2009 Toyota Prius complaints

BRAKE ACTUATOR MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED ME TO HIT A PARKED CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY (BACKING UP). EVEN THOUGH I HAVE LESS THAN 130K MILES ON MY VEHICLE, IT IS A YEAR AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE $3K REPAIR. THE NEGLIGENCE BY TOYOTA IN HANDLING THIS RECALL IS TERRIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING. THERE SHOULD BE A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST TOYOTA FOR THE HUNDREDS OF INJURIES AND DAMAGES BY THEIR NEGLIGENCE.

MY CAR'S BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED WHILE I WAS ON HIGHWAY. GLADLY NOTHING DANGEROUS HAPPENED BUT I AM CONCERNED OTHERS WILL FACE THE SIMILAR SITUATION WITH WORST SCENARIO. TOYOTA TOLD ME THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND QUOTED ME $2600. PLEASE ASK TOYOTA TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY.

BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WENT ON THE DASH. BROUGHT THE CAR IN AND DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A BAD BRAKE ACTUATOR. SAID IT WOULD COST ALMOST $3000 TO REPAIR AND SAID THAT THERE WAS A EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE PART THAT EXPIRED. IF NOTHING SCREAMS OF A RECALL AS A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES, I DON' KNOW WHAT WOULD.

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AFTER A FEW DAYS.. REPLACED OVER 8 BULBS. CHECKED CONNECTORS, CHECKED WIRING.. NO PROBLEM FOUND AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST.

FAILING BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY THAT TOYOTA KNEW WAS DEFECTIVE. THEY EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH 2017, BUT THE ISSUE HAPPENS AROUND 200,000 MILES. NOW THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED TOYOTA IS CHARGING $2300 TO REPLACE THIS KNOWN AND DEFECTIVE PART.

BRAKE PRESSURE LOSS AND CONSTANT NOISE FROM THE BRAKE ACTUATOR, READ CODES C1256 AND C1391

I JUST FOUND OUT YESTERDAY AFTER A VISIT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER THAT THE ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR ON MY 2009 PRIUS HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS QUOTED AT $1750 FOR THE PART AND $605 FOR THE LABOR, PRE-TAX. I DID SOME ADDITIONAL RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM ' ZG1 SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS PART AND ISSUE. (HTTPS://TOYOTATALK.COM/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2018/09/T-CP-ZG1-A110-D-1.PDF) IN LATE 2018 I FIRST REPORTED CLICKING AND KNOCKING IN MY BRAKES, AND LAST TIME I WENT FOR SERVICE (BEFORE TODAY) I REPORTED IT TO THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. THE PROGRAM WAS FOR 10 YEARS AFTER THE DATE OF ORIGINAL SALE, WHICH ENDED IN APRIL 2019. BECAUSE THE BAD PART LASTED 6 MONTHS LONGER I DON'T FEEL THAT IT IS RIGHT FOR ME TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THE FAULTY WORKMANSHIP IN THE VEHICLE FROM THE FACTORY WHEN IT FIRST DROVE OFF THE LOT. THE ISSUE THAT I REPORTED BACK THEN ARE THE PRELIMINARY SIGNS OF THE ACTUATOR GOING BAD (HTTPS://PRIUSCHAT.COM/THREADS/BRAKE-ACTUATOR-WARRANTY-EXTENSION-FROM-TOYOTA.168243/) HAD THIS ISSUE BEEN CAUGHT I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT WINDOW AND WOULD NOT BE IN THE HOLE I AM NOW WHERE I AM SITTING AT HAVING TO SPEND HALF THE VALUE OF MY CAR TO FIX IT. MY ISSUE IS THAT I DO NOT FEEL THAT IT IS RIGHT FOR ME TO BE ON THE HOOK FOR THIS PART SINCE TOYOTA HAS ITSELF CONFIRMED THE PART WAS FAULTY WHEN IT WAS PUT ON MY VEHICLE AND WAS HONORING REPLACEMENTS. IT SEEMS A LITTLE UNFAIR THAT TOYOTA WOULDN'T AC

I WAS TURNING LEFT AND WAS HIT BY AN ONCOMING CAR. MOST DAMAGE DONE TO THE FRONT RIGHT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. I WAS GOING ABOUT 5-10MPH THOUGH THE ONCOMING CAR WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. THE FIREMEN, POLICE AND INSURANCE ADJUSTER WERE ALL VERY CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY BABIES WERE SAFE IN THE BACKSEAT THANKS TO THEIR CAR SEATS. I HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUFFERED A CONCUSSION. WE JUST HAD OUR CAR TUNED UP AT OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP NOT EVEN 6 MOS AGO. THEY DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT A CONCERN WITH THE AIRBAGS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT RAN A RED LIGHT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. POLICE REPORT NUMBER: 190815712 WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE KNEE AND HIS HEAD WAS INJURED DUE TO STRIKING THE UPPER WINDSHIELD AND REARVIEW MIRROR. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A HEADACHE FOR A FEW DAYS FOLLOWING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

ABS ACTUATOR. THE DIAPHRAGM IN THE BRAKE ACCUMULATOR FAILS. THIS IS A KNOWN RECALL. HOWEVER MINE IS BEYOND THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE RECALL OF BOTH PAST TEN YEARS AND PAST 175000. DEALER ESTIMATE WAS $2500 TO REPAIR. THIS IS AN ESSENTIAL SAFETY RECALL DUE TO THE FACT THAT WHEN IT COMPLETELY FAILS THE VEHICLE LOSES POWERED BRAKING LEAVING ONLY EMERGENCY BRAKES AND ENGINE BRAKING MODE WHICH ARE INADEQUATE AND NOT DESIGNED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY THEMSELVES. THIS SHOULD BE A LIFETIME WARRANTY RECALL NOT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY RECALL.

ABS PUMP WENT BAD. ALSO WHEN BRAKING HARD, THE CAR WILL LET GO OF THE BRAKES. TURNING ON THE CAR AND IMMEDIATELY REVERSING THE CAR BRAKES WILL NOT WORK UNTIL AFTER EVERYTHING IS LOADED IN THE CAR. MAKING BACKING UP DANGEROUS.

SOMETIMES THE BRAKES DON'T WORK. IT HAPPENED TO ME AS I WAS EXITING A PARKING SPOT , I'VE PUT THE GEAR IN REVERSE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT THA CAR KEPT MOVING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT HARD.

MY ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND MASTER BRAKE LIGHT CAME UP ON THE DASH. THE PROBLEM IS A FAILING BRAKE ACTUATOR, WHICH IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY TOYOTA. SPOKE TO TOYOTA A DWAS TOLD THAT I AM OUT OF THEIR TEN YEAR EXTENDED WARRENTY FOR THIS ISSUE AND IT WOULD BE A ROUGHLY $2700 REPAIR. WHY THIS BRAKE ACTUATOR WAS NEVER PLACED AS A RECALL IS BEYOND ME AS A COMPLETE FAILURE IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. TOYOTA REFUSES TO BUDGE ON THEIR "EXTENDED" WARRENTY FOR A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART, THAT WOULD CAUSE A SERIOUS HAZARD IF IT FAILED WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL SEIZED WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL THREE TIMES AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF BRAINTREE (210 UNION ST, BRAINTREE, MA 02184, (781) 848-9300). A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS CONDUCTED, WHICH RENDERED THE SAME OUTCOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,500.

ZG1 KNOWN ISSUE WITH BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM ZG1 WAS ISSUED TO COVER 2ND GEN PRIUS' FOR 10 YEARS. AT 10 YEAR 3 MONTHS AND 143K MILES HAD UNIT FAIL, LEAVING DRIVING WITH ONLY FUNCTIONING REAR BRAKES. THIS LARGE OF A SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. HOW TOYOTA WAS ABLE TO AVOID A RECALL WITH THIS LIMITED WARRANTY EXTENSION IS CONCERNING, I WAS AWAY FROM HOME WHEN I GOT INTO MY CAR AND ALL OF THE BRAKE RELATED WARNING LIGHTS TURNED ON AND A WARNING BEEP TURNED AND REMAINED ON. ONLY REAR BRAKES FUNCTION. TOYOTA CASE NUMBER 1906130936

2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DAMAGED INVERTER. *LD *JS THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD. *JS

BRAKE WARNING LIGHT BROKEN BRAKE ACTUATOR SYSTEM TOYOTA DEALER REFUSING TO FIX THIS SAFETY HAZARD UNDER THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTIFICATION ZG1

THE MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY (MFD) STOPPED WORKING AROUND 200K. AT FIRST, THE SCREEN WOULD NOT RESPOND TO TOUCH, THEN IT WOULD FREEZE OR APPEAR FUZZY, THEN THE DISPLAY HAD STATIC OR WOULD GO ON AND OFF, NOW IT IS JUST BLACK, WITH THE RARE INCIDENT (EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS, USUALLY WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE) WHERE THE MFD DISPLAYS A WHITE SCREEN OR GRAY SCREEN WITH LINES THROUGH IT. AS MANY OF THE VEHICLES FEATURES (REAR CAMERA, A/C, RADIO, ODOMETER, MILEAGE, ETC.) ARE CONTROLLED THROUGH THE MFD, I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO UTILIZE THESE FEATURES. ON OTHER MESSAGE BOARDS (PRIUSCHAT) THIS APPEARS TO BE A RATHER COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD WARRANT SOME SORT OF CORRECTIVE ASSISTANCE FROM THE MANUFACTURE.

BRAKE ACTUATOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY WHEN I USE THE DIAGNOSTIC SETTINGS IT WORKS BUT THEN AFTER A WHILE IT STOPS WORKING AGAIN. WAS GOING 50 ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN BRAKES STOPPED WORKING ALMOST WRECKED. BRAKE LIGHT (!) LIGHT ABS LIGHT AND VSC LIGHT ARE ALL ON.

ONE OF THE FRONT HEADLIGHT SOMETIMES WORK SOMETIMES NOT.I JUST GET THIS CAR TODAY AND AFTER PURCHASING I SAW THIS PROBLEM.

SINCE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THE LEFT BACK DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. IT CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. SINCE THURSDAY, FEB. 28, 2019 THE RIGHT BACK DOOR ALSO CAN'T BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE, ONLY FROM THE OUTSIDE. THAT DOOR HARDLY EVER IS USED. THE PASSENGER WAS TRAPPED INSIDE. I HAD TO OPEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE TO LET HIM OUT. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE TO ANY CAR I EVER DROVE OR WAS A PASSENGER IN. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO BE TRAPPED INSIDE. SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH HOW THE DOOR WAS MANUFACTURED.

THE ABS AND OTHER BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS GO ON RANDOMLY AND THE BRAKES BECOME STIFF. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS DUE TO THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. THE ABS ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY PART WAS PART OF AN EXTENDED TOYOTA WARRANTY UNDER NOTIFICATION ZG1. HOWEVER MY VEHICLE JUST MISSED THE DEADLINE FOR THE WARRANTY BY THREE MONTHS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR TOYOTA AS THEY KNOW THIS PART HAS A HIGH FAILURE RATE. WARRANTY SHOULD BE EXTENDED IN ORDER TO COVER REPAIRS. FILED A CASE WITH TOYOTA, CASE # 1901312287.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED TO HIGH AND COOLANT NEEDED TO BE ADDED TO THE VEHICLE. ALL OF THE INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,759.

MY PRIUS NOW HAS ALL THOSE DASH LIGHTS ON: !, ABS, VCS. I WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY, ON A CITY STREET AND THE LIGHTS CAME ON, AND THE BRAKES SUDDENLY DID NOT WORK-HARD TO PUSH. FOR MONTHS, WHEN I WOULD DRIVE OVER ROUGH TERRAIN, I HAD THE LOSS OF BRAKING, ACCELERATING, AND THE SLICK ROAD ICON WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE IS EXACTLY THE SAME ABS MODULE PROBLEM AFFECTING 2010 PRIUS, ANDS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPAIRS COVERED.IF I DIDN'T STAY SO FAR BEHIND OTHER VEHICLES, I WOULD HAVE REAR-ENDED SOMEONE.

MY CAR RECENTLY HAS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE OBDII SCANNER SHOW THE FAULT CODE P1121 WHICH IS A FAILED THREE-WAY COOLANT CONTROL VALVE. TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) ON THIS PROBLEM: EG001-08 M.I.L. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2ND GENERATION TOYOTA PRIUS.

OUR PRIUS STARTED MAKING THIS NOISE RECENT... 4 SECONDS OF SPINNING CLICKING, THEN QUIET FOR 5 SECONDS THEN REPEAT. HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, WHILE PARKED AND I JUST WENT OUT THERE WITH MY KEYS IN MY POCKET AND OPENED THE DOOR AND IT STARTED MAKING THE NOISE WHEN THE ENGINE STARTS...SO DOES THE RATTLING AND KNOCKING SOUNDS. WHEN I HIT ON BRAKE, THE BRAKE MAKES VERY ANNOYING NOISE.

OUR PRIUS STARTED MAKING THIS NOISE RECENT... 4 SECONDS OF SPINNING CLICKING, THEN QUIET FOR 5 SECONDS THEN REPEAT. HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, WHILE PARKED AND I JUST WENT OUT THERE WITH MY KEYS IN MY POCKET AND OPENED THE DOOR AND IT STARTED MAKING THE NOISE WHEN THE ENGINE STARTS...SO DOES THE RATTLING AND KNOCKING SOUNDS. WHEN I HIT ON BRAKE, THE BRAKE BOOSTER MAKES VERY ANNOYING NOISE.

MAYBE RELATED TO TAKATA RECALL: WE DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL, HOWEVER OUR CAR SKID INTO A TREE AND HAD SIGNIFICANT FRONT END DAMAGE, HOWEVER NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WAS GOING 25 MPH ON A SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL ST DURING A MIXED SNOW/SLEET STORM. SLIGHT CURVE AND SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL. THE BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED AS THEY COULD HAVE MADE IT WORSE. CAR SPED UP INTO THE SKID TOTALLING THE CAR WITH $11,000 DAMAGE. WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN SEVERAL OPINIONS THAT THE VELOCITY NECESSARY TO CAUSE THE DAMAGE SHOULD HAVE TRIGGERED THE AIRBAG SENSORS. CAR HIT THE MIDDLE OF THE BUMPER AND PERHAPS MISSED THE SENSORS? NO REPORT WAS FILED BY THE POLICE AS ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THE ROAD CONDITIONS/WEATHER NOT DRIVER ERROR. I HAVE PHOTOS I CAN SEND IN A FEW DAYS

MY CAR HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYING ABS VSC AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS. WHEN THEY ARE ON THERE IS NO BRAKE REGENERATION. THE LIGHTS HAVE COME ON AND GONE OFF AND NOW ARE ON AGAIN. GETTING OBD CODE C1391 (ABNORMAL LEAK IN ACCUMULATOR) MY VEHICLE IS JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OVER MILEAGE TO COVER THIS UNDER ENHANCED WARRANTY BUT TOYOTA KNOWS THEY HAVE A BRAKE ACCUMULATOR PROBLEM AND WANTS 3K TO FIX WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL LONG AGO. HAVE CALLED AND TOYOTA WILL NOT HELP.

THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON AND OFF. BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, FUSES AND STILL THEY PERIODICALLY COME ON AND OFF. WHEN I TAKE THE TO DEALER THEY SAY NO ISSUES.

EVERY DAY ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. ONE DAY IT COULD BE THE LEFT ONE, THE OTHER DAY COULD BE THE RIGHT ONE. I'M AFRAID BOTH MIGHT GO OUT DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING.

COMPLETE SHUTDOWN OF PRIUS AUTOMOBILE WITH NO WARNING WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. ROLLED TO A STOP IN SAFE AREA. NOTHING WORKED EXCEPT EMERGENCY BLINKERS. NO INSTRUMENTATION OR WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED. THE CAR WAS LOCKED IN FWD PARK AND COULD NOT BE TOWED BY FLATBED TOW TRUCK AS THERE IS NO OVERRIDE. LIFT TOW TRUCK WAS USED TO GET TO DEALER. DIAGNOSED AS MELTED HYBRID INVERTOR PUMP. DEALER REPLACED PUMP AND FUSE FOR A $641.47 COST TO ME. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY/FREEWAY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER. THE COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT WARNING AT FREEWAY SPEED COULD VERY EASILY ENDED UP AS A MULTIPLE CAR PILE UP. JUST THE THOUGHT OF CROSSING MULTIPLE LANES IN TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER, JUST ROLLING, MAKES ME THINK IT'S TIME TO GET RID OF THIS CAR.

THE LIGHTBULBS BURN OUT VERY EASILY. THE CAR STALLS WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO LEAVE FROM A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT NOT ON MY MODEL AND THERE SHOULD BE SOMETIMES WHEN STOPPING ON BREAKS THE CAR WILL SHOW SLIPPERY ALERT EVEN THOUGHT THERE IS NO REASON FOR IT. ALL THESE THINGS HAVE CAUSED DANGER FOR US WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS

MY HEADLIGHTS KEEP RANDOMLY TURNING OFF ON THEIR OWN WHILE PARKED OR DRIVING, IN THE DARK OR THE LIGHT. TO TROUBLESHOOT I HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS AND TIGHTENED THE WIRE CONNECTIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. ONLY TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON SEEMS TO TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM...UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT TURNS ITSELF OFF. I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH MY HONDA PILOT 2005 A FEW YEARS AGO AND THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE HEADLIGHT WIRE HARNESS KIT THAT WAS CORRODED FROM HUMIDITY AND OVERHEATING AND FAILING. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED DOZENS OF TIME ON MY PRIUS, MOSTLY AFFECTING THE LEFT HEADLIGHT ONLY, BUT A COUPLE TIMES ON BOTH HEADLIGHTS.

LAST YEAR MY HEADLIGHTS STARTED FLICKING ON AND THEN WHEN I TURNED THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THEY WOULD BOTH WORK AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT'S JUST ONE HEADLIGHT, EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT AND SOMETIMES ITS BOTH AT THE SAME TIME OR ONE AND THEN IN A MILE OR TWO THE OTHER MAKING IT SO BOTH ARE OUT. I'VE HAD MY BULBS REPLACED AND SINCE LOOKED AT AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THE BULBS WERE BOTH STILL GOOD. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PROCESS FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM BUT IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH WITH TWO KIDS IN THE CAR AND HAVE BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT ON YOU. IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT TYPE OF SURFACE WE ARE DRIVING ON. I HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE MY CAR.

TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE NEVER BEEN CONTACTED BY TOYOTA TO INFORM ME OF A RECALL OF TAKATA INFLATORS. I PURCHASED MY 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS IN 2012. I CHECKED MY VIN AGAINST THE NHTSA DATABASE AND IT SAYS NO RECALLS FOR MY VIN. HOW DO I RESOLVE THE DANGER I AND MY FAMILY MAY BE SUBJECTED TO?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REGARDING THE BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND A LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SALINAS TOYOTA (700 AUTO CENTER CIR, SALINAS, CA 93907, (831) 444-0700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL BRAKE FLUID LEAK; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE OBT2 SENSOR DID NOT SHOW THE SPECIFIC DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) TO RECEIVE THE BRAKE ACTUATOR REPLACEMENT COVERED BY THE CAMPAIGN. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY CAMPAIGN FOR DTC NUMBER: C1240. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED SMOKE STARTED COMING UNDER THE HOOD. NOTICED FLUID DRIPPING FROM ENGINE ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE. DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS NOT AN OIL LEAK BUT EMPTY BRAKE RESERVOIR. UPDATED 11/27/18*JB

2009 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT, IT WORKS WHEN YOU TURN ON THE VEHICLE, AND THEN IT GOES OUT, I HAVE CHANGED THE BULB, AND ALSO CHANGE THE BALLAST, BUT NO LUCK, I GOT THE WARNING 3 DAYS AGO, AND NOW IF I GET PULLED OVER, I WILL GET THE TICKET,

DRIVERS SIDE HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT PERIODICALLY. RESEARCH ON LINE SAYS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 2006 - 2009 PRIUS. IS THERE A RECALL? GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING.

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. LIGHTS TURN ON WHEN STARTING TO DRIVE BUT AFTER A WHILE INTO DRIVING ...13 MINUETS (IS WHEN I NOTICED) HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. I DRIVE HOME AFRAID TO GET A TICKET. HOME IS 5 MINUTES AWAY. I PULL IN DRIVEWAY AND HEADLIGHTS COME BACK ON AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS EVERY NIGHT WHEN USING HEADLIGHTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY THREE OTHER TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES SEIZED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (T-SB-0032-16) IN REFERENCE TO THE ABS ACTUATOR, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND CASE NUMBER: 1806043060 WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,483.

HID HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF SHORTLY AFTER TURNING ON HEADLIGHTS, STAYS OFF.

RIGHT HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. SOMETIMES TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON BRINGS THE HEADLIGHT BACK ON. THE HEADLIGHT USUALLY DOES NOT TURN ON WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED UP.

CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STEERING LOSS, BRAKE LOSS AND ACCELERATION ISSUES, CORPORATION FAILURE TO INFORM CONSUMER OF COUNTERFEIT DRIVE TRAIN ISSUES THAT INJURED CONSUMER. SMD THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA FAILED TO WARN THEM ABOUT BEING CONVICTED OF "USING THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF HYBRID DRIVE INVENTOR WITHOUT HIS PERMISSION." *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, THE HEADLAMPS FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TARBOX TOYOTA (3671 QUAKER LN, NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI 02852, (401) 884-5438) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HID BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE HID BULBS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

FOUR LIGHTS CAME ON: EMERGENCY BRAKE, ABS, VSC, EXCLAMATION POINT AN ALARM WILL SOUND AND THE BRAKES WILL GO OUT WHILE DRIVING IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND ON THE HIGHWAY. ABS ALSO TURNS ON WHEN CAR IS OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 2 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GARBAGE TRUCK. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DROVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *TT

AT NOT GIVEN MOMENT DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WITH GO OFF. IF YOU TURN OFF AN ON IT WILL GO ON AGAIN. BUT, WILL GO OUT AGAIN. IF YOU TRY TO PUT BRIGHT LIGHTS ON ALL LIGHTS GO OFF. ALL WHILE DRIVING.

WHEN BRAKING HARD, THE BRAKES LOSE ALL PRESSURE, GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. AS SOON AS BRAKES ARE RELEASED THE LIGHTS GO OFF AND BRAKES AGAIN HAVE PRESSURE AGAIN. TOYOTA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART, BUT IT IS WAS EXPIRED BEFORE PROBLEMS AROSE.

THE HEADLIGHT LOW BEAMS ON MY 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVERS SIDE AND THE PASSENGERS SIDE KEEP BURNING OUT. I HAVE CHANGED THE BULBS THREE TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. TOYOTA HAS A RECALL ON THE 2010 THRU 2011 PRIUS HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS FOR THESE YEARS BUT NOT THE 2009 PRIUS. A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE COULD HAPPEN IF BOTH LIGHTS BURN OUT BEFORE YOU GET THE BAD ONE CHANGED. THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS BURN OUT.