2010 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

AS I WAS DRIVING 55-65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM ALERT CAME ON, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME BUT GOING UP HILL IT WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 35 MPH, AND 40-50 MPH ON FLAT GROUND. THIS HAPPENED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHERE THE AVERAGE SPEED IS 55-65 MPH

MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS IMPECCABLY MAINTAINED BY DESERT TOYOTA OF TUCSON, ALL SERVICE RECORDS KEPT. OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 5,000 MILES RATHER THAN THE DEALER-RECOMMENDED 10,000. THIS WAS MY 4TH TOYOTA AND I EXPECTED IT, LIKE MY OTHER TOYOTAS, TO HAVE NO SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS FOR YEARS. BUT SUDDENLY IN 2017, WHEN THE ENGINE TURNED OVER 107,000 MILES (THUS MAKING IT OUT OF WARRANTY), I HAPPENED TO CHECK THE OIL (SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES BEFORE THE NEXT SERVICE WAS DUE) AND FOUND IT NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE DIPSTICK. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT I CHECKED IT BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO ADD OIL AND SAVE THE ENGINE. THE CAR PERFORMED AS BEFORE, BUT CONTINUED TO BURN ABOUT A QUART OF MOTOR OIL EVERY 1000 TO 1500 MILES. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF EITHER SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST, OR OIL STAINS UNDERNEATH THE CAR. MY SERVICE PERSON AT DESERT MERELY SHRUGGED AND SAID THIS KIND OF THING HAPPENED OCCASIONALLY, OFFERED NO REMEDY OR CONTACT WITH THE TOYOTA REP. I BEGAN TO SEARCH THE INTERNET, FINDING THAT THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF 2010 TOYOTA PRIUSES WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE KEPT THE CAR ON THE ROAD BUT AM AWAITING A REIMBURSED REMEDY FROM TOYOTA, POSSIBLY THROUGH A CLASS ACTION SUIT. THIS OIL LEAKAGE POSES INCALCULABLE SAFETY RISKS TO THE ENVIRONMENT IN POLLUTION AND UNPREDICTABLE OCCURRENCES. TOYOTA OWNERS DO NOT EXPECT A $5000 ENGINE REPAIR ON A $25,000 CAR WITHIN 7 YEARS OF PURCHASE, NOR SHOULD THEY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A TOYOTA DEFECT WHICH CONVENIENTLY OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS JUST OUT OF ENGJINE WARRANTY.

THE BEST I CAN GET IS 40 MPG WITH MOSTLY CITY DRIVING. WHICH IS SO MUCH WORSE THAN THEIR CLAIMED 55+ MPG. ANYONE HAS THE SAME COMPLAIN ?

TOYOTA PRIUS LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY GO OUT DUE TO KNOWN ISSUE WITH WIRE HARNESS. NO RECALL ISSUED AND OWNER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COST OF REPAIR

VEHICLE ACTUATOR BRAKE PUMP ASSEMBLY MAKING SQUEAKING BARKING NOISES WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED DOWN AND HELD DOWN THE BRAKE PUMPS BACK AT ME. I TOOK TO TOYOTA THEY CHARGED ME FOR RUNNING CODES AND TWO BRAKE BLEEDS. AGKNOWLEDGED THAT IT'S THE BREAK ACTUATOR PUMP ASSEMBLY THAT IS A EXTENDED WARRENTY BUT WILL NOT FIX AND CHARGED ME BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHT SYSTEM IS NOT COMING ON. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL NOT AN EXTENDED WARRENTY. MY BRAKES BARK AND PUSH BACK EVERY TIME I BRAKE. THIS DOESN'T SEEM SAFE TO DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY AND NOT GOOD IF AN ACCIDENT INCURS BECAUSE I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL MY BRAKES DIDN'T WORK. PLEASE MAKE A RECALL AND NOT JUST AN EXTENDED WARRENTY.

MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS SLIDES WHILE BREAKING WHEN I DRIVE OVER A BUMP OR A WHOLE THE CAR SLIDES WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS OR HIGHWAYS. THESE OCCURRENCES HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT OR TURNING. THIS OCCURS ALL THE TIME WHEN THE ROADS ARE DRY AND IT IS WORST WHEN IT IS WET OUTSIDE, ICE, RAIN SLEET OR SNOW.

BRAKE/ABS AND STABILITY SYSTEM FAILURE. POSSIBLE ACTUATOR OR ACCUMULATOR. TOUOTA KNOWS THERE IS A FAULT AND HIDES BEHIND A SOFTWARE UPDATE. SYSTEM FAILS AND CAUSES UNRELIABLE BRAKING WITH INCREASED FORCE TO APPLY THE BRAKES. BRAKES APPLY SO HARD AT TIMES THE REAR PASSENGERS HEADS HIT THE REAR SEAT.

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS THAN 40 MPH, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND CHECK MY HYBRID SYSTEM LIGHT IS TURNED ON. WHEN IT TURNED ON, I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, HOWEVER I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND RESTART MY CAR. I HAVE RECENTLY COME IN TO GET A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE FACTORY RECALL RELATED TO THE ISSUE. HOWEVER MY INVERTER HAS BEEN DAMAGED AS WELL. ON THIS WEBSITE IT STATES IF MY INVERTER IS DAMAGED RELATED TO THE RECALL, IT WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. HOWEVER THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME FOR DIAGNOSTIC, AND REQUESTED PAYMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF MY INVERTER. I ALSO HAVE GIVEN TOYOTA A CALL AS WELL, THEY HAVE STATED THAT THE RECALL ONLY WILL CONSIST OF A SOFTWARE UPDATE. I WAS UNABLE TO GET ANYONE FROM TOYOTA TO HELP ME WITH MY REPAIR OF MY INVERTER THUS FAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FRONT WHEELS SHOOK AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANTHER VEHICLE, WHICH THEN CAUSED THE OTHER VEHICLE TO CRASH HEAD ON INTO A MEDIAN. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME, AWAITING AN INVESTIGATION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V684000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, CREEPING INTO A PARKING SPACE, IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE CAR, THE CAR ACCELERATED INSTEAD. I THEN SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AGAIN, CAUSING ME TO GO OVER THE CURB, OVER THE SIDEWALK AND KNOCK DOWN A FENCE AND SHED. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, SOME KIND BYSTANDERS TOOK THE DEBRIS OFF THE CAR SO THAT I COULD GET OUT. I THEN CALLED POLICE AND THE PROPERTY OWNER, AS WELL AS MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I AM HONESTLY SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN, AS I DO NOT WANT THIS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION TO HAPPEN AGAIN. I WILL BE NOTIFYING TOYOTA, AND THE REPAIR SHOP WORKING ON MY CAR HAS ALREADY BEEN INFORMED.