2004 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS ELECTRICAL DISPLAY (TOUCH SCREEN) HAS 'SHORTED OUT' WITH A LOUD TICKING NOISE THROUGH THE SPEAKERS. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SPRINGFIELD, VA TOYOTA SHOP TWICE, AND IT IS CONTINUING TO HAPPEN. THE SCREEN GOES DARK, AND THEN THERE IS NO ACCESS TO THE DEFROSTER, GPS, ETC. THEY ALL BECOME NON-FUNCTIONAL. *JB

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SEVERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THEY HAVE GOTTEN MORE SEVERE AFTER THE TOYOTA DEALER UPLOADED NEW CODE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX A RECALL. PROBLEMS INCLUDE LOSS OF DISPLAY, LOSS OF CONTROL OF CLIMATE SYSTEM, RADIO TURNS ITSELF OFF, AND OCCASIONALLY THERE IS LOSS OF POWER AT LOW SPEEDS WHICH IS SOMETIMES FIXED BY A REBOOT OF THE CAR. AFTER THE LAST LOSS OF POWER, THE CAR THEN RESPONDED BY THE GAS ENGINE REVVING VERY HIGH AND NOT RESPONDING TO THE GAS PEDAL - YET THE CAR WAS NOT TRAVELING ANY FASTER. *NM

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING 2004 PRIUS TRANSMISSION. *TS THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS STARTING IN LOW GEAR ON A HILL. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTICE REGARDING THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, HOWEVER WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP, HE WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. THE DEALER EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT. *JB

WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, CAR SOMETIMES GOES INTO REVERSE INSTEAD. DEALER CONFIRMED PROBLEM AND OFFERED TO REPLACE SHIFTING MECHANISM FOR $50 DEDUCTIBLE ON EXTENDED WARRANTY. WILL TRY TO OBTAIN OLD PART. *NM

I TURNED LEFT INTO DRIVEWAY OF A HOME- DRIVEWAY HAS AN INCLINE. I TURNED OFF POWER AND TWO CHILDREN EXITED CAR. ONE PASSENGER RETURNED WITHIN FIVE MIN AND SAT IN FRONT. I PLACED FOOT ON BRAKE. BRAKE FELT "LOCKED" WITH NO GIVE. I PRESSED POWER BUTTON WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, AND PLACED GEAR IN REVERSE. I LET FOOT OFF BRAKE TO ROLL SLOWLY OUT OF DRIVEWAY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE TO SLOW EXIT, MY FOOT WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR--NO POWER. I NOTICE GEAR WAS NEUTRAL. POWER WOULD NOT TURN OFF. CAR WAS ROLLING CLOSER TOWARD A BUSY FOUR LANE STREET. I NOTICED THE POWER BUTTON LIGHT COLOR WAS RED, AND THE FOLLOWING YELLOW WARNING INDICATORS WERE LIT: BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT, SLIP INDICATOR LIGHT. I DEPRESSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. I TOLD MY 14 Y/O PASSENGER TO EXIT THE CAR AND WHEN SHE DID THE MASTER WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE THE ABOVE LIGHTS REMAINED LIT. THE BRAKE CONTINUED TO DEPRESS TO THE FLOOR. I AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE POWER WITHOUT SUCCESS. I EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH MY SMART ENTRY KEY IN HAND AND AS EXPECTED LOUD BUZZING NOISE CAME ON. I THEN CONTACTED TOYOTA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS 269-568-6678. I CALLED BACK LATER TO CHANGE THE REFERENCE NUMBER TO 269-492-2066. I HAD ASKED FOR POLICE ASSISTANCE FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL, BUT THE POLICE DID NOT SHOW. ON 9/6 A.M., JIM AT METRO TOYOTA SERVICE, KALAMAZOO, MI CALLED & I DESCRIBED THE ABOVE TO HIM. AT 1530 ON 9/6/06, I DESCRIBED MY EXPERIENCE TO MARVIN AT TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATION. THE CASE NUMBER HE PROVIDED WAS 200609051137. THIS IS THE SECOND LIKE INCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE. I DID NOT REPORT THE FIRST INCIDENT TO THE NHTSA WHICH OCCURRED A FEW MONTHS AFTER I TOOK POSSESSION OF THE THEN NEW 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. NO REASON WAS FOUND FOR THE FIRST INCIDENT, BY THE SAME DEALERSHIP SERVICE. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. ALSO, WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL BECAME SOFT AND WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. UPDATED

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS I PURCHASED USED LAST FEB (06). STARTING THE CAR DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY BRING UP THE DASH DISPLAY. IT REMAINS BLANK, HOWEVER I CAN SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE POWER STEERING IS OFF AS WELL. I RESTART AND RESTART AND EVENTUALLY THE DASH WILL POP ON. THE CAR IS DRIVABLE BUT ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE NOT. NOT AT ONCE THOUGH. THE RED TRIANGLE WITH THE ! IN BETWEEN IS ALWAYS PRESENT BUT SOMETIMES IT IS JOINED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR THE ABS FAILURE LIGHT. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IS STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON. *JB

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS HESITATES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHT AND SLIP INDICATOR CAME ON, THEN VEHICLE RESUMES FULL POWER. *KB ***NAR*** *JB

THE PRIUS USES A LEVER AND GATE TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION INTO GEAR. ON MY PRIUS, THE LEVER STUCK IN THE GATE POSITION AND DID NOT RETURN TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. I PUSHED THE "PARK" BUTTON AND BEGAN TO EXIT THE CAR. IT ROLLED FORWARD IN GEAR AND I HAD TO JUMP BACK IN AND JAM ON THE BRAKE TO AVOID INJURING SOMEONE. THIS DEFECT IS EXTREMELY SERIOUS. IF THE SELECTOR LEVER DOES NOT RETURN TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION AFTER A GEAR IS SELECTED, THE PARK FUNCTION IS DISABLED AND THE VEHICLE WILL MOVE FORWARD. *JB

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *KB THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS T-BONED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 40 MPH. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. *NM

TAIL LIGHTS ON MY '04 PRIUS ARE SLOWLY MELTING , AND AS A RESULT, THE DECORATIVE BLACK PLASTIC INSIDE THE ASSEMBLY IS OBSCURING THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO THE POINT THAT THEY ARE BARELY VISIBLE. I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THESE SOON; TOYOTA REFUSES TO DO IT, SAYING I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. *NM