2005 Toyota Prius complaints

WE WERE TRAVELING ALONG A FAMILIAR COUNTRY ROAD ON A WARM SUNNY DAY. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT A RURAL STORE THERE WAS ONLY ONE OTHER CUSTOMER THERE. I SLOWLY EASED INTO THE DESIGNATED PARKING AREA WHICH WAS SITUATED ABOUT 17 INCHES ABOVE THE LAWN BELOW. I WAS PROBABLY TRAVELING LESS THAN ONE MILE AN HOUR. WHEN I BRAKED, THE CAR ACCELERATED AND PROPELLED ITSELF OVER THE BLOCKS AND RAILROAD TIES THAT ARE FOUND IN FRONT OF PARKING SPACES, AND WE LITERALLY FLEW ABOUT 7 FEET OUT AND DOWN ONTO THE GRASS STOPPING JUST A FEW FEET FROM A TREE AND A FENCE. WHILE IN THE AIR, ALL I HAD TIME TO DO WAS PUT MY FOOT DOWN HARD ON THE BRAKE BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE DURING THE 5 SECONDS THIS WAS HAPPENING. OUR FIRST REACTION WAS THAT I MIGHT HAVE HIT THE ACCELERATOR INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE, AND THOUGH I FOUND THIS INCONCEIVABLE BECAUSE I HAD NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE AND BECAUSE THE TWO PEDALS ARE SO DIFFERENT, I COULD NOT CONSIDER ANOTHER EXPLANATION. HOWEVER, AS TIME PASSED, WE CAME TO THE REALIZATION THAT THIS COULD NOT BEEN THE CASE BECAUSE EVEN IF I HAD PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR BY MISTAKE I WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE "FLOORED" IT TO GET THAT KIND OF ACCELERATION IN SUCH A SHORT DISTANCE, AND EVEN MISTAKING IT FOR THE BRAKE I WOULDN'T HAVE "FLOORED" THE BRAKE BECAUSE I WAS ONLY ABOUT 18 INCHES FROM WHERE I WAS TO STOP. EVEN UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, THE PRIUS JUST DOES NOT HAVE THIS IMMEDIATE KIND OF ACCELERATION WE EXPERIENCED. I CANNOT HELP BUT THINK ABOUT T

NOV 15 2010 THE CAR WAS IN SERVICE FOR 5000 MILES CHECK. THE DEALERSHIP DECLARED THAT THE BRAKES AND COOLANT FLOW VALVE NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND STATED THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. UPON AGREEING FOR REPAIRS THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND IT WILL TAKE 2 WEEKS FOR PARTS TO ARRIVE. 15 DEC 2010 THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR STATED REPAIRS ($2000), SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS HAVE INTERMITTENTLY BRAKING FAILURES AT LOW SPEEDS UNDER 20 MPH AND AT STOPS ON A DOWNGRADE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS AGAIN IN 16 JAN 2011. THE CAR STILLS HAS INTERMITTENT FAILURES, THE LIGHTS TO THE PARKING BRAKES, ABS BRAKES, VBC LIGHTS AND THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE STILL ON SINCE THE REPAIRS. WHILE REPLACING THE TIRES FIRESTONE ON 30 JAN 2011 FOUND THE CODE 1247 ON THE ECU BY THEIR TECHNICIAN. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD ARE STILL ON AT ALL TIMES. AFTER LEAVING FIRESTONE, THE CAR SURGE FORWARD WHILE STOP ON A DOWNGRADE WHILE THE BRAKE DEPRESS, I FELT THE PRESSURE RELEASE THUS I DEPRESS HARDER ON THE BRAKES PETAL UNTIL IT WAS ON THE FLOOR, I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. I WILL TAKE THE CAR INTO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR THE THIRD TIME 31 JAN 2011. *TR

HID HEADLIGHT FAILED. HIGH COST TO REPLACE ($250). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY VIOLENT. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT LOCATE A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT TWO SPARK PLUGS HAD FAILED, TWO OF THE IGNITION COILS HAD SHORTED OUT AND THAT CARBON WAS BUILT UP ON THE ENGINE AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS, IGNITION COILS AND CLEANED THE CARBON FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,646 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,746. UPDATED 03/02/11 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNING AN ABNORMAL PINK COLOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO WAY OF KNOWING WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE GOING TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,695.

I HAVE FROM TIME TO TIME THOUGHT THAT MY CAR LIGHTS DID NOT LIGHT UP THE ROAD SO WELL, ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HOWEVER, WHEN I WOULD THINK ABOUT IT BEFORE I WOULD GET INTO THE CAR, I TURNED ON THE HEAD LIGHTS. THEY WORKED AND SEEM TO BE PRETTY BRIGHT. THEY ARE THE NEW TYPE OF LIGHTS. THIS WENT ON FOR A WHILE. HOWEVER, ONE DAY, I DROVE UP TO MY HOUSE AND NOTICED THAT MY PASSENGER-SIDE HEAD LIGHT DID NOT SEEM TO REFLECT ON MY MAILBOX POST AS I THOUGHT IT SHOULD. I HAD TURNED THE LIGHTS OUT. BUT I TURNED THEM BACK ON, GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND THEY WERE ON. THEN ONE DAY, I WAS BEHIND A SUV. I SAW MY CAR'S REFLECTION AND THE PASSENGER LIGHT WAS OUT. I GOT HOME DID NOT TURN OFF THE CAR OR LIGHTS. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND CHECK. THE PASSENGER-SIDE HEAD LIGHT WAS OUT. I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE LIGHT CAME ON. THE TIME THAT IT TOOK FOR ME TO DISCOVER THIS ACTUALLY TOOK OVER A YEAR. I RECALLED THAT SOMEONE HAD HIT MY CAR ON THAT SIDE (MINOR) BUT THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. SO, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE PLACE IT WAS REPAIRED. THROUGH MY INSURANCE, I HAVE A LIFE-TIME GUARANTEE ON ALL REPAIRS. THEY REPLACED THE HEAD LIGHT. ABOUT 10 DAYS LATER I AM BEHIND A CAR AND I NOTICE THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT IS AGAIN OUT. I CHECKED THE WEB AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE TO MY CAR. I CAN NOT SAY HOW OFTEN THIS OCCURS SINCE YOU BASICALLY HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE THE CAR. I DO KNOW THAT THERE ARE TIMES WHEN MY CAR LIGHTS DO NOT SEEM TO

LOW-SPEED BRAKE FAILURE: ACCELERATED LIGHTLY AWAY FROM TRAFFIC SIGNAL TO APPROXIMATELY 5-7 MPH, TRAFFIC THEN SLOWED, APPLIED BRAKES NORMALLY WITH NO NOTICEABLE DECELERATION OR PEDAL RESISTANCE. REMOVED FOOT FROM BRAKE AND THEN REAPPLIED BRAKES VERY HARD, PEDAL AGAIN OFFERED LITTLE RESISTANCE, NO NOTICEABLE DECELERATION. ROADWAY SURFACE DRY, FREE FROM DIRT/GRAVEL, SMOOTH WITH SLIGHT DOWNGRADE, TEMPERATURE BELIEVED TO BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING. IMPACTED CAR AHEAD AT LOW SPEED ' NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THIS CAR (EST. $750), ADDITIONAL MINOR DAMAGE TO TWO CARS AHEAD. AFTER CRASH, SHUT CAR OFF. AFTER RESTARTING CAR, BRAKES APPEARED TO WORK NORMALLY. UPON INSPECTION FOUND NO FAULT CODES PRESENT, NO WARNING LIGHTS, BRAKE PADS HAD SUBSTANTIAL MATERIAL REMAINING, BRAKE FLUID LEVEL NORMAL, TIRES WITH SUBSTANTIAL TREAD DEPTH. CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS SINCE NEW, ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH. . CAR WAS FULLY WARM, HAD BEEN DRIVEN 14 MILES SINCE START. CAR HAD BEEN OPERATED AT FREEWAY SPEEDS FOR LAST 5-6 MILES BEFORE TRAFFIC SIGNAL. BASED ON PAST EXPERIENCE ALONG THIS FREQUENTLY TRAVELED ROUTE, HYBRID STORAGE BATTERY WAS ALMOST CERTAINLY FULL FROM ENERGY STORED DURING DECELERATION FROM FREEWAY SPEED ON EXIT RAMP, THUS HYBRID SYSTEM WOULD BE UNABLE TO DELIVER REGENERATIVE BRAKING AT TIME OF BAKE FAILURE/CRASH. *TR

ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE ENTERING HIGHWAY. CHARGED FOR ECM UPDATE WHEN PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOWN. CNN REPORTED, "A SOFTWARE PROBLEM IS CAUSING SOME TOYOTA PRIUS GAS-ELECTRIC HYBRID CARS TO STALL OR SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS." A TOYOTA PRESS RELEASE STATES: "TOYOTA MOTOR SALES (TMS), U.S.A., INC., WILL LAUNCH A SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN INVOLVING CERTAIN 2004 AND EARLY 2005 MODEL YEAR PRIUS SOLD IN THE U.S. ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, AN ISSUE WITH THE PROGRAM LOGIC IN THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) SYSTEM MAY CAUSE SOME OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WARNING LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE: MASTER, HYBRID SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, AND BRAKE. IF THIS OCCURS, THE VEHICLE WILL ENTER A "FAIL-SAFE" MODE WHICH ALLOWS LIMITED OPERATION VIA THE ELECTRIC MOTOR. HOWEVER, THE ELECTRICALLY-POWERED BRAKE AND STEERING OPERATION WILL CONTINUE TO FUNCTION NORMALLY IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS. THE ELECTRIC MOTOR WILL ALSO PROVIDE ENOUGH POWER TO ALLOW THE DRIVER TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND AWAY FROM TRAFFIC. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, THE DRIVER MAY BE ABLE TO RESTART THE GASOLINE ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE BY PUSHING THE START BUTTON. APPROXIMATELY 75,000 2004 AND 2005 MODEL YEAR PRIUS VEHICLES MAY BE AFFECTED BY THIS CONDITION. TOYOTA IS PROACTIVELY CONDUCTING A CAMPAIGN IN THE INTEREST OF ITS CUSTOMERS." *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHILCE OFF. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS MOISTURE INTRUSION IN THE TRANS AXLE; THE DEALER REMOVED THE TRANS AXLE AND WATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE HIM WITH A REIMBURSEMENT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,270 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,063. UPDATED 3/7/11 *CN UPDATED 07/01/11

HAD CAR SINCE NEW IN 2005. BOUGHT AN EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT THAT WAS PREPAID. THE CAR HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE AT MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED INTERVALS. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS BEEN A SOURCE OF FRUSTRATION REGARDING ALL HEAD AND TAIL LIGHTS. THE LIGHTS FAIL FREQUENTLY,ESPECIALLY ALL REAR LIGHTS WITH NO WARNING. MANY HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE A HUGE HEADACHE. TO HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE THE BULBS COST ABOUT $250-$300. IF THERE IS MORE THAN JUST A BULB REPLACEMENT, THE COST COULD GO AS HIGH AS $1000+. THIS IS HIGHWAY ROBBERY. *TR

VEHICLE STRUCK FROM BEHIND AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH AND PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK AND DRIVER'S HEAD STRUCK THE TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER SEAT BACK ALSO BROKE AND THE DRIVER FELL BACKWARD UNTIL THE SEAT BACK WAS STOPPED BY THE CUSHION OF THE REAR SEATS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON I-75N AND ANOTHER CAR PULLED UP BESIDE ME AND GESTURED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. WE BOTH PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD NO TAIL LIGHTS AND NO LICENSE PLATE LIGHT. THEY WERE AFRAID THAT SOMEONE WOULD RAM ME SINCE I HAD NO REAR END RUNNING LIGHTS. I ALSO NOTICED THAT MY GLOVE COMPARTMENT LIGHT WAS OUT. I OPENED THE HATCH AND THEN SLAMMED IT AND THE RIGHT TAIL LIGHT AND LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I PROCEED HOME UNDER FLASHERS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE OF THE INTERSTATE. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO THE COBB COUNTY TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT ALL THE BULBS WERE BURNED OUT. I ASKED HOW COULD ALL THOSE LIGHTS GO OUT AT ONCE AND THEY SAID IT HAPPENS. I AUTHORIZED THEM TO REPLACE ALL THE BULBS. THEY LATER CONTACTED ME AND SAID THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A REPLACEMENT BULB FOR THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND I TOLD THEM TO FORGET ABOUT THAT AND WE COULD REPLACE IT LATER. THE LIGHTS ARE WORKING FINE BUT STRANGELY THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT LIGHT STARTED WORKING AFTER THEY REPLACED ALL THE OTHER REAR LIGHTS AND THAT LIGHT HAS FAITHFULLY WORKED TO THIS DAY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOT REPLACED DURING THE SAME SERVICE CALL TO REPLACED THE "BURNED OUT" TAIL LIGHTS AND LICENSE PLATE LIGHT THE BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNAL AND FLASHERS ALL WORKED ON THE EVENING OF 12/20/10 DURING THE TIME THAT THE TAIL AND LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS WENT OUT. HAVING HAD THIS HAPPEN AT HIGH SPEEDS ON A BUSY INTERSTATE AT NIGHT WAS MOST UPSETTING AND TO HAVE ALL THESE LIGHTS GO OUT AT

DURING WET WEATHER, THE BRAKES GRAB. THIS USUALLY OCCURS DURING THE FIRST 10 MINS. OF DRIVING. BASED ON THE RECENT RECALLS, I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH ONLINE TO DETERMINE IF OTHERS OWNERS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN THIS WAY SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE LOW AND HI BEAM HEADLAMPS REPEATEDLY TURN COMPLETELY OFF. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR RANDOMLY EVERY SINGLE DAY, SOMETIMES ALTERNATING BETWEEN EITHER HEADLAMP GOING OUT AND SOMETIMES BOTH HEADLAMPS TURNING OFF AT THE SAME TIME. AT NIGHT THIS IS QUITE CONCERNING. ONCE THE HEADLAMPS TURN OFF, I MUST QUICKLY TURN OFF THE AND ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH UNTIL THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON. IF ONLY ONE HEADLAMP IS OFF, IT IMMEDIATELY COMES ON AFTER TURNING OFF THEN ON THE HEADLAMPS. IF BOTH HEADLAMPS TURN OFF, IT SOMETIMES TAKES MANY ATTEMPTS TO GET THEM BACK ON. IT MAY BE WORTH NOTING THAT I HAVE THE HID HEADLAMPS FROM THE FACTORY. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. A VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH CRASHED INTO THE CONTACTS VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE WAS FILED AND 2 INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED VIA AMBULANCE TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS ADDING FUEL TO HIS VEHICLE, THE GASOLINE PUMP CLICKED NOTIFYING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FULL; HOWEVER, WHEN HE REMOVED THE PUMP FROM THE VEHICLE GASOLINE STARTED FLOWING ONTO THE GROUND. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 56340.

DRIVER'S SIDE HID HEADLIGHT ON MY 2005 PRIUS GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE BULB STAYS LIT FOR A LITTLE WHILE, UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. FROM WHAT I'M READING ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF BUT WILL NOT RESOLVE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE - IT'S DIFFICULT TO SEE WITH ONLY ONE FUNCTIONAL HEADLIGHT. I PAID GOOD MONEY TO GET THE UPGRADED HEADLIGHTS, TOYOTA SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

IN DECEMBER 2010, 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR PEDAL MODIFICATION AS PART OF THE FLOOR MAT ACCELERATOR PEDAL ENTRAPMENT RECALL. THE DEALER DID NOT EXPLAIN THAT PEDAL WAS ACTUALLY BEING SHORTENED BY CUTTING OFF 1/4 INCH AT THE BOTTOM. AFTER THE RECALL MODIFICATION WAS COMPLETED, ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK ON AFTER-MARKET FLOOR MAT THAT HAD BEEN IN PLACE IN THE VEHICLE SINCE DECEMBER 2005. DEALER DID NOT MENTION THIS POSSIBILITY AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL FIX. (PRIOR TO MODIFICATION, VEHICLE OWNER HAD CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THAT FLOOR MAT WAS PROPERLY ANCHORED AND THAT THERE WAS NO WAY FOR ACCELERATOR TO BECOME TRAPPED.) IN THIS CASE, THE MODIFICATION INTENDED TO PREVENT FLOOR MAT ENTRAPMENT ACTUALLY CAUSED THE PEDAL TO BECOME STUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND TRYING TO DECELERATE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME TO A STOP. SHE CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF A VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE POLICE WERE CALLED, BUT DID NOT ARRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND SHE HAD NOT RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WE ARE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH OUR 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHTS (ONE OR BOTH) GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE IS A KNOWN SAFETY PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS ON THE PRIUS. TOYOTA WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN DIRECTED TO BY THE GOVERNMENT. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP TURNS OFF INTERMITTENTLY. NO PATTERN IDENTIFIED. NO SOLUTION EXCEPT CYCLING HEADLAMP SWITCH SOMETIMES WORKS, SOMETIMES NOT. THIS BEGAN AFTER HEADLAMP WAS REPLACED AFTER IT BEGAN DIMMING NOTICEABLY AND PRODUCING LIGHT OF A PINKISH COLOR. NO FURTHER REPAIRS ATTEMPTED BECAUSE CAN'T REPRODUCE PROBLEM RELIABLY E.G. WHEN IN REPAIR SHOP. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHTS- THE REPLACEMENT COST FOR ONE BULB IS RIDICULOUSLY HIGH- ABOUT $199 PLUS LABOR ($110). THE NEW LIGHTBULB OVERHEATS AFTER TWO MINUTES AND TURNS OFF. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF AGAIN THE BULB WILL COME BACK ON--FOR TWO MINUTES AT A TIME. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. I HEAR A NEW BULB IS COMING OUT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, BUT SINCE MINE WAS "USED" I CANNOT RETURN IT FOR AN EXCHANGE WHEN THE NEW BULBS COME IN. BECAUSE IT IS HALOGEN, THEY WILL ONLY GUARANTEE THE BULB IF THEY INSTALL IT. IT'S A MONOPOLY. WE ARE STUCK PAYING THEIR HIGH PRICES FOR THE BULB-- AND ARE REQUIRED TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP TO CHANGE A SIMPLE HEADLIGHT. (ALTHOUGH I DARE NOT MENTION THE INSTALLATION PROCESS, WHICH IS ANYTHING BUT SIMPLE-- INCLUDING REMOVING THE BUMPER!) *TR

WE HAVE NOTICED REPEATEDLY (A DOZEN OR MORE TIMES) OVER THREE YEARS OF OWNING THIS CAR AND 100K MILES, THAT AS WE BRAKE GOING OVER A BUMPY SECTION OF ROAD, THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS AND THE CAR ACTUALLY ACCELERATES FOR ONE OR TWO SECONDS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY ALARMING WHEN WE NEED TO BRAKE SUDDENLY IN A CURVE ON A BUMPY ROAD AS IT SEEMS WE WILL LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. I ALWAYS BRAKE WITH MY RIGHT FOOT AND MY RIGHT FOOT REMAINS OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND ON THE BRAKE THROUGHOUT THESE EPISODES. OUR CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH THE VEHICLE STABILITY SYSTEM AND THE PASSENGER NOTICES THAT THE STABILITY SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT COMES ON DURING THESE EPISODES. IT IS NOT SIMPLY THAT THE CAR COASTS WHEN THE BRAKING FAILS, THE ENGINE ACTUALLY SOUNDS LIKE IT IS REVVING UP AND THE CAR NOTICEABLY SPEEDS UP. ONCE THE BUMPY SECTION HAS BEEN PASSED, NORMAL BRAKING RESUMES. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FLOOR MAT. THIS SITUATION SHOULD BE REPRODUCIBLE THRU TESTING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND CHEST. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS NOT INJURED. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 01/24/11 *CN UPDATED 04/18/11

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS STALLED ON AN OVERPASS WITH NO SHOULDERS. THE TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK IN PARK, AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE PUSHED SINCE THE FRONT WHEELS WERE LOCKED UP. THE CAR WAS EVENTUALLY TOWED, AND IT HAD TO BE DRAGGED ONTO THE FLATBED WRECKER SINCE THE FRONT WHEELS WOULD NOT ROLL. THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FAILED PUMP FOR COOLING THE INVERTER. THE PUMP FAILED SUCH THAT IT BLEW A FUSE THAT ALSO CONTROLLED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER, PREVENTING THE CAR FROM BEING PUT INTO NEUTRAL SO THAT IT COULD BE PUSHED OUT OF TRAFFIC LANES. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE FAILURE MODE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HIM TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 187,000.

MY HEADLIGHT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY PRIUS GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY, THEN WHEN I CYCLE THE SWITCH (NOT SAFE TO DO AT NIGHT) IT TURNS BACK ON. I HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, AT A LARGE COST, WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. ONLINE FORUMS TELL ME THIS IS A PROBLEM NOT SOLVED BY LIGHT REPLACEMENT OR BY REPLACING THE COMPUTER BOARD THAT CONTROLS THE LIGHTS. THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MULTIPLE CARS ON THE ROAD, AND ACCORDING TO THE ONLINE FORUMS IS STARTING TO SHOW IN OTHER TOYOTAS. *TR

MY CAR, A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, WAS STATIONARY AT A STOPLIGHT ON A CLEAR, SUNNY DAY. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THE BRAKE WAS FULLY DEPRESSED. I COULD FEEL A SUDDEN PRESSURE CHANGE IN THE BRAKE, AND WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I DROVE THE SHORT DISTANCE TO WORK, BUT THE CAR WAS HANDLING BADLY (WOBBLY) AND THE BRAKE WAS VERY SOFT AND ONLY PARTIALLY EFFECTIVE. AFTER WORK, A FEW HOURS LATER, THE CAR SEEMED TO BE HANDLING NORMALLY AND BRAKING NORMALLY, BUT I DROVE TO THE CLOSEST DEALER AS A PRECAUTION. THEY CHECKED THE COMPUTER AND FOUND CODE C1357 (DECREASING PRESSURE SOLENOID MALFUNCTION). THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. *TR

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER FROM REGARDING TOYOTA PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN IN HER GATED HER COMMUNITY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE BRICK COLUMN WHICH SUPPORTED THE GATE. SHE SUFFERED A SEVERE INJURY TO HER BOTTOM LIP WHEN HER FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, AS WELL AS CONTUSIONS TO HER LEG AND OTHER BRUISING. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS UNTIL NOVEMBER 16, 2009. AS SHE SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT A WALL. SHE RECEIVED SOME BRUISING FROM THE SEAT BELT HOLDING HER INTO PLACE. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AGAIN AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. *JB

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, REPEATED HEADLIGHT FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN ISSUED THREE POLICE SUMMONSES FOR HEADLIGHT FAILURE AND HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR TWO YEARS. I REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS THREE WEEKS AGO AND THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT IS OUT AGAIN. *TR

YESTERDAY ON A LONG TRIP THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS, LIGHTS CAME ON MY DASH ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT INDICATED A HYBRID PROBLEM. HOPING TO GET TO A PLACE WHERE I COULD GET SERVICE I CONTINUED ON. (I ALSO NOTED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON.) THEN THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS CAME ON THE DASHBOARD WITH AN AUDITORY ALARM. I TESTED THE BRAKES AND THEY SEEMED OKAY AND THERE WAS NO BERM TO PULL OFF. THEN I HIT THE BRAKES ON A CURVE AND THE PEDDLE WENT DOWN LOW. I PRESSED HARD AND GOT IT OFF THE ROAD ON A WIDE SPOT THAT BY THE GRACE OF GOD APPEARED. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. TODAY, THE DEALER SAID THEY CHECKED ALL CODES AND INSPECTED THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG AND ALL CODES HAVE LEFT. THEY SAID THE HYBRID BATTERY SEEMED TO BE LOW BUT THEY FIND THE BATTERY AND CHARGING SYSTEM TO BE OK. (THEY SAID BRAKES DO NOT WORK WHEN THE BATTERY IS LOW AND THE BATTERY IS CHARGED BY BRAKING WHICH I WAS DOING PLENTY OF IN THE MOUNTAINS.) THEY ALSO SAID THE COMPUTER IS OK. THEY DRIVE IT AND NOTHING IS WRONG. *TR

SUDDEN HEADLIGHT FAILURE, IF I TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHT AND TURNED IT BACK ON AGAIN IT WILL TURN ON AGAIN. BUT IT WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF AGAIN. *TR

MY 2005 PRIUS' RIGHT HEADLIGHT (HID) TURNS OFF. AFTER TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, IT LIGHTS UP AGAIN. IT'S VERY STRANGE BECAUSE IF THE BULB WAS DEAD, IT WOULDN'T COME BACK ON. JUST RECENTLY, SOMEONE MADE ME AWARE OF THE ISSUE. BUT, WHO KNOWS HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN GOING ON. THERE IS NO PATTERN OR UNIQUE INCIDENT THAT CAUSES THE BULB TO TURN OFF AND ON. IT HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES ON TRIP BETWEEN 2-4 MILES (SOMETIMES MORE THAN 2 OR 3 TIMES ON A SHORT TRIP). SINCE I BECAME AWARE OF THE ISSUE, I DON'T TAKE THE CAR ON LONG TRIPS. MY LOCAL MECHANIC SAID "DEAD BULBS DON'T TURN ON AND OFF, THEY JUST STAY OFF." SOMETIMES MY BULB WILL STAY ON FOR 10-20 MINUTES, THEN GO OUT. DOESN'T SOUND BROKEN TO ME. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE BALLAST COULD HAVE A PROBLEM, BUT THAT COSTS SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX (NOT TO MENTION REPLACING ONE BULB IS LIKE 200 DOLLARS).. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH AND AS SHE ACCELERATED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SHE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS( 1ST IN JULY, 2ND IN OCTOBER) AFTER HEAVY RAIN, LEAKAGE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF MY 2005 PRIUS RESULTED IN FOWLING OF SPARK PLUGS AND COILS. THE MOISTURE DAMAGE CREATED MISFIRING AND STALLING WHILE IN TRAFFIC. TOYOTA SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED THE LEAK CAUSED BY A SEAL ISSUE IN THE COWL AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT IN JULY BUT HAD TO FOLLOWUP WITH A SECOND REPAIR IN OCTOBER- RESEALING THE COWL. I AM NOT CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM IS COMPLETELY RESOLVED AND I AM TRYING TO GET ACCURATE INFORMATION FROM TOYOTA, UNFORTUNATELY THEY HAVE NOT BEEN FORTHCOMING. *TR

WE PURCHASED A TOYOTA 2005 PRIUS IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR. IT HAD 92,000 MILES ON IT BUT WAS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. JUST THIS WEEK OCTOBER 15 THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND ONE DAY LATER WENT OUT. *TR

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVING DISPLAY WENT OUT WHEN DRIVING.*TR

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS W/ HID HEADLIGHTS. AUTOMATIC AIMING SENSOR HAS SUFFERED PREMATURE FAILURE BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW THAT ALLOWS THE UNDER-VEHICLE MOUNTED SENSOR TO CORRODE AND FAIL. SAFETY ISSUES INCLUDE A DRIVER UNKNOWINGLY OVERDRIVING HIS HEADLIGHTS AT SPEED, AND POTENTIAL TEMPORARY BLINDING OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC FROM AIMING FAILURE. FAILED PART # IS 89408-47010. TOYOTA HAS NOT NOTIFIED OWNERS OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS: HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY. HAPPENS EACH TIME VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, EVEN ON VERY SHORT DRIVES. IT IS NECESSARY TO TURN HEADLIGHTS OFF, AND ON TO GET LAMPS TO WORK AGAIN. OCCASIONALLY, BOTH LAMPS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. VERY DANGEROUS! I HAVE CHILDREN, AND AM FEARFUL OF DRIVING WITH THEM IN THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I HAVE TOLD MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND WAS TOLD THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AND I SHOULD TURN THEM OFF AND ON TO RESOLVE. THEY ALSO TOLD ME TO REPLACE WOULD BE OVER $400/EACH. ADDITIONALLY, I'M FEARFUL I WILL GET A MOVING VIOLATION WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS TURN OFF WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT IS THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT, SOMETIMES THE LEFT, AND ONCE IN AWHILE BOTH TURN OFF. IF I TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON THEY BOTH WORK, FOR A WHILE. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT; THERE IS NO PREDICTING WHEN THE LIGHTS WILL MALFUNCTION. SOMETIMES IT'S WHILE DRIVING AND THEN SOMETIMES WHILE STUCK IN TRAFFIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INVERTER COOLING WATER PUMP FAILED. WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH WITH THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ENGAGED, THERE WERE SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING CAUSING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL TO LOSE POWER. HE DROVE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN AND IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE SAFELY TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE WATER PUMP WHICH LISTED ERROR CODE P0A93. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED SINCE THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER UNTIL SEPTEMBER 16, 2010. HE THEN CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WHO ALSO INFORMED HIM THAT THE PARTS WERE ON CRITICAL BACK ORDER UNTIL SEPTEMBER 16, 2010. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

THE BRAKES ON MY 2005 PRIUS APPEAR NOT TO GRAB IMMEDIATELY WHEN I AM DRIVING OVER A ROUGH SURFACE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR BUT ON AN IRREGULAR BASIS. SINCE IT OCCURRED GENERALLY WHEN I WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY I DIDN'T VIEW IT AS A SAFETY PROBLEM BUT A COUPLE OF TIMES RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN DRIVING OVER A VERY ROUGH ROAD AT HIGHER SPEED AND THE SAME LACK OF BRAKING OCCURRED. IT IS AS IF THERE IS A PAUSE BEFORE THE BRAKING SYSTEM KICKS IN. *TR

I FIRST REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA MARCH 10, 2010. I DID SO AFTER TALKING WITH A COWORKER WHO HAD A 2010 PRIUS. I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS. WE BOTH EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. THEREFORE, I FIGURED I SHOULD TAKE IT MORE SERIOUS. THE TOYOTA'S SAFETY INCIDENT NUMBER IS [XXX] . WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND HITTING THE BREAKS I NOTICE THAT INSTEAD OF IMMEDIATELY SLOWING THE CAR DOWN, THE CAR SEEMS TO EITHER NOT SLOW AT ALL AND SEEMS TO ACCELERATE. KNOWING THAT GOING OVER BUMPS CAN CAUSE A TIRE TO TEMPORARILY LOOSE CONTACT WITH THE ROAD SURFACE AND THAT CARS CAN ELECTRONICALLY TRANSFER DRIVE FROM A TIRE THAT LOOSES CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE TO THE OTHER WHEEL, THERE MAY BE MIXED SIGNALS HAPPENING. THE BRAKES TELLING THE CAR TO STOP, THE TRACTION CONTROL TELLING THE ACCELERATION TO TRANSFER. IT SEEMS THE ACCELERATION IS TAKING PRECEDENCE. REGARDLESS, THIS SEEMS THAT IT COULD CAUSE A PROBLEM IF ON A BUMPY ROAD SURFACE OR A POT HOLE OR SOMETHING AND A CAR STOPS INFRONT OF ME OR A KID RUNS INTO THE STREET OR FOR SOME OTHER REASON I NEED TO STOP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2005 PRIUS STALLING PROBLEM!! I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION ON THIS ISSUE. AS THE ARTICLE SAID"TOYOTA MOTOR SALES (TMS), U.S.A., INC., WILL LAUNCH A SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN INVOLVING CERTAIN 2004 AND EARLY 2005 MODEL YEAR PRIUS SOLD IN THE U.S. ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, AN ISSUE WITH THE PROGRAM LOGIC IN THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) SYSTEM MAY CAUSE SOME OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WARNING LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE: MASTER, HYBRID SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, AND BRAKE. IF THIS OCCURS, THE VEHICLE WILL ENTER A "FAIL-SAFE" MODE WHICH ALLOWS LIMITED OPERATION VIA THE ELECTRIC MOTOR. HOWEVER, THE ELECTRICALLY-POWERED BRAKE AND STEERING OPERATION WILL CONTINUE TO FUNCTION NORMALLY IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS. THE ELECTRIC MOTOR WILL ALSO PROVIDE ENOUGH POWER TO ALLOW THE DRIVER TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND AWAY FROM TRAFFIC. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, THE DRIVER MAY BE ABLE TO RESTART THE GASOLINE ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE BY PUSHING THE START BUTTON.TOYOTA IS PROACTIVELY CONDUCTING A CAMPAIGN IN THE INTEREST OF ITS CUSTOMERS. TOYOTA WILL INFORM OWNERS OF THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WITH A SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN NOTIFICATION LETTER SENT VIA FIRST CLASS MAIL BEGINNING IN LATE-OCTOBER. OWNERS ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT THEIR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR UPON RECEIVING THEIR NOTIFICATION. TOYOTA WILL REPROGRAM THE ECM SYSTEM AT NO CHARGE TO THE OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE." NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE05029 NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER : N/A COMPONENT : ENGINE AND ENGINE

I PULLED INTO A PARKING PLACE.I NOTICED MY CAR WAS NOT STRAIGHT AND I STARTED TO RELEASE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STRAIGHTEN IT. THOUGH I STILL HAD MY FOOT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND HAD NOT STARTED TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD. I SLAMMED DOWN ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE REGULAR BRAKE; AT SOME POINT I REMEMBER THAT MY LEFT FOOT WAS ON THE REGULAR BRAKE PUSHING WITH ALL MY MIGHT. WITHOUT HESITATION MY CAR SMASHED INTO THE CAR PARKED AHEAD OF ME. MY CAR KNOCKED THE OTHER CAR INTO THE STOP SIGN AHEAD OF IT, THEN EXPLODED INTO THE INTERSECTION AND CONTINUED A SHORT WAY DOWN THE BLOCK BEFORE SLOWING DOWN. I WAITED FOR TRAFFIC AND THEN TURNED AROUND. I CAME BACK AND PARKED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET FACING THE OTHER WAY. I CROSSED THE STREET TO THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT AND TOLD THE PARKING METER LADY THAT I HAD HIT THE OTHER CAR. I WAS VERY SHAKEN. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER CAR HAD JUST ARRIVED WITH HIS FARMER'S MARKET BAGS. HE SAID HE WOULD TAKE PICTURES SO I WENT BACK TO MY CAR TO GET MY CAMERA TO TAKE PICTURES TOO. I NOTICED THAT IT WAS MY RIGHT FRONT BUMPER THAT HAD HIT THE OTHER CAR'S LEFT BACK BUMPER BECAUSE, TRYING TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER CAR, I HAD TURNED TOWARD THE STREET. I TOOK PICTURES OF HIS CAR. THE OFFICER ARRIVED (CALLED BY THE METER PERSON) AND I GAVE MY REPORT. THE OFFICER ASKED ME IF I COULD DRIVE MY CAR HOME. I SAID I WASN'T SURE, I WOULD CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY. IN ANY CASE I WOULD NOT TRY TO DRIVE RIGHT AWAY AS I WAS TOO SHAKEN. THE OTHER D

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS EXPERIENCED HEADLAMP FAILURE AT 90,000 MILES. SINCE BOTH HEADLAMPS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME, AND N BOTH REGULAR AND HIGH-BEAM MODES, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WITH THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FOR THE HEADLAMPS. DEALER QUOTES $1200 TO FIX. SEEMS LIKE A RIP-OFF. *TR

I'M WRITING ABOUT AN DEFECTIVE INVERTER COOLING PUMP IN MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. I WAS DRIVING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR LOSES THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. NUMEROUS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AS I COASTED TO A STOP IN A NEARBY NEIGHBORHOOD. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AT FIRST. AFTER I FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO TURN OFF, IT WOULD NOT TURN ON AGAIN. THE DISPLAY IN THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD WOULD COME ON FINE, BUT WHEN IT CAME TIME FOR THE MAIN ENGINE TO TURN ON (WHEN PUSHING THE START BUTTON), IT WOULD BLINK AND SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY. WHEN I TOOK A LOOK UNDER THE HOOD, I COULD SMELL SOMETHING ELECTRICAL BURNING. I FINALLY GOT THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP THAT WAS TOYOTA/LEXUS CERTIFIED. THEY FIGURED OUT THAT THE INVERTER COOLING PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT WAS BLOWING FUSES (HENCE THE SMELL OF SOMETHING ELECTRICAL BURNING). TOTAL COST WAS ALMOST $500 FOR THE REPAIR: PARTS AND LABOR. I TRIED CALLING TOYOTA TO SEE IF I COULD GET ANY TYPE OF REIMBURSEMENT, BUT I GOT MANY REASONS WHY I SHOULD NOT GET ONE: - THE WARRANTY WAS FOR 60,000 OR 8 YEARS. I WAS IN THE 8 YEARS, THE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. (I GUESS CUSTOMER SERVICE DOES NOT MEAN MUCH - PREVIOUSLY I OWN A 94 TOYOTA COROLLA - 16 YEARS WITH A TOYOTA CAR) - I DID NOT GET IT REPAIRED AT A TOYOTA "DEALERSHIP" (EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE "TOYOTA" CERTIFIED) - I DID NOT BUY THE CAR NEW. (SO IF YOU BUY A USED TOYOTA, APPARENTLY THAT DOES NOT MAKE THE CAR A TOYOTA ANYMORE.) BOTTOM LINE, AFTER BEING FIXED THE CAR RUNS EVEN BETTER THEN BEFORE THE INVERTER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN SHE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED FROM THE FRONT END AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER NECK, HEAD AND SHOULDERS. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

I DRIVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE STARTED GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN I START THE CAR (LIGHT SWITCH IS ALWAYS IN THE ON POSITION), SOMETIMES BOTH LIGHTS ARE ON, SOMETIMES ONE, SOMETIMES NONE. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE LIGHTS WILL SUDDENLY GO OUT, USUALLY ONE OR THE OTHER, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE BOTH WENT OUT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND THERE DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE A KNOWN SOLUTION. I PLAN TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT BULB TO SEE IF THAT SOLVES THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN THE SKID CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR DURING BRAKING IN LOW GEAR; TRAVELING UNEVEN ROADS OR GRAVEL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.