2010 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

I BOUGHT THIS CAR AROUND MID YEAR OF 2019, AND WHEN I FIRST USED IT IN THE HIGHWAY COMING BACK FROM WORK, THERE WAS TRAFFIC AND I NOTICED THE BREAKS NOT RESPONDING WELL. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT, IN THE STREETS AS WELL. THERE'S ALSO A ORANGE LIGHT SAYING THAT IT NEEDS MAINTENANCE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR ABOUT 3 TIMES TO THE PERSON THAT SOLD IT TO ME BECAUSE HE HAS A CAR SHOP AND IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING.

AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOYED AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. DAMAGED/RIP APART FRONT BUMPER...CAR IS TOTAL LOSS AS PER INSURANCE ADJUSTER. OTHER COLLIDED HONDA CR-V HAD ALL ITS AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NONE ON MY PRIUS. ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT MAJOR INTERSECTION ,WHEN GREEN LIGHT TURNED ON I PADDLE MY CAR , OTHER CAR HONDA CR-V CAME AT A SPEED TO MAKE LEFT TURNED AND HIT MY FRONT BUMPER.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE HYBRID SYSTEM FAILED AS PER NOTIFICATION ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CAR WAS OPERABLE BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE ABOVE 40 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS TOLD BY THE CERTIFIED TOYOTA DEALER THAT THE INVERTER FAILED AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A REASON WHY IT FAILED. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL ON THE INVERTER IN 2014 TO FIX A SOFTWARE ISSUE WHICH WAS REPAIRED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THIS RECENT INCIDENT WAS UNRELATED.

WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM RUNNING ERRANDS MY CAR'S LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO COME ON AND NOISES STARTED TO START HAPPENING. I WAS LUCKY I WAS ONLY A FEW STREETS AWAY FROM MY HOUSE SO I DECIDED TO DRIVE BACK HOME. THE BREAK WAS REALLY HARD TO PRESS. THE BRAKE FELT LIKE IT WAS A ROCK AND HARD TO PRESS. I DROVE WITH MY HAZARDS ON UNSURE OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG AND THE CAR STARTED TO BEEP AND I WAS WORRIED THE CAR MIGHT FAIL TO BRAKE SO I STARTED TO DRIVE VERY SLOWLY. THE BRAKES WERE SO HARD TO PRESS. I TOOK MY CAR TO TOYOTA THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH MY BRAKES. THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW DAYS AND RETURNED TO ME SAYING IT WAS FIXED. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION TO BE IN. I DRIVE A LOT. IF I HAD BEEN FURTHER AWAY FROM MY HOME THIS WOULD HAVE PUT ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS POSITION. I COULD'VE BEEN STRANDED OR DROVE ON THE FREEWAY IN THIS CONDITION UNSURE OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING. MY CAR COULD'VE STOPPED BRAKING, I COULD'VE GOTTEN INTO A BIG ACCIDENT AND INJURED OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED NOW AND SAVE OTHER DRIVERS! IN CALIFORNIA PEOPLE DRIVE UP TO 80 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY-IF WE ARE BEHIND A CAR AND THE BRAKES MALFUNCTION YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE DRIVER AND ANYONE INVOLVED! WHEN I HEARD TOYOTA WAS NOT RECALLING THIS ON ALL PRIUS'S THAT MIGHT BE AFFECTED IT REALLY SCARED ME. THIS IS UNSAFE.

WELL-MAINTAINED, DEALER-SERVICED VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A FUEL PUMP FAILURE, WHICH OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING.

HAZARD LIGHTS FLASHING WHEN DRIVING FORWARD OR REVERSE DEPENDENT ON THE SPEED OF WHEEL ROTATION. I AM TOLD THAT MY SKID CONTROL ECU AS WELL AS THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND PUMP ARE BAD AND NEED REPLACING. I KEEP READING ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT TOYOTA SAYS IT IS NOT A BROAD ISSUE. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHAT SYSTEMS HAVE FAILED OR WHAT RISK THERE IS IN DRIVING.

WHEN THE VEHICLE PASSED 100K MILES, IT START CONSUMING OIL EXCESSIVELY. NOW IT NEEDS A QUART EVERY 200 MILES. I FOUND OUT FROM THE NET THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT RESOLVED

AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN CAR CRASH: MY 2010 PRIUS WAS STUCK BY ANOTHER CAR WHO RAN A RED LIGHT, IN THE FRONT RIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE). THE CAR THAT STRUCK ME WAS TRAVELING APPROX 35MPH AND PUSHED MY CAR (ALSO TRAVELING APPROX. 35MPH) INTO THE PATH OF A WOODEN TELEPHONE POLE THAT SUSPENDED THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS OVER THE INTERSECTION. MY CAR TRAVELED ABOUT 20-30 FEET FURTHER AND STOPPED WHEN MY CAR HIT THE POLE HEAD ON. THE TELEPHONE POLE BROKE IN TWO IN THE IMPACT. NONE OF MY AIR-BAGS DEPLOYED. THE POLICE REPORT IS INCORRECT REGARDING THE AIRBAGS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO AMEND THE REPORT. AS SEEN IN THE ACCOMPANYING PHOTOGRAPHS, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONTRARY TO THE POLICE REPORT.

THE NIGHT BEFORE, EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE. THE NEXT DAY, I START MY CAR UP AT 4PM-5PM, FIRST TIME I STARTED MY CAR AND I HAVE NEW LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD. THE EBRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT, AND TRACTION LIGHT. I RELEASE MY EBRAKE AND THE EBRAKE LIGHT IS STILL ON. CONCERED I CHECKED THE BREAK FLUID AND THE 12V BATTERY AND THOSE WERE FINE. DROVE THE CAR AROUND THE BLOCK TO SEE IF THERE WAS AN ISSUE OR IF THE LIGHTS WERE JUST ON. THE BRAKES WERE ALMOST COMPLETELY OUT THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY STOP WHEN I PUT MY FOOT TO THE FLOOR. I END UP TAKING THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WERE AFTER FOUR HOURS OF LOOKING AROUND, INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND THE BOOSTER PUMP. WHICH ALSO CAME WITH A BILL OF $3000 TO FIX IT.

FIRST THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM FAILED, FOLLOWED BY THE PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT DAYS LATER. AFTER REPLACING BOTH LIGHTS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM FAILED FOLLOWED BY THE PASSENGER'S LOW BEAM.