Toyota Prius Complaints (2005)

1,051 consumer complaints on file.

#10304299February 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY 2005 PRIUS FOR 5 YEARS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING NEARLY 20 TIMES, WHEN BRAKING, IF A POTHOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD IS HIT, THE CAR SEEMINGLY JERKS FORWARD/ACCELERATES FOR A SPLIT SECOND. AND THE VSC LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL GO ON FOR A SHORT TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304339February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 PRIUS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET GOING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE STREET. AS I TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL I FELT A BIG THUMP LIKE I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BUT NO OTHER CAR WAS PRESENT. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THE STREET WAS DRY AND SMOOTH. I'VE OWNED THE CAR ABOUT 7 MONTHS AND HAVE HAD NO OTHER SIMILAR PROBLEM. I AM UNSURE WHAT CAUSED THE INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304361February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
OUR 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS SURGES WHEN WE ARE BRAKING, COMING TO A STOP AND PASS OVER A MOUND OR POTHOLE, THAT IS, ANY IRREGULARITY IN THE ROAD'S SURFACE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, AND LUCKILY, NO COLLISION HAS YET OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304396February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH ABOUT 80K MILES. WHEN BRAKING, THE CAR JERKED FORWARD INTO AN INTERSECTION ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER CAR. THERE WERE NO SPECIAL WEATHER CONDITIONS TO REPORT WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND I WAS DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED BEFORE BRAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT THREE TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304443February 3, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 PRIUS AT ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR AT APPROXIMATELY 3PM WHEN SHE SAW A TRUCK STOP APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AHEAD OF HER. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE PRIUS DID NOT STOP AND COLLIDED WITH THE TRUCK CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF THE PRIUS. THE ROAD SURFACE WAS WET FROM SNOW AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34 DEGREES. ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS CRASH COULD HAVE RESULTED FROM A BRAKE PROBLEM OR UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304513February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
APPLYING BRAKES WHEN GOING OVER SLIGHT ROAD DISTURBANCES CAUSES COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING TEMPORARILY, FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF SURGE (ACCELERATION). NO OTHER VEHICLE I'VE OWNED HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY SLIGHT ROAD DISTURBANCES (MILD BUMPS) CAUSE TRACTION CONTROL TO TURN ON INAPPROPRIATELY. NO OTHER VEHICLE I'VE OWNED HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER (SPECIFICALLY THE SALES PERSON) WAS INITIALLY CONTACTED IN 2005 ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND IT WAS REPORTED BACK TO ME THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. NOW I AM FINDING OUT THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, SOME OF THEM IN BRAND NEW 2010 VEHICLES. THE INITIAL INCIDENT DATE IS AUG 2005, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304561February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS THAT HAS AN EXTRA OPTION OF STABILITY CONTROL. THE CAR DOES AS OTHERS ARE REPORTING IN THE 2010 MODELS. IF I HIT A BUMP OR ICY PATCH WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE OR AS I AM APPLYING THE BRAKE THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AND THE BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE. THUS FAR I AM ABLE TO HIT HARDER AND HOLD THE BRAKE A SECOND TIME AND THE CAR THEN BEHAVES AS EXPECTED AND STOPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304622February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TEMPORARY LOSS OF BRAKING WHEN GOING OVER A POTHOLE OR RIPPLED SURFACE. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TWICE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, BUT WAS TOLD THIS IS JUST THE WAY ABS WORKS. THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTS TODAY THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2010 PRIUS, BUT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN MY 2005 PRIUS SINCE THE BEGINNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304649February 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, I HAVE OCCASIONALLY EXPERIENCED, WHEN BRAKING, IF THERE IS A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR THE ROAD IS A LITTLE SLICK, THE CAR SEEMINGLY JERKS FORWARD/ACCELERATES FOR A SPLIT SECOND. THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS FEBRUARY 1, 2010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304770February 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
05 TOYOTA PRIUS ( MY CAR) WAS RUNNING AT 25 MILES/HOUR IN LOCAL TRAFFIC. I FOUND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS SLOWED DOWN, SO I STEPPED DOWN MY PRIUS' BRAKE FIRMLY. MY PRIUS'S RESPONSE THE EVENT OF BRAKE BEING STEPPED DOWN WAS NOT AGILE ENOUGH , SO PRIUS HIT THE FRONT CAR'S BACK BUMPER. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THIS SLUGGISH OF PRIUS BRAKE TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER MY CAR'S SAFETY IS COMPROMISED OR NOT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303833February 2, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
'05 TOYOTA PRIUS. CHRONIC FAILURE OF ANTILOCK BRAKES AND OF VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL. TOYOTA DEALERS REPAIR SHOP CLAIMS THAT THIS IS TO BE FIXED AT MY EXPENSE. SEEMS TO ME THAT IMPORTANT SAFETY DEFECTS SHOULD BE REPAIRED FOR FREE. HOW MANY LIKE-COMPLAINTS HAVE YOU REC'D.? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303838February 2, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ABS & STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS STAY ON. DEALER SAYS THAT SYSTEMS ARE FAULTY. NOT A WARRANTY REPAIR!!??!!! N.B.: IT WOULD HELP CONSUMERS IF YOUR COMPLAINT-SEARCH FUNCTION WOULD ALLOW SIMULTANEOUS SEARCHES FOR MODEL OF MULTIPLE YEARS; AND, FOR KEYWORDS SO THAT RESULTS WOULD APPEAR REGARDLESS OF WHETHER COMPLAINANT HAS CHOSEN A DIFFERENT--OR, EVEN, AN INCORRECT--CATEGORY OF EQUIPMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303639February 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CLEARANCE PROBLEM BETWEEN BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR. WHILE EXITING FROM A MAJOR HIGHWAY AS I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN ON THE OFF RAMP MY FOOT GOT TRAPPED BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO ACCELERATE AND I TRIED TO BRAKE WITH MY LEFT FOOT WHICH CAUSED MY RIGHT FOOT TO FURTHER DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS NOW AT THE END OF THE RAMP AT AN INTERSECTION WHERE I WAS ABLE TO TURN RIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE MY LEFT FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, FREE MY RIGHT FOOT AND BRAKE WITH MY RIGHT FOOT. IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY CARS COMING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR NEEDS TO BE INCREASED OR PERHAPS INSTALL A SMALL FLOOR MOUNTED DIVIDER BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR SO THAT THE RIGHT FOOT CAN NOT GET UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303721February 1, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WHEN BRAKING IN LIGHT RAIN; MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES * MODEL YEAR: 2005 * MAKE: TOYOTA * MODEL: PRIUS * COMPONENT: ANTILOCK BRAKES BEFORE I BOUGHT MY CAR, I WENT ON A TEST DRIVE OF A PRIUS WITH THE SALESMAN IN THE CAR. DURING THE TEST DRIVE, IT BEGAN TO RAIN LIGHTLY. WHEN I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE SLOWING DOWN AND STOPPING. I ASKED THE SALESMAN NEXT TO ME WHAT THAT WAS ALL ABOUT. "THAT'S THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM; ISN'T IT GREAT?" IN FACT, IT WAS GREATLY TERRIFYING. WHEN I BOUGHT MY OWN CAR, I ALSO FOUND THAT IN A LIGHT RAIN, THE CAR ALSO CONSISTENTLY ACCELERATES BRIEFLY BEFORE SLOWING DOWN AND STOPPING THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS, AND NOW I DO MY BEST TO AVOID DRIVING IN THE RAIN UNLESS IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. I REALIZE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT SUDDEN ACCELERATION LATELY, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IS BEING LOOKED AT IN THAT IT ONLY OCCURS (SO FAR) ON SLIPPERY ROADS, IT ONLY LASTS A FEW SECONDS, AND IT OCCURS WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES, NOT WHEN I RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL. I'VE ALWAYS ALLOWED PLENTY OF ROOM FOR BRAKING AND SO FAR HAVE NOT CRASHED, BUT I'M HOPING YOU'LL FIND A SOLUTION BESIDES LUCK TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303473January 31, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN IT WAS 8 MONTHS OLD, PROBABLY ALREADY WITH MORE THAN 10,000 MILES ON IT, IT SUDDENLY STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT WAS RUNNING. IT WAS FIXED BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN WELLESLEY, MA AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CODES FOR THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE (SOMETHING I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT AT THE TIME). THEY SAID HOWEVER THAT THEY NEEDED TO GET CODES FROM CALIFORNIA. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY KNEW AT THAT TIME ABOUT AN EXISTING BROADER PROBLEM BUT DIDN'T WANT TO TELL ME, SINCE I WAS A NEW TOYOTA PRIUS OWNER AT THE TIME. I FOUND IT PUZZLING THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM LOCALLY. LATELY, I'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT THE RECALL OF VARIOUS TOYOTA CARS SO I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT MY PRIUS JUST IN CASE: 1) SOMETIMES, WHEN THE CAR IS PUT IN PARK, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVS UP FOR NO REASON (I'M NOT PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL) 2) VERY OCCASIONALLY, I DRIVE OVER A POTHOLE AND AS THE CAR IS RE-CONTACTING THE GROUND, THE ENGINE AGAIN SEEMS TO REV UP. THIS HAS NOT RESULTED IN AN ACTUAL SERIOUS ACCELERATION YET I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE IS ANY PROBLEM WITH THE FLOOR MATS OR PEDALS. THE FLOOR MATS FIT NICELY AROUND THE PEDALS. ASIDE FROM THE ABOVE, MY TOYOTA, WHICH I DRIVE A LOT (IT HAS MORE THAN 100,000 MILES ALREADY) HAS DONE RATHER WELL, WITH MINIMAL SERIOUS PROBLEMS. I'VE BEEN GOOD ABOUT GETTING IT SERVICED REGULARLY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH QUESTIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303341January 30, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RIGHT HEADLIGHT IS INTERMITTENT ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT WILL GO OFF. IF I TURN OFF MY LIGHT OFF AND BACK ON IT COMES BACK ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303400January 30, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS AT 35MPH (ON CRUISE CONTROL). TRAFFIC SLOWED, I TAPPED THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL, THE CAR SPED UP, WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN DESPITE MY STANDING ON THE BRAKE AND I REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY PASSENGER WAS BADLY INJURED, BOTH CARS WERE TOWED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10302927January 28, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS AND HAVE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD LIGHTS. ONE OF THEM WILL TURN OFF BUT IF I TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE HEARD OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER PRIUS, I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND POSSIBLE A DESIGN ISSUE/FLAW SINCE THE CONDITION IS INTERMITTENT (NOT RELATED TO LOOSE WIRES PER MY TOYOTA DEALER) AND COULD RESULT IN TOTAL LOSS OF LIGHTS. SO FAR, BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE NOT SHUT OFF AT THE SAME TIME, BUT BOTH ARE AFFECTED. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303039January 28, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH ATTEMPTING TO PARK HER VEHICLE IT ACCELERATED INTO A TRAILER HITCH ON A TRUCK. THE CONTACTS LICENSE PLATE FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE, THE BUMPER AND VEHICLE HAD MINOR DAMAGES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE WAS NO NEED TO CONTACT THE POLICE AND THERE WERE NO DAMAGES TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302644January 27, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY 2005 HID HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WENT OUT AT 78,000 MILES. THE AUTO PARTS STORE LOOKED UP MY CAR INFO AND SOLD ME TWO BULBS FOR $50.00. AFTER TRYING TO REPLACE THEM MYSELF, I CALLED QUALITY TOYOTA IN FT WALTON BEACH, FL. THEY QUOTED ME $150 FOR LABOR IF I HAD MY OWN BULBS. UPON ARRIVAL, THEY SAID MY BULBS WERE NOT CORRECT, AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME AN ADDITIONAL $300 PER BULB, PLUS THE $150 LABOR. I DECLINED, CHECKED THE INTERNET, AND AM APPALLED THAT AFTER SO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL, TOYOTA HASN'T BEEN FORCED TO RECALL FOR THIS REASON. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD, FOR WHICH TOYOTA IS OBLIGATED TO FIX. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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