2010 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER ON THE FREEWAY MULTIPLE TIMES FORCING ME TO PULL OVER. IN ONE INSTANCE I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A SEMI. THE VEHICLE WILL SHOW A TEMPERATURE WARNING AND WILL THEN SHUT DOWN AND READ, "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM". THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP CLAIMS IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE AND WILL GO IN FRONT OF A JUDGE IN JANUARY. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS AND THEY TELL ME IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN UNLIMITED MILEAGE RECALL BUT TOYOTA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN THIS MORNING TO MY WIFE WHO WAS ON A FREEWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 70MPH. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ERROR AND I WOULD HATE TO SEE SOMEONE DIE BECAUSE THEIR CAR STOPS ON THE FREEWAY. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALSO HAD SEVERAY P0401 CODES, THERE IS AN WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT FOR THIS AS WELL BUT LIMITED TO 150K MILES. I WAS TOLD BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IT WAS ALSO A CULPRIT FOR A BLOWN HEAD GASKET.

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN OLSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING TOYOTA BRAKE RECALL ON HER 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. *LD THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT NOT RECEIVING A NOTICE FOR THE SAFETY RECALL FOR THE BRAKES.*JS

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. BRAKE LIGHT IS ON. DEALER SAYS ACCUMULATOR PUMP IS BAD. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ITEM. THEY REPLACED IT UNDER RECALL IN 2014 AND REFUSE TO DO IT AGAIN. QUOTED $2000 TO REPAIR. CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING EITHER. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND STILL HAVING THE SAME SAFETY ISSUES IS NOT OK. I AM 6 MONTHS PREGNANT AND CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX AN ITEM THAT SHOULD BE COVERED FOR LIFE OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THIS RECALL.

MY PRIUS WAS RECALLED TO LIMIT CURRENT IN THE MAIN POWER INVERTER AS THEY ARE FAILING. THESE INVERTERS ARE STILL FAILING EVEN AFTER THE SOFTWARE MODIFICATION. TOYOTA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE INVERTER AS THEY KNOW IT COULD FAIL. I DON'T WANT TO BE STRANDED BEFORE THEY WILL ADDRESS THE PROBLEM!

TOYOTA INVERTER FAILURE. MY SPECIFIC VIN WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE IPM DID FAIL, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR LOST ALL POWER & WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE. FORTUNATELY THE STREET WASN'T BUSY & I WASN'T STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AS I HAD MY 6 WEEK OLD NEWBORN IN THE CAR WITH ME. I HAD DUTIFULLY CHECKED TO SEE IF MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL & IT WASN'T, EVEN THOUGH IT FAILED. THEY ONLY FIX IT AFTER IT FAILS, WHICH IS OUTRAGEOUS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE WHEN THEIR PRIUS LOSES ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

ABS LIGHT ON / TRACTION LIGHT ON / BRAKE LIGHT ON !!!!!!!! CODE C1391ABNORMAL LEAK IN ACCUNULATOR !!!!!!! $3,000 ESTIMATE FIX !!!!!!!!!!! COMON TOYOTA PROBLE!!!!!!!! RECALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LEAVING A PARKING LOT DRIVING AT UNDER 20 MPH, 'CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM' FLASHED WITH ENGINE ICON APPEARING; AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AT 104 DEGREES. DROVE HOME AND CONNECTED WIFI ELM 327 THAT DISPLAYED P0A080 DTC. FAILURE MILEAGE 152510 JUST OUTSIDE 150K CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS WARRANTY BUT BELOW 10 YEAR WARRANTY AT 9 YEARS AND 2 DAYS FAILING 07-16-18. DROVE TO NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP 07-17-18 WHO DIAGNOSED DTC P0A80 P0A3000 TO BATTERY BLOCKS V06 12.67 VOLTS, V07 13.91 VOLTS. V05 14.14 VOLTS, V09 14.18 VOLTS, V10 14.18 VOLTS. DETAIL CODE 1 IS 123. POOR FUEL MILEAGE AND OSCILLATING CHARGE DISCHARGE OF HYBRID BATTERY PACK BEGAN 02-09-2015 AT 91,036 MILES TYPICALLY 42.7 MPG. TOYOTA MOTOR SALES DENIED GOOD WILL ASSISTANCE REQUEST CITING OUT OF WARRANTY CASE # 1807172401. REMEDY IS REPLACE HYBRID BATTERY PACK AT NEAR $4K WITH CORE EXCHANGE.

ON 05/12/2018, THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY, WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE MESSAGE "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" WAS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEABLE AT NORMAL STREET SPEEDS AND HAD TO BE TOWED OFF THE FREEWAY ONRAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON 05/16/2018, WHERE THE DIAGNOSTIC FOUND THAT THE INVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DIAGNOSTIC DID NOT FIND ANY OTHER FAULT CODES. THE INVERTER WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THEN, 3 WEEKS AFTER THE COMPLETED REPAIR (LESS THAN 200 MILES), ON 06/11/2018, THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND IDLING WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE MESSAGE "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" WAS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SAME TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE DIAGNOSTIC FOUND THAT THE FAULT CODE WAS WITH THE HYBRID BATTERY THIS TIME, WHEN IT PREVIOUSLY HAD NOT BEEN AN ISSUE. AFTER THE CODE WAS CLEARED, THE VEHICLE WAS 100% DRIVEABLE AND TAKEN HOME WHILE WE CONSULTED OPTIONS FOR ALTERNATIVE REPAIR OR DIAGNOSTICS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

I TOOK MY PRIUS TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON, TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM THE DEALER REPLACED MY MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER AND BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY. I FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 2010 PRIUS. T-CP-DOM DATE OF ISSUE JULY 1, 2013. THE RECALL IS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD, I DO NOT KNOW WHY I AM BEING EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. PLEASE REPLY