2004 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING RECALL ACCELERATOR PEDAL INTERFERENCE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS RECEIVED TWO RECALL LETTERS. HE STATED HE IS PLEASED WITH HIS VEHICLE AND IS SKEPTICAL ABOUT LETTING THE DEALER WORK ON HIS VEHICLE. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS GAUGE WAS INOPERATIVE, TO THE POINT WHERE GAS WOULD LEAK OUT AFTER FILLING THE TANK. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM, THEY SIMPLY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 12/01/11. *JB

MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAY (MFD) FAILURE IN 2004 PRIUS. THIS FAILURE IT INTERMITTENT AND CAUSES THE RADIO TO TURN OFF, PREVENTS THE USE OF CLIMATE/RADIO CONTROLS LOCATED IN/ON THE MFD UNIT, PREVENTS ONE FROM KNOWING WHETHER THE BATTERY IS CHARGING. THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS SEEM TO WORK FOR THE CLIMATE CONTROL (THOUGH ONE CANNOT SEE THE TEMPERATURE SETTING) BUT THE AUDIO SYSTEM IS USELESS WITHOUT THE MFD UNIT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS IS A $3000 (NOT INCLUDING LABOR) REPAIR ... AND THAT IS FOR A USED REFURBISHED PART! TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE IF YOU ASK ME. BECAUSE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IMPACTING THOUSANDS OF PRIUS OWNERS, TOYOTA SHOULD BE FORCED TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE UNITS WITH NEW UNITS AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CENTER CONSOLE ON THE DASHBOARD FAILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000.

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER ASSERTS THAT VEHICLE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE BOLTED AND JERKED SLIGHTLY AS SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF, THE VEHICLE RESPONDED SLUGGISHLY AND THEN ACCELERATED QUICKLY. THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, AS THE CONSUMER APPROACHED THE STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STARTED BUCKING AND JERKING VIOLENTLY. AFTER SHE PULLED OFF FROM THE STOP SIGN, SHE CRASHED INTO A LARGE SUV. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE SAW THE SUV PASS, SO SHE PURPOSELY WAITED SO SHE COULD MAKE A LEFT TURN, BUT ENDED CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO HER VEHICLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND THE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT WOULD FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE HEADLIGHT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH HEAD LIGHTS WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FLICKERING CONTINUED UNTIL THE HEAD LIGHT STARTED WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 03/31/11

HEADLIGHT ON 2004 PRIES CONTROLLER BROKEN. MAY BE DUE TO OXIDE LEVELS IN CONTACTS. SMART KEY OXIDATION CAUSES POOR USE. ALARM GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

HAVE A 2004 PRIUS. HEAD LIGHT ON RIGHT SIDE KEEPS GOING OUT. AFTER I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, IT COMES BACK ON FOR A SHOT TIME. WAITING FOR BOTH LIGHTS TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

CAR: 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS PROBLEM: INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING. LAST NIGHT WHILE DRIVING ALONG AN UNLIT COUNTRY ROAD, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON BY TURNING ON AND OFF THE HEADLAMPS USING THE STALK MOUNTED SWITCH. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. SEE THE TOYOTA RECALL WEBSITE AND TRY THIS SEARCH, "TROUBLE SHOOTING PRIUS HID BULB AND HID ECU", AND YOU WILL GET THIS RESULT,"FOUND: 62255 RESULTS FOR "TROUBLE SHOOTING PRIUS HID BULB AND HID ECU". BUT THE SITE ONLY ALLOWS YOU TO SEE AND ACCESS 45 OTHER "OTHER RESULTS", THAT ARE VERY GENERIC AND TALK ABOUT OTHER TOYOTA MODELS. WHY CAN'T THE PUBLIC SEE THE 62,255 SEARCH RESULTS. ALSO CHECK THE FORUM AT "HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/FORUMS/GEN-II-PRIUS-CARE-MAINTENANCE-TROUBLESHOOTING/47938-MY-HID-BULB-REPLACEMENT-MY-06-PRIUS.HTML". THERE ARE 175 POSTS DATING BACK TO 2008. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE ALL THE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL IN ANY VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AND DESERVES THE ATTENTION OF THE NHTSA RIGHT NOW. *TR

UNSAFE NIGHTTIME HEADLAMP LIGHTING DUE TO FAILURE OF HEIGHT SENSOR, P/N 8940847010, 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. FAILURE OF HEIGHT SENSOR CAUSED HEADLAMPS TO POINT DOWN. *TR