2010 Toyota Prius complaints

PRIUS HAS LESS THAN 100K MILES AND HAS BEEN RUNNING PERFECTLY. TODAY WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE, ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY AND BEGAN ALARMING, WHILE SUDDENLY MY BRAKE LOCKED UP. THIS COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT AND INJURY IF IT OCCURRED UNDER THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A PREVIOUS BRAKE BOOSTER RECALL THAT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF AND WHICH HAS SINCE EXPIRED. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE REISSUED TO INCLUDE THE MANY 2010 PRIUSES AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT START-UP THE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PARKWAY TOYOTA LOCATED AT 50 SYLVAN AVE, ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ 07632, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT CLOCKSPRING SPIRAL CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,680. *LN CONSUMER STATED PRIUS WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL.*JB

THE BRAKES FAILED ON THE VEHICLE AND I LOST ALL ABILITY TO STOP. SEVERAL DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE TRIGGERED ABOUT LOSS OF ABS AND BRAKING. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE ONLY THROUGH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE TOYOTA DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A FAILED BRAKE BOOSTER AND BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLIES. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND TPYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPAIR THIS IISSUE.

TRACTION WARNING LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ALL CAME ON AT SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TOLD BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IT IS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER WHICH IS ROUGHLY A $3000.00 REPAIR JOB AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM "ZJB" WAS CREATED BY TOYOTA NORTH AMERICA FOR THIS ISSUE IN RESPONSE TO THOUSANDS OF PRIUS MODELS EXPERIENCING THIS SEVERE MALFUNCTION, HOWEVER, MY 2010 PRIUS IS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR COVERAGE FOR THIS REPAIR, EVEN THOUGH OTHER PRIUS MODELS ARE STILL ELIGIBLE FOR COMPLETE COVERAGE FOR THIS REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND TOYOTA NORTH AMERICA NEEDS TO STAND BY COVERAGE FOR THIS GRAVE MALFUNCTION FOR ALL MODELS REGARDLESS OF YEAR OR MILEAGE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, THE BRAKES ARE NOT OPERATING AT FULL CAPACITY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

MY ABS SYSTEM STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF PROBLEMS, AND I STARTED GETTING CODES FOR ALL SORTS OF BRAKE-RELATED ISSUES. MY BRAKES ENDED UP LOCKING UP AND NOT WORKING, AND MY BATTERY IN MY CAR DIED BECAUSE IT WAS THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOT ABLE TO RECHARGE MY BATTERY. EVEN THOUGH I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH IT IN FEBRUARY, APPARENTLY TOYOTA SAID THAT BECAUSE I HAD A 2010 PRIUS, THAT SINCE NOVEMBER 31, 2019 HAD PASSED, THE RECALL/EXTENDED WARRANTY "RAN OUT" ON IT. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT OBVIOUSLY WASN'T FIXED IN THE FIRST PLACE. SO WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET A DIAGNOSTICS RAN ON IT, THEY SAID THAT THEY NEEDED $3,200 TO FIX THE VEHICLE. THIS INCLUDED BOTH THE PURCHASING AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW BRAKE BOOSTER/MASTER CYLINDER ASSEM AND AN ABS PUMP MOTOR ASSEM. I OBVIOUSLY DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE REPAIR AND THEY ARE TELLING ME TO GO KICK ROCKS. THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND BECAUSE OF THE BRAKE ISSUE NOT BEING FIXED IN THE FIRST PLACE, IT THEN ALLOWED MY BATTERY (WHICH RUNS AROUND $1,500) TO GET COMPLETELY DRAINED AND PREVENTED IT FROM BEING PROPERLY RECHARGED BY THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT SUDDENLY STOPPED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER IT FAILED TO ENGAGE CAUSING HIM TO REAR END THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HER HUSBAND WAS ALREADY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THEY COMPLETELY FAILED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE DUE TO FEELING NAUSEOUS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AUTO BODY REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT WAS AWAITING INSPECTION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A POSSIBLE TOTAL LOSS AAS THE RADIATOR AND ENGINE WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED AT CLEARWATER TOYOTA (21799 US HWY 19 N, CLEARWATER, FL 33765 800-667-905) FOR A BRAKE ISSUE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE BRAKES UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO AN INCORRECT CONSISTENT FAILURE CODE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE SENSOR WAS NOT ALERTING ENOUGH FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE COVERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

I BROUGHT MY TOYOTA PRIUS TO TOYOTA DEALER AS ABS ALERT WAS ON AND I LOST CONTROLLING THE BRAKE. TOYOTA DEALER GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR AT $2,850.00 ( P1391 ABNORMAL LEAK IN ACCUMULATOR PUMP REC MASTER CYLINDER WITH BRAKE BOOSTER AND BRAKE BOOSTER PIMP ASSEMBLY) DUE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT EXPIRED 05.09.2020 OR 150,000,MILES. I'VE GOT ABS ALERT IN THE BEGINNING OF MAY'20, HOWEVER, DUE TO COVID-19 STAY-HOME ORDER, I HAD TO STAY HOME AND WON'T ABLE TO BRING MY CAR UNTIL END OF MAY, .2020. I WAS ADVISED BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO CONTACT TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATION AS THEY MAY CONSIDER TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY, SO I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATION( ACTUALLY I WAS TRANSFERRED TO FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT) AND THEY DENIED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY, AND THEY REPEATED AS " WARRANTY IS WARRANTY" . I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA'S UNKIND DECISION AND SERVICE UNDER COVID-19 SITUATION. I READ TOYOTA 2010 HAS PROBLEMS OF BRAKE ISSUES, SO I WANT TOYOTA TAKE A RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX MY BRAKE PROBLEM. *TR

LOW BEAM STARTED GETTING DIM, BUT WERE BRAND NEW. THEY BOTH SUDDENLY FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. I REPLACED BULBS AND THEY WERE DIM AGAIN. I WENT TO BUY THE TOP LINE HEADLIGHTS THINKING THAT WAS THE ISSUE, BUT I DISCOVERED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS CORRODED AND MELTED. ONCE I TURNED THE CAR ON IT BEGAN SMOKING. I CAN'T INSTALL ANY LIGHTS NOW. *TR

BRAKES AND VDC SYSTEM CONSTANTLY ENGAGE DURING U-TURNS, TIGHT TURNING CIRCLES, CAUSING THE CAR TO BRAKE UNEXPECTEDLY. WHILE NOT ACCIDENT HAS HAPPENED, IT HAS CAUSED A FEW NEAR MISSES AS MY WINDOW TO TURN SHRINKS BECAUSE THE CAR IS BRAKING. *TR

VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY ROADWAY. WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO SIDE STREET AND STOPPED VEHICLE. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES WERE OVER 100 DEG F AND MY WIFE WAS ALONE WITH THE VEHICLE. ATTACHED MECHANIC ESTIMATE LISTS CODES AND INDICATES THE INVERTER FAILED. WE HAD THE ECU UPDATED IN 2016 TO AVOID THIS FAILURE BUT BELIEVE TOYOTA'S ECU FLASH FAILED TO FIX THE ISSUE. SUBSEQUENT EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THIS VEHICLE'S VIN # ACCORDING TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WE CONTACTED ON 05/29/2020. *TR

FACTORY DEFECTIVE PAINT RESULTED IN PEELING PAINT. CONTACTED TOYOTA BY EMAIL & PHONE & THEY REFUSE TO REIMBURSE ME $3,529.04 THAT I PAID TO HAVE MY CAR REPAINTED, INSISTING THAT MY TOYOTA PRIUS III IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE DEFECTIVE PAINT RECALL. I HAVE A CASE [XXX] ON FILE WITH CONSUMER ASSISTANCE OFFICE METRO WEST. YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION TO CONTACT FRED NASSIF AT BRIDGE ST. AUTO BODY, 781-326-8707 FOR ASSISTANCE REGARDING THE PEELING PAINT. HE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH VERIFICATION & PICTURES.*DT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ABS WARNING LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT AND TRACTION LIGHT ALL CAME ON AT ONCE, TOOK TO LOCAL TOYOTA SPECIALIST, DIAGNOSED THE CODE AS C1391, AN ABNORMAL LEAK IN BREAK BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THIS ISSUE WAS PREVIOUSLY UNDER SAFETY RECALL AND MY VEHICLE HAD THE PROPER REPAIRS DONE, CLEARLY THIS IS AN ONGOING SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT IS NOT BEING PROPERLY ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA. IT IS ALSO AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR WHICH TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR. *TR

BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAR (IN MOTION) WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE RED WARNING "BRAKE" LIGHT, YELLOW "ABS" AND YELLOW TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ALL ILLUMINATED. THIS APPARENTLY IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THE TOYOTA PRIUS AND I HAVE CONTACTED THEM CONCERNING THE ISSUE BUT THEY WILL NOT PAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MY CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN AT THIS POINT. THIS ISSUE IS A SERIOUS HAZARD AND COULD EASILY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. THEY NEED TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

WARNING LIGHTS FOR ABS, BRAKE AND SYMBOL INDICATING TRACTION CONTROL IS OPERATING ALL LIT SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH A CORRESPONDING CHANGE IN BRAKE PEDAL FEEL. TOYOTA DEALER DIAGNOSED BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE AND INITIALLY QUOTED $1,915 TO REPAIR THEN CALLED BACK TO REVISE THIS TO $2,915. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON THIS PART JUST NOT COVERING MY VIN. *TR

CODE C-1391 LEAK IN BRAKE ACCUMULATOR.THESE SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH TOYOTA PUTTING A BAD BRAKE ACCUMULATOR IN PRIUS MODEL.I NOTICE IT WAS A SECONDARY RECALL WITH THIS PART.TOYOTA KNOW THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN THIS HAPPEN THE CAR GOES TO MANUAL BREAKING AND YOU CAN LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR.PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

ON FRIDAY, MAY 15 2020 I TURNED ON MY CAR AND SAW ABS, BRAKE AND VEHICLE TRACTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKE PEDDLE ALSO FELT ODD. WITHIN 30 MINUTES I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. THE SERVICE WRITER HAD A CLEAR IDEA OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING AS SHE SAID THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING A LOT TO PRIUS MODELS. SURE ENOUGH THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE C1391. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER/PUMP ASSEMBLY WHICH WOULD COST ME $3,000! UPON RESEARCH, MY CAR WAS COVERED UNDER A TSB TILL NOVEMBER 30, 2019, BUT ONLY IF THEY FAILED. THERE WAS NO RECALL ISSUED BY TMS TO PRO-ACTIVELY FIX A KNOWN BRAKE DEFICIENCY. MY CAR HAS 159,000 MILES, I HAVE NEVER HAD ANYONE SERVICE MY VEHICLE BESIDES TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS (EXCEPT TIRES). I CALLED TMS TO CORPORATE TO SEE IF I COULD BE OFFERED ASSISTANCE, BUT WAS FLAT OUT DENIED (I CAN PROVIDE THAT CASE NUMBER IF NEEDED).I FIND IT ODD THAT TOYOTA BEGAN PHASE2 ON 2011-2015 FOR SAME ISSUE THAT LASTS TILL APRIL 2021. IT IS UNSETTLING THAT IF TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND PUMP PROBLEMS, WHY THEY DON'T HAVE A RECALL, BUT RATHER A WAIT AND SEE IF IT FAILS UNDER THEIR 'SECONDARY/ENHANCED WARRANTY'. UPSET THAT IF THIS HAPPENED 5 MONTHS AGO, THIS WOULD HAVE FALLEN UNDER THEIR GUIDELINE TO REPAIR.

I OWN A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 97K AND IT IS IMMACULATE. IN MARCH 2019, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT IN THE DASHBOARD CONTAINING THE GAS GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, AND GEAR POSITION) STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY ONE DAY UPON STARTING THE CAR. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT A FAULTY CAPACITOR ON THE LOGIC BOARD WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS THE CULPRIT. TOYOTA CAN REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BUT ONLY AT MY COST AND FOR OVER $1000. TOYOTA ISSUED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE TO EXTEND MANUFACTURER WARRANTY ON THIS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROBLEM, BUT IT ONLY APPLIES TO 2004-2009 MODELS. THIS ELECTRONIC ISSUE HAD NOT BEEN ENTIRELY RESOLVED BY TOYOTA IN LATER MODELS AS MANY OTHERS ARE FACED WITH THE SAME ISSUE. AM I MONETARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER? DOES NHTSA HAVE ONGOING SUPPORT TO PRIUS OWNERS FOR THIS ISSUE? SHOULD I FILE A SMALL CLAIMS LAWSUIT? *TR

TOYOTA USA FAILED TO HONOR REPAIR DEFECT WITHIN THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY. WHEN THIS DEFECT OCCURS, VARIOUS WARNING LAMPS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MADE ILLUMINATE, I EXPERIENCE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE, REDUCED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WITHIN YOUR BRAKE SYSTEM, THE DEACTIVATION OF BRAKE ASSIST, & THE DEACTIVATION OF VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL.TOYOTA PREVIOUSLY ISSUED AT LEAST 2 SAFETY RECALLS. DESIGNED TO PREVENT SIMILAR DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES. HOWEVER, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PRIUS MODELS 2010-2015 WERE EXCLUDED FROM THOSE SAFETY RECALLS INCLUDING MY 2010 MODEL. AS OF TODAY TOYOTA USA FILED CASE NUMBER 2005052305. SAFETY RECALL IN TORRANCE CALIFORNIA DATED JUNE 4, 2013 STATED TOYOTA SALES USA WAS CONDUCTING A VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALL INVOLVING OVER 87,000 MODEL 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS HOWEVER I CALLED TOYOTA TODAY AND THE INSISTED MY VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED EVEN THOUGH IN BARELY HAS 100,000 MILES WE JUST BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE THESE BRAKE SYMPTOMS. CUSTOMER REP INSISTED IT WAS TOYOTA VOLUNTARY RECALL NOT ENFORCED SO MY VEHICLE DID NOT EVEN QUALIFIED FOR A CUSTOMER SUPPORT SERVICE. PLEASE HELP US HAVE TOYOTA FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE HAS A MAYOR ACCIDENT. WARNING LIGHTS FOR ABS, STABILITY CONTROL, AND WARNING LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AT ONCE. BRAKES BECAME SPONGY WHEN PRESSED. WAS ABLE TO STILL BRAKE BUT WITH MUCH MORE EFFORT AND NOT CONFIDENT IN THE BRAKING. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE DIAGNOSTIC ERROR CODE REGISTERED "C1391". PER MECHANIC THIS IS FOR ABS ACCUMU

HEAD GASKET WORN OUT AND LEAKS OIL WHEN UNDER PRESSURE (DRIVING) . *TR

THE PRIUS HAVE BEEN GREAT AND HAVE BEEN SERVICED WITH OIL CHANGES, SPARK PLUGS ETC. IT RUNS LIKE A CHAMP WITH 159K MILES, BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN ONE DAY, THE TRACTION CONTROL, ABS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AT ONCE. THE BRAKE PRESSURE FEELS SOFTER AND THAT WHIRRING NOISE IS HEARD EVERY FEW SECONDS. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND WOULD COST 3K TO FIX. APPARENTLY THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR IT BUT IT ENDED IN NOVEMBER 2019. ATTEMPTED TO CALL TOYOTA, BUT NO HELP. *TR

I WAS NOTIFIED BY TOYOTA THAT MY VEHICLE HAD TWO RECALLS. ONE OF THESE WAS INVOLVING THE INVERTER PUMP. I VISITED A TOYOTA SERVICE DEALER FEBRUARY 15, 2020 TO HAVE THESE RECALLS TAKEN CARE OF. IN THE BEGINNING OF MAY 2020 I HAD DRIVEN JUST A FEW MILES FROM MY HOUSE WHEN ALL OF MY WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. ONE OF WHICH SAID "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM". I SLOWLY DROVE MY CAR TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA SERVICE A FEW DAYS LATER. I HAD NOT DRIVEN MY CAR OTHERWISE AFTER THE LIGHTS CAME ON. I RECEIVED AN UPDATE FROM TOYOTA SAYING MY INVERTER PUMP HAD FAILED AND THAT I NEEDED A POWER MODULE. THEY ESTIMATED A TOTAL CHARGE OF $3,500 WOULD COVER THE COSTS OF FIXING MY CAR. I REALIZED THAT I HAD BEEN AT A TOYOTA SERVICE JUST MONTHS BEFORE TO GET MY RECALL TAKEN CARE OF, FOR THIS EXACT INVERTER PUMP ISSUE. IT WAS CONFUSING TO ME THAT THE PART TOYOTA WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX, WAS ALL OF A SUDDEN BROKEN. DID THEY NOT TAKE CARE OF THIS IN FEBRUARY AS THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO? NOT ONLY WERE THEY TRYING TO CHARGE ME, BUT THEY WERE DENYING THAT THEY HAD TO FIX IT FOR FREE SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS "FIXED" ALREADY BY TOYOTA IN FEBRUARY AND SINCE IT HAS BROKEN AFTERWARDS, THAT IT IS NO LONGER THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX. IF IT WAS REALLY FIXED IN FEBRUARY HOW COULD IT BE FAILING JUST THREE MONTHS LATER. THEY SEEMED TO BE UNAWARE THAT THERE WAS ACTUALLY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE MODEL FOR THIS ISSUE SPECIFICALLY. I HAD COME ACROSS THIS FACT ONLINE AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM MYSELF. THEY CALLED ME BACK TO AGREE

DEFECT WITHIN THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY. IF THIS DEFECT OCCURS, VARIOUS WARNING LAMPS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MADE ILLUMINATE, I EXPERIENCE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE, REDUCED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WITHIN YOUR BRAKE SYSTEM, THE DEACTIVATION OF BRAKE ASSIST, AND/OR THE DEACTIVATION OF VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL. TOYOTA HAS PREVIOUSLY ISSUED AT LEAST TWO SAFETY RECALLS ' D0H AND K0L ' DESIGNED TO PREVENT SIMILAR DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES. HOWEVER, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF GENERATION III PRIUS VEHICLES (2010-2015 MODEL YEARS) WERE EXCLUDED FROM THOSE SAFETY RECALLS.

ABS BREAK PARKING LIGHT COME ON

WHILE DRIVING, WE MADE A LEFT TURN ON A CITY STREET, WARNING LIGHTS FOR ABS, STABILITY CONTROL, AND WARNING LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AT ONCE. BRAKES BECAME SPONGY WHEN PRESSED. WAS ABLE TO STILL BRAKE BUT WITH MUCH MORE EFFORT AND NOT CONFIDENT IN THE BRAKING. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE DIAGNOSTIC ERROR CODE REGISTERED "C1391". PER MECHANIC THIS IS FOR ABS ACCULATOR, OR BOOSTER PUMP FAILURE OR LEAK PER MECHANIC. THIS HAPPENED OUT OF THE BLUE, NO WARNINGS. LUCKILY WHILE DRIVING WE WERE DRIVING IN TOWN AND AT A SPEED OF ONLY ABOUT 15-25 MPH AND WE WERE NOT ON THE FREE WAY OR AT HIGH SPEED. PER TOYOTA THE PART REQUIRED ARE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY BRAKE AND BRAKE PUMP ASSEMBLY. COST TO REPAIR THESE PARTS PER TOYOTA WOULD BE ESTIMATED AT $2700. LOCAL DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL IT REGISTERED THE CODE AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE ADVISOR, SAID UNTIL THE CODE IS TRIGGERED AGAIN THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. ALSO AFTER THE CODE WAS RESET THE BRAKES WORKED NORMAL AGAIN. THIS IN MY OPINION IS A SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED AROUND 60 MPH AND HAD TO BREAK SUDDENLY AND THE CAR DID NOT BREAK RIGHT AWAY AND TOOK MORE THAN NORMAL TO SLOW DOWN. I JUST HAD THE INSPECTION A MONTH AGO AND I WAS SAID I HAD PLENTY OF BREAKS LEFT.

I HAVE 'CHECK THE HYBRID SYSTEM 'WINDOW ON DASHBOARD. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CHECKED AND TOLD ME THAT IT HAS PROBLEMS WITH INVERTER. TOYOTA HAS AND HAD MULTIPLE RECALLS BUT THEY ARE DOING SOME TYPE OF REPROGRAMMING WHICH ISN'T HELPFUL. IT IS EXPENSIVE AND COMMON PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES WARNING LIGHT, ABS WARNING LIGHT AND SEVERAL OTHER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA OF SANTA BARBARA LOCATED AT 5611 HOLLISTER AVE, GOLETA, CA 93117, (833) 779-4500) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

ABS SYSTEM FAILS, REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT ISSUE, HEADLIGHT BULBS BURNED TOO MUCH

WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON WEST PACES ROAD IN ATLANTA, I TRIED TO BRAKE AND THE BARAKES DID NOT WORK . THEREFORE I WENT DIRECTLY INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I MUST PRECISE THAT THE BRAKES PAD WERE NEW, THE BRAKE LIQUID WAS OK. I WAS DRIVING AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.

HYBRID SYSTEM SHUT DOWN WHILE TRAVELING. LOSS OF POWER HAZARD. HYBRID SYSTEM MALFUNCTION INDICATED ALONG WITH LOSS OF TRACTION AND TROUBLE INDICATOR ON DASH. *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, STABILITY CONTROL AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BRAKE ABILITY BEGAN TO DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000.

BRAKES FAIL WHEN APPLIED STEADILY WHILE MOVING ON A WET OR BUMPY SURFACE CAUSING THE CAR TO CONTINUE FORWARD UNLESS THE PEDDLE IS PRESSED AGAIN FIRMLY. THIS HAPPENS ON THE CITY STREETS WHILE MOVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THIS APPEARS TO BE DUE TO THE KNOWN ABS PROBLEM IN THE 2010 PRIUS AND WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN CORRECTED BYWAY OF A SOFTWARE PATCH, WHICH I AM TOLD BY CHUCK PATTERSON CHICO TOYOTA HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE AND NO FURTHER EHLP COULD BE EXPECTED FROM TOYOTA.

NOTICED BRAKES PULSING AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS. LOOKED UP SYMPTOMS ONLINE AND DETERMINED IT WAS FROM BRAKE BOOSTER LEAK ISSUE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP BUT BECAUSE NO CODES SHOWED UP ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, WAS TOLD NOTHING WRONG. (THAT WAS AT 147,000 MILES.) FAST FORWARD 6 MONTHS AND WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKING BECAME VERY SPONGY. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND NEEDS BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP AND BRAKE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY REPLACED. NOW HAS 155,000 MILES AND IS 5000 MILES PAST WARRANTY. LONG STORY SHORT IS THAT I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE AN ISSUE LONG BEFORE THEIR COMPUTER COULD DETECT ANYTHING. BUT BECAUSE I'M NOW PAST WARRANTY, I HAVE TO PAY $2600 FOR REPAIR.

THE CAR I HAVE 3 DASH LIGHTS WE PULL THE CODE THROUGH COMPUTER IT WAS C13 91. THAT MEANS THE CAR HAVE AN ACTUATOR IT'S NOT WORKING SO THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THE ABS LIGHT TRACTION LIGHT THE BRAKE LIGHT ARE ON ALL THE TIME . SOMETIME THEY GO OFF AND SOMETIMES THEY TURN BACK ON USUALLY IT'S MORE ON TIME THAN OFF TIME. I DID RESEARCH AND FIND OUT VERY COMMON WITH 2010-2015 PRIUS MODEL WENT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AT RIVERDALE WEST SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS NO HELP. IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM THEY AGREE BUT MY CAR IS 10 YEARS OLD OR 150000 MILES OVER SO NO WARRANTY PLEASE HELP I AM A POOR UBER DRIVER 4 DAUGHTER AND WIFE I AM THE ONLY BIRD FEEDER [XXX] IS MY CELL AND [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD EXTENDING THE BRAKING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEFECTIVE ABS CONTROL UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V039000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

BOTH THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE OF A PROBLEM WITH RECALL WHICH TOYOTA EXPIRED THE RECALL ON 10/31/2019. I TRIED FEW TIMES LAST 3 YEARS TO GET IT FIXED WITH TOYOTA PORTLAND BUT THEY ALWAYS SAID 1) DON'T HAVE PARTS WILL CALL BACK ONCE AVAILABLE 2) IF YOU HAVE ISSUE WE WILL FIX IT OTHERWISE NOW NOW. NOW THAT BOTH WERE OFF AND I HAD TO USE HIGH BEAM, I TOOK TO TOYOTA BEAVERTON, OR. THEY SAID RECALL IS EXPIRED. WHY WILL RECALL EXPIRE IF IT IS SAFETY ISSUE? I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SUPPORT THEY SAID EXPIRED AND YOU HAVE PAY FO YOURSELF. THE COST IS NOT JUST BULBS BUT INTERNAL WIRING KIT WHICH STARTS FROM $600. I AM TAKING IT TO TOYOTA PORTLAND TODAY AS MY STUDENT DAUGHTER NEEDS THE LIGHTS TO DRIVE. WE ARE BOTH IN DIFFERENT STATES (CA AND OR). CSP INFO - "CUSTOMER SUPPORT PORGRAM ZHB CERTAIN 2010-2011 MODEL PRIUS COVERAGE FOR HALOGEN LOW BEAM HEADLAMP BULBS)

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT AND SLIDE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR. WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS,I FOUND THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TOTOYOTA AND THEY DID A VOLUNTARY RECALL. MY QUESTION IS WHY WOULD THERE BE A VOLUNTARY RECALL ON A PART THAT IS VITAL TO THE SAFETY OF THE CAR AND HAS A KNOWN DEFECT? BECAUSE IT WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL THEY COULD ARBITRARILY SELECT A CUT OFF (150,000 MILES) INSTEAD OF ENSURING THE CAR WAS SAFE. THIS IS ONLY FOR 2010 PRIUS.

LOUD RATTLE, SHAKING IN MOTOR AREA. WAS FOUND TO BE A HEAD GASKET LEAK. USING A LOT OF ANTIFREEZE AND WHITE SMOKE OUT THE TAIL PIPE. WHILE IDLE OR IN MOTION AND WHILE GAS ENGINE IS RUNNING. STARTED INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST AND VERY SHORT, EG. FOR A SECOND OR TWO, THEN GOT LOUDER, MORE OFTEN AND LASTED LONGER. THIS CAR HAS 230,000 MILES. THIS SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING ON MY 2011 PRIUS WITH 128,000 MILES. I RESEARCHED THIS AND IT IS A COMMON PLACE WITH GEN 3 PRIUS CARS. I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE EITHER ONE OF MY PRIUS CARS SAFELY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ORANGE (MASTER WARNING) AND A P-SYMBOL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO UMANSKY TOYOTA DEALER, (1357 RICHMOND RD, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22911) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V684000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,788.

EXSESIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. NEED TO ADD OIL ( 2 QUARTS OR MORE) BETWEEN OIL CHANGES

MY BRAKES HAVE FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY BRAKE ACCUMULATOR AND BRAKE BOOSTER ON MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM WHEN ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP AT A REDLIGHT. THE BRAKES FELT SPONGY AND UNRESPONSIVE. I NARROWLY MISSED COLLIDING WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BY SWERVING ONTO THE SHOULDER. TOYOTA PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS FAULTY PART BUT CLAIMS THAT I MISSED THE DEADLINE BY 35 DAYS TO GET IT FIXED. THE REPAIR COSTS ROUGHLY $4,000 WHICH TOYOTA HAS REFUSE DO TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS AND BELIEVE THAT IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE FOR TOYOTA TO PUT THEIR PROFITS ABOVE THE SAFETY OF ITS' CUSTOMERS. I DO NO THIS BELIEVE THAT IT IS ETHICAL TO PUT A DEADLINE ON A SAFETY CONCERN OF THIS NATURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED ON A SMALL HILL, UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD DOWN THE HILL. THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE AS THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A NEIGHBOR'S FENCE AND TRAILER. THE BRAKE WARNING WAS LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISING TO THE KNEE AS WELL AS HE ALSO SUSTAINED BRUISING TO THE KNEE THAT REQUIRED NO MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LAKELAND TOYOTA (2925 MALL HILL DR, LAKELAND, FL 33810) WHERE THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A TOYOTA ENGINEER ASSISTANCE FIELD INSPECTOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 197,356.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY ON THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND FAILED TO OPERATE AS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (GREENTREE TOYOTA 87 FEDERAL RD, DANBURY, CT 06811) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO (CURRY TOYOTA OF CONNECTICUT 832 STRAITS TURNPIKE, WATERTOWN, CT 06795) FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSIS WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V235000 (SERVICE BRAKES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A BUYBACK OFFER FROM GREEN TREE TOYOTA BUT DECLINED THE OFFER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR AROUND MID YEAR OF 2019, AND WHEN I FIRST USED IT IN THE HIGHWAY COMING BACK FROM WORK, THERE WAS TRAFFIC AND I NOTICED THE BREAKS NOT RESPONDING WELL. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT, IN THE STREETS AS WELL. THERE'S ALSO A ORANGE LIGHT SAYING THAT IT NEEDS MAINTENANCE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR ABOUT 3 TIMES TO THE PERSON THAT SOLD IT TO ME BECAUSE HE HAS A CAR SHOP AND IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING.

AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOYED AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. DAMAGED/RIP APART FRONT BUMPER...CAR IS TOTAL LOSS AS PER INSURANCE ADJUSTER. OTHER COLLIDED HONDA CR-V HAD ALL ITS AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NONE ON MY PRIUS. ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT MAJOR INTERSECTION ,WHEN GREEN LIGHT TURNED ON I PADDLE MY CAR , OTHER CAR HONDA CR-V CAME AT A SPEED TO MAKE LEFT TURNED AND HIT MY FRONT BUMPER.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE HYBRID SYSTEM FAILED AS PER NOTIFICATION ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CAR WAS OPERABLE BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE ABOVE 40 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS TOLD BY THE CERTIFIED TOYOTA DEALER THAT THE INVERTER FAILED AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A REASON WHY IT FAILED. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL ON THE INVERTER IN 2014 TO FIX A SOFTWARE ISSUE WHICH WAS REPAIRED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THIS RECENT INCIDENT WAS UNRELATED.

WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM RUNNING ERRANDS MY CAR'S LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO COME ON AND NOISES STARTED TO START HAPPENING. I WAS LUCKY I WAS ONLY A FEW STREETS AWAY FROM MY HOUSE SO I DECIDED TO DRIVE BACK HOME. THE BREAK WAS REALLY HARD TO PRESS. THE BRAKE FELT LIKE IT WAS A ROCK AND HARD TO PRESS. I DROVE WITH MY HAZARDS ON UNSURE OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG AND THE CAR STARTED TO BEEP AND I WAS WORRIED THE CAR MIGHT FAIL TO BRAKE SO I STARTED TO DRIVE VERY SLOWLY. THE BRAKES WERE SO HARD TO PRESS. I TOOK MY CAR TO TOYOTA THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH MY BRAKES. THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW DAYS AND RETURNED TO ME SAYING IT WAS FIXED. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION TO BE IN. I DRIVE A LOT. IF I HAD BEEN FURTHER AWAY FROM MY HOME THIS WOULD HAVE PUT ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS POSITION. I COULD'VE BEEN STRANDED OR DROVE ON THE FREEWAY IN THIS CONDITION UNSURE OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING. MY CAR COULD'VE STOPPED BRAKING, I COULD'VE GOTTEN INTO A BIG ACCIDENT AND INJURED OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED NOW AND SAVE OTHER DRIVERS! IN CALIFORNIA PEOPLE DRIVE UP TO 80 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY-IF WE ARE BEHIND A CAR AND THE BRAKES MALFUNCTION YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE DRIVER AND ANYONE INVOLVED! WHEN I HEARD TOYOTA WAS NOT RECALLING THIS ON ALL PRIUS'S THAT MIGHT BE AFFECTED IT REALLY SCARED ME. THIS IS UNSAFE.

WELL-MAINTAINED, DEALER-SERVICED VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A FUEL PUMP FAILURE, WHICH OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING.

HAZARD LIGHTS FLASHING WHEN DRIVING FORWARD OR REVERSE DEPENDENT ON THE SPEED OF WHEEL ROTATION. I AM TOLD THAT MY SKID CONTROL ECU AS WELL AS THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND PUMP ARE BAD AND NEED REPLACING. I KEEP READING ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT TOYOTA SAYS IT IS NOT A BROAD ISSUE. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHAT SYSTEMS HAVE FAILED OR WHAT RISK THERE IS IN DRIVING.

WHEN THE VEHICLE PASSED 100K MILES, IT START CONSUMING OIL EXCESSIVELY. NOW IT NEEDS A QUART EVERY 200 MILES. I FOUND OUT FROM THE NET THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT RESOLVED