT AND WHAT IS WRONG. SAW ALL THE COMPLAINTS WITH OTHER OWNERS AND THIS IS A PROBLEM, AND A SAFETY ISSUE....

Mileage: 36,900

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN WE DRIVE OVER A BUMP/POTHOLE IT FEELS AS IF THE BRAKES FAIL FOR APPROX. A SECOND AND A HALF OR SO. AND THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. IT IS A VERY UNSETTLING FEELING. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE AND SLOWLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A SHOPPING CART. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED, CRASHING INTO ANOTHER SHOPPING CART AND THEN INTO A BRICK WALL. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED...

Mileage: 10,210