2011 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

PRIUS STARTED CONSUMING OIL AROUND THE 105,000 MILE MARK. TWO MONTHS AGO, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD ME COME BACK AFTER 1100 MILES AFTER MY OIL CHANGE. THEY SAID IT WAS CONSUMING OIL BECAUSE THE PISTON RINGS WERE LEAKING. THE LADY TRIED TO SELL ME A USED ENGINE FOR 3,000 OR 5,000 DOLLARS. I TOLD HER THAT IS WHY I BOUGHT TOYOTA BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO SPEND MONEY AFTER 100,000 MILES. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND THIS PRACTICALLY HAPPENING TO ALL THE 2010-2011 PRII. MY BUDDY OWNS AND CAMRY AND JUST HAD HIS BLOCK/PISTON RINGS CHANGED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS MORNING, I AM A 100 MILES FROM THE NEED OF AN OIL CHANGE, AND WHEN APPLY THE BREAKS I GET A YELLOW LIGHT COMING ON SAYING "NOT ENOUGH OIL PRESSURE". I GOOGLE THIS AND PEOPLE ARE SAYING IT IS BECAUSE MY OIL IS LOW AGAIN. I THINK TOYOTA IS TRYING TO AVOID HAVING TO RECALL THIS.

THE PRIUS HAS A PROBLEM WHEN BRAKING OVER BROKEN PAVEMENT OR POTHOLES. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE AND THE CAR ENTERS AN AREA OF THE ROAD WHERE THERE IS UNEVEN GROUND. THE BRAKES SEEM TO NOT WORK FOR A SECOND EVEN IF THERE IS STEADY PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES QUITE A STARTLE TO THE CAR'S DRIVER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY A CONCERN TO US WHEN THIS HAPPENS AT A CROSSWALK. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. TOYOTA OF AMERICA HAS BEEN CONTACTED TWICE, I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP BUT NO FIX IS AVAILABLE.

MY HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE KEEPS DYING OUT OF NOWHERE AFTER ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MONTHS OF USE (ABOUT 6,000 MILES OF DRIVING). IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE PAST YEAR NOW AND OCCURS ABOUT THREE OF FOUR TIMES A YEAR. IT WOULD HAPPEN OUT OF NOWHERE. TODAY IT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN DURING WORK (I DELIVER FOOD, NEEDING MY CAR TO DRIVE).

HEADLAMP, 2011 PRIUS 5 DOOR HATCHBACK, I HAVE REPLACED THE RIGHT HEADLAMP 5 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN 2012. RECENTLY THE LAMP ABOVE THE THE HEADLAMP HAS ALSO GONE OUT. IF YOU MOVE THE WIRING I NOTICED THE LIGHTS WILL WORK FOR A WHILE THEN GO OUT. THE HEADLAMPS WILL WORK FOR A WHILE WHEN REPLACE BUT WITH THE LAST REPLACEMENT THE RIGHT NEW HEADLAMP WILL NOT WORK.

WHEN BRAKING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS GOING OVER A BUMP OR DEPRESSION IN THE GROUND, THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. INSTEAD OF STOPPING THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY IN THIS SETTING.

THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40MPH WHEN WE T BONED ANOTHER CAR THAT ENTERED OUR LANE ILLEGALLY. MY WIFE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WE SKIDDED FOR ABOUT 10 YARDS BEFORE HITTING THE OTHER CAR. NEITHER THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINING SYSTEM NOR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM OPERATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER ASSEMBLY AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

MICE INVADED MY CAR. TRAPPED 6. FOUND NESTS IN ENGINE AREA, UNDER TRUNK, INSIDE HOOD FELT IN GLOVE COMPARTMENT IN A WATER BOTTLE. THE SMELL DOES NOT LEAVE AFTER HAVING CAR DETAILED AND STEAM CLEANED. TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS. NOT THE CONSUMER PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS DRIVEN EVERY DAY AND INSIDE A GARAGE.

2011 TOYOTA PRIUS 3. ( MOST MODELS 2010-2014) ENGINEERING DESIGN FLAW ALLOWS MICE TO EASILY ACCESS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH AIR SYSTEM. WHEN MICE ARE PRESENT WHILE DRIVING THIS CREATES A DRIVING DISTRACTION THAT CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH. TOYOTA CORP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALERSHIP DOES FIELD COMPLAINTS BUT WILL NOT ACT BECAUSE TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AN ORDER A BULLETIN . I HAVE PHOTOS AND SOLUTION TO ISSUE, HOWEVER SEVERAL OTHERS MAY BE UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL FINDINGS. I MYSELF AM A VICTIM OF THE DESIGN FLAW AND NEARLY RESULTED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. WITHOUT BEING DRAMATIC- THIS IS TRULY A ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED SERIOUSLY. I CANT PROVIDE MORE DETAILS IF NEEDED. I'M NOT LOOKING TO GAIN MONEY, MEDIA ATTENTION OR ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN THERE IS TRULY AN ISSUE AND I WANT OTHERS TO BE SAFE. ITS HEARTBREAKING TO LOOK IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR TO SEE A 15 MONTH OLD BABY SCREAMING BECAUSE A MOUSE IS RUNNING ACROSS HER BODY AND ANOTHER MOUSE IS RUNNING ACROSS THE BACK SEAT AND THEN THE FLOOR BOARD UNDER YOUR FEET WHILE TRYING TO PULL OVER WITH NO ROAD SHOULDER.

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IN THE COUNTRY, GO ABOUT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 55 WHEN I HEARD A VERY LOUD SOUND LIKE AN EXPLOSION OR GUNSHOT. I HAD THE COVER TO THE SUNROOF OPEN AND WHEN I LOOKED UP I COULD SEE THAT THE SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED, CRACKLED EVERYWHERE, BUT INTACT. WHEN I PULLED OVER TO LOOK AT IT FROM THE OUTSIDE, I COULD NOT SEE ANY DEBRIS FROM ANYTHING THAT WOULD HAVE HIT IT.. INSTEAD IT APPEARS TO BOW FROM UNDERNEATH AND THE SIDES HAVE LINEAR CRACKS ALL AROUND. I WAS NOT CLOSE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENED EITHER, SO I DO NOT SEE THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED FROM ANYTHING EXTERNALLY. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO BE DISTRACTED TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY IF THE GLASS HAD ENTIRELY FALLEN THROUGH TO THE INSIDE.