2005 Toyota Prius complaints

AT ABOUT 104K MILES THE HID HEADLIGHTS, ALONG WITH THE DASH DASHBOARD LIGHTS, WENT OUT WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON A COUNTRY ROAD AT NIGHT. THE SUDDEN DARKNESS RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH A GUARD RAIL WHILE BRAKING. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK, TURNING OFF THE POWER BUTTON AND RESTARTING THE CAR EVERYTHING CAME BACK ON. WHILE WE WERE SHAKEN UP, NO ONE WAS HURT. THE CAR SUSTAINED $2K DAMAGE TO THE BODY, BUT NOT TO THE HEADLIGHTS. THE LOCAL DEALER DIDN'T EXPRESS ANY KNOWLEDGE OF HEADLIGHT FAILURES IN PRIUSES, INSPECTED THE LIGHTING SYSTEM AND PRONOUNCED EVERYTHING FINE. I DID HAVE TO PAY FOR THE INSPECTION AS THE LIGHTS WEREN'T DAMAGED AND NOT COVERED BY THE COLLISION CLAIM. INTERNET RESEARCH HAS BROUGHT UP MANY SIMILAR CASES OF THIS OCCURRING WITH OTHER PRIUSES; WITH NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY TOYOTA. MY DAUGHTER IS NOW TERRIFIED OF DRIVING THIS CAR. I ALSO OWN A 2007 PRIUS WITH HID LIGHTS AND 55K MILES. I'M MONITORING IT'S HEADLIGHTS WHENEVER POSSIBLE AS IT IS DRIVEN MOSTLY DURING THE DAY WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON. *TR

2005 PRIUS. LIGHTS GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN THEY COME BACK ON. *TR

AUGUST 4, 2010 AROUND 8:36PM I WAS ON I4 HEADING EASTBOUND ABOUT 13 MILES FROM MY HOUSE GOING AROUND 66MPH. THE DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE HOT WITH NO RAIN. WHEN MY EMERGENCY LIGHT, EXPLANATION MARK LIGHT AND THE VSC LIGHT ALL CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AND MY CAR EXPERIENCE A JERKING LIKING MOTION. I CALLED MY FATHER IMMEDIATELY TOLD HIM WHAT'S HAPPENING, HE TOLD ME TO TURN AROUND AND GET THE CAR HOME. I TURNED AROUND AND AS I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AFTER EXITING I4 ON SAND LAKE RD MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WITH A LOUD CONTINUOUS BEEPING NOISE THAT LASTED ABOUT 20 SECONDS EVERY 2 MINUTES. WHEN THIS LOUD BEEPING NOISE OCCURRED THE BRAKES WOULD STOP WORKING FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS THAN START AGAIN. I MADE IT HOME AT 8:52PM AND PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT LEVELING SENSOR WHEN IT FAILS, HEADLIGHT CAN POINT DOWNWARD LIMITING VISIBILITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE HEADLIGHT LEVELING SENSOR MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD TWICE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY AIM DOWNWARD, PROVIDING LIMITED LONG DISTANCE ILLUMINATION OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR OUR TOYOTA PRIUS. I WROTE THEM A LETTER ASKING THEM TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO ONLY THE MECHANICAL MODIFICATIONS THEY DESCRIBED AND NOT ANY WORK WITH THE COMPUTER OR ELECTRONICS. THEIR RESPONSE WAS TO ASSIGN A SUBORDINATE TO CALL ME BACK AND SIMPLY READ MY LETTER BACK TO ME. I WANT THE COURTESY OF A WRITTEN REPLY TO THE POINTS I MADE IN MY LETTER BEFORE WE LEAVE OUR CAR IN THEIR HANDS. THE CALIFORNIA DEPT. OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS BUREAU OF AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR PUT ME ON HOLD FOR 20 MINUTES AND THEN TOLD ME TO CONTACT YOU. THE CAR IS REGISTERED IN MY WIFE'S NAME. *TR UPDATED 01/31/11

SUDDEN WARNING LIGHT INDICATING HEADLIGHT LEVELING FAILURE. OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY UNDER VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. CONSEQUENCES: HEADLIGHTS EITHER AIMED TOO HIGH BLINDING ONCOMING DRIVERS OR SLANTED DOWNWARD MAKING CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. PART HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AND CAR IS NOT DRIVEN AT NIGHT. OLD PART STILL AVAILABLE. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN EARLY 2006 INDICATING THAT THE HEADLIGHT LEVELING SENSOR WAS NOT WATERTIGHT AND PRONE TO FAILURE DUE TO WATER ENTERING THE SYSTEM AND CORRODING THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS. TOYOTA IMPROVED THE INTEGRITY OF THE UNIT AND SOLD IT USING THE SAME PART NUMBER WITH THE ADDED SUFFIX "G". WHILE TOYOTA WILL COVER THE REPLACEMENT COST OF THE SENSOR UNDER THE 3 YR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY THERE IS NO COVERAGE FOR VEHICLES OUT OF WARRANTY. A RECALL WAS NEVER ISSUED. AGAIN, THIS IS ONLY A PROBLEM THAT OCCURS WITH THE HID HEADLIGHT SYSTEM IN THE EARLIER GENERATION II PRIUS (2004 - 2005). SERVICE BULLETIN:00406 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER:10019992 MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I WAS UNAWARE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM WHEN IT COULD HAVE BEEN REMEDIED WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. MILEAGE AT FAILURE 72,000. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED ! COST OF PART $370.00 + TAX. LABOR IS ANOTHER 210.00 + TAX. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS 2005 HEADLIGHT LEVELING CONTROL SENSOR FAILS DUE TO CORROSION IN THE SENSOR. RESULT IS INADEQUATE NIGHT DRIVE DUE TO IMPROPERLY POSITIONED HEADLIGHTS. SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FLICKER ON AND OFF AND THERE WAS LIMITED ILLUMINATION. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE AUTOMATIC FLASHING HEADLIGHT LEVELER REMAINED ON AND CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ALSO AN UNKNOWN LIGHT THAT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

THE PASSENGER FRONT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. TOYOTA HAS REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS 4 TIMES AND IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. *TR

2005 PRIUS WITH ABS/VSC AND CAUTION LIGHT ON. REDUCED BRAKING POWER TRACED TO BAD ANTI-SKID COMPUTER. ORDERED PART AND WAS CAUTIONED TO LIMIT DRIVING. LATER THAT DAY, EXITED FAST-FOOD DRIVE-THRU AND SAILED INTO STREET. NO BRAKING POWER WHATSOEVER EVEN WITH STANDING ON PEDAL. STOPPED VEHICLE BY PLOWING INTO CURB. VEHICLE THEN TOWED TO SHOP AWAITING PARTS. *TR

AT AROUND 10PM THIS FRIDAY NIGHT I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE COUNTRY ROAD 3 MILES FROM MY HOUSE. IT IS A 2 LANE ROAD WITH NO STREET LAMPS. I WAS TRAVELING AT 50MPH AND COMING AROUND A GENTLE CURVE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERY LIGHT IN THE CAR WENT OUT...HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, DASHBOARD, HAZARDS, EVEN THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM DISPLAY. A MONTH AGO I HAD MY CAR IN FOR ITS SAFETY INSPECTION AND 150K MILEAGE SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS "FINE" BUT I'VE HAD INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH THE HID LAMP ON THE DRIVER SIDE GOING OUT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IF I CYCLE THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN IT FIXES THE ISSUE. WHEN ALL MY LIGHTS WENT OUT ON FRIDAY, I WAS ONLY ABLE TO AVOID DRIVING OFF THE ROAD AND GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT WAS A ROAD I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH AND KNEW WHERE THE TURN WAS COMING UP. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW MY CAR TO A STOP. AFTER SITTING IN THE DARK A MINUTE (THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING JUST FINE) I WAS WORRIED A CAR MIGHT COME DOWN THE ROAD BEHIND ME AND NOT SEE ME AND HIT ME. I THEN DECIDED TO TRY CYCLING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON BECAUSE THAT HAD WORKED FOR THE HEADLAMP ISSUE. I CYCLED IT ONCE BUT THE LIGHTS REMAINED OFF, BUT AFTER THE SECOND TIME I CYCLED THE LIGHT SWITCH ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR CAME BACK ON AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. I TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA OF WARRENTON AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. THEY "RAN A DIAGNOSTIC" AND CHECKED THE VEHICLE BUT SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AND THEN SENT ME HOME. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT IN

WITH LESS THAN 45,000 MILES OF EASY DRIVING (AND ALL MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON A TIMELY BASIS AT THE DEALERSHIP) ON A SINGLE-OWNER TOYOTA 2005 PRIUS, THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE CAR'S DASHBOARD SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED, WHICH AN OUT-OF-TOWN DEALERSHIP INTERPRETED TO MEAN FAILURE OF THE "SKID CONTROL ECU". THIS PART CONTROLS ALL MAJOR BRAKING FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING CONVENTIONAL BRAKE CONTROL, REGENERATIVE BRAKE COOPERATIVE CONTROL, ABS, ENHANCED VSC AND HANDLES SENSOR INFORMATION EPS ECU AND HV ECU. IF OCCURRING ON A MAJOR CA HIGHWAY, LIKE US HIGHWAY 5 AND THE "GRAPEVINE", THIS WARNING AND FAILURE CAN BE A VERY SERIOUS AND UNEXPECTED DRIVING HAZARD. REPAIRS COSTS NEARLY $2,000 AND THIS PART MUST BE "ORDERED" BY A DEALERSHIP AND TAKE 4 -5 HOURS TO REPAIR ONCE THE PART IS DELIVERED OVERNIGHT OR LONGER. TOYOTA ALREADY IS RECALLING THIS "SKID CONTROL ECU" PART ON ALL 2002 -2003 SEQUOIA PASSENGER VEHICLES. TOYOTA DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A DEFECT ON THE PRIUS, AND OFFERS NO RECALL OR HELP TO ANY OF ITS PRIUS CUSTOMERS; TO THEM IT IS SIMPLY A "(BAD) LUCK OF THE DRAW" SITUATION, TOUGH LUCK FOR THE PRIUS DRIVER-OWNER WITH THIS DEFECT. *TR

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THE BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE, THEN FAIL, THEN ENGAGE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

DEAR NHTSA: 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. HEADLIGHTS. THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A HEADLIGHT LEVELING DEVICE. AT PRESENT MY LOW BEAMS ONLY SHOW ABOUT 14 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE HIGH BEAMS ARE ON THEY SHINE WHERE THE NORMAL LOW BEAMS WOULD SHINE. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER, THIS IS A $500.00 DOLLAR FIX. THE CAR HAS 48K MILES . THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I AM NOT SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THIS IS A SERIOUS CONDITION AND AFFECTS LOTS OF TOYOTA PRIUS AS I HAVE FOUND OUT ON THE BLOGS. APPRECIATE YOU GUYS LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM, THE DEVICE SHOULD BE REPLACED BY TOYOTA AS IT HAS FAILED THROUGH NORMAL USE AND NOT FROM ABUSE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOWSTORM IN MY 2005 PRIUS, I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON A BUSY STREET, THE ROADS STARTING TO BECOME SLIPPERY WITH SNOW. AS THE LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN, I STEPPED ON THE GAS, AND THE"SLIPPERY" LIGHT CAME ON MY DASHBOARD. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE FRONT WHEELS WILL NOT SPIN AT ALL. I COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR AT ALL, SINCE THE COMPUTER DETERMINED I WAS ON A "SLIPPERY" SPOT. I SAW CARS AND TRUCKS BARRELING TOWARD ME IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR, UNABLE TO MOVE, AND VISIBILITY GREATLY REDUCED, DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW. I PUT MY BLINKERS ON, AND THANKFULLY ON COMING TRAFFIC WAS ABLE TO AVOID ME. I WAS STUCK AT THIS INTERSECTION FOR FOUR LIGHT CHANGES, SLIGHTLY PANICKED. I FINALLY PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE, AND GOT JUST ENOUGH MOVEMENT OUT OF THE CAR TO FIND A DRY PATCH AND GET ME MOVING AGAIN. WHEN I REPORTED THIS TO BOTH TOYOTA, AND MY LOCAL DEALER, THEY TOLD ME THIS IS A "SAFETY" FEATURE. IT'S A SAFETY FEATURE THAT WILL SURELY GET SOMEONE KILLED. THE FRONT WHEELS SIMPLY WILL NOT SPIN IN THE LEAST IF THE CAR DETERMINES IT IS SLIPPERY, WHICH LEFT ME NO WHERE TO GO AT THAT INTERSECTION. I LATER GOOGLED THE PROBLEM, AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH PRIUS OWNERS. A FEW PEOPLE LEFT THE COMMENT THAT SNOW TIRES ARE NECESSARY TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM. NOT KNOWING WHAT ELSE TO DO, I WENT OUT AND BOUGHT 4 NEW SNOWTIRES. IT DID MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE, BUT I'M AFRAID THAT FOR SOMEONE ELSE, THEY MAY FIND OUT TOO LATE. THIS SAFETY FEATURE IS AN UNACCEPTABLE DEATH TRAP WAITING

2005 PRIUS: WHEN I BRAKE AS I DRIVE OVER ANY KIND OF VARIATION IN THE ROAD (WHICH IS QUITE OFTEN), MY VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD AND I AM UNABLE TO COME TO A STOP RIGHT AWAY. I HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE QUITE HARD TO MAKE IT STOP AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS ISSUE TWICE AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO CALLED TOYOTA AND OPENED A CASE WITH THEM WHICH THEY CLOSED WITHOUT INSPECTING MY VEHICLE. *TR

OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS, MY 2005 PRIUS HAS DEVELOPED AN INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE. THE HEADLIGHT IN QUESTION IS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. TURNING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURNING THEM BACK ON RESOLVES THE ISSUE, THUS THE BULB IS NOT THE ISSUE. THIS DEFECT MAKES THE VEHICLE LESS SAFE TO OPERATE AND HOLDS ME CIVILLY RESPONSIBLE FOR "FIX IT" DAMAGES. THE "FIX" FOR THIS DEFECT IS A REPLACEMENT SHOULD NOT BE MY RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT IS NOT A FAILURE OF OBSOLESCENCE. I WILL CHEERFULLY ACCEPT THE BULB ENDING LIFE, BUT FOR THE SENSORS, SWITCHES, AND COMPUTING BEHIND THE HEADLAMP SWITCH TO HAVE THIS LEVEL OF DEPENDABILITY IS NOT MY PROBLEM TO FIX. *TR

2005 PRIUS DRIVER'S HID LIGHTBULB FAILED WITH LESS THAN 80,,000 MILES. COST TO REPLACE BULB QUOTED AT $400 PLUS $300 FOR LABOR. *TR

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE LOSS STEERING, BRAKES, CRUISE CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN APPLYING BRAKE AT A FULL STOP VIBRATION IS FELT *TGW THE POWER STEERING, BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE NOTICED WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED, HE WAS USING HIS BLUETOOTH HEADSET. *JB

HID HEADLAMP FAILURE ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. IT WOULD WORK SOMETIMES AND THEN GO OFF AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER 3/26/10; THEY REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BULB FOR $198.09. IT WORKED FOR ABOUT A MONTH THEN STARTED FLICKERING OFF AGAIN AS I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD. I COULD TURN IT OFF COMPLETELY THEN BACK ON AND IT WOULD WORK FOR ONLY A FEW SECONDS. TOOK TO DEALER AGAIN TODAY 6/21/10 AND THEY SAID IT NEEDS A NEW ASSEMBLY BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN "HIT". MY HUSBAND BACKED INTO AND SCRAPED THE HEADLIGHT COVER IN 2006 (FIVE YEARS AGO), BUT IT WORKED PERFECTLY UNTIL FEB. 2010. INTERESTING THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM, WITH 160 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS TO NHTSA ALONE. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING, ONE AT A TIME. THE BULBS WILL COME BACK ON AFTER THE FIRST OR SECOND TIME OF RESTARTING THE CAR. THIS MAY BE HAPPENING MORE OFTEN THAN I'M AWARE. THE FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO WHEN A CHP OFFICER PULLED ME OVER AND GAVE ME A FIXIT TICKET FOR THE HEADLIGHT BEING OUT. IT WAS TOO LATE AT NIGHT TO BUY ANOTHER BULB ANYWHERE. I PULLED INTO A LIGHTED PARKING LOT TO SEE IF THERE MIGHT BE A LOOSE CONNECTION. I TURNED OFF THE CAR, OPENED THE HOOD, REMOVED SOME PARTS THAT WERE IN THE WAY OF ACCESSING THE BACK OF THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT, AND JIGGLED THE CONNECTION TO THE BULB. I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND THE LIGHT WORKED. THE NEXT TIME I WAS AT A SERVICE APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER I ASKED THEM IF THEY WERE AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THE SERVICE REP SAID THEY DO THAT OCCASIONALLY, BUT SINCE THEY WERE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, TO JUST KEEP DRIVING UNTIL IT GOES OUT ALTOGETHER. ABOUT 3 OR 4 MONTHS AGO, MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT DID THE SAME THING THAT TIME, I WASN'T ABLE TO REMOVE THE BACK OF THE HEADLIGHT. I WAS IN A REMOTE LOCATION LATE AT NIGHT ABOUT 50 MILES ALONG A WINDING 2-LANE ROAD AWAY FROM MY DESTINATION. I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP AND THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS STILL OUT. I DECIDED TO CONTINUE ON TO MY DESTINATION WITH JUST ONE HEADLIGHT, TAKING A CHANCE THE OTHER WOULDN'T GO OUT. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING FINE. LAS

NORMAL USE OF HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLAMP/BULBS LIGHTS ARE FLICKERING. WIRE HARNESS MENTIONED BY DEALERSHIP, COST TO REPLACE IS PROHIBITIVE. BULBS SHOULD NOT BE 'FLICKERING' IF THE CAPSULE SIMPLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON AMONG THIS MODEL YEAR PRIUS AS WELL AS BEFORE AND AFTER 2005. *TR

WHEN I GO OVER A BUMP OR HIT A POTHOLE IN MY 2005 PRIUS AND I AM BRAKING IT FEELS LIKE MY BRAKES DISENGAGE FOR JUST A SECOND AND THE CAR SEEMS TO GO FASTER. I HAVE NEVER FELT COMFORTABLE WITH THIS SITUATION BUT SINCE I DON'T KNOW A WHILE LOT ABOUT CARS I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE NORMAL UNTIL I SAW AN ARTICLE IN THE NEWSPAPER FROM ANOTHER PRIUS OWNER WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. THIS ARTICLE SUGGESTED A COMPLAINT BE FILED WITH NHTSA. I AM FILING THIS WITH THE DATE OF THE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ALTHOUGH THE STRANGE BRAKING FEELING HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JUNE 2005. *TR

I DROVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS VIN#[XXX] UNTIL 5/13/2010. AT AROUND 10AM I WAS DRIVING ON THE HWY IN THE LFT LANE. WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON GOING 75MPH. I HAD A GPS ON AND NAVIGATING. AND I HAD MY BLUE TOOTH EARPIECE ON. THEN ALL AT THE SAME TIME MY BLUE TOOTH SHUT DOWN. MY GPS SHUT DOWN. AND EVERY WARNING LITE CAME UP IN THE CAR. EVEN THE DISPLAY THAT USUALLY SHOWS HOW THE HYBRID SYSTEMS WORKS WAS BLINKING PROBLEM!! PROBLEM!! SO I LET OFF THE GAS AND STARTED TO MOVE TO THE RT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THATS WHEN I REALIZED THAT I HAD NO POWER STEERING. THERE WAS AN EXIT COMING UP SO I LET THE CAR SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 50MPH. AS I STARTED TO EXIT I PUT MY FT ON THE BRAKES. THATS WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE PEDAL WAS VERY STIFF AND VIBRATING. I WAS COMING TO A BLIND INTERSECTION AND I HAD THE RED LITE. SO I PUSHED ON MY BRAKES. INSTANTLY I COULD HEAR SCREACHING TIRES. SO I LOOKED IN MY SIDE MIRROR. AND TO MY SUPRISE IM LOOKING AT A LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM ME! MY REAR TIRES HAD LOCKED UP AND MY FRONT TIRES WERENT DOING ANYTHING. SO I STARTED FISHTAIL BACK AND FORTH LIKE I HAD MY EBRAKE ON. I PUT ALL MY WT ON THE PEDAL CAUSE THE INTERSECTION WAS REALLY GETTING CLOSE. AND WITHOUT POWER STEERING IT WAS VERY HARD TO KEEP THE CAR FROM CRASHING. I CAME TO A STOP JUST BEFORE THE LIGHT. THEN DROVE MY CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALER AT IN BERKELEY CA AT 10MPH. I TOLD THEM EVERYTHING. EVEN ABOUT MY BLUE TOOTH AND GARMIN. THEY GOT ME A RENTAL CAR THEN 4DAY LATER THEY SAID IF I GIVE THEM $2000 FOR A PART

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HEADLIGHTS DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT THAT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING $350 FOR THIS ONE LIGHT BULB, TO REPLACE IT. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUS, ON MULTIPLE WEB SITES, ALL WITH THE SAME CONCERN. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART, AND THE HEADLIGHTS SHOULD BE RECALLED BY TOYOTA. THEY GO OFF AT VERY DANGEROUS TIMES, LIKE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WENT OUT SEVERAL NIGHTS AGO. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA, AND THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON ON THE 2004-2008 PRIUS, WHICH A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH PROVED. THESE TYPE OF BULBS OVERHEAT (SINCE THEY'RE HALOGEN). NEVERTHELESS, THEY CHARGED $1150 FOR TWO HEADLIGHTS WHICH CANNOT BE BOUGHT ANYWHERE EXCEPT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA, THE PERSON I TALKED TO UNDERSTOOD, SAYING IT HAD HAPPENED TO HIM TOO, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO SINCE THE CAR HAD OVER 136,000 MILES ON IT. APPARENTLY TOYOTA ONLY WARRANTIES ITS PARTS FOR ONE YEAR. SHAMEFUL. *TR

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT WITH DEALER RESPONSE AND RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS AND MERGE, THE BRAKE DID NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONSUMER STATED IF FELT WA THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER STATED HE DID RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING AN ACCELERATOR PROBLEM. *JB

I DRIVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. I AM CONCERNED WITH HOW THE BRAKES OPERATE. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES AND HIT A BUMP AT THE SAME TIME, THERE IS WHAT FEELS LIKE A LAG OR "RELEASE" IF YOU WILL IN THE BRAKING OF THE CAR. IT'S ONLY FOR ABOUT A SECOND BUT IS VERY FRIGHTENING. TO PUT IT ANOTHER WAY, WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE THE CAR AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE BRAKES :"FAIL" MOMENTARILY AND THEN RE-ENGAGE. THIS HAPPENS FOR ABOUT 1/2 OF A SECOND ALTHOUGH IT FEELS LONGER. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND TOYOTA RESPONDED TO THESE COMPLAINTS SAYING THE "LAG" IS CAUSED BY THE ABS SYSTEM KICKING IN. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE LAG TIME THOUGH, IT SEEMS EXCESSIVE TO ME NOT TO MENTION DANGEROUS. I BELIEVE THE NEWER PRIUS' HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND AM WONDERING IF THE 2005'S WILL BE AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY EXPERIENCE BRAKING FAILURES. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD BEFORE THE BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ACCORDINGING TO REMEDY ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V039000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,039.

MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKES WHEN LIGHTLY BRAKING OVER A BUMPY SURFACE. IT HAS HAPPENED THROUGHOUT THE 3 YEARS I'VE OWNED THIS CAR. *TR

I DRIVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. MY CAR HAS 26,000 MILES ON IT; WHICH IS VERY LOW MILEAGES. WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR`S LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD STARTS TO FLASH. THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT AND BUZZER COMES ON ALONG WITH THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP. I HAD NOWHERE TO PULL ASIDE. AFTER TWO MINUTES THE WARNING SIGNS SHUT OFF SO I KEPT DRIVING. FIVE MINUTES LATER, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON SO I DECIDE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY TO TAKE IT TO THE KNOXVILLE TOYOTA DEALER. AS I`M EXITING THE HIGHWAY, I IMMEDIATELY REALIZED THAT I HAD NO BREAKS (WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH MY FOOT IT AUTOMATICALLY TOUCHED THE GROUND)! I REMEMBERED THAT MY DAD ALWAYS TOLD ME THAT IN CASE OF A BRAKE EMERGENCY TO PUMP THE PADDLE UNTIL THE BREAKS WORK. I ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR; THE EXIT RAMP WAS VERY STEEP. I WAS GOING ABOUT 50 MILES PER HR BY THEN; LUCKILY I MANAGED TO STOP WHILE I KEPT PUMPING MY BREAKS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER RIGHT AWAY. THEY CHECKED MY CAR AND REPLACED: PUMP ASSY. WATER, SUPER LONG LIFE C, INVERTER COOLANT PUMP, SLIDING YOKE, REFLASHED ENGINE AND HV ECU AND SHAFT KIT. STEERI. I FOUND MY CASE VERY DANGEROUS AND MY LIFE WAS AT RISK. NOT ONLY WAS MY LIFE AT RISK BUT AS WELL AS OTHER INDIVIDUALS. I WOULD HATE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE! IT WAS SCARY AND I FELT LIKE MY LIFE MIGHT HAVE BEEN OVER. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS AND HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT ITS BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT OCCURRENCE THAT, TO DATE HAS NOT CAUSED A CRASH. WHEN BRAKING ON A BUMPY ROAD IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE FOR ABOUT A SECOND AND THE CAR SURGES FORWARD. THIS IS ONLY WHEN THERE IS A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN BRAKING ON A SMOOTH SURFACE. EVEN WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES SLOWLY THIS OCCURS WHEN THERE IS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. *TR

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON A SURFACE WITH A POT HOLE OR DEEP INDENTATION, THE CAR SPEEDS UP AND GIVES THE FEELING THAT IT IS NOT GOING TO STOP IN TIME. I TRY TO LEAVE A GREATER STOPPING DISTANCE BUT THEN NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS TYPE OF SURFACE WILL SUDDENLY APPEAR AND RAISE THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH. THIS IS NOT A ONE-TIME OCCURRENCE. OTHER THAN, "IT'S NOT ON THE RECALL LIST" TOYOTA NEVER HAS ANY COMMENT ON THIS CONCERN. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE LIGHTS GO OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. IF I TURN OFF THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY THEY WILL COME BACK ON. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO IN FIXING IT. THE LIGHTS GO OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENS DAY TO DAY. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE SEVERAL TIMES NOT KNOWING THAT THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL TO INVESTIGATE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD BEEN HAVING A RECURRING FAILURE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS WHERE THEY WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE IN HIS MODEL VEHICLE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

1. WHILE DRIVING OVER RR TRACKS, A LACK OF BRAKE RESPONSE (OR FEEL) - HAPPENED ONCE IN 2008. MENTIONED TO DEALER, BUT I DID NOT KNOW IF THIS WAS A TYPICAL PROBLEM. 2. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL ON A SLIPPERY ROAD, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THERE WAS NO FEEL OF BRAKING. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A CURB. HAPPENED JAN/2010. MENTIONED TO DEALER, BUT I DID NOT KNOW IF THIS WAS A TYPICAL PROBLEM. 3. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL ON SLIPPERY ROADS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN TO A STOP, OR NOT GO AT A S&G LIGHT. THIS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY IN 2010. MENTIONED TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A FUNCTION OF THE TRACTION CONTROL THAT PREVENTED TIRES FROM SPINNING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE FOR ABOUT THREE SECONDS. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE DRIVER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,235.

VEHICLE TYPE: TOYOTA PRIUS 2005 [UNCORRECTED BY RECALLS] PROBLEM: WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE IN PREPARATION FOR A TURN AND BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS. EXAMINED BRAKE PEDAL AND DISCOVERED FLOOR MAT HAD CREPT UNDER THE PEDAL PREVENTING BRAKING. SHIFTED VEHICLE TO NEUTRAL. ATTEMPTED TO RETRIEVE MAT BUT UNABLE TO BY HAND. USED FOOT TO PULL MAT FROM UNDER BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO BRAKE. REMOVED MATS TO PREVENT FUTURE PROBLEMS. RESOLUTION: NONE. TOYOTA'S RECENT FLOOR MAT RECALL DOESN'T ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. CONTACT WITH TOYOTA HAS LEFT ME WITH THE FEELING THAT THEY ARE UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM [OR WORSE, HAVE MISDIAGNOSED THIS PROBLEM AS BEING A STUCK ACCELERATOR PROBLEM WHICH IS ALSO RELATED TO THE FLOOR MAT]. *TR

BRAKING MOMENTARILY FAILS AFTER HITTING A BUMP, POTHOLE, OR OTHER ROAD IRREGULARITY. THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE ISSUE PERFECTLY. HTTP://WWW.THEDETROITBUREAU.COM/2009/12/NHTSA-TRACKING-BRAKING-LOSS-ON-PRIUS-HYBRIDS/#MORE-17003 DEALERS SINCE DAY OF PURCHASE HAVE SAID THERE WAS "NOTHING WRONG". *TR

I HAVE THIS PROBLEM EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2004. THE SKID LIGHT COMES ON EVERYTIME I HIT AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE FEELING LIKE I'M DRIVING IN THE SNOW AND ICY ROAD. ON THE WAY HOME WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE CAR HESITATED WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR BRAKE, VSC, TRAC, AND ABS CAME ON. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME IT WAS THE WHEEL SENSOR, THAT MY REAR RIGHT TIRE IS NOT BEING SENSED, BUT THE REST WERE. IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF THE WARNING LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD; AND WITH FURTHER DIAGNOSIS, THEY FOUND OUT IT WAS THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER ASSEMBLY. I FELT ROBBED BY SPENDING MONEY ON THE WHEEL SENSOR THAT WAS REPLACED WHEN ALL THE WHILE IT WAS THE SKID CONTROL ECM WAS THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS REGARDING A MOMENTARY BRAKE FAILURE WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR HITTING A POTHOLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD EVERYTHING FROM "IT IS JUST HOW ABS WORKS" TO "YOU NEED TO HIT THE BRAKE HARDER WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP" (I.E. RATHER THAN A SLOW AND CAREFUL STOP, A QUICK AND SHARP STOP). THERE ARE TOO MANY INCIDENTS TO NAME BUT ONE THAT OCCURS ROUTINELY IS ABOUT 30 YARDS AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN LEADING INTO THE PARKING LOT AT MY PLACE EMPLOYMENT. I NOW HAVE TO COAST VERY CAREFULLY AND PREPARE MYSELF FOR BRAKE FAILURE. SHOULD THERE BE CARS AROUND, THIS BECOMES A DANGEROUS MATTER. AGAIN, THIS HAPPENS ROUTINELY AND NONE OF MY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

I HAD BEEN PULLED OVER ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS FOR FAULTY TAIL LIGHTS. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THEN MY CHILDREN TOLD ME OF THE FRONT HEAD LIGHTS GOING OUT FOR NO REASON. I DID NOT BELIEVE THEM TILL THE WENT OUT ON ME. AFTER TAKING IT TO SEVERAL TOYOTA DEALERS AND SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, ON 09/10/2009 I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH A "MONICA" FROM THE NHTSA IN DC. I HAVE YET TO HEAR ANYTHING TO THIS DATE AND I AM AFRAID OF A SERIOUS CRASH WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT KNOWING WHY. I ALSO HAVE A CHECK LIGHT THAT HAS BEEN ON SINCE BEFORE MY WARRANTY WENT OUT AND NO ONE WANTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HATE THIS CAR, IT SCARES ME AND THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES AND I HAVE TO DATE ONLY RECEIVED ONE RECALL AND THAT IS ON THE MATS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL JUST STOP WORKING. IT BEGAN WITH THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT, SOMETIMES IT IS BOTH HEADLIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL SOMETIMES COME BACK ON IF THEY ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON, SOMETIMES THE CAR MUST BE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. THE DEALER HAS SAID THAT IT COULD BE FIXED BY REPLACING THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT UNIT (NOT JUST THE BULB) AT OVER $300 EACH OR POSSIBLY THE COMPUTER CONTROL BOARD AT OVER $1000. THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE. BECAUSE IT IS NOW AFFECTING BOTH HEADLIGHTS, THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN AT NIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN DEPRESSED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY FOR YEARS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 427 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

48 MPH TRAVELING NORTH ON OR 217; WITHOUT CAUSE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON ABS WARNING LIGHT ON VSC WARNING LIGHT ON AUDIBLE ALARM STEADY TONE THEN TRY TO STOP: BRAKE PEDAL UP HIGH, BRAKE PEDAL UNRESPONSIVE AND HARD TO PRESS, IMMEDIATELY PULLED OF ON ALLEN EXIT; BRAKES STILL UNRESPONSIVE, PRESSED MAXIMUM FORCE ON BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES LOCKED UP THE WHEELS SKIDDING AND BURNING RUBBER. *TR

[XXX] , A RESIDENT OF WANTAGH, NY, WAS DRIVING ON THE WANTAGH STATE PARKWAY WHEN SHE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND THEN EXPERIENCED THE SUDDEN, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF HER 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED AFTER SHE PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS A RESULT, [XXX] STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AND WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MOREOVER, THE SEATBELT IN THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE IN THAT IT BECAME UNFASTENED AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE HAS A VIN# [XXX] AND WAS PURCHASED AT ATLANTIC TOYOTA IN LONG ISLAND. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS--EXPERIENCES BRAKING AND HANDLING FAILURES WHEN BRAKING ON UNEVEN OR WET SURFACES. WHEN WE ARE BRAKING AND HIT A POTHOLE, GRAVEL, RAILROAD TRACKS OR WET SURFACES, THE CAR FEELS AS IF WE ARE LOSING CONTROL OF IT, AND BRAKING SEEMS TO TEMPORARILY STOP. THE "SKID DANGER" LIGHT COMES ON, EVEN AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENS NEARLY EVERY TIME WE BRAKE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. ALSO, AT IDLE (IE. STOPLIGHTS), THE CAR WILL FREQUENTLY LURCH FORWARD SLIGHTLY, EVEN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED, ESPECIALLY WHEN ENGINE TRANSFERS FROM ELECTRIC TO GAS. WE WERE TOLD EARLY IN OUR OWNERSHIP THAT THIS IS NORMAL "DIESELING". THESE HAVE BEEN ON-GOING PROBLEMS, SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2005 (NEW), THAT WE THOUGHT WE WERE "IMAGINING" UNTIL HEARING ALL OF THE REPORTS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS.TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT THE PRIUS BRAKING ISSUES ONLY AFFECT THE 2010 PRIUS, BUT WE SEE IT FIRSTHAND ON AN ON-GOING BASIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ON A PAVED AND GRASSY SURFACE WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A TREE DESTROYING THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE ARRIVED TO THE SCENE AND 3 INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH MINIMAL PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH SUDDENLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR AND REMAINED IN A STUCK POSITION. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 28,800.