2005 Toyota Prius complaints

BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. *JB

2005 PRIUS WITH ABOUT 50K MILES. DRIVING IN NV. TEMP ABOUT 33F. ACCELERATED FROM ABOUT 60 MPH TO 70 MPH TO PASS. THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN. ACCELERATED UP TO ABOUT 85 MPH. AFTER ABOUT 15 SECS, THE ENGINE THROTTLED BACK TO NORMAL. I CHECKED IMMEDIATELY FOR A BUNCHED UP FLOOR MAT OR CARPET OR ANYTHING UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THERE WAS NOTHING AT ALL. THIS HAS ONLY OCCURRED ONCE. *JB

FEB. 4, 2010 -- SIMILAR TO WHAT IS BEING SAID ABOUT THE ABS BRAKES IN A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS NOT WORKING PROPERLY IF THE VEHICLE HAS HIT A POTHOLE OR IS GOING OVER WASH-BOARD TYPE SURFACES, I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY 2005 PRIUS HAS DONE THE SAME THING WHEN I GO OVER VERY ROUGH/CHOPPY ROAD SURFACES. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN DEC. 2004. I NEVER THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT IT UNTIL THE RECENT REPORTS OF THE 2010 MODEL. I JUST CHALKED IT UP TO THE WHEELS BOUNCING IN REACTION TO THE SURFACE. *JB

THE RIGHT HID HEADLIGHT ON OUR 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS EXTINGUISHES RANDOMLY, SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK, AND SOMETIMES COMES BACK ON WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE POWER-CYCLED. THE LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, WHICH WE FEEL IS NORMAL, WHILE THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, TWO OF WHICH WERE PROBABLY UNNECESSARY. WE HAVE BEEN STOPPED AND WARNED BY POLICE SEVERAL TIMES, AND WE MAY NOT BE NOTICING ALL OF THE FAILURES THAT OCCUR DURING DAYLIGHT. THE DEALER SAYS THE PROBLEM COULD BE THE BALLAST ($800) OR THE COMPUTER ($1,000) BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE EITHER UNDER WARRANTY (STRINGING US ALONG WITH LAMP CHANGES UNTIL IT EXPIRED) AND WILL NOT GUARANTEE THAT EITHER OR BOTH FIXES WILL ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING WHILE DRIVING. HAD WHEEL ALIGNMENT CHECKED, NO PROBLEM. TOOK IT TO THE VENTURA TOYOTA, THEY CHARGED US OVER $200 AND SAID THE PROBLEM WAS LOOSE SCREWS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS WAS QUITE SCARY AND EVEN THOUGH WE HAD PURCHASED BUMPER TO BUMPER 100,000 MILE WARRANTY, THIS WAS NOT COVERED. THEY SAID IT WAS ONLY LOOSE SCREWS. WE FELT THIS WAS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND IF IT HADN'T BEEN TAKEN CARE OF, WE WOULD HAVE HAD STEERING FAILURE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB

ACCELERATOR ON 2005 PRIUS STUCK

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN AS I HAVE NEARED AN INTERSECTION AT THE SAME TIME AS HITTING A DEPRESSION OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD, MY CAR, WHILE MY FOOT IF ON THE BRAKE BRINGING THE CAR TO A STOP HAS JUMPED FORWARD. THERE IS ONE PLACE ON MY WAY TO WORK WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. SINCE MY FOOT IS ALREADY ON THE BRAKE I PRESS HARDER AND THE ACCELERATION STOPS. FORTUNATELY THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED WHEN THERE WAS A CAR OR PEDESTRIAN DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. I AM CONCERNED THOUGH THAT IT COULD CAUSE HARM IN THE FUTURE OR THAT IT COULD GET WORSE OR TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL. I SEE NO EVIDENCE THAT THIS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE GAS PEDAL. I NEVER DID ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT WAS SO MOMENTARY, I WAS ALWAYS ABLE TO STOP IT. AND IT NEVER OCCURRED TO ME THAT IT COULD GET WORSE OR TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL.. BASED, HOWEVER, ON WHAT I'VE READ, IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE TOYOTA WOULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT EVEN IF I DID BRING IT THERE FOR REPAIR. PUTTING SOMETHING UNDER THE GAS PEDAL IS NOT GOING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

BRAKES HAVE BEGUN TO EXHIBIT UNUSUAL BEHAVIOR: INCONSISTENT PRESSURE TO ACHIEVE THE SAME STOPPING DISTANCE. SOMETIMES, INEXPLICABLY, THE BRAKES ARE EXTREMELY SENSITIVE...AN EXTREMELY SLIGHT PRESSURE LEADS TO A SUDDEN STOP, ALMOST LIKE THE BRAKES ARE JAMMING OR GRABBING SOMETHING INSIDE. IT'S A BIT SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS, BECAUSE THE WHEELS FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO LOCK UP, AND IT'S HARD TO CONTROL EXACTLY WHERE THE CAR STOPS. *TR

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, EXHIBITS THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF ACCELERATION, SKIDDING EFFECT WHEN HITTING A BUMP AND BRAKING, AS TODAY'S REPORT OF THE 2010 PRIUS DOING THE SAME THING. I THOUGHT IT HAS BEEN THE ANTI-SKIDDING MECHANISM ALL THESE YEARS, BUT THE DESCRIPTION OF THIS MALADY IN THE 2010 PRIUS SOUNDS LIKE MY 2005. *TR

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS LOSS OF CONTROL OVER VEHICLE AFTER SKIDDING OVER ICE OR SNOW, TRAVELING ON LOCAL ROAD. THE CAR WENT OVER SNOW THAT HAD BEEN SHOVELED TO THAT AREA, OR FALLEN FROM A TRUCK. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TURN SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND THEN RIGHT, REPEATING THIS WEIRD ACTION ABOUT 4 TIMES, GATHERING MORE SPEED WITH EACH MOVEMENT. FINALLY, I APPLIED THE BRAKE WITH FORCE AND NARROWLY MISSED A TREE BY ABOUT 6 INCHES, AND A PARKED VAN. I LANDED ON TOP OF A HEAP OF SOFT SNOW, THAT MUST HAVE BEEN PLOWED INTO THAT SPOT, WHICH KEPT THE CAR FROM MOVING BECAUSE THE WHEELS HAD NOTHING TO GRIP . UP TO NOW THE VEHICLE HAD PERFORMED WELL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SMALL BATTERY THAT FAILED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS. I HAD TO PAY OUT POCKET FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 119,000 MILES. AND NOW I WILL GO SHOPPING FOR ANOTHER BRAND. I AM A FLEET ADMINISTRATOR, I KNOW THIS PROBLEM IS VERY SERIOUS. *TR

I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY 2005 PRIUS FOR 5 YEARS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING NEARLY 20 TIMES, WHEN BRAKING, IF A POTHOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD IS HIT, THE CAR SEEMINGLY JERKS FORWARD/ACCELERATES FOR A SPLIT SECOND. AND THE VSC LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL GO ON FOR A SHORT TIME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 PRIUS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET GOING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE STREET. AS I TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL I FELT A BIG THUMP LIKE I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BUT NO OTHER CAR WAS PRESENT. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THE STREET WAS DRY AND SMOOTH. I'VE OWNED THE CAR ABOUT 7 MONTHS AND HAVE HAD NO OTHER SIMILAR PROBLEM. I AM UNSURE WHAT CAUSED THE INCIDENT. *TR

OUR 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS SURGES WHEN WE ARE BRAKING, COMING TO A STOP AND PASS OVER A MOUND OR POTHOLE, THAT IS, ANY IRREGULARITY IN THE ROAD'S SURFACE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, AND LUCKILY, NO COLLISION HAS YET OCCURRED. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH ABOUT 80K MILES. WHEN BRAKING, THE CAR JERKED FORWARD INTO AN INTERSECTION ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER CAR. THERE WERE NO SPECIAL WEATHER CONDITIONS TO REPORT WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND I WAS DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED BEFORE BRAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT THREE TIMES. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 PRIUS AT ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR AT APPROXIMATELY 3PM WHEN SHE SAW A TRUCK STOP APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AHEAD OF HER. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE PRIUS DID NOT STOP AND COLLIDED WITH THE TRUCK CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF THE PRIUS. THE ROAD SURFACE WAS WET FROM SNOW AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34 DEGREES. ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS CRASH COULD HAVE RESULTED FROM A BRAKE PROBLEM OR UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TR

APPLYING BRAKES WHEN GOING OVER SLIGHT ROAD DISTURBANCES CAUSES COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING TEMPORARILY, FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF SURGE (ACCELERATION). NO OTHER VEHICLE I'VE OWNED HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY SLIGHT ROAD DISTURBANCES (MILD BUMPS) CAUSE TRACTION CONTROL TO TURN ON INAPPROPRIATELY. NO OTHER VEHICLE I'VE OWNED HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER (SPECIFICALLY THE SALES PERSON) WAS INITIALLY CONTACTED IN 2005 ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND IT WAS REPORTED BACK TO ME THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. NOW I AM FINDING OUT THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, SOME OF THEM IN BRAND NEW 2010 VEHICLES. THE INITIAL INCIDENT DATE IS AUG 2005, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS THAT HAS AN EXTRA OPTION OF STABILITY CONTROL. THE CAR DOES AS OTHERS ARE REPORTING IN THE 2010 MODELS. IF I HIT A BUMP OR ICY PATCH WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE OR AS I AM APPLYING THE BRAKE THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AND THE BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE. THUS FAR I AM ABLE TO HIT HARDER AND HOLD THE BRAKE A SECOND TIME AND THE CAR THEN BEHAVES AS EXPECTED AND STOPS. *TR

TEMPORARY LOSS OF BRAKING WHEN GOING OVER A POTHOLE OR RIPPLED SURFACE. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TWICE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, BUT WAS TOLD THIS IS JUST THE WAY ABS WORKS. THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTS TODAY THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2010 PRIUS, BUT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN MY 2005 PRIUS SINCE THE BEGINNING. *TR

ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, I HAVE OCCASIONALLY EXPERIENCED, WHEN BRAKING, IF THERE IS A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR THE ROAD IS A LITTLE SLICK, THE CAR SEEMINGLY JERKS FORWARD/ACCELERATES FOR A SPLIT SECOND. THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS FEBRUARY 1, 2010. *TR

05 TOYOTA PRIUS ( MY CAR) WAS RUNNING AT 25 MILES/HOUR IN LOCAL TRAFFIC. I FOUND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS SLOWED DOWN, SO I STEPPED DOWN MY PRIUS' BRAKE FIRMLY. MY PRIUS'S RESPONSE THE EVENT OF BRAKE BEING STEPPED DOWN WAS NOT AGILE ENOUGH , SO PRIUS HIT THE FRONT CAR'S BACK BUMPER. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THIS SLUGGISH OF PRIUS BRAKE TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER MY CAR'S SAFETY IS COMPROMISED OR NOT. *TR

'05 TOYOTA PRIUS. CHRONIC FAILURE OF ANTILOCK BRAKES AND OF VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL. TOYOTA DEALERS REPAIR SHOP CLAIMS THAT THIS IS TO BE FIXED AT MY EXPENSE. SEEMS TO ME THAT IMPORTANT SAFETY DEFECTS SHOULD BE REPAIRED FOR FREE. HOW MANY LIKE-COMPLAINTS HAVE YOU REC'D.? *TR

ABS & STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS STAY ON. DEALER SAYS THAT SYSTEMS ARE FAULTY. NOT A WARRANTY REPAIR!!??!!! N.B.: IT WOULD HELP CONSUMERS IF YOUR COMPLAINT-SEARCH FUNCTION WOULD ALLOW SIMULTANEOUS SEARCHES FOR MODEL OF MULTIPLE YEARS; AND, FOR KEYWORDS SO THAT RESULTS WOULD APPEAR REGARDLESS OF WHETHER COMPLAINANT HAS CHOSEN A DIFFERENT--OR, EVEN, AN INCORRECT--CATEGORY OF EQUIPMENT. *TR

CLEARANCE PROBLEM BETWEEN BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR. WHILE EXITING FROM A MAJOR HIGHWAY AS I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN ON THE OFF RAMP MY FOOT GOT TRAPPED BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO ACCELERATE AND I TRIED TO BRAKE WITH MY LEFT FOOT WHICH CAUSED MY RIGHT FOOT TO FURTHER DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS NOW AT THE END OF THE RAMP AT AN INTERSECTION WHERE I WAS ABLE TO TURN RIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE MY LEFT FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, FREE MY RIGHT FOOT AND BRAKE WITH MY RIGHT FOOT. IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY CARS COMING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR NEEDS TO BE INCREASED OR PERHAPS INSTALL A SMALL FLOOR MOUNTED DIVIDER BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR SO THAT THE RIGHT FOOT CAN NOT GET UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WHEN BRAKING IN LIGHT RAIN; MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES * MODEL YEAR: 2005 * MAKE: TOYOTA * MODEL: PRIUS * COMPONENT: ANTILOCK BRAKES BEFORE I BOUGHT MY CAR, I WENT ON A TEST DRIVE OF A PRIUS WITH THE SALESMAN IN THE CAR. DURING THE TEST DRIVE, IT BEGAN TO RAIN LIGHTLY. WHEN I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE SLOWING DOWN AND STOPPING. I ASKED THE SALESMAN NEXT TO ME WHAT THAT WAS ALL ABOUT. "THAT'S THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM; ISN'T IT GREAT?" IN FACT, IT WAS GREATLY TERRIFYING. WHEN I BOUGHT MY OWN CAR, I ALSO FOUND THAT IN A LIGHT RAIN, THE CAR ALSO CONSISTENTLY ACCELERATES BRIEFLY BEFORE SLOWING DOWN AND STOPPING THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS, AND NOW I DO MY BEST TO AVOID DRIVING IN THE RAIN UNLESS IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. I REALIZE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT SUDDEN ACCELERATION LATELY, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IS BEING LOOKED AT IN THAT IT ONLY OCCURS (SO FAR) ON SLIPPERY ROADS, IT ONLY LASTS A FEW SECONDS, AND IT OCCURS WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES, NOT WHEN I RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL. I'VE ALWAYS ALLOWED PLENTY OF ROOM FOR BRAKING AND SO FAR HAVE NOT CRASHED, BUT I'M HOPING YOU'LL FIND A SOLUTION BESIDES LUCK TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN IT WAS 8 MONTHS OLD, PROBABLY ALREADY WITH MORE THAN 10,000 MILES ON IT, IT SUDDENLY STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT WAS RUNNING. IT WAS FIXED BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN WELLESLEY, MA AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CODES FOR THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE (SOMETHING I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT AT THE TIME). THEY SAID HOWEVER THAT THEY NEEDED TO GET CODES FROM CALIFORNIA. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY KNEW AT THAT TIME ABOUT AN EXISTING BROADER PROBLEM BUT DIDN'T WANT TO TELL ME, SINCE I WAS A NEW TOYOTA PRIUS OWNER AT THE TIME. I FOUND IT PUZZLING THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM LOCALLY. LATELY, I'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT THE RECALL OF VARIOUS TOYOTA CARS SO I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT MY PRIUS JUST IN CASE: 1) SOMETIMES, WHEN THE CAR IS PUT IN PARK, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVS UP FOR NO REASON (I'M NOT PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL) 2) VERY OCCASIONALLY, I DRIVE OVER A POTHOLE AND AS THE CAR IS RE-CONTACTING THE GROUND, THE ENGINE AGAIN SEEMS TO REV UP. THIS HAS NOT RESULTED IN AN ACTUAL SERIOUS ACCELERATION YET I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE IS ANY PROBLEM WITH THE FLOOR MATS OR PEDALS. THE FLOOR MATS FIT NICELY AROUND THE PEDALS. ASIDE FROM THE ABOVE, MY TOYOTA, WHICH I DRIVE A LOT (IT HAS MORE THAN 100,000 MILES ALREADY) HAS DONE RATHER WELL, WITH MINIMAL SERIOUS PROBLEMS. I'VE BEEN GOOD ABOUT GETTING IT SERVICED REGULARLY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH QUESTIONS. *TR

RIGHT HEADLIGHT IS INTERMITTENT ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT WILL GO OFF. IF I TURN OFF MY LIGHT OFF AND BACK ON IT COMES BACK ON. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS AT 35MPH (ON CRUISE CONTROL). TRAFFIC SLOWED, I TAPPED THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL, THE CAR SPED UP, WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN DESPITE MY STANDING ON THE BRAKE AND I REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY PASSENGER WAS BADLY INJURED, BOTH CARS WERE TOWED. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS AND HAVE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD LIGHTS. ONE OF THEM WILL TURN OFF BUT IF I TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE HEARD OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER PRIUS, I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND POSSIBLE A DESIGN ISSUE/FLAW SINCE THE CONDITION IS INTERMITTENT (NOT RELATED TO LOOSE WIRES PER MY TOYOTA DEALER) AND COULD RESULT IN TOTAL LOSS OF LIGHTS. SO FAR, BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE NOT SHUT OFF AT THE SAME TIME, BUT BOTH ARE AFFECTED. *TW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH ATTEMPTING TO PARK HER VEHICLE IT ACCELERATED INTO A TRAILER HITCH ON A TRUCK. THE CONTACTS LICENSE PLATE FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE, THE BUMPER AND VEHICLE HAD MINOR DAMAGES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE WAS NO NEED TO CONTACT THE POLICE AND THERE WERE NO DAMAGES TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

MY 2005 HID HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WENT OUT AT 78,000 MILES. THE AUTO PARTS STORE LOOKED UP MY CAR INFO AND SOLD ME TWO BULBS FOR $50.00. AFTER TRYING TO REPLACE THEM MYSELF, I CALLED QUALITY TOYOTA IN FT WALTON BEACH, FL. THEY QUOTED ME $150 FOR LABOR IF I HAD MY OWN BULBS. UPON ARRIVAL, THEY SAID MY BULBS WERE NOT CORRECT, AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME AN ADDITIONAL $300 PER BULB, PLUS THE $150 LABOR. I DECLINED, CHECKED THE INTERNET, AND AM APPALLED THAT AFTER SO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL, TOYOTA HASN'T BEEN FORCED TO RECALL FOR THIS REASON. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD, FOR WHICH TOYOTA IS OBLIGATED TO FIX. *CN

THE ODOMETER ON TOYOTA PRIUS 2005 STOP WORKING. FOR PRIUS MODEL, IT IS CALLED THE COMBINATION METER. THIS IS BECAUSE THIS METER IS WORKING IN CONJUNCTION W/ THE START/STOP BUTTON AND ON BOARD COMPUTER TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE/NEUTRAL/REVERSED OR PARK. *TR

I HAVE 2005 PRIUS AND IT IS MY 3RD TIME THAT HID HEAD LIGHT WENT OFF LAST TWO TIMES I PAID OVER $800 TO REPLACE IT BUT THIS TIME I CANT AFFORD I AM DRIVING WITH ONE HEAD LIGHT ONLY I HAVE 78000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS 2005 HEADLIGHT FAILURE. *TR

THE 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT I DRIVE, HAS A FAILURE OF THE MANUFACTURES HID HEADLIGHT BULB; THE BULB IS INTERMITTENT AND IS AN EXPENSIVE FLAWED SYSTEM. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN HUNTINGTON BEACH QUOTED ME $432 FOR THE BULB AND $250 TO REMOVE THE FRONT BUMPER TO GET TO THE BULB TO REPLACE IT!!! *TR

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH A PROBLEM WITH THE HID (HIGH INTENSITY) HEADLIGHTS. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN GOING DEAD INTERMITTENTLY SINCE DECEMBER AND THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT RECENTLY STARTED TO DO THE SAME THING. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN IT CORRECTS THE PROBLEM FOR A WHILE. I DO A FAIR AMOUNT OF DRIVING IN THE DARK AND ON THE HIGHWAY, SO THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS, TO SAY THE LEAST. I WAS GOING TO REPLACE THE LIGHTS MYSELF BUT I WAS UNAWARE THAT THEY WERE THE HID LAMPS UNTIL AFTER I HAD PICKED UP A NEW BULBS FROM THE AUTO PARTS STORE. I AM GOING TO RETURN THE ONES I HAVE AND PICK UP SOME HID BULBS BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY NOT ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. WHEN I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON AND SERIOUS ISSUE/DEFECT THAT KEEPS RECURRING ON THE PRIUS MODELS FROM 2005-2008. I WILL SAVE THE OLD BULBS AND ANY OTHER RELATED PARTS WHEN I CHANGE THEM OUTTHIS WEEKEND. *TR

2005 PRIUS BRAKES DISENGAGE BRIEFLY WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHEN GOING DOWNHILL AND BRAKING TO STOP AT LOW SPEED. *TR

1. MULTIPLE EVENTS, IN ORDER OF FREQUENCY: A) HIGH SPEED W/CRUISE CONTROL (65-75MPH) B) HIGH SPEED BEFORE BRAKING (65-75MPH) C) HITTING A BUMP BEFORE BRAKING 2. MULTIPLE EVENTS: A) CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND WAS DIFFICULT TO SLOW / OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES, MAYBE 12-15 OCCURRENCES / GAINED CONTROL BY TURNING CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND FIRMLY PRESSING ON BRAKE PEDAL B&C) CAR WAS INITIALLY UNRESPONSIVE TO BRAKING / MULTIPLE TIMES, APPROXIMATELY 3-5 / EVENTUALLY SLOWED AFTER FIRM COMPRESSION ON THE BRAKE PEDAL 3. MULTIPLE EVENTS: A) I NO LONGER USE CRUISE CONTROL B&C) I AM VERY OBSERVANT WHENEVER I BRAKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT BECAUSE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. TWO WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN, BUT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL PRESENT IN THE FUEL TANK. HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAD TWO QUARTERS OF FUEL IN THE TANK. ALSO WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISENGAGED THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THE PEDAL AND BOLTS FELL OFF. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK BECAUSE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CAN'T BE APPLIED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A STEEP HILL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AND COMES BACK ON ONLY AFTER TURNING SWITCH ON & OFF. *TR

MY 2005 PRIUS HEADLIGHT WENT OUT ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO (END OF NOV 2009). WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT $600 TO REPLACE IT. I DECIDED TO TACKLE IT MYSELF. I SUCCESSFULLY CHANGED THE BULB AND ALTHOUGH THE BULB WORKS FINE THE LIGHT ONLY STAYS ON INTERMITTENTLY. APPARENTLY WHILE READING POSTS ON THE INTERNET, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I DO NOT WANT TO BE OVERCHARGED BY THE DEALERSHIP CONSIDERING THE JOB THEY QUOTED ME $600 ONLY COST ME $150 TO DO MYSELF. PLEASE HELP US!! *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY TOYOTA PRIUS GO OFF AND ON RANDOMLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT ROLLED DOWN-HILL. SHE ATTEMPTED TO RE-ENTER THE VEHICLE TO STOP IT, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. CONSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE. SHE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR KNEE INJURIES AND LACERATIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,810. UPDATED 1/5/10 *CN UPDATED 01/06/10*JB

LEFT HIGHBEAM INTERMITTENT ON MY 2005 PRIUS. *TR

I EASED TO A STOP IN A PARKING SPOT IN A PARKING LOT. WHEN I EASED OFF THE BRAKE MY PRIUS SURGED FORWARD, JUMPED THE CURB, GRAZED A LIGHT POST & STOPPED AGAINST A BUSH. THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT CATCH ON THE FLOOR MAT. *TR

I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. A MINOR BUMP CAUSED ALL WARNING LIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BRAKES TO COME ON, NO BRAKING OCCURRED UNTIL PEDAL WAS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. THEN IT WOULD BRAKE HARD, NO GENTLE BRAKING. TWO DAYS EARLIER THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY CUT OUT AT 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY IN THE DARK. TURNED LIGHTS ON THEN OFF AND THEY CAME BACK ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY'VE REPORTED THAT THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY'RE SUGGESTING THAT I TAKE THE CAR BACK AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT LIKE NORMAL. SOMEONE COULD GET KILLED IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY COULD FEEL THAT WAS OKAY. *TR

I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT I HAVE HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS OR SURGES ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. THEY HAVE BEEN BRIEF, AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT REACHED A HIGH SPEED, SO I WAS NOT TOO CONCERNED. I JUST ASSUMED THE PROBLEM WOULD BE ADDRESSED BY REGULAR SERVICING. THESE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ACCELERATOR BEING STUCK. A FRIEND'S CAMRY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED THROUGH THE WALL OF HER GARAGE. SHE ALSO BELIEVES THIS WAS NOT RELATED TO A STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I URGE YOU TO REVISIT THE POTENTIAL OF SOFTWARE PROBLEMS CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON TOYOTA VEHICLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE TOYOTA PRIUS THAT THE REPAIR COST OF $1,000 CAME AS A SURPRISE TO HIM. THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY QUOTED HIM THAT COST BY PHONE WHEN HE ADVISED THEM THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE SHUTTING OFF. THERE WERE NO REPORTED WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. HE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK SINCE THE LACK OF HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE OVER DRIVE SYSTEM ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHEN BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. IMMEDIATELY, THE OVERDRIVE CONTROL SWITCH WAS DEACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 33,000. UPDATED 12/18/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ISSUE WAS NOT CAUSED BY FLOOR MATS, BECAUSE SHE INSTALLED RUBBER MATS SOON AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 12/22/09

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER MADE FOUR ATTEMPTS TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE AIR BAG UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS DISCONNECTED; HOWEVER, THE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.