Toyota Prius Complaints (2005)

1,051 consumer complaints on file.

#10121402May 19, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE CAR WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MPH, IT WENT FROM "DRIVE" TO "PARK". IT STOPPED ABRUPTLY. COULD NOT GET CAR BACK IN DRIVE EXCEPT MOMENTARILY. THE CAR'S ELECTRIC SYSTEM CYCLED ON AND OFF ON A 16 TO 20 SECOND PERIOD. THAT IS, IT WOULD BE ON AND IN PARK AND THEN SHUT OFF MOMENTARILY EVERY 18 SECONDS. IT CONTINUTED DOING THIS FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WHEN I STOPPED MONORITING IT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER. WHEN IT WAS EXAMINED ABOUT 2 HOURS AFTER THE INCIDENT, IT WORKED FINE AND THERE WAS NO COMPUTER FEEDBACK ON THE PROBLEM. THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED OR WHAT TO DO. THEY SAID TO BRING IT BACK WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS COULD BE A LIFE THREATENING GLITCH IF IT OCCURED AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC. I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD PUT ALL CARS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ON THE SIDELINES UNTIL THEY FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND THEN COME UP WITH A FIX. BECAUSE OF THE REAL POSSIBILITY OF INJURIES, NHTSA SHOULD START AN INVESTIGATION AND START PUSHING TOYOTA TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121635May 19, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON MULTI-LANE CITY ARTERIAL IN MODERATE TRAFFIC. TO TRY TO QUICKLY AVOID AN OBSTRUCTING VEHICLE AHEAD, DRIVER RAPIDLY DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO FULLEST EXTENT WHILE STEERING. CAR THEN IMMEDIATELY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, LOST ALL ENGINE POWER AND ROLLED TO A STOP. TWO GENERAL WARNING LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED. REPEATEDLY DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL PRODUCED NO MOTION OR OTHER RESULT. AFTER ENGAGING EMERGENCY FLASHERS, ONLY WAY TO REGAIN ENGINE POWER WAS TO SHUT OFF IGNITION, WHICH REQUIRED ENGAGING PARKING CIRCUIT AND DEPRESSING POWER ON/OFF BUTTON, THEN AFTER SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETE, AGAIN PRESSING POWER ON/OFF BUTTON AND WAITING FOR HYBRID SYSTEM TO ENERGIZE. WARNING LIGHTS AGAIN CAME ON BUT CAR NOW RESPONDED TO ACCELERATOR AND DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO PARKING LANE. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME IN THE EIGHT MONTHS OF OWNING THIS NEW CAR THAT SUCH A SUDDEN SHUTDOWN OCCURRED. AFTER THE FIRST TWO TIMES IN LATE NOVEMBER-EARLY DECEMBER 2004, CAR HAD BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SERVICE AND WAS RETURNED TO OWNERS REPORTED AS FIXED BY REPLACING FAULTY ACCELERATOR SENSOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121330May 18, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON MARCH 26,2005, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM TEMPLE. SUDDENLY, MY CAR LOSE POWER. ALL PANEL LIGHTS LIGHTED UP. I PUSHED THE GAS PADDLE, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND. I TURNED OFF THE POWER THEN TURNED BACK ON, BUT I CAN ONLY SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. ALL PANEL LIGHTS STAY ON. I USE MY INSURANCE TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TOW MY CAR TO WONDERIE TOYOTA. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THEY REPROGRAMED THE COMPUTER. THE CAR WORKS AFTER REPROGRAM AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. ON APRIL 6,2005 IN THE MORNING, I TURN ON THE POWER. ALL THE PANEL LIGHTS STAY ON AND I CAN'T SHIFT. I CAN ONLY SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES, I GOT OFF THE CAR AND OPEN THE CAR HOOD. I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING. I REMOVED MY HAND WHICH HOLDING THE HOOD SO THE HOOD DROP HARD ON TO THE CAR. I WENT BACK IN THE CAR. THE CAR START COULD RUN AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW IF THE HOOD DROP HARD ON THE CAR HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT OR NOT. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO WONDERIE TOYOTA, THE SERVICE REPRESENTIVE DID NOT WANT TO TAKE MY CAR IN. I TOLD HIM THAT I WON'T TAKE MY CAR BACK WITHOUT CHECKING. I READ THE COMMENTS ON THE RECEIPT AFTER I PICK UP MY CAR. THE MECHANIC DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. HE DID NOT DO ANYHTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121350May 18, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BOUGHT A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS ON 5/16/05. ON THE SECOND DAY IT LOST POWER ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60+MPH. ENGINE LIGHT AND ! LIGHT ON. CAR RAN WELL ENOUGH TO TAKE TO DEALER AFTER RE-STARTING A FEW TIMES. LIGHTS REMAINED ON UNTIL RE-STARTED AT DEALER. CAR REMAINS AT DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121237May 17, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
1. I BOUGHT A NEW PRIUS IN EARLY MARCH OF 2005. I WAS COASTING TO STOP (AROUND 8-10 MPH) FOR A YIELD SIGN AND WHEN I HIT THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. FUNNY, BUT THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS ONLY OCCANSIONALLY! 2. STIMES THE VEHICLES SEEMS TO COME TO A STALL, AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE MAKING A TURN OR BEFORE COMING TO AN DEAD STOP. I PERSONALLY HAVE FELT THE VEHICLE GOING OFF THE POWER DURING A TURN, AT LOW SPEEDS <10 MPH. 3. I TRIED TO FIND ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCESSFULL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121039May 16, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING HIS VEHICLE, IT COMPLETELY STALLED IN TRAFFIC. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALONG WITH A FEW OTHER LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING. *TT *EH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119405May 2, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS:FOOT CONTROL/VALVE
MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT A NEW PRIUS IN EARLY MARCH OF 2005. MY WIFE WAS COASTING TO STOP (AROUND 5 MPH) FOR A STOP SIGN AND WHEN SHE PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE. SHE CAME TO A STOP AFTER HITTING ANOTHER CAR HEAD ON. BEFORE SHE HIT THE CAR (SHE ALSO SIDESWIPED ANOTHER CAR) SHE WAS ABLE TO LOOK AT HER FEET TO CONFIRM THAT SHE WAS INDEED PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118235April 21, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS AT ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT DEAD. THE BATTERY CHARGE INDICATOR WENT TO ZERO, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THE MASTER WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AT FIRST THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND WITH THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT ON WAS ABLE TO GET IT FIRST HOME, THEN TO A TOYOTA DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN "UPGRADE" TO ITS SOFTWARE AND REPROGRAMMED THE ECU. ( AT NO CHARGE TO ME AS THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY). IF AN UPGRADE WAS AVAILABLE AND REQUIRED, I FEEL I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED SO THAT I AND MY WIFE WERE NOT PUT AT RISK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116540April 7, 2005
TIRES
EXTREME SENSITIVITY & INSTABILITY IN STRONG CROSSWINDS. THE STANDARD INTEGRITY TIRES THAT COME WITH THE CAR ARE A JOKE! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116443April 5, 2005
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
PRIUS HAD EXTEMELY POOR STABILITY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH 25 MPH GUSTY CROSSWIND. DIRECTIONAL STABILITY WAS *EXTREMELY* POOR - WIND GUST WOULD SHIFT DIRECTION OF THE CAR 10-15 DEGREES. LITTLE ROAD FEEDBACK IN STEERING WHEEL, REQUIRED GREAT ATTENTION FROM DIRVER TO CONTROL CAR @ 60MPH. LESS CAPABLE DRIVER (I.E. OLDER) PROBABLY WOULD END UP IN A WRECK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109731January 19, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE VEHICLE'S GAS NEEDLE INDICATED THAT THE TANK WAS HALF FULL. WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE, THE PUMP SHUT OFF AFTER ONLY DEPOSITING 1.1 GALLONS OF FUEL INTO THE TANK. *NM THE CONSUMER STOPPED A SECOND TIME TO TRY TO FILL THE FUEL TANK AND INSERTED THE PUMP INTO THE TANK. AFTER THE ATTEMPT TO FILL THE TANK, THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE PUMP FROM THE TANK AND FUEL SHOT OUT OF THE TANK ALL OVER THE CONSUMER. THE FUEL GAUGE STILL SHOWED HALF OF A TANK. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE PART NEEDED WOULD BE A COUPLE WEEKS AND WAS FORCED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FUEL GAUGE STILL IN THE SAME PLACE. THE DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM STATING THAT WATER SOMEHOW GOT INTO THE FUEL CUT OFF VALVE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCEPT FUEL. IN DRIVING HOME THE CONSUMER STOPPED AGAIN TO GET FUEL AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. *TC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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