2014 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A BUILDING AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,700. UPDATED 01/20/16*LJ *CN

DRIVING HOME (APPROXIMATELY 100 MILE JOURNEY) - THE "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WARNINGS INDICATED NEEDED TO STOP DRIVING AND HAVE CAR TAKEN TO SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. HAD CAR TAKEN TO DEALER FOR "WARRANTY" SERVICE - WAS TOLD A RODENT HAD EATEN THE HIGH VOLTAGE WIRING INSULATION - NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. HAVE HAD NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY AT OUR LOCATION, AND OTHER VEHICLES PARKED HERE HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS. BEING TOLD $2700 REPAIR NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY THAT I NEED TO CLAIM ON MY CAR COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE. CONCERNED THAT IF IT IS RODENT DAMAGE, IS IT DUE TO MATERIALS USED THAT ARE ATTRACTIVE TO RODENTS (WOULDN'T THIS BE A PROBLEM FOR ALL PRIUS OWNERS), ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT HAVE MORE OF A VISIBLE SMALL RODENT POPULATION? ALSO, DON'T KNOW HOW TO PROVE IT WAS MANUFACTURER OR DESIGN DEFECT - ASKING DEALER TO DOCUMENT HOW THEY CAME TO BELIEVE IT IS A RODENT PROBLEM.

OTHER CAR DRIVER JUMP RED LIGHT AND T-ZONE HIT MY CAR FROM FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ,EVERYTHING FROM PASSENGER SIDE WAS BROKEN AND WHOLE INTERIOR WAS BROKEN TILL DRIVER SEAT. LATER ON THE CAR WAS DECLARED TOTAL LOSS. IN THIS BIG CRASH ALSO NONE OF THE AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED TO SUPPORT DRIVER.......UPDATED 12/10/15 *BF *CN

WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, AND ABOUT FOUR TIMES, I HAD EXPERIENCED ROUGH/HIGH IDLING DURING HOT DAYS AND AFTER DRIVING OVER 80 MILES; USING AIR CONDITIONING. (I WORK OVER 70 MILES FROM HOME.) I DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA OF REDLANDS DEALERSHIP ON AUGUST 4, 2015, BECAUSE THE CAR WAS DISPLAYING THE SAME CONDITIONS. WHILE ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND ON THE FREEWAY, THE CAR BEGAN TO IDLE HEAVILY. I MERGED TO EXIT THE FREEWAY AND WHILE ON THE OFF RAMP, STOPPED, THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE DISPLAY READ "CHECK HYBRID ENGINE. STOP PARK THE CAR SAFELY." I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FROM OFF-RAMP TRAFFIC AND PARK IT. THE MESSAGE ON DISPLAY WAS STILL THERE. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY RECOMMENDED I HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THEM. WHEN TOW TRUCK ARRIVED, I TURNED ON THE CAR TO POSITION IT FOR THE TOWING BED. THE MESSAGE NO LONGER DISPLAYED . THE CAR STAYED WITH DEALERSHIP ALL DAY ON AUGUST 5, 2015. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE DISPLAY SHOWED NO MESSAGE AND THERE IS NO CODE TO INDICATE A MALFUNCTION OCCURRED. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I AM KEEPING THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP ON AUGUST 6, 2015, FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. MY CONCERN IS TWO-FOLD: 1. MY SAFETY, 2. IF THE SYSTEM DISPLAYED A MESSAGE, WHY DOES THE SYSTEM NOT PRODUCE A CODE FOR THE TECHNICIANS AS A NON-HYBRID CAR WOULD? THIS ITSELF PRESENTS A SERIOUS ISSUE.

AFTER PARKED FOR 20 MINUTES, THE CAR IS DEAD, HAD TO JUMP START. BATTERY WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE ISSUE WAS NOT TAKING CARE OF. AT LEAST 3 MORE TIMES SINCE THE BATTERY REPLACEMENT, I FOUND MY CAR WAS AGAIN DED AFTER PARKING, CAN NOT EVEN OPEN THE DOOR WITH REMOTE. BUT ALL 3 TIMES THE CAR WAS ABLE TO POWER ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES ON IT'S OWN WHILE WAITING FOR TOW... ABOVE THAT, THE CLOCK, TRIP ODOMETER AND TEMP SETTINGS WERE RESETTING ON RANDOM TIMES SINCE 650 MILES, AS WELL AS THE RADIO WHICH WILL TURN ON AND OFF AT RANDOM. DEALER REPLACED THE RADIO BUT IT STILL DOES THE SAME. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY (DEALER) CAN'T TELL ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, AND CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, UNLESS IT'S DEAD WHILE IT'S IN THEIR SHOP, EVEN AFTER I SHOWED THEM THE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS OF THE ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. AS A RESULT, A CRASH OCCURRED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,200.

THIS VEHICLE IS A LITTLE OVER 3 MONTHS OLD AND HAS HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THROUGH THIS PERIOD. WHEN PUT IN REVERSE ON OCCASION IT FREEZES AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH GO ON AND STAY ON (INCLUDING THE YELLOW TRIANGLE) AND THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE. THE PRIUS C NEEDS TO BE SHUT DOWN EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS AND RESTARTED TO WORK. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASED NEW. WORSE YET, THE LAST TIME WHEN IT WAS PUT IN REVERSE (YESTERDAY) ALL THE LIGHTS FROZE ON THE DASH HOWEVER THIS TIME THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN REVERSE AND THE DASH SAID 'R' FOR REVERSE. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,687.

CARS AV SMELLS LIKE MOLD AV CONDENSER CLOGGED SMELL GET WORSE AS TIME GOES ON CAR IS UNBEARABLE TO DRIVE NOW

WHILE DRIVING ON STREET I NOTICED IN THE MIDDLE OF MY STEERING WHEEL (WHERE YOU PRESS THE HORN) THERE WERE RAISED MARKS. VERY PROMINENT CENTER OF STEERING WHEEL LEFT SIDE. SLIGHTLY RAISED ON THE RIGHT. I COULD SEE THE RAISED SHAPE AS A QUARTER OF A BUNDT CAKE. I GOT REALLY SCARED AND DROVE TO TUSTIN TOYOTA. I ASK THE SERVICE ADVISER WHERE MY STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG WAS, HE POINTED TO THE RAISED SECTION ON MY STEERING WHEEL. I SHOWED HIM THE RAISED MARKS AND THAT IT APPEARS THAT SOMETHING PERHAPS THE AIR BAG WAS PUSHING OUTWARD. I TOLD HIM THAT NOT ONLY CAN YOU SEE THE RAISED MARKS YOU CAN SEE THEM. HE WENT AND CHECKED ANOTHER PRIUS V ON THE SHOWROOM FLOOR, THAT STEERING WHEEL WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. WENT ON TO SAY "GOOD CALL" THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG. THE R/O READS: CK STEERING WHEEL LEFT SIDE AIR BAG IS RAISED. REPLACED THE PAD ASSY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG ITSELF BECAUSE IT WAS STARTING TO PUSH OUTWARD. HOW SAFE IS IT TO DRIVE MY PRIUS V. SHOULD I BE CONCERNED WITH THE AIRBAG WHAT IF THE AIRBAG DECIDES TO INFLATE WHILE I AM DRIVING WHAT IF THE AIRBAG DOES NOT INFLATE IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME . *TR