Toyota Prius Complaints (2010)

2,829 consumer complaints on file.

#10495661January 30, 2013
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER
LETTER ON BEHALF OF, REQUEST ASSISTANCE IN GETTING TOYOTA TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE INVERTER ON HIS 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS; THIS PART WAS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED ON EARLIER MODELS; REPLY TO THE CLEVELAND DISTRICT OFFICE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AS HE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE INVERTER WOULD COST $3,400 TO REPLACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494886January 27, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
ALL BRAKES FAILED WHILE I WAS GOING 69MPH ON I-75 SOUTH JUST NORTH OF THE UNION CENTRE BOULEVARD EXIT, APPROACHING I-275 AT THE BUTLER/HAMILTON COUNTY LINE ON SAT. DEC. 22.. ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE WARNING "BEEPS". I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC BUT WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO EXIT ON THE UNION CENTRE EXIT RAMP AND ROLL TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENED THE DAY AFTER I HAD THE CAR AT PERFORMANCE TOYOTA IN FAIRFIELD, OH FOR THE 35,000 MILE CHECK/OIL CHANGE (ON DEC. 21) .THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO PERFORMANCE TOYOTA ON DEC 22; THEY DETERMINED THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED (LOST ITS VACUUM) CAUSING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493689January 21, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TODAY, 1/21/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 245PM WHILE DRIVE BACK FROM DISNEY WITH MY FAMILY ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE(MILE POINT MARKER 294 NB) AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH OUR 2010 PRIUS SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" CAME ON. MIND YOU I WAS TRAVELING ON A MAJOR ROAD WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY KEPT DECREASING IN SPEED AND I JUST TURNED ON TO THE MEDIAN AND THE CAR ROLLED TO A STOP. LUCKILY THERE WAS A FLORIDA SAFETY PATROL BEHIND ME WHO PUT ON HIS FLASHING LIGHTS UNTIL I WAS SAFELY OFF THE TURNPIKE. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED. CAR ARRIVED AT XXX(DEALER) TOYOTA AT 502PM AND I AM AWAITING A CALL BACK ON THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO, THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THE CAR FAILED. THANK YOU. THIS IS WHAT I FILED WITH TOYOTA MINUS IDENTIFYING DATA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493546January 20, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
INCIDENT #1 BRAKE: ON JANUARY 17, 2013 AS I WAS ENTERING THE INTERSECTION ABOUT 20MPH, I APPLIED MY BRAKES, BUT THEY WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND WARNING LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. I PRESSED BRAKES VERY HARD AND CAR ALMOST STOP, THEN, ITS BRAKES GAVE UP. THERE IS SUDDEN SLIGHT "UNINTENDED ACCELERATION" AND I ALMOST HIT CAR FRONT OF ME. BUT, I AM ABLE TO MANAGE TO DROVE THE CAR INTO THE CENTER ISLAND. BRAKE WAS TOTALLY OUT, AND THE CAR STARTED DROVE BY ITSELF. I PANICKED AND PRESSED POWER BUTTON TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. CAR DROVE ABOUT 15 FEET AND STOPPED. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, I TOW MY CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME THAT LOST BRAKE IS DUE TO SHORT CIRCUIT MADE DOMINO EFFECT TO MULTIPLE COMPUTERS MALFUNCTION. THEY WILL REPLACE WHOLE COMPUTER SYSTEM, BUT SERVICE MAN WOULD NOT GUARANTEE IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. INCIDENT #2 POWER FAILED AND SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY. ON DECEMBER, 2012 AND JANUARY 2013. I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY AND TRYING TO MERGE INTO THE CENTER LINE, CAR STALLED AND PROMPTED "KEY DOES NOT DETECT" MESSAGE ON THE SCREEN. I ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER CAR. WHILE THE CAR STILL HAS A SPEED ABOUT 40MPH, I MANAGED TO RESTART THE CAR BY DEPRESSED BRAKE AND PRESS POWER BOTTOM. IT IS TRUE THIS CAR LOSE BRAKE AND DOES SLIGHT "ACCELERATE". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493299January 17, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493088January 15, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN DRIVING ON AN UNEVEN OR WET SURFACE THE BRAKES SEEM TO LAG FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THE CAR HOPS FORWARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490870January 3, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
MY PRIUS IV, PURCHASED NEW IN 2010, INTERMITTENTLY HAD A LUNGING FORWARD PROBLEM WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS, POT HOLES ETC. I WOULD HAVE TO STOP IT BY BRAKING QUICKLY, SO I DIDN'T COLLIDE WITH A CAR AHEAD. I INFORMED TOYOTA OF THIS PROBLEM WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR. THEY TESTED IT AND SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. I MENTIONED THIS TO THEM ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS WHEN I TOOK THE CAR FOR ITS PERIODIC MAINTENANCE OF 5000 MILE INTERVALS. ON DECEMBER 26, 2012 I WAS STOPPED WAITING TO GO LEFT WHEN I WAS REAR-ENDED. I WENT TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE. WHEN I ACCELERATED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,THE CAR TOOK OFF CRAZILY, AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED FOR ABOUT 6-7 SECONDS, ZIGZAGGING UNCONTROLLABLY ON THE 2 LANE ROAD. IF THERE WERE CARS COMING TOWARD ME, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A HEAD ON CRASH. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED TOYOTA SERVICE OF SCRANTON,PA AND ASKED THEM TO SEE AND ASSESS THE CAR'S PROBLEM. THEY MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND CONCLUDED.SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM INTERNALLY, AND SUGGESTED REMOVING THE AFTER MARKET FLOORMAT. I THEN PROCEEDED TO SHOW THEM THE SAME PROBLEMS MANY CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING WITH THE PRIUS , INCLUDING AN ARTICLE BY STEVE WOZNIAK, THE CO-FOUNDER OF APPLE COMPANY, WHO HAD ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH HIS 2010 PRIUS. I CALLED THE MAIN TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS LATER, EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOO SAID THERE IS NO MALFUNCTION , ONLY MENTIONING THE FLOOR MATS AGAIN.. THIS IS NOT THE CASE AS THE CAR HAS HAD ACCELERATION PROBLEMS FROM THE BEGINNING AND TO FURTHER CLARIFY, I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY STOP THE CAR... THE MAT WAS NO WHERE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS FOR OTHERS' SAFETY, MY PASSENGERS AND MY OWN SAFETY. I TAKE CARE OF MY CARS FAITHFULLY. YOU CAN VIEW MY RECORDS. I AM ALSO FEARFUL IF I TRADE THIS CAR, SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT GET INJURED OR KILLED. CAN YOU PLEASE CHECK AND ADVISE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488950December 17, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
IF YOU GO OVER A BUMP WHILE BRAKING - THE BRAKES FAIL, AND YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND RE-APPLY IN ORDER TO STOP. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES - AND IS A SERIOUS FLAW ON THIS AUTOMOBILE. THIS CAR IS A FLEET VEHICLE FOR MY COMPANY AND I HAVE ASKED PEERS IF THIS OCCURS ON THEIR CARS - AND THEY HAVE CONFIRMED THE SAME EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR BRAKES. WITH ALL THE TOYOTA RECALLS - I AM UNCLEAR WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED...? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489009December 17, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC COVER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD BECOME FOGGY, OBSTRUCTING THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY OF THE ROADWAY WHEN DRIVING DURING THE NIGHT. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS RUST ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT FENDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES FOUND WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488731December 13, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE TRAVELING WEST BOUND ON TENNESSEE STREET IN TALLAHASSEE, FL, AND AS I WAS GOING THROUGH THE LIGHT AT THE CORNER OF TENNESSEE AND MONROE STREET, THE TRAFFIC STOPPED JUST PAST THE INTERSECTION. AS I WAS ENTERING THE INTERSECTION, I APPLIED MY BRAKES BUT THEY WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND A WARNING LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. I HAD ONE OF TWO CHOICES; HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR HIT THE CURB FOR THE SIDEWALK CLOSE TO WHERE A MAN WAS STANDING WITH HIS BICYCLE. LUCKILY I HAD JUST ENOUGH ROOM TO GO BETWEEN THE BACK-END OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND THE MAN ON THE SIDEWALK. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED IN MY ACCIDENT, I JUST SCARED THE MAN VERY BADLY, BUT THE REPAIRS TO MY CAR ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE MORE THAN $4,000. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488024December 11, 2012
ENGINE
WHILE MAKING A U TURN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING ILLUMINATED. THE CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS OIL IN THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSED BY OVERFILLING AND THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH OIL OVERFILLS ON PRIUS VEHICLES. THE LAST OIL CHANGE HAD BEEN 8,000 MILES AND MORE THAN 2 MONTHS PREVIOUS. THE PLACE THAT PERFORMED THE OIL CHANGE AGREED TO LOOK AT CAR AND CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY. THEY ALSO CHECKED THE OIL AND MADE SURE IT WAS CORRECT LEVEL. THREE WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING OCCURRED. THIS TIME THE CAR LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CAR DIED ON A FREEWAY TRANSITION OVER PASS AND WE WERE STRANDED ON THE FREEWAY IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS THE SAME THING. THE OIL CHANGE PLACE SAYS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY IS THIS THE PROBLEM SINCE THEY LOOKED AT IT VERY CLOSELY THE LAST TIME. I REQUESTED TOYOTA TO SEND OUT A FIELD REPRESENTATIVE TO CONFIRM THAT THIS WAS THE CAUSE. THEY REFUSED. COMPUTER CODES P3190 AND P0A0F HV. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487606December 6, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
OK, THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT (LOSS OF BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS) HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY IN THIS VEHICLE, DESPITE A RECALL IN 2010 AND "SOFTWARE FIX". THE DATE LISTED IS APPROXIMATE. I FELT COMPELLED TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION AFTER HAVING THIS HAPPEN TWICE IN THE PAST WEEK, IN THE HOPES THAT SOME PERMANENT FIX CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE, AND TO WARN PROSPECTIVE BUYERS TO BE CAUTIOUS. IN ALL INCIDENTS, WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPS IN A ROAD WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THERE IS A SUDDEN SLIGHT "ACCELERATION", BUT IN ACTUALITY, PROBABLY JUST THE MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN GOING OVER: (1) MANHOLE COVERS (2) POTHOLES (3) SLIGHT DIPS IN THE ROAD (FROM SUBSIDING ROAD PATCHING AREAS). DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WORSE IN WET CONDITIONS, AND HAS ONLY HAPPENED TO ME AT LOW SPEEDS (~5 -- ~ 20 MPH). NOTE THAT ORIGINAL CARPETED MATS WERE REPLACED WITH ONES THAT FIT A BIT BETTER, AND DO NOT CAUSE ANY ISSUES WITH THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. ONCE THE BUMP IS PASSED OVER, NORMAL BRAKING OCCURS. WHEN I FEEL THIS VEHICLE MOMENTARILY LOSE BRAKING, I QUICKLY LET OFF THE BRAKE FOR A SPLIT SECOND, AND RESUME BRAKING. I HAVE GOTTEN USED TO THIS DEFECT, BUT I SURE WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO INVESTIGATE AND PROVIDE A QUALITY RECALL FIX. THIS BRAKING ISSUE HAS HAPPENED IN NORTH CAROLINA (WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED) AND IN MASSACHUSETTS. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486271November 27, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483685November 8, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479599October 10, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY LUNGED BACKWARD TWO FEET. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR NUMEROUS DIAGNOSTIC TESTS BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REMEDIED AND THE CONTACT TRADED THE VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479349October 9, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN I ENCOUNTER A BUMP WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES IN MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE BRAKES FULLY DISENGAGE MOMENTARILY. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO JOLT FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. MY FOOT IS NOT COMING OFF THE BRAKE AT ALL WHEN THIS HAPPENS, SO I KNOW I AM NOT THE CAUSE OF IT. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE BY MAIL IN FEBRUARY 2010 TO ADDRESS JUST THIS ISSUE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK COMPLETED. IT WAS INTENDED TO FIX THE MALFUNCTION IN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM THAT CAUSED THE BRAKES TO DISENGAGE WHEN THE CAR HITS A BUMP. THE RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. THE BRAKES STILL DO THE EXACT SAME THING AND FULLY DISENGAGE WHEN I HIT A BUMP WHILE BRAKING. THIS IS UNQUESTIONABLY DANGEROUS AND A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479202October 7, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT PROJECT FAR ENOUGH DOWN THE ROAD. REPLACED BULB MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478889October 6, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478683October 4, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 02, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 0510 THE VEHICLE BRAKES WENT OUT AND THE BRAKE, ABS, AND STABILIZATION LIGHTS CAME ON ALONG WITH ALARM. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR - TOLD IT WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER. VEHICLE PICKED UP ON MORNING OF OCTOBER 4, 2012 FROM DEALERSHIP DROVE APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AND THE EXACT SAME THING OCCURRED. BRAKES, ABS, STABILIZATION ALARMS CAME ON. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED AND SAID THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE FINE - SYSTEM HAD CLEARED WITH PART REPLACEMENT - "MAYBE IT WAS A BAD PART OR THERE COULD BE AIR IN THE LINES." VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING INSPECTION. FORTUNATELY, NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES OCCURRED ON THESE DATES. HOWEVER BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF BRAKES AND NEAR ACCIDENTS THIS VEHICLE IS NOW A THREAT TO MY SAFETY. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN LUCKY - I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE WITH THE THIRD BEING THE TIME THAT I AM IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478082October 1, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSING THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TO MAKE A HOWLING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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