Toyota Prius Complaints (2008)

1,497 consumer complaints on file.

#11277937November 4, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO OUT, MEANING YOU CAN NO LONGER SEE THE MPH, THE FUEL, AND EVERYTHING IMPORTANT TO DRIVE WITH GAUGES. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME, DRIVING OR PARKED, ON ANY STREET IN ANY WEATHER. ALSO NOTE, YOU CAN NO LONGER SHUT THE CAR OFF, UNLESS YOU HOLD THE START BUTTON FOR 20 SECONDS. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL STILL NOT SHUT OFF, IT'S ALSO SOMETIMES HARD TO TELL IF THE CAR IS OFF, BECAUSE THERE IS NO MORE DASH. THE ONLY WELL TO TELL IS TO SEE IF THE RADIO GOES ON. THERE ARE A FEW WAYS TO RESET THIS MAJOR MALFUNCTION, TO TRY AND GET THINGS WORKING AGAIN BY DISCONNECTING BATTERIES, BUT THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM, THAT COULD KILL SOMEONE WHILE DRIVING AND NEEDS ATTENTION AND RECALLED SOON AS POSSIBLE!
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#11271527October 28, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE ACTUATOR IS FAILING. IT HAS A CONSTANT PUMPING SOUND THAT INDICATES THIS PART IS FAILING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR MANY GEN 2 PRIUS OWNERS. TOYOTA HAD A CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THIS PART BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF IT. HAD I BEEN NOTIFIED I WOULD HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE.
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#11270351October 23, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY WIFE AND I OWN 2 PRIUS 2ND GENERATION MODELS SINCE 2014. THE ISSUE IS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER RANDOMLY MALFUNCTIONING AND NOT DISPLAYING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON AND SOMETIMES NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, STATIONARY, RAINING, JUST RANDOMLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 10 TIMES ON MY CAR ALONE, AND MY WIFE CAN CONTESTS TO HERS AS WELL. WHAT WE BOTH ARE EXPERIENCING IS ONE OF MANY SITUATIONS. WHILE DRIVING THE DASH LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL JUST NOT WORK: I'M UNABLE TO SEE DRIVING SPEED, IF MY HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. EVEN WHILE STATIONARY WE EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING. THE MAIN REASONS FOR REPORTING THIS IS BECAUSE COINCIDENTALLY IT HAPPENS TO BOTH OF US AT RANDOM TIMES IN 2 DIFFERENT VEHICLES SAME MODEL AND YEAR. FROM MY OWN RESEARCH THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE WITH OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME MODELS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CONSTITUTES AS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR RECALLS, BUT I FEEL THIS IS ONE. I'M FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE ANY ACCIDENTS SO FAR. BUT FOR OTHERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS CAN ACCIDENTALLY START SPEEDING, OR BECOME STARTLED BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN LOSS OF DASH VISUALS, AND RESULT IN HARM OF OTHER'S OR PROPERTY. THIS JUST HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY AND I JUST HAD TO SAY SOMETHING SINCE THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT ISSUE FOR MY WIFE AND I. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS AND PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS.
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0
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#11270350October 23, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY WIFE AND I OWN 2 PRIUS 2ND GENERATION MODELS SINCE 2014. THE ISSUE IS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER RANDOMLY MALFUNCTIONING AND NOT DISPLAYING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON AND SOMETIMES NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, STATIONARY, RAINING, JUST RANDOMLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 10 TIMES ON MY CAR ALONE, AND MY WIFE CAN CONTESTS TO HERS AS WELL. WHAT WE BOTH ARE EXPERIENCING IS ONE OF MANY SITUATIONS. WHILE DRIVING THE DASH LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL JUST NOT WORK: I'M UNABLE TO SEE DRIVING SPEED, IF MY HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. EVEN WHILE STATIONARY WE EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING. THE MAIN REASONS FOR REPORTING THIS IS BECAUSE COINCIDENTALLY IT HAPPENS TO BOTH OF US AT RANDOM TIMES IN 2 DIFFERENT VEHICLES SAME MODEL AND YEAR. FROM MY OWN RESEARCH THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE WITH OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME MODELS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CONSTITUTES AS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR RECALLS, BUT I FEEL THIS IS ONE. I'M FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE ANY ACCIDENTS SO FAR. BUT FOR OTHERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS CAN ACCIDENTALLY START SPEEDING, OR BECOME STARTLED BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN LOSS OF DASH VISUALS, AND RESULT IN HARM OF OTHER'S OR PROPERTY. THIS JUST HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY AND I JUST HAD TO SAY SOMETHING SINCE THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT ISSUE FOR MY WIFE AND I. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS AND PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS.
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0
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0
#11267615October 10, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING OFF THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ON ITS OWN SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIM NORTON TOYOTA (9809 S MEMORIAL DR, TULSA, OK 74133, (918) 215-3786) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO A COMBINATION METER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1910093151. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,397.
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#11267516October 9, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RIGHT HID HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT DURING SHORT OR LONG TRIPS. IT IT'S NOW OCTOBER 2019. THIS SAME LIGHT WAS REPLACED FOR SAME PROBLEM IN JULY 2018 AND I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT MY BALLAST AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IS FINE. IT SHOULD NOT BE BURNED OUT BY NOW. I ONLY USE THE LIGHTS AT NIGHT OR DURING RAIN. I HAVE READ ON SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM PRIUS OWNERS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.
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0
#11265944October 3, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE 2008 PRIUS HAS A DIGITAL DISPLAY. SOMETIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTS UP THERE IS NO INFORMATION DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN. NOTHING SHOWS WHAT GEAR (REVERSE, NEUTRAL, FORWARD) IT IS IN. THERE IS NO SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY. NO ODOMETER DISPLAY. NO FUEL LEVEL DISPLAY. AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE DASH DOES NOT LIGHT UP, I HAVE NOTICED THERE IS NO BACKUP CAMERA OR BACKUP LIGHTS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, THE START BUTTON WILL NOT FULLY SHUT DOWN THE CAR. IT WILL CYCLE BETWEEN ACCESSORY MODE AND FULL START WHEN THE BUTTON IS PRESSED. I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING THE VEHICLE IS ALSO NOT KEEPING TRACK OF THE MILES DRIVEN WHILE THE DASH IS NOT DISPLAYING - SO WHEN THE DASH DOES START WORKING AGAIN, THE ODOMETER IS NOT SHOWING TRUE MILEAGE. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE TO FINALLY SHUT DOWN, I HAVE SOMETIMES HAD THE ISSUE NOT PRESENT THE NEXT DAY AT STARTUP. OTHER TIMES IT WILL LAST THROUGH SEVERAL STARTS AND STOPS. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT WITH A FAULTY COMBINATION METER. AND I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.
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0
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0
#11258611September 27, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR HAS BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH BRAKING AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS WITH 'BRAKES, ABS, VSC. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ALREADY. REPLACED THE BRAKE SYSTEM (PADS, DRUMS, ETC..), CATALYTIC CONVERTER, HYBRID BATTERY. EVERY TIME I DRIVE OUT OUT OF THE DEALER 'ALL IS GOOD' AS CODES WERE CLEARED BUT A FEW MONTHS AFTER, THE LIGHTS ARE ON AGAIN. THESE ISSUES HAVE CAUSE ARE CAUSING MY CAR TO BE ACTING UP WHILE DRIVING AND TRYING TO BREAK AT STOP SIGNS AND CROSSING LIGHTS BY DELAYING TO STOP ON TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA IN ASSISTING US WITH REPAIRS. UNLESS THEY'LL WAIT FOR A TRAGEDY BEFORE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. HAVE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY ALWAYS SAY 'IT COULD THIS' OR 'IT COULD BE THAT'. SO FAR THE REPAIRS THEY HAVE DONE IS SUPPOSED TO FIX THE CURRENT ISSUE WITH BREAKS, LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD BUT NOW ABS CAN BE RELATED TO THE ACTUATOR AND THAT WILL COST ME AROUND $3,000! WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD ANYMORE. MY CAR IS PAID FOR AND I'VE SPENT ALMOST $7,000 IN 'REPAIRS' AND OF COURSE ALL VEHICLE'S WARRANTEES HAD EXPIRED WHEN I TOOK IT IN. IN REVIEWING MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THESE ABS AND VSC PROBLEMS AND THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF RECALL TO FIX THEM, OTHERWISE AS CUSTOMERS WE'RE LOSING FAITH IN TOYOTA AND/OR THEIR DEALERS. I LOVE TOYOTA CARS BUT GOING THROUGH THESE EXPERIENCES WITH COSTLY REPAIRS MAY CHANGE MY MIND IN GOING WITH ANOTHER BRAND.
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0
#11257443September 23, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WAS PARKED IN LINE TO PICK UP CHILD FROM SCHOOL. TURNED CAR ON AND PUT IT ON DRIVE, MOVED SLOWLY WHEN PARKING BRAKE LIGHT, ABS WARNING LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ALL CAME ON AND THEN MY BRAKES WENT LIMP. HAD TO PUSH ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND STOPPING WAS STILL HARD TO DO. ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHEN SUDDENLY ALL LIGHTS WENT OFF AND BRAKES JERKED TO A SUDDEN STOP. I'M TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY CAR AT FASTER SPEED KNOWING MY BRAKES BASICALLY WENT OUT. PRETTY SURE IT'S FAILING BRAKE ACTUATOR AND TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBABLY BUT DIDN'T DO A RECALL ONLY EXTENDED WARRANTIES... I DIDN'T OWN THE CAR WHEN THOSE WARRANTIES WE'RE GOING ON IN 2016. HEADLIGHTS ALSO WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF AND I HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON CONSTANTLY DRIVING AT NIGHT.
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0
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0
#11256985September 21, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING DURING THE DAY OR NIGHT, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR (NON-SEASONAL), BOTH HEADLIGHTS (HID) FLICKER, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF COMPLETELY AND INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES IT COMES BACK ON IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, BUT MOST OF THE TIME IT DOESN'T. WE HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER TWICE FOR THIS AND RECEIVED TWO TICKETS FROM POLICE. IT DOESN'T WORK TO EXCHANGE OR REPLACE BULBS. I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY 2008 PRIUS OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE TOYOTA NEEDS TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED.
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0
Deaths:
0
#11245927August 22, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED. THE BRAKES STARTED STOPPING ABRUPTLY WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD ALSO BE ON SLOWING THE CAR DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IFOUND OUT THAT TOYOTA WAS MAKING THIS REPAIR AT NO COST UP UNTIL JANUARY 2018. MY ISSUE IS THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGISTERED TO ME SINCE 2013. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT TOYOTA KNEW THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WAS AN ISSUE ON THIS MODEL BUT FAILED TO NOTIFY ME TO CORRECT IT EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD MY CONTACT INFORMATION DURING THE TIME THAT IT WAS BEING FIXED FOR FREE.
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0
Deaths:
0
#11244586August 17, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CRYPTOCURRENCY INDUSTRY HAS SPAWNED A FRENZY OF HYBRID BATTERY ENERGY THEFT. MY COMBINATION METER SPIKES AND REDUCES DOWN A DEFICIT IN FUEL, INSIGHT OF OTHER VEHICLES DRIVING CLOSE ENOUGH TO EXTRACT POWER FROM THE REAR BATTERY CELLS. EVERY TIME I RE-FUEL THE COMBINATION METER RE-CALIBRATES FHE FUEL AND ELECTRIC LEVEL. I LOSE 5 TO 20 PERCENT OF THAT LEVEL ONCE IT HAS CALIBRATES, EVERY TIME.
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0
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0
#11244710August 17, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VENTILATION CIRCUIT TO SELECT INSIDE TO OUTSIDE AIR HAS BEEN CYBER-TERRORISED SEVERAL TIMES. THE SYSTEM IS VITAL TO OPERATE SECURELY, AS A DISABLED CONSTITUENT, IN A GREAT METROPOLIS, THAT HAS SEWAGE AND GARBAGE VAPORS EVERYWHERE. THEY ACCESS THE FUNTION TO OPEN THE DAMPER TO LET OUTSIDE AIR IN SUDDENLY, EXPOSING MY RESPIRATORY SYSTEM TO INHALE WASTE. I HAVE RESPIIRATED. GARBAGE AIR POLLUTION, HERE IN NEW YORK SO MUCH, IT HAS ACTIVATED MY CHILDHOOD ASTHMA. PLEASE FIND A WAY TO SEAL THE ECU'S.
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Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11243145August 11, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL CELL (RIGID GAS TANK HAS A BLADDER INSIDE). TOYOTA PUBLISHED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN 2008, CONCERNING THE FAILURE OF GAS TANK. THE INNER BLADDER CAN DEFORM. THE 10 GALLON TANK NO LONGER ACCEPTS TOTAL VOLUME OF GAS. 05/2019, AND MY 08 PRIUS ACCEPTS ONLY 3.8 GALLONS OF GAS AT A FULL FILL-UP. GAUGE QUICKLY ADVANCES FROM FULL MARK TO SIX CELLS, THEN 3 AND AT 182 MILES BETWEEN FULL, THE WARNING EMPTY LAMP ENGAGES. TOYOTA AWARE OF THIS DEFECT OF GENERATION 2 (04-09 MODEL YEARS). TO SUCH EXTENT, THE COLLAPSIBLE BLADDER INSIDE THE TANK WAS ABANDONED FOR GENERATION 3 MODELS. THIS SOLID PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. GAS TANK DEFORMS.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243156August 11, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SECOND GENERATION TOYOTA PRIUS (MODEL YEARS 04-09, AN ESTIMATED 669,700 VEHICLES, TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 06 ~66,200 VEHICLES (AND LEXUS MODELS~196,000 VEHICLES) HAVE A KNOWN DEFECTIVE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER KNOWN AS BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. TOYOTA PUBLISHED TSB 0032-16. THE BRAKES FAIL. TOYOTA DENIED TO REMOVE THE KNOWN FAULTY PART IN 2016 BECAUSE THE PART HAD NOT ESTABLISHED SYMPTOMS YET AND VEHICLE WAS OVER 175,000 MILES. 5/24/2019 WHILE IN MOTION ON INTERSTATE 77, THE YELLOW ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ABS, THE ELECTRONIC VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL VSC (TRACTION) , THE ELECTRONIC CONTROLLED BRAKE ALERT LAMPS ILLUMINATE. THE HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM FAILS BECAUSE THE POWER BRAKES DO NOT REGENERATE ELECTRICITY TO CHARGE THE HYBRID BATTERY FUEL CELLS. TURNING THE HYBRID VEHICLE INTO A PLAIN GAS POWERED VEHICLE WITH FAULTY BRAKES. THE POWER BRAKE SYSTEM CREATES A THUMPING VIBRATION SOUND DUE TO THE PRESSURE INSIDE THE ACTUATOR IS NOT RETAINING/HOLDING PRESSURE. I ASKED LOCAL O'REILY'S TO SCAN VEHICLE, READING CODES BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE. REPORTED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP 5/30/2019 WITH YELLOW WARNING LAMPS ENGAGED AND WITH KNOWLEDGE OF CODES. CHARGED $150.09 TO VERIFY CODES THAT I RETRIEVED IN 3 MINUTES AND ESTIMATE $2938.47 TO REPLACE KNOWN FAULTY PART. I CONTACTED TOYOTA NATIONAL -1906030924.TOYOTA NEEDS TO OWN THIS RECALL. RECALL THE FAULTY PART KNOWN TO FAIL IN 2016. TOYOTA AWARE OF PART FAILURE, TO SUCH EXTENT, TOYOTA DISCONTINUED THIS BRAKE ACTUATOR AND REDESIGNED FOR GENERATION 3 2010-. TOYOTA HAS UPDATED THE REPLACEMENT PART WITH NEW PART #S. HOW MANY VEHICLES ARE CURRENTLY ON HIGHWAYS WITH THIS KNOWN FAULTY SYSTEM, ENDANGERING ALL VEHICLES IN PROXIMITY? THIS IS A NATIONAL ISSUE. A SAFETY ISSUE. NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION, PLEASE. I PURCHASED NEW UPDATED PART, DROVE TO TAMPA, FLORIDA TO HAVE INSTALLED BY PROFESSIONAL INSTALLER.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11240348July 29, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 75 MPH, (HAD JUST GOTTEN BACK ON THE HIGHWAY FROM A QUICK STOP) WHEN SUDDENLY THE BRAKE WARNING SYSTEM CAME ON. THE BRAKE LIGHT/ANTI-TRACTION CONTROL/HIGH PITCHED SIREN ALL SOUNDED. MY BRAKING POWER REDUCED TO AROUND 20%. I WAS IN TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER AND GRADUALLY SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 30 MPH WHILE TRAFFIC WAS WHIZZING BY. I HAD TO DRIVE ON A NARROW BRIDGE SHOULDER TO GET TO THE NEXT EXIT, A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. AFTER EXITING, I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED. THE FIRST TIME, EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE SECOND, I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIRD, NO PROBLEM. FOURTH - PROBLEM AGAIN. FIFTH - NO PROBLEM. I HIRED A MOBILE MECHANIC TO COME AND DO THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH SHOWED NO FAULTS. HE THEN RESET THE COMPUTER; I TESTED OUT THE CAR TO SEE IF IT OCCURRED AGAIN. AND IT DIDN'T, SO I CAUTIOUSLY DROVE HOME. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. THANKFULLY THIS DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT COULD HAVE!
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11235153July 26, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT DISPLAY WHEN TURNING ON THE CAR. I FIGURED OUT THAT BY UNPLUGGING THE BATTERY IN THE BACK IT WOULD SOMETIME BRING IT BACK ON. NOW IT ONLY COMES ON EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, IT'S NO LONGER KEEPING TRACK OF MILES WHEN NOT ON, AS WELL AS THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT KEEPING TRACK OF GAS AND HAVE RAN OUT TWICE BECAUSE IT STATED HALF FULL.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233509July 19, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
SON WAS DRIVING CAR ON CITY STREET GOING AROUND 35 MPH, THEN 20 BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY UNTIL PARKED. STARTED WITH A LOUD BEEP NOISE, LIGHTS ON DASH THEN BRAKES NO LONGER WORKED. HE HAD TO PUSH AS HARD AS HE COULD TO TRY AND AT LEAST SLOW CAR DOWN NOT TO HIT CAR IN FRONT OF HIM, PULLED INTO BIKE LANE TO AVOID CRASH AS CAR WOULD NOT STOP. TURNED CAR OFF AND LEFT IN PARKING LOT. I WENT TO GET CAR TO DRIVE HOME AND THEN BRAKES WERE WORKING. HOWEVER SCARED TO LET HIM DRIVE IT IN CASE ISSUES HAPPEN S AGAIN. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP YET. THE OTHER ISSUE IS SINCE WE PURCHASE THE CAR BURNS OIL, CAR HAS AROUND 130K MILES AND BEFORE 3000 MILES UP HAVE LESS THEN QUART OF OIL AND NO.LWAKS IN DRIVE WAY THEREFORE FEEL IT MUST BE BURING OIL. ADD OUK AT EACH GASS FILL UP TO AVOID NO OIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232042July 15, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL GAUGE AND FUEL SENSOR DOESN'T WORK IN THE 2008 PRIUS TOURING THAT I JUST PURCHASED ON JULY 09, 2019. THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM DID NOT INFORM ME OF THIS ISSUE AT ALL. NOW I SEE THAT THIS EXACT ISSUE IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF THESE PARTICULAR YEAR MODELS. THE RESET FOR THE FAULTY READINGS DOESN'T WORK EITHER... PLEASE DO A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE!!! I AM ON DISABILITY AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THIS DEFECT!!! I'M AFRAID TO GO MORE THAN A FEW BLOCKS IN THIS CAR FOR FEAR OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS... I HAVE NO CLUE HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THIS THING AS IT SPITS A LOT OF WHAT I PUT IN, BACK OUT WHEN IT SUDDENLY OVERFLOWS GAS ALL OVER ME. ARE THERE OTHER OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO HELP US OWNERS???
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Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231032July 11, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CRANK CASE VENTILATES RANDOMLY INTO THE CABIN. THE FOUL STENCH OF MOTOR OIL DISPERSES INTO THE CABIN INTERMITTENTLY. THE VENTILATOR ACTUATOR ORIENTATES THE CRANK CASE GASES, HAZARDOUSLY CONTAMINATING MY RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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