2010 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

ALL BRAKE, ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. CHECKED ABS CODE AND RECEIVED C1391. MECHANIC CAN HERE THE ACTUATOR CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING AND BELIEVE THE PUMP/ACTUATOR IS BAD. I HAVE SEEN THIS RECALLED ON 2010 MADE BETWEEN MARCH 2009, AND OCTOBER 2009. MY MANUFACTURE DATE IS SEPT 2010. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CAR BECAME HARD TO STOP AND REGENERATIVE BRAKING IS NO LONGER WORKING.

CAR WORKED FLAWLESSLY AND WE MAINTAINED IT REGULARLY. TOOK IT IN TO ADDRESS RECALL OF JOV UPDATE PWR MGMT ECU AT DEALER. DEALER COMPLETED RECALL WORK. 2 DAYS LATER ENGINE LITE CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM AND THE ! ON AND TRIANGLE ON. THE CAR CONTINUED RUN BUT NOW WAS STUDDERING WHEN WAS NOT BEFORE THE RECALL WORK. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID WE NEED A NEW HYBRID BATTERY. WE BELIEVE THE SOFTWARE UPDATE THEY DID CREATED A THIS ISSUE. DEALER ACTING IGNORANT AND SAYING IT NEEDS NEW BATTERY BECAUSE OF NUMBER OF MILES ON CAR. ASKED FOR DIAGNOSTIC PRINT OUT FROM WHEN THEY DID RECALL WORK TO THEY NEW DIAGNOSIS AND THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE. WE BELIEVE THE RECALL UPDATE CREATED A TECHNICAL PROBLEM WITH OUR HYBRID BATTERY. WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT DEALER NOT BEING HONEST REGARDING ISSUES WITH THIS RECALL UPDATE AND IS USING IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REDUCE LIABILITY FOR TOYOTA ON FAILED RECALL WORK AND TO USE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING IN LARGE TICKET SALES REPAIR IE THEY QUOTED US A NEW HYBRID BATTERY FOR 5,500.

LOUD SCREECHING NOISE AND VIBRATION AT BRAKE PEDAL. ABS BRAKE AND TRACTION LIGHTS ALL LIT UP ALONG WITH BEEPING. HAS HAPPENED SPORADICALLY OVER LAST 2 YEARS. HAVE OWENS CAR 5 YES. APPROX 120,000 MILES. WHEN THE BRAKE NOISE AND ALL LIGHTS APPEAR ON DASH VERY LOW BRAKING ABILITY. HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING OR STARING CAR. ON 6/6 LIGHTS AND BRAKING FAILED AND DO NOT TURN OFF. TOOK TO SERVICE AT TOYOTA DEALER & TECH SAYS $3000 PLUS FOR REPAIRS. POSSIBLE LEAK IN ABS PUMP??

WITHOUT WARNING, TOTAL FAILURE OF POWER ASSIST TO BRAKES. NUMEROUS DASH WARNING LIGHTS AND LOUD BUZZER SOUNDS. REQUIRES EXTREME BRAKE PEDAL FORCE TO STOP THE CAR. EXTREMELY UNNERVING AND DANGEROUS SITUATION.

STARTED CAR ONE MORNING, IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE 'ABS', 'BRAKE', AND 'TRACTION CONTROL' WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. TOOK THE CAR FOR A DRIVE AROUND THE CORNER, AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED BRAKES WERE VERY SOFT AND UNRESPONSIVE. PEDAL LITERALLY SINKS TO THE FLOOR WHILE AIR CAN BE HEARD LEAKING FROM THE SYSTEM/PEDAL. . ALSO NOTICED THE BRAKES NO LONGER RECHARGE THE SYSTEM, AND THEY ALSO FEEL JERKY AT TIMES. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR, AND NOTICED FLUID WAS HALFWAY BETWEEN MAX AND LOW. PERHAPS A LEAK SOMEWHERE IN THE SYSTEM? I CONTACTED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND WILL HAVE THEM TAKE A LOOK AT IT ON 05/10/2019 ACCORDING TO SOME RESEARCH I CONDUCTED, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE IN THE 2010/2011 MODELS. SUPPOSEDLY, OVER TIME, VIBRATIONS CAN ACTUALLY CRACK THE LINE(S) FEEDING INTO THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, AND THUS RESULTING IN THIS FAULT. TOYOTA SHOULD DEFINITELY BE MORE COMMUNICATIVE ABOUT THESE ISSUES. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 4 YEARS, AND HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. CURRENTLY NOT DRIVING THE CAR AT THE MOMENT, AS I DO NOT FEEL SAFE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE "HYPER" SYSTEM FAILURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA OF SEATTLE (1925 AIRPORT WAY S, SEATTLE, WA 98134, (206) 382-4300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EGR VALVE AND INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

DRIVING WITH CRUSE CONTROL SET AT 72 MPH, DRIVING ON 4 LANE INTERSTATE. MASTER WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" & "CHECK PCS SYSTEM", ALL DASH LIGHTS LIT UP. ENGINE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY AND RESULTED IN NO POWER WHEN PUSHING GAS PEDAL. STEERING WAS NOT COMPROMISED. WAS ABLE TO CROSS 3 LANES ON THE INTERSTATE TO THE SHOULDER WITH NO POWER AND THE CAR DECELERATING RAPIDLY, AGAIN WITH NO PRIOR WARNING OF ANY ISSUES. TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED, WAS ABLE TO DRIVE APPROX. 25 FEET BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY AGAIN LEADING TO A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. BREAKING AND STEERING WERE AFFECTED AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR.

THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHT/ SLIP INIDICATOR WARNING TRIANGLE ON & OFF. MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS II HAS 153K MILE. THIS HAS GONE ON/OFF FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW. THE BRAKE SEEMS TO LOOSE THE HYDRAULIC POWER BRAKE. I FEEL LIKE THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED A FEW TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I HAVE TO PUMP BRAKE AND VEHICLE BEGINS TO BRAKE ON 2ND PUMP. I'VE HAD TO TRIPLE MY STOPPING DISTANCE AS TO NOT REAR ANYONE. I WENT TO AUTOSHOP, THEY SAID IT'S THE BRAKE ACTUATOR/SENSORS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED AND IT'S EXPENSIVE $2-3K. THEY SAID IT NEED TO BE FIX SOON BECAUSE BRAKE MIGHT FAIL AT ANY TIME. I CALLED CAMELBACK TOYOTA, PHOENIX, AZ, ED IN SERVICE DEPT SAID THERE IS NO SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH PRIUSES . I CHECKED VEHICLE REPAIR HISTORY LOOKS LIKE ABS PROGRAMMING WAS FLASHED BACK IN 2/11/2010, WHEN VEHICLE WAS STILL ON THE MANUFACTURER, 3 MILES. I HAVE NOT FIXED YET. PLEASE RESEARCH THIS ISSUE FURTHER FOR SAFETY REASONS. I DO NOT WANT TO KILL ANYONE WHEN BRAKES WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL.

MY BRAKES HAS ALWAYS HAD A WEAK FEEL AND IT WOULD LOSE STOPPING POWER WHEN BRAKING ON A BUMPY ROAD. ITS ALMOST LIKE, THE BRAKES RELEASES WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP. THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO RECALLS FOR THE 2010 PRIUS BUT FOR SOME REASON, MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN IT. IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN GET THE DEALER TO PERFORM THE RECALL? ITS JUST A SOFTWARE COMPUTER UPDATE, BUT I HAVE A FEELING THEY WILL NOT DO IT SINCE MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. EVEN THOUGH I EXPERIENCE THE SYMPTOMS OF THE 2 BRAKE RECALLS FOR THE 2010 PRIUS. THANK YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA OF REDLANDS (LOCATED AT 921 NEW YORK ST, REDLANDS, CA 92374, (909) 793-0300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V684000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM) ON FEBRUARY 27, 2019; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.