2010 TOYOTA PRIUS Electrical System Problems

It is a known problem that Priuses manufactured from 2004 to 2015 have issues with the brake master cylinder and brake booster accumulator. When the vehicle computer recognizes an internal leak (ABS C1391) or other issue in the accumulator pump, it completely disables the regenerative braking system, which significantly reduces braking power. In my case, the problem is intermittent, and the vehicle computer will occasionally clear the code and operate normally. A slight whirring sound can still be heard (indicative of an internal leak), leading me to conclude that the part is still damaged, even when the code clears itself. This continues to affect my and my passengers' safety because the problem comes back with no warning while driving. Many times at highway speeds, the regenerative braking system will shut off while decelerating. This has caused scares and near-accidents. Imagine you are approaching stopped traffic while traveling 65 miles per hour. You press the brake to start slowing down, and while decelerating, the dashboard lights up and the brake pedal goes spongey. Now, you must slam the brake all the way into the firewall to engage the disks and pads exclusively. Aside from the imminent terror of hitting the car in front of you, now you are skidding on the brakes, worried the car behind you will crush the rear. Sooner or later this will cause somebody to get into an accident when a split-second decision cannot to be made quickly enough. The issue is well-known, and a warranty recall was issued, but it does not cover any vehicles over a certain age and mileage. It has been reproduced by my local mechanic and inspected by a Prius specialist, who both quote about $3800 to fully replace and recalibrate the failing parts. There were no indicators of this issue before it happened to my wife and I the first time on the highway. While I am grateful that nobody was injured, the situation could be completely different had the problem occurred just seconds later.

Toyota issued a recall with a limited time for Prius brake booster/actuator failures. This issue is known to present brake failures and necessarily place drivers, passengers, and pedestrians at risk in the case of such brake failures. Toyota made no effort to proactively remedy this problem and further neglected customer safety by excluding Priuses with the same manufacturing issue from the recall, under its 10 year 150,000 mile requirement. Whether or not the Priuses have been driven 150,000 miles or 10 years the nature with which the malfunction presents represents a safety for any driver.

The ABS Pump( Accumulator and booster) are regularly failing on all Toyota Prius( 2010-2015). When the ABS pump starts to fail, the warning lights for Traction control, Brake and ABS come on. These lights come on at all speeds and its very hard to bring the vehicle to a complete stop when this happens. The brakes completely stop working and the brakes become rock solid. The brakes become so hard that they can’t be possibly be depressed to stop in time. I nearly missed getting killed from this as I am out of country and Toyota is refusing to fix it since its not a recall and I am in Canada. Toyota is asking $3500 in parts and $1500 in labor to repair. I can not afford it and this issue is on all Prius from 2010-2015. This is a major safety hazard and can cause serious injury and damage. Toyota is refusing to repair it since they believe the cars are out of warranty. However Toyota has been notified about this safety hazard arising on all Prius(2010-2015) but decline to respond or take action. I urge NHTSA to take action and get this resolved as the ABS brakes failing on the Prius can be really dangerous and can cause life threatening accidents.

Passenger side low beam headlamp has continued to need to be replaced. I was not made aware of a "customer service protection program" on this and when I contacted Toyota they said it was too late for the repair, electrical harness, to be covered by their extended warranty. I never received information regarding the extended warranty. They stated they sent it to the correct address. But just because you mail something doesn't always mean it is delivered to that address. Also, I had my car serviced many times at Toyota dealerships and they never informed me of this extended warranty. If I had been made aware of the extended warranty I would've had it repaired in a timely manner. I have spoken to two representatives of Toyota and they stated they could not help me. I'm wondering why this is not considered a recall issue as it does affect the safety of driving a vehicle and the lights stop working. This may not be the right place to ask this question but I'm hoping someone in your organization can help me.

see all over the internet that 2010 Prius have a recall for Inverter. I called the dealer they said no recall with my vin. I was told that a new inver is almost $5000 dollars. i NEED HELP i HAVE BOUGHT 3 TOYOTA ALREADY. Please help me with good will or warrenty the inverter like you have so many other people with 2010 Prius. If not I willand my family will never buy a Toyota again. Please call or email me [XXX] [XXX] The Prius died when driving and we almost got in a major accident because it stalled with no warning. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Total malfunction at highway speeds. Very unsafe, the car completely shut off. This may have resulted in a highway fatality due to collision as the vehicle was in the fast lane. NTSA please do your due diligence and investigate the faulty, defective HYBRID system as I believe the faulty inverter recall is much more larger than the original recall

My 2010 Toyota Prius hatchback suddenly had 4 or 5 warning lights appear on the dashboard and my brakes failed to function properly. It felt like the power brakes was turned off ! Although I did get the vehicle stopped, it surely was a dangerous situation. I understand that Toyota knows about this problem, and have read that it was warranted if this happened before 150,000 miles. My Prius has approx 167,000 miles right now and to replace the Brake Actuator, the cost will be $ 3 - 5 thousand dollars…absurd amount in my opinion. Since this critical feature (brakes) has a long known history of being faulty on Toyota vehicles it should be warranted for at least 25 years and at least 300k ! My Prius is “unsafe to drive” and is nothing more than a paperweight…I repeat, Toyota knows, and has known about this defective brake actuator problem for years and years!!! Please lean on Toyota to up the warranty of this faulty brake problem for the MANY, MANY Toyota owners who have purchased the Toyota product and and NOT screwing the public like they are doing now !

Hi I want submit issues with the master cylinder and abs pump assy I have 2 vehicles same model with average same mileage and both had issues with this system if I drove any distance below 25 mph in a constant time the dash lights comes on traction control, abs light, brake light , and the brake pedal goes low and barely brakes make this situation dangerous when I stop if you try turn it off the engine and on again lights stay there but if I reset the codes the pump works again for some while and then again when you don’t expected lose pressure and I am really afraid for my safety and my family, and I am not the only one with this problem is too many Prius owners who have the issues I went from dealer and they advice $3000 dlls fix situation who motivate people to lose money for $1200 in parts and $1800 dlls in labor for something they can resolve it because in reality is an manufactured defect

Purchased new a 2010 Toyota Prius third generation level 4 in July of 2009. Hybrid battery pack failed just after 150,000 warranty lapsed at 155,000 miles. January 2023 floods in Merced, CA damaged one of blocks in Hybrid battery pack driving through waters at 191000 miles on odometer. This threw DTC POA 080 'Check Hybrid System' message. The following month February 2023 at 191500 miles I notice loud cooling fan for hybrid battery operating for the first time ever! Fan is located in rear seat behind front passenger. Air vent is clearly visible. I believe defective fan led to overheating of hybrid battery premature failure at 155,000 miles.

Car slows down to a stop when driving on the freeway. With no power to accelerate, it makes it hard to get to the side of the road to be towed. Been to the dealer twice to address the problem, and was told that if I don't pay $200, that there is nothing they can do. Then when I did pay the money for evaluation, they told me the problem could be one of several things that would start the never-ending process of repairs that will keep me paying until they solve it. I would think that with a $200 code reading, that the dealers software could narrow it down to the exact repair needed. I mentioned to the dealer about the JOV update I had done earlier to the car, but dealer refuses to recognize that there is a recall on my vehicle, and that I needed to pay money(that I don't have) to do anything. My check hybrid system light and orange triangle comes on when the car dies

I was driving home from work when all the warning light all came on at once. The car suddenly stopped accelerating and the “check hybrid system” was showing on my dash. I was lucky enough to be going down hill so I can make it to a shoulder to get off the road. Tried troubleshooting everything but to no avail and needed to get towed because the Prius would not move at all. Haven’t got the vehicle checked yet because the vehicle will not move and can only be moved if towed.

I had just gotten back in my car from a quick store trip. My prius turned on like normal but soon after when I was driving different kind of warning lights turned on. My steering was affected ,the car slowed down considerably to the point I was almost rear-ended. The triangle of death, check engine, brake and steering lights all came on with the check hybrid system warning. Before this i had no prior issues with my car. I had it checked by an independent mechanic who states it is the inverter that caused this

Hello there, my name is Lashyrah and I do not know much about cars so most of this is unknown. The person I bought my vehicle from did not give me much information and I was desperate at the time so I bought it. Most of the lights on the dashboard are on: ABS, Brake system, Engine, Tire/Safety Alert, Fuel pump reset warning, and Stability control are lights that come and go. I have used the code system to try to reset these things and they go away then pop back up. Sometimes while I am driving, all the dashboard lights disappear and the breaks start getting really touchy and it feels completely different driving until the previous lights all come back on. This has been an issue before and when I last went to Toyota to get my car serviced, I asked them to check the lights and system, and if they could do a multi-point inspection. They wanted me to pay $300 just to find out why the lights keep coming back on. Please help me get this fixed at no cost I am a single mom and college student working part time so I need my car to get around or a free loaner car to get around until this is fixed. I strongly feel these are recalls that did not get taken care of or are not showing up in the recall system. I need assistance as soon as possible and would like to know my options, especially after getting a notice in the mail a few days ago from Toyota about my car possibly being affected. My fuel gauge is also empty at around 3 bars or sometimes 2 bars instead of going all the way down to empty, costing me more money on gas having to fill it up more often. Thank you for your time and help.

2010 Prius started up in the garage 3 hours after being shut down. I am certain the car was NOT still running while we unloaded groceries from hatchback and left the garage. * Nothing was retrieved from the front seat so no accidental start could have occurred. * My son "heard it start" almost 3 hours after the vehicle had been shut off while in another room near the garage. * I heard nothing from the upstairs. * The Prius key fob was nowhere near the vicinity of the vehicle at the time it started nor was any person. In fact, both key fobs were upstairs and only the currently used 1 had a battery and was stored inside a tin so as to always know where it was. *Toyota executives were made aware of incident but essentially denied the Toyota could start without the key fob: "Toyota is not aware for any possible way for the vehicle to be started without the key."

The ABS, Brake, and traction control light came on. The braking became difficult. The car did stop but if it was in an emergency circumstance there may have been a collision. I called Toyota about the issue and was informed that there was a brake actuater and master cylinder issues with this make and model. Toyota replaced them in cars that had this issue under a special warranty that was over in 2021. It is a $3500 issue. I purchased this car new and have never received a notice about bad braking system. I have lived at the same address since the purchase. Toyota informed me that notices were not sent out, however if the owner came in with this issue before 2021 it would have been repaired and replaced. I can not understand how ALL owners were not informed. I do not understand how a recall wasn't enforced. I live in Florida where the speed limit is 70mph. This could have been deadly. I looked on forums online and apparently this has been an issue for many many 2010 Toyota Prius. I have a case in with Toyota American. 220701001489. I can use any help I can get with this issue. It may save a life.

Hi- I have a Toyota Prius 2010 model and I encountered a braking failure yesterday. My ABS lights, brake lights and another light came up on my dashboard of the car. Upon diagnosis, I was informed by Toyota dealership that my car has a faulty C1391 - Abnormal leak in accumulator. This condition may be caused by small internal brake fluid leak inside the brake booster assembly with master cylinder. This is a known issue by Toyota and lots of press coverage on this issue since the past few years. I was told today that if this issue occurred within 10 year or purchase or <150K then the repair work would be covered by Toyota. I purchased the car in 2010 and I past the 10 year mark but mileage coverage is 125K (<150K). Toyota is unwilling to bear the cost and would want me to pay for the fix. This is a known issue with Toyota and the braking system can fail anytime before/or after 10 year mark. It is now costing me $3000 to repair. I am shocked with the Toyota's response in this matter. There are lots of blogs I read online who have similar issue. Class Action lawsuit: https://www.classaction.org/news/toyota-hit-with-class-action-over-alleged-refusal-to-fix-braking-system-defect-in-hybrid-vehicles Here is one example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA9jyrbZDWo Thanks.

Hazard lights flashing, flashes faster at higher speeds. Hazard button useless. Mechanic not sure what is the problem; reset codes. Problem went away for a few days and then came back.

I was driving on the road and right before a stop light my car jumped as if someone hit me from behind. After looking in my rear view and seeing no one on me I realized something else happened. I look at my dash and check hybrid system light was on. I was in traffic at the light waiting and looked it up on my phone to find out what to do. Some article said to pull over and turn it off and restart it. The light turned green and traffic started moving so I started to drive. I thought I could probably make it home but the car started driving a lot slower than usual. I really didn’t want to pull over because it was in a bad part of town but I felt like I had no choice because the car was barely moving. It seemed more dangerous to be on the road with other drivers. So I pulled over and parked and tried starting it again. It wouldn’t shift to drive so now I’m stuck and can’t get home unless I pay to get my car towed. I get my car towed to the house. I put a meter on the battery and it was fine. I put a diagnostics tester on it and came up with these codes POA1A and POA94. I contacted hybrid mechanic that doesn’t work at Toyota and he said to take it in to a dealership and sent me the ZE3 warranty letter and said they would fix it. I paid for it to be towed to the dealership. There were already a lot of cars waiting to be serviced when I got there. Anyway, they said they would fix it after they did their diagnostics after I paid $120 for it. That was 3/21/2022. I sent CSR the ZE3 letter and he said it wasn’t covered. It’s like he didn’t even read it. A day later he said he needed to talk to a warranty administrator then a day later he said it would be covered but I don’t qualify for a loaner but they can give me a rental for $45 a day. I friend let me borrow their car for a couple days. Now as of writing this it’s midnight 3/30/2022. I still don’t have my car and I’m about to be without a car unless I buy one or rent one. No ETA on the part being delivered either. I’m SOL.

Brake Booster Failure; has been inspected and confirmed. Warning lamps for traction control, ABS, Brake System Lights, Master Warning Light all came on during normal city driving. Immediate loss of Brake Assist causing sudden need for much more distance while stopping the vehicle. Clearly, sudden changes in brake behavior is a safety concern and this problem seems to be well documented as common issue in this era of Toyota vehicles. I believe Toyota has fallen short in its efforts to remmedy the situation. An extended warranty was issued but it was for a brief period of time that required this problem to occur within a narrow window. It's a wildly expensive repair to a critical system and it seems to be a common problem in these cars.

Last week I check hybrid system message appeared on the screen and orange triangle with check engine light. I took it to the shop and they said that there are code P0A94 wich is related to the inverted and that is needed replacement. I saw that there was recall on inverter and want to see if I can get it replaced. Thanks

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving, the brake lights, ABS, and check engine warning lights illuminated. There was an abnormal noise detected. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and diagnosed that the brake booster assembly needed to be replaced. Additionally, the contact was informed that the vehicle was not safe to drive. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000. The VIN was not available.

Mileage: 115,001

I have recently bought a 2010 Prius. The ABS (!) , traction control, and emergency brake light all illuminated three days after I transferred title with the dmv. This apparently is a very common problem with this car. I am told that these lights lead to a very expensive repair. My primary concern is my safety and of course the safety of others. A car that has brakes that suddenly fail is lethal. I was advised by a helpful agent that these repairs would come out of my pocket. My complaint is that Toyota should be responsible for this. I cannot drive this vehicle at the moment because I refuse to endanger anyone.

The dash lights on my 2010 Prius went all dark, lost all information on my dash. No lights on dash, no fuel gauge, no speedometer, nothing. This is very dangerous to suddenly have happened and I don't see a recall from Toyota to address this problem.

While driving on a highway at night around 60 mph, brake light turned on then AB light then slip light. Nothing else happened but since this hadn’t happened before, I pulled over, turned off car, waited a bit then turned back on. Car still worked although these lights stayed on. Continued driving to get home at reduced speed (around 45-50) plus with blinkers on with mental note to take to the dealer next morning. A few miles out, a loud unchanging alarm went off and I couldn’t use my brakes no matter how hard I pressed on them. I was able to glide off an exit that was near and making right turns get into a lot. Also neither of the brake pad nor the parking button was working so I couldn’t stop the car but then I hit power to shut down and that was able to stop it. Called for towing to dealer the following day. They say it’s the brake booster and that I have to pay out of pocket since it passed a recall but this is a dangerous issue with the car. If the light had been red and a car crossing, without brakes I would have gotten into an accident and since I bought it used last year, I wouldn’t have even known about this being an issue. There shouldn’t be a date limit on this recall, if models of Toyota Prius needs the recall and it hadn’t been done by previous owner, it needs to be done as this is a really traumatizing and potentially deadly issue.

The headlights on my car would get very dim and would burnout within 4 to 6 months. As time has past the time between bulb replacement would get shorter and shorter. At this point when I plug replacement bulbs into my car the burnout instantly. Without low beam headlights I am required to drive with my high beams on at all times. The dealer and the manufacture know about the problem and there was a notification regarding this issue with the headlights, but I was not sent this notice. Had I been sent the notice from Toyota I would have brought my car into the dealership for them to inspect the light problem. From what I have learned from Toyota is that there was never a recall on this issue. Headlights on a car I would think would be considered a major safety feature and should not have an expiration date on such a repair issue. The program to fix the issue was called Customer Support Program ZHB which allowed the dealers to correct the problem. How would anyone know that there was a problem unless they get a notification.

Check hybrid system light ignites, slows down vehicle in middle of high speed highway. First incident November of 2020 then several incidents after. Repair shops don't assure problem according to error codes & they recommend possibilities they cannot assure will resolve the problem. Car was taken into local dealership after receiving recall notice for software and airbags prior to November 2020 when the issue began. Software update took a couple of hours. Restart/reboot temporarily allowed driving again. Most recently the system entirely shut down & the car will not start or run. Abandoned car on side of the road and got heat exhaustion from walking the rest of the way home and had vehicle towed. Error lights come on including "check hybrid system" says "shift to P position when starting" and will not allow start.

My problem began when I pressed my brakes and instead it accelerated. I thought maybe my foot slipped and didn’t know what it meant. It happened again a few weeks later and then all of the dash lights went on that indicated that I had to have the big brake recall repair. Being that my car is past the 10 year warranty and past the extension for mileage, I had to pay out of pocket. This repair was done and upon receiving my car back, the gas mileage instantly began to drop. It went from averaging 42-48MPG in my town to 25-30MPG. I took it in the be looked at and they ensured me nothing was wrong with the car AT ALL. The battery wasn’t holding charge on top of this and it wasn’t reading the same on the dash about the 0-100 current gas mileage you’re getting as you go (the lines scale thing) that goes up when you let off the gas, and I could feel a strange shift while I was driving so I took it in again. They told me this time it’d be $110 to diagnose even though it was the same issue that started after the brake system repair, so I left extremely upset. A few days later my cars steering went out while I was driving and the whole hybrid system died. The car now only works in power mode. The consumer stated the car was taken in for a brake recall and had to pay $2800 in repairs. The consumer stated what they thought was a battery failure turned out to be the beginning of an electrical motor failure related to overheating.

I WAS JUST TOLD THAT MY 2010 PRIUS NEEDS THE BRAKE BOOST ASSEMBLY (CYLINDER AND BOOST) AT A COST OF $2,570. IT WAS CAUSING MY 4 MONTH OLD, 12V BATTERY TO DRAIN. I THOUGHT THAT WAS OUTRAGEOUS SO I LOOKED INTO IT AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS AN "ENHANCED EXTENDED" WARRANTY ISSUED (NOT A RECALL) , BUT FOR MY VEHICLE IT EXPIRED APRIL 2020. ANOTHER ISSUE THAT I UNCOVERED THAT THIS PART ALSO CAUSES THE PRIUS TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN BRAKING AND YOU HAPPEN TO DRIVE OVER A BUMP. TRAIN TRACKS, OR POTHOLES WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS WITH MY PRIUS. FORTUNATELY, I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS SO FAR. I HAVE READ THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THIS ISSUE. TOYOTA SHOULD STEP UP AND FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES A 2015 PRIUS. IS ANYTHING MORE BEING DONE? OR ARE THEY GOING TO WAIT UNTIL MORE ACCIDENTS HAPPEN? I STUMBLED ACROSS THIS ISSUE WHEN MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS 12V BATTERY REQUIRED FREQUENT JUMP STARTS. I REPLACED THE BATTERY ($300) DEC 2020. PRIOR TO THAT, I CALLED AAA AND GOT A JUMP START. BECAUSE OF COVID, I WASN'T DRIVING THE VEHICLE DAILY (WORK FROM HOME) SO IT WAS ASSUMED THE CAUSE WAS THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE DRIVEN FREQUENTLY.

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HWY WITH 3 CHILDREN WHEN IT CUT OFF ON ME AND MY STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED . I TOOK IT TO FOUR MECHANICS I SAW THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS MY BATTERY AND NOW I KNOW THAT I HAVE A RECALL ON IT . I HAVE NOT DRIVEN MY CAR IN THREE MONTHS I'M ALSO STILL PAYING PAYMENTS ON IT . I ALSO WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MY BREAK. I BOUGHT A NEW BRAKE BOOSTER AND PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND THE PROBLEM WAS STILL HUNGRY JUST

I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL, OIL, AND BREAK SYSTEMS EVER SINCE PURCHASING MY CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 2010 PRIUS FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN 2013. TOYOTA HAS NEVER PROVIDED A SATISFACTORY ANSWER FOR WHAT IS ACTUALLY WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. TOYOTA ALSO DOES NOT HAVE AN IDEAL MAINTENANCE PLAN SET UP FOR THE KNOWN INCREASED OIL CONSUMPTION RATE THAT IS DIRECTLY LINKED TO MY MODEL VEHICLE AND HAS NOT ONLY NOT PERFORMED ROUTINE OIL CHANGES BUT ALSO SENT ME HOME AFTER A SUPPOSED OIL CHANGE WITH ZERO OIL IN MY TANK. BUT TODAY MY MAIN CONCERN THAT I TAKE ISSUE WITH AND THAT IVE ENCOUNTERED FROM THE GET-GO, HAS TO DO WITH THE BREAKS. FOR YEARS I'VE BEEN TELLING TOYOTA ABOUT HOW MY BREAKS DO THIS THING WHERE UNDER THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES (THOSE BEING THINGS LIKE SLIGHT BUMPS OR RAISES IN THE ROAD, OR GOING OVER A MANHOLE COVER) THE BREAKS NOT ONLY GIVE OUT BUT ACTUALLY PROPEL ME FORWARD WITH ZERO CHANCE FOR STOPPING WHICH IS QUITE TERRIFYING ALREADY AND THEN WHEN YOU ADD IN OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD INTO THE EQUATION IS A LITERAL NIGHTMARE. DESPITE MY MANY EFFORTS FOR TOYOTA TO TAKE A LOOK AT THEM THEY ALWAYS REFUSE ANY SERVICE TO THEM BECAUSE MY DASHBOARD IS NOT DISPLAYING ANY WARNING SIGNS. ALSO, DUE TO THE FACT THAT ITS NOT A CONSTANT ISSUE, MEANING IT ONLY HAPPENS UNDER THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH IDK WHERE SUCH A PRECISE PLACE EXISTS NEAR THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CANT EXPERIENCE IT FOR THEMSELVES. SO MY CONCERNS ARE DISMISSED LEAVING ME TO FEND FOR MYSELF WHENEVER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES ARISE WHICH NO DOUBT AN ACCIDENT SEEMS TO BE ON THE HORIZON. THEN WITH ~114,700 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, MY ENTIRE ABS SYSTEM CRASHED WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC. LUCKILY I AM A BEYOND EXCEPTIONAL DRIVER AND ALSO HAVE CATLIKE REFLEXES SO WAS ABLE TO MANAGE MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHEN THIS OCCURRED. HOWEVER, WITH WARNING LIGHTS NOW ILLUMINATED O

Mileage: 114,700

THE CARS STARTS DOES NOT STAY ON IF I TRY TO DRIVE IT WILL TURN OFF AND DIE OUT .

Mileage: 205,260

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING HIS VEHICLE FOR SEVEN HOURS, THE CONTACT HAD PARKED THE VEHICLE IN HIS FRIEND'S DRIVEWAY. THIRTY MINUTES LATER, THE CONTACT'S FRIEND RECEIVED A KNOCK ON THE DOOR FROM A FIREMAN ASKING HIM WHO OWNED A PRIUS. AFTER THE CONTACT IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS THE OWNER, THE FIREMAN INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FIRE. A FIRE REPORT AND POLICE REPORT WERE FILED AT THE SCENE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AS RESULT OF THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT JUNK YARD. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT AN INVESTIGATION WOULD BE LAUNCHED REGARDING THE MATTER. THE CONTACT HAD SENT PHOTOS AND EMAIL CORRESPONDENCES TO THE MANUFACTURER; HOWEVER, HE NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A RECALL ON HIS VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V684000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM) WHICH HE LINKED TO HIS FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN TO A DEALER ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

Mileage: 77,000

WHILE IN MOTION DRIVING AT 50 MPH, WARNING BEEP SIGNALED AND CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN. NOTIFICATION ON THE DASHBOARD READ "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM". VEHICLE EVENTUALLY SLOWED TO A STOP AND PUT ITSELF IN NEUTRAL AUTOMATICALLY. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID IT IS THE INVERTER/CONVERTER.

Mileage: 121,600

PRIUS HAS LESS THAN 100K MILES AND HAS BEEN RUNNING PERFECTLY. TODAY WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE, ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY AND BEGAN ALARMING, WHILE SUDDENLY MY BRAKE LOCKED UP. THIS COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT AND INJURY IF IT OCCURRED UNDER THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A PREVIOUS BRAKE BOOSTER RECALL THAT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF AND WHICH HAS SINCE EXPIRED. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE REISSUED TO INCLUDE THE MANY 2010 PRIUSES AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 99,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT START-UP THE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PARKWAY TOYOTA LOCATED AT 50 SYLVAN AVE, ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ 07632, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT CLOCKSPRING SPIRAL CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,680. *LN CONSUMER STATED PRIUS WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL.*JB

Mileage: 88,680

MY ABS SYSTEM STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF PROBLEMS, AND I STARTED GETTING CODES FOR ALL SORTS OF BRAKE-RELATED ISSUES. MY BRAKES ENDED UP LOCKING UP AND NOT WORKING, AND MY BATTERY IN MY CAR DIED BECAUSE IT WAS THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOT ABLE TO RECHARGE MY BATTERY. EVEN THOUGH I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH IT IN FEBRUARY, APPARENTLY TOYOTA SAID THAT BECAUSE I HAD A 2010 PRIUS, THAT SINCE NOVEMBER 31, 2019 HAD PASSED, THE RECALL/EXTENDED WARRANTY "RAN OUT" ON IT. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT OBVIOUSLY WASN'T FIXED IN THE FIRST PLACE. SO WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET A DIAGNOSTICS RAN ON IT, THEY SAID THAT THEY NEEDED $3,200 TO FIX THE VEHICLE. THIS INCLUDED BOTH THE PURCHASING AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW BRAKE BOOSTER/MASTER CYLINDER ASSEM AND AN ABS PUMP MOTOR ASSEM. I OBVIOUSLY DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE REPAIR AND THEY ARE TELLING ME TO GO KICK ROCKS. THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND BECAUSE OF THE BRAKE ISSUE NOT BEING FIXED IN THE FIRST PLACE, IT THEN ALLOWED MY BATTERY (WHICH RUNS AROUND $1,500) TO GET COMPLETELY DRAINED AND PREVENTED IT FROM BEING PROPERLY RECHARGED BY THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 195,000

CODE C-1391 LEAK IN BRAKE ACCUMULATOR.THESE SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH TOYOTA PUTTING A BAD BRAKE ACCUMULATOR IN PRIUS MODEL.I NOTICE IT WAS A SECONDARY RECALL WITH THIS PART.TOYOTA KNOW THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN THIS HAPPEN THE CAR GOES TO MANUAL BREAKING AND YOU CAN LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR.PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 196,000

I OWN A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 97K AND IT IS IMMACULATE. IN MARCH 2019, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT IN THE DASHBOARD CONTAINING THE GAS GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, AND GEAR POSITION) STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY ONE DAY UPON STARTING THE CAR. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT A FAULTY CAPACITOR ON THE LOGIC BOARD WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS THE CULPRIT. TOYOTA CAN REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BUT ONLY AT MY COST AND FOR OVER $1000. TOYOTA ISSUED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE TO EXTEND MANUFACTURER WARRANTY ON THIS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROBLEM, BUT IT ONLY APPLIES TO 2004-2009 MODELS. THIS ELECTRONIC ISSUE HAD NOT BEEN ENTIRELY RESOLVED BY TOYOTA IN LATER MODELS AS MANY OTHERS ARE FACED WITH THE SAME ISSUE. AM I MONETARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER? DOES NHTSA HAVE ONGOING SUPPORT TO PRIUS OWNERS FOR THIS ISSUE? SHOULD I FILE A SMALL CLAIMS LAWSUIT? *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I HAVE 'CHECK THE HYBRID SYSTEM 'WINDOW ON DASHBOARD. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CHECKED AND TOLD ME THAT IT HAS PROBLEMS WITH INVERTER. TOYOTA HAS AND HAD MULTIPLE RECALLS BUT THEY ARE DOING SOME TYPE OF REPROGRAMMING WHICH ISN'T HELPFUL. IT IS EXPENSIVE AND COMMON PROBLEM.

Mileage: 161,748

BOTH THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE OF A PROBLEM WITH RECALL WHICH TOYOTA EXPIRED THE RECALL ON 10/31/2019. I TRIED FEW TIMES LAST 3 YEARS TO GET IT FIXED WITH TOYOTA PORTLAND BUT THEY ALWAYS SAID 1) DON'T HAVE PARTS WILL CALL BACK ONCE AVAILABLE 2) IF YOU HAVE ISSUE WE WILL FIX IT OTHERWISE NOW NOW. NOW THAT BOTH WERE OFF AND I HAD TO USE HIGH BEAM, I TOOK TO TOYOTA BEAVERTON, OR. THEY SAID RECALL IS EXPIRED. WHY WILL RECALL EXPIRE IF IT IS SAFETY ISSUE? I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SUPPORT THEY SAID EXPIRED AND YOU HAVE PAY FO YOURSELF. THE COST IS NOT JUST BULBS BUT INTERNAL WIRING KIT WHICH STARTS FROM $600. I AM TAKING IT TO TOYOTA PORTLAND TODAY AS MY STUDENT DAUGHTER NEEDS THE LIGHTS TO DRIVE. WE ARE BOTH IN DIFFERENT STATES (CA AND OR). CSP INFO - "CUSTOMER SUPPORT PORGRAM ZHB CERTAIN 2010-2011 MODEL PRIUS COVERAGE FOR HALOGEN LOW BEAM HEADLAMP BULBS)

Mileage: 120,683

AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOYED AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. DAMAGED/RIP APART FRONT BUMPER...CAR IS TOTAL LOSS AS PER INSURANCE ADJUSTER. OTHER COLLIDED HONDA CR-V HAD ALL ITS AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NONE ON MY PRIUS. ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT MAJOR INTERSECTION ,WHEN GREEN LIGHT TURNED ON I PADDLE MY CAR , OTHER CAR HONDA CR-V CAME AT A SPEED TO MAKE LEFT TURNED AND HIT MY FRONT BUMPER.

Mileage: 88,500

WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM RUNNING ERRANDS MY CAR'S LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO COME ON AND NOISES STARTED TO START HAPPENING. I WAS LUCKY I WAS ONLY A FEW STREETS AWAY FROM MY HOUSE SO I DECIDED TO DRIVE BACK HOME. THE BREAK WAS REALLY HARD TO PRESS. THE BRAKE FELT LIKE IT WAS A ROCK AND HARD TO PRESS. I DROVE WITH MY HAZARDS ON UNSURE OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG AND THE CAR STARTED TO BEEP AND I WAS WORRIED THE CAR MIGHT FAIL TO BRAKE SO I STARTED TO DRIVE VERY SLOWLY. THE BRAKES WERE SO HARD TO PRESS. I TOOK MY CAR TO TOYOTA THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH MY BRAKES. THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW DAYS AND RETURNED TO ME SAYING IT WAS FIXED. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION TO BE IN. I DRIVE A LOT. IF I HAD BEEN FURTHER AWAY FROM MY HOME THIS WOULD HAVE PUT ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS POSITION. I COULD'VE BEEN STRANDED OR DROVE ON THE FREEWAY IN THIS CONDITION UNSURE OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING. MY CAR COULD'VE STOPPED BRAKING, I COULD'VE GOTTEN INTO A BIG ACCIDENT AND INJURED OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED NOW AND SAVE OTHER DRIVERS! IN CALIFORNIA PEOPLE DRIVE UP TO 80 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY-IF WE ARE BEHIND A CAR AND THE BRAKES MALFUNCTION YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE DRIVER AND ANYONE INVOLVED! WHEN I HEARD TOYOTA WAS NOT RECALLING THIS ON ALL PRIUS'S THAT MIGHT BE AFFECTED IT REALLY SCARED ME. THIS IS UNSAFE.

Mileage: 100,000

AS I WAS DRIVING 55-65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM ALERT CAME ON, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME BUT GOING UP HILL IT WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 35 MPH, AND 40-50 MPH ON FLAT GROUND. THIS HAPPENED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHERE THE AVERAGE SPEED IS 55-65 MPH

Mileage: 200,000

BRAKE/ABS AND STABILITY SYSTEM FAILURE. POSSIBLE ACTUATOR OR ACCUMULATOR. TOUOTA KNOWS THERE IS A FAULT AND HIDES BEHIND A SOFTWARE UPDATE. SYSTEM FAILS AND CAUSES UNRELIABLE BRAKING WITH INCREASED FORCE TO APPLY THE BRAKES. BRAKES APPLY SO HARD AT TIMES THE REAR PASSENGERS HEADS HIT THE REAR SEAT.

Mileage: 182,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE 'CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM' WARNING INDICATOR DISPLAYED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. MOMENTS LATER, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA (9101 GLENWOOD AVE, RALIEGH, NC) WAS NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 207,000.

Mileage: 207,000

'TAKATA RECALL' AS I WAS MERGING ON THE HIGHWAY THIS MORNING I GOT THE BIG WARNING LIGHT ON MY DASH AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ALONG WITH A MESSAGE ON MY SCREEN SAYING CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM. EVER SINCE MY HYBRID SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AND NEVER CAME BACK ON.

CAR WORKED FLAWLESSLY AND WE MAINTAINED IT REGULARLY. TOOK IT IN TO ADDRESS RECALL OF JOV UPDATE PWR MGMT ECU AT DEALER. DEALER COMPLETED RECALL WORK. 2 DAYS LATER ENGINE LITE CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM AND THE ! ON AND TRIANGLE ON. THE CAR CONTINUED RUN BUT NOW WAS STUDDERING WHEN WAS NOT BEFORE THE RECALL WORK. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID WE NEED A NEW HYBRID BATTERY. WE BELIEVE THE SOFTWARE UPDATE THEY DID CREATED A THIS ISSUE. DEALER ACTING IGNORANT AND SAYING IT NEEDS NEW BATTERY BECAUSE OF NUMBER OF MILES ON CAR. ASKED FOR DIAGNOSTIC PRINT OUT FROM WHEN THEY DID RECALL WORK TO THEY NEW DIAGNOSIS AND THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE. WE BELIEVE THE RECALL UPDATE CREATED A TECHNICAL PROBLEM WITH OUR HYBRID BATTERY. WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT DEALER NOT BEING HONEST REGARDING ISSUES WITH THIS RECALL UPDATE AND IS USING IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REDUCE LIABILITY FOR TOYOTA ON FAILED RECALL WORK AND TO USE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING IN LARGE TICKET SALES REPAIR IE THEY QUOTED US A NEW HYBRID BATTERY FOR 5,500.

Mileage: 213,492

MY BRAKES HAS ALWAYS HAD A WEAK FEEL AND IT WOULD LOSE STOPPING POWER WHEN BRAKING ON A BUMPY ROAD. ITS ALMOST LIKE, THE BRAKES RELEASES WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP. THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO RECALLS FOR THE 2010 PRIUS BUT FOR SOME REASON, MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN IT. IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN GET THE DEALER TO PERFORM THE RECALL? ITS JUST A SOFTWARE COMPUTER UPDATE, BUT I HAVE A FEELING THEY WILL NOT DO IT SINCE MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. EVEN THOUGH I EXPERIENCE THE SYMPTOMS OF THE 2 BRAKE RECALLS FOR THE 2010 PRIUS. THANK YOU.

Mileage: 29,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, I HIT THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE FASTER THROUGH A LIGHT THAT HAD JUST CHANGED FROM GREEN. AS SOON AS I DID THAT MY CAR LOST POWER AND A BUNCH OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS CAME ON, I IMMEDIATELY GOT ON THE SHOULDER. NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME OTHERWISE I WOULD'VE BEEN IN A WRECK. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN AND THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE STILL THERE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE UP TO ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR A FEW BLOCKS TO A PARKING LOT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY INVERTER THAT OVER HEATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 91,100

WHEN YOU TURN HEADLIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIGHT GO BLACK CAN'T SEE ANY THINGS O IT

Mileage: 197,650

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE ENGINE STARTED SHAKING, THE STEERING AND BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE ENGINE CEASED UP AS THE CAR SHUT OFF. GOT ERROR CODE P3190 FOR POOR ENGINE POWER, AND THEN A DAY LATER EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, THE FIRST TIME WAS IN A 2002 PRIUS.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN, IT SHOOK, STALLED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH EXCESSIVE PRESSURE FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. ALSO, THE HORN FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTH BAY TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 18416 S WESTERN AVE, GARDENA, CA 90248, (310) 323-7800), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AUTONATION TOYOTA CERRITOS (LOCATED AT 18700 STUDEBAKER RD, CERRITOS, CA 90703, (562) 802-4000), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V684000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL 18V-684. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER DUE TO THE FAULTY FAILSAFE DRIVING MODE. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. *JS

PRIUS ANTI LOCK SYSTEM

Mileage: 87,000

VEHICLE STALL WHEN HYBRID SYSTEM KICKS IN AND SHAKE, VERY DANGEROUS CONSIDERING THE CAR IS QUIET.

Mileage: 96,000

AFTER CHANGED ALL THE 12V BATTERY AND 201V BATTERY PACK BRAND NEW. ALL THE FLUID; OIL, COOLING WATER, TRANSMISSION ALSO BEEN CHANGED NEW, EVEN CLEAN OUT THE EXHAUST CO2 DEPOSIT IN THE PIPE, BASICALLY THE ENGINE BEEN CLEAN OUT LIKE NEW. THE PROBLEMS NOW IS NOT START OR PUT INTO READY MODE. DUE TO THE INVERTER AND ICU U1 CIRCUIT BOARD NOW SENDING THE SIGNAL TO THE DASH BOARD. DASH BOARD ONLY SHOW FLASHING ENGINE LIGHT, PUSH BUTTON SHOW AMBER NOT GREEN. I HEARD TOYOTA IS RECAL THE SOFTWARE ON THE INVERTER, THIS IS NOT GOING TO HELP, DUE TO REPROGRAM THE KEY AND THE IMOBOLIZER CAUSE THE INFOR ON THE DASH TO SHUT DOWN, THE OBDII CANT EVEN READ OR FUNCTION. NOW MY 2010 HYBRID IS DEAD. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE HELP.

Mileage: 103,896

RECALL NOTICE EOE WAS PERFORMED ON MY 2010 PRIUS TO CORRECT AN INVERTOR PROBLEM. A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED. ACCORDING TO MY DEALER AT CAPISTRANO TOYOTA AS WELL AS OTHER DEALERS THIS WAS JUST A BANDAID AND NOT A TRUE FIX. THE OWNER OF CAPISTRANO TOYOTA AS WELL AS OTHER TOYOTA DEALERS HAVE WRITTEN TO TOYOTA THAT THE INVERTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER H,S HAD MANY CARS COME BACK AFTER THE SOFTWARE FIX AND HAD TO HAVE THE INVERTOR CHANGED. IF THE INVERTOR FAILS WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR CAN POSSIBLY JUST STOP RUNNING OR SLOW DOWN TO 15 MILES. THIS WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY DEADLY.

Mileage: 67,000

MY VEHICLE ABRUPTLY SLOWED DOWN ON ILLINOIS HIGHWAY 94 SOUTH BOUND AT 33 EXIT AT 2:00PM AUGUST 10. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN RIGHT LANE, WHICH HAD A SLIGHT SLOPE THAT ALLOWED ME TO DRIVE MY CAR TO THE SERVICE LANE. AFTERWARDS, I TRIED TO START MY CAR WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. I CALLED MY CAR INSURANCE AGENT ON 2:11PM TO TOW MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC. THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE INVERTER/CONVERTER. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED AGAIN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM WAS IN RECALL.

Mileage: 116,864

MY PRIUS WAS RECALLED TO LIMIT CURRENT IN THE MAIN POWER INVERTER AS THEY ARE FAILING. THESE INVERTERS ARE STILL FAILING EVEN AFTER THE SOFTWARE MODIFICATION. TOYOTA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE INVERTER AS THEY KNOW IT COULD FAIL. I DON'T WANT TO BE STRANDED BEFORE THEY WILL ADDRESS THE PROBLEM!

MY BRAKES RECENTLY STOPPED WORKING AS THEY NORMALLY DO (YOU HAD TO PRESS EXTREMELY HARD ON THE PEDAL TO GET IT TO STOP) AND SEVERAL LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. PRIOR TO THIS THE CAR WAS MAKING A VERY STRANGE NOISE WHEN YOU START TO PUSH ON THE BRAKES. NOT LIKE A TYPICAL SQUEAKY BRAKE SOUND. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY GAVE ME A QUOTE FOR $3,700 STATING THAT I NEEDED A NEW BRAKE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY. I DISCOVERED A RECALL FOR 2010 PRIUS FOR THE EXACT DIAGNOSTIC CODE AND THEY SAID MY PRIUS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. WHEN YOU "REBOOT" THE COMPUTER ON THE PRIUS, THE LIGHTS AND BRAKE PROBLEM GO AWAY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH THE 2010 PRIUS FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON-LINE AND TOYOTA IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING IT. IT'S ALSO A VERY COSTLY REPAIR THAT SEEMS TO BE EASILY FIXED WHEN YOU REBOOT THE COMPUTER ON THE CAR. WHAT IS GOING ON? HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE PAYING TOYOTA FOR THIS FIX THAT APPEARS TO BE A WIDE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING?

Mileage: 124,000

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS II ON THE INTERSTATE WE BEGAN NOTICING A BURNING SMELL. THEN, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. WE PULLED ONTO AN OFF RAMP AND AS WE SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WE DROVE VERY SLOWLY DOWN THE ROAD AND THE SMOKE BECAME MORE PREVALENT. WE TURNED ON A SIDE STREET AND MY HUSBAND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, GOT OUT, WALKED TO THE FRONT, AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT HEAD LAMP WAS MELTED AND THERE WAS A FLAME. WE QUICKLY GOT OUR FAMILY OUT OF THE CAR (2 KIDS IN CARSEATS IN THE BACK). WE MOVED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE FLAMES BECOME LARGER AND LARGER. WE CALLED 911 AND THE HOOD WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES BY THE TIME THE FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED. THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT QUICKLY, SO IT DID NOT SPREAD INTO THE FRONT CABIN OR REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WE HAD NOT HAD ANY RECENT WORK DONE AND THE VEHICLE WAS FULLY OPERATIONAL UNTIL THE TIME OF THE FIRE. WE HAD NOT BEEN EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.

Mileage: 120,000

THE OTHER DAY MY BRAKE LIGHT, TRACTION, AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY SAID IT'S CODE C1391 - ABNORMAL LEAK IN THE ACCUMILATOR, ELECTRICAL ISSUE, AND I MUST GO TO THE DEALER. I'VE SEEN OTHERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS. SHOULDN'T THIS BE A RECALL?

Mileage: 96,000

THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING ISSUE WITH THE STEERING LOCKED UP WHEN TURNING WITH MOTION ABOUT 20+MPH. THE HYBRID SYSTEM IS NOT AS ADVERTISED THE 50MPG IN ANY WAY AS IT ONLY GETS AVERAGE ABOUT 35MPG. THE VEHICLE HAS 87000 MILES AND THE OLD SYMPTOMS FROM SECOND GENERATION FOLLOWED SUIT WITH IT. THE DASH WENT TOTALLY OFF WHEN WEATHER IS COLD AND SUDDENLY TURNED BACK ON WHEN IT GETS WARM. I HAD DRIVEN A FEW MILES WITHOUT THE DASH ON AND IT WAS A BAD EXPERIENCE SINCE I CANNOT FIGURE OUT THE SPEED OR WHAT IS GOING ON. THE STEERING IS THE MAJOR ISSUE AS WE DARE NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND THE TECHNICIANS FROM THE DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE BUT THIRD PARTY TECHNICIANS RECOMMEND TO TAKE TO TOYOTA FOR RECALL.U TURNS ARE THE WORSE THAT LOCKED THE STEERING AND THE CAR ALMOST COME TO A STOP WITH BEEPING ALARMS.

Mileage: 87,400

I HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WITH A POPPING SOUND. THE FAILURE NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS TURNING INTO A TRAFFIC LANE. THIS LEFT ME STALLED IN THAT LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE FAILURE TURNED OUT TO BE THE INVERTER OVER HEATING WAS CAUSED BY THE COOLING PUMP IN THE INVERTER FAILING, WHICH CAUSED THE INVERTER TO OVERHEAT. THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. I CHOSE NOT TO HAVE THE DEALER REPAIR IT AT THEIR EXTREME PRICES. I PAID THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEN I HAD GREENTEC IN OLATHE KS. REPAIR THE SYSTEM AT 1/2 THE COST THAT THE DEALER WANTED

Mileage: 185,673

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER ON OUR 2010 PRIUS WENT OUT AND WE WERE WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER OR GAS GAUGE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DRIVE. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER 2010 PRIUS VEHICLES AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO WARRANTY THIS EXTREMELY COSTLY REPAIR, WHICH CAUSES MANY DRIVERS TO USE THEIR VEHICLES WITHOUT A SPEEDOMETER FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.

Mileage: 114,000

OUR PRIUS HAS BEEN LOSING POWER. IT HAS 68K MILES AND WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. DRIVING AT HWY SPEEDS WE NOTICED WE HAVE TO PUSH HARD DOWN ON THE GAS JUST TO GET THE CAR TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HILLS ARE EVEN WORSE. WE ARE ALSO STILL WAITING ON THE PARTS TO FIX OUR HEADLIGHTS. OVER THE YEARS I HAVE CHANGED THE LOW BEAM BULBS AT LEAST 6 TIMES! WHEN ARE THE PARTS COMING?

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA OF GREENVILLE LOCATED AT 2686 LAURENS RD, GREENVILLE, SC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN IPM FAILURE AND THE INVERTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V053000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 132,000.

Mileage: 132,000

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE READING LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD FLASHED ON AND THEN OFF IN A MATTER OF ABOUT 5 SECONDS. THE DASH SHOWED A TRIANGLE INDICATOR LIGHT WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT. THE DASH ALSO SEEMED TO RESET AND SHOWED THE DISPLAY AS IS THE CAR HAD JUST BEEN TURNED ON. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A 4 HOUR PERIOD. ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ONCE ON A BACK ROAD GOING ABOUT 40 MPH. THE CAR DID NOT STOP EITHER TIME, BUT IT IS STILL CONCERNING.

Mileage: 99,000

RODENT DAMAGE TO WIRES ON MAIN HARNESS. PERHAPS DUE TO SOY-BASED WIRE COATINGS? ALSO RODENT DAMAGE IN AC INTAKE AND EVAPORATOR CORE. CAR WAS PARKED.

Mileage: 46,882

VEHICLES LOW BEAM LIGHTS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE EXTREMELY DIM FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS OF DRIVING AND WHEN STATIONARY. HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WORKING PROPERLY ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER LIGHTS AS WELL AS PARKING AND BRAKE LIGHTS. ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS WORK PROPERLY. I PRESS CAR'S IGNITION BUTTON WHILE PRESSING DOWN ON BRAKE AND THE CAR'S INDICATOR SYMBOLS FLASH TO THE DISPLAY BUT DO NOT DISAPPEAR. WHEN IT DOES THIS I CANNOT RELEASE THE CAR FROM PARK MODE LEAVING ME UNABLE TO USE REVERSE OR DRIVE. DEALER EXAMINED CAR TO EXPLAIN THAT BULBS WORKING PROPERLY HOWEVER THE HOUSING FOR THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS NEED REPLACING

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO RED MACOMBS TOYOTA (13526 INTERSTATE 10 FRONTAGE RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78249) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TO VERIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. *TT CONSUMER STATED AS OF JULY 2017 LEFT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NOT DISPLAYING WHICH INCLUDES GAS METER AND SPEEDOMETER. BATTERY IN THE FRONT HAD TO BE REPLACED, LEFT PANEL STILL DOESN'T DISPLAY. UPDATED 7/20/18*JB *TR

Mileage: 113,000

WATER LEAKING FROM ENGINE COWEL GETTING INTO IGNITION COILS WHICH IS CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUDDER AND STOP SOMETIMES TOO. SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN TOYOTA ISSUE YET NOT BEING RECTIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. SEALS SEEM TO ALLOW WATER TO GET INTO THE IGNITION COILS HENCE THE ISSUE. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WHEN FIRST OBSERVED THEN SHUDDERING AND MISFIRING OCCURRING AS VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN ALSO LEADING TO LOSS OF POWER AS ITS BEING DRIVEN WHICH IS QUITE DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAYS.

Mileage: 163,500

BOTH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR MOTORS HAVE WENT OUT. THUS HAPPENED LAST YEAR AND AFTER FURTHER READING IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL THEM. WE ONLY HAVE 65,000 MILES ON THIS CAR.

Mileage: 60,000

THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY IN THE STEERING WHEEL HAS CREATED A SHORT CIRCUIT AND NOW THE HORN NO LONGER WORKS. I AM CONCERNED THIS IS A SIMILAR PROBLEM AS OTHER 2010 TOYOTAS EXPERIENCED AND HAD THIS SAME PART RECALLED IN 2014 TO ENSURE THE AIRBAG WOULD GO OFF APPROPRIATELY IF NEEDED.

Mileage: 140,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN THE "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. IT COMPLETELY BEGAN TO DESCEND IN SPEED AND WITHIN 2 MINUTES CAME TO A COMPLETE SHUT DOWN. I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN REAR ENDED HAD I NOT MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AS QUICKLY AS I DID.

Mileage: 170,000

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES. TOYOTA SERVICE TECHIE'S DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED A DISCONNECTED SPIRAL CABLE. TECHIE EXPLAINED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE HAS ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS TO THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG MODULE AND THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. HE SAID I SHOULD INSTALL A NEW CABLE SPIRAL ASSEMBLY KIT (AKA "CLOCK SPRING"), PART # 8430747020 AT A COST OF NEARLY $1000, INCLUDING OVER $700 FOR THE PART. I DID SOME RESEARCH. PART # 8430747020 WAS INSTALLED IN MANY TOYOTA VEHICLES, AND HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE COROLLA, MATRIX, HIGHLANDER, TACOMA, RAV4, AND YARIS. SEE SAFETY RECALL E0M (E1M) APRIL 2015, UPDATE 5/12/14. THE PRIUS IS NOT MENTIONED IN THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH MY CAR HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE IDENTICAL PART, AND THE TOYOTA SERVICE SUPERVISOR AGREES IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AND PART. I EXPLAINED THIS TO THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AND SUPERVISOR, WHO CALLED TOYOTA, AND TOYOTA OFFERED TO COVER 50% OF THE COST OF THE PART, AND NONE OF THE LABOR COST. I ASKED WHETHER THEY COULD DO THE SAME FIX IN MY CAR AS THEY DO ON THE RECALLED VEHICLES, NAMELY INSTALLING PART # 04004-07122, AND THEY DECLINED. SEE TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR SAFETY RECALL E0M SPIRAL CABLE REPLACEMENT. TOYOTA SHOULD BE RECALLING MY CAR AND FIXING THIS PROBLEM AT THEIR EXPENSE, NOT JUST REDUCING THE COST OF THE PART. SECOND, THEY SHOULD NOT BE REPLACING THIS DEFECTIVE PART WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART. THEY SHOULD DO A FIX THAT WILL LAST. I ASSUME THE FIX THEY'VE DONE ON ALL OTHER VEHICLES, WITH PART # 04004-07122, WOULD WORK FOR MY PRIUS. THEY REFUSE. FYI- THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND OFF FOR YEARS, AND SEEN BY TOYOTA DURING THAT PERIOD. THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED MAY 1, 2017. THEY BELIEVE THE PREVIOUS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS WERE UNRELATED TO THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE.

I'VE HAD TWO TOYOTA PRIUS IN MY LIFETIME, A 2005 AND A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS, BOTH HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WHERE THE ENGINE WOULD EAT UP ALL OF MY OIL, I WOULD HAVE AN OIL CHANGE DONE AND LESS THAN 2 WEEKS LATER I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK THE OIL GAUGE ROD AND FIND THAT THE OIL LEVELS WERE BELOW THE BOTTOM LINE, ALMOST EMPTY! THE ENGINE WOULD BE BURNING OIL AT SUCH AN ALARMING RATE THAT I WOULD REPEATEDLY BRING THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA FOR OIL CHANGES. I'M VERY UNSATISFIED WITH MY TOYOTA PRIUSES. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT 166,384 MILES AND THE ENGINE CYLINDER HAS NOW GIVEN WAY AND ALSO THE HYBRID BATTERY. I'VE GONE ONLY TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE PRISTINE CONSECUTIVE SERVICE AND NO THIRD PARTY REPAIR FACILITIES HAVE PROVIDED SERVICE. I AM LOCATED IN SOUTHER CALIFORNIA IN SAN DIEGO. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY OTHER TOYOTA PRIUS OWNERS AND IF YOU DO A GOOGLE SEARCH ONLINE AS OF (04/10/17) "TOYOTA PRIUS ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION" YOU'LL FIND MANY FORUMS WITH "EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION" FROM MANY OTHER USERS. ONCE YOU REACH PAST THE 140,000 MILE MARK, YOUR CAR IS PRETTY MUCH DONE. CONSIDER BUYING A NEW ONE. TOYOTA PRIUSES AND THEIR ENGINEERS HAVE TO COME UP WITH A WAY TO SATISFY CURRENT AND FUTURE PRIUS OWNERS AS MANY OF US WILL FIND THAT THERE WILL BE MANY PROBLEMS AND ISSUES DOWN THE ROAD.

Mileage: 166,834

A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOR EPS AND 30 SECONDS LATER IT STALLED AND WOULD NOT STEER OR MOVE. I WAS DRIVING AT 6PM ON A FRIDAY IN MAJOR TRAFFIC

Mileage: 137,000

SPEEDOMETER AND GAS METER ELECTRONIC DISPLAY NO LONGER WORKS. IT STOPPED ONCE IT WAS IN MOTION AND HAS NOT TURNED BACK ON. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND IT IS NOT A FUSE. ENTIRE DIGITAL DISPLAY PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE UP UNTIL THE 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS MODELS. CAR WAS REVIEWED AT RED MCCOMBS TOYOTA, SAN ANTONIO TX I10-W.

Mileage: 101,000

ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2016, WHILE WE ARE DRIVING BACK TO INDIANAPOLIS FROM CHICAGO, THE LEFT DASH SCREEN BECAME DYSFUNCTIONAL AND WENT COMPLETELY BLANK. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF THE SPEED, THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK, AND THE CONDITION OF THE ENGINE. WE DID NOT FEEL SAFE AT ALL ON THE WAY HOME.ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2016, WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO BUTLER TOYOTA WHERE WE PURCHASED IT FOR A CHECKUP. AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED ME THAT THE COMBINATION METER WAS OUT COMPLETELY. THIS COMBINATION METER MUST BE REPLACED TO RESTORE THE READING ON THE DASH BOARD. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS UNIT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, AND I MUST PAY $1,698.42 (TAX NOT INCLUDED) FOR THIS REPLACEMENT (SEE ATTACHED). THIS COMBINATION METER IS A CRITICAL SAFETY TOOL TO MONITOR THE DRIVING MECHANISMS, THE CONDITION OF VEHICLE, AND WHEN THE DRIVER SHOULD REFILL THEIR FUEL TANK. TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS WORK AS A FAULTY PRODUCT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED WITHOUT COST TO THE CUSTOMER. ENCLOSED IS A COPY OF SERVICE FROM BUTLER TOYOTA.

Mileage: 106,600

MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BECAME NOTICEABLY MORE DIM -- DANGEROUSLY SO AS I BEGAN TO NEED TO USE HIGH BEAMS TO SEE ANYTHING BEYOND 30' IN FRONT OF ME. THIS BEGAN IN 2012. THEN MY LOW BEAM LIGHTS BEGAN TO GO OUT -- ONE SIDE, THEN THE OTHER. WE REPLACED THEM OURSELVES WITH HIGH QUALITY REPLACEMENTS (AFTER WE FOUND OUT IT WOULD COST OVER $200 FOR LABOR AND HEADLAMP AT OUR DEALER). WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS ONLY OURS -- THEY HAD "NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE." OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, WE HAVE REPLACED 6 HEADLAMPS! TODAY WAS THE 6TH REPLACEMENT AND WE HAD IT DONE AT THE DEALERS WHERE WE WERE TOLD, AGAIN, THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF BEFORE. SEVERAL TIMES, I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE HOME FROM WORK AT NIGHT IN THE DARK WITH NO LOW BEAMS (BOTH WENT OUT) AND USE MY HIGH BEAMS WHILE CARS HEADING TOWARD ME FLASHED THEIR LIGHTS BECAUSE OF THE BLINDING EFFECT OF USING HIGHBEAMS. PLEASE HELP!!

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FRIED THE INVERTER AND SHUT DOWN THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SOFTWARE WAS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND OVERHEATED THE INVERTER, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 01/04/17*LJ THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A RESPONSE AND/OR STATUS REPORT. UPDATED 7/7/17*JS *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE RADIO, TURN SIGNALS, INTERIOR LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE VEHICLE WAS COATED WITH SOY AND THAT AN ANIMAL CHEWED ON IT CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,413. UPDATED 09/22/16*LJ UPDATED 10/05/16.*JB

Mileage: 114,413

I HAVE DRIVEN PEOPLE FOR A LIVING FOR OVER 30 YEARS. I BOUGHT A PRIUS BECAUSE OF FUEL COSTS. A MONTH AGO WHILE TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS, MY POWER BRAKES GO OUT AND MY DASH LIGHTS UP WITH ABS,BRAKE, & TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS. I TAKE IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHO CHARGES ME $111 TO TELL ME I HAVE A BRAKE PROBLEM AND THAT IT WILL COST $4418 TO FIX IT. CODE # C1391; THEY RECOMMEND REPLACING THE MASTER CYLINDER; AND BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY SAYING THERE IS AN ABNORMAL LEAK DOWN OF THE BRAKE ACCUMULATOR. THIS IS INSANE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX IT AND MUST CONTINUE TO WORK TO LIVE; THEREFORE DRIVING ABOUT 200 MILES/DAY WITH HYDRAULIC ONLY BRAKES. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THERE WAS A MAJOR RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON THE 2010 MODEL. THE DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA CORPORATE BOTH SAY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I FEEL AS THOUGH IT SHOULD BE SINCE, OBVIOUSLY, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED. I AM NOT ALONE, AS MANY OWNERS ON PRIUSCHAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN TO NOT ONLY MYSELF, OTHER VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS, BUT ALSO MY PASSENGERS. AN EXPANDED RECALL IS NECESSARY AND WARRANTED. ANYTHING YOU CAN DO WILL HELP AND MAKE US ALL SAFER. .

Mileage: 153,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A CLANKING NOISE WAS HEARD BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V053000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

LOW BEAM HEADLAMP BULBS FAIL REPEATEDLY IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS. THIS HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF BULB BRAND OR MODEL. I HAVE HAD THESE PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED AT MULTIPLE SHOPS. HAPPENS ON BOTH SIDES, BUT THE LATEST IS ON DRIVER SIDE.

Mileage: 65,000

JUNE 2, 2016 TWO YEARS AGO MY ORIGINAL HEADLIGHTS FINALLY BURNED OUT. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE BEEN REPLACING BULBS ABOUT EVERY 3 TO 4 MONTHS, WITH THE LAST BULBS LASTING ONLY 2 MONTHS. ONCE ONE OF THE LOW BEAMS BULBS BURNS OUT THE OTHER BULB BURNS OUT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE JOINED THE PRIUS CHAT FORUM AND HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON AND ONGOING COMPLAINT. IT SEEMS TOYOTA HAS ELECTED TO IGNORE THIS PROBLEM. THE BULB ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS MOST DIFFICULT TO REPLACE, WITH ME HAVING TO MOVE THE WINDSHIELD RESERVOIR OUT OF THE WAY. I AM GUESSING THIS STARTED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO.

Mileage: 38,000

ON 05/25/2016 AT ABOUT 9AM, WHILE IN MOTION AT A RATE OF SPEED APPROX 25 MPH ON A STREET DURING CONSTRUCTION (DON'T KNOW IF THE BUMPY ROAD HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT), THE CHANGE OIL SOON LIGHT APPEARED AND SECONDS LATER ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON WITH THE MESSAGE TO CHECK THE "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" . I TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND IT KEPT ACCELERATING. I PRESSED ON THE BREAKS REALLY HARD AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT KEPT FLASHING ON AND OFF LIKE CRAZY BUT IT BARELY HAD ANY IMPACT. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE SLOWED, IT DID NOT COME TO A FULL STOP. I ENDED UP HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THANK GOD IT WAS A TRUCK AND AS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR FROM MOVING FURTHER OR I COULD OF ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. AFTER THE COLLISION, THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP ALTHOUGH THE PARK BUTTON WAS PRESSED AND LIGHT WAS ON. I EVEN TRIED TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE STAYED ON AND IN DRIVE. I ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL AND DON'T KNOW HOW IT EVENTUALLY GOT TURNED OFF BUT THAT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING. I HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. ON IMPACT, THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT EVEN TIGHTEN.

Mileage: 85,000

VEHICLE LOST POWER, STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED; "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" DISPLAYED ON DASH; REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF INVERTER AND INTELLIGENT POWER MODULE

Mileage: 48,000

ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS CONTINUE TO FAIL. I HAVE TAKEN MY PRIUS BACK TO TOYOTA TWO OR THREE TIMES TO FIX BROKEN ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS. AT THAT TIME, VEHICLE WAS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE COST TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK WAS COVERED. VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND TOYOTA IS QUOTING OVER $400 TO FIX. THE FACT THAT THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN (AND TO DIFFERENT DOORS) LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE ELECTRONIC LOCK MECHANISM. I DO SEE A FEW OTHER COMPLAINS OF THE SAME ISSUE. THIS REPRESENTS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN AS THE AFFECTED DOOR REMAINS UNLOCKED WHILE DRIVING AND CAN BE OPENED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION (SUCH AS BY A CHILD). THIS IS ALSO A THEFT CONCERN AS THE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK UNLESS WALKING AROUND TO THE AFFECTED DOOR TO MANUALLY LOCK IT.

Mileage: 60,000

MY HEADLIGHT CAUGHT FIRE AND SEVERELY BURNED MY CAR. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON A CITY STEET AND SAW A WISP OF SMOKE AND PULLED OVER INTO A STORE PARKING LOT. I HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING ANYTHING WAS WRONG. IT BEGAN TO SMOKE MORE, AND I CAUTIOUSLY OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE A FIRE COMING FROM MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT AREA. WITHIN SECONDS THERE WAS A BLAZE, AND IT TOOK 3 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS TO PUT IT OUT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE HEADLIGHT. I HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHT BECOMING DULL AND CLOUDY. AN EARLIER NHTSA INVESTIGATION DID NOT RESULT IN A RECALL. I THINK IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT, ONLY MUCH WORSE. IF THERE WERE NOT MULTIPLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AVAILABLE THE CAR COULD HAVE EASILY EXPLODED BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. IT COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED HARM TO OTHER PEOPLE.

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V053000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 05/26/16*LJ

KEEPS BLOWING THE LOW BEAM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE , 6 TIMES IN 6 MONTHS.

Mileage: 143,889

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE BEGAN TO INDICATE HOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE EMITTED SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 201,000.

Mileage: 201,000

CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM CAR SHUTS OFF AND CAN NOT RESTART, TRIED SYSTEM RESET PER MANUAL BUT WOULD NOT CLEAR HYBRID. TOWED TO DEALER, DTC CODE P3004-800, TECH SAID THIS WAS THE ONLY CODE, HAD RECALL EOE REFLASH 04-14-2014 IPM EXTENDED 15 YEARS. CAR WAS IN MOTION PER WIFE. (IT HAD BEEN RAINING) THE DTC P3004-800 POWER CABLE MALFUNCTION

Mileage: 56,853

ON MAY 30, 2015, OUR HOME BURNED TO THE GROUND. THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE CERTAIN THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS MY 2010 PRIUS - THEY KNOW THE FIRE STARTED IN THE REAR OF THE GARAGE, THE ONLY OTHER ITEM IN THAT AREA WAS A BICYCLE. ARSON, FAULTY WIRING AND ACCIDENTS WERE RULED OUT. INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE, BUT THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED AN ARC BETWEEN THE BATTERY AND THE RELAY SWITCH. MY HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE CARRIER (ERIE) IS TRYING TO DECIDE WHETHER THEY SHOULD EXPEND THE ADDITIONAL $1,500 TO OPEN THE RELAY SWITCH BOX TO SEE IF THEY CAN DETERMINE IF THE ARC WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, OR A RESULT. FROM THE VIDEO FOOTAGE, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE WATER BEING POURED ONTO THE GARAGE INCREASED THE INTENSITY OF THE FIRE, WHICH WAS DUE TO THE MAGNESIUM BATTERY. THESTARPRESS.COM HAS ALL THE VIDEO: HTTP://WWW.THESTARPRESS.COM/VIDEOS/NEWS/2015/06/03/28436619/ WE WERE TRAPPED IN AN UPSTAIRS BEDROOM FOR 40 MINUTES - AND GIVEN UP FOR DEAD BEFORE THE 911 OPERATORS HEARD MY LABORED BREATHING OVER THE STILL-OPEN PHONE LINE. A HEROIC FIREFIGHTER THREW HIMSELF THROUGH THE WALL OF OUR SECOND-STORY BEDROOM TO RESCUE US. MY HUSBAND WAS NOT BREATHING WHEN HE WAS REMOVED FROM HOME, BUT WE HAVE BOTH RECOVERED. WE HAD BEEN OUT TO DINNER EARLIER IN THE EVENING, BUT THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED IN OUR GARAGE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. I HAVE HEARD OF MANY OTHER PRIUS FIRES, AND WANTED TO ALERT YOU TO OUR EXPERIENCE.

Mileage: 113,250

BOTH HEADLIGHTS (LOW BEAM) GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. NO APPARENT ISSUE WITH THE FUSES. REPLACEMENT BULBS EXPERIENCE A SHORTER THAN EXPECTED (APPROX. 6 WEEKS) LIFE BEFORE BURNING OUT AGAIN.

Mileage: 93,000

MY CARS LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAIL QUITE OFTEN; SOMETIMES LASTING LESS THAN TWO WEEKS. AT OTHER TIMES, THE BULBS PUT OUT VERY LITTLE LIGHT. THE FAILURES MOST OFTEN HAPPEN WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE FIRST TURNED ON, OR WHEN SWITCHING BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW BEAM.

Mileage: 95,000

HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO BURN OUT. WE HAVE CHANGED ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS AT LEAST SIX TIMES SINCE MAY 2015. THIS HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY, GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL BURN OUT. WHEN YOU CHANGE THEM, WILL LAST A COUPLE WEEKS TO MONTHS. VERY SCARY WHEN GOING DOWN A TWO LANE BACK COUNTRY ROAD AT NIGHT. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

Mileage: 68,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAMS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE PROPERLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE LOW BEAMS LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN DRIVING. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE HIGH BEAMS WHEN THE FAILURE RANDOMLY RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAMS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE YEAR AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REPLACED THREE LIGHTS ON THE DRIVER AND TWO ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FOR THE LOW BEAMS BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

WE PURCHASED THE CAR USED FROM A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN SPRING OF 2013. WE HAD NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS UNTIL ONE SIDE HAD STOPPED WORKING IN MAY 2015. AS WE ALWAYS HAVE DONE WITH OUR VEHICLES, WE WENT TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND BOUGHT THE CORRECT HEAD LIGHTS FOR OUR MAKE, YEAR & MODEL. WE REPLACED BOTH OF THEM IN MAY AND IN AUGUST (3 MONTHS LATER), BOTH HAD GONE OUT WITH THE INITIAL OUTAGE HAVING OCCURED WHILE I WAS USING THEM IN THE DARK ON A FREEWAY. LUCKILY I HAD BRIGHTS THAT STILL WORKED BUT I HAVE SINCE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH LIGHTS AGAIN AND THEY STILL REMAIN UN-WORKING. I AM SCHEDULING REPAIRS, HOWEVER, THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR DEFECT EITHER IN THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING OR POSSIBLY RELATED TO FUSE SHORTAGES. WE HAVE MADE SEVERAL PHONE CALLS TO REPAIR SHOPS, OTHER PRIUS OWNERS, AS WELL AS READ MANY SAFETY CONCERN FORUMS REGARDING THIS VERY POPULAR ISSUE EVEN WITH 2010 MODELS. I UNDERSTAND TOYOTA SEEMS TO TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE HIGH-RISK HEADLIGHT FAILURE IN PRIUS MODELS UP TO 2009 BUT THIS SEEMS FLAT OUT RIDICULOUS AND I SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO RETURN HOME BEFORE DARK OR BE FORCED TO DRIVE WITH MY BRIGHTS WHILE ONCOMING TRAFFIC FLASHES AT ME AS IF I'M BEING INCONSIDERATE.

THE VEHICLE RUNS OK AND A FEW MINUTES LATER THE YELLOW TRIANGLE TURNS ON, AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE STARTS TO LOSE POWER. AFTER A FEW MORE MINUTES THE RED STEERING WHEEL LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" MESSAGE AND THE REST OF THE LIGHTS AND THE VEHICLES LOSES ALL POWER AND STOPS. IT WILL NORMALLY TURN BACK ON BUT THERE WAS ONE OCCASION WHERE IT DIDN'T AND MY HUSBAND HAD TO PUSH THE CAR TO A PARKING LOT. I TOOK THE CAR IN ON THE RECALL WHICH SHOULD COVER THIS BUT ALL THEY DID WAS UPDATE THE SOFTWARE AND BLAME THE ISSUE ON A CAR ACCIDENT. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE AS JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BUT IT SOUNDS TO ME THAT THEY COULD HAVE FIXED THE ISSUE UNDER THE RECALL.

Mileage: 262,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DEEM AND VISIBILITY WAS DIMINISHED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WAS OUT AND TWO DAYS LATER THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM FAILED. THE LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO GET A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

Mileage: 99,000

AS MANY PREVIOUS OWNERS DESCRIBED, I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE (OCTOBER 2009). DEALER COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THE CAR WENT THROUGH THE RECALL FOR THE BREAK SYSTEM IS STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE EVER SINCE. THE OTHER ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES HAPPENS AFTER RAIN. IT MAKES A SCREECHING NOISE WITHOUT PERFORMANCE BEING EFFECTED. IT GOES AWAY USUALLY WITHIN A HALF AN HOUR. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING THING TOO FOR FEW YEARS BY NOW. THE OTHER ISSUE I HAD AS WELL AS OTHERS IS DIMMING OF LIGHTS THAT HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE LAST YEAR. WE NEEDED TO SWITCH THE LIGHTBULBS MORE FREQUENTLY THAN SEEMS NORMAL. DIDN'T EVEN THINK IT WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY UNTIL I READ THE COMMENTS HERE ABOUT IT. THE OTHER PROBLEM I STARTED TO HAVE IS WITH A STEREO DISPLAY SYSTEM AND THE VOICE ACTIVATION FOR THE BLUETOOTH. THE DISPLAY HAD SOME WEIRD LINES ON IT AFTER A VERY COLD OR A VERY HOT DAY (RADIO WAS WORKING FINE JUST THE DISPLAY WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY). EVENTUALLY GOES BACK TO NORMAL BUT THIS STARTED HAPPENING THE LAST YEAR OR SO. THE SAME TIME ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VOICE ACTIVATION UNIT WHICH TURNED ON UNEXPECTEDLY AND TURNED BACK ON IN 10 SECONDS AFTER EACH TIME I TURNED IT OFF. THIS WAS HAPPENING FOR A GOOD 30 MIN AT THAT TIME. THIS ONLY OCCURRED TWICE BUT BOTH TIMES WAS AFTER A HOT DAY LAST SUMMER. THIS YEAR SO FAR HAVEN'T HAPPENED YET.

Mileage: 500

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM HAVENLOCK, NC ON US 70, US 258, US 58 AND US 264. I NOTICED THAT MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM MAKING IT VERY HARD TO SEE ROAD MARKING OR SIGNS. THERE IS A STRETCH OF US 58 WHERE THEY ARE REPAVING AND THEY ARE NO ROAD MARKING AT ALL AND I COULD NOT SEE WHERE MY LANE (2 WAY TRAFFIC). I CONSIDERED THIS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT THE HEADLIGHT ARE DIM AND COULD HAVE LED TO A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HAVE NOTICED THAT OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUS 2010. NOT ABLE TO SEE MORE THAN 30 FEET AHEAD ON A VERY DARK NIGHT IS VERY SCARY AND HAD ME SHAKING.

Mileage: 125,000

WHEN FLASHING THE LOW BEAMS/HIGH BEAMS ON/OFF I ROUTINELY BLOW THE LOW BEAM BULBS. NOT BOTH AT THE SAME TIME BUT EVENTUALLY BOTH WILL BLOW. I UNDERSTAND FROM READING FORUMS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM HOWEVER TOYOTA WILL NOT ADDRESS IT UNLESS YOU ARE UNDER THE 36K WARRANTY. THIS SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL.

Mileage: 55,000

I RECENTLY REPLACED ONE OF THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS, ONLY TO DISCOVER A FEW WEEKS LATER THAT BOTH OF THE LOW BEAMS HAD BURNED OUT. I'VE NEVER HAD TWO HEADLIGHTS BURN OUT AT THE SAME TIME! TONIGHT I DISCOVERED THAT ANOTHER OF THE LOW BEAMS HAS BURNED OUT. THAT MEANS THAT THIS BULB BURNED OUT IN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AND ONLY ABOUT 1000 MILES. I AM AFRAID TO USE MY HEADLIGHTS DURING THE DAYTIME FOR FEAR THAT THEY WILL BURN OUT AND NOT BE AVAILABLE WHEN I NEED THEM TO SEE AGAIN AT NIGHT. THIS MUST BE A WIRING/CONFIGURATION DEFECT! PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 187,000

THE DASH DISPLAY MPH AND MILEAGE TOTALLY WENT BLACK. LOOKED IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND SEEMS LIKE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. SOUNDS LIKE TOYOTA USE TO COVER THIS BEFORE THIS YEAR MODEL, BUT NOT NOW, EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL HAPPENING. THEY MAY HAVE DONE THEIR DASH ALITTLE DIFFERENT, BUT IT IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

I PURCHASED A CERTIFIED USED 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS FROM THE EAST COASTS NUMBER ONE CERTIFIED USED TOYOTA DEALER. I WAS PRESENTED WITH PAPERS SHOWING ALL THE CHECKS PERFORMED WITH A CERTIFIED USED TOYOTA AND THAT THE VEHICLE I WAS PURCHASING HAD PASS ALL THE INSPECTIONS. I TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE DURING THE DAY AND DID NOT USE THE HEADLIGHTS. ONCE I WAS HOME (OVER 3 HOURS AWAY) I USED THE HEADLIGHTS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHTS WERE VERY DIM. I TOOK THE LOW BEAM BULB OUT AND NOTICE A LOT OF CORROSION ON THE BULB AND MOISTURE IN THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY. I LET IT DRY OUT AND REPLACED BOTH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM LIGHT BULBS. OVER THE SUMMER I NOTICED A FEW TIME MOISTURE WOULD BUILD UP BUT WOULD BE GONE WITHIN A FEW DAYS. NOW DURING THE WINTER THE MOISTURE HAS FROZEN INSIDE THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY AND IMPEDES ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE HEADLAMP. MY VISIBILITY IS REDUCED AND HAS NOW BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE NOT OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR A FULL YEAR YET AND EVEN PURCHASED THE TOP OF THE LINE EXTENDED TOYOTA WARRANTY. MY LOCAL DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY AND THAT WOULD COST AROUND $500 TO BE REPLACED. TOYOTA HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE AND SHOULD REPAIR AT NO COST TO OWNERS DUE TO A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 33,350

ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS (LOW BEAM) STOPPED WORKING SOMETIMES IN 2013, THEN IT CAME BACK. OVER THE COURSE OF 2013-2014, THE FRONT RIGHT LIGHT WENT OUT AND I HAD THE LIGHT BULB REPLACED. THEN IT DIED AGAIN. I REPLACED BOTH BULBS BASED ON THE AFTERMARKET RECOMMENDATION BUT THE LIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH. THE FRONT LEFT PARKING LIGHT ALSO DIED TWICE. SOMETHING IS SCREWY WITH THE ELECTRICAL FOR THE LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

AFTER RETURNING TO VEHICLE, LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO PROPERLY ILLUMINATE. I REPLACED BOTH BULBS WITH NEW ONES, AND THEY STILL FAIL TO CAST ENOUGH LIGHT. THE BULBS APPEAR TO BE ON, BUT ARE TOO DIM TO BE EFFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

MY 2010 PRIUS HAS HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE MAIN HEADLAMPS BLOWING, BECOMING INOPERATIVE AND EFFECTIVELY LEAVING ME WITH DIMINISHED VISIBILITY. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY EVERY 3 MONTHS SINCE MARCH 2014. EITHER ONE OR BOTH HEADLAMPS WILL BLOW. THIS IS DUE TO A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND IS COVERED UNDER A TOYOTA/NHTSA SERVICE BULLETIN (TSP-0204-12). IN MY CASE, I PURCHASED THE CAR USED, FROM A TOYOTA DEALER WITH THE TOYOTA CERTIFIED CAR WARRANTY, BUT THIS FAILURE OF THE WIRING HARNESS IS APPARENTLY NOT COVERED. JUDGING BY THE PERCENTAGE OF COMPLAINTS IN THE SAFERCAR.GOV DATABASE FOR THIS MODEL, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN TYPICAL. IN THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY AND I ENDED UP DRIVING 150 MILES WITH A BLOWN HEADLAMP, UNSAFE FOR ME AND UNSAFE FOR THOSE WHOM I SHARED THE ROAD WITH. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR CERTAIN INTERNAL MALFUNCTIONS OF THE INTELLIGENT POWER MODULE {\9IPM). THIS WARRANTY IS EXTENDED FOR 15 YEARS. IN THE EVENT THIS DESCRIBED CONDITION IN THE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM OCCUR,AND, IF VERIFIED, AN APPROPRIATE REMEDY WILL BE PERFORMED. HOWEVER TOYOTA FURTHER STATES, "THE WARNING LIGHTS AND STORED HYBRID SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) CAN BE TRIGGERED DUE TO CONDITIONS DETECTED NOT SPECIFIC TO THE INVERTER ASSEMBLY AND ITS INTERNAL COMPONENTS. THESE ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS MAY REQUIRE DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS NOT SPECIFICALLY COVERED BY THIS WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT IF THE CONDITION IS NOT COVERED BY THIS WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT, YOU MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INITIAL DIAGNOSTIC FEES AND ANY OTHER REPAIRS YOU MAY "DECIDE" TO HAVE PERFORMED. ANY AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP CAN DETERMINE IF A CONDITION IS COVERED BY THIS WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT. MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, LARRY MILLER TOYOTA, HAS ALREADY RECOMMENDED COSTLY INSPECTIONS TO BE PERFORMED FOR THE HYBRID BATTERY COOLANT SYSTEM, WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN RECOMMENDED BY A TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OR ANY OTHER QUALIFIED ENGINEERING PERSON AT TOYOTA. NOW TOYOTA IS ASKING THE OWNERS TO TRUST THEIR DEALER'S IF WHAT THE DEALER'S ARE DECIDING NEEDS TO BE PERFORMED. THE TOYOTA DEALERS DO NOT ENGINEER, TEST NOR MANUFACTURE THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA CORPORATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE NOT THE DEALER. WHAT SPECIFICALLY MAY CAUSE THE DTCS TO BE TRIGGERED TO SIMULATE A PROBLEM WITH THE IPM? WHAT ARE THESE CONDITIONS, ARE THEY A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK AND, HOW CAN I AS A CONSUMER, BE 100% CONFIDENT THAT IF A DTC CONDITION OCCURS IN MY VEHICLE WHAT EXACTLY IS THE CAUSE. II THE DEALER IS LEFT TO DECIDE, WILL I BE TREATED FAIRLY. TOYOTA IS THE CAR MANUFACTURER NOT THEIR DEALERS. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. AS I BRAKE AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CAR SURGES AHEAD AS THOUGH YOUR FOOT IS ON THE ACCELERATOR. SOMETIMES IT WAS SO SUBTLE, YOU WONDERED IF IT REALLY HAPPENED. TODAY (11/23/14) THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO MISTAKING IT. THE CAR SURGED FORWARD A COUPLE OF FEET AS I WAS SLOWING TO TURN LEFT. IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME, I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM FROM BEHIND. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN A SMELL OF SMOKE WAS DETECTED. UPON STOPPING, SMOKE CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WITHIN 3 MINUTES THE VEHICLE STARTED ON FIRE, EXTENDING TO THE ROLL UP GARAGE DOOR. THE FIRE BURNED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, PASSENGER AREA, GARAGE DOOR AND SIDING BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED. *TR

DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH BOTH LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. TURNED ON THE HIGH BEAM AND THEY WORKED OK. BOUGHT NEW BULBS THE NEXT DAY AND INSTALLED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 68,041

2010 TOYOTA IV PRIUS: RETURNING HOME AT NIGHT IN A DARK, RURAL COUNTRY AREA OF PENNSYLVANIA. WINDY, TWO-LANE ROAD WITH FREQUENT OPPOSING TRAFFIC. LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE WITH REMAINING HEADLIGHT. SWITCHED TO HIGH BEAMS WHICH WORKED OK UNTIL OPPOSING TRAFFIC APPEARED AND HAD TO SWITCH BACK TO LOW BEAM (SINGULAR). A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH OPPOSING HEADLIGHTS IN YOUR EYES AND NOT ENOUGH LIGHT FROM MY OWN CAR TO ILLUMINATE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME. LATER, IT TURNED OUT THAT THE HEADLAMP BULB WAS OK AND "SOMETHING" WAS MAKING IT EITHER INTERMITTENT OR GO OUT COMPLETELY. SOMETIMES STRIKING THE HEADLIGHT LENS ASSEMBLY WITH THE HEEL OF YOUR HAND WOULD GET THE LIGHT TO COME BACK ON. MY WIFE RECENTLY WAS CITED FOR DRIVING WITH A HEADLIGHT OUT IN OUR LOCAL AREA. THIS IS NOT A SAFE SITUATION AND THE LOCAL DEALER SAYS HE CAN'T HELP US. *TR

Mileage: 64,930

MY BACK-UP CAMERA WENT DARK & STOPPED WORKING IN THE CENTER CONSOLE. THIS RENDERED THE ENTIRE CONSOLE INOPERABLE; NAVIGATION, RADIO, BLUETOOTH, ETC. I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, & CALLED TOYOTA. I WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENS WITH JBL EQUIPMENT, & IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 43,252 MILES ON IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT I COULD PAY $2500 FOR A REFURBISHED CAMERA/CONSOLE. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE FAIR TO THE CONSUMER. I DO NOT LIKE DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT THE BACK-UP CAMERA--A SAFETY FEATURE, & THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO TOYOTA & THEIR DEALERS. TOYOTA SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THIS CENTER CONSOLE ON THIS MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 43,252

WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT HAS BEEN NEW AND HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT HEADLIGHT ANNUALLY. THIS TIME IT WENT OUT JUST 4 WEEKS AFTER A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE BULB. WHEN I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND COMPLAINED OF THE PROBLEM AND ASKED ABOUT A WARRANTY FIX I WAS TOLD THAT THE PRIOR BULB HAD BEEN INSTALLED INCORRECTLY AND NOW THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT SHOULD BE REPLACED FOR $500. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

THE HYBRID INVERTER ASSEMBLY FAILED WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP ONTO A RURAL HIGHWAY. THIS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AFTER RECEIVING THE MOTOR GENERATOR ECU AND POWER MANAGEMENT ECU SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT WAS INTENDED TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE.I WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS UPDATE/RECALL IN LATE MARCH 2014 AND HAD THE UPDATE COMPLETED AT A AUTHORIZED TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER. *TR

Mileage: 133,508

WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH ON ROUTE 11 IN CT WHEN RED LIGHTS COME ON AND CAR SLOWS TO 20 MPH.PULLE TO SIDE OF ROAD AND CALLED AAA/TOWED TO HARTFORD TOYOTA IN HARTFORD CT. FIRST TOLD IT WAS A HYBRID BATTERY THEN TOLD IT WAS THE INVERTER WHICH THEY SAID IS ON BACK ORDER. NOW I,M GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM THE MAIN OFFICE IN CALIFORNIA.. BROUGHT CAR IN FOR A RECALL ON SOFTWARE UPDATE IN FEB 2014 AND FROM WHAT I READ THIS MAY CAUSE THE INVERT TO FAIL THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS UNREADABLE DUE TO FOG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,618.

Mileage: 23,618

I WAS LEAVING A PARKING SPACE AND EXITING THE PARKING AREA WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF LEAVING ME IN THE DARK. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THEM ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD THE RUNNING LIGHTS, THE TURN SIGNALS, THE HIGH BEAMS BUT NO LOW BEAMS. I DROVE HOME WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON. I WENT TODAY AND REPLACED BOTH BULBS THEN TRIED THE LIGHTS AGAIN. NOTHING. I TOOK THE BULBS BACK AND EXCHANGED THEM AND STILL NO HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 96,472

(40) FLEET 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLES HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO ROUTINELY REPLACE 7-8 HEADLAMPS PER WEEK ON THE FLEET OF 40 VEHICLES. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE FREQUENT BURNOUT OF THE BULBS WAS LIKELY DUE TO WITHER SECURITY OFFICERS NOT PROPERLY CARING FOR THE VEHICLE OR THE VEHICLES BEING USED MORE FREQUENTLY FOR PERSONAL USE. ALSO, THE WIRING HARNESS FAILED ON THE VEHICLES. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS CURRENTLY 1 VEHICLE IN THE SHOP NOW, AND THE DEALER QUOTED A PRICE OF $8,000.00 TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS.*JB

THE LOW BEAM BULB LAMP CAME LOOSE FROM ITS HOUSING - MELTING THE SOCKET, AND WHILE STILL "WORKING" DID NOT PROVIDE PROPER ILLUMINATION FOR NIGHT DRIVING AND PERHAPS POSED A FIRE HAZARD. UPON TAKING TO THE DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE UNIT (FOR $720.08) AND HAVE ORDERED A RETROFIT BRACKET (IT IS ON BACK ORDER) THAT THEY WILL INSTALLED TO PREVENT RE-OCCURRENCE. SEEMS THERE IS A PROBLEM - THEY KNOW IT - BUT THE PUBLIC BARES THE COST AND POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE NOT TAKING ANY PROACTIVE ACTION TO INSTALL A RETROFIT BRACKET TO PREVENT THE WORKING LAMP ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE CAR FROM DISLODGING AND CAUSING A SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 26,762

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH ENGINE RUNNING. ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. A CHECK HYBRID SIGNAL APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. IT HAD TO BE TOWED. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

ODI # 10556900 FURTHER INCIDENTS WITH MY PRIUS.

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL VISIBILITY HAD DIMINISHED TO THE EXTENT THAT WHEN DRIVING IN BRIGHT SUN LIT DAYS THE INSTRUMENTS WERE UN READABLE, AS THE INCIDENT LIGHT FROM THE SURROUNDING AREA IN THE VEHICLE WASHED OUT THE DISPLAY VISIBILITY. NOT BEING ABLE TO READ THE PANEL, ESPECIALLY THE SPEED, BECOMES DANGEROUS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECKED THE 12 VOLT BATTERY AND FOUND THAT IT WAS NOT AS IT SHOULD BE. BATTERY WAS REPLACED.. THINKING THAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM, AND AFTER REVIEWING THE INFO AVAILABLE FROM THE MANUFACTURER THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT HAS NOT. THIS CONDITION DOES NOT EXIST AT NIGHT WHEN THE RHEOSTAT DIMMER IS ACTIVATED. THE DIMMER DOES NOT AFFECT THE DISPLAY WHEN IN THE DIMMER OFF, OR ON, IN THE DAYLIGHT. *JS

Mileage: 40,000

FUSE BOX COVER LEFT LOOSE BY DEALER AFTER PRIUS RECALL SERVICE. IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THE ENGINE SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE PRIUS RECALL, APPARENTLY THE TOYOTA DEALER TECHNICIAN FAILED TO ENGAGE THE HOOKS & TABS AT THE BACK OF THE FUSE BOX COVER, AND JUST "CLICKED" THE FRONT LATCH; THIS LEFT THE FUSE BOX COVER LOOSE AND EXPOSED TO WATER PENETRATION. THE LOOSE FUSE BOX COVER MIGHT PERMIT WATER TO ENTER THE FUSE BOX COMPARTMENT, CAUSING A SHORT. THE SHORT COULD SHUT-DOWN CAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC SHUT-DOWN OF ENGINE, AIR BAGS, POWER BRAKES, ETC. THIS COULD EASILY RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE, WHEN THE ENGINE STOPS AND SAFETY SYSTEMS (AIR BAGS) FAIL DUE TO THE SHORT; THIS SIMILAR TO THE GM IGNITION RECALL ISSUE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY CRITICAL IN A "DRIVE-BY-WIRE" CAR LIKE THE PRIUS. ==>THE TOYOTA PRIUS RECALL IS BEING DONE IMPROPERLY (AT LEAST OCCASIONALLY), LEADING TO A MUCH MORE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE COULD LEAD TO PASSENGER INJURY OR DEATH, AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 36,718

THE LEFT SIDE OF MY ELECTRICAL PANEL THAT DISPLAYS THE WARNING LIGHTS AND THE ODOMETER WENT DARK. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

AFTER DRIVING FOR A COMBINED TIME OF 4 HOURS IN A 5 HOUR PERIOD, MY WIFE LEFT A STORE SHE VISITED OFF ZEBULON ROAD AND I-475 NEAR MACON GA. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RE-ENTER SOUTHBOUND I-475 THE CAR FAILED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. A FEW SECONDS AFTER THE DRIVE SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE DASH INDICATORS SAID CHECK HYBRID POWER SYSTEM. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALER ROGERS TOYOTA IN MACON GA, WHERE IT NOW IS. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE THOUGH THE INVERTER IS BEING REPLACED UNDER AN EXISTING RECALL ISSUED LAST WEEK. IT IS NOT CLEAR IF THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE IS COVERED BY THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

I STARTED NOTICING A HIGH PITCH NOISE SPORADICALLY ON MY CAR AFTER IT WAS A FEW MONTHS OLD. IF I STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE CAR, THE NOISE WOULD GO AWAY. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO TOYOTA THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. IT WOULD HAPPEN ABOUT 1-3 TIMES PER MONTH AND SOME MONTHS NOT AT ALL. ON THIS PARTICULAR TRIP ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I DID NOT NOTICE THE NOISE ON START UP (I HAD A COLD THAT AFFECTED MY HEARING), BUT DID HEAR IT AFTER GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO WHERE TO REASONABLY PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR SAFELY, SO I KEPT DRIVING. AFTER ABOUT 15-30 MINUTES THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER/DASH THAT DISPLAYS THE SPEED, FUEL AND DRIVE POSITION WENT BLANK AND THE NOISE WENT AWAY. SEARCHING ONLINE THERE WERE AT LEAST A HANDFUL OF OTHERS WHO EITHER HAD THEIR SPEEDOMETER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY OR OTHERWISE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I ALSO FOUND A RECALL ON THE 2009, A YEAR EARLIER, PRIUS FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND YES THE SAME COMPANY MAKES THE PART. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER ASAP AND THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE ME $120 TO DIAGNOSE. WHEN I QUESTIONED THEM, THEY SAID THEY NEED TO TAKE THE DASH APART, WHICH IS A LIE AS THIS WOULD BE MORE EXPENSIVE AS PER OUR CONVERSATION. I ASKED FOR A QUICK COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS AND THEY REFUSED. I THEN CALLED TOYOTA WHO SAID MY CAR IS LONG OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THIS PART AND THAT BECAUSE I DIDN'T PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS THEY WOULD NOT TAKE IT FURTHER. WHEN I PRESSED ON WITH THEM THEY HID BEHIND CONFIDENTIALITY WHEN I ASKED ABOUT OTHERS WHO HAD THIS ISSUE AND THEN THEY SAID EVEN IF I PAID FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THIS WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE THERE ARE NO PROMISES. THEY WANT ~$1,200 TO FIX THIS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

I WAS DRIVING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC (AROUND 30 MPH) ON A MAIN SURFACE STREET IN A MIDDLE LANE OF A MULTILANE STREET WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STOPPED, AND I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE ENGINE RESPOND. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN; I COULD NOT MAKE IT ACCELERATE TO KEEP IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. I MANAGED TO CAREFULLY DRIFT OVER TO THE RIGHT AND MANEUVER THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND GLIDE TO A STOP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND REPEATEDLY TRIED TO RESTART IT TO NO AVAIL. I CALLED FOR TOWING SERVICE AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY TOYOTA DEALER, WHERE THE SERVICE PEOPLE SAID IT WAS AN "INTERNAL FAILURE" AND REPLACED THE INVERTER ASSEMBLY. WHAT HAS TERRIFIED ME IS THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING AT LEAST 60 MPH, WHERE THE CONSEQUENCES WOULD BE DEVASTATING TO ME AND OTHERS. I ASKED IF TOYOTA WOULD BE REPORTING THIS TO THE NHTSA, AND THEY SAID THAT WAS AN INTERNAL DETERMINATION. I ASKED IF THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE TO OTHERS AND DID NOT RECEIVE A CLEAR ANSWER. *TR

Mileage: 47,902

DRIVING 45 MPH DOWN BUSY 4 LANE STREET WHEN CAR JUST WENT OUT OF GEAR FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AND WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. CAR CAME TO A STOP IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY SEVERAL VEHICLES. HAD TO PUSH TO SIDE OF ROAD. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK. THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE BUT WHILE I WAS SITTING THERE WAITING FOR A RIDE I WENT ONLINE AND SAW THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. THE OTHERS AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECT SAID THAT HEAT CAUSES A MAGNET TO DETACH TAKING THE CAR FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY OR COULD HAVE CAUSED FATALITIES. TOYOTA HAS NOT RECALLED ANY VEHICLES OR MADE NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND I'M ONLY PUTTING COMPLAINT IN NOW SINCE I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO PREVIOUSLY. FOUND OUT 2 DAYS AFTER INCIDENT THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THIS ISSUE WITH MORE THAN 100 VEHICLES AND THAT THEY WERE NOT BEING HONEST WHEN THEY SAID THEY NEVER SAW THIS BEFORE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO GET THE WORD OUT BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS FAILED AND COULD NOT BE RE-ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE LIGHT BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 10/29/13*CN THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH OF THE LOW BEAMS WENT OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY. ALSO, WHEN THE WIRES WERE WIGGLED THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON. THE DEALER SUGGESTED TO TURN TO THE VEHICLE OFF, AND THEN TURN IT BACK IT ON. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL OR COMPUTER PROBLEM.

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY BUT THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE VOLT BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,312. ..UPDATED 10/30/13 *BF UPDATED 10/31/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT PUT THE ENGINE GUARD ON THE VEHICLE PROPERLY, THE ENGINE COVER DETACHED, THE TIRES WENT FLAT FREQUENTLY, LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE BATTERY COMPLETELY POWERED OFF. A SEPARATE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WAS AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE POWERED OFF 10 WITHIN 10 MINUTES ON THE SAME DAY DURING RUSH HOUR. UPDATED 11/4/2013 *JS THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE POWERED OFF TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, SHE WAS DRIVING 15 MPH AND THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED SHE WAS DRIVING 60 MPH AND SHE LOST POWER ALL TOGETHER.

Mileage: 49,312

WHILE DRIVING AT CA. 20 MPH A SUDDEN JOLT AND CLUNK OCCURRED AND THE CAR WAS STALLED. VARIOUS DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON, AND THE DASH DISPLAYED "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM." TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER, THE PROBLEM WAS STATED TO BE A FAILED INVERTER-CONVERTER THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

I NEARLY HIT A PERSON WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. THE PERSON WAS YELLING BUT I COULD NOT HEAR THEM. GOOD THING THEY MOVED QUICKLY. MY RADIO WAS OFF AND I WAS NOT USING A CELL PHONE. HOWEVER THE PRIUS BEEPS LOUDLY INSIDE THE CABIN WHILE IN REVERSE. IT IS LOUD, DISTRACTING AND FRANKLY ANNOYING. OUR TOYOTA HIGHLANDER DOES NOT BEEP WHILE IN REVERSE. NO OTHER CAR I EVER OWNED OR OPERATED BEEPED INSIDE WHILE IN REVERSE. SOME LARGER VEHICLES HAVE AN EXTERNAL BEEPER BUT NONE THAT I KNOW BEEP INSIDE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE BEEPING WAS NECESSARY TO REMIND ME I WAS IN REVERSE. THE CAR IS PART ELECTRIC SO THEY SAY I NEED THE BEEPER TO KNOW I AM IN REVERSE. THAT ARGUMENT IS PLAIN STUPID FOR THE OBVIOUS REASONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT ELECTRIC HYBRIDS MUST HAVE AN INTERNAL REVERSE BEEPER BY LAW. I THINK BEEPER IS A HAZARD IE: I ALMOST RAN SOMEONE OVER. IS THE REVERSE BEEPER INDEED A LAW ? CAN I GET IT DISABLED ? *TR

Mileage: 45,000

OUR 2010 PRIUS SUFFERED A NEAR TOTAL POWER FAILURE ON 5/10/13 WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY ADVANCED WARNING, LOST POWER DECELERATING FROM ABOUT 35 MPH TO ABOUT 4 MPH IN LESS THAN 5 SECONDS. EVERY IDIOT LIGHT CAME ON AT ONCE ON THE DASH PANEL AND A "HYBRID SYSTEM FAILURE" NOTICE CAME UP ON THE ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAY. LUCKILY, I WAS ON A CITY STREET AND NOT THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR SAFELY OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL FOR A TOW. OUR PRIUS HAS APPROX. 44000 MILES ON IT, IS REGULARLY MAINTAINED AT THE DEALER, NOT MISTREATED IN ANY WAY AND GAVE NO ADVANCED WARNING INDICATION THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL/PROPULSION SYSTEM. THE CAR LOST ALMOST TOTAL POWER, LIMPED ABOUT 50 FEET PAST PARKED CARS AND JUST DIED AT THE CURB AFTER I PUT IT IN PARK. IT WOULD LIGHT UP ACROSS THE DASH, BUT NEVER START THE ENGINE. WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR ABOUT 36 MONTHS. AS THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR, I AM GREATLY WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR AND HAVING THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING AGAIN, ESPECIALLY TO HER AT HIGH SPEED, MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY DRIVING. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY INSTALLED A NEW 12V BATTERY AND EVENTUALLY THE MAIN FIX, A INVERTER/CONVERTER. THE CAR NOW RUNS LIKE DAY ONE. HOWEVER, HOW DO WE TRUST THIS CAR IN THE FUTURE IF IT DID NOT GIVE ANY WARNING OF IMMINENT PROPULSION FAILURE ? I AM GETTING NOWHERE WITH TOYOTA ABOUT THEIR PROVIDING SOME KIND OF ADVANCED WARNING TO GET THE CAR ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND KEEP IT RUNNING FOR ABOUT 1 - 5 MINUTES. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 44,000

THE DISPLAY THAT SHOWS THE SPEED INDICATOR AND WHICH GEAR YOU ARE IN HAS A DOUBLE IMAGE AND LOOKS AS THOUGH IT IS OUT OF FOCUS. THE REST OF THE DISPLAY TO THE RIGHT LOOKS FINE. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND ASKED THEM TO FIX IT AND THEY SAID THAT THIS PROBLEM IS ON ALL GEN III PRIUSES. HE TOOK ME TO A BRAND NEW 2013 PRIUS AND IT TO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HAZARD AND SHOULD BE FIXED. HERE IS A LINK TO A WEBSITE THAT TALKS ABOUT IT. HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/THREADS/WHY-THE-DOUBLE-IMAGE.60604/ . *TR

STARTING MY VEHICLE AND LEAVING MY GARAGE AT 2 MPH THE MASTER WARNING LIGHT, CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM LIGHT, AND MALFUNCTION INDICATOR/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WERE ALL LIT UP. WITH A TERRIBLE SMELL ELECTRICAL/FUEL. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT. AFTER A FEW SECONDS I TRIED AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULT. THE OWNERS MANUAL SAYS TO NOT DRIVE AND CONTACT TOYOTA DEALER IMMEDIATELY. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED I AGAIN TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE WARNINGS WERE NOT PRESENT. THE DEALER INVESTIGATED AND SAID IT WAS OVER ETHANOL IN THE FUEL. THE FUEL HAS BEEN TESTED AND FOUND TO BE 6-8%, WHICH IS ACCEPTABLE. THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF THE REPAIR WANTED $450 TO DROP AND CLEAN THE TANK. INSTEAD I CHOSE TO GO WITH THE PHILLIPS TOYOTA (LEESBURG FLORIDA, PHONE 352-728-2030) DEALER SERVICE MANAGER, DAVID NEWTON TO THE CLOSEST GAS STATION AND FILL UP. SINCE THEN THERE HAS NOT BEEN A PROBLEM, BUT I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY IN NOW DRIVING THE VEHICLE. AS THIS IS A HYBRID WHICH I PURCHASED TO HELP OUR COUNTRY WITH ENERGY SECURITY (56 MPG) BUT AM AFRAID AS A RETIREE WITH MY WIFE THAT THIS COULD HAVE ENDED DIFFERENTLY IF WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING. WITH THE REPUTATION OF TOYOTA AND THE UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE INITIAL PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FOUND AND WILL RECUR. THIS COULD HAPPEN ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH A MUCH DIFFERENT OUTCOME. I AM REPORTING THIS TO GO ON RECORD WITH THIS PROBLEM JUST IN CASE AN ACCIDENT OR FATALITY IS INVOLVED THE NEXT TIME, IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THANK-YOU AND I CAN EMAIL MY FILE WHICH HAS BEEN SENT TO [email protected] UNDER THEIR REFERENCE#[XXX], AND FLORIDA DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES, [XXX]. I HAVE ALSO REQUESTED A MEETING WITH THE TOYOTA CORPORATION REPRESENTATIVE THROUGH THE DEALER SERVICE MGR. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 38,978

THE PROBLEM THAT IS CAUSING THE HEAD LIGHTS TO BURN OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THIS TO CONTINUE. PURCHASED A TOYOTA PRIUS 2010 IN DECEMBER 2010. SINCE THAT TIME, THE HEAD LIGHTS HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM. EACH TIME THERE IS A PROBLEM, BOTH HEAD LIGHTS BURN OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE FIRST TIME THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED WAS AUGUST 7, 2012 WHEN THERE WERE FIVE OF US IN THE CAR DRIVING 15+ MILES WITH ABOUT A THIRD OF THE DRIVE ON MANY RESIDENTIAL STREETS THAT WERE NOT WELL LIT. THE DEALERSHIP IN FLORIDA WAS CALLED AND IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS BURNED OUT AT THE SAME TIME AND THAT IT MUST BE SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE BULBS BECAUSE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT BURN OUT TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE QUOTED THAT THE COST OF THE REPAIR TO REPLACE THE HEAD LIGHTS WAS ABOUT $150. HE DID NOT ASK IF THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND HE DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT COULD BE SOMETHING IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. HE DID NOT SUGGEST THAT THE CAR BE BROUGHT IN TO HAVE THEM PUT IT ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINES TO VERIFY WHERE THE PROBLEM MAY BE.WE OPTED TO REPLACE THE BULBS OURSELVES. THE SECOND TIME BOTH HEAD LIGHTS BURNED OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY WAS OCTOBER 21, 2012 AND WE AGAIN, REPLACED THE BULBS OURSELVES. THE COST OF THE BULBS INCLUDING TAX IS $54.36. THIS MORNING IS THE THIRD TIME BOTH LIGHTS HAVE BURNED OUT AT THE SAME TIME AGAIN. THE PRIUS HAS 35,840 MILES. THIS IS NOT REASONABLE. WE HAVE ALREADY SPENT $108.72 TO REPLACE THE BULBS TWICE. IT IS UNREASONABLE. IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE NOT KNOWING WHEN AND WHERE THE HEAD LIGHTS WILL BURN OUT. WE HAVE TEENAGE DRIVERS AND IT IS UPSETTING TO KNOW THEY ARE NOT IN A SAFE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

MY COMMUTE IS 62 MILES, ONE WAY. TONIGHT I REALIZED MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. MY HIGH BEAMS WORK. I DROVE THE 62 MILES WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON. THE FUSES WERE FINE. IT IS ODD THAT BOTH LOW BEAM LIGHTS WERE OUT AT THE SAME TIME BUT THE HIGH BEAMS WERE FINE. I SEARCHED ONLINE SOME AND THERE WERE NUMEROUS SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE PRIUS LOW BEAM LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 57,300

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS AT DEALERSHIP FOR 25000 MILE SERVICE. ON 11/07/2012 AT 1700 THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND REPORTED THAT THE CAR IS "INFESTED WITH RODENTS." STATED THAT HEADLINER IS SATURATED WITH URINE/ FECES, AIR AND CABIN AIR FILTERS DESTROYED, WIRES CHEWED, RODENTS FOUND TO BE LIVING IN DASHBOARD, IN DOOR INTERIORS, AND OTHER AREAS. REPORTED THAT THIS WAS "THE WORST CASE WE'VE SEEN." CAR IS OWNED BY TWO PROFESSIONALS- NO CHILDREN WHO WOULD HAVE DROPPED FOOD AND NO FOOD EVER EATEN IN VEHICLE. PURCHASED NEW FROM THIS SAME DEALERSHIP 01/02/2011. DEALERSHIP NOW REPORTS THAT THE CAR IS A HEALTH/ SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD COST "THOUSANDS" TO REPAIR. OUR INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALED THAT RODENT INFESTATION IS COMMON IN THE TOYOTA PRIUS, REPORTEDLY BECAUSE RODENTS ARE ABLE TO GAIN EASY ACCESS THROUGH THE CAR'S VENTILATION SYSTEM. OWNERS REPORTED CONTACTING TOYOTA, WHO DENIED LIABILITY AND DENIED REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE. *TR

Mileage: 24,750

PANEL LIGHT DIMMER INOPERABLE WHEN PARKING/HEAD LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON (I.E., THERE IS NO DISPLAY ON INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR CURRENT SPEED, FUEL VOLUME, FUEL CONSUMPTION, ETC. WHEN DRIVING WITH HEAD LIGHTS ON). THIS SIMILARLY AFFECTS THE AUDIO/HVAC DISPLAY. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE STREET. PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE STOPPING, A BEEPING/ALARM SOUNDED, THE SEAT BELT LOCKED IN PLACE AND THE WARNING ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHED BRAKES.

Mileage: 35,643

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND A HYBRID SYSTEM FAILURE MESSAGE CAME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO COME UP WITH A CONCRETE DIAGNOSIS BUT STATED THAT THE FAILURE MIGHT HAD BEEN CAUSED BY A ONE VOLT OVER CHARGE ON THE HYBRID BATTERY WHICH HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF EXCESSIVE BRAKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

Mileage: 41,000

OUR 2010 PRIUS IS UNSAFE DURING THE DAYTIME DRIVING WHEN WE ARE REQUIRED BY ROAD SIDES TO TURN ON OUR HEADLIGHTS IN CERTAIN ROADS, WHEN WE COMPLY THE HEADLIGHTS GO ON, BUT THE DASH LIGHTS GO DARK AND WE ARE UNABLE TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER ETC. I WENT TO A TOYODA DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. TODAY, AUG 6, I PERSONALLY SPOKE WITH TOYODA MOTOR SALES IN TORRANCE CA., ON MY COMPLAINT 1107281155, AND WAS TOLD TOYODA COULD DO NOTHING ON 2010 PRIUS WHICH ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I OFFERED TO PAY TO FIX IT AS I AM ON ROADS REQUIRING DAYLIGHT HEAD LIGHTS ON SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH. I FEEL THAT TOYODA SHOULD RECALL ALL PRIUS AND FIX THAT PROBLEM, THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR A DANGEROUS SISTUATION LIKE THAT ESPECIALLLY WHEN I CAN RECEIVE A TICKET FOR NOT USING THE HEADLIGHTS DURING THE DAY OR IF I DO NOT BEING ABLE TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER ETC. I FEEL THAT THROUGHOUT THE WEST MANY ROADS REQUIRE ONLIGHT HEADLIGHTS. I WOULD LIKE A FORMAL INVESTIGATION ABOUT THIS MATTER. *TT

Mileage: 39,000

HAVING A CAR ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY. THIS ACCIDENT RAISES THE CONCERN ABOUT SAFETY ISSUE OF TOYOTA PRIUS.ONE PART OF MAIN BATTERY CABLE UNDERNEATH THE CAR WAS NOT WELL PROTECTED OR COVERED. WHEN A SOLID OBJECT RIGHT HITTING THE CABLE WITH BLAST SOUND , THE CABLE WAS BROKEN APART., WE LOST ALL THE POWER, THE CAR TOTALLY WAS DEAD ON THE HIGHWAY. WE HAVE 3 PEOPLE IN THE CAR, MY 85YR OLD MOTHER, MY WIFE AND ME. IT IS HORRIBLE. *KB

Mileage: 10,000

HAVING A CAR ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY. THIS ACCIDENT RAISES THE CONCERN ABOUT SAFETY ISSUE OF TOYOTA PRIUS.ONE PART OF MAIN BATTERY CABLE UNDERNEATH THE CAR WAS NOT WELL PROTECTED OR COVERED. WHEN A SOLID OBJECT RIGHT HITTING THE CABLE WITH BLAST SOUND , THE CABLE WAS BROKEN APART., WE LOST ALL THE POWER, THE CAR TOTALLY WAS DEAD ON THE HIGHWAY. WE HAVE 3 PEOPLE IN THE CAR, MY 85YR OLD MOTHER, MY WIFE AND ME. IT IS HORRIBLE. *KB

Mileage: 10,000

SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM IN THREE WEEKS. DRIVING DOWNHILL ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT 25 MPH, SLOWING TO A STOP WITHOUT APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR. SUDDENLY LOST ENGINE POWER. APPLIED ACCELERATOR, NO RESPONSE. CONTINUED TO LOSE SPEED AS I ROLLED SILENTLY DOWNHILL TOWARD THE INTERSECTION. APPLIED BRAKES AND STOPPED. RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND IT STARTED UP FINE. THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT ALSO OCCURRED ON A DOWNHILL GRADE, ON AN EXIT RAMP FROM AN PARKING GARAGE. FORTUNATELY BOTH INCIDENTS HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED AND NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THE FIRST INCIDENT. TOYOTA DEALER CHECKED VEHICLE AFTER EACH INCIDENT AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE INCIDENT OR FIND A COMPUTER CODE THAT WOULD EXPLAIN IT. SINCE THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE AND WAS FAMILIAR TO ME, AND SINCE I WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC, I LET IT HAPPEN WHILE OBSERVING MY OWN ACTIONS, TRYING TO CHECK FOR DRIVER ERROR. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BRAKE.THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. WHILE THE CAR WAS SLOWING, I TRIED PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR DEEPLY AND THEN PUMPING THE ACCELERATOR TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN.. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE, AND NO SOUND. THE SAME WAS TRUE THREE WEEKS AGO-NO RESPONSE TO PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR, EVEN DEEPLY, AND NO SOUND. THREE WEEKS AGO, THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I ALSO TRIED CYCLING THROUGH THE "MODES" (EV, PRIUS, ECO, POWER) WITH NO EFFECT. EACH TIME, I HIT THE POWER BUTTON TO POWER OFF, AND THEN I HIT IT AGAIN TO RESTART. POWERING OFF AND THEN RESTARTING, BOTH TIMES, SEEMED LIKE "REBOOTING" A COMPUTER. FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS BOTH TIMES GAVE ME AMPLE TIME TO REBOOT. WILL THIS HAPPEN AGAIN? *TR

Mileage: 3,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER SITTING IDLE FOR A FEW DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE BATTERY BEING UNUSED FOR MORE THAN 10 DAYS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE BATTERY SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCONNECTED BEFORE ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO SIT IDLE FOR SO LONG. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER RECEIVING A JUMP START. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,500.

Mileage: 6,500

PASSENGER DOOR LATCH FAILED IN MY TOYOTA PRIUS, IT OPENED AS I WAS MOVING, THEN I CLOSED FROM INSIDE AND WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION IT DID NOT OPEN ANYWAY,EVEN WITH REMOTE. SO I GOT OUT THRU OTHER DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 5,300

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING FOR A SHORT TIME. I HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT COULD CAUSE THIS ISSUE AMONG OTHER PROBLEMS. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH A VEHICLE I ONCE OWNED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD STOP FOR NO REASON. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM BUT AS A PRECAUTION HE REPLACED THE SMALL WIRING HARNESS. MY CAR NEVER FAILED AGAIN. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER AMC CAME OUT WITH A DIRECTIVE TO REPLACE THE SMALL WIRING HARNESS ON ALL OF THESE CARS. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE TWO ENDS OF THE HARNESS WERE MANUFACTURED BY DIFFERENT COMPANIES THAT USED DIFFERENT PLASTIC.THE PLASTIC IN THE CONNECTORS WOULD REACT WITH ONE ANOTHER AND PRODUCE A GAS. THE GAS WOULD COAT THE CONTACTS AND CAUSE THEM TO GO OPEN. IN MY CASE WHEN I RESTARTED MY CAR THE CONTACTS WOULD ARC AND IT WOULD RUN OKAY UNTIL THE CONTACTS GOT COATED AGAIN. I THINK THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE ALMOST EVERY PROBLEM TOYOTA IS HAVING. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS CONDITION IS RELATED TO ANY OF THE PROBLEMS THEY ARE HAVING BUT IT MIGHT BE WORTH LOOKING INTO IT. *TR

Mileage: 8,350

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ENGAGED THE PANIC STOP BUTTON BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE STOPPING AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000. UPDATED 02/02/11 *CN

Mileage: 1,700

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS USING THE HEADLIGHTS DURING THE DAY THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 13000.

Mileage: 13,000

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS, NO ACCIDENTS, BUT CLOSE CALLS. WHEN I AM SLOWING TO A STOP, AND IF THE VEHICLE HITS A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD, FOR EXAMPLE A POTHOLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL LOWERS SLIGHTLY AND THE CAR APPEARS TO HAVE THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING TAKE OVER AND THE CAR SPEED DECREASES SLOWLY UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE ABS AND MAY NOT STOP IN THE REMAINING DISTANCE TO A STOP SIGH OR TRAFFIC LIGHT. AT LEAST 4 TIMES, 3 SINCE THE SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR MY CAR, I HAVE BEEN STOPPING AND WITHIN ABOUT 20 FEET OF THE STOP SIGH THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT BUMP OR POTHOLE AND WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE CONTINUOUSLY I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED SLIGHTLY AND MY RATE OF SLOWING DECREASED AND MY CAR DRIFTED PAST THE STOP SIGN. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE. I TOLD THE TOYOTA DEALER ABOUT THIS AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT IS THE WAY THE CAR IS DESIGNED, THAT ANY TIME THAT THE COMPUTER SENSES A WHEEL SLIP, THE ABS TAKES OVER. BUT ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, THIS IS PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE IN MY AREA THERE ARE OFTEN UN REPAIRED ROADS WITH RUTS, POTHOLES, BUMPS AND ETC. NEAR THE INTERSECTIONS. HAVING THE ABS TAKE OVER PROVIDES A LAG TIME IN THE STOPPING OF THE CAR AND EACH TIME I HAVE GONE PAST THE STOP SIGN AND SLIGHTLY INTO THE INTERSECTION APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET INTO THE PATH OF OTHER VEHICLES. I AM AN ENGINEER WITH NASA AND KNOW WHAT I AM DOING AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FEATURE, BUT THIS FEATURE CAN AND HAS LEFT ME EXCEEDING MY PLANNED STOPPING DISTANCE AND COULD HAVE LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

MY TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS GO OFF FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING. I MUST TURN THEM OFF AND ON TO HAVE THEM COME BACK ON. IT USED TO BE ONE OR THE OTHER AT A TIME, HOWEVER NOW BOTH LIGHTS WILL GO OFF AT ONCE. I WAS DRIVING IN VERY DARK CONDITIONS WHEN IT HAPPENED LAST TIME AND THE ROAD WAS PITCH BLACK. THE FACT THAT IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT IS THE ONLY WAY I KNEW BOTH LIGHTS WERE OUT. IF I AM DRIVING AT DUSK OR DAWN, IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO TELL THAT MY LIGHTS ARE OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING, BUT VERY DIFFICULT FOR OTHERS TO SEE ME COMING DOWN THE ROAD. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW SECONDS FOR AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND INITIALLY SAID THAT THE REPLACEMENT WOULD BE COVERED. THEN CAME BACK AND SAID THEY HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED SO IT WOULD BE OUT OF MY POCKET. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT I COULD JUST CONTINUE TO TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF WHEN IT HAPPENS BECAUSE THE LIFE OF THE BULBS SHOULD NOT BE UP YET. THAT IS NOT A GOOD SOLUTION TO ME BECAUSE I DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHEN ONE OR BOTH LIGHTS GOES OUT AND WHEN IT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT FOR OTHER DRIVERS TO SEE ME. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A KNOWN HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE RECTIFIED BY RECALLING/REPLACING THESE BULBS. *TR

MY PRIUS ENGINE WOULD NOT CUT OFF WHILE I HAD MY WIFE'S AVALON ELECTRONIC KEY IN MY POCKET TOUCHING MY PRIUS ELECTRONIC KEY. I WAS SITTING STILL BUT EACH TIME I CUT OFF THE ENGINE BY HOLDING DOWN THE POWER BUTTON, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE WOULD START BACK UP. IT WASN'T UNTIL I MOVED THE AVALON KEY FROM MY VEHICLE THAT THE PRIUS RESTORED NORMAL ACTIONS. COULD THIS CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA'S PRODUCTS? *TR

Mileage: 31,000

THE FIRST TIME I DROVE MY BRAND NEW 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS AT NIGHT AND THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER WAS ILLUMINATED, I SAW WHAT APPEARS TO BE SMUDGES ON THE INSIDE OF THE SPLIT SCREEN. THE DEFECTS APPEAR ONLY ON THE PORTION OF THE SPLIT SCREEN THAT REGULATES THE HYBRID SYSTEM -- IN OTHER WORDS, THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE CAR. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR A WARRANTY REPAIR. THEY STATED "SOME TYPE OF FLUID OR CLEANER HAS GOTTEN BEHIND THE CLUSTER AND SPOTTED. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY." IF THIS WERE CORRECT, AND IT IS NOT, THE SCREEN WOULD HAVE TO BE POROUS; WHICH IN ITSELF WOULD BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE IN CALIFORNIA AND THEY STAND BY THE DEALER AND STATE "THIS IS NOT A DEFECT TOYOTA MOTORS WILL COVER. WE CONSIDER YOUR CASE CLOSED." MY PRIVATE MECHANIC THINKS THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE EVAPORATOR BEHIND AND INTEGRATED WITH THE DASH - COUPLED WITH THE HEAT & HUMIDITY - WHICH MIGHT BE CAUSING THE BLOTTING OUT OF PORTIONS OF THE HYBRID SCREEN CLUSTER. FURTHER, HE TELLS ME THAT WHETHER OR NOT THIS CAN EFFECT THE SAFETY OF THE HYBRID SYSTEM AND THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE, HE DOES NOT KNOW. HE STATES THAT IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS THE COMPLETE DASH ASSEMBLY MUST BE REMOVED. I CANNOT BELIEVE TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION HAS LEARNED NOTHING FROM THEIR MISTAKES OF THE RECENT PAST AND IS DENYING ANY RESPONSIBILITY ON THE PART OF THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS BRAND NEW AUTOMOBILE. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT HAS PROBABLY SHOWN UP ON OTHER VEHICLES AND WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW UP ON ADDITIONAL VEHICLES NO MATTER HOW ADAMANTLY TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION DENIES IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I WATCHED WHAT I THOUGHT WERE SINCERE APOLOGIES BY MR. TOYOTA WHEN HE APPEARED BEFORE THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS. LOOKS AS THOUGH NOTHING HAS CHANGED IN CORPORATE JAPAN TOYOTA. *TR

Mileage: 1,750

NEW 2010 PRIUS LL COMMUTER CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES OR SCOOTS WHEN BOTH FEET ARE ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE TAKES THE SAME ROUTE TO AND FROM WORK DAILY. ON EVERY TRIP, WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL PASSES OVER A RECESSED MANHOLE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. I IMMEDIATELY PUSH HARDER ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE MANHOLE IS ABOUT 30 FEET IN FRONT OF AN INTERSECTION, SO I AM ALREADY DECELERATING AND BRAKING WHEN I CROSS OVER THE MANHOLE. THIS IS SCARY BECAUSE, IF I THE CAR DOESN'T STOP, IT WILL TAKE ME OUT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. BOTH FEET ARE ON THE BRAKE. I HAVE DRIVEN FOR OVER 40 YEARS, AND THIS THE STRANGEST THING I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. *TR

Mileage: 400

I WAS ON A TRIP TO ARIZONA AND WHEN DRIVING IN MY 2010 PRIUS FROM FLAGSTAFF TO PHOENIX DURING THE EVENING, THE BATTER DISPLAY'S TOP SEGMENT GLOWED RED MANY TIMES IN THE DESCENT FROM FLAGSTAFF. IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE TO KEEP THE TOP SEGMENT FROM TURNING RED AS THE VEHICLE WAS COASTING AND I DID NOT WANT TO EXCEED THE SPEED LIMIT SO I REALLY DID NOT NOW WHAT TO DO. I DECIDED TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL SO THE ENGINE WAS NOT BREAKING. HOWEVER IN NEUTRAL I WAS WEARING OUT MY VEHICLES BRAKES WHICH ALSO WORRIED ME BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF OVERHEATING THE BRAKES. I LOOKED IN MY VEHICLE MANUAL BUT NOTHING AS IN THE BOOKLET ABOUT THIS TYPE OF OCCURRENCE. SO I ASKED MY TOYOTA SERVICE PERSONNEL AT RUDY LUTHER TOYOTA IN GOLDEN VALLEY, MN AND THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. HE GAVE ME A THE TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES AT TOYOTA AND AFTER DISCUSSING THIS INCIDENT WITH MANY PEOPLE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE AT TOYOTA, THE END RESULT WAS "THAT THE BATTERY WAS FULLY CHARGED AND WHEN THIS OCCURS THE TOP BAR WILL GLOW RED BUT THIS WILL NOT EFFECT THE BATTERY". I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE OR TOYOTA IS JUST PUTTING ME OFF BUT OTHERS AT THE FOLLOWING TOYOTA FORUM HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. IS THIS A SAFETY PROBLEM, I DO NOT KNOW. IS IT A BATTERY WARRANTY PROBLEM, I DO NOT KNOW. BUT PLEASE LOOK AT THIS FORUM THREAD AND MAYBE YOU CAN DISCUSS THIS MORE FULLY WITH TOYOTA. HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/FORUMS/GEN-III-2010-PRIUS-MAIN-FORUM/67994-ALL-BARS-BATTERY-INDICATOR-4.HTML ON THE RETURN TRIP AND HERE IN MINNESOTA I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM OCCUR AS THERE ARE NOT MANY LONG DESCENTS. *TR

Mileage: 6,750

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED TWO SAFETY ISSUES; LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS AND ENGINE RACE *TGW WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS/ROUGH ROADS, OR IN MARGINAL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW/ICE WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, HE WOULD LOSE BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL REPAIR ON MARCH 24, 2010. HOWEVER, HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. THE CONSUMER PULLED INTO A NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN ONE MILE FROM HIS HOME. AFTER PUSHING THE PARK BUTTON, BUT BEFORE PUSHING THE POWER BUTTON, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE. IT WAS NOT AT AN EXTREME HIGH RPM AND IT WAS NOT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD TIME, BUT IT DID LAST FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WENT DOWN TO NORMAL RPM, AFTER A S SECOND OR TWO, IT BEGAN ALL OVER AGAIN. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS NOT A SURGE AS THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN GEAR AT THE TIME. *JB

Mileage: 6,239

ALTHOUGH I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL (2010 PRIUS) LAST WEEK, THE VEHICLE REPEATED THE LOSS OF BRAKE/SURGE ISSUE THIS MORNING. I ALSO REPORTED TO MY TOYOTA DEALER LAST WEEK ABOUT ABNORMAL, SUDDEN BRAKING. WHEN APPLYING NORMAL PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE BRAKES HAVE LOCKED VIOLENTLY, SENDING ME AND MY PASSENGERS AGAINST OUR SEAT BELTS. TOYOTA CLAIMED THAT THE RECALL MAY MAKE THAT BETTER. IT HAS NOT. THIRDLY, I REPORTED LAST WEEK TO TOYOTA THAT THE CAR HAS ON OCCASION SHAKEN VIOLENTLY AND MADE A LOUD CLANKING NOISE (LIKE A WASHING MACHINE OFF BALANCE) UPON START UP, CAUSING ME TO JUMP OUT F THE CAR FOR FEAR OF IT BLOWING UP. THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS. MY CO-WORKER, A FELLOW 2010 PRIUS OWNER, REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 15,045

SUGGESTION FOR TESTING TOYOTO ACCELERATION PROBLEM: THE TRACKS ON A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD CAN BEHAVE AS AN ANTENNA AND GENERATE FALSE SIGNALS TO THE PROCESSOR. CELL PHONE, GPS SIGNAL RADIATION, ETC., COULD BE CAUSING FALSE SIGNALS ON THE BOARD(S) IN THE TOYOTO VEHICLES. CHECK IT OUT !!

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS III ABS RECALL WAS APPLIED BY DEALER TOYOTA CITY OF BROOKLYN PARK, MN ON 3/17/10. PRIOR TO THIS RECALL UPDATE TO MY CAR, I HAD EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE ONCE SINCE PURCHASE OF THE CAR ON 10/23/09. NOW SINCE THE ABS UPDATE HAS BEEN APPLIED, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE 3 TIMES IN 5 DAYS. THE LAST EXPERIENCE WAS TODAY AND THE WORST YET WHERE I FELT I LOST BRAKES COMPLETELY WHILE SLOWING THE CAR AND BRAKING. I ESTIMATE MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 15 MPH GOING OVER A MINOR POT HOLE. *DT

Mileage: 6,275

TRUE! GEAR PROBLEM! REMEMBER AIRBUS FLIPPING OUR OF CONTROL WHEN THEY CAME OUT WITH FLY BY WIRE? THE JOY STICK GEAR IS DEFAULT TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WHEN NORMAL PUSH BRING IT IN TO REVERSE. NO WAY TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. I THOUGHT THE SAME THING & WAS IN DENIAL UNTIL I REALIZE THAT ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL WHEN THING IS SPEEDING OUT OF CONTROL. DON'T TAKE IT LIGHTLY- I DID BOUGHT A 2010 PRIUS JUST NOW & REALIZE - U CAN'T PUT IT - IN NEUTRAL. I WAS IN DENIAL. ALSO, VENTILATOR FAN SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WHEN U TRY TO SWITCH THE MODES. *DT

Mileage: 1,120

I BELIEVED THE PROBLEM IS IN THE BRAIN BOX OF THE 2008-2010 PRIUS/ETC IN ARE AREA WHERE THE NAVY GENERATE LOW FREQUENCY SIGNALS ARE GARAGE DOORS GO UP AND DOWN AT WILL .WE HAD NO IDEA UNTIL THE NAVY ADMITTED IT. NOW WHIT CELL TOWERS SET UP EVERY WHERE AND WHO KNOWS WHAT SIGNAL ARE GENERATED THRU THEM. WHO TO SAY THAT IT IS AT SOME POINT IT EFFECTING SOME OF THE TOYOTAS AFTER ALL THEY ARE ROLLING COMPUTERS WHEN THEY STOP THE ERRATIC BEHAVIOR AND THEN REBOOT WITHOUT A TRACE. *TR

I HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TOYOTA PROBLEM. INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FROM MYSELF,SINCE I HAVE A SPECIFIC SKILL THAT GIVES ME THE ABILITY TO DIAGNOSE THESES TYPE OF PROBLEMS THAT OTHERS DO NOT HAVE IN THEIR SKILL-SET. I HAVE A DOCTORATE IN A CERTAIN FIELD THAT ALLOWS AN UNDERSTANDING OF THESE AND OTHER USUALLY UN ANSWERABLE PROBLEMS WITH COMPUTERS AND EQUIPMENT. EVEN THE FAA PROBLEMS WITH DENIAL OF SERVICE IN THE SYSTEM IS PRETTY SIMPLY ANSWERED. SO NOW,LETS GET TO THE COMPLAINT,YOU FOLKS WOULD NEVER ENGAGE ME AND PAY MY CONSULTANT FEE TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS,AS I HAVE TRIED AND TRIED TO INFORM SO CALLED SMART BUREAUCRATS AND ENGINEERS ON THIS AND OTHER PROBLEMS,BECAUSE YOU BOYS AND GIRLS ARE JUST TOO SMART TO GO DOWN ANY ROAD THAT YOU HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED TO GO DOWN USUALLY' THERE IS A FIX FOR THE TOYOTA PROBLEM,BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE TOYOTA REALLY WANTS IT FIXED,AND I KNOW THAT SOUNDS GOOFY,BUT IF YOU KNEW OTHER SENSITIVE INFORMATION THAT I KNOW,YOU MIGHT AGREE. SO,BOTTOM LINE,THE US GOVT. PERSONNEL WILL AS USUAL ROUND FILE ANY OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE FROM GUYS WITH MY SET OF SKILLS,AND THE PROBLEMS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE THE TERRORISM EVENTS HERE. I CAN USUALLY SHAME YOU KIND OF FOLKS AND SAY SOMETHING LIKE,PROVE ME WRONG,AND THAT DOESN'T EVEN GET A FLINCH EITHER. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

MY PRIOR PRIUS WAS REPURCHASED BY TOYOTA 09/09 WITH SEVERE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WHICH ONLY ESCALATED. I BELIEVE THE MAN IN CA BECAUSE THAT HAPPENED TO US ON THE HIGHWAY, AND OUR CAR BEHAVED AS IF IT WERE 'POSSESSED'. NOW MY 2010 IS HAVING INTERMITTENT ISSUES, INCLUDING AN ANTI-SKID/ BRAKING LIGHT THAT WE'D THOUGHT WAS REMEDIED BY RESETTING AN ABS ACTUATOR FRIDAY-IT WAS ON SINCE TEST DRIVING THE CAR-BUT I WAS TOLD MANY EXCUSES, AND EVENTUALLY THEY WERE AWARE BUT DID NOT KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THIS. (?) I'M CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AS MY 2007 TRAPPED US IN THE CAR TWICE-911 CALLED IN A PANIC-PLUS MY SMALL DAUGHTER'S SAFETY WAS AT RISK JUST BY OWNING THAT CRAZY CAR. PLEASE SEE IF YOU CAN LOCATE THAT CAR AND INSPECT IT-YOU WILL SEE THIS IS NOT SOME CHANCE SITUATION-AND NOW I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR NEW CAR 'PERFORMING AS DESIGNED' WHEN BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHEN APPLIED! FEEL FREE CONTACTING ME ON THIS!! *TR

Mileage: 5

DRIVING MY 2010 PRIUS WHEN SUDDENLY THE AUTO TURNED OFF. INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND DASH STATED KEY WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE CABIN INDICATING CAR WAS OFF. DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED AND COMPUTER SAW THE ERROR MESSAGE. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BUT CALL BACK IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 9,500

I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THERE ARE THREE DRIVING MODES: EV, ECO AND POWER. EV IS ALL ELECTRIC, FOR VERY SHORT DISTANCES AT SPEEDS UNDER 25 MPH. EVERY TIME I USE THE EV MODE, AND ACCELERATE PAST 10 (TEN) MILES PER HOUR, THE SYSTEM BEEPS AND THE DISPLAY ALERTS THAT I AM EXCEEDING THE SPEED, AND SHIFTS ONTO ANOTHER MODE. I AM UNABLE TO USE THE EV MODE AS ADVERTISED BY TOYOTA. I HAVE TAKEN THE AUTO TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE AUTO OPERATES IN FULL ELECTRIC MODE , AT LOW SPEEDS, FOR SHORT DISTANCES. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

PURCHASED 2010 PRIUS ON AUG LL,09. HAVE RETURNED TO DEALER 5 TIMES, BEGINNING ON SEPT.29, 09, TO REPORT SAME PROBLEM...WHICH IS THAT AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN I SHIFT FROM "P" TO EITHER "D" OR "R", THE VEHICLE LUNGES AND WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKE, IT IS LIKE HITTING A BRICK WALL. THIS PROCESS IS REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES IN SEQUENCE...LUNGE, BRAKE, LUNGE, BRAKE..THEN IT CORRECTS ITSELF AND DRIVES NORMALLY. I CANNOT PREDICT WHEN THIS WILL OCCUR, SOMETIMES IT IS WEEKS AND HUNDREDS OF MILES BETWEEN OCCURRENCES; SOMETIMES ONLY A FEW MILES AND HOURS BETWEEN INCIDENTS. THE DEALER ALWAYS SAYS THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE NO DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR. I HAVE REPORTED TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SER. AND WAS ASSIGNED A CASE #. HAVE HAD ONGOING CONVERSATION WITH TCS REP TO REPORT THIS AND SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS, I.E. VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES..."KEY DETECTED IN VEHICLE" WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD... ETC. AM ALWAYS TOLD "SCAN SHOWS NO PROBLEMS". I THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ELECTRONICS. UNSAFE, FRIGHTENING. LATEST INCIDENT ON 3/05/10. DEALER INSTALLED SOFTWARE FIX FOR BRAKE RECALL ON 2/10/10. AT TIMES MUST REPEATEDLY MOVE GEAR SHIFT LEVER BEFORE IT RESPONDS. *TR

Mileage: 800

I OWN A 2010 PRIUS. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE OCT 2009. TWICE I LET THE CAR SIT IN MY GARAGE WITHOUT DRIVING IT FOR 6 DAYS. THE BATTERY COMPLETELY DISCHARGE OVER THE 6 DAYS SUCH THAT THE CAR HAS TO BE JUMPED IN ORDER FOR IT TO START. BOTH TIMES I TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER AND BOTH TIMES THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THERE SOLUTION WAS TO NOT LET THE CAR SIT UNDRIVEN FOR THAT LONG. HOWEVER, IF I TOOK THE CAR TO THE AIRPORT AND LEFT IT WHILE I WAS GONE FOR A WEEK, IT WOULD NOT START WHEN I RETURN. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME SINCE I TRAVEL A LOT. ACCORDING TO TOYOTA I HAVE NO RECOURSE. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE TURN SIGNALS BEGAN ACTIVATING ON THEIR OWN AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE. THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHICH INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN DANGER OR THE FRONT WHEELS WERE GOING TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. THERE WAS ALSO A VERY LOUD BUZZING INDICATOR THAT STARTLED THE CONTACT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER . THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 435. UPDATED 04/21/10

Mileage: 400

1. ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH, 2010 I HAD MY 2010 PRIUS "FIXED" AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR THE BRAKE/ACCELERATION RECALL. I HAD EXPERIENCED BRAKING/ACCELERATION ISSUES ONLY 3 TIMES IN 5 MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE BEFORE HAVING IT RECALLED. 2. IN THE LAST 2 DAYS I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE BRAKING/ACCELERATION PROBLEM TWICE. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE GOTTEN WORSE. ESSENTIALLY WHAT OCCURS IS A SUDDEN JERKING FORWARD OF THE CAR, WHETHER OR NOT THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS DEPRESSED, TYPICALLY WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT. I OCCURRED BOTH TIMES AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS BETWEEN 10-20 MILES AN HOUR AND THE ACCELERATION LASTED ONLY A SECOND OR 2, BUT IS VERY ALARMING, ESPECIALLY IF A CAR IS IN FRONT OF YOU. *TR

Mileage: 5,600

LEASED A TOYOTA PRIUS 2010. 2 WEEKS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT ON COMING IN FOR NO REASON. *TR

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS SOFTWARE DEFECT IN THE ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM. CONSUMER STATES WHILE REVERSING BEFORE THE START UP OPERATION IS COMPLETE THE BRAKES GRAB. *KB THE CONSUMER PARKED FACING AN UPSLOPE AT THE DEALER TO GET HIS LICENSE PLATE INSTALLED. TO LEAVE, THE CONSUMER PUT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PRESSED THE POWER BUTTON. AS THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO LIGHT UP, HE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE AND THE FOOT BRAKE AND STARTED TO EASE DOWN THE RAMP. AS THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE FOOT BRAKE, THE BRAKES GRABBED BADLY. THE CONSUMER RELEASED AND RE-APPLIED THEM, AND AGAIN THEY GRABBED. THE GRABBING WAS SEVERE ENOUGH THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND THE CONSUMER JUST STOPPED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE BEHAVIOR INDICATED A DEFECT IN THE SOFTWARE THAT CONTROLLED THE START-UP SEQUENCE. THE CONTROL COMPUTER SHOULD NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE UNTIL THE POWER-ON OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN FULLY COMPLETED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE WHILE WEARING SUN GLASSES HE STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO SEE THE SPEEDOMETER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1000. UPDATED 3/24/10 *CN UPDATED 05/10/10*JB

Mileage: 1,000

MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS DOES NOT ALWAYS RECOGNIZE THE KEY AND WILL NOT OPEN DOORS AND NOT START THE VEHICLE. THE GEAR SHIFT JUMPS OUT OF GEAR GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND VICE VERSA. THE HEATER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY NEWLY PURCHASED VEHICLE. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

Mileage: 150

WHILE SLOWING DOWN (FOOT ON THE BRAKE) FOR A LIGHT OR ROAD BUMP, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES UNTIL I PRESS HARDER ON THE BRAKE. THIS HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 10 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR SUMMER OF 2009. NO ACCIDENT BUT ALMOST REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SEVERAL TIMES. BROUGHT TO TOYOTA AND TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG AND I WASN'T USED TO THE ABS SYSTEM. THIS CAN'T EXPLAIN THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS. *CN

Mileage: 250

I PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS IN AUGUST, 2009. DURING THE FALL, 2009, I EXPERIENCED TWO INCIDENTS, WHICH IN RETROSPECT, I THINK INVOLVED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND WENT OVER A SPOT ON THE ROAD WHICH, BECAUSE IT WAS DARK, I COULDN'T SEE FOR SURE, BUT WHICH FELT LIKE A POT HOLE. (I ALSO THINK IT MAY HAVE BEEN RAINING ON BOTH OF THESE OCCASIONS, ALTHOUGH I CAN'T RECALL FOR SURE). IMMEDIATELY AFTER HITTING WHAT I THINK WAS A POT HOLE, I FELT THE CAR SUDDENLY AND DRAMATICALLY ACCELERATE. BOTH TIMES I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. AT THE TIME, IT DID NOT OCCUR TO ME WHAT WAS GOING ON. BUT, NOW THINKING ABOUT IT, I THINK IT LIKELY THAT THE SUDDEN JOLT TO THE CAR, PERHAPS COMBINED WITH MOISTURE, CAUSED SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION, WHICH THANKFULLY, WAS SHORT-LIVED (OR AT LEAST STOPPED BY BRAKING). SHORTLY AFTER THESE INCIDENTS, I MENTIONED THEM TO MY WIFE. SHE REPORTED THAT SHE HAD EXPERIENCED VERY MUCH THE SAME THING ON A SEPARATE (I.E., A THIRD OCCASION) DRIVING OUR PRIUS. *CN

Mileage: 4,000

MY 2010 PRIUS STALLED IN TRAFFIC CUTTING OFF ALL POWER INCLUDING EMERGENCY FLASHERS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART FOR 8 MINUTES. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER AND REPORTED MY PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A SOFTWARE GLITCH WHICH WAS IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED. *TR

Mileage: 995

1. I BOUGHT MY 2010 PRIUS NEW FROM A TOYOTA DEALER IN EARLY DECEMBER OF 2009. 2. WHEN I AM APPLYING THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, IF I HIT A POTHOLE, BUMP, OR SPEED BUMP THE BRAKES WILL STOP WORKING AND THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS BRAKE FAILURE AT LEAST 20 TIMES, WITH VARYING SEVERITY. IT CAN HAPPEN ANY TIME I AM TRYING TO SLOW DOWN AND HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE (E.G.. TRYING TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME IS STOPPING, OR BECAUSE I AM APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT, OR BECAUSE I AM TURNING OR GOING INTO A CURVE). SO FAR, THIS BRAKE FAILURE HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT IT HAS CAUSED ME TO COME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME ON ONE OCCASION. I HAVE COME TO NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY PRIUS BECAUSE I CANNOT TRUST THE BRAKES WHEN THERE ARE BUMPS OR POTHOLES IN THE ROAD. 3. I BROUGHT MY PRIUS TO THE SERVICE CENTER OF THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN ON 2/4/2010. THAT EVENING WHEN I SPOKE TO THE MECHANIC, HE TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKES ARE NORMAL AND THAT HE DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX MY CAR AND THAT I COULD PICK MY CAR UP. I THEN SPOKE WITH THE MANAGER AND TOLD HIM THAT I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR UNTIL THEY FIXED THE BRAKING PROBLEM. MY CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP AND HAS NOT BEEN FIXED BECAUSE THEY ARE REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE BRAKES ARE NOT FUNCTIONING SAFELY. *TR

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS - WHEN BRAKING, IF YOU HIT A BUMP OR POT HOLE IN THE ROAD, THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD (ACCELERATES). YOU HAVE TO REALLY PAY ATTENTION FOR THIS OCCURRENCE OR YOU WILL REAR END SOMEONE. I HAS HAPPEN ABOUT 5 TIMES NOW. THIS SEEMS TO BE A ELECTRONICS ISSUE NOT A PEDAL PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 10,300

I OWN A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. SINCE PURCHASING IT IN AUGUST, I HAVE BEEN AWARE OF ODD, COMPLETELY REPRODUCIBLE BRAKING BEHAVIOR. I HAVE NOT REPORTED THE COMPLAINT UNTIL NOW BECAUSE I ASSUMED IT WAS SOMETHING NORMAL WITHIN THE OPERATION OF THE PRIUS, BUT WITH THE REPORT IN THE NEW YORK TIMES THAT JAPAN IS INVESTIGATING THE PRIUS BRAKING SYSTEM, I THOUGHT I SHOULD FILE A REPORT. I LIVE NEAR TRAIN TRACKS THAT HAVE A GRADE CROSSING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BLOCK. THE CROSSING ITSELF IS IN ANN ARBOR, MI, ON W. WILLIAM ST. BETWEEN S. ASHLEY ST AND S. 1ST ST. WHEN DRIVING WESTBOUND ON WILLIAM ST, ONE TRAVELS DOWNHILL AND ENCOUNTERS THE GRADE CROSSING NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, ABOUT 20-30 FEET BEFORE AN INTERSECTION. EVERY TIME I CROSS THE TRAIN TRACKS AT THIS GRADE CROSSING--REGARDLESS OF WEATHER CONDITIONS--I NOTICE AN ALARMING LOSS OF BRAKING POWER THAT OCCURS EXCLUSIVELY WHEN CROSSING THE TRAIN TRACKS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THIS WAS NORMAL, THAT PERHAPS THE CAR WAS JUST SLIPPING, BUT NOW IT SEEMS AS IF THIS REPRESENTS THE CONDITIONS THAT ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION IN JAPAN. THE PROBLEM IS 100% REPRODUCIBLE. TYPICAL TRAVEL SPEEDS ARE 15-30 MILES PER HOUR. THE BRAKING ACTION IS ONLY INTERRUPTED WHILE TRAVELING OVER THE BUMPY SURFACE OF THE RAIL TRACKS, AND THEN BRAKING ACTION IS RESTORED. HOWEVER, IF THERE ARE CARS QUEUED UP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL AT THE INTERSECTION, IT OFTEN LEADS TO SHORT BRAKING TIMES AND HAS CAUSED CONCERN REGARDING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BRAKES. I HAVE NOT SPOKEN TO MY DEALERSHIP REGARDING THE PROBLEM, NOR HAD ANY SERVICE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE PROBLEM. AGAIN, I BELIEVED THIS TO BE MORE OF A DESIGN ISSUE THAN A PERFORMANCE PROBLEM, BUT IT IS ALARMING, NONETHELESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK KEEPING AMERICA'S CARS SAFE. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED PRIUS 2010 V WITH TECHNOLOGY OPTION. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR TWO WEEKS CAR DESIGN HAS CAUSED A LIFE-TREATING SITUATION FOR DRIVER AND TWO PASSENGERS (ONE OF THEM BEING A CHILD) BY STOPPING AT THE INTERSECTION IN A NON-DRIVABLE CONDITION IN A WAY OF HIGH TRAFFIC IN THE NIGHT. CAR HAD TO BE BLOCKED OUT BY POLICE FOR 1.5 HOURS AND LATER TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. LATER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT INABILITY TO DRIVE WAS CAUSED BY INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHT DIMMER TURNING OFF INSTRUMENTAL PANEL WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE SWITCHED ON. NOTE THAT DIMMER ITSELF WAS NOT OPERATED BY THE DRIVER (IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MOVED UNINTENTIONALLY SOME TIMES EARLIER) AND ACTUAL ACT OF TURNING INSTRUMENTAL PANEL OFF WAS TRIGGERED BY TURNING ON HEADLIGHTS WHICH INCREASED DIMMING LEVEL TO "FULL OFF" STATE. THIS CAR DOES NOT HAVE ANY "NON-ELECTRONIC" INSTRUMENTAL PANEL AND SO IS NOT DRIVABLE WITH IT OFF. IN FACT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WAS NOT AWARE THAT CAR IS EVEN ON AT THAT TIME BECAUSE THERE IS NO "DRIVE" SHIFT INDICATOR EXCEPT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND FIRST REACTION WAS TO TRY AND RESTART THE CAR, WHICH FURTHER MAKE DRIVE SHIFT POSITION UNCERTAIN. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE DESIGN. DIMMER SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE CARE NOT OPERABLE. IN THIS CAR WITHOUT ANY NON-ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTAL PANEL, IT SHOULD BE NEVER POSSIBLE TO COMPLETELY TURN IT OFF. THIS FUNCTION SHOULD BE ELIMINATED TO PREVENT AN EVENTUALLY FATAL ACCIDENT THAT IS WAITING TO HAPPEN (OR MAYBE ALREADY HAPPENED). NOTE THAT CAR MANUAL DOES NOT MENTION: 1) THAT INSTRUMENTAL PANEL CAN BE COMPLETELY OFF WITH THE DIMMER 2) THAT THERE IS A DEPENDENCY BETWEEN DIMMING LEVEL AND HEADLIGHTS. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY MULTIPLE OTHER USERS AS INDICATED BY THESE THREADS: HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/FORUMS/GEN-II-PRIUS-AUDIO-ELECTRONICS/11744-BLANK-INSTRUMENT-CLUSTER-PANEL.HTML HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/FORUMS/GEN-II-PRIUS-CARE-MAINTENANCE-TROUBLESHOOTING/9053-WHEN-MY-HEADLIGHTS-MY-DASHBOARD-DARK.HTML. *TR

Mileage: 150

TL*THE CONTACT TEST DROVE A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS FROM A AUTHORIZED DEALER. HE STATES THAT HE WAS WEARING POLARIZED SUNGLASSES. HE HAD EXTREME DIFFICULTY READING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER AND SPEEDOMETER GAUGE WHICH EXHIBITED DIM LIGHTING. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. BL UPDATED 10/09/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS A DASHBOARD DISPLAY JUST BELOW THE WINDSHIELD THAT REPORTS THE SPEED, FUEL LEVEL AND OTHER OPERATING INFORMATION. THE DISPLAY IS A REFLECTED IMAGE OF A VACUUM-FLUORESCENT DISPLAY INSIDE THE DASH. UNFORTUNATELY, THE REFLECTION PATH POLARIZES THE DISPLAYED IMAGE SO THAT IT IS ALL BUT UNREADABLE THROUGH POLARIZED SUNGLASSES. UPDATED 10/16/09.