2014 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS EXPECTED. IT BEHAVED AS IF THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO KEEP A CONSISTENT SPEED AND THE MOTOR STARTED TO HAVE A ROUGH IDLE SOUND. THE HYBRID SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING, THE ICON OF THE BATTERIES TURNED PURPLE AND WOULD NOT RECHARGE WHEN STOPPING. WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE PERSON THEY SAID IT WAS A SOFTWARE AND EMISSIONS MISS-FIRE ISSUE. IT WILL TAKE A PART TO BE REPLACED AND SOFTWARE UPDATED. TOYOTA SENT OUT A MEMO TO THEM STATING THIS MIGHT HAPPEN AND THIS IS HOW TO FIX IT. IT SEEMS SINCE THEY ARE WARNING SERVICE STAFF TO BE AWARE OF THIS THAT MAYBE THEY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IT BEFORE IT HAPPENS AND NOT HAVE ME PAY OVER $900 AND THE STRESS OF IT HAPPENING ON THE FREEWAY AND THEN HAVING ME GET IT FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CROWN TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 255 W PERSHING RD, DECATUR, IL 62526, (217) 615-1049) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,127.

'TAKATA RECALL" RECALL DATE: OCTOBER 4, 2018 I TOOK THE CAR ON 12/01/2018 CAR WAS NOT CHECKED BY DEALER FOR RECALL THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED US FOR RECALL AND SHOULD HAVE FIXED.

'TAKATA RECALL ' I BELIEVE THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA PRIUS V THEY MAKE IT ONLY FOR FIVE YEARS, THEY STOP MAKING IT AFTER 2016 BECAUSE THEY REALIZE THERE IS SO MUCH PROBLEMS IN THE ENGINE, MANY CAR THIS MODEL THE ENGINE GET IN FIRES, HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 125,000 MILE. HYBRID BATTERY IT GO BAD AT 120,000 MILES WHERE IS MOST PRIUS HYBRID BATTERY GO FOR 250,000 MILE MINIMUM. MY PRIUS BE IN GIN GA ON FIRE BECAUSE THERE IS A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE ENGINE FELL DOWN IN THE ENGIN BLOCK AND THE ENGINE BREAK DOWN WITH A BIG HOLE AND MOST OF THE ENGINE OIL CAME DOWN IN TO THE MUFFLER AND MY CAR GOT ON FIRE. AND THAT'S HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS A WARNING WHEN THAT PIECE OF METAL FROM THE VALVE LIFTER I BELIEVE FILL DOWN IN TO THE BLOCK.

WHEN I START THE CAR AND IT BECOMES IDLE THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES STIFF AND GETS STUCK. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR BACK IN PARK AND RESTART IT FOR THE BRAKE TO WORK PROPERLY. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT HAPPENS ENOUGH FOR ME TO BE CONCERNED. I TOOK IT TO TWO TOYOTA DEALERS AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE IT AND COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM BUT IT IS STILL HAPPENING. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I START CAR NOT WHILE DRIVING.

I HAVE 2014 PRIUS V AND THE CAR WAS WORKING FINE WITH NO PROBLEM AT ALL. I GOT A RECALL FROM TOYOTA THAT MY CAR NEEDS SOFTWARE UPDATE AS A REMEDY FOR MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. I TOOK MY PRIUS TO TOYOTA DEALER IN NEW YORK CITY TO PERFORM THE RECALL. THE RECALL WAS DONE AND THE CAR PROBLEMS STARTED. THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING NOW SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO FIND WHY,THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE WATER PUMP AND CHANGED IT BUT THE OVERHEATING WAS STILL THERE BUT WAS REDUCED. LATER,THE CAR WAS SHAKING BADLY AT 15-20 MPH SPEED. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC TO CHECK WHAT'S THE PROBLEM,THE MECHANIC SHOCKED ME WITH THE NEWS THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS DEFECTIVE INSIDE BECAUSE OF OVERHEATING OF THE CAR. NOW I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE I NEED A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. ALL MY CAR PROBLEMS HAVE STARTED AFTER THE RECALL DONE. THANK YOU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA PRIUS C. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH OR ABOVE, WHEN A LARGE VEHICLE PASSED, IT WOULD PULL THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE INTO ITS PATHWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED IN HIGH WIND CONDITIONS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. ON MAY 15, 2017, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH AN 18-WHEELER. THE CONTACT BELIEVED HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED PAINS AND SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION A MONTH LATER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE BODY DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PULLING FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1804052396 IN 2018 AS WELL AS CASE NUMBER: 1905141699 FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED ON JANUARY 8, 2019, WHICH DAMAGED THE CHASSIS AND HYBRID BATTERY CAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY REPAIRED THE CHASSIS; HOWEVER, THE HYBRID BATTERY CAGE AND BATTERY WERE NOT REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS VERY CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD CATCH FIRE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

YOKOHAMA AVID ENVIGOR 215/50/R17 TREAD SEPARATION: REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE DEVELOPED A CRACK ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. TIRES HAVE 18,000 MILES ON THEM. INSTALLED 12/27/2017. CRACK RESULTED IN AIR LOSS TRIGGERING THE TPMS SYSTEM. DISCOVERED WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET. REMOVED WHEEL AND INSPECTED VIGOROUSLY BEFORE FINDING SAID CRACK. CONTACTED YOKOHAMA AND GAVE THEM OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT, SENT THEM PICTURE OF CRACK BUT THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, CLAIMING IT'S A ROAD HAZARD DAMAGE. WHEN A TIRE CRACKS, THIS INDICATES WEAK TREAD AND DELAMINATION OF THE TIRE LAYERS (TREAD SEPARATION). SPENT A WEEK COMMUNICATING WITH THEM (YOKOHAMA) TO NO AVAIL. THEY ADAMANTLY REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.

2014 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE CALIPER REPLACEMENT. *LD *TR

I WAS DRIVING SUDDENLY I STARTED TO LOSE POWER WITHIN FEW SECOND THE CAR STALLED AND GOT AN HYBRID ERROR AND THE CAR WENT IN SAFE MODE THE CAR DOESN'T GO IN D ONLY N OR P, ALSO THE DASHBOARD LIGHTING GOES ON AND OFF AND SMOKING SO I TOWED THE CAR TO LARRY H MILLER TOYOTA CORONA CA, THE MANAGE DUSTIN SAID THIS IS RECALL ISSUE AND WE NEED TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE TWO DAYS LATER THE SERVICE AGENT MRS LORENA SAID WE FOUND COOLANT IN THE OIL AND OUR SERVICE TECH THINKS I HAVE BLOWN HEAD GASKET BUT TALKING WITH TOYOTA MANUFACTURER IS COVERED AND I CAN GET RENTAL CAR TOO BUT I NEED TO AUTHORISE $2040 YEAR DOWN BECAUSE TOYOTA WANTS TO KNOW WHAT CAUSE THE HEAD GASKET TO FAILED BUT MRS LORENA ASSURED ME 'I 100% COVERED AND I WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY' SO I AGREED TWO DAYS LATER DUSTIN THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED AND SAID I NEED TO COME TO DEALER SHOP HE WANTS TO SHOW ME SOMETHING SO I HAD TO CALL THE BASE (AIR FORCE) AND GET HALF DAY OFF WHEN I GOT THERE MY CAR WAS DISASSEMBLED EXCEPT I COULD SEE THE PISTONS AND THE BLOCK TOYOTA TECH HAD RULERS AND FILLERS GAGE AND SHOWING ME THAT MY BLOCK IS WARPED ABOUT 0.008 INCH AND I NEED A NEW ENGINE AROUND $11,000 OR USED ABOUT $8,200 OR I CAN TAKE MY CAR AS IS WITHOUT PAYING ANYTHING I TOLD I CANNOT AFFORDS IT SO I TOWED THE CAR HOME, PRIOR TO BECOMING AN ENGINEER I WAS MACHINEST SO I SENT THE HEAD TO MACHINE SHOP FOR EXAMINATION THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS FLAT AND HAS NO CRACK OR SIGN OF FAILURE AND MADE OF ALUMINIUM IF THE BLOCK IS WARPED THE HEAD SHOULD BE WARPED TOO AND THE TECH MEASUREMENTS WAS INCORRECT BECAUSE AFTER CLEANING THE BLOCK SURFACE FROM GASKET DEBRIS WAS FLAT TOO SO I CALLED THE DEALER ABOUT MY FINDING I WAS TOLD DUSTIN IS IN VACATION AND COMING BACK ON 2/12/2019 TODAY IS 2/14/2019 AND HE IS NOT RETURNING MY CALL I TOOK THE CAR RUNNING BUT DOESN'T GO TO DRIVE FOR RECALL NOW I HAVE DISASSEMBLED CAR. THIS IS 2ND TIME HYBRID ISSUES.