Toyota Prius Complaints (2005)

1,051 consumer complaints on file.

#11414753May 1, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES
I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF NEED TO CHANGE OUT THE ACTUATOR ON MY BRAKE SYSTEM. MY CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED METICULOUSLY. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, THE ABS, BRAKE, AND VSC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. MY MECHANIC SAYS $2500 REPAIR. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS LIFE THREATENING ISSUE BY TOYOTA. THE 'EXTENDED WARRANTY' OF COURSE WAS TIME LIMITED, EXPIRING IN 2017. SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11406976April 7, 2021
ENGINE
CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING/ ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING AT 20-30 MPH EXITING HOLLAND TUNNEL. COASTED, THEN BRAKED TO STOP, PULLING OVER TO SHOULDER. TURNED AC OFF. RED WARNING LIGHT ON. AC WARNING LIGHT? PRESSED PARK BUTTON. PRESS POWER BUTTON TO TURN OFF CAR. WAITED 5 SEC AND THEN PRESSED POWER BUTTON, KEEPING AC OFF , AND RESUMED ACCELERATING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11404857March 25, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IN ANTICIPATION TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIKE CALVERT TOYOTA (2333 S LOOP W, HOUSTON, TX 77054) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RELATED THE FAILURE TO AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL HAD ENDED IN 2017. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398512March 1, 2021
POWER TRAIN
DURING COLD WEATHER TRYING TO DRIVE THE CAR IT WILL NOT STAY IN THE GEAR I HAVE TO HOLD IT DOWN EVEN WHEN I BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY OR WHEN I GO ANYWHERE IT STARTS TO WARM UP THEN THE CAR MAY SOMETIMES STAY IN GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11396384February 15, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES
VEHICLE IN MOTION AT LOWER SPEEDS USUALLY BELOW 10 MILES PER HOUR, WHICH IS WHEN THE FRICTION BRAKES KICK IN AS YOU COMING TO A STOP. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE FRICTION BRAKES COME IN AND LOCK UP WAY TOO HARD EVEN THOUGH THE PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL HAS NOT CHANGED. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO SKID AND/OR BUCK, NOT STOPPING AS EFFECTIVELY, MAKING IT MORE LIKELY TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE MORE PREVALENT WITH THE REAR DRUM BRAKES BUT THE FRONT DISK BRAKES ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384908December 25, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEAD LIGHT ARE INTERMITTENT; SAME PROBLEM AS 2006 AND LATER RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362777October 5, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2 RECALLS NOT COMPLETED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353836September 8, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, BASE MODEL, 136,600 MILES, METICULOUS SERVICE HISTORY, RECALLS SERVICED, SAFE DRIVER. AT 45MPH ABS, (!), AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON DASHBOARD. PARKED, TURNED OFF CAR, AND CHECKED 12V BATTERY AND BRAKE FLUID LEVELS'FINE UPON INSPECTION. BRAKES BECAME SPONGY UPON STARTUP. LIMPED CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD ABS ACTUATOR HAD FAILED, DESTROYING FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AT SAME TIME. QUOTED $3,600 REPAIR ESTIMATE; CAR WORTH $4,000. RECOGNIZED TOYOTA ISSUE'TSB WITH A WARRANTY EXTENSION OFFERED (ZG1). THIS ALSO OCCURS ON GEN 3 PRIUS MODELS (2010'2014 , ZJ1 EXTENSION). FORTUNATE TO HAVE NOT WRECKED, BUT THE REPAIR COST HAS TOTALED THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11330515June 24, 2020
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN I GO TO HIT THE BRAKES THE CAR WON'T STOP AND THE REAR END MAKES NOISE AND RAISES UP. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ONE AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE REQUIRED AND SRS AIRBAG LIGHT. THE MASTER ALARM BUZZER IS ON AND WON'T GO OFF. BRAKES ENGAGED WITHOUT HITTING THE BRAKE CAUSES RIM TO OVERHEAT AND BRAKE FLUID GETS EXTREMELY HOT. ALSO SOMETIMES WHEN TAP ON THE BRAKES THEY WILL LOCK UP AND YOU WILL GO SLIDING SIDEWAYS OR TAP THE BRAKES AND THEY STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. ALSO THE BRAKE ACTUATOR STARTS WHINING NOISE AND WON'T GO OFF EVEN IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. DON'T HAVE DOCUMENTATION FROM A MECHANIC BUT CAN SEND VIDEO OF DRIVING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11316484March 6, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
2005 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE ACTUATOR/ FLUID ACCUMULATOR. TOYOTA HAS ONLY ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS ISSUE, WHICH EXPIRED IN DEC 2017. COMPLETE CARELESSNESS ON THEIR PART! THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE PREVALENT IN MANY OF THEIR VEHICLES. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT A FULL-ON RECALL. THIS FAULTY PART IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT CAN LEAD TO A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ON THE VEHICLE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED JUST A MONTH AGO AND AM NOW DEALING WITH AN EXTREMELY COSTLY REPAIR BILL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THE PREVIOUS OWNER APPARENTLY DID NOT BRING THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR DURING THE SO CALLED 'WARRANTY' TIME FRAME AND NOW I AM DEALING WITH IT. TOYOTA HAS SAID IF THE COMPONENT DIDN'T FAIL DURING THE WARRANTY TIMEFRAME, THEN THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. I FEEL TOYOTA WAS TRYING TO AVOID THE REPAIR COSTS AND NOW WANT ME, THE CONSUMER, TO COVER IT OUT OF POCKET. NEEDS TO BE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL ON THIS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289902December 18, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 PRIUS CONTINUE TO GO OUT. WE REPLACE THE BULBS BUT EVEN WITH BRAND NEW BULBS WILL BE DRIVING AND AFTER ABOUT 60 SECONDS OF HEADLIGHTS BEING ON THE LIGHT WILL TURN OFF. SOMETIMES ONLY ONE TURNS OFF BUT OFTEN BOLT TURN OFF AND WE'RE IN COMPLETE DARKNESS DRIVING ON THE ROAD. WE HAVE TO TOGGLE THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THEY TURN ON AGAIN, WHICH LEAVES US DRIVING IN COMPLETE DARKNESS AND IT'S A BIG SAFETY HAZARD! AGAIN, BRAND NEW BULBS HAVE THIS ISSUE, TOO. GETTING THE WHOLE HEADLIGHT AND COMPUTER BEHIND IT REPLACED IS VERY EXPENSIVE. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING AND GETTING WORSE FOR OVER A YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289770December 17, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH AND SUDDENLY MY BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. I HAD NO BRAKING AND HAD TO USE THE MANUAL FOOT BRAKE TO SLOW. ABS LIGHT AND RED TRIANGLE CAME ON. I ENTERED INTO A CONSTRUCTION ZONE SO WAS UNABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER. I RESTARTED MY CAR AND DROVE HOME WITHOUT BRAKES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA AND SPENT $2,500 TO FIX SINCE THE WARRANTY ON THE ACTUATOR ENDED IN 2017. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND I SHOULD BE REFUNDED AS THIS IS A DANGEROUS RISK AND IS STILL HAPPENING TO MANY 05 PRIUSES STILL ON THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286800December 4, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SHIFTER REVERTS TO NEUTRAL. HAVE TO DRIVE HOLDING IN D OR R.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280513November 16, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY VEHICLE WILL NOT GO BUT ABOUT 30 OR 40 MAYBE 50 ON HIGHWAY AFTER VERY SLOW EXELARATION I'M ALMOST KILLED EVERY TIME I GET ON THE HIGHWAY HIGHWAY AND REG STREETS TO EXCEARATE IT VERY VERY SLOW TO START THEN I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND KILL IT START OVER NOT USING HET OR AIR NOW IT JUST WON'T START HAVE NOT HAD IT CHECKED CAN'T AFFORD IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279317November 11, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT HEADLIGHT STARTED GOING OFF AUTOMATICALLY AFTER A WHILE OF TURNING ON. IF I TURN IT OFF AND ON AGAIN, IT LIGHTS UP AND THEN FIRST DIMS AND THEN TURNS OFF ON ITS OWN. THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING AS THE DRIVERS WILL NEVER KNOW WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT. THIS IS NOT A RANDOM INCIDENT; IT IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON PROBLEMS OF GEN 2 PRIUS (04-09) THAT I FOUND ONLINE. I AM ATTACHING A DOCUMENT THAT LISTS SOME ONLINE FORUMS WHERE OTHER PRIUS OWNERS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. TOYOTA SETTLED A LAWSUIT FOR 06-09 PRIUS, YET THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE HEADLIGHT ISSUE OF GEN 2 PRIUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266556October 6, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
MY 2005 PRIUS HAS AN ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON . FAIL TO STOP. ONE DAY I WAS ON HIGHWAY AND THE ABS START MAKING NOISE. ( ALARM). AND BRAKE STOP WORKING. ALMOST GOT INTO THE ACCIDENT. WHEN I GOT HOME , I START CALL TOYOTA TO REPORT AND CHECK ON MY BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT AND ANY OTHER RECALL. THEY SAID NO MORE RECALL FOR MY PRIUS 2005. I THINK WHOEVER OWN THE PRIUS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. AND OUT OF LUCK FOR THE ABS BRAKE RECALL AND HAVE THE ACCIDENT. I HOPE TOYOTA EXTEND THE RECALL THE BRAKE , ABS ,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266598October 6, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
DROVE TO WORK ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 NO ISSUE WITH THE CAR ALL DAY. LEFT WORK AT 8:30PM AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK UNLESS PRESSED EXTREMELY HARD. DASH LIT, BRAKE LIGHT ON LEFT, ABS ON RIGHT OF DASH LIT, TRIANGLE WITH EXCLAMATION MARK IN CENTER WITH HIGH PITCHED BUZZING NOISE. BACKING UP WAS FINE BUT NOT WHEN THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. CONTACTED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE AND THEY STATED NO CURRENT RECALL ON BRAKES FOR 2005 PRIUS. CHECKED RECALL HISTORY WHICH SHOWED ZERO UNREPAIRED RECALLS WHICH MEANS THE PUMP WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. HOWEVER, STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258444September 26, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DASHBOARD LIGHTING SYSTEM QUIT TURNING ON IN JULY 2019. I COULD NOT TELL HOW FAST OR HOW SLOW I WAS DRIVING. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT TURNED ON WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING ON SEP 23 2019 AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE ON THE ROAD OUTSIDE MY HOUSE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11253547September 6, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING ONE (1) MILE SHORT OF 300,000. TOYOTA TOLD ME THAT FOR THAT YEAR AND MODEL CAR, THE ODOMETER WAS MADE TO REACH 299,999 ONLY. THEY CAN REPLACE IT WITH NEW, THAT WILL START AT 0 MILE, BUT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THIS IS UNFAIR. THEY SOLD ME A CAR THAT ONLY REACHES 299,999 AND IF I ANY TO SEE THE ODOMETER REACH A HIGHER NUMBER, I MUST PAY FOR IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246488August 26, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, JUST AS PREDICTED IN TOYOTA'S WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT ZG1. TOYOTA KNOWS THE PART IS DEFECTIVE, BUT THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT UNTIL IT FAILED, AND MINE DID NOT FAIL UNTIL AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DEADLINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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