2011 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V487000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. STERLING MCCALL TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 9400 SOUTHWEST FWY, HOUSTON, TX) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WAS INOPERABLE. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, THE HORN FUNCTIONED AS INTENDED. HOWEVER, IF THE STEERING WHEEL WAS CENTERED, THE HORN WOULD BE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LIA TOYOTA OF NORTHAMPTON (LOCATED AT 280 KING STREET, NORTHAMPTON, MA 01060, TEL: 413-341-5299) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S HORN LOST FUNCTIONALITY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT FOR THE SAME VEHICLE AND THE SAME COMPLAINT. THE FIRST OCCURRED 11/11/2016. I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT IN THE SAME PARKING LOT. AS I TURNED INTO THE SPOT AND RELEASED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR MY CAR ACCELERATED. THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE STRIKING ANOTHER CAR OR THE HANDICAPPED RAMP.

MAKING RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT AND THE CAR ACCELERATED STRIKING A PARKED CAR TO MY RIGHT AND MY CAR WAS STOPPED BY A CEMENT HANDICAP RAMP. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE TO MY CAR, AS WELL AS THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. THE CAR ON MY HAD THE RIGHT FRONT BUMPER REMOVED AND THE WROUGHT IRON RAILING ON THE RAMP SEVERELY DENTED.

DASH BOARD KEEPS BEEPING, YET I HAVE REPLACED THE KEY BATTERY 3 TIMES AND NOW DEALER SAYS KEY NOT DETECTED, YET CAR RUNS SO THE KEY IS DETECTED BUT THE BEEPING WILL NOT STOP. TOOK TO DEALER PAID 89.99 FOR DIAGNOSTIC PER DEALER. DEALER NOW SAYS THE LEFT HARNESS NEEDS REPLACED FOR $1802 PLUS TAX. I FEEL MANUFACTURER SHOULD ALLOW CONSUMERS WHO BOUGHT THERE PRODUCT BE GIVEN INFORMATION ABOUT HISTORY OF FAULTY ELECTRICAL WIRES EVEN WHEN IT IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD. JUST TURN OFF THE BEEPING NOISE IF THAT IS THE ONLY ISSUE. MILEAGE 58847...

WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON DURING THE DAY (I.E. WHEN IT IS RAINING), THE LIGHTED PANEL ON THE CONSOLE FADES TO UNREADABLE. SINCE THE SPEED IS INDICATED ON THE CONSOLE, WE CANNOT MONITOR OUR SPEED DURING THESE TIMES. THIS IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS WHEN WE ARE HIGHWAY DRIVING. MY TOYOTA SERVICE DEALER DID NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM, NOR DID THEY RESPOND TO THREE SURVEYS THEY AND TOYOTA SENT TO ME IN WHICH I OUTLINED THE PROBLEM.

MY TOYOTA PRIUS WARNING LIGHTS BRAKE,ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON. I CHECK WITH THE DEALER AND IT SAID MY ACCUMULATOR WAS LEAKING. THIS PART ALONE IS $2600 PLUS $500 IN LABOR. MY CAT HAS 41,900 MILES ON IT. THIS PART IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE 09-10 MODELS HAD A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. AMAZING THAT THE SAME PART EXCISE IN NEWER MODELS BUT NO RECALL. ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT'S THE MOST EXPENSIVE PART OTHER THEN THE HYBRID BATTERY. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN THTHE LIGHTS CAME ON AND MY BRAKES RELEASED WHEN DEPRESSED AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT. MY KIDS DRIVE THIS CAR OFTEN BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE AND INEXPENSIVE FOR GAS. PERFECT FOR A KID WITH NOT A LOT OF INCOME. BUT, NOW THEY CAN'T BECAUSE OF THE RISK AND THE PRICEY REPAIR. IF YOU LOOK AT FORUMS THIS IS A WORLDWIDE COMMON PROBLEM AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX IT. NOT JUST A RECALL FOR TWO YEARS OF THE VEHICLE. IF I HAD THE MONEY, I WOULD TAKE THEM TO COURT. I'M JUST A LITTLE MAN THOU. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA HAS OBVIOUSLY GOTTEN AWAY WITH. IF YOU DO YOUR RESEARCH ONLINE, THEY'RE IS ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO SHOW THAT THEY ARE NOT FIXING THEIR MISTAKE. I WOULD LIKE A CALL FROM SOMEONE TO MAKE SURE THAT OTHERS DON'T PUT THEIR KIDS IN THE VEHICLES WITH THESE ACCUMULATORS PRESSURIZING THEIR BRAKES. SOMEONE WILL LOSE THEIR LIFE IF IT'S LEFT IGNORED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT 808-721-718. I WILL ALSO CALL TOYOTA CORPORATION BUT THAT WILL PROBABLY GET ME NO WHERE. I'M A LITTLE GUY AGAINST A BIG CORPORATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V487000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 07/13/17*LJ *CN

WHILE IN MOTION WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES FAILED. RAPID BEEPING WITH BRAKE LIGHT ON. I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS NOTHING. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THIS VEHICLES ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSY. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME PARTS FOR THE 2010 PRIUS, NOT 2011 - 2015