2010 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS "TURNED ON" ON THE DASHBOARD WHILE DRIVING ALONG FREEWAY. HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL HARDER TO STOP THE CAR. SEARCH ONLINE ON WHAT MIGHT BE CAUSING THE WARNING LIGHTS, IT WAS FOUND OUT THAT SO MANY TOYOTA PRIUS CAR OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THE SYMPTOM WAS CAUSED BY EITHER FAULTY ACCUMULATOR OR MASTER CYLINDER/ACTUATOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 250 MILES, THE VEHICLE LOST TWO QUARTS OF OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,785.

ON TWO OCCASIONS, JUNE 22, 2018 AND AUGUST 15, 2018 THIS VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL AND TRAVELING AT SPEED ON GENERALLY FLAT, STRAIGHT, 4 LANE ROAD IN GOOD WEATHER. I HAVE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS WITH SUMMARIES OF EACH EVENT AND MAPS SHOWING ROUTE AND TERRAIN DURING THE EVENTS. HARD BRAKING SLOWED BUT DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE EITHER TIME. BOTH TIMES, AFTER TRAVELING SOME DISTANCE WHILE BRAKING BUT CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE MADE A THUNKING NOISE FELT THROUGH THE FLOOR OF THE CAR AND SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT THIS WAS AFTER ABOUT 2 MILES, THE SECOND TIME AFTER ABOUT A MILE. AFTER EACH INCIDENT I PHONED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IF THEY COULD REPLICATE THE EVENT THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT. I REPORTED THE EVENTS TO CORPORATE TOYOTA AND AN INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA OF ASHEVILLE WHERE THEY SPENT SEVERAL DAYS WITH THE CAR, INTERACTING WITH TOYOTA, WHO WAS ASKING THEM TO EXPLORE AND TEST VARIOUS THINGS RELATED TO THE DUAL PEDAL FAIL SAFE, THE COMPUTER, SNAPSHOTS OF EVENTS ON THE COMPUTER ETC. THEIR FINAL JUDGEMENT WAS THAT FLOOR MATS MAY HAVE INTERFERED, THOUGH IT WAS THE FIRST THING I CHECKED WHEN I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE CAR.

THE BRAKES MAKE SOUNDS WHEN PRESSED. LOOK INTO THE INTERNET AND PRIUS CHAT FORUMS AND TAKING TO LOCAL MECHANIC AND FOUND THE BRAKE ACTUATOR IS FAULTY AND NEED REPLACING ASAP.

SEAT BELT DRIVER AND PASSENGER BUCKLES INSIDE LATCH WORN OUT-LOCKING PIN WORN OUT DUE TO MAKE OUT PLASTIC. THIS IS NOT A GOOD SAFETY SEAT BELT OEM. FROM MANUFACTURE TOYOTA. WE NEED TO RECALL THIS. ALL SEAT BELT BUCKLE LATCH, INSIDE MATERIALS TO LOCK THE PIN SHOULD MAKE OUT METAL, NOT PLASTIC... DO TO WEAR AND USED TO SNAP IN/OUT SO MANYTIME CAUSE THE BUCKLES WARNOUT. PLEASE RECALL THIS PROBLEMS THANK YOU.

I WAS DRIVING TO MY HOUSE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE BOTTOM. SEVERAL LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY AND FORTUNATELY THERE WAS AN EXIT AND I COULD GET OUT OF THE HIGHWAY AND I MANAGE HOW TO STOP AND I DID NOT CRASH. THE STORY COULD BE ANOTHER IF I WAS DRIVING FASTER. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE BOOSTER PUMP (ATTACHED YOU CAN FIND THE ESTIMATE). I WAS SHOCKED WHEN I FOUND HOW MUCH WAS GOING TO COST ME. MY CAR HAS NEVER HAD A PROBLEM AND ALL OIL CHANGES HAD BEEN AT THE SAME TOYOTA DEALER. I HAVE NEVER TAKEN THE CAR ANYWHERE ELSE. INVESTIGATING I FOUND THAT THIS MODEL PRIUS 2010 IN 2013 HAD A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AFFECTING 82000 PEOPLE. I AM USING THE CAR WITH BECAUSE I HAVE TO GO OUT TO WORK EVERY DAY FOR THE SUSTENANCE OF MY FAMILY AND WITH A CONSTANT CONCERN OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT AND CAUSING DEATH TO OTHER PEOPLE INCLUDING MYSELF, I NEED THE HELP OF TOYOTA TO PAY FOR THE ENTIRETY OF ARRANGEMENT I ALREADY SPOKE WITH TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT HELP ME WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIR, IT IS REALLY EXPENSIVE AND IT IS NOT MY FAULT. DOES TOYOTA HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THERE IS AN ACCIDENT? OR INJURY OR DEAD PEOPLE?.

AFTER CHANGED ALL THE 12V BATTERY AND 201V BATTERY PACK BRAND NEW. ALL THE FLUID; OIL, COOLING WATER, TRANSMISSION ALSO BEEN CHANGED NEW, EVEN CLEAN OUT THE EXHAUST CO2 DEPOSIT IN THE PIPE, BASICALLY THE ENGINE BEEN CLEAN OUT LIKE NEW. THE PROBLEMS NOW IS NOT START OR PUT INTO READY MODE. DUE TO THE INVERTER AND ICU U1 CIRCUIT BOARD NOW SENDING THE SIGNAL TO THE DASH BOARD. DASH BOARD ONLY SHOW FLASHING ENGINE LIGHT, PUSH BUTTON SHOW AMBER NOT GREEN. I HEARD TOYOTA IS RECAL THE SOFTWARE ON THE INVERTER, THIS IS NOT GOING TO HELP, DUE TO REPROGRAM THE KEY AND THE IMOBOLIZER CAUSE THE INFOR ON THE DASH TO SHUT DOWN, THE OBDII CANT EVEN READ OR FUNCTION. NOW MY 2010 HYBRID IS DEAD. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE HELP.

RECALL NOTICE EOE WAS PERFORMED ON MY 2010 PRIUS TO CORRECT AN INVERTOR PROBLEM. A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED. ACCORDING TO MY DEALER AT CAPISTRANO TOYOTA AS WELL AS OTHER DEALERS THIS WAS JUST A BANDAID AND NOT A TRUE FIX. THE OWNER OF CAPISTRANO TOYOTA AS WELL AS OTHER TOYOTA DEALERS HAVE WRITTEN TO TOYOTA THAT THE INVERTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER H,S HAD MANY CARS COME BACK AFTER THE SOFTWARE FIX AND HAD TO HAVE THE INVERTOR CHANGED. IF THE INVERTOR FAILS WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR CAN POSSIBLY JUST STOP RUNNING OR SLOW DOWN TO 15 MILES. THIS WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY DEADLY.

I STATED TO THE GLENDALE TOYOTA DEALER IN CALIFORNIA THAT I HEAR AND FEEL A BUZZ/CLICK WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE AND THEY INFORMED ME IT IS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND WARRANTY EXPIRED IN DECEMBER 2017. I AM REQUESTING IS AN EXTENSION TO THIS WARRANTY OR VOLUNTARILY MAKE IT A SAFETY RECALL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE TO FIX.

MY VEHICLE ABRUPTLY SLOWED DOWN ON ILLINOIS HIGHWAY 94 SOUTH BOUND AT 33 EXIT AT 2:00PM AUGUST 10. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN RIGHT LANE, WHICH HAD A SLIGHT SLOPE THAT ALLOWED ME TO DRIVE MY CAR TO THE SERVICE LANE. AFTERWARDS, I TRIED TO START MY CAR WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. I CALLED MY CAR INSURANCE AGENT ON 2:11PM TO TOW MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC. THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE INVERTER/CONVERTER. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED AGAIN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM WAS IN RECALL.