Toyota Prius Complaints (2005)

1,051 consumer complaints on file.

#10307827February 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKES "SLIP" WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD. THIS EXPERIENCE IS SIMILAR TO WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED IN THE 2010 PRIUS MODEL RECALL. I AM DRIVING A 2005 PRIUS HYBRID AND HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR SLIPS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN OCTOBER OF 2005. TO DATE THE SLIPPING HAS NOT RESULTED IN A CRASH, INJURY OR FAILURE HOWEVER I HAVE HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307967February 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKES FAILED WHEN I TRIED TO STOP AT A STOP LIGHT. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS RED UNTIL I WAS VERY CLOSE TO IT, SO I "SLAMMED" ON THE BRAKES. I HAD MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE PEDAL AND IT WAS LIKE THE BRAKES RELEASED. LESS THAN 2 WEEKS LATER, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE PRIUS AND TRAFFIC INFRONT OF US STOPPED VERY QUICKLY. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIM, THE BRAKES RELEASED WHEN HE HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN. AGAIN THIS WAS AN "EXTREME" BRAKING SITUATION. I TOOK THE PRIUS TO DARCARS IN FREDERICK, MD, WHERE I BOUGHT IT, TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN. THEY SAID IF ANYTHING WENT WRONG IT WOULD BE RECORDED IN THE SOFTWARE OF THE CAR AND IT WASN'T SO THAT MEANT THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I THEN TRADED THE CAR IN FOR A RAV4 BECAUSE I WASN'T GOING TO DRIVE A CAR THAT HAD UNRELIABLE BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307945February 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKES FAILED TOTALLY WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKES LOCKED HARD, AND THE SMELL OF THE BRAKE BANDS WAS HIGH. I SLOWED TO 20 MPH AND WENT TO TONIO DIVION TOYOTA IN RIVERDALE UTAH. THE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY HAD NOT EXPIRED, BUT THEY SAID THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT A PART OF THE DRIVE TRAIN. THE ELECTRONIC BOARD FAILED AND WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $985.87. IF THIS QUALIFIES ON A PRIUS RECALL CAN I GET ANY MONEY BACK? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308012February 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
SEVERAL TIMES OVER PAST 5 YEARS MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS ABS SYSTEM HAD RELEASED THE BRAKES FOR UNCOMFORTABLE AMOUNT OF TIME (0.5-1.0 SECONDS) WHEN COMING TO A STOP OVER SLIGHTLY BUMPY ROAD. IF I DIDN'T KEEP GOOD DISTANCE I COULD HAVE CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308049February 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
2005 PRIUS THAT HAS THE SAME BRAKING ISSUES THAT THE 2010 PRIUS IS BEING RECALLED FOR. THE BRAKES MOMENTARILY FAIL WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND HITTING ROUGH OR SLICK ROAD SPOTS. THIS BEHAVIOR HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED MY PRIUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308080February 9, 2010
AIR BAGS
MY 2005 PRIUS SKIDDED OFF THE ROAD DURING A SNOW STORM. I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF SPEED. MY CAR HIT 2 TREES HEAD ON AND WAS TOTALED. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I INFORMED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND TOYOTA (SENT THEM PICTURES) AND NEITHER SEEMED TO FEEL IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. SINCE I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH TOYOTA'S RESPONSE, AND SINCE I WOULD NEVER BUY A SMALL CAR UNLESS I HAD ABSOLUTE FAITH IN ITS AIRBAG SYSTEM'S ABILITY TO PROTECT ME IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, I CHOSE NOT TO BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA VEHICLE. THE PRIUS WAS MY THIRD TOYOTA, AND I HAD BEEN VERY LOYAL TO THE BRAND FOR YEARS DUE TO THEIR RECORD OF QUALITY, RELIABILITY AND SAFETY. I STILL HAVE PICTURES OF MY WRECKED CAR. PLEASE CONTACT ME, IF ANYONE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN REVIEWING THEM. I DID NOT FILE A REPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, BUT IN RETROSPECT THINK THAT I SHOULD HAVE. I AM ONLY WRITING NOW TO ALERT YOUR AGENCY THAT THERE MAY ALSO BE AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT PROBLEM WITH EARLIER PRIUS MODELS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308084February 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT WAITING FOR IT TO TURN GREEN WHEN MY BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I ONLY HAD A FEW BLOCKS TO GET TO MY DESTINATION AND THE BRAKES STILL WORKED IF I PUSHED ON THEM REALLY HARD. I GOT IT PARKED AND LEFT IT FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS AND WHEN I STARTED IT BACK UP THEY WORKED FINE AGAIN. IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. I HAVE ABS BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308134February 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS BRAKE ISSUE. WHEN BRAKING OVER POTHOLE OR BUMP, I MOMENTARILY LOOSE ALL BRAKE. THE BRAKE COMES BACK ABOUT 1 SEC LATER. THIS HAS ALWAYS HAPPENED, I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT I AM ONLY TOLD THAT I NEED TO 'GET USED TO IT'. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308164February 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS I HAVE THE SAME BRAKING ISSUE THAT THE 2010 PRIUS HAS WITH BRAKING ON UNEVEN SURFACES AND HITTING POT HOLDS MY BRAKES HAVE MEMORY LOSS THEY HIT THE UNEVEN SURFACE THE CAR CONTINUES TO MOVE, IT FEELS LIKE IT GETS AIR BORNE ALSO WHEN THE WEATHER IS WET THE BRAKES LOCK UP, I BARELY TOUCH THEM THEN BRAKES LOCK THROWING EVERYTHING FORWARD. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR BRAKE ISSUES THE LAST TIME WAS ABOUT 10/09 THEY FOUND NO TROUBLE, BOTH PROBLEM ARE CURRENT ISSUES. THE DEALERSHIP CONTINUES TO TELL ME THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307445February 8, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DURING A DRIVE ON US224 IN OHIO, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA ON CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER PASSING A VEHICLE, HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN BY BRAKING BUT THE CAR WAS STILL TRYING TO ACCELERATE. IT TOOK FOUR ITERATIONS OF PUSHING ON THE BRAKE TO FINALLY MAKE THE CAR SLOW DOWN. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND STOP. DURING THE INCIDENT, WE COULD FEEL THE PULL OF ACCELERATION EVEN WHEN HE WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. IF HE LET OFF OF THE BRAKE THE CAR WOULD BEGIN ACCELERATING AGAIN. WE DID HAVE AN AFTERMARKET FLOOR MAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE, HOWEVER IT IS A VERY HEAVY, THICK MAT THAT DOES NOT MOVE. WE ARE 100% CONVINCED THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT ON TOP OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DURING THIS INCIDENT (AS PROVEN BY THE CAR FINALLY SLOWING DOWN AND STOPPING WITH OUT THE FLOOR MAT BEING ADJUSTED).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307449February 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE NOTICED THE ONGOING DISTURBANCE WITH THE BRAKES ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, AS DESCRIBED IN MEDIA REPORTS ON THE NEWER PRIUS MODELS. DURING THE BRAKING PROCESS, IF I ENCOUNTER ANY DISTURBANCE IN THE ROAD SUCH AS A POT HOLE OR AN EXPANSION JOINT, I FEEL A MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING. THE CAR WILL REGAIN BRAKING CONTROL IF I CONTINUE TO HOLD THE BRAKES DOWN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT WAS JUST TO BE EXPECTED WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. I HAVE NOTICED THIS ISSUE EVERY SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2008.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307508February 8, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR SEIZING UP IN 2005 PRIUS WHEN I GO OVER LARGE BUMPS IN THE ROAD-- HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM CONTINUOUSLY OVER PAST 2 1/2 YEARS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY 2007 WITH 19,000 MILES. I HAVE SEEN REPORTS THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE 2010 PRIUS AND A VERY LARGE RECALL IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN, BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO BE AWARE THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM IN MY 2005.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307562February 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
FEBURARY 13, 2009, MY BREAKS FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN APPROACHING A BUSY INTERSECTION. NO WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED. MY BREAKS JUST DIDN'T WORK. IN ORDER TO STOP MY VEHICLE FROM SLAMMING INTO CARS WAITING AT THE LIGHT AND PEOPLE CROSSING AT THE CROSS WALK, I APPLIED THE PARKING BREAK AND TURNED OFF MY CAR. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO STOP MY CAR IN TIME. I TURNED MY CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON AND A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON; INDICATING SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. TOYOTA DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM CITING THE BREAK ACTUATOR AND COMPUTER SKID CONTROL. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307669February 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I AM WRITING TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN OVER A ONE CAR ACCIDENT IN WHICH I WAS THE DRIVER. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURED ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK. I WAS DRIVING A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THIS IS THE SAME EXPLANATION I GAVE TO THE POLICE AND TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. I WAS DRIVING SOMEWHERE AROUND 40MPH WHEN I APPLIED THE BREAK. WHEN I DID THIS I DID NOT STAMP ON IT HARSHLY RATHER IN A NORMAL BREAK APPLICATION. IMMEDIATELY MY CAR SLAMMED ACROSS THE ROAD VERY VERY FAST, AND IT ROLLED OVER ON ITS SIDE. MY SEATBELT HELD ME FIRMLY IN PLACE BUT I WAS TILTED WITH MY HEAD DOWN BY THE PASSANGER SEAT AND MY LEGS UPWARDS TO TOWARD THE TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I REMAINED IN THAT POSITION FOR ABOUT 20 OR 25 MIN.UNABLE TO MOVE UNTIL THE EMERGENCY SQUAD ARRIVED. I WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL IN THE AMBULANCE. MY CAR WAS DECLARED TO BE TOTALLED. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY KEEPS SAYING THAT THE CAR IS NOT ON A RECALL LIST BUT MY ACCIIDENT EXPERIENCE IS CURIOUSLY SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY ARE SAYING IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE 2010 TOYOTA HYBRIDS.. I THINK THEY SHOULD BE INVESTIGATING ALL POSSIBLE VEHICLE ISSUES. HOW CAN I PERSUE THIS? DO YOU HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS? *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307223February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
2005 AND 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKING PROBLEMS. I HAVE A 2005 AND A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. ON BOTH OF THESE VEHICLES, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS WHICH ARE BEING DESCRIBED IN THE NEWS ABOUT THE 2010 PRIUS MODEL. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT RELATING TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE POTENTIAL IS CERTAINLY THERE. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN I AM MOVING FORWARD, HAVE THE BRAKE SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED, AND I HIT A POT HOLE OR SPEED BUMP. THE WHEELS MOMENTARILY SPEED UP, SO I REACT BY PRESSING HARDER ON THE BRAKES AND THE WHEELS SLOW DOWN. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307248February 7, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
2005 PRIUS LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TIRE SLIPPAGE (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATION.: WHEN THE VEHICLE DETECTS A TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING (GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS, RAIN OR WET CONDITIONS, LOOSE GRAVEL, ETC.) ALL POWER IS CUT TO THE WHEELS LEAVING THE CAR IN AN UNCONTROLLED SKIDDING CONDITION. THERE IS NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKING TO THE WHEELS (PULSED ON-OFF-ON) TO KEEP CONTROL. PULLING INTO TRAFFIC OR STOPPING ON WET ROADS HAS ALMOST LED TO ME BEING HIT OR HITTING ANOTHER CAR OR PEDESTRIAN. PRIUS OWNERS OF THE SECOND GENERATION HAVE WELL DOCUMENTED BEING UNABLE TO GO UP DRIVEWAYS AND MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED ACCIDENTS. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307288February 7, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE BRAKING PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN NOTED WITH THE 2010 MODELS - THE BRAKES SEEM TO PAUSE, ESPECIALLY WHEN STOPPING ON ROUGH OR SLIPPERY PAVEMENT. WE HAD NOT REPORTED THIS EARLIER, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW IF THIS WAS JUST AN ILLUSION RESULTING FROM THE HYBRID SYSTEM. NOW THAT THE RECALL IS IN FULL EFFECT, WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE SAME DEFECT THAT IS BEING REPORTED. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT ITEM SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2005. AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307128February 7, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN I HIT A BUMP AND TRY TO SLOW DOWN, THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES THE CAR ACCELERATES. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL OF THE TIME BUT IS INTERMITTENT. I HAVE TRIED TO COMPLAIN TO TOYOTA BUT CANNOT GET THROUGH. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307141February 7, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. SIMILAR "BRAKING" PROBLEM AS IS IN NEWS FOR 2010 PRIUS. AFTER GOING OVER A (EVEN A SMALL) BUMP, CAR ALMOST LURCHES FORWARD; GLAD I WASN'T NEAR ANOTHER CAR, OR MIGHT HAVE HIT IT. HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS TOOK TO DEALER-DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. SEEMS LIKE MORE OF AN ACCELERATION. DRIVETRAIN PROBLEM. SECOND POSSIBLE PRIUS ISSUE: A FEW TIMES WHEN I PUSHED DOWN ACCELERATOR TO ENTER HIGHWAY FROM FULL STOP, NOTHING FOR A SECOND-A DELAY THAT COULD BE LETHAL. SEEMS AS BAD AS NADER'S CORVAIR-BASED "UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED". WOULD NOT BUY ANOTHER PRIUS. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307156February 7, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THE PROBLEM WITH BRAKING ON ROUGH PAVEMENT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE 2010 PRIUS. WE HAVE SUFFERED WITH THIS PROBLEM ON OUR 2005 PRIUS SINCE THE BEGINNING *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Toyota Prius