2008 TOYOTA PRIUS Electrical System Problems

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 again appears it's also a safety concern because the problem is the light is completely go out completely blank so we are not able to see the vehicle speed vehicles fuel gas and vehicles other information that shows on digital cluster so if we drive in this condition we don't know how much speed is on my car right now

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. There is no opening handle from the inside of the trunk to be let out, scariest and one of the most important major safety concerns, theres no emergency exit from inside vehicle. Water/snow/ice also falls down into the vehicle when opening hatchback, it slides inward from hood of car or slides back from rear windshield and door, causes water to be pooled up in my battery compartment.

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.FraudReport Agency. The contact had not heard back from the other contact regarding the other reports made. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 50,000 miles, and at the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was over 200,000.

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 failure. In addition, the front headlights and rear taillights failed to function as intended. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, no cause for the failure was found. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. The contact stated that on a separate occasion, while driving at various speeds, the front headlights failed to work as intended. Upon inspection, the contact noticed that the bulbs had melted into the wiring harness. The contact stopped driving the vehicle at night. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

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 everything was fine. A week later, I went to drive to work and my entire dashboard was out. My radio, clock, blinkers, and brakes worked, but I could not see the speedometer, gas gauge, odometer or any other dashboard features. When I tried to restart the car, it wouldn't turn off. I tried several times and even got my husband to try. When we couldn't turn it off, I drove blindly straight to the dealership. They diagnosed the issue as being a problem with the combination meter. Recently, I found out that there was a Customer Support Program through Toyota that replaced the combination meter in my same car model. This service expired in 2017. I got the car in 2020-21. Thankfully I was home, and was able to follow my husband to the dealership. I'm not sure what I would've done if this happened while I was out. I am also have traction issues with the brakes. When I try to brake on a slope or incline, the glide hazard lights come on. It's happened several times when it's raining, but it's been happening more when it's not. I typically give enough space between myself and the car in front of me, but it's concerning that the brakes lock up when I'm on any type of sloped surface.

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 manufacturer for assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that there were no recalls no warranty coverage on the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

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 orange car emblem with an exclamation point in it on the display screen. Once safely off road press power button off and back on and everything is back to normal except red triangle and car on display screen car is then drivable again. Using a code reader to check codes no codes appear but still have red triangle. Leaving car set for a period of time and restarting car and red triangle is extinguished. Have to drive in right lane on freeway in case it wants to quit. The most recent time was last week had driven it about 80 miles with a stop about halfway for 1 hour and stopped for a movie came back got in car started it and within 1000 feet got the red triangle, was in left turning lane with red light, shut off and restarted and was able to drive again as in all other times, took it to a neighbor who had a code reader(about 9PM) and no codes found, he reset it and red triangle extinguished. This type of happening is very unnerving to say the least, dont know when or where it will lay down with us. Don't know if anyone else has had similar issues with their Prius ours has 213,000+ miles on it. Original hybrid battery it was checked in 2015 and some cells replaced by a shop certified to replace cells in this battery. Thank you.

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 through their brand engagement advocate acknowledged a long term problem with the combination meter. They had extended the warranty coverage for owners for this specific problem for about 10 years but not for owners like me with a vehicle 15 years old. I believe Toyota should cover and reimburse owners for this problem, which is potentially dangerous, no matter the age of the vehicle, especially for long term, loyal owners. There are many of these vehicles still on the road. Thank you. [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

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 ability to monitor fuel tank capacity, speed, warning lights, reverse lights and backup camera. To get around this malfunction requires that the back storage panels be removed and 12-volt battery be disconnected and reconnected. However, the fix is short term since the problem resets itself once the car is turned off. Even when the display is working, we have just discovered that the fuel gauge is inaccurate, causing a serious overflow of fuel due to the display showing 1 bar, when the tank was actually 50% full. Toyota, fully aware of this problem offered a "warranty enhancement" that offered replacement coverage up to September 30, 2013. It only covered customers whose care was demonstrating the problem, excluding any cars that were not showing signs of malfunction. We have a 2008 model, purchased from a Toyota dealership in 2011, that up until around 2-years ago showed no signs of malfunctioning. Therefore, the warranty did not apply. We now, however, are experiencing the malfunction on a daily basis and our vehicle is unsafe, and inconvenient to drive. I called Toyota regarding this and they will not offer any further coverage beyond the September 30, 2013 date. The repair for this malfunction is a minimum $1000, which rightfully should be covered by Toyota due to the potential safety issues surrounding this problem. We would like Toyota to acknowledge customers such as ourselves where the malfunction did not appear until later during our ownership of a 2008 Prius, and pay or reimburse for the repair.

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 Toyota. They both have denied solving this issue from Toyota as the Warranty Extension ZTV has expired. Even I had provided them proof that Toyota knew about this problem, please see [XXX] from Toyota regarding this. My Prius has 258000 miles, and it is 2008, It is high mileage as per their documents this will accrue in high mileage Prius with cold weather. I live in NJ, and it is getting cold and my car as high miles. Toyota refuse to take care of the problem and I as a consumer will have to pay over $1200 to get it fix as this is only done at Toyota dealership. Currently I am thinking of getting it fix at Paul Miller Toyota of West Caldwell, 1155 Bloomfield Ave, West Caldwell, NJ 07006, 973-287-4050. What's sad is Toyota used to rank at the top of best customer service. I'm guessing most of the problems are just after the 9 years, calculated to guarantee fixing the problem to as few people as possible. THERE'S NO EXTENSION AND TOYOTA WON'T HELP. I TRIED AND WAS TOLD ALL DEALS EXPIRED AND TO HELP ONE WOULD MEAN THEY'D HAVE TO HELP ALL. WE'RE ON OUR OWN. Hoping that Toyota has released a solution to the dangerous and consumer related problem related to the failing Combination Meter. The previous ext. Warranty was only good for 9 years from date of first use which did not help many drivers. Super negligent and ripe situation for class action lawsuits not to mention many potentially fatal accidents on the roads. Toyota has denied fixing this problem even Toyota knows this is on going problem. As a government official please try to help me resolve this issue as this is a major concern for many millions of drivers which Toyota need to resolve this. Please INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (

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

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 few times. It has happened many times now but isn’t predictable. It hasn’t been looked at by a mechanic yet.

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 diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 164,000.

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 SPONTANEOUSLY RETURN WHEN THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WEEK OR LONGER BUT THEN WILL GO OUT NEXT TIME THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR TURNING OFF CONSISTENTLY AND AT TIMES THE START BUTTON NEEDS TO BE MANUALLY DEPRESSED FOR 5+ SECONDS TO SHUT DOWN.

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

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 failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.

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.

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 INDICATORS, PRNDL, LCRUISE CONTROL, LIGHTS THAT INDICATE ENGINE EMERGENCIES DO NOT LIGHT. BACK-UP CAMERA DOES NOT WORK NOR DO THE BACK-UP LIGHTS. THESE ALL ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUES. HAVING RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM IT IS EVIDENT THAT TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE RECALLED THOUSANDS OF PRIUS' FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE BUT MINE EXPIRED BEFORE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY, 2020. I FIRMLY AM CONVINCED THAT TOYOTA SHOULD HONOR THE WARRANTY FOR THIS DANGEROUSLY COMMON FAILURE WHICH HAPPENS TO MANY DIFFERENT MODEL YEAR OF THE PRIUS. IT'S, IN FACT, IRRESPONSIBLE OF TOYOTA TO NOT REPAIR THESE VEHICLES AS THEY HAVE KNOWN HOW MASSIVELY PREVALENT THESE FAILURES ARE. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERS IS CHARGING OVER $1000.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I, FOR ONE, CANNOT AFFORD SUCH A COST FOR A MALFUNCTIONING, CRITICAL FOR SAFELY OPERATING THEIR PRODUCT, THAT SHOULD BE REMEDIED INTO PERPETUITY, SINCE THEY HAVE UNQUESTIONABLY BEEN FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IT'S SEVERITY. I SHOULD NOT BE EXCLUDED FROM REPAIR SIMPLY BECAUSE THE FAILURE HAPPENED LATER IN THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE THAN OTHERS.

Mileage: 146,500

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

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 ISSUE AND HAVE ENJOYED A RECALL FOR THE PART (THE COMBINATION METER) TO BE FIXED, FOR OLDER PRIUSES SUCH AS MINE THE EQUIVALENT WORK IS LIMITED TO THOSE WHO PAID FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTEE RELATING TO THE KNOWN PROBLEMS OF THIS ONE SINGLE PART--A WARRANTEE THAT I WAS NEVER OFFERED WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2011, AND THAT ENDED IN 2015. THE 2019 RECALL'S INFORMATION IS HERE: HTTPS://PRESSROOM.TOYOTA.COM/?GENERATE_PDF=58021 EVEN IF I HAD PURCHASED THE PART'S EXTENDED WARRANTEE, WHETHER OR NOT I'D EVEN ABLE TO *USE* IT BY DEMONSTRATING TO THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING IS QUESTIONABLE, NOT TO MENTION LITERALLY UP TO THE WEATHER. THE PROBLEM BEEN VERY DIFFICULT FOR TECHS TO DIAGNOSE SINCE THERE AREN'T MANY COLD AND RAINY DAYS TO SET IT OFF WHERE I LIVE, NOT TO MENTION IT WOULD OFTEN RESOLVE ITSELF BEFORE THE CAR CAN BE TAKEN INTO THE SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. IT WAS ONLY POSSIBLE THIS TIME AROUND BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS WORSE THAN IN THE PAST, SEVERE ENOUGH THAT I COULD NOT TURN OFF MY CAR. THE FACT THAT TOYOTA WOULD HIDE REPAIRS FOR A MASSIVE SAFETY FLAW BEHIND A LIMITED-RUN WARRANTY, WHEN THE PROBLEM IS ACTUALLY BROADER AND AFFECTS CARS PRODUCED OVER 15 YEARS APART (2004 TO 2019) IS ONE THING. BUT THE FACT THAT THIS PROBLEM ACTUALLY CREATES A HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER--NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN OFF THE CAR, NOT BEING ABLE TO KNOW IF YOU'RE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, OR EVEN HOW FAST YOU'RE GOING!-- MAKES THIS LIMITING BEHAVIOR SEEM SOMEWHAT DESPICABLE. I FEEL THIS RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE ALL AFFECTED PRIUS MODELS, BECAUSE THIS IS CLEARLY A BROADER DEFECT.

Mileage: 194

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 KNOW WHICH PRND MODE YOU ARE AT AND YOU CANNOT TURN OFF THE POWER OF THE CAR.

Mileage: 193,447

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 CONCERN WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN OFF THE CAR PROPERLY, IT IS CAUSING LOTS OF ANXIETY NOT KNOWING IF MY CAR IS ACTUALLY TURNED OFF IN MY GARAGE. MY MOM DRIVES THE CAR AND SHE'S 78 YEARS OLD, SHE CANNOT TELL IF THE CAR IS OFF WHEN SHE EXITS THE CAR. THERE ARE OCCASIONS WHERE THE HYBRID CAR TURNS ON WHILE IT'S IN THE GARAGE BECAUSE MY MOM WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF. THIS SHOULD BE AN ISSUE WHERE TOYOTA ISSUES A RECALL FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE THAT OWNS THESE CARS AND PARKS IN A GARAGE.

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 HE DID. THIS APPARENTLY IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY TOYOTA. THE HAVE A TSB ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE COMBINATION METER AS WELL AS A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (ZTV). FROM TALKING WITH TOYOTA, THE ORIGINAL OWNER WAS SENT A LETTER ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT NEVER DID ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WHETHER THIS WAS A PROBLEM FOR THAT OWNER OR NOT AT THAT TIME, I AM UNAWARE. EITHER WAY, THIS IS NOW A PROBLEM FOR ME AND ACCORDING TO TOYOTA, THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT HAS EXPIRED AND NOW I AM STUCK PAYING FOR THE REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND RESOLVED BY TOYOTA.

Mileage: 183,400

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 ME STOPPED AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, I AM AFRAID DRIVING THAT CAR,I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA DEALER, SEEMS LIKE USE TO BE A RECALL BUT THEY HAVE SOME HESITIONS TO ACCEPT THE FAULTY,DANGAROUS BRAKE SYSTEM,I AM GOING TO COMPLAIN TO THE CEO OF THE COMPANY.GOD HELP ME,I WAS LUCKY MY FAMILY AND I SURVIVED ,MY MESSAGE TO THE TOYOTA PRIUS OWNERS IS PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK YOUR VIN NUMBER AND RECALLS,AND INSIST TO FIX THIS COMMON DEFECT ON TOYOTA PRIUS ,BY THE DEALER WITH NO CHARGES.VERY VERY UNSFE BRAKE SYSTEM. AND MY INSTRUMENT LIGHTS ARE ON AND OFF I CAN NOT SEE THE SPEED AND THE ODOMETER AND THE GAS INDICATOR,I HEARD IT WAS A RECALL BUT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT ACCEPT IT. IF I WANT TO FIX THESE FAULTY DEFECTIVE PARTS WOULD COST ME OVER 4000 DOLLARS,TOYOTA IS RESPONSIBLE,I BELEIVE SHOULD AND MUST FIX IT FOR FREE VALUNTARLY ,

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

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 HOME AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN AND I HAVE TO TOW IT TO ANOTHER PLACE. CAN'T DEPEND ON THIS CAR TO START.

Mileage: 150,000

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 BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND THE ABS BRAKE SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (UNKNOWN) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT YET CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

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 PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY (INCLUDING KNOWING THE LEVEL OF THE GAS). ONCE WE GOT HOME IT TOOK ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO GET THE CAR INTO PARK AND OFF, BUT PRESSING THE PARK AND POWER BUTTONS IN RANDOM ORDERS. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT ULTIMATELY ALLOWED THE CAR TO TURN OFF. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW AND IT'S SCARY NOT KNOWING THE SPEED ALL THE SUDDEN IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. ALSO, HAVING BEEN IN SUCH A HABIT OF CLICKING THE PARK BUTTON AND BEING SAFELY IN PARK, WE ALMOST CRASHED INTO OUR HOUSE AFTER BEING IN THE DRIVEWAY THE SECOND TIME, NOT REALIZING THE DISPLAY HAD JUST GONE OUT AGAIN FOR A SECOND TIME UPON ARRIVING HOME. THE CAR CONTINUED ROLLING FORWARD OF COURSE UNTIL THE BRAKES WERE SLAMMED. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR MY YEAR PRIUS (2008), BUT HAS SINCE ENDED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS WASN'T A RECALL. TOYOTA NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO HONOR THE REPAIR OF VEHICLES THAT ARE AFFECTED. JUST RECENTLY, IT WAS RELEASED THAT TOYOTA IS RECALLING THE 2019 MODELS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE (SPEEDOMETER GOING OUT) AND THEY ARE REFERRING TO IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE DONE FOR ANY MODEL AFFECTED AND SHOULD NOT HAVE AN END DATE.

Mileage: 110,000

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 WORKS.

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

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. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL STILL NOT SHUT OFF, IT'S ALSO SOMETIMES HARD TO TELL IF THE CAR IS OFF, BECAUSE THERE IS NO MORE DASH. THE ONLY WELL TO TELL IS TO SEE IF THE RADIO GOES ON. THERE ARE A FEW WAYS TO RESET THIS MAJOR MALFUNCTION, TO TRY AND GET THINGS WORKING AGAIN BY DISCONNECTING BATTERIES, BUT THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM, THAT COULD KILL SOMEONE WHILE DRIVING AND NEEDS ATTENTION AND RECALLED SOON AS POSSIBLE!

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 MORE THAN 10 TIMES ON MY CAR ALONE, AND MY WIFE CAN CONTESTS TO HERS AS WELL. WHAT WE BOTH ARE EXPERIENCING IS ONE OF MANY SITUATIONS. WHILE DRIVING THE DASH LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL JUST NOT WORK: I'M UNABLE TO SEE DRIVING SPEED, IF MY HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. EVEN WHILE STATIONARY WE EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING. THE MAIN REASONS FOR REPORTING THIS IS BECAUSE COINCIDENTALLY IT HAPPENS TO BOTH OF US AT RANDOM TIMES IN 2 DIFFERENT VEHICLES SAME MODEL AND YEAR. FROM MY OWN RESEARCH THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE WITH OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME MODELS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CONSTITUTES AS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR RECALLS, BUT I FEEL THIS IS ONE. I'M FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE ANY ACCIDENTS SO FAR. BUT FOR OTHERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS CAN ACCIDENTALLY START SPEEDING, OR BECOME STARTLED BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN LOSS OF DASH VISUALS, AND RESULT IN HARM OF OTHER'S OR PROPERTY. THIS JUST HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY AND I JUST HAD TO SAY SOMETHING SINCE THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT ISSUE FOR MY WIFE AND I. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS AND PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS.

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 MORE THAN 10 TIMES ON MY CAR ALONE, AND MY WIFE CAN CONTESTS TO HERS AS WELL. WHAT WE BOTH ARE EXPERIENCING IS ONE OF MANY SITUATIONS. WHILE DRIVING THE DASH LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL JUST NOT WORK: I'M UNABLE TO SEE DRIVING SPEED, IF MY HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. EVEN WHILE STATIONARY WE EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING. THE MAIN REASONS FOR REPORTING THIS IS BECAUSE COINCIDENTALLY IT HAPPENS TO BOTH OF US AT RANDOM TIMES IN 2 DIFFERENT VEHICLES SAME MODEL AND YEAR. FROM MY OWN RESEARCH THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE WITH OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME MODELS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CONSTITUTES AS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR RECALLS, BUT I FEEL THIS IS ONE. I'M FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE ANY ACCIDENTS SO FAR. BUT FOR OTHERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS CAN ACCIDENTALLY START SPEEDING, OR BECOME STARTLED BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN LOSS OF DASH VISUALS, AND RESULT IN HARM OF OTHER'S OR PROPERTY. THIS JUST HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY AND I JUST HAD TO SAY SOMETHING SINCE THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT ISSUE FOR MY WIFE AND I. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS AND PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS.

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 BEEN DUE TO A COMBINATION METER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1910093151. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,397.

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 DURING RAIN. I HAVE READ ON SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM PRIUS OWNERS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

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 DOES NOT LIGHT UP, I HAVE NOTICED THERE IS NO BACKUP CAMERA OR BACKUP LIGHTS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, THE START BUTTON WILL NOT FULLY SHUT DOWN THE CAR. IT WILL CYCLE BETWEEN ACCESSORY MODE AND FULL START WHEN THE BUTTON IS PRESSED. I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING THE VEHICLE IS ALSO NOT KEEPING TRACK OF THE MILES DRIVEN WHILE THE DASH IS NOT DISPLAYING - SO WHEN THE DASH DOES START WORKING AGAIN, THE ODOMETER IS NOT SHOWING TRUE MILEAGE. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE TO FINALLY SHUT DOWN, I HAVE SOMETIMES HAD THE ISSUE NOT PRESENT THE NEXT DAY AT STARTUP. OTHER TIMES IT WILL LAST THROUGH SEVERAL STARTS AND STOPS. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT WITH A FAULTY COMBINATION METER. AND I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

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 GOOD' AS CODES WERE CLEARED BUT A FEW MONTHS AFTER, THE LIGHTS ARE ON AGAIN. THESE ISSUES HAVE CAUSE ARE CAUSING MY CAR TO BE ACTING UP WHILE DRIVING AND TRYING TO BREAK AT STOP SIGNS AND CROSSING LIGHTS BY DELAYING TO STOP ON TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA IN ASSISTING US WITH REPAIRS. UNLESS THEY'LL WAIT FOR A TRAGEDY BEFORE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. HAVE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY ALWAYS SAY 'IT COULD THIS' OR 'IT COULD BE THAT'. SO FAR THE REPAIRS THEY HAVE DONE IS SUPPOSED TO FIX THE CURRENT ISSUE WITH BREAKS, LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD BUT NOW ABS CAN BE RELATED TO THE ACTUATOR AND THAT WILL COST ME AROUND $3,000! WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD ANYMORE. MY CAR IS PAID FOR AND I'VE SPENT ALMOST $7,000 IN 'REPAIRS' AND OF COURSE ALL VEHICLE'S WARRANTEES HAD EXPIRED WHEN I TOOK IT IN. IN REVIEWING MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THESE ABS AND VSC PROBLEMS AND THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF RECALL TO FIX THEM, OTHERWISE AS CUSTOMERS WE'RE LOSING FAITH IN TOYOTA AND/OR THEIR DEALERS. I LOVE TOYOTA CARS BUT GOING THROUGH THESE EXPERIENCES WITH COSTLY REPAIRS MAY CHANGE MY MIND IN GOING WITH ANOTHER BRAND.

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 FUEL AND ELECTRIC LEVEL. I LOSE 5 TO 20 PERCENT OF THAT LEVEL ONCE IT HAS CALIBRATES, EVERY TIME.

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 SUDDENLY, EXPOSING MY RESPIRATORY SYSTEM TO INHALE WASTE. I HAVE RESPIIRATED. GARBAGE AIR POLLUTION, HERE IN NEW YORK SO MUCH, IT HAS ACTIVATED MY CHILDHOOD ASTHMA. PLEASE FIND A WAY TO SEAL THE ECU'S.

Mileage: 223,583

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 AND HAVE RAN OUT TWICE BECAUSE IT STATED HALF FULL.

Mileage: 250,000

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

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 REGENERATION, THIS IS IN ADDITION TO CAUSING A DRIVING HAZARD WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 100,000

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 SET WAS GOOD UNTIL JULY OF 2018. HOWEVER, SINCE THEN, THERE ARE TONS OF CARS, INCLUDING MINE, WHERE THE ASSEMBLY HAS GONE BAD, MEANING THAT THE BRAKES WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A SLOW LEAK AND CAN FAIL AT ANY POINT CAUSING PHYSICAL HARM AND POSSIBLE DEATH TO THE DRIVER. TOYOTA IS VERY VERY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER REFUSE TO DO A RECALL ON THE PART.. SINCE THEIR THIRD TIME EXTENDING THE WARRANTY, I CAN NO LONGER GET MY REPLACED, WHICH IS A $2,700 FIX, THAT IS A COST THAT IS WORTH MORE THAN THE CARS THEMSELVES. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THIS PART, IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE SINCE DRIVERS CAN LOSE THE ABILITY TO BRAKE THEIR CARS CAUSING HARM TO THEM, THOSE TRAVELING IN THE CAR, AS WELL AS EVERYONE AROUND THEM. I AM EIGHT AND A HALF MONTHS PREGNANT, AND WILL BE DRIVING WITH A NEWBORN AND UNABLE TO GET THIS PART FIXED, SO I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE THE PART.. IT NEEDS TO BE PUT UNDER A RECALL STATUS IMMEDIATELY.

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

NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS - COMBINATION METER IS BAD

Mileage: 238,000

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". TOYOTA QUIETLY AGREED TO EXTEND WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR 9 YEARS FROM DATE OF FIRST USE OR UNTIL 2013. HTTPS://WWW.TOYOHEADQUARTERS.COM/THREADS/2004-2009-TOYOTA-PRIUS-COMBINATION-METER-WARRANTY-EXTENSION-ZTV.174/ I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY RECALL AS IT IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS AND THE OPERATOR MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SHUT OFF THEIR VEHICLE OR REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY. THERE ARE ALMOST 700,000 AFFECTED VEHICLES IN THE CLASS. REPAIR COSTS $925 OR MORE FOR AFFECTED OWNERS. SEVERAL HAVE POSTED VIDEOS OF HOME REMEDIES INVOLVING DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY TERMINALS TO CAUSE A "RESET", WHICH MAY ENCOURAGE OTHER OWNERS TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION WHERE FAILURE IS IMMINENT.

Mileage: 96,000

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 (D/R/P/N) ETC. THIS HAPPENED COUPLE OF TIMES EVEN DURING MIDDLE OF DRIVE. WHEN IT HAPPENS, I CAN'T EVEN STOP THE CAR. I HAD DO BIT MORE RESEARCH TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO STOP THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I TOOK IT A DEALER NEAR BY THEY DIAGNOSED ITS DUE TO DEFECTIVE COMBINATION METER. THE QUOTED $800 TO FIX THIS. WHEN I ASKED DEALER ABOUT WARRANTY, HE SAID THERE IS A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT BUT IT WILL ONLY COVER 9 YEARS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH ON INTERNET, THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON IN TOYOTA PRIUS MODELS AND FOUND A REFERENCE TO WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY SUCH COMMUNICATION, MORE OVER THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT INVOLVES NO CONSUMER FAULT. I FOUND NO REFERENCE TO THIS IN TOYOTA WEB PAGES IN "MY TOYOTA" SECTION, RATHER FOUND REFERENCES IN INTERNET (ATTACHED). I CALLED 1-800-331-4331 NUMBER THE DEALER GAVE ME, THEY WEREN'T WILLING TO HONOR THE WARRANTY BECAUSE 9 YEARS GONE FROM MY DATE OF PURCHASE. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN WHY ITS SAFETY ISSUE WITH NO CONSUMER FAULT. FIX IS VERY COSTLY FOR CONSUMER FOR PROBLEM CAUSED BY TOYOTA.

Mileage: 110,000

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 OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

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 A RECALL.

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 PRESSURE ETC, AND YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO USE A NUMBER OF OTHER IMPORTANT FEATURES SUCH AS CRUISE CONTROL. IN ADDITION, YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO TURN OFF THE CAR WHEN YOU REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BECAUSE YOU CANNOT TURN OFF THE CAR, YOU CANNOT LOCK IT. UNDISCLOSED TO CUSTOMERS, THERE HAS BEEN FOR SEVERAL YEARS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BEING OFFERED BY TOYOTA, TO THE DEALERSHIPS, TO FIX THIS PROBLEM (WARRANTY POLICY BULLETIN, POL 12-05). THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ONLY TO DEALERSHIPS. AS I CUSTOMER, I NEVER RECEIVED INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY. I ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT IT VIA OTHER CUSTOMERS. OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (TOYOTA OF OLYMPIA) HAS REFUSED TO APPLY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND FIX THE PROBLEM. WE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL YEARS AGO ABOUT THE ISSUE, WHICH THEY HAVE A RECORD OF. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE ALSO REFUSES TO HELP US GET THIS ISSUE FIXED AND APPLY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CASE NUMBER WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE IS 1812072507. BOTH TOYOTA AND THE DEALERSHIP STATE THAT THE CUSTOMER MOST REPLICATE THIS INTERMITTENT ISSUE TO A DEALERSHIP MECHANIC BEFORE EITHER ENTITY WILL AUTHORIZE FIXING THE ISSUE. SEVERAL WEEKS OR MONTHS MAY GO BY BEFORE THE ISSUE APPEARS AND IT APPEARS ONLY FOR AN UNPREDICTABLE DURATION BEFORE "GOING AWAY", SO THIS IS AN IMPOSSIBLE BURDEN OF PROOF FOR THE CUSTOMER -- THE CUSTOMER HAS TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP AT THE MOMENT THE INTERMITTENT ISSUE OCCURS, AND MUST ARRIVE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND GET THE MECHANIC TO IMMEDIATELY DROP THEIR OTHER WORK IN ORDER TO HOPEFULLY WITNESS THE ISSUE BEFORE IT "GOES AWAY".

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 ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CARSON CITY TOYOTA (2590 S CARSON ST, CARSON CITY, NV 89701, (775) 882-8211) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE OTHER FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000. *TT*JB

Mileage: 220,000

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

Mileage: 135,000

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 SAFETY VIOLATIONS. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS PART. MY CAR HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM STATIONARY AND MOVING.

Mileage: 207,000

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 LEESBURG (1 CARDINAL PARK DR SE, LEESBURG, VA 20175, 571-357-3965) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1809122780. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 206,970.

Mileage: 206,970

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 REPLACEMENT COST OF $2400. WHILE SLIGHTLY OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY, THE ENGINE AND HYBRID BATTERY ARE BOTH CORE COMPONENTS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO LAST SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER. IN CARB STATES, TOYOTA EVEN WARRANTS THE HYBRID BATTERY FOR 150K MILES. THE COST OF REPLACING THEM EXCEEDS THE KBB VALUE OF THE CAR, WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A 10 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH AVERAGE MILEAGE THAT WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED. I CONTACTED BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER, AND NEITHER WILL ACCEPT ANY OWNERSHIP IN THE MATTER, OR PROVIDE ASSISTANCE ON REPAIR COSTS.

Mileage: 138,000

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 START THE CAR SINCE SHE IS WITHIN 10-15 FEET OF THE CAR.

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 THAT THE WIRE CONNECTIONS WERE DISCONNECTED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE REAR HATCH BUTTON WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

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 INTERMITTENT CONDITION WHERE THE COMBINATION METER DISPLAY WILL NOT ILLUMINATE IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. AN UPDATED COMBINATION METER ECU IS NOW AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION" TOYOTA OFFERED A 3 YEAR WARRENTY WINDOW FOR THIS BUT BEING OUTSIDE THIS THEY WANT ALMOST $1000 TO FIX THIS. THIS ISSUE STOPS THE SPEEDOMETER FOR ILLUMINATING WHICH CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN GAUGING THE CORRECT SPEED FOR THE ROAD AND CONDITIONS.

Mileage: 162,000

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

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

BRAKE ACU

Mileage: 163,000

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. INSTRUMENT PANEL NOT WORKING IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND TOYOTA HAS TO BE FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL.

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

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 THE ISSUES HAVE BECOME HER ISSUES IS SHE AWARE THERE WAS A RECALL AND 2. TOYOTA SET A TIME FRAME TO FIX THESE ISSUES WHICH SHE IS NOW PAST. AGAIN, SOUNDS LIKE THEY TRIED TO DO THE RIGHT THING? THE FIRST ISSUE IS AN INTERNAL LEAK CAUSING HER BRAKE BOOSTER TO MALFUNCTION (WHICH IS A TOYOTA ISSUE, NOT AN AGE OR WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE) AND THE SECOND ISSUE IS THAT THERE ARE NO LIGHTS ON HER DASH BOARD(COMBINATION METER) WHICH MEANS THAT FOR A PRIUS, THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL YOUR SPEED OR GAS LEVELS. SO TAKE THAT IN. SHE HAS A CAR, THAT HAS TWO MAJOR ISSUES, ONE OF WHICH TOYOTA FIXED UP UNTIL DEC OF 2017 AND THE OTHER DEC OF 2016 AND ARE CAUSED BY FAULTY PARTS AND LABOR BY TOYOTA, AND THEY WILL NO LONGER FIX THESE. THE BREAK ISSUE COST $2400 AND THE DASH $800. FOR AN ISSUE THAT IS CAUSED BY TOYOTA NOT THE DRIVER OR WEAR AND TEAR AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS THE KIND OF COMPANY TOYOTA REALLY IS. SEVERAL YEARS AGO MY MOM RECEIVED ABOUT 14 LETTERS STATING SHE NEEDED TO COME IN AND REPLACE HER FLOOR MATTS BECAUSE THEY WERE PART OF A RECALL. FLOOR MATS! SHE'S RECEIVED RECALL ISSUES ON HER DOOR LOCK AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT SHE PROMPTLY HAD FIXED. SHE TOOK HER CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES AND NO ONE EVER MENTIONED THESE ISSUES OR "SUPPORT PROGRAMS". BUT BREAKS AND DASHBOARDS AREN'T AS IMPORTANT AS FLOOR MATS OR DOOR LOCKS. I WOULD LOVE FOR TOYOTA TO EXPLAIN TO ME AND EVERYONE ELSE, HOW SOMETHING THEY ACKNOWLEDGE IS A TOYOTA ISSUE, HAS AN EXPIRATION DATE TO GET FIXED BY THEM.

Mileage: 141,160

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 COMPUTER SENSOR WENT OUT IN 2015, CAUSING ME TO NOT BE ABLE TO READ AN ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, ETC. I HAD THIS PART REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE DUE TO THE SAFETY HAZARD IT POTENTIALLY COULD CAUSE I'D LIKE TO SEE A FORMAL RECALL FOR THIS PART. TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGED THE SAFETY ERROR AND DID ISSUE A EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH I WAS NOT COVERED BY. I REPLACED MY INVERTER A THIRD TIME IN 2017 DIE TO OVER HEATING. AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED I DID NOTICED DECEASED POWER WHICH GREATLY AFFECTED THE PERFORMANCE OF MY VEHICLE MAKING IT MORE SLUGGISH. DUE TO THE PERFORMANCE LOSS I'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE THE CAR FOR NORMAL TRIPS THAT WERE TAKEN PREVIOUSLY DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS.

Mileage: 185,000

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. NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH CAR.

Mileage: 120,000

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. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 150,000

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 LEFT IN THE TANK. #3 THE OUTSIDE AIR AND AIR CONDITIONER, ALSO WILL NOT WORK, INTERMITTENTLY.

Mileage: 106,000

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 SO WHEN IT IS COLD INSUFFICIENT ELECTRICITY IS AVAILABLE TO ILLUMINATE CRITICAL-SAFETY-RELATED DASHBOARD LIGHTS, INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER. TOYOTA RECOGNIZED THE ISSUE AND ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM BUT LIMITED IT TO VEHICLES WITHIN 9 YEARS OF DATE OF FIRST USE. THE PROBLEM APPARENTLY TENDS TO EMERGE ONLY AFTER 8 OR 9 YEARS SO MANY VEHICLE OWNERS DISCOVER THE PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED. OWNERS FACE THE CHOICE OF A COSTLY REPAIR AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE OR DRIVING WITHOUT A SPEEDOMETER OR BACKUP CAMERA OR CRITICAL, SAFETY-RELATED WARNING LIGHTS. TOYOTA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THIS HAZARDOUS CONDITION FOR ALL VEHICLE THAT DEVELOP THIS PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS DUE TO A RECOGNIZED, WIDESPREAD DEFICIENCY IN THE CAR'S ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY.

Mileage: 84,394

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 IS STARTED. AFTER SEVERAL MILES OF DRIVING, THE COMBINATION METER EVENTUALLY TURNS ON. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE BECOME WORSE NOW THAT THE WEATHER IS COLD, WITH THE COMBINATION METER TAKING FAR LONGER TO TURN ON -- AFTER 10-12 MILES OF DRIVING. TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TSB ON THE DEFECT AND HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART, BUT OUR VEHICLE FALLS A FEW MONTHS OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD. DON WOOD TOYOTA OF ATHENS, OH AND TOYOTA MOTOR SALES USA REFUSE TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART UNDER WARRANTY. A LITTLE INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR PRIUS.

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 THEY WILL DIM OR THE RIGHT LIGHT WILL TURN OFF OR SOMETIMES BOTH TURN OFF ALL TOGETHER. THEY WILL COME BACK ON IF I TURN OFF AND BACK ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH.

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 FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

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 NOT START THE CAR, UNLESS INSERTED. 2. SOMETIMES MY HEADLIGHTS AND RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS IN AN ALTERNATING MANNER. IF MY FRONT RIGHT HEAD LIGHT IS NOT WORKING, THEN MY REAR LEFT RUNNING LIGHT IS NOT WORKING OR VICE A VERSA. THIS PROBLEM ALSO APPEARS AND GOES AWAY AT RANDOM INTERVALS. I HAVE CHECKED AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE COMBINATION METER, BUT WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED. I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE RECALL AND EVEN WHEN I SEARCHED ON LINE, NO RECALLS SHOW UP. WHAT DO I DO? CAN I STILL HAVE TOYOTA FIX THIS PROBLEM? THE LIGHTING ISSUE SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO A FAULTY HID COMPUTER. AGAIN, NO RECALL SHOWS UP, CAN I GET THIS FIXED? I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER ONE TIME BY POLICE, AND AM AFRAID OF DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING, INTERMITTENTLY, SINCE LAST WINTER.

Mileage: 163,000

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 MINUTES OF IMPACT (TO RIGHT REAR OF CAR), THE RESPONDING POLICE OFFICER SAW FIRE UNDER THE CAR (BEGAN IN REAR) AND THE FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED. THE FIRE TRAVELLED TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND THE CAR HAS BEEN DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE POLICE AND TOW COMPANY BELIEVE THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE PRIUS BATTERY AND THESE CARS ARE VERY UNSAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD WITH THIS CONDITION. THERE HAS BEEN NO RELATED RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT IT'S INCREDIBLY UNSAFE AND I'M VERY HAPPY I WAS NOT TRAVELING WITH MY CHILDREN AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING TIME TO REVIEW THIS CASE AND TAKING STEPS TO ENSURE TOYOTA ADDRESSES THE ISSUES WITH THE PRIUS VEHICLES. I'VE ATTACHED THE POLICE REPORT AND PHOTOS OF THE CAR FIRE (I ALSO HAVE VIDEO OF THE FIRE, BUT THE FILE IS TOO LARGE TO ATTACH ON THIS SUBMISSION - AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST). NO MAJOR INJURIES - I EXPERIENCED SORENESS / HEADACHES FROM IMPACT/WHIPLASH AND SAW MY DOCTOR FOLLOWING ACCIDENT (NO MAJOR INJURY). PLEASE REVIEW AND LET ME KNOW IF I CAN PROVIDE ANYTHING ELSE / ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE! [XXX] ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).')*JB

Mileage: 60,000

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 FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

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 THIS FMVSS ISSUE. UNACCEPTABLE.

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 YOUR HEADLIGHTS GO OUT! THE ONLY "FIX" BESIDES SPENDING A TON OF MONEY ON THE NEW COMPUTER IS TO REPLACE THE BULBS EVERY 3 MONTHS, WHICH IS CRAZY.

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 UNSAFE COMPONENT TO HAVE FAIL WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 365,000

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 OF THOSE ITEMS ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT WHEN OPERATING A VEHICLE AND IF NOT WORKING COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE ON THE ISSUE AND WAS PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THEY INFORMED ME THE 9 YEAR OUT WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED SINCE MY CAR LEFT THE LOT IN SEP. 2007. TOYOTA CORPORATE NOR CENTRAL FLORIDA TOYOTA WOULD OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE ON THE PART, LABOR OR EVEN PROVING A LOANER CAR WHILE SERVICE WAS PREFORMED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. I WAS INFORMED FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TOYOTA IT COULD TAKE UP TO 6 WEEKS FOR THE PART / LABOR TO BE COMPLETED. PLEASE OPEN AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS PART, AS RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THIS TO BE A KNOWN BUG WITH THE SYSTEM. DUE TO THE TOOLS THIS MODULE CONTROLS (SPEED, GEARS, LIGHTS) THIS COULD CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. PLEASE HOLD TOYOTA ACCOUNTABLE TO KEEPING THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFE. AS A LONG TIME TOYOTA OWNER, I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTMENT IN THEIR HANDLING OF THE SITUATION. I WILL BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION NEEDED TO HELP CORRECT THIS ISSUE FOR ALL PRIUS OWNERS THAT HAVE OR HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH NO ASSISTANCE FROM TOYOTA.

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: MONITOR THE HYBRID SYSTEM; ACCESS THE CLIMATE CONTROLS (THERE ARE SOME CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT, SINCE I CANNOT SEE THE EFFECT, I AM VERY RELUCTANT TO TOUCH THEM FEARING THAT I WILL LOSE WHAT LITTLE A/C I HAVE NOW); THE BACK-UP CAMERA; THE BLUE-TOOTH (FOR MY HANDS-FREE CELL PHONE); THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM; VEHICLE MAINTENANCE INFO; ETC. I HAVE DRIVEN MY VEHICLE SINCE, AND NOW MY VEHICLE FLASHES THE SYMBOL INDICATING THE ABSENCE OF MY KEY-FOB (EVEN THOUGH I HAVE IT WITH ME IN MY POCKET) UNLESS/UNTIL I PUSH THE KEY-FOB INTO ITS SLOT IN MY PRIUS. AS A RESULT, IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCESS, I AM NOW VERY CONCERNED THAT MY PRIUS IS GOING TO MALFUNCTION WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD DUE TO ITS FAILURE NOW TO RECOGNIZE THE PRESENCE OF MY KEY-FOB. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, IT IS APPARENT THAT MANY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS (SEVERAL YEAR MODELS) HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THIS DEVICE. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO TOYOTA TO HAVE THEM REPAIR/REPLACE MY DEVICE, THE ASST. SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT TOYOTA DID NOT MAKE THE DEVICE, THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY REPLACEMENTS, THAT THE MANUFACTURER ALSO DOES NOT HAVE ANY MORE REPLACEMENTS, AND THAT MY ONLY HOPE WAS FOR THEM TO DISCONNECT/REMOVE THE DEVICE, SEND IT OFF TO A 3RD PARTY TO "HOPEFULLY REPAIR" MY DEVICE, AND THAT THIS PROCESS WILL TAKE UP TO 2 WEEKS (WHILE I DRIVE WITHOUT IT). IT IS INCONCEIVABLE TO ME THAT TOYOTA IS UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM (SINCE ALL OF THEIR SUPPLY AND THE MANUFACTURER'S SUPPLY OF REPLACEMENT UNITS HAS BEEN EXHAUSTED). PLEASE HELP.

Mileage: 71,000

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 COMBINATION METERS.

Mileage: 84,000

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. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS, PRIMARILY DURING COLD WEATHER, BUT ALSO DURING WARM WEATHER, AND I HAVE A VIDEO RECORDING OF THIS PROBLEM WHILE OPERATING THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE DATED FEBRUARY 20 2017. TOYOTA WILL NOT HONOR THEIR OWN WARRANTY EXTENSION DESCRIBED IN THEIR DOCUMENT POL12-05, RELATED TO TSB T-SB-0172-09, STATING THAT THE DEALER MUST BE ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE IN ORDER TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT. TOYOTA'S DOCUMENT POL12-05 SPECIFICALLY STATES "THIS CONDITION IS PRIMARILY FOUND IN COLD WEATHER CLIMATE CONDITIONS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO YOUR DEALERSHIP IT MAY NO LONGER BE IN A CLIMATE WHICH ALLOWS DUPLICATION OF THE CONDITION. IF THIS OCCURS, PLEASE VERIFY WITH THE CUSTOMER THAT THE EXPERIENCED CONDITION IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS WARRANTY EXTENSION AND PROCEED WITH REPLACEMENT OF THE COMBINATION METER." ON 5/12/2017, ANDREA N. (WOULD NOT PROVIDE LAST NAME) WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER, ASSIGNED ME TOYOTA CASE # 1705121649 AND STATED THAT "THE DEALER MUST REPRODUCE THE ISSUE IN ORDER TO COVER REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY" DESPITE THE TOYOTA LETTER EXPLICITLY ALLOWING FOR WARRANTY REPLACEMENT WHEN THE CONDITION CANNOT BE REPRODUCED BY THE DEALER.

Mileage: 170,000

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 COMBINATION METER. FUNCTIONS THAT ARE CONSIDERED SAFETY ITEMS SUCH AS THE POWER BRAKES, POWER STEERING, ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, SPEEDOMETER, LIGHTS, ETC. THERE IS AN ISSUED WARRANTY COVERING THE ISSUE UP TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME HOWEVER SINCE IT IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDLESS. AFTER VEHICLE IS EVENTUALLY IGNITED, COMBINATION METER DOES NOT ILLUMINATE AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, IT FAILS TO DO SO WHICH ALSO INCLUDES NOT BEING ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY. I WAS ADVISED BY A TOYOTA MECHANIC TO ACCESS THE SAFETY OVERRIDE BY HOLDING THE POWER BUTTON HOWEVER THAT PROCEDURE DOES NOT WORK ALL OF THE TIME. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE DUE TO MY SAFETY AND DRIVERS AROUND ME AND THEIR SAFETY AND HOPEFULLY THIS ISSUE CAN BE AVOIDED BEFORE A POSSIBLE A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT HAPPENS.

Mileage: 130,000

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 IMMEDIATE STOPPAGE BUT VSC WARNING CAUSED REDUCED CONTROLLABILITY.

Mileage: 146,600

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 FOLLOWING INFORMATION: 1. SAFETY RECALL C0T 2.SAFETY RECALL C0U MY PRIUS HAS NOT COMPLETED CAMPAIGN STATUS OF SAFETY RECALL. NOW MY WATER PUMP IS BROKEN. I SENT THE REQUEST TO THE TOYOTA US AND RUSSIAN DISTRIBUTOR IN SEPTEMBER 2016 (I THINK IT IS ENOUGH) BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO HELP ME. ONE OF MY REQUESTS HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED AT YOUR NATIONAL HQ UNDER FILE #[XXX]. BUT NOW IF I ASK US DISTRIBUTOR ABOUT REQUEST STATUS THEY ANSWER IS LIKE THAT: "[XXX], WE SINCERELY APOLOGIZE; ONCE WE CAN PROVIDE AN ANSWER TO YOU WILL BE CONTACTED DIRECTLY ON THE NEXT STEPS TO TAKE. [XXX] TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER" THE RUSSIAN DISTRIBUTOR ANSWERED THAT MY PRIUS DON'T COVERED BY SAFETY RECALL PROGRAM, AND I NEED TO FIX MY PRIUS PROBLEM BY MYSELF. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH MY PROBLEM? I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAN I DO MORE TO FIX MY PROBLEM? I WANT TO SEND TO YOU THE NECESSARY INFORMATION: 1. FULL NAME OF THE REGISTERED OWNER: [XXX] . 2. REGISTERED OWNER'S PHYSICAL ADDRESS IN RUSSIA (NO APO ADDRESS): [XXX] 3. REGISTERED OWNER'S PHONE NUMBER IN RUSSIA: [XXX] 4. NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I WOULD LIKE THE RECALL TO BE COMPLETED: "TOYOTA CENTER PRIMORSKIY" SHKOLNAYA ST. 96A, SAINT-PETERSBURG, 197374, RUSSIA. TEL. +7 812 336-38-88 HTTP://TOYOTACENTER.RU/ 5. VERIFICATION OF THE REGISTERED OWNER'S EMAIL ADDRESS: [XXX] I HOPE TO CONTINUE TO REMAIN A FAN OF THE BRAND TOYOTA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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 WANTS $5000 TO REPAIR. THE CAR IS ONLY WORTH $5,500. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM DUE TO ALL THE FAILURES.

Mileage: 85,000

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 CRAIG RD. AND DURANGO IN LAS VEGAS NEVADA WHEN FAILURE OCCURED. TWO FEMALE OCCUPANTS BOTH WITH MINOR INJURIES, ONE TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL

Mileage: 75,000

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

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 PAID. I NEED TO GET THIS REPAIRED AND WANT TOYOTA TO COVER THE RECALL WARRANTY WORK.

Mileage: 100,000

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 VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,500.

Mileage: 81,500

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 THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THERE "HAS NOT BEEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS". HOWEVER, THE TOYOTA PRIUS CHAT WEBSITE HAS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT OIL CONSUMPTION. TOYOTA DID AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE COROLLA AND CAMRY BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING FOR THE PRIUS. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE WITH TOYOTA USA TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE BUT THEY REFUSE TO DO SO. THEY DID SAY THEY CORRECTED THE ISSUE IN THE NEWER MODELS . . .BUT YET DON'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IS IT AN ISSUE! SO, THEY CORRECTED AN ISSUE THAT THEY CURRENTLY DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE IS AN ISSUE!! SECOND TO THIS ISSUE IS THAT THE BACK WINDOW CAN ONLY BE CLOSED BY THE DRIVER'S WINDOW BUTTON AND WILL NOT CLOSE FOR THE PERSON SITTING AT THAT WINDOW IN THE BACK.

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 SEE YOU! VERY DANGEROUS! WATER PUMP WENT OUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED WITH A RECALL A YEAR LATER BUT TOYOTA WOULD NOT REIMBURSE THE PART.

Mileage: 50,000

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 VEHICLE, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS TO CHECK TO DETERMINE IF THEY COULD PROVIDE FURTHER TESTING TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

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 AND DIFFICULT TO PRESS A FEW MONTHS LATER, WHEN THE WEATHER TURNED COLD. THIS BECAME A REAL SAFETY HAZARD WHEN I LOADED THE CAR COMPLETELY FULL OF MY BELONGINGS ON A COLD NIGHT TO MOVE CROSS-COUNTRY THE NEXT MORNING, AND THE DOOR LATCH WAS SO STIFF AND BRITTLE FROM THE COLD THAT IT CRACKED AND BROKE, BUT THE HATCH WOULDN'T OPEN. MY CHAINS, SPARE TIRE, TOOLS, JUMPER CABLES, ETC. WERE ALL STUFFED BACK THERE, COMPLETELY UNREACHABLE FROM THE FRONT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS FULL (ONE OF THE ITEMS WAS A BED FRAME, WHICH PROBABLY COULD NOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT OPENING THE REAR HATCH). NEEDLESS TO SAY, I DIDN'T FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE STARTING A 2-DAY CROSS-COUNTRY DRIVE ON WINTER ROADS THE NEXT MORNING, WITHOUT ACCESS TO MY EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. EVENTUALLY, THE LATCH BUTTON STARTED WORKING AGAIN, BUT IT REMAINS CRACKED, HARD IN THE COLD, AND GOOEY IN THE SUMMER. I AM HOPING TO REPLACE THIS PART AS SOON AS I AM ABLE TO SPEND THE $300'500 THAT THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES FOR THIS REPAIR. THIS LATCH BUTTON IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND WAS TESTED FOR NEITHER COLD (<40F) NOR WARM (>80F) WEATHER.

Mileage: 85,000

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 LATER DISCOVERED THAT THIS ISSUE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE FHTSA. I CAN PROVIDE A COPY OF THE NOW-PAID SERVICE BILL.

Mileage: 106,000

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 ACCIDENT. PULLED OVER AND TURNED HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF, THEN BACK ON; LIGHTS CAME ON BRIGHT AND IMMEDIATELY DIMMED, APPARENTLY NORMAL. CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND A NUMBER OF SIMILAR (ESCALATING) OCCURRENCES BY OTHERS, WITHOUT A RECALL YET BY TOYOTA. AFTER PULLING OVER AND STOPPING

Mileage: 112,000

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. TOYOTA HAS ISSUED RECALL IN JAPAN BUT NOT US [HTTPS://TOYOTA.JP/RECALL/KAISYU/121107.HTML] [NOT SURE OF EXACT DATE, THIS IS SECOND REPORT TOYOTA CLAIM 1512-2317-10]

Mileage: 100,000

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 PULLED OVER FOR I PLAY DUMB AND THEY INSTRUCT ME TO TURN ON MY LIGHTS AND DIM THEM OR PUT ON HIGH BEAM. THEY ARE LEFT SCRATCHING THERE HEAD AND I'M ON MY WAY. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT NIGHT. ALSO HAPPENS SETTING STILL.

Mileage: 50,000

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 HAS TO BE ELECTRICAL. THERE'S NO WAY IT'S THE BULBS, I'VE OWNED THE CAR FOR A YEAR AND HAVE BLOWN THROUGH MANY BULBS ALREADY. THIS IS GETTING EXPENSIVE BESIDES DANGEROUS. THIS HAPPENS ON BUMPY ROADS, SMOOTH ROADS, TURNING, GOING STRAIGHT. I HAVEN'T FOUND A CERTAIN THING THAT MAKES THEM TURN OFF. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME, BUT I CAN ONLY CHOOSE ONE DATE BELOW.

Mileage: 150,000

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 STILL NOT FOUND ANY SOLUTION,

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

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 AND BACK ON WILL USUALLY RESTORE THE LIGHT BUT MORE THAN HALF THE TIME ONLY TO A DIMMED OR FLICKERING CONDITION. SOMETIMES BOTH LIGHTS JUST GO OUT RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING.

Mileage: 86,523

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 SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH.

Mileage: 168,200

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 HEADLIGHTS OUTSIDE. THE RIGHT FRONT LIGHT WAS OUT AND THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS ON. THIS HAD HAPPENED ONE TIME PREVIOUSLY. I TOOK MY CAR INTO TOYOTA AND THEY RAN A CHECK AND TOLD ME THAT MY RIGHT HID BULB WAS OUT, BUT THAT THE LEFT WAS STILL WORKING. THEY REPLACED BOTH BULBS AND SAID I WAS GOOD TO GO. I WORRY, FROM READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ON 2006-2009 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS THAT THIS MAY OR MAY NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY HAZARD - LOSING LIGHTS AT NIGHT. I HAVE READ THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED AGAINST TOYOTA IN 2011, BUT STILL, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY TOYOTA TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE SUIT HAS ENDED AND I AM NOT ABLE TO CLAIM ANYTHING. STILL, I AM WORRIED THAT THIS WILL LEAD EVENTUALLY TO SOMEONE'S ACCIDENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND SOLVED. THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 82,528

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

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

Mileage: 85,500

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

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 THE START BUTTON THE CAR SHUT OFF. THE CAR RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEMS. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE OFF. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON JUST AS BEFORE AND THE CAR SUFFERS THE SAME ISSUES AGAIN. I WENT THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS OF TURNING THE CAR OFF AND TURNING IT BACK ON. THE CAR STARTED UP AGAIN WITH NO PROBLEMS AGAIN, ALL THE LIGHTS WERE OFF. IT FAILED ON MORE TIME ON THE TRIP HOME. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND PUT MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON. I NEVER DROVE OVER 25MPH ON THE TRIP BACK TO THE HOUSE. MY FAMILY TOOK THE CAR TO WILSON TOYOTA IN BELLINGHAM WA. THEY EXAMINED THE CAR AND SAID THE 12V BATTERY HAD FAILED. THEY TOLD MY FAMILY THAT THE MAIN 12V BATTERY RUNS ALL THE ELECTRICAL TO GET THE CAR STARTED AND RUNNING. WE TOLD THE DEALER THE CAR STILL HAD ELECTRICAL POWER. THEY STILL REPLACED THE 12V BATTERY. THE FOLLOWING DAY MY FAMILY WENT TO LOOK AT THE CAR AND A SERVICE PERSON AT THE DEALER, WHO SAID HE WAS NEW TO THIS LOCATION, SAID HE HAD NOTICED THAT THE 12V BATTERY HAD SEEMED TO BE REPLACED RECENTLY. THEY SAID THEY WOULD KEEP THE CAR TO KEEP LOOKING OVER ITS SYSTEMS. ON 4/16/2015 MY FAMILY CALLED TOYOTA TO DISCUSS OUR SAFETY CONCERNS WITH REGARD TO HOW THE CAR FAILED. WE EXPLAINED WE ALSO HAVE A 2007 PRIUS THAT HAD THE MAIN HYBRID BATTERY FAIL AND THAT ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS THAT CAME ON WERE SIMILAR IN BOTH CARS. THE DEALER HAS SAID THERE ARE NO CODES THAT SAID THE MAIN HYBRID BATTERY IS FAILING. I AM WORRIED THAT I OR MY FAMILY COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED IF THE CAR FAILED IN THIS MANNER AGAIN WHILE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY OR INTERSECTION. *TR

Mileage: 149,850

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 SITUATION. I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

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 VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

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 ENFORCEMENT AND GIVEN WARNINGS. WE HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE OUR CAR DURING THE NIGHT OR FOR TRAVEL. THERE IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM...WHY IS THERE NO ACCOUNTABILITY? MUST THERE BE DEATHS OR INJURIES TO GET THIS RESOLVED? *TR

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 RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

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 (WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHEN WE WILL GET OUR CAR BACK, PERHAPS MONTHS OR NEVER). WHEN WORD GETS OUT THAT CUSTOMERS WHO BRING THEIR CAR IN TO GET FIXED HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY GET THEIR CAR BACK, THEY WILL INSTEAD KEEP DRIVING THE CAR WITH THE HIGHLY DANGEROUS DEFECT. THE DEFECT IS THE COMBINATION METER, WHICH CONTROLS THE DASHBOARD INDICATORS. WHEN IT GOES DOWN, NONE OF THE DASHBOARD INDICATORS WORK AND THE DRIVER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT GEAR HE OR SHE IS IN, HOW MUCH GASOLINE IS IN THE TANK, WHAT SPEED THE CAR IS GOING, ETC. THESE ARE THE CARS THAT TOYOTA IS LEAVING ON THE ROAD BECAUSE THEY ARE YET AGAIN INCOMPETENTLY MANAGING A SAFETY DEFECT. THIS COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURIES AND DEATHS. I SPOKE TO [XXX] AT TOYOTA TODAY (JANUARY 5, 2015), AND, BASED ON THE CONVERSATION, TOYOTA COULD CARE LESS WHETHER THIS IS HANDLED RIGHT OR NOT. SHE DID NOT SEEM THE LEAST BIT ALARMED, AND INDICATED THAT THEIR COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO DO NOTHING. THE DEALER ORDERED THE PART LAST MONDAY, BUT, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, TOYOTA'S TRACKING OF THIS PART IS COMPLETELY DISORGANIZED. TOYOTA HAS NO IDEA WHEN IT WENT OUT AND IS IGNORING THE TRACKING INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE SHIPPER (APPARENTLY UPS) SO THE CUSTOMERS HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY GET THEIR CARS BACK. CUSTOMERS ARE NOT GIVEN LOANER CARS. IF THEY TURN THEIR CARS IN TO BE FIXED, THEY CANNOT GO TO WORK. THEREFORE, THEY WILL DRIVE WITH THE DANGEROUS DEFECT. ALSO, CAR OWNERS ARE NOT BEING NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THEY ONLY FIND OUT THE HARD WAY, PERHAPS RIGHT BEFORE AN ACCIDENT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 80,000

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 YEARS. CHANGING BULB FIXES PROBLEM FOR A WHILE BUT PROBLEM RE-OCCURS. THIS ISSUE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, AND TOYOTA IS CHARGING EXORBITANT RATES TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMPS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT OR FOR LONG DISTANCES. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS A PERMANENT FIX! *TR

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 WARNING LIGHT DID NOT COME ON BUT MOST OF THE OTHER SWITCHES CEASED WORKING).

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 BEFORE GOING BACK OUT. *TR

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 PIECE OF METAL THAT ENCLOSES THE HATCHBACK'S LIFT MECHANISM AND STARTED FLAKING ABOUT THE SAME TIME THAT I NOTICED IT WAS GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO LIFT THE HATCHBACK. COULD THESE TWO FAILURES BE RELATED? WHEN THESE PROBLEMS STARTED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO IT DIDN'T OCCUR TO ME THAT THERE MIGHT BE A CONNECTION. THE SERVICE REP IGNORED MY QUESTION ABOUT A POSSIBLE RELATIONSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 53,341

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. THERE IS NO HATCH RELEASE AVAILABLE AT DRIVER'S SEAT IN FRONT. THERE IS NO MECHANICAL ONLY ALTERNATIVE. CHILD TRAPPED IN TRUNK WOULD HAVE NO WAY OUT. DESPITE NUMEROUS AND WELL DOCUMENTED CASES REPORTED ONLINE TOYOTA WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM VOLUNTARILY. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

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 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 GETS VERY DARK. I THINK GOING TO LOW BEAM GAVE US SOME LIGHT (THE FOG LIGHTS) BUT DO NOT REMEMBER, I THEN TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON IMMEDIATELY, WHICH TURNED THE LIGHTS BACK ON. SINCE THAT FIRST INCIDENT OF THEM BOTH GOING OUT, WE HAVE SEEN BOTH THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT ALONE, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT ALONE, AND AT LEAST HALF A DOZEN TIMES BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. ALL BUT ONCE, TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON TURNED THE LIGHTS BACK ON. THE LAST TIME BOTH WENT OUT, I HAD TO TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE LIGHTS BACK ON. WITH A COST OF OVER $200 PER LIGHT, I DECIDED TO CHANGE THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT AND SEE IF THAT LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. I FOUND IN THE USER'S MANUAL THAT LOW VOLTAGE COULD CAUSE THE HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) LIGHTS TO GO OUT, SO I HAD AAA CHECK THE ENGINE BATTERY. THE TEST SHOWED THE BATTERY WAS GOOD, BUT IT ONLY HAD 364 COLD CRANKING AMPS SO I HAD A NEW BATTERY PUT IN. WE WERE TOLD BY TWO OTHER SOURCES THAT THE RIGHT BATTERY HAD 450 COLD CRANK AMPS SO I THOUGHT THAT MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR THE HID LIGHT PROBLEM. THAT WAS JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS STILL GONE OUT SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE BULB AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED. SO FAR, WE HAVE NOT HAD BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT AGAIN. *TR

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, CONTACTED STATE FARM FOR TOW TO AUTONATION TOYOTA SOUTH AUSTIN. TOYOTA TECHNICIAN REMOVED A THIRD PARTY TELEMATIC DEVICE (IN-DRIVE) FROM OBD PORT. VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC SCAN SHOWED TWO COMMUNICATION ERRORS U0100 AND U0111. THIRD PARTY TELEMATIC DEVICE WAS NOT REINSTALLED. VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN, HELD OVERNIGHT, TEST DRIVEN AGAIN AND THE ERRORS OR SHUTDOWN DID NOT REPEAT. TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY HAVE SEEN THIRD PARTY DEVICES CONNECTED TO ODB PORT CAUSE ERRORS AND HAVE TO BE REMOVED OR REPLACED. WE HAVE THREE HYBRID VEHICLES IN OUR HOUSEHOLD EACH WITH A THIRD PARTY TELEMATIC DEVICE FROM IN-DRIVE. ALL THREE HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND RETURNED TO IN-DRIVE WITH SUPPLIED PACKAGING AND RETURN INSTRUCTIONS. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

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

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 DUE TO THE FACT I'M DRIVING AT NIGHT AND OUT OF NOWHERE MY LIGHTS GO OUT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN LOOKING THIS UP ONLINE, I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH MY YEAR/MAKE/MODEL THAT IS HAVING THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS AT 75,000 MILES. LAST NIGHT SPECIFICALLY I ALMOST GOT IN A WRECK GOING 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE BECAUSE OF IT. MANY TIMES I CAN TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND ONE OR BOTH WILL WORK AGAIN. *TR

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 TRUNK/HATCH. THIS HAS POTENTIAL SAFETY IMPLICATIONS AS IF THERE WERE A BATTERY FIRE, I'D HAVE NO WAY TO OPEN THE HATCH TO TRY TO PUT OUT THE FIRE OR RETRIEVE ANYTHING. *TR

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 WATER PUMP AND HYBRID INVERTOR. I HAVE SEEN THERE IS A RECALL ABOUT WATER PUMP NOW. IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN GET MY MONEY BACK? *TR

Mileage: 126,000

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 INTO THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND AT 60000 MILES I DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE SETTLEMENT. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. I HOPE TOYOTA FINDS A REAL FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM, OR THE 1000+ DOLLAR FIX WILL BE FOR NOTHING. AT THIS POINT I HAVE LOST FAITH IN TOYOTA AND I HOPE THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESSED PROPERLY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

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 TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE THERE ARE FUSES BURNT AND CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. *TR

Mileage: 249,000

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 PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OFF. THE NEXT MORNING I DROVE TO MY MECHANIC AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE BOTH ON WHEN I LEFT, BUT ON ARRIVING THERE THEY WERE BOTH OFF. I AS SHOCKED WHEN MY MECHANIC SAID TO GO TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE AND TOYOTA WAS SUED FOR IT. HE SAID THE DEALER NEEDED TO REPORT IT TO TOYOTA, HOWEVER, THE DEALER DENIED KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE OR THAT THERE WAS A LAWSUIT UNTIL I SHOWED IT TO THEM ONLINE AND THEN THEY ADMITTED IT. WHEN I ASKED THEM IF TOYOTA HAS CHANGED ANYTHING ABOUT THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM THEY SAID "NO!" THE ESTIMATE WAS $485. I CALLED TOYOTA AND COMPLAINED BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM SAID REPLACING THE BULBS DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT MAY RECUR OR MORE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS MIGHT BE NECESSARY. THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THEY WOULD COVER THE COST TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMP BULBS JUST THIS TIME ONLY BECAUSE I'VE BEEN A TOYOTA CUSTOMER FOR 17 YEARS AND NOT BECAUSE OF ANY NEGLIGENCE ON THEIR PART. AND LIKE THE DEALER, BASICALLY LIED AND REFUSED TO ADMIT THEY KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE OR THE LAWSUIT BUT AT THE SAME TIME MENTIONED THE 50,000 MILE/5 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM LAWSUIT FOR SAME ISSUE, WHICH EXCLUDES ME. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR ANYMORE. MY HEADLIGHTS COULD GO OFF AGAIN WHILE I'M DRIVING AT NIGHT AND I COULD BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. IT'S IRRESPONSIBLE AND TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE TO IGNORE DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE LIKE THIS AND LIE TO COVER IT UP, NOT ONLY BY TOYOTA BUT ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY PAID BY TAXPAYERS TO LOOK OUT FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC. *TR

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 PERSON THAT IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. TOYOTA DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THEY SAY THAT IT IS JUST A BAD BULB AND JUST REPLACE THE BULB ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WE CANNOT PREDICT WHEN BULBS WILL GO OUT! *TR

Mileage: 92,000

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 WHEN THE "OFF" SWITCH IS PRESSED CONSTANTLY OR INTERMITTENTLY, FOR UP TO A HALF-HOUR. OBVIOUSLY, IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO LEAVE A CAR RUNNING, SO ONE CANNOT LEAVE THE CAR; WHEN DRIVING, THE LOSS OF ALL THE DASHBOARD INFORMATION IS TERRIFYING, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS SO DISTRACTING AS TO BE POTENTIALLY CRASH-CAUSING. THE TOYOTA DEALER FIRST CLAIMED IT WAS THE 12-VOLT BATTERY, SO WE REPLACED IT. THIS DID NOT FIX IT. AT THE DEALER'S REQUEST, WE LEFT THE CAR WITH THEM FOR A LONG WEEKEND, AND THEY CLAIMED THAT SINCE THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO REENACT THE SITUATION, THEY COULD NOT HELP US. AFTER SOME BACK-AND-FORTH, THEY AGREED TO REPLACE A "COMBINATION METER," WHICH TOYOTA HAD APPARENTLY FOUND TROUBLESOME ENOUGH TO OFFER FREE "OUT-OF-WARRANTY" REPAIRS OF. HOWEVER, THE DEALER FIRST SAID TOYOTA WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT UNLESS THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE TROUBLE, AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RECREATE THE DISTRESSING SITUATION. AS IF WE WOULD LIE IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A NEW COMBINATION METER! WE JUST WANT TO CAR TO WORK AND BE SAFE. NOW WE ARE WAITING FIVE-PLUS DAYS FOR THE PART TO COME IN, AND NOT EVEN SURE IF IT WILL FIX OUR PROBLEM. THERE'S PLENTY OF DISCUSSION OF THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE ALL ACROSS THE INTERNET. WHY HAS THE COMPANY NOT FIGURED THIS OUT, AND TRAINED ITS MECHANICS ACCORDINGLY? *TR

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 MECHANICS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM, AND OCCURS RANDOMLY WITHOUT NOTICE. MY HEAD LIGHTS OR TAIL LIGHTS JUST "GO OUT"...ANY TIME, ANYWHERE! I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER TOYOTA PRIUS OWNERS (OTHER YEARS TOO), AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

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 THIS TO TOYOTA FOR A REFUND WHEN THE RECALL NOTICE CAME OUT. THEY REFUNDED ME A MERE $428 (THIS IS FOR ONLY THE ELECTRIC WATER PUMP) CLAIMING THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING THAT SHOWS THE BATTERY OR THE OTHER WATER PUMP COULD BE EFFECTED BY THE RECALL CONDITION. IT SEEMS STRANGE THAT I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN WHEN I EXPERIENCED EXACTLY THE SAME CONDITION DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL AND ENDED UP NEEDING MULTIPLE PARTS REPLACED WHEN TOYOTA CLAIMS ONLY THE ELECTRICAL WATER PUMP MAY BE EFFECTED. I HAD NO OTHER ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE LEADING UP TO THIS SO IT SEEMS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT THE WATER PUMP AND BATTERY JUST WENT BAD AT THE VERY SAME MOMENT THE ELECTRICAL WATER PUMP STOPPED. *TR

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 THE HV BATTERY. THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY WATER THAT CAN LEAK INTO THIS AREA WITH THE ELECTRONICS. THERE ARE MANY GOOGLE THREADS REGARDING OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH WATER LEAKING INSIDE THE CAR'S BACK AREA. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BECAUSE THE BATTERY AND BRAKE BOOSTER IS IN THIS EXACT AREA WHERE IT CAN AFFECT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR WHEN DRIVEN. *TR

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 LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. ALSO WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR DOESN'T TURN OFF. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

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 WHILE I AM DRIVING THEY SOMETIMES COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR FOR THEM TO COME BACK ON. THIS ISSUE IS NOT SAFE! PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

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 THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND THE CAR STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH. TRIED NOT TO SLOW TOO QUICKLY WITH TRUCK BEARING DOWN BEHIND ME ,BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE EITHER. CAR HAD POPPED INTO NEUTRAL . GOT OFF ON LEFT OF TWO LANE HIGHWAY .CAR WAS DEAD. WOULD NOT START. HAD TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALER IN AMHERST. DIAGNOSTICS FOUND NO CAUSE. HAD TO DRIVE 4 HOURS BACK HOME NEXT DAY NOT KNOWING IF IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. TOOK CAR TO TOYOTA DEALER 45 MILES FROM MY HOME IN US. THE FOLLOWING WEEK .NO CAUSE FOUND. HAPPENED AGAIN SHORTLY AFTER ON MAIN STREET, BLOCKING TRAFFIC . TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC. WAS THERE ONE WEEK. UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. TOWED 45 MILES TO TOYOTA AGAIN. THERE ANOTHER WEEK. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH FUSE BOX ASSEMBLY. SHORTLY AFTER, THE MASTER WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AS WELL AS A WARNING SYMBOL ON THE TOUCH SCREEN MEANING 'MALFUNCTION IN HYBRID SYSTEM.' TOWED AGAIN TO TOYOTA DEALER. FRONT BATTERY REPLACED. NOTED TODAY THAT PRIUS RECALL ON '09-'14 MODELS FOR EXACT SAME THING THAT HAPPENED TO MY '08 MODEL. TOTAL COST $600.00 PLUS $270.00 TOWING AND $120.00 FOR HOTEL . *TR

Mileage: 79,000

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 HEADLIGHTS AT A CRAZY COST. THINKING THAT THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR, I HAVE HAD ONE OTHER TIME THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT BUT HAVE HAD MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE ONE HEAD LIGHT WOULD GO OUT. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE AUTHORITIES AT LEAST TWICE BY HAVING THE HEADLIGHT OUT. IN ORDER TO FIX THE LIGHTS I HAVE TO SHUT THEM OFF AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, MY LIFE, MY FAMILY MEMBERS LIFE, AND POSSIBLE OTHER LIVES ARE AT RISK!!! *TR

Mileage: 70,000

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 MADE THE MISTAKE OF PUTTING SMART KEY INTO SLOT THINKING THAT WOULD HELP ONLY TO REALIZE THAT KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT CAR BEING OFF. I ABSOLUTELY HAD TO GO TO MY OFFICE; HAD TO LEAVE CAR UNATTENDED IN DOWNTOWN. WHEN RETURNED A FEW HOURS LATER TO GO TO DEALER, I TRIED IT AGAIN AND IT TURNED OFF. *TR

Mileage: 56,300

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 NIGHT WITH OUT MY HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

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 TO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY AND WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED AND CAUSED THE BRAKE ACTUATOR TO FAIL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 02/11/2014 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE AND THE PEDAL DID NOT GET STUCK, BUT IT HAD NO EFFECT IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS, THE CONSUMER COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AT WHICH TIME, THE BRAKES STARTED TO WORK. ALSO, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. A MONTH AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED AGAIN, WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED.

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 TO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY AND WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED AND CAUSED THE BRAKE ACTUATOR TO FAIL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 02/11/2014 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE AND THE PEDAL DID NOT GET STUCK, BUT IT HAD NO EFFECT IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS, THE CONSUMER COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AT WHICH TIME, THE BRAKES STARTED TO WORK. ALSO, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. A MONTH AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED AGAIN, WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 61,000

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 BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON, AND I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I PUMPED THE BRAKES, AND NOTHING HAPPENED. WHEN I REALIZED THAT MY CAR'S MOMENTUM WAS NOT SLOWING IN THE SLIGHTEST, AND THAT I WAS GOING TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I TRIED TO MANEUVER INTO THE VACANT RIGHT LANE, BUT THE FAILURE OF THE CAR TO EVEN SLOW DOWN MADE ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE NOT POSSIBLE. WHEN I STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, THE BLOW WAS PRIMARILY WITH THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF MY CAR CONTACTING THE CENTER OF THEIR BUMPER. MY CAR WAS TOTALED; THEIR CAR NEED A NEW REAR BUMPER BUT ONLY FOR COSMETIC PURPOSES. I WILL TESTIFY UNDER OATH IN A COURT OF LAW THAT THE BRAKES IN MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS FAILED, AND THAT IS WHY I HAD THIS WRECK. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

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 RECALLED! *TR

Mileage: 75,000

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) BUT WON'T PULL UP EVEN WHEN PRESSING HARD ON THE GAS. THERE WAS A EMERGENCY WARNING LIGHT THAT CAME (SYSTEM MALFUNCTION OR SOMETHING). I EVEN RESTARTED THE CAR, BUT NO HELP. FINALLY AAA CAME AND TOWED THE CAR AND BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE NORMAL ROAD AND IT STARTED RUNNING FINE?? NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THIS? I STRONGLY SUSPECT THAT THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE HYBRID SWITCHING. MY CAR SERVICE (DEALER) SAYS THE 12V BATTERY (NOT THE HYBRID ONE) COULD BE DEAD/LOW. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

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 THE ELECTRIC SWITCH. I RESEARCHED ON LINE AND FOUND SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. TOYOTA WANTS $200 PLUS FOR THE SWITCH. THIS SHOULD NOT BREAKDOWN LIKE THIS. WOULD LIKE TO HAVE TOYOTA FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE IT HAS A HARD TIME KEEPING THIS PART IN STOCK. THAT SHOWS IT'S A PROBLEM. *TR

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 BACK ON IT, THEY WERE PROBABLY TRYING TO TELL ME ABOUT THE HEADLIGHT. I TOOK MY 2008 PRIUS TO THE TOYOTA DEALER TO REPLACE THE BULBS. THE REPAIR REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT THE FRONT LIGHTS WERE WORKING BUT THE LEFT REAR LIGHT WASN'T . WHEN I TOLD HIM BOTH LIGHTS WERE DEFINITELY NOT WORKING THE PREVIOUS NIGHT, HE SAID IF I WANTED, THEY COULD REPLACE THE REAR LIGHT WITH A BULB, BUT THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS MORE DIFFICULT DUE TO REMOVING THE BUMPER AND CHANGING THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY (NOT JUST A BULB!). THIS WOULD COST ME ABOUT $300. I THOUGHT THAT A BULB REPLACEMENT WOULD DO IT BUT NOT SO, THIS CAR HAS BLUE LIGHTS THAT REQUIRE BUMPER REMOVAL TO EVEN GET TO THE LIGHT. SINCE THE LIGHT WAS WORKING AT THAT TIME AND $300 IS A LOT FOR A RETIRED SINGLE WOMAN , I TOLD HIM I WOULD THINK ABOUT IT. NOT KNOWING IF THE LIGHT WILL WORK OR NOT, I QUIT DRIVING AFTER DARK. HOWEVER, UNEXPECTED RAIN STORMS FORCED ME TO TURN THE LIGHTS ON A COUPLE DAYS AGO. IT WORKED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM IS I AM NOT SURE IF THEY WILL COME ON OR NOT. MAYBE THE LEFT HEADLIGHT IS DOING THE SAME THING: GOING OFF AND ON WHEN I HAVE NO INDICATION THAT THIS IS HAPPENING. I BOUGHT THE PRIUS TO SAVE MONEY ON GAS AND CALLED IT MY "LAST" CAR AND HAVE TAKEN CARE OF IT AS PRESCRIBED. NOW I DON'T FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE IT AT NIGHT OR WHEN IT RAINS. *TR

Mileage: 58,800

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 INSTALL THESE BULBS. *TR

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 OF ME AND CAREFULLY TRIED TO FEEL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS A ROAD WITH ALOT OF 18 WHEELERS AS IT IS A MAJOR ROUTE. ALSO VERY CURVY, AND I WAS LUCKY NOT TO GET KILLED!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 101,000

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

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 ON THIS REPAIR (WHICH APPEARS TO OCCUR MORE THAN THEY ARE ADMITTING). THE PERFORMANCE IMPROVED FOR A LITTLE WHILE, BUT THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN FUNNY NOISES COMING FROM MY VEHICLE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT POWER ON AT TIMES. OTHER TIMES, IT WOULD FREEZE OR POWER OFF. THE MAINTENANCE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND THEN TURN OFF. INFREQUENTLY, AIR WOULD COME THROUGH THE BACKSEAT VENTS LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO. FREQUENTLY, I WOULD SMELL UNUSUAL SMELLS AFTER STOPPING MY CAR. MY CAR ATE UP THE INSIDE OF A NEW SET OF TIRES VERY QUICKLY DESPITE BEING PROPERLY ALIGNED. THE HVAC BLOWER MOTOR WAS CUTTING ON AND OFF AT TIMES AND MAKING FUNNY NOISES. MANY TIMES WHEN IT WOULD CUT OFF, I COULD OPEN AND SLAM THE HOOD AND THE HVAC BLOWER MOTOR WOULD ENGAGE, AS IF THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN IT. WHEN THE HVAC BLOWER MOTOR QUIT ALTOGETHER, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE MOWER HAD GONE OUT. THERE WAS AN ACTUAL PROBLEM WITH THE HV ELECTRIC WATER PUMP AS WELL AS A FACTORY RECALL. INTERESTINGLY, THE DEALER DISCOVERED TAT THE ENGINE MOTOR WATER PUMP WAS ALSO LEAKING. WHAT A COINCIDENCE! NOW THAT ALL OF THESE COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, MY CAR APPEARS TO WORK NORMAL AGAIN LIKE IT HAS NOT WORKED SINCE I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 78,396

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 DEALERSHIP INDICATED THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS ISSUE BUT AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, DISCOVERED THAT A COMPUTER CHIP COMMUNICATING WITH THE START BUTTON WAS THE ISSUE. THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR 4 TO 6 WEEKS AND THEY WILL NOT RELEASE MY CAR TO ME SINCE THEY CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY INDICATED ITS PART OF A RECALL ISSUE..NEVER HEARD OF IT! HUMMM. NO COST FOR THE FIX SINCE IT IS PART OF THE RECALL AND TOYOTA HAS PROVIDED ME WITH A RENTAL CAR. *TR

Mileage: 168,000

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 TOYOTA NEEDS TO STEP UP BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR DEAD FROM AN ACCIDENT PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 1,001,001

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. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE DUE TO THE ENGINE PLUG-IN BATTERY ADD-ON KIT THAT HE PERSONALLY INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A LOW BATTERY INDICATOR PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT ONCE THE ADD-ON WAS REMOVED, THE FAILURE CEASED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 02/12/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HIS COMPLAINT WAS AGAINST THE MAKERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF THE PHEV CONVERSION KIT, HE HAD INSTALLED IN HIS VEHICLE. THE BATTERY KIT WAS USED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ELECTRICAL BATTERY POWER TO THE BUILT IN BATTERY OF THE HYBRID. THE CONSUMER STATED OCCASIONALLY, THE PHEV KIT WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 45 -65 MPH. WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, THERE WAS A WARNING BEEP AND THE GENERAL WARNING TRIANGLE WOULD APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. ONCE IT HAPPENED, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RE-START THE VEHICLE, UNTIL THE GENERAL WARNING TRIANGLE WAS CLEARED. HE HAD TO CLEAR IT, BY DISCONNECTING THE 12 VOLT BATTERY FOR A MINUTE AND THE RE-CONNECTING THE 12 VOLT BATTERY. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN FOR A THIRD TIME, HE REMOVED THE PHEV BATTERY KIT. UPDATED 02/13/13

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 DESTINATION I WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THE DASH LIGHTS ARE FINE NOW. THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO. I SEE ON LINE THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 140,121

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 INTERMITTENT SINCE, BUT MOSTLY NOT WORKING. JUST STARTED RESEARCHING REPLACEMENT BULB PRICES WHEN I FOUND OUT HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WENT OUT. WIGGLING THE BULB, SOCKET AND WIRING GOT THE LIGHT WORKING AGAIN. *TR

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

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, ELECTRICAL ENGINE ALSO DO NOT WORK. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE ISSUE CHECKED BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RECREATED. THE CURRENT WORK AROUND THAT I DISCOVERED IS TO TURN ON THE LIGHT SWITCH BEFORE TURNING ON THE VEHICLE. THIS SITUATION IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE YOU ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE YOUR SPEED, GAS, AND OIL LEVEL AS WELL AS ANY OTHER POTENTIAL PROBLEMS. AFTER SOME ONLINE RESEARCH I DETERMINED THAT MANY OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

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 YOU CAN'T SEE THE SPEED, MILEAGE, OR FUEL LEVELS IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR. EVENTUALLY AFTER SEVERAL MILES OF DRIVING THE CAR CAN BE POWERED OFF AND THE PANEL WILL LIGHT UP AFTER STARTING THE CAR AGAIN. MY CAR CALLS WITHIN THE 2004-2009 YEARS LISTED, BUT MY SPECIFIC VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALLED CARS. TOYOTA SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS MYSELF. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

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 A 5-SECOND CYCLE. FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS DURING THE "OFF" PORTION OF THIS CYCLE THE BRAKES WERE EFFECTIVELY INOPERATIVE, WITH THE PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE THE ONLY SOURCE OF BRAKING. THIS BEHAVIOR PERSISTED AFTER SHUTTING DOWN AND RESTARTING THE CAR. THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED THAT THREE ERRORS HAD BEEN LOGGED: C1247 - STROKE SENSOR C1300 - ABS ECU MALFUNCTION C2318 - LOW VOLTAGE ERROR RESETTING THE COMPUTERS CLEARED THE WARNING INDICATIONS AND RESTORED NORMAL BRAKE SYSTEM BEHAVIOR. AT MY BEHEST, THE DEALER WORKED WITH TOYOTA ENGINEERING TO IDENTIFY WHY A LOW VOLTAGE WOULD CAUSE A COMPUTER FAILURE WHICH COULD CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 8 DAYS BUT DID NOT APPEAR TO COMPLETE ANY SORT OF ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS OF THE FAILURE. ON 17 DECEMBER 2012 AT 27,324 MILES THE BRAKES AGAIN FAILED WITH THE SAME SET OF WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THIS TIME, ABS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ACTIVE AT ALL. FOR THE FIRST 2-5 CM OF BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL, IN THE REGIME WHERE REGENERATIVE BRAKING WOULD BE ACTIVE, NO BRAKING IS EVIDENT. AS THE PEDAL IS FURTHER DEPRESSED, THE HYDRAULIC/FRICTION BRAKES ABRUPTLY ENGAGE. PRESSING HARDER DOES RESULT IN INCREASED BRAKING THOUGH BRAKING IS ROUGH. NO PULSATION AS MIGHT BE EXPECTED FROM ABS WAS NOTICED. NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO BRAKE HARD ENOUGH TO LOCK UP THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 11,966

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 IT'S DOING IT AGAIN. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT NOW THE LEFT HEADLIGHT IS DOING THE SAME THING. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE CHANGING THE BULBS DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, SO IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY BOTH GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME! *TR

Mileage: 80,000

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 DEALERSHIPS LOOK AT THE CAR AND SAY THAT IT IS JUST THE BULBS FAILING (BULBS THAT ARE SUPPOSE TO LAST 10 TIMES LONGER THAN CONVENTIONAL BULBS). THE CAR IS NOW 4 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BULBS YEARLY. DEALERSHIP COSTS THAT WAS ORIGINALLY $350 PLUS INSTALLATION PER BULB. TOYOTA HAS NOW DROPPED THEIR PRICE TO $150 PER BULB. AFTERMARKET BULBS NOW AVAILABLE BUT YOU STILL ONLY GET A LIFE OF 7 MONTHS TO A YEAR PER BULB LOTS OF TALK FROM DEALERS BUT NO SOLUTION. I WENT TO AFTER MARKET BULBS THINKING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS TOYOTA BULBS. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS. THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE BULBS, THE PROBLEM IS IN THE VEHICLE WIRING. THIS IS A SEVERE PROBLEM THAT MUST BE LOOKED INTO IN THAT IT PUTTING A LOT OF PRIUS OWNERS ALONG WITH OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY AT RISK. *TR

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 MINUTES. *TR

Mileage: 124,157

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 CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T HELP ME, OTHER THAN TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM, PRESUMABLY AT A COST OF A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS. I NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT A LOCAL DEALER. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAN CAUSE INJURY TO ME AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

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

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 ANOTHER CAR. THE LIGHTS WILL WORK FOR SHORT PERIODS THEN OFF AGAIN THEN ON AGAIN. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL AND THE MANUFACTURER (TOYOTA) IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY AND CHARGING UPWARDS OF $600 FOR REPAIR. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE WHICH I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN OBVIOUS DEFECT. I HAVE ALSO READ THIS HAS OCCURRED TO MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. AFTER A FURTHER LENGTHY RESEARCH MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE IS ACTUALLY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR THIS, OF WHICH I WOULD RATHER SEE THE NHTSA TAKE ACTION AND HAVE TOYOTA MAKE GOOD ON THESE DEFECTS, AND RECALL TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU *TR

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 AND THE BULB STILL ISN'T OUT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

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 PARKING DID NOT STAY ENGAGED. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

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 EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT YET TOYOTA WILL NOT MAKE A RECALL OF THE PROBLEM EQUIPMENT. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

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 A BUSY INTERSECTION! I WAS FORCED TO FLEE THE VEHICLE AS THERE WERE ONCOMING CARS THAT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO STOP. WHEN THE SIGNAL CHANGED, I WENT BACK TO THE CAR AND PUT ON THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS. THEN I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR BACK IN DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT BUDGE FROM NEUTRAL. I THEN SWITCHED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT OUT OF THE INTERSECTION SAFELY. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED EVEN 5 MINUTES LATER, MY 9-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME AND WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REACT AS QUICKLY AS I DID. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO MY PERSONAL MECHANIC BY AAA FOR DIAGNOSIS, BUT AT THIS TIME IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THIS WAS AN ERROR, BUT A DESIGN FLAW THAT PUT MY SAFETY IN CRITICAL DANGER. *TR

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 SPOKE TO THE TOYOTA CORPORATION AND THEY WILL NOT HELP BECAUSE MY CAR HAS 90,000 MILES MY CAR IS 2008 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING $1200 I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CAR BUT ELECTRICAL IS NOT COVERED. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

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 TO DRIVE IT MORE THAN 3 MPH WHEN YOU HAVE A BRAKE SYSTEMS FAILURE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DEFECTIVE PARTS WERE THE ELECTRIC WATER PUMP AND THE MECHANICAL WATER PUMP. TOYOTA HAS RECALLED 2003-2007 ELECTRIC WATER PUMPS FOR THE PRIUS. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A TRAGIC ACCIDENT IF WE WERE GOING FASTER. MY QUESTION IS WHETHER THE 2008 ELECTRIC WATER PUMP FOR THE PRIUS NEED TO BE RECALLED? *TR

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, LOCATED ON 231 LINCOLN PARKWAY, ESCONDIDO, CA 92026 PH# (760) 746-0674. TODAY 09/01/2012 - CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT OPERATION: I'VE GOT A PACKAGE 6 2006 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 ON THE LIGHT COMES BACK. REQUEST A SAFETY RECALL FOR TOYOTA TO TAKE CARE OF THE ELECTRICAL CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. *TR

Mileage: 172,361

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 DID NOT BRAKE FULLY. AFTER A $58 DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WE WERE TOLD THAT ACC PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE CLEARED AND IF WE RETURNED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, WE MAY NEED TO REPLACE A "BRAKE ACTUATOR PART" (COST = $2,560). BEFORE THIS INCIDENT, ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, WE DROVE THE CAR ON THE INTERSTATE FOR ABOUT 150 MILES. FOR THE LAST 15 MINUTES OF OUR TRIP, WE WERE DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY RAINS ON THE INTERSTATE AND ON SIDE ROADS. WE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING THE CAR IN THE RAIN, BUT ARE WONDERING WHETHER OR NOT THE WATER AFFECTED THE BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 47,400

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 MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 09/05/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, ONE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT. BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON, THE FAILED LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON. AFTER ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, THE OTHER LIGHT WOULD GO OUT. UPDATED 09/111/12

Mileage: 62,000

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 THEM BACK ON AND BOTH LIGHTS WOULD THEN WORK. THE HIGHWAY PATROL SAID THAT THEY ARE BECOMMING AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY ARE SEEING THIS PROBLEM MORE OFTEN. I REPORTED THIS TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY HAD NO ANSWER OTHER THAN TO REPLACE LIGHTS THAT AT THE TIME WERE WORKING JUST FINE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. NHTSA MUST DO SOMETHING... INVESTIGATE AND/OR RECALL OF THE PRIUS FOR DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

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, OR DAYS. THIS CONDITION IS ENTIRELY INTOLERABLE AND IS NOT DUE TO LOOSE CONNECTIONS OR BAD BULBS OR ANY OTHER CAUSE. IT OBVIOUSLY IS A DEFECTIVE FIRMWARE OR HARDWARE SENSOR PROBLEM. IT IS VERY UNSAFE, AS IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT NIGHT WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. I HAVE LOOKED AT REVIEWS ON THE INTERNET AND IT APPEARS THAT MANY PRIUS OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THANKS AND I HOPE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS COME YOUR WAY TO CAUSE A CORRECTIVE ACTION OF SOME SORT! *TR

Mileage: 25,000

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 A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT THAT TOYOTA HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE PART WHICH REQUIRES THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE ARE NO ISSUES WITH THE ACTUAL BULBS; IT'S A COMPUTER ISSUE, FROM WHAT I'M TOLD. THIS IS NOT AN AGE ISSUE OF THE CAR; THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY MALFUNCTION!. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

INTERMITTENT HEADLAMP FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

VEHICLE INSTURMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. VEHICLE WILL NOT POWER DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

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 (ESTIMATE), THE OTHER THREE DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED. I MUST USE THE KEY TO OPEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR AND REACH OVER TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOORS WHILE PASSENGERS WAIT OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR PASSENGERS TO WAIT TO ENTER VEHICLE. TO HAVE ALL FOUR DOOR LOCKS FAIL WITHIN THREE YEARS OF THE CAR CONSTRUCTION, INDICATES TO ME THERE COULD BE A DEFECT WITH THIS PART OF THE TOYOTA PRIUS. I REQUEST YOU INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER. *TR

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. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

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 GARAGE DOOR. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, I SAW THE HEADLIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. EARLY IN OCTOBER, THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS DAMAGED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, INCLUDING BOTH HEADLIGHTS. THE BODY SHOP REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS. SHORTLY AFTER I TOOK THE CAR HOME, I NOTICE BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHTS FAILED RANDOMLY. WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICE THE LIGHT WOULD NOT BE UNIFORM ALONG THE PAVEMENT. WHEN TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT, ONE LIGHT WOULD REFLECT FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE BODY SHOP, THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE LIGHTS WOULD GO ON AND OFF SPONTANEOUSLY. THEY REPLACED BOTH LIGHTS AND THE "MODULATOR" THAT GOVERNS THE HEADLIGHTS. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THEY TOOK THE CAR TO FREEHOLD TOYOTA WHO "ADJUSTED" THE LIGHTS AND MODULATOR. WHEN I DROVE THE CAR AWAY FROM THE BODY SHOP, I LIGHT WAS HIGHER THAN EXPECTED; REFLECTING OFF TREE BRANCHES WELL ABOVE THE CAR. A FEW DAYS LATER, I DROVE THE CAR TO A STORE AND NOTICED THE RIGHT LIGHT WAS NOT SHINING AGAINST THE WALL OF THE BUILDING. A PERSON THE CAR THAT PULLED IN BEFORE ME COMMENTED THAT THE LEFT LEADLIGHT WAS AIMED SO HIGH THAT IT BLINDED HIM, MAKING HIS REARVIEW MIRROR UNUSABLE. *TR

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

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 CONTROL AIR CONDITIONING, AUDIO AND OTHER INFORMATION FUNCTIONS. THE TOYOTA DEALER FROM WHOM I PURCHASED THE CAR EXAMINED THE PART, CONFIRMED THAT IT IS DEFECTIVE AND INFORMED ME THAT A REPLACEMENT WILL COST OVER $7,000 (SEVEN THOUSAND) WHICH IS ABOUT HALF OF THE CURRENT BLUE BOOK VALUE OF THE CAR. IT IS THEREFORE NOT ECONOMICAL TO REPAIR IT. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT WHILE THE CAR HAS A 3 YEARS/30000 WARRANTY, THE DEFECTIVE PART IN QUESTION HAS ONLY ONE YEAR WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS DECEPTIVE, BECAUSE ACCORDING TO TOYOTA'S TSB EL002-05, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *KB

Mileage: 500

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

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 TRANSMISSION AND NEEDED TO PUT THE CAR ON A LEVEL SURFACE WHICH IT ALREADY WAS, AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK AND THE MOTOR WOULD NOT START. THE CAR COULD NOT BE MOVED. WHEN A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED THE CAR RESUMED WORKING FINE. IF THE DEAD BATTERY HAD HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE STOPPED ON I81 BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK IN THE FAST LANE WITH NO WAY TO MOVE THE CAR OUT OF THE TRAVEL LANE UNTIL A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED.

Mileage: 67,200

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, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS PROBLEM. A LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASH BUT IT HAPPENED SO FAST THAT I COULD NOT TELL WHICH LIGHT. I CALLED TOYOTA OF LONGVIEW AND WAS TOLD IF IT WAS NOT ACTING UP THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE HAD BAD WEATHER SO I PARKED THE CAR UNTIL WE COULD CARRY IT IN. FEB 9TH, 2011, WE HAD THE DEALER CHECK IT AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I WOULD SELL IT BUT IT WHAT IF SOMEONE ELSE GOT IN AN ACCIDENT? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 29,200

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 AFTERNOON AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED OUT IN THE SUN AND WITHOUT US HAVING MADE ANY ACCIDENTAL CONTACT WITH THE SHIFTER / DRIVE SELECTOR WHILE DRIVING. THIS CREATED DANGEROUS SITUATIONS SEVERAL TIMES AS THE CAR ERRATICALLY SLOWED AS WE ENTERED INTERSECTIONS OR PULLED OUT ONTO BUSY STREETS. OUR INITIAL RESPONSE WAS TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR, BUT WHEN THIS HAD NO EFFECT, WE DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT HAD MOVED FROM D TO N. IT WAS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS ON BUSY STREETS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WE DISCOVERED THAT WE COULD KEEP THE CAR MOVING BY CONSTANTLY HOLDING THE SHIFTER / DRIVE SELECTOR LEVER IN THE D POSITION. TURNING OFF THE AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT HELP THE PROBLEM. AFTER THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM, BUT THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS THERE WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE IT. THIS GLITCH REMAINS A CONCERN TO US BECAUSE THE LOSS OF POWER AND ACCELERATION IS UNPREDICTABLE AND THEREFORE DANGEROUS, BUT AT LEAST WE KNOW WE CAN KEEP THE CAR MOVING BY HOLDING THE SHIFTER IN THE D POSITION. BECAUSE THE CAR IS SO COMPUTERIZED, I SUSPECT AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT OF THE DRIVE SYSTEM MAY MALFUNCTION AT HIGH TEMPERATURES. THE MILEAGE NUMBER I GAVE IS AN APPROXIMATION SINCE I DIDN'T RECORD THE ACTUAL MILEAGE WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED, BUT THE DEALER WHO SERVICED THE CAR SHORTLY THEREAFTER SHOULD HAVE THAT INFORMATION.

Mileage: 15,000

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 AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000. PM

Mileage: 61,000

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 $300) SHOULD NOT BURN OUT OR RANDOMLY FLICKER ON A TWO YEAR OLD VEHICLE. TO PREVENT FUTURE/ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS, I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHTS, INCLUDING THE ONE THAT WAS WORKING. THIS IS A DEFINITLELY SAFETY ISSUE...I CHECK BULBS REGULARLY, AND ALL ARE WORKING WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON. OBVIOUSLY, I CAN'T CHECK WHILE I'M IN MOTION - WHICH IS WHEN THEY FLASH OFF - AND WAS FORTUNATE THAT BOTH BULBS DIDN'T BURN OUT AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH, INJURY OR ACCIDENT (OR WORSE) THAT I WOULD HAVE BEEN LIABLE FOR.

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 DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS DETERMINED THAT THE AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

Mileage: 56,000

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 TRAVELED. IT'S TOO DIFFICULT TO TROUBLESHOOT BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WOULD GOES AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 45,750

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 WARRANTY. DEALER UNWILLING TO REPAIR COMBINATION METER WHICH IS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON PRIUS CHAT. COST $1600. *TR

Mileage: 51,832

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 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

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 GOING NORTH AT THE BLITHEDALE EXIT IN MILL VALLEY, CA? 2.WHY WHILE DRIVING UP DIVISIDERO AROUND 11:30 OR 12 NOON ON APRIL 25, 2010 DID THE CAR BEGIN BEEPING LOUDLY WHEN GOING UP THE HILL IN PACIFIC HEIGHTS? 3. WHY DID IT THEN START MAKING TWO DIFFERENT BEEPING SOUNDS? WE THEN PULLED OVER AND FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION INDICATED THAT IT HAD JUMPED INTO REVERSE EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS STILL GOING FORWARD. WE HAD NOT TOUCHED THE SHIFT LEVER, BOTH HANDS WERE ON THE WHEEL. IT JUMPED INTO REVERSE BY ITSELF. 4.WHY , AFTER WE THEN RETURNED THE SHIFT TO DRIVE, WERE WE ABLE TO GO FURTHER UP THE HILL AND THE LOUD BEEPING STARTED AGAIN WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL IN DRIVE? WE STOPPED THE CAR AND KEPT A FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL HELP ARRIVED. AAA CAME. AAA DROVE THE CAR WITHOUT BEEPING TO A MORE LEVEL PART OF THE STREET TO LOAD IT UPON A TRUCK AND CARRIED THE CAR TO THE SAN FRANCISCO GEARY TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER. THEY HAVE YET [5.20.10] TO ACCURATELY DIAGNOSE AND CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS SO IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

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 CHARGE IF LET IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, IT FINALLY RESPONDED. *JB

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 CAUSES THE LIGHTS TO FAIL...NOW, IN LIGHT OF EVERYTHING ELSE, IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE A RECALL...NOT A "HIDE THE PROBLEM" KIND OF CUSTOMER SUPPORT LETTER......SOMEONE SHOULD BE MONITORING THIS ONE TOO....IF TOYOTA CAN HIDE SOMETHING THAT IS A RECALL-WARRANTED PROBLEM, WHAT NEXT..? IT WORRIES ME.... *TR

Mileage: 8,500

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 STREET. I RAN AND JUMPED IN AND STEERED IT AWAY FROM T-BONING THE PARKED BUICK, BUT COULD NOT KEEP IT THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE PRIUS FROM SCRAPING ALONG THE DRIVER'S SIDE CORNER OF THE BUICK'S REAR BUMPER. *TR

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 CAR INTO A PARKING SPACE AND TRIED TO TURN IT OFF. THE "KEY" WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE RECEIVER. I REALIZED THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING SO I TRIED REPEATEDLY TO TURN IT OFF BY PRESSING ON THE POWER BUTTON. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE SHOWED UP SO WE DROVE THE CAR BACK TO MY OFFICE (2 BLOCKS) GOT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND I DROVE THE PRIUS TO THE OFFICE SERVICE GARAGE. THE GARAGE STAFF COULDN'T TURN OFF THE CAR EITHER. SO I LEFT IT THERE. LATER THE GARAGE CALLED TO SAY THE CAR WAS READY. I ASKED THEM WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY SAY IT JUST HAD TO BE RE-BOOTED BY HOLDING DOWN THE POWER BUTTON FOR 10 SECONDS. AFTER HEARING ABOUT PEOPLE GETTING KILLED DRIVING TOYOTA PRODUCTS AND TOYOTA SAYING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE COMPUTER I THOUGHT I SHOULD WRITE AND TELL YOU IT IS THE COMPUTER! IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HEARING MORE DETAILS OR PICKING UP THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION YOU CAN E-MAIL ME . I CAN FILL IN A LOT OF DETAILS WHEN I GET BACK TO THE OFFICE. I USED 1/12/2010 TO GET THROUGH THIS FORM BUT I CAN CHECK THE DATE WHEN I GET INTO THE OFFICE. *TR

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 TO TURN THE CAR OFF. I LOOKED THIS UP ONLINE AND OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM IN COLD WEATHER WITH THE PRUIS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 PRIUS WITH HID BULBS AND THEY BOTH STARTED GOING OUT A COUPLE WEEKS AFTER OWNING IT WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT. IN JUST A MATTER OF MINUTES, I HAD NO LIGHTS AT ALL! I WAS IN A URBAN AREA, SO THE STREET LIGHTS WERE THERE SO THAT I COULD SEE. BUT IF I WERE IN THE COUNTRY, AS I USUALLY AM ABOUT ONCE A WEEK, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN BIG TROUBLE. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

2008 PRIUS REGULARLY THRUSTS FORWARD AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS FROM STARTING THE CAR. THEN, CAR LOOMS BACK INTO POSITION. IT HAS ALWAYS SCARED ME AND MAKES ME INSECURE TO DRIVE THE CAR. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN DECEMBER 2007, SO THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT BELOW IS INACCURATE. I FELT I SHOULD REPORT THIS IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT REPORTS OF DEFECTS, ETC. THANK YOU. *TR

I N A 2008 PRIUS, THREE INCIDENTS TURNING RIGHT AND LEFT WHILE ON AN INCLINE. TWO TIMES IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS, LOOSING POWER WITH BRAKE/WHEELS LIGHTS ON WHEN SLOWING TO TURN LEFT ON PINE STREET AT TAYLOR...ANOTHER TIME, ALSO IN SAN FRANCISCO SLOWING GOING UPHILL AT POST AND LEAVENWORTH(NO TURN) BUT HILL AND SLOWING AND LOOSING POWER. IN CARMEL, ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO, TURNING DOWNHILL TO THE RIGHT, FROM HIGHWAY #1 TO CARPENTER STREET(AGAIN, BRAKE LIGHTS/WHEELS)LOSS OF POWER. TOLD TECH'S WHEN SERVICED...TOLD IT WAS NORMAL! *TR

Mileage: 30,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS ENGINE SHUTTING OFF. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE ENGINE WILL SHUT ITSELF OFF AND DRIVER HAS NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT HAPPENED DURING SLIPPERY DRIVING CONDITIONS. *JB

A. DASH LIGHTS WOULD JUST DISAPPEAR (NO DISPLAY FOR SPEED OR GEAR) B. KEY "BOB" WOULDN'T RELEASE AND CAR WOULDN'T TURN OFF. - TWICE C. CAR WOULD "REV-UP" WHEN ENGINE COOL WHILE IN GEAR APPLYING BRAKES 1. TOOK TO DEALER TO RESOLVE - COULDN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEMS AND WAS TOLD TO KEEP THE KEY IN MY POCKET. 2. SECOND TIME WAS ABLE TO TAKE TO THE DEALER WHILE THE PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING. AFTER 30 MINUTES CAME BACK WITH THE SOLUTION OF NOT TO INSERT KEY BOB. THE LIGHTS AND THE "KEY BOB" PROBLEM HAPPEN TWICE. THE ENGINE "REV-UP" HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR WAS COLD AND I WOULD NEED TO MAKE SURE TO FIRMLY APPLY THE BRAKES. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I WASN'T SO LUCKY - GOING AT A SPEED OF 40 I STARTED A TURN TO GO UNDER THE FREEWAY WHEN THE ENGINE "REV-UP" AND FORCED ME INTO A CONCRETE WALL... TOTALING THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 11,870

I HAVE A 08 PRIUS. SEVERAL DAYS AGO SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT ONE DAY-TIME RUNNING LIGHT WAS OUT. TWO NIGHTS AGO I CHECKED AND BOTH LIGHTS WERE WORKING SO I THOUGHT I WAS OK. LAST NIGHT AFTER DRIVING ABOUT AN HOUR, BOTH HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT. I TURNED THE SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. ABOUT A MINUTE LATER THE RIGHT LIGHT WENT OFF. AFTER ANOTHER HOUR OF DRIVING THE LEFT LIGHT WENT OUT AND I REPEATED THE TURN ON CYCLE AND IT STAYED ANOTHER COUPLER HOURS. (I DROVE HOME WITH THE FLASHER AS THIS WOULD HAVE ENABLED ME TO SEE THE ROAD A LITTLE IS CASE THE LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN., ) I MADE IT HOME OK AND AM CONTACTING MY DEALER TODAY. *TR

Mileage: 22,400

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS (BOUGHT NEW) & HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM HAPPENED WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. SUDDENLY THE RADIO WENT OFF & ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH WENT OFF. HE PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE MOTOR & THEN TURNED IT ON AGAIN. IT WAS THEN OK. ANOTHER PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES. THE CAR WON'T START & I HAVE TO KEEP TRYING. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS IT DOES START. I HAD NOT REPORTED THESE PROBLEMS, & WOULD NOT HAVE EXCEPT FOR THE PROBLEMS THAT TOYOTAS ARE NOW HAVING. I THINK THAT MAYBE MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. AND ALTHOUGH MY CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE FLOORMAT RECALL, I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY LETTER OR CALLS FROM MY DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 17,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS (TOURING MODEL) -- DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT BEGAN TO FAIL IN SEPT 2009. BECAME MORE FREQUENT AS TIME ELAPSED (WOULD OCCUR 3+ TIMES DURING 30 MINUTE TRIP). TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON TEMPORARILY RESOLVED ISSUE, BUT DRIVER BULB WOULD EVENTUALLY FAIL AGAIN. RESULTED IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POTENTIAL BLIND SPOT FOR DRIVER IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. RESEARCHED ONLINE - SUSPECTED ECU. CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE AROUND DECEMBER 2009. WAS ADVISED THAT ECU WAS NOT THE PROBLEM - BULB REPAIR SUGGESTED. DEALER DIAGNOSTIC SUGGESTED. DID NOT GO TO DEAL TO SPEND $100 TO TELL ME A LIGHT BULB SHOULD BE REPLACED. RECEIVED NOTICE JAN 2010 THAT SYMPTOMS MATCHING MINE WAS DUE TO HEADLIGHT REACHING END OF LIFE. ORDERED AND ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE BULBS IN JAN 2010. DID NOT BRING TO TOYOTA AS COST TO REPLACE BULBS WAS AT LEAST 6X MORE THAT "DO IT YOURSELF". ATTEMPT TO REPLACE BULBS RESULTED IN MIXED SUCCESS. WAS ABLE TO GET BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS REPLACED AND FUNCTIONING (AFTER PASSENGER SIDE OR DRIVER SIDE WOULD NOT REMAIN ON CONSISTENTLY). TESTED HIGH BEAMS - AFTER HIGH BEAMS WERE DISENGAGED BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, BUT HEADLIGHT SWITCH REMAINED ENGAGED. DISCONNECTED AND RECONNECTED WIRING. ONLY PASSENGER SIDE BULB FUNCTIONED. AFRAID TO USE HIGH BEAMS AND NO FAITH IN HEADLIGHTS. RELUCTANT TO SPEND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE DEALER CHANGE BULBS, SAME PROBLEM OCCUR, AND SPEND HUNDREDS OR 1,000+ DOLLARS. ORIGINAL BULBS RETAINED AND I WILL BE PUTTING THEM BACK IN ONCE WEATHER IS WARMER. STRONG BELIEF THAT BULBS ARE NOT TO BLAME AND ECU OR OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENT IS AT FAULT. DOZENS OF SIMILAR ISSUES REPORTED ONLINE. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. EVERY NOW AND AGAIN FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE DIGITAL DASHBOARD (LED) WILL NOT COME ON UPON ENGINE STARTUP OR IT GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR RUNS IT JUST THE DASHBOARD IS BLANK. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS THIS PAST FRIDAY. THE DEALER, ARLINGTON TOYOTA, IN ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 36,000

I OWN AT 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. RECENTLY, I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A DARK STRETCH OF RT. 15 IN PA AND MY HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF. I THOUGHT I MUST HAVE SOMEHOW HIT SOMETHING TO CAUSE IT TO TURN OF, I QUICKLY TURNED THE KNOB AND IT WENT ON AGAIN. IT HAS SINCE HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AND MAY IN FACT HAVE HAPPENED MORE FREQUENTLY BUT I ONLY NOTICE IT IF I'M ON A UNLITE OR NOT WELL TRAVELED ROAD. I SEE FROM PRIUS OWNERS' MESSAGE BOARDS THAT IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS WELL AWARE OF. I SEE FROM A NYT ARTICLE THAT IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO YOUR AGENCY BUT YOU HAVEN'T TAKEN ACTION. I BELIEVE YOU SHOULD, BECAUSE LOSING A HEADLIGHT IS A DANGER TO THE DRIVER AND TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT SEEMS DOUBLY UNFAIR THAT A DRIVER CAN BE CITED FOR A VIOLATION THAT IS BEYOND HIS/HER CONTROL. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO SAID IT WOULD BE $385 TO REPLACE THE LIGHT BULB HAVE NOT GONE IN FOR THE REPAIR, IT'S EXPENSIVE AND FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THE PROBLEM MAY BE ELECTRICAL RATHER THAN A BURNED OUT BULB. *TW THESE HIGH-INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT AN OPTION ON THE CAR, IT'S THE ONLY BULB THAT FITS THE PRIUS, BUT IF THE PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL THEN CHANGING THE BULB FOR $385 WILL NOT STOP THE HEADLIGHT UNIT FROM SHUTTING OFF AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING, SOMETIMES IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. PLEASE TAKE TOYOTA TO TASK FOR THIS, THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM EXISTS BUT THEY ARE PASSING THE BUCK TO THE OWNERS WITHOUT GUARANTEEING THAT THE PROBLEM WILL BE SOLVED AND WE'LL BE SAFE DRIVING AT NIGHT. TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE FAULTY BRAKES, THE STICKING GAS PEDAL AND HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY TURN OFF , WHAT ELSE ARE THEY HIDING FROM CONSUMERS? IT'S TIME FOR NHTSA TO STEP AND FORCE TOYOTA TO FIX OUR HEADLIGHTS BEFORE TRAGIC ACCIDENTS HAPPEN.

Mileage: 38,500

TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLIGHT - MY PRIUS HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY. SINCE THEN THE LOW AND HIGH BEAMS GO ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE BULB WAS FINE AND IT WAS A SHORT IN THE ELECTIRCAL THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I JUST DRIVE WITH IT AND KEEP TRYING TO SHAKE THE WIRES AND DETERMINE WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS. NOW (A MONTH LATTER) I GET A LETTER FROM TOYOTA TELLING ME IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE BULB ALL ALONG. THE SOLUTION IS TO AVOID USING MY HEADLIGHTS (THAT WAS THE SUGGESTION IN THE LETTER, ONLY USE THEM WHEN REQUIRED BY LAW) AND IF I HAVE TO USE THEM ALLOW THEM TO COOL BEFORE I TURN THEM ON AGAIN! WHAT A BUNCH OF IDIOTS FOR SUGGESTING NOT USING YOUR HEADLIGHTS! I'M STILL UNDER WARRENTY, BUT WILL NOW HAVE TO PAY ~$200 EACH TIME THIS PROBLEM BULB BURNS OUT - UNLESS I FOLLOW TOYOTA'S ADVICE AND SKIP USING THEM AT ALL :). *TR

Mileage: 22,000

I HAVE 2008 PRIUS TOYOTA THAT 3 TIMES IN 2 YEARS I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THE DASHBOARD IS NOT LIT UP. AFTER 20 MINUTES THE CAR LIGHTS UP AGAIN AND I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF. FEARFUL THAT I CANNOT TURN CAR OFF EVER, THEN WHAT? I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY DENY HEARING ABOUT THIS BEFORE BUT PRIUS CHAT FORUM HAS SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SEEMS COLD WEATHER RELATED AND FOR SOME THE "COMBINATION METER" WAS THE PROBLEM. IT COSTS $800 TO REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL FAIL (TURN OFF) FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN ON WILL RESTORE THE HEADLIGHTS FUNCTIONING. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE ONCE FOR THIS, AND HAVE NOTICED IT NOW ON MY OWN MANY TIMES SINCE; ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING - LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM MRS. JUDY HALEY GIZMO DISPUTING CLAIM BY TOYOTA THAT UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF TOYOTA VEHICLES DUE TO FAULTY FLOOR MATS. *NJ THE CONSUMER DISPUTED TOYOTA'S CLAIM THAT THE MANY CASES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WERE DUE TO FAULTY FLOOR MATS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRASH SHE HAD WAS NOT DUE TO FAULTY FLOOR MAT'S WHICH WERE LATCHED DOWN, BUT WAS DUE TO ACCELERATION/BRAKE PROBLEMS IN THE COMPUTER AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE BACKED THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, SHE EXITED THE GARAGE AND PRESSED THE BUTTON TO CLOSE THE GARAGE DOOR. AFTER CLOSING THE GARAGE DOOR, SHE SATED SHE WASN'T SURE IF SHE PLACED THE GEAR IN DRIVE OR NEUTRAL, BUT SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD GOING UP TO 15-20 MPH. WITHIN 5 SECONDS THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR, RAMMED INTO THE INSIDE KITCHEN WALL CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES.

TOYOTA PRIUS 2008, DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AT 29K MILES <2 YEARS OF USE, DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TELL DIFFERENT STORIES ON WHETHER IT'S A WARRANTY REPAIR; BULB PRICING RANGES FROM $30 TO $350; SANDY SPRINGS TOYOTA SOLD US THE WRONG PART; OWNER'S MANUAL GIVES WRONG INSTRUCTIONS: THE LIGHT BULB CASING LOOKS NOTHING LIKE THE DIAGRAM; SOME ONLINE SOURCES CITE A TOTAL COST + LABOR $1700; SOME DON'T RECOMMEND DOWNGRADING TO A NON-HID BULB; SOME SAY THAT THE VOLTAGE IS VERY HIGH AND POSES RISK OF ELECTROCUTION WHEN REPLACING AT HOME; *TR

Mileage: 29,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLAMP KEEPS GOING OUT. REPLACED BOTH HID HEADLAMPS AS TOYOTA CORPORATE TOLD ME TO DO AND PROBLEM CONSISTS. SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH CHILDREN IN CAR AND BUSY PEDESTRIANS ON DARK ROADS WITH STROLLERS AND BABIES NOT COUNTING DEER OR OTHER ANIMALS. TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO RECALL ISSUE. IM TIRED! *TR

Mileage: 38,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS OWNED TWO OF SAME YEAR AND MODEL. BOTH CARS HAD HEADLIGHT DEFECTS AFTER 30,000 MILES. SAFETY ISSUE AND DEALER STATES THE LIGHTS ARE KNOWN TO GO OUT. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR HEAD LIGHTS FAIL BEFORE 200,000 MILES. I WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM INVESTIGATED BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE AND MANY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS ARE ALSO HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS PER ON LINE RESEARCH. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 PRIUS RANDOMLY STALLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 30 DAYS. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ALL GO ON AND A CONSTANT TONE IS EMITTED. AT THAT POINT I HAVE GREATLY REDUCED ABILITY TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE (APPARENTLY ON ELECTRIC POWER BUT VERY SLOW). SINCE THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A SERIOUS POSSIBILITY OF ACCIDENT AS THERE IS VERY LIMITED CONTROL. TO RESET THE PROBLEM YOU MUST PULL OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF. TURNING IT BACK ON CORRECTS THE ISSUE. TOOK IT TO A DEALER. THEY HAD IT FOR A 8 DAYS AND CLAIMED: 1. THE ON BOARD COMPUTER DID NOT RECORD ANYTHING UNUSUAL 2. THEY COULD NOT REPRO THIS DURING THEIR TEST DRIVES 3. THEY RETURNED THE CAR BACK TO ME - 20 MINUTES LATER ON MY WAY HOME THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. 4. AT THIS TIME THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 25,916

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS PKG 6...LOST POWER AT 65MPH...ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND I LOST CONTROL OF CAR...PULLED OVER...LIGHTS SAID THERE WAS NO FUEL BUT I HAD REFUELED EARLIER THAT MORNING. TOOK TO DEALER...COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ALSO, HID HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY DON'T WORK...VERY UNSAFE...HAS CAUSED TROUBLE WITH POLICE...I AM BEYOND IRRITATED WITH TOYOTA. *TR

Mileage: 42,088

INTERIOR INSTRUMENT FAILURE. TEMPERATURE APP. 23 DEG. F. CAR STARTED NORMALLY MFD CAME UP FINE. MAIN DASH INSTRUMENTS FAILED TO COME ON. NO SPEEDOMETER, GEARSHIFT INDICATOR, FUEL GAUGE, OR ODOMETER. ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTING WORKED FINE. VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND DROVE NORMALLY FOR ABOUT 15-20 MIN. WHEN I PARKED AND TRIED TO TURN OFF THE CAR BY PRESSING THE POWER BUTTON THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHUT DOWN. CONTACTED TOYOTA USA AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY RELY ON THEIR DEALERSHIPS FOR TECH SUPPORT. WENT THROUGH MANUAL DRIVETRAIN SHUTDOWN BY PRESSING AND HOLDING THE POWER BUTTON. SHUTTING DOWN ALL ACCESSORIES TO LIMIT ACCESSORY BATTERY. COULD NOT LOCK VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER WENT OUT TO THE CAR AND VEHICLE POWERED UP AS THOUGH NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. I BELIEVE THAT THE TEMPERATURE WAS THE ISSUE AND THERE IS SOME SOFTWARE ISSUE THAT IS NOT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. ANYTIME YOU CANNOT TURN OFF A VEHICLE THERE IS A RISK FOR AN ACCIDENT AND OR INJURY FROM AN UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. THEORIZED THAT THE ACCESSORY BATTERY MAY BE LOW. BUT THIS WOULD RESULT IN THE CAR NOT BRINGING THE MAIN BATTERY ONLINE. TOYOTA SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE . *TR

Mileage: 9,500

TODAY, I WENT TO WORK DRIVING MY PRIUS (2008 WITH 11000 MILES) WITHOUT ANY DASH BOARD LIGHTS. THE DASHBOARD UNDER THE WINDSHIELD IS A REFLECTIVE TYPE WITH A WHOLE ARRAY OF OPERATING INDICATING LIGHTS ACROSS TO THE PASSENGERS SIDE. ONLY THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT WORKED FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK. I TRIED VARIOUS POWER ON/OFF BRAKE ON/OFF COMBINATIONS TO GET THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WORKING. I PRESSED THE POWER BUTTON WITH OR WITHOUT THE BRAKES ENGAGED DURING STARTUP. THE ENGINE STILL RAN AND THE HEADLIGHTS, TURN INDICATORS, BRAKE LIGHTS, RADIO AND FUEL CONSUMPTION GAUGE WORKED. I HAD NO IDEA OF MY DRIVING SPEED OTHER THAN WHAT OTHER CAR SPEED AROUND ME WERE DOING. I HAD TO DRIVE UNDER THE RISK OF BRAKING THE LAW AS WELL AS THE DISTRACTING NO LIGHTING. THEN A WORSE PROBLEM DEVELOPED. I COULD NOT TURN THE SHUT CAR OFF AND I COULD NOT LOCK IT AFTER I GOT OUT. IT GAVE ME THE USUAL BEEP THAT IT WAS STILL RUNNING. I TRIED PRESSING THE POWER BUTTON NUMEROUS TIMES. I TRIED LOCKING THE CAR WITH THE MECHANICAL KEY AND IT ELECTRONICALLY KEPT OPENING. I TRIED VARIOUS COMBINATIONS OF BRAKING WHILE SITTING, WALKING A GREATER DISTANCE FROM THE CAR, USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SLAMMING ON THE DASHBOARD HOPING IT WAS A LOOSE WIRE. NOTHING WORKED. THE CAR IS SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT RIGHT NOW STILL RUNNING WITHOUT A KEY. I COULD NOT LOCK IT. AS I WALKED AWAY, I PRESSED THE ELECTRONIC KEY NUMEROUS TIMES. THE LITTLE RED LIGHT INDICATED IT WAS WORKING. WHAT ELSE CAN I DO. L WAS LATE FOR WORK AND I START AT 6 AM. THE DEALER, (TOYOTA HEARTLAND OF BREMERTON), DOESN'T OPEN UNTIL 7:00 AM AND ITS 6:25 AM. I MANUALLY TURNED OFF THE DISPLAY AND RADIO SO THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF LIGHTING WAS SHOWING. AS FAR AS I KNOW, THE CAR IS STILL IN THE PARKING LOT RUNNING AND EASY TO STEAL. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT POWER DOWN NOR WOULD THE CAR LOCK. THE DASHBOARD (BELOW THE WINDSHIELD) NOT LIGHTING WAS SAME PROBLEM I HAD A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WENT FLAT. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN EXPERIENCING NUMEROUS FAILURES. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ILLUMINATED AND THE ODOMETER BEGAN TO FAIL. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE A FEW DAYS TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. DAYS LATER, THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM NOT RECOGNIZING THE OVERSIZED TIRES. THE MECHANIC PLACED THE REGULAR SIZE TIRE BACK ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH CORRECTED THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE SPARE TIRE COULD CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IF IT EVER NEEDED TO BE USED AGAIN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 14,500. UPDATED 11/14/08. *LJ UPDATED 11/18/08.*JB

Mileage: 14,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE PLACING FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, IT WILL NOT FILL TO ITS FULL CAPACITY. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS FAILURE THAT OCCURS IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TEMPERATURES. THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE FUEL GAUGE DEVICE. THE INACCURATE READINGS OF THE FUEL GAUGE CAUSES DISCOMFORT WHEN DRIVING. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY CONSUME 6-7 GALLONS OF GASOLINE, EVEN THOUGH THE FUEL TANK CAPACITY WAS 11.9 GALLONS. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE FUEL TANK CANNOT BE REPLACED IN THESE VEHICLES. THE TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REDESIGNED. THE CONTACT RECENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE BLADDER SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 07/07/08. *LJ UPDATED *JB

Mileage: 5,000

SUMMARY: PRIUS LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT/BUZZER CAME ON, AND ONLY 5 MILES LATER CAR RAN OUT OF GAS, IN A BAD PLACE AT NIGHT ON HIGHWAY. THE MANUAL STATES THAT WHEN LOW LIGHT COMES ON YOU HAVE THREE GALLONS OR LESS. WITH THE PRIUS, EVEN TREATING THIS CONSERVATIVELY AS ONLY 1 1/2 GALLONS, THAT SHOULD STILL BE OVER 60 MILES. I HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MILES WITH LOW LIGHT ON MULTIPLE TIMES PREVIOUSLY. THIS USUALLY WORKS OCCASIONALLY FAILS FUEL WARNING IS CLEARLY DANGEROUS. AND FROM INTERNET RESEARCHING, IT IS CLEARLY A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, AND TOYOTA NOT ONLY IS COMPLETELY IGNORING IT, THEY DENIED TO ME HAVING RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS (THERE ARE PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS EVEN RIGHT ON THIS NHTSA WEBSITE). DRIVING FROM COLORADO TO KANSAS CITY ON I-70, A LITTLE AFTER PASSING THE SIGN THAT SAID "TOPEKA 27 MILES", JUST AFTER 10 AT NIGHT, THE LOW FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WARNING SOUNDED. WE PLANNED TO STOP AT THE NEXT FUEL STOP, WHICH WE EXPECTED TO BE WITHIN 20 MILES AT THE MOST. ABOUT 5 MILES AFTER THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER, THE GAS ENGINE CLEARLY HAD QUIT, THE RED TRIANGLE WARNING ILLUMINATED, ALONG WITH ANOTHER WARNING. AFTER THE INITIAL SCARE, I PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, SLOWLY, UNDER BATTERY POWER, NOT KNOWING WHAT HAD HAPPENED. IN THE MANUAL WE FOUND THAT THE SECOND WARNING INDICATED "HYBRID SYSTEM MALFUNCTION", AND NOT TO ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. SOME 10-15 MINUTES LATER, AS WE WERE TRYING TO GET EMERGENCY HELP, THAT WARNING DISAPPEARED, AND A NEW MESSAGE CAME UP, "ADD FUEL". EVENTUALLY WE BORROWED GAS FROM A FAMILY THAT STOPPED TO HELP US IN THIS RURAL AREA, AND GOT HELP FROM A HIGHWAY PATROLMAN. TOYOTA CHECKED VEHICLE, DENIES PROBLEMS, DENIES RECEIVING COMPLAINTS, REFUSES TO SEND WARNINGS TO PRIUS OWNERS. NHTSA, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, LIKE YOUR RECALL 00V384. *TR 6/19/08 ADD **CW THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT WAS DEFECTIVE.

Mileage: 7,700