2014 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

HYBIRD SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. CAR LOST POWER AND STALLED WHERE WE CANNOT SHIFT. THAT HAPPENED AFTER DRIVING THE CAR HOME AND LATER TRIED TO START IT IN OUR DRIVEWAY.

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING IS DIM . THE BRIGHTNESS CONTROL DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN TURNING IT UP. IT IS CONSISTENTLY DIM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON, IN MOTION OR NOT. THE PANEL DOES GET BRIGHTER WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, BUT NOT DURING DAYLIGHT .SPEEDOMETER LIGHTING IS DIFFICULT TO READ.

MY 2014 PRIUS HAD A LOSS OF POWER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MSG CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM APPEARED WHILE STARTED IN THE MORNING AND DROVE OUT OF MY GARAGE. THAT DAY I WENT TO SAN FRANCISCO TOYOTA AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSIS AND TOLD ME THAT MY HYBRID SYSTEM BATTERY WAS BAD AND NEED REPLACEMENT AND QUOTED $3600. I ASKED THAT IF THEY CAN DO THE RECALL BECAUSE I WAS 90% SURE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE RECALL, BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CANT UNLESS THE ERROR CODE CLEARS OUT BY REPLACING THE HV BATTERY. I DROVE MY CAR BACK HOME AND THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO A HV BATTERY SPECIALIST AND FOUND OUT THAT MY HV BATTERY IS IN GOOD CONDITION AND DOESNT NEED REPLACEMENT. NOW I AM 100% CERTAIN THAT THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO THE RECALL BUT TOYOTA IS NOT FIXING THE ISSUE THEY ARE SAYING ITS THE HV BATTERY WHICH IS NOT. THE TOYOTA OF S.F NOT ONLY DIAGNOSED MY CAR WRONG THEY TRIED TO RIP ME OFF BY SPENDING $3600 ON A HV BATTERY THAT DOESNT NEED ANY REPLACEMENT! ON TOP OF THAT THEY ARE REFUSING TO DO THE RECALL.

UNKNOWN. I WAS BASICALLY DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN MY CAR'S ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING. THE CAR WAS AUTOMATICALLY PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE CAR, SO I HAD TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. AS I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR, I STARTED SMELLING BURNED WIRE AND INTERIOR STARTED TO FILL WITH SMOKE. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF AND GOT OIT. AS I WAS STANDING FAR AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE, FLUID STARTED LEAKING AND IT HAD CAUGHT INTO FIRE. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS COMPLETELY BURNED OFF, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL PARTS WERE AFFECTED AS WELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER WITH THE CHECK ENGINE AND HYBRID BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LITHIA TOYOTA OF MEDFORD (1420 N RIVERSIDE AVE, MEDFORD, OR 97501) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HYBRID BATTERY INTAKE FAILED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. TWO WEEKS LATER FAILURE AN ABNORMAL SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE THEN WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER HOWEVER, A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS STILL PENDING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP19004 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) 18V684000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM) AS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO THE FAILURES HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,971.

TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, CHANGED LANES TO AVOID IN ACCIDENT, CAR BEHIND ME CHANGED LANES TOO. CAR BEHIND FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND SMASHED TRUNK AND PUSHED ME INTO A STEEL GUARD RAIL. SIDE, FRONT, AND KNEE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS DID NOT ENGAGE. NOR DID HEAD RESTRAINTS.

I AM FACING MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR LATELY; IT OVER HEATS ALOT AND SUDDENLY THE SPEED DROPS WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING IN A VERY DANGEROUS HIGHWAY AND I CAN THEN HARDLY DRIVE IT TO PARK IT ASIDE. A MESSAGE STARTED ALSO TO APPEAR FREQUENTLY "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM". I WAS INFORMED BY THE OFFICIAL TOYOTA AGENT IN JORDAN (MARKAZIA) THAT THIS PROBLEMS IS CAUSED BY THE INVERTOR. HOWEVER, THEY ARE DENYING THAT THE INVERTOR FOR THIS CAR WAS RECALLED, CONTRARY TO WHAT THE OFFICAL TOYOTA WEBSITE STATES WHEN I ENTER THE VIN. THEY ALSO CALIM THAT THEY ARE OBLIGATED BY THE MAIN OFFICE TO OFFER A SOFTWARE UPDATE ONLY.

HEAD ON COLLISION HITTING A TREE, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, VEHICLE TOTALED DRIVER IN THE HOSPITAL. ACCIDENT ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 IN TALLAHASSEE, FL

ON AUGUST 28,2020 WE WERE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN FOR 1 1/2 HRS TO FAYETTEVILLE. OUR BRAKE ABS AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE ASSUMED THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF, WHEN WE DID NOT DRIVE IT DOING THE NIGHT, BUT NEXT MORNING IT CAME BACK ON. WE CARRIED TO MECHANIC SHOP TODAY SEPT. 1, 2020. THEY COULD NOT READ ANY ERRORS AND SAID NEED TO CARRY IN TO A TOYOTA DEALER. WE HAVE NOT SET UP APT. JUST LEFT VM. HOPEFULLY THEY WILL CALL US BACK TODAY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA PRIUS V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HORN FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY AND CLOCKSPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.