2010 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

BRAKES SLIP AND LOSE GRIP WHILE BRAKING AND TRAVELING OVER MODERATE BUMPS OR POTHOLES, ALSO HAPPENS WHILE BRAKING HARD.

VEHICLE STALL WHEN HYBRID SYSTEM KICKS IN AND SHAKE, VERY DANGEROUS CONSIDERING THE CAR IS QUIET.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V487000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN THE FALL OF 2017. THE DEALER (TOYOTA OF WARREN, 2657 NILES CORTLAND RD SE, WARREN, OH 44484) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *TT CONSUMER STATED AS OF 10/28/18 FAILED AIR BAGS HAS STILL NOT BEEN FIXED. UPDATED 11/28/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V487000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (CORNHUSKER TOYOTA, 3510 KAUFMAN AVE, GRAND ISLAND, NE 68803, (308)-382-4620) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *TT CONSUMER STATED PARTS WERE AVAILBALE AND REPLACED. UPDATED 12/04/18 *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND CAR BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED -- ONLY PERMITTING TRAVEL AT ABOUT 50 MPH. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THE CAR SHUT OFF ENTIRELY. FORTUNATELY, WAS ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DUE TO LACK OF WARNING, AND FACT THAT WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHERE OTHERS ARE GOING 60-70MPH OR FASTER. THE INVERTER OVERHEATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS ISSUE WAS PART OF A RECALL, BUT DID NOT INCLUDE MY YEAR/CAR. EXTREMELY UPSETTING THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT RECALL IT OR AT A MINIMUM SEND A WARNING TO OWNERS TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT. THIS CAN CAUSE POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENTS, AND TOYOTA SEEMS TO BE AWARE OF THE ISSUE.

I RECENTLY NOTICED THAT WHEN I OPEN THE CAR DOOR TO GET INTO THE CAR (WITH THE ENGINE OFF), THE BRAKE ASSIST PRIMES FOR QUITE A BIT (> 30 SECONDS). THEN I START MY CAR, I NOTICE THAT THE SOUND CAN BE HEARD PRIMING THE BRAKE (VACUUM?) EVERY 15 SECONDS OR SO AND LASTING ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS. IT PRIMES EVERY TIME I RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR IS BAD AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACE OR THE CAR WILL NOT SOME IN DRIVING CONDITIONS.

BRAKE ACTUATOR KEEPS ACTIVATING EVERY 10 SECONDS. THE CARS ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND BRAKES ERROR LIGHTS HAVE ALL COME ON. BRAKES ARE COMPROMISED IN SOME MANNER WHICH CAN POSE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES WHILE DRIVING.

ABS ACTUATOR FAILED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGH SPEED CITY STREET. LOSS OF BRAKING POWER NOTICED/OBSERVED. ACTUATOR FAILURE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY TOYOTA DEALER - CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD FOR REPAIR.

MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER GOU, IS IDENTIFIED ON YOUR WEBSITE AS BEING PART OF THE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 16V487, RECALL STATUS "RECALL INCOMPLETE"

FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT BUCKLE IN-LOCK IN, THE MECHANISM IS NOT BROKEN, IT'T JUST NOT CLICK TO LOCK IN.