2002 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY (RACK AND PINION) IS FAILING. CAR SHAKES WHEN TURNING. IT FAILED ON 2 PRIUS OUT OF 5 I HAVE HAD. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM TOYOTA FOR THIS ISSUE.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH TIRE EQUIPMENT ON 2002 TOYOTA PRIUS.*MR CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES SEVEN TIMES TO DATE. PROBLEMS WITH THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL. MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. *PH

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED A NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE FIRST FAILURE OF THE FRONT TIRES WAS JULY 2,2003 AT 20624 MILES. NEW REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE PUT ON THE REAR. THE OLD TIRES WERE MOVED TO THE FRONT. THE FRONT TIRES FAILED SEP 27 2003. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE TIRES WORE OUT BADLY ON THE INSIDE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. TIRE SIZE P175/65R14XL. THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN STARTED. NO PROBLEM FOUND. *AK *TT *JB

2002 TOYOTA PRIUS HAVE HAD FIVE TIRES REPLACED ON THIS CAR AND ONLY HAVE 28,000 MILES ON IT. THE TIRES WEAR UNEVEN, AND THE SIDEWALLS BREAK DOWN TO CAUSE FLAT. THE TREAD COMES OFF IN CHUNKS. STEEL WIRES SHOWING. EVERY TIRE HAS HAD A DIFFERENT THING HAPPEN TO IT. I HAVE 3 TIRES REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP IN ONE DAY. THE 1ST TIRE WENT FLAT FROM THE SIDEWALL BRAKING DOWN AND BEING WEAK. THE ONE I HAD REPLACED ON 8-28-03 WAS WEARING UNEVENLY AND JUST HAD THE CAR IN FOR MAINT. THESE TIRES ARE UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON AND I WOULD HOPE FOR A RECALL. *AK

STEERING RACK FAILURE, RELATED TO TORQUE SENSOR FAILURE. REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT IS BEGINNING TO FAIL A SECOND TIME WITH SAME SYMPTOMS. *AK

TWO FRONT TIRES WORE OUT PREMATURELY. DEALER SAYS THE REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM IS TO ROTATE THE TIRES AND KEEP THE APPROPRIATE TIRE PRESSURE. *AK

THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND SHUTTERS DURING LOW SPEED DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IN REVERSE, ON MY 2002 TOYOTA PRIUS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING EITHER WAY LEFT O RIGHT STEERING SHAKING VIOLENTLY. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. *NLM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT. VEHICLE STALLED OUT FOUR TIMES, AND THE LAST TIME IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TT *JB