2010 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN, IT SHOOK, STALLED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH EXCESSIVE PRESSURE FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. ALSO, THE HORN FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTH BAY TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 18416 S WESTERN AVE, GARDENA, CA 90248, (310) 323-7800), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AUTONATION TOYOTA CERRITOS (LOCATED AT 18700 STUDEBAKER RD, CERRITOS, CA 90703, (562) 802-4000), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V684000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE ENGINE STARTED SHAKING, THE STEERING AND BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE ENGINE CEASED UP AS THE CAR SHUT OFF. GOT ERROR CODE P3190 FOR POOR ENGINE POWER, AND THEN A DAY LATER EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, THE FIRST TIME WAS IN A 2002 PRIUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V684000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. STEVENS CREEK TOYOTA (4202 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, SAN JOSE, CA 95129, (408) 984-1234) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

IT HAS BEEN OVER 2 MONTHS AND NO REMEDY (SOFTWARE UPDATE) HAS BEEN RELEASED FOR NHSTA RECALL # 18V684 (HYBRID SYSTEM MAY SHUTDOWN AND CAUSE STALL J0V). I AM MOVING AND NEED THIS ISSUE FIXED BEFORE I GO OVERSEAS.

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL 18V-684. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER DUE TO THE FAULTY FAILSAFE DRIVING MODE. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GERMAIN TOYOTA OF NAPLES (13315 TAMIAMI TRAIL N, NAPLES, FL 34110, (888) 722-4942) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE LINEAR OFF SET VALUE NEEDED TO BE RE-LEARNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,399.

TOYOTA HAS PERFORMED WHAT THEY PURPORT TO BE THE SAME RECALL, EOE, TWICE. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS PERFORMED, IT WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT ADVANCE NOTICE TO ME, AND WITHOUT EXPLANATION, EXCEPT THAT IT NOT BEEN PERFORMED BEFORE ON MY VEHICLE, AND WAS REQUIRED. AFTER THE WORK WAS DONE, AND AFTER RETURNING FROM THE DEALER, I CHECKED MY RECORDS, AND I DETERMINED THAT THE EOE RECALL HAD IN FACT BEEN DONE THREE YEARS EARLIER, IN 2015. SUBSEQUENT CONTACTS WITH TOYOTA AND THE DEALERS INVOLVED HAS NOT PROVIDED AN EXPLANATION, REGARDING THE NEED TO ESSENTIALLY RE-DO THE SAME EOE RECALL, EXCEPT AS A PART OF THE LATEST RECALL, WHICH CURRENTLY HAS NO REMEDY. THIS LATEST RECALL, NHTSA NO. 18V-684, STATES 'A PREVIOUS SAFETY RECALL MAY NOT HAVE BEEN FULLY COMPLETED . . . '. THE STATEMENT IS VAGUE, AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO TELL ME WHY ANY PRIOR RECALL WAS NOT FULLY COMPLETED, WHEN THE SERVICE INVOICE INDICATES SUCH RECALLS WERE IN FACT FULLY COMPLETED. TOYOTA TELLS ME OTHER OWNERS ARE AFFECTED, NOT JUST ME. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE FROM TOYOTA, INDICATING THE WORK DONE FOR THE FIRST EOE WAS IN ANY WAY INCOMPLETE, SUCH THAT IT NEEDED TO BE DONE TWICE. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THE SECOND EOE INSTALLED DIFFERENT SOFTWARE, BUT I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING, SINCE THE SECOND EOE RECALL IS BEING DONE IN A NON-TRANSPARENT MANNER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE OWNERS ARE NOT BEING MADE AWARE OF POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLES, AND IT IS UNCLEAR IF THE REMEDY HAS BEEN PROPERLY VETTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V235000 (SERVICE BRAKES). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF POWAY (13631 POWAY RD, POWAY, CA 92064, 858-486-2900) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THEY WOULD SEND HER A CLAIM NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 137,450.

AUTOMOTIVE PAINT IS UNSTABLE. ON THE SIDES THERE ARE SEVERAL POINTS. MANY PAINT CHIPS IN FRONT OF THE CAR. THE MACHINE QUICKLY RUSTS.

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAFETY RISKS OUTLINED IN THE FOLLOWING MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: J1V NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 18V684 I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE FOR THE PAST 2 - 3 YEARS AND UNKNOWINGLY MAY HAVE BEEN SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON REPAIRS THAT MAY NOT HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CURRENTLY, MY CAR IS NOT RUNNING AS I EXPERIENCED A STALL (11/09/2018) WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY AT A HIGH SPEED WITH THE SCREEN READING "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" AND THE DASH LIT UP WITH THE YELLOW TRIANGLE AND EXCLAMATION POINT. I AM NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE DURING THE STALL, BRAKES ARE WORKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME COUNTLESS TIMES, ALMOST ALWAYS ON THE FREEWAY OR EXITING AND WHILE TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD START BACK UP AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF BEING TURNED OFF. THIS PARTICULAR TIME (11/09/2018), I COASTED THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE SPOT AND THE VEHICLE ENGINE NEVER TURNED ON AGAIN. I TOWED THE VEHICLE TO MY RESIDENCE AND THEN TO MY MECHANIC. I AM ONLY ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE MOTOR WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL AND THE SCREEN READS "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM". THE CAR HAD OVER 1/4 TANK OF GAS AT THE TIME. I CURRENTLY USE MY VEHICLE FOR MY LIVELIHOOD DOING INDEPENDENT DELIVERY SERVICES SUCH AS INSTACART, DOORDASH, POSTMATES ETC. SINCE THERE IS YET TO BE A REMEDY FOR THIS SITUATION I WANT TO KNOW WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE TO GET BACK THE MONEY I'VE SPENT OR COMPENSATION FOR THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT IS NOT USABLE AND UNABLE TO BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER IN A TIMELY MANNER. I CAN PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION IN REGARDS TO REPAIRS MADE AS WELL AS VISITS TO TOYOTA IN WHICH THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE.