Toyota Prius Complaints (2010)
2,829 consumer complaints on file.
- #10872254June 2, 2016AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL: OUR CAR IS OVER 6 YEARS OLD. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A FAULTY TAKATA AIRBAG IN MY CAR, AND GET IT REPLACED IMMEDIATELY IF SO.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10872274June 2, 2016ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
JUNE 2, 2016 TWO YEARS AGO MY ORIGINAL HEADLIGHTS FINALLY BURNED OUT. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE BEEN REPLACING BULBS ABOUT EVERY 3 TO 4 MONTHS, WITH THE LAST BULBS LASTING ONLY 2 MONTHS. ONCE ONE OF THE LOW BEAMS BULBS BURNS OUT THE OTHER BULB BURNS OUT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE JOINED THE PRIUS CHAT FORUM AND HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON AND ONGOING COMPLAINT. IT SEEMS TOYOTA HAS ELECTED TO IGNORE THIS PROBLEM. THE BULB ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS MOST DIFFICULT TO REPLACE, WITH ME HAVING TO MOVE THE WINDSHIELD RESERVOIR OUT OF THE WAY. I AM GUESSING THIS STARTED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10870866May 25, 2016SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 05/25/2016 AT ABOUT 9AM, WHILE IN MOTION AT A RATE OF SPEED APPROX 25 MPH ON A STREET DURING CONSTRUCTION (DON'T KNOW IF THE BUMPY ROAD HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT), THE CHANGE OIL SOON LIGHT APPEARED AND SECONDS LATER ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON WITH THE MESSAGE TO CHECK THE "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" . I TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND IT KEPT ACCELERATING. I PRESSED ON THE BREAKS REALLY HARD AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT KEPT FLASHING ON AND OFF LIKE CRAZY BUT IT BARELY HAD ANY IMPACT. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE SLOWED, IT DID NOT COME TO A FULL STOP. I ENDED UP HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THANK GOD IT WAS A TRUCK AND AS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR FROM MOVING FURTHER OR I COULD OF ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. AFTER THE COLLISION, THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP ALTHOUGH THE PARK BUTTON WAS PRESSED AND LIGHT WAS ON. I EVEN TRIED TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE STAYED ON AND IN DRIVE. I ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL AND DON'T KNOW HOW IT EVENTUALLY GOT TURNED OFF BUT THAT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING. I HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. ON IMPACT, THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT EVEN TIGHTEN.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10870890May 25, 2016SERVICE BRAKES
ONCOMING CAR STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT WHILE I WAS PROCEEDING STRAIGHT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE ONCOMING CAR THEN MADE A LEFT TURN ACROSS THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME. I STARTED A TURN TO THE RIGHT ASSUMING THAT THE OTHER CAR WOULD SEE ME AND STOP. AT THE SAME TIME I HIT MY BRAKES. MY CAR SEEMED VERY SLOW TO DECELERATE. I NOW REALIZE THAT CAR BRAKES CAN GIVE MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT STOPPING. AT THE TIME, BECAUSE OF MY TRAINING AS MILITARY AND AIRLINE PILOT, I STAYED ON THE BRAKES AND DID NOT PUMP THEM. IN RETROSPECT, PUMPING THE BRAKES MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN THEM TO WORK. THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM SEEMED TO BE INEFFECTIVE. I STRUCK THE OTHER CAR AT ITS RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. MY AIRBAG WORKED WONDERFULLY, BUT MY CAR WAS TOTALED. AS NO PERSON WAS HURT, THE POLICE WERE UNINTERESTED. THE ACCIDENT IS ON FILE WITH RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AS FILE# MV142810251. THE DATE WAS 10-8-2014.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10870478May 24, 2016SERVICE BRAKES
AT 46,900 MILES WITHOUT ANY WARNING ALL THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS DROPPED OFF. HAVE TO PUSH PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE CAR TO STOP THE LIGHTS FOR TRACTION CONTROL, ANTI LOCK BRAKES AND THE WORD "BRAKE" AND ANOTHER LIGHT LIKE A CIRCLE ARE ON ALL THE TIME NORMALLY THERE IS STRONG BRAKING WHEN FIRST TOUCH THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT NOW VERY LIMITED BRAKING UNTIL PUSH DOWN VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. LOOKED AT BRAKE FLUID AND IT IS FULL, DO NOT KNOW WHY THE BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10870349May 23, 2016ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE LOST POWER, STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED; "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" DISPLAYED ON DASH; REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF INVERTER AND INTELLIGENT POWER MODULE
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10870093May 20, 2016ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS CONTINUE TO FAIL. I HAVE TAKEN MY PRIUS BACK TO TOYOTA TWO OR THREE TIMES TO FIX BROKEN ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS. AT THAT TIME, VEHICLE WAS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE COST TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK WAS COVERED. VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND TOYOTA IS QUOTING OVER $400 TO FIX. THE FACT THAT THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN (AND TO DIFFERENT DOORS) LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE ELECTRONIC LOCK MECHANISM. I DO SEE A FEW OTHER COMPLAINS OF THE SAME ISSUE. THIS REPRESENTS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN AS THE AFFECTED DOOR REMAINS UNLOCKED WHILE DRIVING AND CAN BE OPENED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION (SUCH AS BY A CHILD). THIS IS ALSO A THEFT CONCERN AS THE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK UNLESS WALKING AROUND TO THE AFFECTED DOOR TO MANUALLY LOCK IT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10864875May 14, 2016ENGINE
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE CAR AGAIN APPEARED TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE. AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD FIND NO COMPUTER CODES THAT INDICATED ANY PROBLEM. NOW IT'S SIX MONTHS LATER, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10864923May 14, 2016ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY HEADLIGHT CAUGHT FIRE AND SEVERELY BURNED MY CAR. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON A CITY STEET AND SAW A WISP OF SMOKE AND PULLED OVER INTO A STORE PARKING LOT. I HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING ANYTHING WAS WRONG. IT BEGAN TO SMOKE MORE, AND I CAUTIOUSLY OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE A FIRE COMING FROM MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT AREA. WITHIN SECONDS THERE WAS A BLAZE, AND IT TOOK 3 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS TO PUT IT OUT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE HEADLIGHT. I HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHT BECOMING DULL AND CLOUDY. AN EARLIER NHTSA INVESTIGATION DID NOT RESULT IN A RECALL. I THINK IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT, ONLY MUCH WORSE. IF THERE WERE NOT MULTIPLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AVAILABLE THE CAR COULD HAVE EASILY EXPLODED BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. IT COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED HARM TO OTHER PEOPLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10864656May 12, 2016SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT, AND BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V235000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 09/06/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MASTER CYLINDER/BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY WERE SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED. ALSO, ON JANUARY 5, 2016, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING ON A WINDING HIGHWAY. AS HE TRIED TO NEGOTIATE A TURN, THE TIRES SLIPPED OFF THE PAVEMENT AND HE RAN OFF THE ROAD, CAUSING OVER $10,000 IN DAMAGES. UPDATED 10/18/16. *JB
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10864405May 11, 2016SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V235000 (SERVICE BRAKES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 07/14/16*LJ
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10863241May 4, 2016SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, THE BRAKES WENT OUT ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND BRAKES ALL CAME ON. I STILL HAD A SMALL AMOUNT OF BRAKE PEDAL LEFT AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CONTINUED TO WORK. WHEN THE TOYOTA DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TODAY, THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A $3500 BRAKE BOOSTER AND THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL OR WARRANTY. THE SYMPTOMS, THE WARNING LIGHTS, AND THE RESULTS ALL MATCH A PREVIOUS TOYOTA RECALL (D0H) EXACTLY, YET THEY WILL NOT INCLUDE MY CAR UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL. THEY'RE LUCKY I WASN'T PHYSICALLY INJURED IN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THIS. I SUGGESTED TO THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE REP THAT MAYBE MY CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THEY DID NOT AGREE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10862920May 3, 2016SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT ABOUT 35 MPH ON A TWO LANE, HILLY ROAD. SUDDENLY, THE ABS AND WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, AND THERE WAS A LOUD BEEPING NOISE. I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. SINCE I WAS TRAVELING UPHILL, I SLOWED AND THEN USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND DIAGNOSED, I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL LEAK IN THE HYDRAULIC UNIT OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM, AND THAT THE ABS PUMP MODULE AND BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THIS WAS A VERY SIMILAR ISSUE TO A RECALL OF OTHER 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS VEHICLES, BUT THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN NUMBER. TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT THE PROBLEM WAS "REMEDIED" BEFORE MY VEHICLE WAS PRODUCED EVEN THOUGH ONE OF MY TROUBLE CODES IS THE SAME AS THE TROUBLE CODE REFERRED TO IN THE RECALL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10862464May 2, 2016EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM BULBS CONSTANTLY FAILING, HAVE TO REPLACE EVERY FEW MONTHS! SOMETIMES BOTH BULBS WILL FAIL AT THE SAME TIME, LEAVING YOU WITH ONLY HIGH BEAMS. TOYOTA ISSUED A TSB IN 10/12 ABOUT A FIX INVOLVING MODIFICATION TO THE WIRING HARNESS BUT SAYS THEY WILL ONLY REPAIR THIS PROBLEM FOR CARS UNDER 36K MILES OR 36 MONTHS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE, WHICH MEANS MANY OF THE CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM WERE ALREADY OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD WHEN THE TSB WAS ISSUED. NO HEADLIGHTS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM AT NO COST. IT APPEARS THAT THE COST OF HAVING THIS TSB DONE IS SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10862576May 2, 2016ENGINE
THE ENGINE IS BURNING OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE: OVER A QUART IN LESS THAN 1200 MILES. THE PROBLEM BEGAN BEFORE THE ODOMETER TURNED 100,000 MILES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10861722April 27, 2016HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE, ELECTRICAL MOTOR POWER TO THE BRAKES, AND STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MERGED TO A CENTER LANE DUE TO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE FAILURE WITH THE INVERTER HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10861364April 25, 2016FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE IN MOTION AT 30 MPH ON A CITY STREET(BRIDGE), ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO LESS THAN 20MPH. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR AT 20 TO A REPAIR SHOP. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON A FREEWAY WITH LIMITED OR NO SHOULDER OR WHILE IN THE LEFT LANE, IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS AND DEADLY ACCIDENT..SINCE TOYOTA FAILED TO NOTIFY ME OF THIS PROBLEM, I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS FAILURE OF THE INTELLIGENT POWER MODULE (IPM), PART OF THE HYBRID INVERTER. I THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AS PART OF THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. I AM INCLUDING A PDF THAT SHOWS THE DIAGNOSIS PERFORMED BY HAWTHORNE AUTO AS WELL AS A COPY OF A LETTER FROM TOYOTA THAT I NEVER RECEIVED. I CANNOT OVERSTATE THE POTENTIAL DANGER THIS DEFECT COULD CAUSE. A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER MIGHT HAVE PANICKED. CERTAINLY, IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, I COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED - DRIVERS GENERALLY AND REASONABLY DO NOT EXPECT CARS GOING 60 TO SLOW DOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON TO 20. TOYOTA HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS PROBLEM MERITS ONLY A "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT" RATHER THAN A RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT THEY DO NOT WANT TO ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. I HOPE THAT NHTSA WILL TAKE STEPS TO MAKE THIS A RECALL BEFORE SOME INNOCENT PERSON DIES AS A RESULT OF THIS SERIOUS DEFECT. I HAVE SENT YOU THE DOCUMENTATION THAT I FELT WOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR YOUR INVESTIGATION BUT I HAVE MORE IF YOU NEED IT, INCLUDING MANY PAGES THAT DETAIL THE RESULTS OF THE DIAGNOSTICS PERFORMED BY HAWTHORNE AUTO. RESPECTFULLY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10860324April 19, 2016ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10859946April 17, 2016EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ON APRIL 14, BOTH MY LOW-BEAM STOPPED WORKING. UNFORTUNATELY I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE HOME IN THE DARK, ON A WINDING CANYON ROAD ALTERNATING BETWEEN NO LIGHT AND HIGH-BEAMS. I TOOK MY CAR THE NEXT MORNING TO TOYOTA OF N. HOLLYWOOD FOR REPAIR. I ASSUMED IT WOULD BE A FUSE OR LOOSE WIRE. I THOUGHT IT HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT BOTH LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT AT THE EXACT SAME TIME. MY SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THIS WAS NOT UNCOMMON. HE QUOTED ME $110 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. RELUCTANTLY I GAVE THE "GO-AHEAD" FOR THE REPLACEMENT (WHAT CHOICE DID I REALLY HAVE???). ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER LEAVING MY CAR FOR THE REPLACMENT, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE MGR. INFORMING ME THAT THE HOUSING ON FOR THE LEFT LIGHT WAS "MELTED" AND IT WOULD NEED TO ALSO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $350. I ASKED IF THIS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRENTY (2010 CAR WITH 40300 MILES) AND WAS TOLD NO. I SAID THAT THIS SOUNDS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW, AS SURELY THE WHEN THE HOUSING WAS CREATED, THE HEATING ELEMENT AND OUTPUT OF THE STANDARD LIGHT BULB WOULD BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN THE DESGN. MY SERVICE MGR. INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON AS IT HAPPENS TO TACOMA'S QUITE FREQUENTLY. AGAIN, I RELUCTANTLY GAVE THE GREEN LIGHT FOR THE REPAIR, AND REQUESTED THAT I BE GIVEN ALL PARTS UPON WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR. AFTER GETTING OFF THE PHONE, I REALIZED THROUGH AN ONLINE SEARCH THAT 1) THERE WAS A RECALL IN PLACE FOR 2004-2009 PRIUS FOR LIGHTING ISSUES; AND 2) THERE WAS A RECALL FOR TACOMA'S FOR THE MELTING ISSUE. CLEARLY THIS IS STILL A ISSUE. I FOUND ANOTHER PERSON ON THIS VERY SITE WHO SHARED THE VERY SAME PROBLEM HE HAD FOUR DAYS BEFORE ME. THE RECALL FOR THE PRIUS MUST BE EXTENDED. LOOKING ONLINE, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS GOING BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE YEARS INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL. THIS LITTLE REPAIR COST OVER $540 DOLLARS. SHAMEFUL ON TOYOTA.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10859844April 15, 2016AIR BAGS
DOES MY VEHICLE HAVE A TAKADA AIRBAG. I KNOW IT IS NOT PART OF A RECALL. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHO MANUFACTURED THE AIRBAG IN MY CAR!!!!!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0