2011 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

BRAKE ACCENTUATOR FAILED - NO WARNING AND TRACTION CONTROL/BRAKE LIGHT/ABS WARNING LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED. HARD BREAKING TEST @25 MPH CONFIRMS ABS NOT WORKING (I.E. TIRES SKID) AND BREAKING DISTANCE ADVERSELY IMPACTED FOR NORMAL BRAKING. HYBRID SYSTEM CHARGING FROM BRAKING IS DIMINISHED.

THE TRACTION CONTROL, ABS LIGHT AND WARNING LIGHT ALL CAME WHICH I BELIEVE ALL TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE AND A CEMENT BARRIER. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK, NECK, AND CHEST INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER DEEMED DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V684000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

IN MOTION WHILE ACCELERATING PAST A SLOWER CAR. HEARD AND FELT A PRONOUNCED THUMP AND LOST ENGINE POWER ON BUSY LOCAL THOROUGHFARE. MOVED TO A TURN LANE AND STOPPED. MULTIPLE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" ON LED DISPLAY. POWER OFF CAR, AND BACK ON TWICE AND GOT THE SAME ERROR ON DISPLAY. FOUND THAT CAR COULD MOVE ON EV POWER AND I GOT IT INTO A SAFER LOCATION AT AN ADJACENT PARKING LOT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY. AS A DRIVER THIS WAS DISCONCERTING AS I COULD NOT CLEARLY DETERMINE IF THE CAR WAS AT ALL DRIVEABLE. IF A DRIVER WERE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY IN THE SAME SITUATION THEY WOULD BE ON THE ROADWAY. IF I HAD NOT PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AFTER POWERING ON THE CAR AGAIN I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN I COULD MOVE THE CAR TO A SAFER LOCATION. DISPLAY SHOULD READ "HYBRID SYSTEM FAILURE" THEN "LIMITED EV POWER AVAILABLE" THEN "MOVE TO SAFE AREA IF NECESSARY" CAUSE: HYBRID INVERTER FAILURE. REPAIRED BY TOYOTA UNDER 2014 EOE AND NEW 10/2018 RECALL J0A

THE VEHICLE TAKES LONG STOPPING DISTANCE WHILE BRAKING AND , ALSO L HAD MANY TIMES WHEN THE CAR SLIPPED WHILE BRAKING

2011 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE FOR CURTAIN SHIELD AIR BAG INFLATORS. *AS THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THE AFTERMAKET MOON ROOF DISRUPTED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE AIRBAG. *JS

HORN STOPPED WORKING. ONLY WORKS WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT. FORUMS HAVE POSTED THAT IT COULD BE THE SPIRAL CABLE FROM OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS. THIS REPLACEMENT IS OVER $1,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ALL THE BREAK LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON BRAKE, ABS AND SKID LIGHTS ON ALSO NOISE UNDER HOOD BY BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY VERIFIED ABS / BRAKE LIGHTS ON). TOLD ME I NEEDED TO REPLACE BRAKE ACTUATOR / BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP / BLEED / AND RE-FLASH SYSTEM . FOUND OUT THIS ALSO HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON THE 2009 AND THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID AND THEY HAVE A RECALL OUT ON THIS. I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THIS OCCURRING

I HAVE A 2011 PRIUS, AND IT FAILED TOYOTA'S OIL CONSUMPTION TEST TWICE, AROUND 110,000 MILES. IT CONSUMES OIL WAY SO QUICKLY THAT I HAVE TO ADD OIL 2-3 TIMES BETWEEN SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES. BOB SMITH TOYOTA (LA CRESCENTA, CA) PERFORMED THE TEST PER TOYOTA'S INSTRUCTIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOT TAKE ANY MEASURES TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF 2010-2012 TOYOTA PRIUS OWNERS WHO PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON THE PREMISE OF BEING A "ECO FRIENDLY HYBRID" TOYOTA IS CLEARLY NEGLIGENT AND AFTER HAVING AN ATTORNEY DRAFT LETTER TO TOYOTA THEY STILL WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSBILITY.

MY PRIUS 2011 HYBRID BURNING LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT EVERY ONE OR TWO MONTH. IT IS HARD BECAUSE NO ONE HAVE SOLUTION FOR THIS ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS NOT JUST CHANGING THE HEADLIGHT EVERY ONE OR TWO MONTHS BUT THE PROBLEM IS SAFETY, ON HIGHWAY ONCE THE LIGHT GOES DOWN. IT HAPPENED TO ME! IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE.