2010 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL, OIL, AND BREAK SYSTEMS EVER SINCE PURCHASING MY CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 2010 PRIUS FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN 2013. TOYOTA HAS NEVER PROVIDED A SATISFACTORY ANSWER FOR WHAT IS ACTUALLY WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. TOYOTA ALSO DOES NOT HAVE AN IDEAL MAINTENANCE PLAN SET UP FOR THE KNOWN INCREASED OIL CONSUMPTION RATE THAT IS DIRECTLY LINKED TO MY MODEL VEHICLE AND HAS NOT ONLY NOT PERFORMED ROUTINE OIL CHANGES BUT ALSO SENT ME HOME AFTER A SUPPOSED OIL CHANGE WITH ZERO OIL IN MY TANK. BUT TODAY MY MAIN CONCERN THAT I TAKE ISSUE WITH AND THAT IVE ENCOUNTERED FROM THE GET-GO, HAS TO DO WITH THE BREAKS. FOR YEARS I'VE BEEN TELLING TOYOTA ABOUT HOW MY BREAKS DO THIS THING WHERE UNDER THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES (THOSE BEING THINGS LIKE SLIGHT BUMPS OR RAISES IN THE ROAD, OR GOING OVER A MANHOLE COVER) THE BREAKS NOT ONLY GIVE OUT BUT ACTUALLY PROPEL ME FORWARD WITH ZERO CHANCE FOR STOPPING WHICH IS QUITE TERRIFYING ALREADY AND THEN WHEN YOU ADD IN OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD INTO THE EQUATION IS A LITERAL NIGHTMARE. DESPITE MY MANY EFFORTS FOR TOYOTA TO TAKE A LOOK AT THEM THEY ALWAYS REFUSE ANY SERVICE TO THEM BECAUSE MY DASHBOARD IS NOT DISPLAYING ANY WARNING SIGNS. ALSO, DUE TO THE FACT THAT ITS NOT A CONSTANT ISSUE, MEANING IT ONLY HAPPENS UNDER THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH IDK WHERE SUCH A PRECISE PLACE EXISTS NEAR THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CANT EXPERIENCE IT FOR THEMSELVES. SO MY CONCERNS ARE DISMISSED LEAVING ME TO FEND FOR MYSELF WHENEVER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES ARISE WHICH NO DOUBT AN ACCIDENT SEEMS TO BE ON THE HORIZON. THEN WITH ~114,700 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, MY ENTIRE ABS SYSTEM CRASHED WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC. LUCKILY I AM A BEYOND EXCEPTIONAL DRIVER AND ALSO HAVE CATLIKE REFLEXES SO WAS ABLE TO MANAGE MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHEN THIS OCCURRED. HOWEVER, WITH WARNING LIGHTS NOW ILLUMINATED O

UPON STARTING THE CAR, THE ABS, BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. CHECKED BRAKE FLUID AND IT WAS AT MAX LEVEL. TOOK TO DEALER AND SHOWED CODE 1391 WHICH SHOWED THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLIES NEED REPLACING. IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA. A VOLUNTARY RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR OUR 2010, BUT MY SPECIFIC MODEL WASN'T INCLUDED AND RECALL EXPIRED IN 11/19 OR 150K MILES. I'M AT 150,992. THERE IS ACTIVE RECALL FOR SAME ISSUE FOR 2011-2015 MODELS. IT'S A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. IT'S A $3K JOB TO REPAIR FOR A CAR THAT IS WORTH ABOUT DOUBLE THAT. WHEN THIS WARNING COMES UP, YOUR BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT RELIABLE. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. TOYOTA KNOWING THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NEEDS TO CORRECT IT ON ALL MODELS THAT SHOW THIS WARNING, NOT JUST SELECT MODELS.

BAD RINGS IN THE MOTOR. MY DEALER SAID HE IS SEEING A LOT OF PRIUS'S LIKE THIS. HE THINKS TOYOTA WILL HAVE A RECALL ON THE PRIUS SOON. CAMRY AND RAV-4 HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS REASON. MY PRIUS JUST STARTED USING A LOT OF OIL @130,000. (1QT PER 1200 MILES) PLEASE ENFORCE A RECALL FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FIRM CAUSING THE BRAKING DISTANCE TO BE EXTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF LINCOLN PARK LOCATED AT 1561 N FREMONT ST, CHICAGO, IL 60642 WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

UPON TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND STARTING TO DRIVE, THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE THEN STARTS AND EXPERIENCES ABOUT 20 SECONDS OF MISFIRING TO THE POINT THE CAR IS WITHOUT SMOOTH POWER. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM. IF THE CAR WAS IN THE WRONG SITUATION WHEN IT HAPPENED IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE SAME THING WILL OCCASIONALLY HAPPEN WHEN PARKED AFTER WAITING FOR THE ENGINE TO START.

I WENT TO THE DEALER AS I WAS TOLD AFTER OPENING A CASE WITH TOYOTA,, HOWEVER THE SOLUTION WAS NOT RESOLVED TO MY SATISFACTION. BASICALLY. SAFETY PARTS WERE REPLACED FROM A RECALL ON 08/2013. A FEW YEARS LATER I GOT ANOTHER TOYOTA NOTIFICATION THAT IF I HAD THESE BRAKE BOOSTER RELATED FAILURES/LIGHTS TO BRING IT IN, I WOULD HAVE EVEN IF I HAD THE LIGHTS WITHOUT THE NOTIFICATION. THE OTHER DAY I HAD THE FAILURE RELATED TO THE DEFECTIVE PARTS INSTALLED ON 08/2013. SO SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 08/2013 AND WHEN TOYOTA NOTIFIED ME ABOUT THE LIGHTS OR THE STILL EXISTING DEFECT, THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT GOING TO HAPPEN BUT DID NOT KNOW WHEN AND TODAY I HAD THE FAILURE. I BELIEVED THAT SINCE I HAD THE ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT BRAKE SAFETY PARTS REPLACED THAT I WAS DRIVING A SAFE PRIUS. I FEEL THE SECOND REPAIR FOR THE SAME PARTS SHOULD BE COVERED SINCE WHEN THEY NOTIFIED ME THEY KNEW THERE WAS A DEFECT AND CHOSE NOT TO ABSORB THE COST OF THIS REMEDY.

I WAS DRIVING A NORMAL COMMUTE WHEN AT RANDOM, THE ABS, BRAKE, AND TRACTION LIGHT WENT ON. THE BRAKES SEEMED TO DEPRESS QUICKER AND FELT 'OFF'. I WAS THANKFULLY CLOSE ENOUGH TO HOME. THE BRAKE LEVELS WERE FINE, HOWEVER AFTER TAKING THE CAR INTO THE DEALER, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE BREAK BOOSTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PART IN 2013, AS WELL AS A RECENT LEGAL SUIT SUGGESTING THAT TOYOTA DID NOT INCLUDE ALL VEHICLES THAT COULD BE AFFECTED BY THIS FAULTY PART (ISSUE TYPICALLY SHOWS UP AROUND 150K MILES). I HAVE A 2010 PRIUS ( INCLUDED IN THE SUIT) WITH JUST ABOVE 150K AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED.

MY CAR IS ACCELERATING WHILE BRAKING. WHENEVER I TRY TO BRAKE ON THE ROAD WHILE CURBING OR STOPPING AT THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS, THE CAR SKIPS/SLIDE FORWARD. IT'S GETTING WORSE ON THE RAINY TIME THOUGH.

CAR SHAKES BADLY WHEN CHANGING FORM ELECTRIC TO GAS MOTOR, STARTED SMOKING IN THE BACK.

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND AND CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM NOTIFICATION LIGHTS UP ON THE DASH.