2005 Toyota Prius complaints

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE FAILURE *GR THE CONSUMER STATED SHE DROVE INTO A PARKING LOT, MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN, AND THEN A SHARP RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE AND EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED HER WAS AN ELEVATED MEDIAN BETWEEN PARKING ROWS AND THE FACT THAT SHE WAS GOING VERY SLOWLY. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF THE VEHICLE BEING AT THE DEALER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE SHE DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ANY LONGER. *JB

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH MY HEADLIGHTS. ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT AT LEAST ONCE IN AN HOUR OF DRIVING. TURNING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND BACK ON RESTORES IT TO NORMAL OPERATION. *TR

THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT IN MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS CAME ON AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON TOO. I CHECKED TO MAKE SHURE THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED AND IT WAS BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. AS A RESULT OF THE PROBLEM, THE CAR IS ONLY GIVING ME AN AVERAGE OF 32 MPG, PREVIOUSLY I WAS GETTING AND AVERAGE OF 48 MPG, THE BATTERY ALSO SEEMS TO BE DRAINING ITS ENERGY FASTER THAN USUAL. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE PENSKE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN DOWNEY, CA. 90241, AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT THIS CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL THAT TOYOTA IS CONDUCTING ON SOME CARS, THEREFORE IF I WANTED THEM TO INSPECT THE CAR TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM THEY WOULD NEED TO CHARGE ME FOR THE INSPECTION PLUS WHATEVER REPAIRS ARE NEEDED. I FEEL THAT BECAUSE OF ALL THE BRAKE PROBLEMS THAT TOYOTA IS HAVING WITH THEIR CARS, THEY SHOULD AT LEAST INSPECT THE CAR FOR FREE. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING. I FELT THE CAR WAS GETTING A BIT SLUGUISH AFTER THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THEN NOTICED THE MPG STARTED TO GO DOWN. RIGHT NOW THE CAR ONLY GIVES ME AN AVERAGE OF 32 MPG.

2005 PRIUS NO PROBLEMS EXCEPT WATER PUMP UNTIL NOW. 69,000 MILES. WENT TO START THE CARE AND WHILE IN NEUTRAL IDLEING THE BRAKE PEDAL PUMPED UP AND DOWN AND THE PS LIGHT CAME ON. THE RED TRIANGLE DANGER MESSAGE CAME ON. I DID NOT DRIVE IT BUT TOYOTA TOLD ME TO TOW IT IN. THEY SAY THE COMPUTER IS SHOT AND NEEDS A NEW SKID CONTROL ECU. I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT

MY 2005 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS ARE BRAND NEW AND THE LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND HE TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT DETECT WHETHER IT IS THE HIB HEADLIGHTS OR THE ECU TO GIVES IT POWER. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WILL COST ME A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO GET BOTH DONE. THE LIGHTS GO OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND PRESENT A HAZARD IN DARKNESS AND INCLIMATE WEATHER.

HAVING JUST STARTED THE CAR AND ENROUTE TO MY DESTINATION, I WAS ON A CITY STREET FOLLOWING A LARGE LANDSCAPE TRUCK TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20-25MPH.. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. ALTHOUGH THE TRUCK'S BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ON, I PERCEIVED THE TRUCK WAS GRADUALLY SLOWING. IN ANTICIPATION OF MAKING A STOP, I MOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN THE TRUCK'S DRIVER APPLIED HIS BRAKES, I ALSO APPLIED MY BRAKES INTENDING TO COME TO A GENTLE STOP BY LIGHTLY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKE PEDAL 'SOFTENED' AND MY PRIUS CONTINUED TO COAST WITH NO BRAKING AT ALL. SINCE THE TRUCK'S SIZE AND WIDTH OBSCURED SIGHT OF ANY ON-COMING TRAFFIC, I COULDN'T TURN OUT OF MY LANE AND AS A RESULT REAR- ENDED THE TRUCK. SINCE THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK OR INJURIES, A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED; HOWEVER, I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY INSURANCE AGENT AND WAS AUTHORIZED TO DRIVE TO AN APPROVED BODY SHOP. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT ON MARCH 19TH 2010 WITH MY TOYOTA DEALER TO CHECK MY CAR'S BRAKING SYSTEM. THE BRAKE PADS/SHOES, BRAKING FLUID WERE FOUND TO BE FINE, BUT NO ANALYSIS OF THE COMPUTER BRAKING SYSTEM WAS DISCUSSED. ACCORDING TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE ADVISER, THE BRAKING FAILURE COULDN'T BE DUPLICATED AND THEIR MECHANIC FOUND NOTHING MECHANICAL THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. I AM DISSATISFIED WITH TOYOTA'S SERVICE ADVISER'S DISMISSIVE POSITION REGARDING MY BRAKE'S FAILURE. DESPITE THEIR INABILITY TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM,

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND MASTER WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR POSSIBLE REPAIRS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 71,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,079. UPDATED 05/11/10. *LJ UPDATED 06/03/10*BF UPDATED 06/04/10.*JB

ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, I WAS ON I-95 IN FT. LAUDERDALE, JUST EXITING: I TOUCHED THE BRAKES TO SLOW -- AND THEY FIRMLY LOCKED. I TOUCHED THEM AGAIN AND, FORTUNATELY THEY WORKED NORMALLY. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS STILL ON I-95, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. I REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA, AT THEIR NYC HEADQUARTERS, WHEN THEIR OTHER PROBLEMS BECAME PUBLIC. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN, HOWEVER, I NO LONGER TAKE ANY PASSENGERS, AND I DRIVE MUCH MORE CAUTIOUSLY! *TR

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS ARBITRARILY LOST BRAKING ABILITY AS I APPROACHED A RAMP TO ENTER ANOTHER HIGHWAY. MANY LIGHTS WENT ON INCLUDING THE RED TRIANGLE WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT. I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE SKID CONTROL UNIT IS BROKEN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THIS PART AT A COST OF $2200. IS THIS UNIT A SAFETY THREAT?

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HAVE LEFT AND RIGHT HID HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY, THEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS GOES OUT WITH NO WARNING. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM, THERE ARE MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS LINKED TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFTEY RECALL ON ALL TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE ELECTRONICS COST MORE THAN $1,000 TO REPLACE.

WHILE ON A 3 HOUR TRIP ACROSS RT 40 FROM NASHVILLE TO KNOXVILLE, MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, IT LASTED A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, I TAPPED THE BRAKES TO MAKE IT STOP. THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED, I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE TO ABOUT 84 MPH (PROBABLY ABOUT 3 SECONDS) SO I HELD DOWN THE POWER BUTTON AND PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY. I DO NOT USE CRUISE CONTROL (BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE MY CAR DRIVING ITSELF!!!). THERE WERE SOME SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS BUT THE ROAD WAS MOSTLY DRY. THE CAR GOES TO THE DEALER TOMORROW TO REPLACE AN $818 HEASDLIGHT SO THEY ARE GOING TO CHECK OUT THE SUDDEN ACCLERATION PROBLEM WHILE IT'S THERE.

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS DISCONTENT REGARDING THE DEALERSHIP AND THE HANDLING OF RECALL REPAIRS. *TGW

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO MAXIMUM SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER STATES HE WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES. *KB THE CONSUMER BELIEVED HE ACCELERATED FROM 25 MPH TO ABOUT 45-50 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. THE BRAKING ACTION DID, IN THIS CASE CAUSE THE ACCELERATION TO STOP AT THAT POINT. THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION AND THE INCIDENT HAD NEVER OCCURRED BEFORE. THE FLOOR MATS HAD BEEN REMOVED WEEKS BEFORE.

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A PROBLEM WHEN I HIT A BUMP WHEN I AM APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES MOMENTARLY STOP FUNTIONING. I NEVER THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT IT THINKING I HIT A SLICK SPOT. I WAS TALKING TO ANOTHR 2005 PRIUS OWNER TODAY WHO TOLD ME HE HAD THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT IT IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE NEWER PRIUS. I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW IT IS HAPPENING WITH THE 2005 MODEL AS WELL.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE BRAKE LIGHT, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONE TIME. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED; AND THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED WITH THE LACK OF RESPONSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,800. UPDATED 05/10/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA HAS TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. UPDATED 05/12/10.*JB

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES AND CAR ACCELERATES WHEN ENCOUNTERING SUDDEN BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THIS OCCURS WHEN HITTING BUMPS WHILE THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED. I HAVE INFORMED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS AND THEY NEVER REPLIED. THE AFFECTED CAR IS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 65,000 MILES. PURCHASED CPO IN AUGUST OF 2009 FROM A TOYOTA DEALER. THIS ISSUE IS A REPEAT OCCURANCE. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS ISSUE IN EXCESS OF 20 TIMES SINCE I'VE ASSUMED THIS CAR AND NOTICED PRIOR TO THE MASSIVE RECALL NOISE IN THE MEDIA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGED $818 FOR THE HEADLIGHT AND THE ONBOARD COMPUTER THAT COMES WITH IT. I DON'T YET KNOW WHAT THE LABOR CHARGE WILL BE.

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS TWICE ACCELERATED BEYOND MY CONTROL. BOTH OCCASIONS OCCURRED WITHIN THE PAST 2-3 MONTHS. THE FIRST TIME, I WAS ACCELERATING TO PASS SOMEONE. I HAD THE PEDAL BASICALLY TO THE FLOOR, AND WHEN I STOPPED ACCELERATING, THE PEDAL "STUCK," AND THE ENGINE REVVED. WHEN ACCELERATION CONTINUED AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ACCELERATION STOPPED. THE SECOND TIME, I WAS ACCELERATING RAPIDLY TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY. AGAIN, ACCELERATION CONTINUED AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. I TRIED THE BRAKE, WHICH DID NOT WORK, SO I PUT MY FOOT UNDER THE GAS PEDAL AND LIFTED IT UP, AND THE ACCELERATION STOPPED. I AM VERY AWARE TOYOTA IS HAVING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, AND THAT FLOOR MATS ARE SOMETIMES BLAMED; HOWEVER, AT THE TIME OF BOTH OF THESE INCIDENTS, THERE WERE NOT FLOORMATS IN THE CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND SUDDENLY REALIZED I COULDN'T SEE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I PULLED UP TO A STOP LIGHT, I COULD SEE THE REFLECTION OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON IN THE BACK OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, BUT WHEN I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN I COULDN'T SEE THE ROAD AGAIN. I PUT MY HIGH BEAMS ON AND THEY WORKED, BUT THE REGULAR LIGHTS HAD BECOME TOO DIM TO SEE ANYTHING. I JUST REPLACED ONE OF THE BULBS TWO MONTHS AGO BECAUSE IT WAS OUT, BUT NOW THEY ARE BOTH WORKING BUT TOO DIM TO BE USEFUL. THE TOYOTA DEALER SAID THE BULBS NEED TO BE REPLACED, BUT ONE OF THEM IS BARELY TWO MONTHS OLD. I ASKED A NON-TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT A BULB PROBLEM IF THE BULBS WORK, BUT A WIRING OR BATTERY PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO PAY TO FIX THE WRONG PROBLEM, SINCE I JUST REPLACED A HEADLAMP THAT CAN'T BE THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH BACKING OUT OF HER DRIVE WAY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND IT CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. ONE PASSENGER INJURED HER WRIST AND BUMP HER HEAD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

LTR TO ADMINISTRATOR RE 3/9/2010 ACCIDENT INVOLVING A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS IN HARRISON, NY, REQUESTING THAT NHTSA IMMEDIATELY ASSUME CONTROL OF THIS INVESTIGATION AND WORK WITH LOCAL AUTHORITY'S. *TGW THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY DOWN A WINDING DRIVEWAY, CROSSED A TWO-LANE ROAD AND SHOULDER, THEN CRASHED INTO A STONE WALL, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE AND A KNEE INJURY TO THE CONSUMER. *JB

LTR FWD FM (CA) RE SUDDEN ACCELERATION FROM OWNER OF A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. *KB THE CONSUMERS WIFE PULLED INTO A PARKING GARAGE . AS SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE INSTEAD ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE VEHICLE FLEW FROM THE 3RD STORY SPACE DOWN TO THE SECOND FLOOR. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASIONS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE STARTED UP ON ITS OWN WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF A KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB

I HAVE BEEN ROUTINELY BRINGING MY 2005 PRIUS TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP EVERY 5K MILES ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURERS SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM REPORTED TO ME. (ONE TIME THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE RELOADED.) ON THE EVENING OF THE INCIDENT THAT I AM REPORTING, I HAD TRAVELED ON THE MASS TURNPIKE AND RTE 495 (~38 MI) HOME FROM WORK (~9:30 PM) AND SUCCESSFULLY SLOWED AND STOPPED MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS AS NEEDED. AS I GOT INTO ON LOCAL ROADS, I SUDDENLY LOST MY BRAKING ABILITY. FORTUNATELY I WAS GOING SLOWLY AND WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO A STOP. THERE WAS A REALLY SHRILL ALARM AND A RED LIGHT SHOWING ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKE PROBLEM)--I'LL SAY. I TESTED TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY BRAKING POWER SO THAT I COULD GET THE CAR HOME. IF YOU PRESSED THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR--THERE WAS SOME RESIDUAL SLOWING--SO I CREPT HOME. AAA TOWED MY CAR TO TOYOTA THE NEXT DAY AND TOYOTA ULTIMATELY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A COMPUTER PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE 1 89540-47130 COMPUTER ASSEMBLY, SKID. ASIDE FROM THE COST ($2250), ITS THE POSSIBILITY THAT I COULD HAVE LOST MY BRAKES ON EITHER OF THE TWO HIGHWAYS THAT I TAKE ON THE WAY HOME, EXIT RAMPS, TOLL BOOTHS, AND THAT I OR SOME OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT, REALLY UPSETS ME. AND HOW DO I KNOW THAT THIS WILL NOT FAIL AGAIN? REGULAR SERVICE DOES NOT CHECK COMPUTER STATUS. I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO COMPUTER PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA AND ALSO WHAT TOYOTA INCLUDES IN REGULAR SERVICE. THEY SAY THAT THEY HAVEN'T SEEN THIS BEFORE, AND THAT MA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT RECEIVED NO REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

INCIDENT WITH MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKING SYSTEM AND WENT TO GREAT LENGTHS TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED. I HAVE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DOCUMENTATION OF WHAT WAS DONE TO MY CAR TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS IN THEIR SHOP FOR 2 MONTHS AND IT TOOK 2 DEALERSHIPS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE FOR YOUR INVESTIGATION, I'LL BE HAPPY TO COOPERATE TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO HIS DRIVEWAY TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL SIMULTANEOUSLY THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE CEMENT WALL. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATLEY ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM PROCEEDING ANY FURTHER. THE PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HER HEAD AND FACE AREA. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND A REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND HE WAS AWAITING A REPLY, TO DATE. TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, HE NOTICED HIS VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE UPON A VISUAL INSPECTION. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS NOT PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO THE OWNER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 40,000. UPDATED 6/1/10 *CN UPDATED 06/17/10*JB

DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE HEAD LAMPS ON TOYOTA PRIUS MALFUNCTIONED; NOT AWARE THAT THEY WERE OFF. I WAS ON A DARK WINDING ROAD, HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS. WAS ALERTED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT MY LIGHTS WERE OFF. GOT OUT OF CAR, TAPPED THE DOME, ONE CAME ON... I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. HAPPENED UNEXPECTEDLY, NO WARNING. VERY CONCERN WITH MY SAFETY. THEY COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. CHECKED WITH OTHER PRIUS OWNERS. FOUND OUT, IT'S A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THE PRIUS. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO ADDRESS IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. OVERALL THE CAR IS FINE BUT THIS HEADLAMP ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE. THERE ARE NO DEATHS /INJURY IN MY CASE BUT PREVENTION IS THE KEY. THANK YOU. *TR

I HAVE REVIEWED MY SERVICE RECORDS AND IT IS QUITE CLEAR THAT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE "ELECTRICAL" SYSTEM IN MY CAR SINCE APRIL 2006 @ 3,370 MILES. THIS WAS ALSO THE SAME TIME IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION FOR THE FIRST TIME, WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM BEGAN TO "FEEL" DIFFERENT, WHEN THE CAR BEGAN "SLIPPING" ON PERFECTLY DRY ROADS, AND WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP. I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT THE FAILURE OF MY BRAKES AND MY INTERMITTENT ACCELERATION ISSUES ARE NOT SOMEHOW RELATED TO THE CARS "COMPUTER" SYSTEM AND NOT MECHANICAL ISSUES. I HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH TOYOTA FOR THESE ISSUES (CASES # 200807100210, 200811030088). I EXPERIENCED MY FIRST BRAKING ISSUE ON 27-JUN-2008 (25,133 MILES). WHILE I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP EVENTUALLY, THE SLOWING OF MY CAR WAS A VERY GRADUAL PROCESS REQUIRING HEAVY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE WITH MINIMAL BRAKING RESPONSE. I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE DTC CODE AT THE TIME WAS C1247 WITH "CODE 179" STORED, THERE WAS "NO BRAKE ASSIST." THE DEALERSHIP RESET THE MEMORY AND REINITIALIZED THE LINEAR SOLENOID VALVE AND CALIBRATION. THE BRAKES WERE REPORTED TO HAVE RETURNED TO "NORMAL." ON 09-JUL-2008 (25,551 MILES), I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. THIS TIME MY BRAKE FAILURE RESULTED IN A CAR ACCIDENT (THE PERSON I HIT STATED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT HE HAD WHIPLASH BUT HE NEVER CONTACTED ME AFTERWARDS). TOYOTA REPLACED THE SKID CONTROL ECU AND RECHECKED O

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEGAN TO STICK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED BY POSITIONING HIS FOOT UNDERNEATH THE PEDAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

1) CAR ENGINE STARTS AND REVS UP TO FULL SPEED JUST AFTER TURNING IT ON WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR HAS BEEN IN PARK DURING THESE INCIDENTS, BUT IT STILL LUNGES FORWARD AND IS CAUGHT BY THE PARKED TRANSMISSION. 2) THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TO 4 TIMES DURING MY OWNERSHIP OF THE CAR WHICH HAS BEEN ABOUT THREE YEARS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CONSEQUENCES OTHER THAN ONCE DENTING A TRASH CAN AND SCARING THE DRIVER. 3) I SPOKE TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT IT ONCE, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING, AND THAT IT WAS VERY UNLIKELY THAT THE CAR WOULD JUST DO IT ALL ON ITS OWN, AND THAT MAYBE I WAS PRESSING ON THE THROTTLE. EVIDENTLY, THEY DIDN'T BELIEVED ME. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS IF YOU PRESS ON THE THROTTLE, IT DOES NOTHING SINCE IT IS A HYBRID; SO THIS WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY. *TR

I NOTICED VERY SOON AFTER I BOUGHT MY TOYOTA PRIUS THERE WAS A LITTLE SERGE WHILE IN PARK AS WELL AS WHILE IN DRIVE. THE SURGE WOULD ACTUALLY MAKE THE CAR JUMP FORWARD A LITTLE BUT I JUST WROTE IT OFF AS A STRONG LITTLE CAR AND DIDN'T CONSIDER THAT IT COULD BE DANGEROUS. I STILL OWN THE CAR BUT DON'T DRIVE IT ANYMORE. NOW I AM VERY WORRIED FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DO DRIVE THE CAR. I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT ANY RECALLS. JUST A NOTICE OF TWO THAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO CHANGE TO FLOOR MAT AND THEY WOULD LET ME KNOW, BUT THAT DAY NEVER CAME. MY MATS WERE NOT HITTING MY PEDAL WHEN I FELT THE CAR LUNGE WHILE IN PARK! *TR

ON 11/24/09 I WAS PARKED IN A SAN FRANCISCO SHOPPING MALL PARKING LOT AND STARTED MY VEHICLE, PUT IT REVERSE, RELEASED THE BRAKE AND IT, IMMEDIATELY, ACCELERATED OUT OF THE ANGLED PARKING SPACE, ACROSS THE ONE-WAY SINGLE LANE AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A CAR SIMILARLY PARKED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE TRAFFIC LANE. I FRANTICALLY HIT BRAKES BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP AND, IN FACT, SEEMED TO SPEED UP. I AM ABSOLUTELY CONVINCED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS A FAULT IN THE ACCELERATOR MECHANISM. I, AT FIRST,THOUGHT IT WAS MY FAULT AND SAID SO TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE ACCIDENT. BUT ON REFLECTION, I DECIDED IT WAS THE CAR ITSELF AND THE FOLLOWING DAY I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS A FAULT WITH THE CAR THAT WAS THE CAUSE. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT TOYOTA CORP. NUMEROUS TIMES BY EMAIL AND HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. FINALLY I CONTACTED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WHO WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO RELAY MY EMAIL TO TOYOTA CORP. THE LOCAL DEALER SENT ME AN EMAIL THE FOLLOWING DAY TELLING ME THAT I HAD TO GET AN OFFICIAL CASE OPENED WITH TOYOTA,S CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER AND TO CONTACT THEM AT 1(800)331-4331 TO GET A CASE NUMBER. I HAVE BEEN PHONING THEM FOR WEEKS AND I AM NOT ABLE TO GET ANYTHING BUT A RECORDED MESSAGE. TRYING THE LOCAL DEALER AGAIN, HE CALLED DIRECT AND ASKED THEM TO CALL ME BUT THEY TOLD HIM THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DO SO BECAUSE OF THEIR LONG WAITING LIST. SO I AM NOW TRYING THE NHTSA. *TR

MY TOYOTA PRIUS (2005) GAS PEDAL STUCK. I WAS TAKING MY WIFE TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A HEART ATTACK.WE WERE GOING DOWN A RAMP AND IT STUCK WIDE OPEN. I KEPT PUSHING THE START BUTTTON AND IT QUIT. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER AND HE TOLD ME TO REMOVE MY FLOOR MATS. I DO NOT THINK MY FLOOR MAT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. IT HAS NOT STUCK SINCE. *TR

1. NOTICED THAT THE LEFT HEADLAMP IS HAVING INTERMITTENT DIFFICULTY STAYING ON THIS PAST WEEK. 2.ONCE THE HEADLAMPS ARE TURNED ON, THE LEFT HEADLAMP STARTS TO DIM AND THE LIGHT APPEARS TO HAVE A PINK TINT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES (3 ' 7) THE LEFT HEADLAMP GOES COMPLETELY OUT. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN STARTS THE CYCLE ALL OVER AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BECAUSE THE LIGHT WAS OUT. HAVING TO DRIVE WITH ONLY 1 FUNCTIONAL HEADLAMP IS A SAFETY CONCERN. 3.THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WANTS $375.79 FOR ONE HID LIGHT BULB. MILEAGE IS 67575 I CANNOT AFFORD THE LIGHT BULB NOR THE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS REQUIRED FOR THE LABOR COSTS TO REPLACE IT. *TR

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS MAKES A LOUD NOISE CAUSED BY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS.*TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. UPON DIAGNOSIS, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST $2,300 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE REP STATED A TSB HAD BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS NO SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVED. THE SERVICE REP IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO HAVE THE UNIT REPAIRED. *JB

I'M CONSTANTLY REPLACING THE HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS (NON-HID BULBS) AS THEY HAVE STOPPED WORKING 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 35K MILES. I'VE REPLACED THEM WITH DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER'S BULBS, DIFFERING MODELS, AND EVEN OEM BULBS, BUT THEY KEEP GOING OUT. THE FIRST TIME THEY ACTUALLY WENT OUT WITH BOTH HEADLIGHTS TOGETHER AT EXACTLY 100,000 MILES. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS PLANNED OBSOLENCE OR SOMETHING ELSE, BUT BOTH HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IS FAR FROM SAFE. GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE DEALERSHIP WANTS ALMOST $300 PER BULB CHANGE, THIS IS GETTING PRETTY RIDICULOUS, AND I'M NOT THRILLED ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF GETTING TICKETS DUE TO BULBS BURNING OUT EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS. ASIDE FROM THE INCONVENIENCE AND COST, I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF THIS RECURRING PROBLEM. *TR

I DROVE A 2005 PRIUS AND WAS BEHIND A SEMI-TRAILER. WHEN I ACCELERATED TO GO, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD CRUSHING INTO THE SEMI'S TRAILER. I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO REACT BECAUSE OF THE CLOSE DISTANCE, HOWEVER THE BRAKES WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO OVERCOME THE ACCELERATION POWER. THE PRIUS RAN INTO THE SEMI FOR A GOOD 25 SECONDS WHILE I TRIED TO BRAKE AND I THEN PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. THERE WERE 3 OTHER PASSENGERS INSIDE THE CAR DURING THE INCIDENT. *TR

OVER THE PAST SEVERAL I'VE NOTICED AT LEAST TWICE THAT AFTER FILLING UP MY CAR WITH GASOLINE THAT THE GAUGE REFLECTING GASOLINE STATUS DOES NOT RESET CORRECTLY, E.G., IT TANK WAS HALF FULL, FILLING UP DOES NOT CAUSE IT TO RESET TO "FULL". I SUSPECT THAT THIS IS DUE TO SOME TYPE OF ELECTRONICS ERROR. IN OVER 50 YEARS OF DRIVING I'VE NEVER HAD A CAR THAT DIDN'T CORRECTLY RESET TO "FULL" UPON "FILLING UP". LAST INCIDENT DATE WAS IN FEBRUARY 2010. PRIOR OCCASION WAS APPROXIMATELY 5-6 MONTHS EARLIER. *TR

I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THIS PROBLEM UNDER ODI # 10304339. I INCORRECTLY REPORTED THAT "I FELT A BIG THUMP LIKE I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND". HOWEVER, I NOW BELIEVE THAT THIS ACTIVITY COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY "THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION" THAT HAS BEEN FREQUENTLY MENTIONED BY THE MEDIA. ALTHOUGH WHAT I FELT SEEMED LIKE A HIT FROM BEHIND, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A SHORT ACCELERATION BURST LASTING ONLY A COUPLE OF SECONDS. THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY FURTHER INCIDENCES OF THIS NATURE. *TR

ALTHOUGH I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT, MY PRIUS (2005) HAS A HABIT OF LURCHING FORWARD WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE THE STOP AT A LIGHT, FOR EXAMPLE. RATHER THAN DECELERATING THE CAR SUDDENLY SPEEDS UP BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT HAPPEN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND OTHER TIMES IT HAPPENS A COUPLE OF DAYS IN A ROW. *TR

2005 PRIUS - INTERMITTENT ACCELERATION PROBLEM. ON FIVE OCCASIONS, BUT NONE IN THE LAST YEAR, WHEN WANTING TO SLOW DOWN BY TAKING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR TO STEP ON BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED BRIEFLY, FOR LESS THAN HALF A SECOND. BUT THE BRAKE WORKED NORMALLY AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM STOPPING. DATE GIVEN IS APPROXIMATE FOR LAST TIME IT HAPPENED. *TR

THE FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT AND REAR RIGHT TAILLIGHT RANDOMLY TURN OFF. I HAVE SEEN NO PATTERN AS TO WHEN IT GOES OUT, BUT IT WILL STAY OUT UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. 95% OF THE TIME, THIS RESOLVES THE PROBLEM. *TR

OUR 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS EXHIBITED THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE NEWS. WHEN YOU ARE APPLYING THE BRAKES AND HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT LURCHES FORWARD. I NOW UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING AS A "LURCH" OR "SKIDDING" SENSATION WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE MOMENTARY SPLIT SECOND FAILURE OF THE BRAKES. THESE BRAKES ARE ALSO EXTREMELY TOUCHY WHEN IT RAINS. THEY GRAB AS IF YOU HAD SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. IT IS HARD TO DEAL WITH AND WE HAVE NOT FOUND A WAY TO AVOID THE PROBLEM BY SOMEHOW ALTERING OUR BRAKING. I MENTIONED THESE TWO PROBLEMS TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEN AGAIN WHEN ALL THIS WAS ON THE NEWS. THEY SAID THEY'D HAD NO COMPLAINTS AND DISMISSED MY CONCERNS. HOWEVER, WHEN I LOOKED ONLINE THERE ARE OTHER 2005 PRIUS OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS. I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE FOR THE CAR TO DO THIS. I THINK THE EARLIER PRIUS MODELS NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE INVESTIGATION AND FIXED. *TR

UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION OCCURRED TWICE IN MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2005 CAR. BOTH TIMES I WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY GOING SLOWLY INTO THE GARAGE AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE BY SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES. NO DAMAGE OCCURRED. THIS WAS WHEN IT WAS FAIRLY NEW AND I DID NOT REPORT IT THINKING I HAD DONE SOMETHING WRONG. NOW THAT ALL THE NEWS HAS COME OUT ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS I REALIZE IT WASN'T ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DOES NOT GO INTO READY MODE TO START THE ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE AND ALL THE THE SYMBOLS ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH DEFECTIVE HID HEADLIGHTS. THESE LIGHTS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE ($650+/-EACH) AND BURN OUT ABOUT EVERY YEAR. MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, INCLUDING ON THE FREEWAY AT 8:30PM IN THE DARK. EVERYONE I KNOW WHO OWNS A PRIUS HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA FREELY ADMITS THE HEADLIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE, AND BECAUSE OF THAT THEY ARE NOT EVEN AN OPTION ON THE 2010 PRIUS, BUT DENIES THAT THE BAD HEADLIGHTS ARE A SAFETY CONCERN. I DISAGREE. HAVING MY HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY TURN OFF AT 65MPH ON A DARK FREEWAY IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS [XXX] WHEN BRAKING ON UNEVEN/BUMPY ROAD (EVEN FREEWAY LANE DIVIDER BUMPS), SKID LIGHT COME ON AND BRAKING FORCE IS REDUCED. HAS HAPPENED AT BOTH LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. NO ISSUE ON SMOOTH ROADS. HAS OCCURED SEVERAL TIMES, OVER SEVERAL YEARS, HAVE NEVER HAD THE BRAKES SERVICED. LAST OCCURED 3/3/2010. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON IT LUNGED FORWARD WHILE HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AGAIN IT STOPPED ACCELERATING AND BEGAN TO PERFORM NORMALLY. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOUR ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34000.

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND APPROACHING A PEDESTRIAN INTERSECTION WHEN A PEDESTRIAN ON HER MORNING EXERCISE RUN SUDDENLY RAN ACROSS MY PATH. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO STOP, BUT THE EDGE OF THE SOLE OF MY DRESS SHOES WERE CAUGHT BEHIND THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE MY FOOT ONTO THE PEDAL TO DEPRESS IT. ONLY BY STEERING AWAY FROM THE PEDESTRIAN, AND HER ACTION TO STOP, DID I AVOID A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT IS THE FACT THAT THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE DISPLACED BY SEVERAL INCHES, THAT IS, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS CLOSER TO THE DRIVER THAN WHAT THE ACCELERATOR IS. THIS REQUIRES ONE TO LIFT YOUR FOOT BY 6 INCHES OR SO BEFORE MOVING IT OVER TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DEPRESS IT. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION YOUR REFLEXIVE REACTION IS TO TRY TO MOVE YOUR FOOT OVER AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER, THE DISPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL CREATES AN OBSTACLE THAN, IN THE BEST CASE, RESULTS IN A DELAY, AND IN THE WORST CASE RESULTS IN AN INABILITY TO OPERATE THE BRAKE PEDAL IN TIME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *TR

LAST EVENING 3/3 MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS EXPERIENCED A STUCK GAS PEDAL CAUSING ME TO GO IN AND OUT A DITCH THEN ACROSS THE ROAD AND HIT A SIGN PRIOR TO MY FINALLY BEING ABLE TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL. SINCE NEITHER TOYOTA TOTAL CARE/ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE OR THE TOYOTA OF BOWIE DEALERSHIP WOULD TOW IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I PLACED A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY USAA. WHEN I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY WERE EXTREMELY UNHELPFUL SAYING I HAD TO MAKE A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA AS THEY WERE NOT TOYOTA BUT AN INDEPENDENT DEALERSHIP. THEY DID NOT WANT TO LOOK AT IT SINCE IT LOOKED FINE ON ONE SIDE BUT THEY DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THE UNDER CARRIAGE. THE CAR IS THERE WAITING FOR MY INSURANCE ADJUSTER TO LOOK AT IT. THEY ALSO ADVISED THAT I NEEDED TO COMPLAIN TO NHTSA.GOV SINCE THERE'S NOTHING WRONG -- WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT IT THEY SAID THIS. I JUST HAD THE CAR IN THE 90K AND THEN FOR ELECTRONICS PROBLEM SINCE OVER 7 TIMES IF YOU DROVE THE CAR THEN SHUT IT OFF THEN TRY TO RESTART IT 5 MINUTES LATER ALL THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON BUT YOU COULDN'T START THE ENGINE OR DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE ELECTRONICS UNFROZE. THEY SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY AND THE REMOTE BUT I DISAGREE SINCE THEY SAID TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS OFF BEFORE YOU TURN IT OFF. I ASK WHY AND THEY JUST SAID THAT?S HOW TOYOTA SAYS TO DO IT. TODAY ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THEY ASKED WAS IF THE DEFROSTER WAS ON OR OTHER ELECTRONICS. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE I AM EXTREMELY UPSET!!! TO ASK ME TO DRIVE IT TO SEE IT DOES IT AGAIN WAS AN EXTREMELY I