2016 Toyota Prius complaints

MY 2016 PRIUS FOUR TOURING WITH 25,202 MILES IS CHEWING UP ITS TIRES. SPECIFICALLY, IT IS CHEWING THEM UP ON THE "INSIDE" OF THE REAR TIRES (THAT IS, THE TREAD OF THE REAR TIRES CLOSEST TO THE CENTER OF THE CAR IS BEING WORN OFF FASTER THAN THE TREAD ON THE "OUTSIDE" OF THE TIRES). THE REAR WHEELS ARE OUT OF ALIGNMENT IN THE CAMBER BY A NEGATIVE 1.7 DEGREES "OUT" OF WHERE IT SHOULD BE (THE TOP OF THE TIRE IS "TILTED IN" TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR 1.7 DEGREES FROM WHERE IT SHOULD BE). THE TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE WRITER REFUSES TO TAKE OWNERSHIP AND IS SAYING THAT THERE IS NO KIT/REPAIR TO MAKE A CAMBER ADJUSTMENT ON THE REAR TIRES OF THE 2016 PRIUS CARS. I JUST ROTATED MY TIRES WITH 25,202 MILES ON 3.7.2020 AND THE TIRE DEPTH ON THE REAR TIRES IS A 2/32 WITH THE FRONT 4/32 AS O 3.7.2022. ON 12.19.2019, WITH A MILEAGE READING OF 23,361THE TIRE DEPTH WAS 6/32 ON THE REAR TIRES AND 7/32 ON THE FRONT.

ON 1/23/2020 WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY I60 IN AZ AROUND 9 AM THE SUNROOF OF THE CAR EXPLOITED. NO OBJECT WAS NOTICED TO HIT THE CAR OR SUNROOF. IT'S UNKNOWN THE REASON LEADING TO THE EXPLOSION.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO WORK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GATES TOYOTA (640 W IRELAND RD, SOUTH BEND, IN 46614), BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

VEHICLE HAS CLICKING NOISE WHEN WE PUSH THE BREAK PADDLE. THIS IS THE SECOND VEHICLE THAT I GOT FROM TOYOTA WHICH HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE COMPANY KEPT THE FIRST VEHICLE AND THEN GIVE ME THIS ONE AFTER THE TRADE IN.

REAR SHOCK NUT COMES LOOSE AND TOYOTA HAS ISSUED TSB 0144-16, TO TIGHTEN THE NUT. THIS IS COMMON AMONG PRIUS. THIS MUST BE A RECALL OTHERWISE IT IS DANGEROUS IF THE SHOCK BECOME LOOSE. INITIALLY THE DEALER TOLD ME TO REPLACE SHOCKS BUT FORTUNATELY I FOUND OUT ABOUT TSB AND THE DELEAR FIXED IT FREE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STRUGGLED TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TEMPE TOYOTA (7970 S. AUTOPLEX LOOP, TEMPE, AZ 83326, (480) 420-3425) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAMEL BACK TOYOTA (1550 E CAMELBACK RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85014, (602) 464-7261), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BECAUSE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

WHEN STARTING THE CAR THE ELECTRONIC DASHBOARD WAS BLACK WITH NO INFO ON SPEED. WE DROVE IT 70 MILES HOME GUESSING AT THE SPEED. WE TURNED IF OFF AND RESTARTED IT WITH THE SAME RESULT. THEN WE GOT HOME, TURNED IT OFF, RESTARTED IT AND THE DASHBOARD WAS BACK, WORKING NORMALLY. WTF? NOT HAVING A SPEEDOMETER IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. THERE SHOULD BE A FALLBACK FOR THIS. WE CANT TRUST THIS CAR AND LIKELY WILL TRADE IT IN SOON FOR SOMETHING ELSE.

I HAVE A 2016 PRIUS WITH APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES THAT WAS PURSUED NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN NOV 2016. AT AROUND 10:30AM, I WAS TWO BLOCKS FROM HOME, DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET (25MPH) AND DECELERATED TO APPROX 10MPH AS I APPROACHED A RED STOPLIGHT AT THE ONCOMING INTERSECTION. CROSS TRAFFIC WAS MOVING BUT THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS IN THE LANES LEFT OR RIGHT OF ME AND/OR APPROACHING MY CAR. I HEARD A VERY FAINT CLICK/POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE UPPER RIGHT UPSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO EXAMINE THE GLASS. I FOUND A VERY SMALL STAR SHAPED DING, LESS THAN A MILLIMETRE WIDE ABOUT 3-4 INCHES FROM THE TOP RIGHT OF THE WINDSHIELD. I THEN CALLED MY INSURANCE AGENT WHO STATED A SMALL DING LIKE THAT COULD DEFINITELY BE FIXED BY A GLASS SHOP AND WOULD BE COVERED IN FULL BY ALLSTATE. I DECIDED TO JUST GO BACK HOME AND LOOK ONLINE FOR SOMEWHERE NEARBY I COULD TAKE IN MY CAR. I DROVE BACK, PARKED MY CAR BACK INTO MY UNDERGROUND TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED SPACE. I WASN'T ABLE TO GET A SAME DAY APPOINTMENT SO STAYED IN UNTIL 5:30PM WHEN I LEFT TO GO TO DINNER. I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THE SMALL DING WAS NOW A LARGE DIAGONAL CRACK FROM THE UPPER LEFT CORNER, TO JUST PAST MIDPOINT OF THE WINDSHIELD. BECAUSE OF THE CRACK, THE WINDSHIELD CAN NOT BE FIXED. I WAS TOLD THAT REPLACEMENT AND RECALIBRATION WILL COST APPROX JUST UNDER $1000, WHICH I WILL END UP PAYING OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE MY INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE IS $1000. HAS NOW BEEN 8 DAYS SINCE THE INITIAL DING AND T

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 66 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT A FUSE WAS BLOWN AND A NEW WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 223,601. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

THE CAR'S AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM CONTINUALLY SETS ITSELF TO THE AUTO POSITION AND DISABLES ITSELF WHERE NOTHING YOU DO CAN ACTIVATE THE FAN THE AIR CONDITIONING THE HEAT ANYTING, GOING THROUGH ALL THE MENUS RESETTING EVERYTHING TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON 50 TIMES DOES NO GOOD. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING WHEN THE CAR HAD ABOUT TEN THOUSAND MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN MORE AND MORE COMMON SINCE.

WITH NO IMPACT WHATSOEVER, AND THE CAR PARKED AND STATIONARY FOR MORE THAN 15 HOURS, I WOKE UP THIS MORNING TO FIND A CRACK IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THIS CRACK IS IN THE LOWER, MIDDLE SECTION OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, GENERATING UP FROM THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD, AND VEERING TOWARDS THE LEFT. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO FEELING OF AN IMPACT (I.E. SCRATCH, DENT, PING, ETC.) ON EITHER THE OUTSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD OR THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD - IT APPEARS THAT THE CRACK IS EMBEDDED IN THE GLASS ITSELF. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND WILL BE BRINGING IT IN FOR THEIR INSPECTION THIS WEEK. HOWEVER, IN MY ONLINE RESEARCH, IT SEEMS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF 2016 TOYOTA PRIUS' THAT HAVE HAD THIS MYSTERIOUS FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACK OCCUR - ENOUGH TO MAKE ME WONDER IF THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FACTORY-PROVIDED WINDSHIELD, AND THAT WOULD POSSIBLY WARRANT A RECALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WINDSHIELD DESIGN OF THE CAR. I HAD DEBRIS OR ROAD GRAVEL HITTING THE WINDSHIELD TWICE IN LAST 2 MONTHS AND GOT A CRACK ON WINDSHIELD IN 2 OCCASIONS. I WAS DRIVING CAR AT 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY IN BOTH INSTANCES. I ALSO REALIZE A FLAW WITH WIPER DESIGN THAT THE WIPERS DO NO CLEAR THE FULL WIND SHIELD. THIS REDUCES VISIBILITY SPECIALLY WINTER WHEN THERE IS LOT OF SALT AND SNOW ON ROADS.

SEATBELT ON DRIVERS SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT, GETS CAUGHT IN DOOR WHEN EXITING THE CAR. DEALER WON'T FIX IT. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT THE DRIVER WHEN EXITING HAS TO STOP DEAL WITH EXTENDED SEAT BELT CAUGHT IN DOOR, COULD BE HIT BY ANOTHER CAR IN A PARKING LOT OR THE STREET. IT'S BEEN LIKE THIS FOR MONTHS. VERY ANNOYING.A GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA CARS.

I HAVE NOW HAD MY WINDSHIELD DEVELOP CRACKS TWICE. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON JANUARY 8, 2018. I WAS DRIVING BEHIND A LARGE TRUCK, AND A PEBBLE WAS KICKED UP BY THE TRUCK'S REAR TIRE THAT STRUCK THE MIDDLE OF THE BASE OF MY WINDSHIELD. A CRACK DEVELOPED THE NEXT DAY, AND STARTED SPREADING. I HAD MY WINDSHIELD REPLACED. THE SECOND WINDSHIELD CRACK OCCURRED ON 11/6/2018. MY SPOUSE AND I HAD RETURNED FROM DINNER, AND HE NOTICED A CRACK AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF CENTER, BEFORE WE GOT OUT OF THE CAR, AFTER WE HAD PARKED IN OUR INDOOR GARAGE. THIS TIME, I DO NOT RECALL ANY OBJECTS, SUCH AS A PEBBLE, GRAVEL, OR HAIL, HITTING MY WINDSHIELD PRIOR TO THE CRACK DEVELOPING.

THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2016 TOYOTA PRIUS CRACKED FOR NO REASON. I PARKED MY PRIUS IN A COVERED PARKING GARAGE. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY CAR LATER, THERE WAS A LARGE CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD (OVER A FOOT LONG), AND THE CRACK CURVED DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO CRACK ALL OF A SUDDEN. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF DEBRIS OR IMPACT. I BELIEVE THE WINDSHIELD MAYBE DEFECTIVE OR WAS SET ON MY CAR IMPROPERLY IN THE FACTORY, WHICH CAUSED STRESS ON THE WINDSHIELD WHICH LED TO THE LARGE CRACK.

2016 TOYOTA PRIUS VIN#[XXX] I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN JULY, 2017 AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A CLICKING OR POPPING SOUND UNDER THE VEHICLE ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT, REAR AND FRONT. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR REPAIRS 3 TIMES AND THE TOYOTA REPAIR SHOP CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE CLICKING AND POPPING NOISE IS GETTING WORSE AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS CAR. I HOPE FOR THE SAFETY OF THE TOYOTA CUSTOMERS THAT THE TOYOTA CORPORATION IS TAKING THESE COMPLAINTS SERIOUSLY. I ALSO HAVE A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD. WHILE DRIVING A PEBBLE HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND IN A AND WITHIN 5 MINUTES THE LINE SPREAD AND A WINDSHIELD REPAIR COMPANY TOLD ME THAT IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THERE IS A MAZE OF CRACKS COVERING THE WINDSHIELD. IF THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, I FEEL THAT THIS WOULD A DISASTER BECAUSE OF THE SUBSTANDARD QUALITY. I HAVE PURCHASED SEVEN TOYOTAS IN THE LAST 20 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THESE TYPE OF PROBLEMS. THE PAINT ON THIS VEHICLE IS ALSO VERY POOR QUALITY, THERE ARE AREAS WHERE THE PAINT HAS COME OFF AND GRAY AREAS APPEAR. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND IF THESE COMPLAINTS ARE BEING SERIOUSLY INVESTIGATED. I SUPPOSE THAT WHEN LIVES ARE LOST BECAUSE OF SUBSTANDARD WINDSHIELDS OR OTHER PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEHICLE, THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AND THE TOYOTA CORPORATION WILL ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(

IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY. WINDSHIELD GOT HIT BY A ?ROCK? AND HAD A SMALL STAR. WITHIN DAYS IT HAS GROWN TO COVER THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT PATTERNS. WINDSHIELD IS TOTAL LOSS AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

ON MANY OCCASIONS WHEN I WOULD STEP ON MY BRAKE, MY CAR WOULD JERK AND THRUST FORWARD AGGRESSIVELY. I'D HAVE TO STEP HARD ON MY BRAKE SO THE CAR WOULD NOT CATAPULT PAST A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS STRONGER THAN THE BRAKE AND OUT OF CONTROL. WHICH IS ALARMING BECAUSE I PICK UP MY 2 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER FROM DAYCARE AND BRING HER HOME. IT'S HAPPENED WHEN I TURN CORNERS OR COME TO A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT AND I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN.

MY WINDSHIELD HAD A VERY MINOR CHIP WHICH RESULTING IN A CRACK ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN DISPROPORTIONATE DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD SUGGESTING A STRUCTURAL DESIGN DEFECT.

2015 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUE WITH VEHICLE TIRES. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES HAD A BROWN SUBSTANCE ON THEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TIRES WERE NOT NEW LIKE THE DOCUMENT FROM THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE. THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *JS

VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITHOUT A SPARE TIRE OR JACK. WHY DOES THE GOVERNMENT ALLOW A CAR COMPANY TO SELL A VEHICLE WITHOUT A SPARE TIRE AND JACK?

WHILE DRIVING FROM TUCSON TO PHOENIX ON US ROUTE 10 AT AROUND 65 MPH ON THE WAY TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON AUGUST 24, 2018, IN 100 DEGREE F. HEAT, A CRACK BEGAN IN THE LOWER DRIVERS SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND WAS A FOOT LONG WITHIN SECONDS. BY THE TIME I REACHED HOME AT 5:00PM, THE CRACK HAD GROWN HORIZONTALLY TO MORE THAN TWO FEET IN LENGTH. I HAVE AVOIDED WASHING THE WINDSHIELD WITH COLD WATER, OR AT ALL, AND IF THE CRACK HAS LENGTHENED FURTHER IN THE MORE MODERATE TEMPERATURES, I HAVE NOT NOTICED. THERE IS NO OBVIOUS SIGN OF A ROCK IMPACT. WHEN THE SUN IS A THE WRONG ANGLE, THERE IS A DISTRACTINGLY BRIGHT GLARE FROM THE CRACK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS REVERSING AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE COMING TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CITY TOYOTA (255 SAN PEDRO RD, DALY CITY, CA 94014, (650) 204-8135) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000.

OWNER OF A 2016 TOYOTA PRIUS 3 WITH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE: I'LL PREFACE THIS THAT I'M SATISFIED WITH MOST/IF NOT ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF THE PRIUS (EXCEPT ENTUNE...). HOWEVER, IT SEEMS THERE IS A DEFINITE ISSUE WITH WINDSHIELDS CRACKING. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT THE START OF ROADTRIP WHEN I HEARD AND BARELY SAW A ROCK/PEBBLE HIT LOWER LEFT DRIVERS SIDE SECTION OF THE WINDSHIELD. I INSTANTLY SAW 1-2 INCH DIAMETER CRACK/CHIP APPEAR. OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS I SAW IT GROW AND EXPAND. READING UP ON THIS IT SEEMS I'M NOT ONLY ONE WHO'S EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW IF ITS JUST THE DESIGN OR GLASS IS UNDER SOME HIGHER STRESS. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE CAMERAS AND SENSORS, ONE HAS TO GO TO TOYOTA SERVICE ANYWAY TO GET THE CAMERA RECALIBRATED. OEM GLASS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE CHEAP EITHER!

SMALL ROCK CHIP CAUSED WINDSHIELD TO CRACK ALL THE WAY THROUGH ACROSS THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD. I'VE BEEN DRIVING SINCE I WAS 17 AND NEVER HAVE HAD A WINDSHIELD CRACK FROM A SMALL ROCK CHIP, EVEN THE SHOP SAID HE HAS SEEN A LOT OF THIS GENERATION PRIUS COMING IN FOR REPLACEMENTS. TOYOTA HAS MADE A SUB PAR WINDSHIELD THAT ISN'T ABLE TO WITHSTAND ANYTHING. THIS GLASS IS THIN, AND VERY UNSAFE. NOW MY WINDSHIELD IS CRACKED ALL THE WAY ACROSS IMPARING MY VISIBILITY.

WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE AND STATIONARY ON A HILL FACING UP WARDS (LIKE IN A DRIVEWAY) THE CAR STILL SENDS ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE ELECTRIC MOTOR AND TO THE WHEELS EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN FACING UP A HILL. ALL ELECTRICAL POWER IS SUPPOSE TO TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED. THIS STARTED HAPPENING TWO WEEKS AGO AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS IS NORMAL BUT IT IS NOT NORMAL AS IT NEVER DID THIS BEFORE. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN ON FLAT GROUND OR WHEN FACING DOWN HILL. DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THAT THIS IS THE HILL ASSIST FEATURE HOLDING THE CAR BUT THAT'S A LIE AS THE HILL ASSIST UTILIZES THE BRAKES AND NOT THE MOTOR. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND ANY ERROR CODES AND REFUSED TO DIG FURTHER INTO THE ISSUE AND MADE UP LIES ABOUT IT.

I HAD A BLOW OUT ON THE DRIVER REAR TIRE GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRES WERE TOYO NANOENERGY A29.

WHEN COMES TO A STOP AND ON ACCELERATION VEHICLE WON'T MOVE ESPECIALLY AFTER RAIN AND CAR WASH. IT HAPPENED 10 TIMES SINCE JUNE 2017 AND ONCE A WEEK LATELY. EVERY TIME IT STARTS WITH LOUD NOISE FROM ENGINE,RIGHT AFTER THAT THE BATTERY BAR DROPPED FROM FULL BAR TO ONE BAR QUICKLY IN ONE SECOND. IF I HAVE TO STOP AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT WON'T MOVE. EARLY THIS YEAR 01/12/2018,IT 'S BEING TOWED TO PUENTE HILLS TOYOTA DEALER AND SERVICE COULDN'T FIND ANY CLUE AFTER 5HRS. ON 06/01/2018 WE BROUGHT IT IN AGAIN FOR SAME ISSUES TO THE SAME DEALER AND BEING TOLD NO CLUE AFTER 5 HRS AGAIN . ON 06/06/2018 AT 18.38 PM PST, IT HAPPENED AGAIN.. I FEEL SO UNSAFE TO DRIVE, IT MIGHT GET ME KILLED ANYTIME WHEN IT HAPPENS,

WHILE DRIVING, WITH NO OTHER VEHICLE WITHIN 100 YARDS, AN APPROXIMATELY 12 INCH LONG CRACK APPEARED FROM THE LOWER PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD. I DID NOT HAVE THE RADIO ON AND DID NOT HEAR OR SEE ANYTHING STRIKE THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION I INSPECTED THE CRACK AND SAW NO CHIP OR OTHER EVIDENCE THAT SOMETHING STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD. AFTER A FEW HOURS I CAME BACK TO LEAVE AND NOTICED THAT THE CRACK HAD GROWN EVEN LONGER. I ASSUME FROM BEING PARKED IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT, ALTHOUGH IT WAS ONLY ABOUT 80F DEGREES. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PROUD OF TOYOTA'S DURABILITY AND HAVE OWNED EVERYTHING FROM THE PRIUS TO THE TUNDRA. I'VE EVEN GOTTEN MANY OF MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS TO SWITCH TO TOYOTA. I NOW HAVE TO WONDER IF TOYOTA HAS STARTED TO "CHEAP OUT" LIKE MANY OTHER MANUFACTURERS. I AM ESPECIALLY DISAPPOINTED AT THE FACT THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A "FIT AND FINISH" DEFECT. EITHER THE WINDSHIELD MUST BE CHEAP AND THIN, OR THE QUALITY OF WORKMANSHIP MUST BE LACKING. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED THAT THIS IS A DISPROPORTIONATELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NEW 4TH GEN TOYOTA PRIUS AND THAT THE WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN BACK ORDERED. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, THE NEW TOYOTA SAFETY SENSE SENSORS MUST BE RE-CALIBRATED WITH THE REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELD, WHICH CAN ADD UP TO $500 TO THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIR! I CANNOT RECOMMEND THE NEW 4TH GEN PRIUS IF IT COMES WITH SUCH A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. I WISH I KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM B

REAR SUSPENSION CREAKING AND FEELS SOFT IN THE REAR. WHILE DRIVING OR GOING ONTO A DRIVEWAY THE REAR SUSPENSION CREAKS AND POPS. DRIVING NORMALLY THE REAR END SEEMS TO BOB AROUND OFTEN AND FEELS SUPER SOFT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO HAMER TOYOTA (11041 SEPULVEDA BLVD, MISSION HILLS, CA 91345), BUT THEY COULD NOT DETECT ANY FAILURES. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED FROM THE LOCATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED IN DRIVE WAY FOR NO REASON. NOW HAS SPIDER WEBBED ACROSS WINDSHIELD OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW. CALLED TO REPAIR AND FOUND OUT MANY PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. EVEN AFTER THEY FIX AND REPLACE NEW WINDSHIELD I=ITS CRACKING AGAIN. NEW WINDSHIELD IS $600PLUS INSTALL AND RE CALIBRATION IM LOOKING AT $1300. PLEASE HELP US CUSTOMERS BECAUSE WINDSHIELD IS DEFECTIVE!

SMALL ROCK HIT WINDSHIELD ON PASSENGER SIDE WHILE DRIVING ON I 25 INTERSTATE FROM RIO RANCHO TOWARDS SANTA FE....OVERNIGHT CRACK DEVELOPED AND SPREAD 6 INCHES OR SO...SUBSEQUENTLY CRACK QUICKLY SPREAD ACROSS CENTER OF WINDSHIELD TO DRIVERS SIDE.

WE PURCHASED A NEW 2016 PRIUS FROM LONGO TOYOTA IN MARCH 2016. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN FINE UNTIL MARCH 2018 WHEN WE HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS WHERE THE NEXT MORNING A TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT WHEN IT WAS PERFECTLY FINE THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE OE TIRES ARE TOYO NANOENERGY A29 P195/65R15. NOW IT HAS HAPPENED A THIRD TIME, APRIL 15, 2018. IT IS PARKED IN MY GARAGE OVERNIGHT SO ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO BE TAMPERED WITH. ALL THREE INSTANCES HAVE BEEN EXACTLY THE SAME. THE CAUSE HAS BEEN A SMALL HOLE IN THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL. I HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE SINCE IT HAS NOW HAPPENED TO 3 OUT OF THE 4 ORIGINAL TIRES. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A NAIL, SCREW, DEBRIS, ETC., THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS SMALL HOLE/TEAR. WE HAVE 30K MILES ON THE TIRES AND THE TREAD IS STILL PRETTY DECENT.

WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK. WINDSHIELD CRACKED. HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. COSTLY AND NOW I AM TOLD IT WILL COST ANOTHER $400+ TO HAVE IT CALIBRATED. I AM NOW READING THAT THE PRIUS IS PRONE TO WINDSHIELD BREAKS AND THE COST OF RECALIBRATION IS BOTH EXPENSIVE AND THE DEALERS DON'T LIKE DOING IT SO THE TIME TO GET IT DONE IS EXCESSIVE. I NOW WORRY IF SAFETY FEATURES ARE COMPROMISED AND IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

FEBRUARY 7, 2018 !01 FRWY NORTH APPROACHING SANTA ROSA/ PLEASANT VALLEY OFF RAMP ON THE DOWNGRADE OUT OF NEWBURY PARK AT 25 MPH IN THE RIGHT LANE. A.BRAKE LIGHTS ARE SEEN IN CAR AHEAD. B.THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS UP RED WITH THE WORD BRAKE IN RED C.A LOUD PULSATING AUDIO NOISE CAN BE HEARD COMING FROM THE SPEAKERS. D.THE DRIVER TOUCHES THE BRAKES AND THE CAR GOES INTO FULL ABS EMERGENCY BRAKING REDUCING SPEED FROM 25 MPH TO 12 MPH IN LESS THAN 1/2 SECOND E.THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGERS EXPERIENCE A VIOLENT LURCH WHICH PRODUCES WHIP LASH. F.THE SEAT BELTS ENGAGE CAUSING PAIN TO THE SHOULDERS. G.THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 25 MPH. THIS HAS OCCURRED OVER 6 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. A PDF IS ATTACHED OF THE HISTORY OF PROBLEM AS PRESENTED TO THOUSAND OAKS TOYOTA AND TOYOTA NATIONAL IN NOVEMBER 2017. VIDEO CAMERAS WERE INSTALLED IN THE CAR IN DECEMBER 2017 TO CAPTURE THIS AS THOUSAND OAKS TOYOTA AND TOYOTA NATIONAL SAID THIS NEVER HAPPENED. HERE ARE THE LINKS TO THE VIDEO OF THE ABOVE INCIDENT: ACCIDENT STARTS AT 30 SECONDS HTTPS://VIMEO.COM/254847752 HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/62AO8Z0IGDY [XXX] - DRIVER [XXX] - PASSENGER FRONT SEAT [XXX] - PASSENGER REAR LEFT SEAT CAMERA 1 MOUNTED IN BACK CEILING CAMERA 2 MOUNTED ON CONSOLE INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

OVER THE PAST YEAR AND OVER 15,000 MILES OUR 2016 TOYOTA PRIUS FOUR TOURING HAS EXPERIENCED SUDDEN DISPLAYS OF WARNING MESSAGES AND LIGHTS REPORTING BRAKING POWER LOW - VISIT YOUR DEALER; BRAKING POWER LOW - STOP IN A SAFE PLACE - SEE OWNER'S MANUAL; PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM MALFUNCTION - VISIT YOUR DEALER; ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION - VISIT YOUR DEALER; LANE DEPARTURE ALERT MALFUNCTION - VISIT YOUR DEALER; ICS MALFUNCTION - VISIT YOUR DEALER; CHECK CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM - VISIT YOUR DEALER. THE FOLLOWING CODES/FAULTS HAVE BEEN DETECTED: ABS - C1403, C1407, C1415; PARKING SENSORS - C164D, C1A50; BLIND SPOT MONITOR - C1A45; BLIND SPOT MONITOR SLAVE - C1A45; PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM 2 - C1A50; LANE-KEEPING ASSIST 2 - C1A50; ECU - P157800 & CRUISE ECU - P157800. THE WARNING MESSAGES/LIGHTS CAME AND WENT WHILE DRIVING ON BOTH CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. EACH TIME I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THEY COULD SEE THE CODES IN MEMORY, BUT COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NO PARTS WERE REPLACED. THE ONLY THING THEY HAVE DONE IS TO TAKE APART AND RESEAT SOME OF THE CONNECTOR CABLES AND THEN SEND US ON OUR WAY TELLING US TO BRING IT BACK IN IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. WE ARE SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE NO REASSURANCE THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED AND NO REASSURANCE THAT MAJOR BRAKING SYSTEMS MIGHT NOT BE AVAILABLE TO ME IF IT OCCURS AGAIN. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE WITH NO CHANGE IN THEIR POSITION. I AM CURRENTLY NEGOTIATING TO TRADE THE VEHI

I HAVE OWNED 3 TOYOTA PRIUS AND SINCE I PURCHASED THIS 2016 PRIUS IN 09/2016. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD TWICE SO FAR, 1 IN 09/2016 AND 06/2017. AND NOW HAVE CRACKED WINDSHIELD ALL CAUSE BY SMALL ROCK CHIP STARTING IN THE CORNERS OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS, I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE WITH OTHER 2 MODELS OR OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED.

WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY

LEASED THE VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN 1 YEAR AND HAVE EXPERIENCED 3 MAJOR CRACKS TO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE FIRST ONE WAS CAUSED BY PROBABLY A SMALL ROCK WHILE DRIVING MID SPEED AND SPREAD IMMEDIATELY FROM THE PASSENGER-SIDE PERIMETER. THE SECOND ONE WAS CAUSED BY UNKNOWN, MAYBE A ROCK, AS I DID NOT SEE NOR HEAR ANYTHING BUT OVERNIGHT SAW A CRACK IN THE CENTER THAT SPREAD VERY QUICKLY. THE THIRD CRACK WAS CAUSED BY PROBABLY A SMALL ROCK THAT STARTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE PERIMETER. I HAVE OWNED NICER CARS THAN THE PRIUS AND ALSO ONES LESS PRESTIGIOUS. WHILE OWNING THESE CARS FOR 5+ YEARS AND DRIVING EXTENSIVELY, I HAVE NEVER, EVER SUFFERED MORE ROCK IMPACTS BY A WINDSHIELD THAT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE THAN WHEN I HAVE DRIVEN THIS 2016 PRIUS. THIS CAR SHOULD BE RE-EXAMINED FOR SAFETY AND ANGLES. IN ADDITION, TOYOTA SUPPOSEDLY HAS HAD A BACKORDER OF THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF WINDSHIELD AND HAS NOT ALLOWED AFTER-MARKET PRODUCTION SO I AM FORCED TO EITHER USE MY INSURANCE OR PAY AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT OUT OF POCKET.

I HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT MY PRIUS WHERE I RECEIVED 2 CRACKS ON MY WINDSHIELD WITHIN A WEEK OF OWNING THE CAR. I NEVER HEARD A ROCK HIT MY CAR. I REPORTED IT HERE AND TOYOTA CALLED ME TO REPLACE MY WINDSHIELD SO THEY COULD KEEP MY OLD ONE FOR QUALITY CONTROL. I WAS FINE WITH THIS BUT JUST TODAY I GO OUT TO MY CAR AND SEE A 6 INCH CRACK THAT STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD THAT WASN'T THERE BEFORE AND I DIDN'T HEAR A ROCK HIT IT EITHER. I FEEL LIKE MY PRIUS WINDSHIELD PROBLEMS WILL NEVER EVER END

A SMALL CHIP IN FRONT WINDSHIELD AND DEVELOP A LARGE CRACK QUICKLY

UPON START UP THIS TOYOTA PRIUS VEHICLE EMITS FOUL SMELLING CHEMICAL AIR INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW TOXIC THESE SMELLS ARE BUT AGGRAVATE RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS AND ASTHMATIC CONDITIONS. TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THEY HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN WITH "THOUSANDS" OF COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS REPORTING NOXIOUS AIR BEING EMITTED INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER THEY ARE REQUIRING CONSUMERS TO PAY FOR FIXES, EVEN IF THE CONSUMER HAS A FULL WARRANTY FOR MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS ABOUT 9.2K MILES ON IT (2016) AND IS GETTING WORSE. THE PROBLEM ALWAYS HAPPENS ON VEHICLE START UP WHEN AT REST, ESPECIALLY IN WARM AMBIENT CONDITIONS. THE AC WILL BE FOUL AND NOXIOUS. IN COLD TEMPERATURES THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF HEATING WILL ALSO EMIT FOUL AND NOXIOUS ODORS. SERVICE LINE AT DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGE THESE COMPLAINTS ARE HERE BUT WILL NOT EFFECT REPAIRS UNDER DIRECTION OF TOYOTA CORPORATE. ALL REPAIRS FOR MANUFACTURING DEFECT FOR TOXIC AIR HAVE TO BE PAID FOR BY THE CUSTOMER. S

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY SITTING IN DRIVEWAY. FIRST CRACK STARTED AND CONTINUES TO SPREAD. SECOND CRACK STARTED 3 WEEKS AFTER THE FIRST. WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT SUPPOSEDLY ON BACKORDER. THE CAR IS TYPICALLY PARKED IN A PARKING GARAGE DURING THE WORKWEEK AND EITHER IN MY DRIVEWAY OR GARAGE. THE CAR IS NOT EVEN 2 YEARS OLD. TO REPLACE WINDSHIELD ALSO MEANS HAVING TO RECALIBRATE FOR SIDE AND BACK UP MIRRORS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY WHICH IS JUST AS COSTLY AS HAVING TO PAY FOR THE WINDSHIELD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA PRIUS EQUIPPED WITH YOKOHAMA BLUEARTH S34 TIRES, SIZE: P215/45R/17 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BECAME UNSTABLE AND A THUMPING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE REAR END. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND INSPECTING IT, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. AFTER REMOVING THE TIRE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT INSIDE THE TIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED ALONG WITH THE LOCAL TIRE DEALER (LES SWAUB AND GOODYEAR). THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,900.

WHILE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW SHATTERED. MOST OF THE PIECES OF THE GLASS FELL ONTO THE DRIVER'S LAP, BUT PIECES ALSO LANDED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AND IN THE BACK SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER. IT IS UNKNOWN WHY THE GLASS SHATTERED. NO OBJECT WAS FOUND IN THE CAR THAT COULD HAVE SHATTERED IT.

WHEN DRIVING WITH A HEAVY LOAD IN THE BACK OR WITH LARGE ADULTS IN THE BACK SEAT IT CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS TO POINT UPWARD BLINDING ON COMING CARS. YES YOU CAN MANUALLY LOWER THE LIGHTS VIA THE SCREW UNDER THE HOOD BUT THAT'S AN INCONVENIENCE AS I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHT BLINDS ONCOMING CARS EVEN WITHOUT A HEAVY LOAD CAUSING ONCOMING CARS TO FLASH ME AND I HAVE TO FLASH THEM BACK TO PROVE TO THEM I HAVE MY LOWS ON. AT TIMES WHEN I GET TOO MANY FLASHES I END UP DRIVING WITH JUST THE DIM DAY RUNNING LIGHTS TO MAKE SURE I DON'T BLIND ONCOMING CARS CAUSING ME TO COMPROMISE MY NIGHT DRIVING SAFETY. TOYOTA SHOULD PROVIDE AUTO LEVELING HEADLIGHTS LIGHTS OR A FIRMER SUSPENSION TO ENSURE THE LEVEL OF THE HEAD LIGHT IS POINTING WHERE IT SHOULD BE.

I HAD VERY SMALL WINDSHIELD CRACK WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON 10 FRWY COVINA CA , I DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING HIT MY WINDSHIELD WAS VERY HOT DAY JUST HEARD TING AND I SHAW CRACK BUT WITHIN A DAY WAS VERY LONG ABOUT 2FT CRACK .I TOOK LONGO TOYOTA AT EL-MONTE THEY SAID IT DON'T COVER BY DEALER OR TOYOTA COMPANY SO THEY GIVE ME $1265 EST. COST TO FIX IT.IT WAS MY 2016 TOYOTA PRIUS MILES 17K ONLY AND UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH 2016 PRIUS IS BODY COLOR POPUP SO EASY IT JUST COMEUP SO SO EASY LOOK LIKE THEY JUST PAINT SO EASY ... I HAVE SO BAD EXPERIENCE WITH PRIUS CAR FEEL LIKE I JUST WAST MY 30K FOR JUST PIECE OF [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

AT HIGHWAY SPEED TIRE TREAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY FROM SIDEWALL ON BOTH SIDES OF RIGHT REAR TIRE. VEHICLE: 2016 TOYOTA PRIUS TWO ECO. TIRES - MANUFACTURER: TOYO - MODEL: NANOENERGY A29 - DOT CODE: N39N SIZE:195/6515 TIRE - DATE OF MANUFACTURE: 1216 (DECEMBER 2016)