2010 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

NOTICED BRAKES PULSING AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS. LOOKED UP SYMPTOMS ONLINE AND DETERMINED IT WAS FROM BRAKE BOOSTER LEAK ISSUE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP BUT BECAUSE NO CODES SHOWED UP ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, WAS TOLD NOTHING WRONG. (THAT WAS AT 147,000 MILES.) FAST FORWARD 6 MONTHS AND WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKING BECAME VERY SPONGY. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND NEEDS BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP AND BRAKE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY REPLACED. NOW HAS 155,000 MILES AND IS 5000 MILES PAST WARRANTY. LONG STORY SHORT IS THAT I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE AN ISSUE LONG BEFORE THEIR COMPUTER COULD DETECT ANYTHING. BUT BECAUSE I'M NOW PAST WARRANTY, I HAVE TO PAY $2600 FOR REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD EXTENDING THE BRAKING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEFECTIVE ABS CONTROL UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V039000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

BOTH THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE OF A PROBLEM WITH RECALL WHICH TOYOTA EXPIRED THE RECALL ON 10/31/2019. I TRIED FEW TIMES LAST 3 YEARS TO GET IT FIXED WITH TOYOTA PORTLAND BUT THEY ALWAYS SAID 1) DON'T HAVE PARTS WILL CALL BACK ONCE AVAILABLE 2) IF YOU HAVE ISSUE WE WILL FIX IT OTHERWISE NOW NOW. NOW THAT BOTH WERE OFF AND I HAD TO USE HIGH BEAM, I TOOK TO TOYOTA BEAVERTON, OR. THEY SAID RECALL IS EXPIRED. WHY WILL RECALL EXPIRE IF IT IS SAFETY ISSUE? I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SUPPORT THEY SAID EXPIRED AND YOU HAVE PAY FO YOURSELF. THE COST IS NOT JUST BULBS BUT INTERNAL WIRING KIT WHICH STARTS FROM $600. I AM TAKING IT TO TOYOTA PORTLAND TODAY AS MY STUDENT DAUGHTER NEEDS THE LIGHTS TO DRIVE. WE ARE BOTH IN DIFFERENT STATES (CA AND OR). CSP INFO - "CUSTOMER SUPPORT PORGRAM ZHB CERTAIN 2010-2011 MODEL PRIUS COVERAGE FOR HALOGEN LOW BEAM HEADLAMP BULBS)

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT AND SLIDE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR. WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS,I FOUND THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TOTOYOTA AND THEY DID A VOLUNTARY RECALL. MY QUESTION IS WHY WOULD THERE BE A VOLUNTARY RECALL ON A PART THAT IS VITAL TO THE SAFETY OF THE CAR AND HAS A KNOWN DEFECT? BECAUSE IT WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL THEY COULD ARBITRARILY SELECT A CUT OFF (150,000 MILES) INSTEAD OF ENSURING THE CAR WAS SAFE. THIS IS ONLY FOR 2010 PRIUS.

LOUD RATTLE, SHAKING IN MOTOR AREA. WAS FOUND TO BE A HEAD GASKET LEAK. USING A LOT OF ANTIFREEZE AND WHITE SMOKE OUT THE TAIL PIPE. WHILE IDLE OR IN MOTION AND WHILE GAS ENGINE IS RUNNING. STARTED INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST AND VERY SHORT, EG. FOR A SECOND OR TWO, THEN GOT LOUDER, MORE OFTEN AND LASTED LONGER. THIS CAR HAS 230,000 MILES. THIS SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING ON MY 2011 PRIUS WITH 128,000 MILES. I RESEARCHED THIS AND IT IS A COMMON PLACE WITH GEN 3 PRIUS CARS. I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE EITHER ONE OF MY PRIUS CARS SAFELY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ORANGE (MASTER WARNING) AND A P-SYMBOL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO UMANSKY TOYOTA DEALER, (1357 RICHMOND RD, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22911) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V684000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,788.

MY BRAKES HAVE FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY BRAKE ACCUMULATOR AND BRAKE BOOSTER ON MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM WHEN ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP AT A REDLIGHT. THE BRAKES FELT SPONGY AND UNRESPONSIVE. I NARROWLY MISSED COLLIDING WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BY SWERVING ONTO THE SHOULDER. TOYOTA PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS FAULTY PART BUT CLAIMS THAT I MISSED THE DEADLINE BY 35 DAYS TO GET IT FIXED. THE REPAIR COSTS ROUGHLY $4,000 WHICH TOYOTA HAS REFUSE DO TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS AND BELIEVE THAT IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE FOR TOYOTA TO PUT THEIR PROFITS ABOVE THE SAFETY OF ITS' CUSTOMERS. I DO NO THIS BELIEVE THAT IT IS ETHICAL TO PUT A DEADLINE ON A SAFETY CONCERN OF THIS NATURE.

EXSESIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. NEED TO ADD OIL ( 2 QUARTS OR MORE) BETWEEN OIL CHANGES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY ON THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND FAILED TO OPERATE AS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (GREENTREE TOYOTA 87 FEDERAL RD, DANBURY, CT 06811) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO (CURRY TOYOTA OF CONNECTICUT 832 STRAITS TURNPIKE, WATERTOWN, CT 06795) FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSIS WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V235000 (SERVICE BRAKES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A BUYBACK OFFER FROM GREEN TREE TOYOTA BUT DECLINED THE OFFER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED ON A SMALL HILL, UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD DOWN THE HILL. THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE AS THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A NEIGHBOR'S FENCE AND TRAILER. THE BRAKE WARNING WAS LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISING TO THE KNEE AS WELL AS HE ALSO SUSTAINED BRUISING TO THE KNEE THAT REQUIRED NO MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LAKELAND TOYOTA (2925 MALL HILL DR, LAKELAND, FL 33810) WHERE THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A TOYOTA ENGINEER ASSISTANCE FIELD INSPECTOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 197,356.