2014 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

DEALER MECHANICS AT TOYOTA BERKELEY, TOYOTA VALLEJO AND CITY IN DALY CITY ALL HAVE STATED THAT THE CRACK IN MY OIL TANK IS A 'WELL KNOWN' MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE MECHANICS STATE WHEN BUILDING THAT PART, A MACHINE CLAMPED THE 2 PARTS TOGETHER. BUT THE MACHINE DOESN'T WIPE IT DOWN BEFOREHAND AND ANY OIL WILL KEEP THE 2 PIECES SEPARATED, WHICH EVENTUALLY FORM A CRACK. WHEN THE OIL IS LEFT UNCHANGED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THE CRACK GETS BIGGER, THE OIL LEAKS AND EVENTUALLY DOESN'T WORK. I WAS TOLD IF I KEEP UP WITH MY REGULAR OIL CHANGES, IT SHOULD WORK. BUT I GET ANXIETY NOW EVERY TIME THAT MAINTENANCE LIGHT GOES ON AND I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO CHANGE THE OIL IMMEDIATELY OR ELSE.

THE EDR REPORT CLEARLY SHOWED THAT THE BRAKE OIL PRESSURE CHANGES DID NOT CORRELATE WITH THE PROGRESSIVELY INCREASING VEHICLE DECELERATION. THE ISSUE IS OCCASIONAL, RARE AND CANNOT BE REPRODUCED EVERY SINGLE TIME. THIS LEADS TO DISPARITY IN ASSUMED BRAKING DISTANCE FROM ROUTINE EXPERIENCE BY DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND ACTUAL BRAKING DISTANCE AT THE TIME OF FAILED BRAKING WHICH SUPPOSEDLY MAY BE AS A RESULT OF INVERTER ISSUES THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR EXCLUSIVELY REGENERATIVE BRAKING AT LOW (<50 MPH) SPEEDS.

DEAR NHTSA - MY NAME IS [XXX]; I RESIDE IN CA. 1. I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY & A 2014 TOYOTA PRIUS. 2. THE 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY HAS THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS AS A STANDARD FEATURE. 3. THE 2014 TOYOTA PRIUS DOES NOT HAVE THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS AS A STANDARD FEATURE. 4. IN STATES LIKE CA & I BET IN OTHER STATES - DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS & HEAD LIGHTS GETTING TURNED ON WITH LIMITED SUN LIGHT SHOULD BE MADE MANDATORY. 5. THIS IS MORE OF A SAFETY FEATURE THAN AN OPTION. 6. IT WILL HELP PREVENT ACCIDENTS, IT WILL HELP COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW WHERE APPLICABLE WHEN IT IS RAINING & HEAD LIGHTS ARE MANDATORY 7. IT WILL ALSO SAVE ANYONE FROM GETTING TRAFFIC VIOLATION TICKETS 8. CAN YOU ALL PLS LOOK INTO THIS & HELP REVIEW TO MAKE THIS AS A MANDATORY FEATURE? THANKS IN ADVANCE [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CW *TR

BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED AND I REAR ENDED A CAR. I WAS STOPPING NORMALLY ON A CITY STREET. ACCORDING TO DASHCAM I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 25MPH. THE CAR SLOWED TO ABOUT 12MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR ACCELERATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA PRIUS C. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE MANAGED TO RESTART AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS AND THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000. *DT CONSUMER STATED DEALER RAN COMPLETE DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND NO FAULTS LOGGED. CONSUMER WILL REPLACE INVERTER. *JB

I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE PRIUS LOST POWER. THE PRIUS DROPPED DOWN TO ABOUT 55 MPH. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THE POWER PICKED UP. I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TOOK THE BACK ROADS. IT WAS A VERY HOT DAY.

THE CAR BRAKES FAILED AT LOW SPEEDS (10-15 MPH) AND BUMPED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT IN A STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC ON THE WET FREEWAY AFTER A RECENT RAIN. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO TOUCH THE FLOOR, AS IF THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DISENGAGED FROM THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THE ABS LIGHT DID NOT TURN ON AT THE TIME OF BRAKING. THE CAR WAS DRIVING IN THE STRAIGHT LINE AND IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THIS I WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY BRAKE THE CAR ON THE VERY SAME TRIP. SO THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WITH THIS CAR, AS MY SPOUSE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SIMILAR BRAKE FAILURE AT EVEN LOWER SPEEDS (<10 MPH) RESULTING IN TOUCHING THE CAR IN FRONT AND MINOR SCRATCH ON THE BUMPER. IT WAS A DRY DAY THEN AND ALMOST SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. ASSOCIATED GEICO CLAIM NUMBER IS 0423477190101054. WE OPENED A CASE WITH TOYOTA TO CHECK THE DATA RECORDER. ASSOCIATED TOYOTA CASE NUMBER IS 181112370.

THE LOW LIGHT BEAMS ON THE CAR BURNOUT EVERY FEW WEEKS. IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I WILL BUY A NEW BULB AND INSTALL IT AND THEN IT BURNS OUT IN A FEW DAYS OR A WEEK OR TWO LATER. I HAVE TRIED VARIOUS BRANDS OF BULBS BUT I JUST DO NOT THINK IT IS A BULB ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO BROUGHT THE CAR TO A MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE BULBS BUT THE SAME ISSUE CONTINUES.

I WAS TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY USING CRUISE CONTROL AND GOING ABOUT 72MPH. THE PRIUS SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD BUMPED THE CRUISE CONTROL SO I TRIED RESETTING IT BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED I CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN. MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WHERE I SAT WONDERING WHAT HAD HAPPENED. AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR DOWN I RESTARTED IT AND IT SEEMED TO BE OK SO I CONTINUED MY TRIP. NEVER FORGOT THE EPISODE.

CAR WAS IN MOTION IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, MOVING AT A LOW SPEED, UNDER 25MPH. WHILE IN AN UNDULATING PORTION OF THE ROAD, DURING ENTRY AND EXIT FROM A DIP AND SLIGHT TURN IN THE ROAD, THE ENGINE STALLED FOR A BRIEF MOMENT, FOR NO MORE THAN A SECOND OR SO THE ACCELERATOR WAS NON-RESPONSIVE, CAUSING ME TO FORCE A STOP BY USING THE BRAKE, AFTER WHICH TIME THE MOTOR RE-ENGAGED AS NORMAL. UNKNOWN CAUSE, HAPPENED ONCE IN MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE CAR AND NEVER AGAIN. CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN BY MY DAUGHTER FOR THE LAST 3+ YEARS, SHE HAS NOT REPORTED A RECURRENCE OF THE PROBLEM.