2004 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

EVERY TIME I GET AN OIL CHANGE I MAKE SURE THAT THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF OIL GETS PUT IN THE ENGINE. I USUALLY GET AN OIL CHANGE EVERY 3000 MILES REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE OIL MANUFACTURERS RECOMMEND WHICH IS USUALLY 5-7 THOUSANDS MILES. FOR THE PAST YEAR I STARTED NOTICING (USUALLY BY THE OIL SERVICE TECH) THAT MORE AND MORE I'M RUNNING LOW ON OIL. IT STARTED OUT WITH A HALF TO ONE QUART OF OIL MISSING BETWEEN OIL CHANGES TO NOW 2-3 QUARTS MISSING BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. I UNDERSTAND THAT MY 2004 PRIUS IS APPROACHING 200K MILES BUT I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN GREAT CARE OF MY CAR AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN I'M HAVING TO TOP OFF THE OIL EVERY WEEK. THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO OIL LEAK AND I DON'T SEE ANY WHITE OR BLACK SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST. I'M PRETTY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE I HAVE JUST RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE MY HYBRID BATTERY ($2800) AND IF THE ENGINE IS GOING TO NEED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL THAN I MIND AS WELL JUST JUNK IT AS IT WON'T BE WORTH IT AT THAT POINT.

WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE DARK, BOTH MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. LUCKILY THEY CAME BACK ON AFTER I TURNED THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON.

OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT'S ONE HEAD LIGHT, OTHER TIMES IT'S BOTH. USUALLY THEY TURN BACK ON IF I TURN THEM OFF THEN BACK ON. THE OTHER DAY THEY TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS WHILE I WAS DRIVING 70MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 10PM. I SAW MY LIFE FLASH BEFORE MY EYES. THEY WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON FOR 20 SECONDS APPROXIMATELY. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH ON A PRIUSCHAT FORUM, I SAW THAT LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. THERE WAS EVEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST TOYOTA BECAUSE THEY KNEW ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT DID NOT RECALL. I'M A SINGLE PARENT AND I DEPEND ON MY CAR AND MY SON NEEDS HIS MOM. TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX THERE ERROR AND RECALL THE HEAD LIGHTS.

DIGITAL DASH FAILS TO ILLUMINATE DEALER SAYS RECALL HAS EXPIRED A KNOWN PROBLEM BY TOYOTA.

MY 2004 PRIUS'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON RANDOMLY WND OFTEN AND I LOSE FULL POWER OF THE CAR. THE BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED. THE CAR STOPPED 4 TIMES TODAY - LOST ALL POWER AND THE BRAKE WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE GARAGE, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR, THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000. UPDATED 10/27/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER STATED APPARENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF INCORRECTLY. THE ENGINE WAS PERIODICALLY SWITCHING FROM GAS TO BATTERY. *JS

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE COMBINED SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER DISPLAY. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY FAILED THE DRIVER WAS UNAWARE OF THE SPEED AND GAS MILEAGE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A FULL RECALL WITH NO TIME LIMIT. UPDATED 08/11/2017*JS

HELLO TEAM, ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS KEEPS GOING OUT. I CAN'T REALLY TELL WHEN OR HOW IT GOES OUT SINCE I CAN'T SEE IT. I'LL NOTICE IT WHEN I SEE THE REFLECTION IN THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR. IF I TURN THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ON AND OFF IT HAS NO EFFECT, BUT WHEN I TURN THEM ALL THE WAY OFF AND BACK ON THE LIGHT COMES BACK. SOMETIMES ON LONG TRIPS IT WILL STAY ON THE WHOLE TIME, SOMETIMES IT WON'T. SOMETIMES ON SHORT TRIPS IT WILL GO OUT, SOMETIMES IT WON'T. IT IS NOT AN EVENT I CAN MAKE HAPPEN.

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID OPTION. ONE OR BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE PARKED OR DRIVING. TURNING THE LIGHT CONTROL ON AND OFF WILL TEMPORARILY SOLVE THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS RANDOM IN NATURE. FOR INSTANCE, I NOTICED ONE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT THIS MORNING AND BEFORE I COULD TURN THE SWITCH TO RESET THE OTHER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, LEAVING ME IN THE DARK ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE MAY BE PARK OR IN MOTION. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO DIRECT RELATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING ON RURAL ROADS WITH NO STREET LIGHTS. IT APPEARS TO ME TO BE A BALLAST ISSUE. THIS REPAIR REQUIRES WORKING WITH HIGH VOLTAGE COMPONENTS AND GOES BEYOND THE SCOPE OF A DIY PROJECT. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR ME, BUT ONLY RECENTLY HAVE BOTH HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO FAIL AT THE SAME TIME. THANK YOU.

HEADLIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY GO OUT COMPLETELY AND WOULD VERY QUICKLY HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO GET THEM TO WORK. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN VERY OFTEN BUT THEY DID OCCUR UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAUSED EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITIONS WHILE DRIVING.