2010 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

COPIED THE BELOW FROM ANOTHER COMPLAINT BECAUSE THIS GUY IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE I AM HAVING, I BOUGHT THE CAR AUG 2017 RIGHT BEFORE THE PERIOD TO GET IT REPLACED EXPIRED, WAS NEVER NOTIFIED IN ANY WAY OF THIS WARRANTY CHANGE SO HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW I HAVE A DEFECTIVE PART ON MY CAR.. BUT THE DEALERSHIP STILL SOLD IT TO ME, NOW A MONTH AFTER THE ELIGIBILITY TO GET IT REPAIRED EXPIRES, MY BRAKES DIE AND TOYOTA SAYS THEY WONT HELP NOR IS THE DEALERSHIP RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING ME THE CAR WITHOUT CHECKING IF THE RECALLED PART WAS REPLACED. THEY ALSO KEEP MENTIONING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE ACTUATOR IS ONLY FOR "CERTAIN VIN'S". SO THEY ARE GONNA EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON CERTAIN 2010 PRIUS' BUT NOT ALL OF THEM.. THIS MAKES NO SENSE.. PLEASE HELP MY 2010 PRIUS IS HAVING ISSUES AS SAME AS THE SAFETY RECALL BACK IN 2013 ( 13V-235 ). THE ABS LIGHT, VSC LIGHT, AND BRAKE LIGHT WERE ON AFTER A BUMPY ROOAD IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE ACCUMULATOR. AFTER RESET THE SYSTEM, ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OFF BUT I STILL FEEL THE LOSSES OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. HOWEVER, MY CAR HAS 0 OPEN RECALL AND THE DEALER QUOTED ME OVER 5K FOR THE REPAIR WHICH IS RIDICULOUS COMPARE TO THE VALUE OF THE CAR.

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MY 2010 PRIUS IS HAVING ISSUES AS SAME AS THE SAFETY RECALL BACK IN 2013 ( 13V-235 ). THE ABS LIGHT, VSC LIGHT, AND BRAKE LIGHT WERE ON AFTER A BUMPY ROOAD IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE ACCUMULATOR. AFTER RESET THE SYSTEM, ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OFF BUT I STILL FEEL THE LOSSES OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. HOWEVER, MY CAR HAS 0 OPEN RECALL AND THE DEALER QUOTED ME OVER 5K FOR THE REPAIR WHICH IS RIDICULOUS COMPARE TO THE VALUE OF THE CAR.

AT ABOUT 125K MILES, MY PRIUS NEARLY RAN OUT OF OIL BETWEEN SERVICES, AND I RELIGIOUSLY SERVICE MY VEHICLE. I BURNED 1 TO 2 QUARTS BETWEEN SERVICES SINCE. AT 272,408 MILES, I JUST PAID $5751.59 FOR A COMPLETE ENGINE REBUILD... REST OF CAR IS IN GREAT SHAPE. OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS WERE KNOWN BY THE DEALERSHIPS, BUT I WAS GIVEN NO RECOURSE EXCEPT DEALING WITH IT. LATEST ISSUE..CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, MISFIRE ON CYLINDERS 1 AND 4 (PROGRESSING TO ALL), HORRIFIC KNOCKING NOISE WITH SOUND OF RUSHING WATER UPON START-UP. EVENTUALLY, (ONCE THE CYLINDERS FIRED SIGNIFICANTLY) THE ENGINE COULD RUN SATISFACTORILY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DRIVE... UNTIL THE NEXT START. EARLY ON I READ THAT TOYOTA KNEW OF THE UNDER-ENGINEERED MOTOR OF THE 2010S, BUT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING ANNOUNCING A RECALL OR CARE TO FIX THEIR ENGINEERING ISSUE. I HAVE MY SERVICE RECORDS TO VALIDATE THE CARE I'VE GIVEN TO MY CAR. THE DATE OF THE ENGINE REBUILD IS WHAT I WILL PROVIDE AS TO WHEN THIS HAPPENED, BUT THE OIL CONSUMPTION BEGAN YEARS AGO.

MY CAR IS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH NEARLY 100K MILES. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 65 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I USUALLY MAINTAIN MY SPEED BUT IN THIS SITUATION OF TRAFFIC I SLOWED SLIGHTLY AND FLASHED MY HEADLIGHTS FOR THE DRIVER TO GO AHEAD OF ME. THE DRIVER SEEMED TO BE UNSURE OF MERGING SAFETY AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. IN THAT PROCESS I BRAKED TO SLOW AND THEN ACCELERATED IN AN EFFORT TO MAINTAIN SPEED WITH ONGOING TRAFFIC. THEN ODDLY THE ACCELERATION WENT FROM UNDER FOOT AS IF A 'GHOST' WAS PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AT FIRST I THOUGHT PERHAPS THE FLOOR MAT WAS IMPROPERLY PRESSING IT. I PRESSED THE BRAKE A BIT A FEW TIMES AND LOOKED TO THE HAZARDS TO ALERT OTHER VEHICLES BUT NEVER PRESSED THEM INSTEAD INTUITIVELY TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE PROCESS OF PRESSING THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR GENTLY SEEMED TO RESET THINGS. HARD TO SAY AS MOST OF MY ATTENTION WAS FOCUSED ON TRYING THINGS TO STOP THE ACCELERATOR. I JUST GOT LUCKY I THINK. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR WITHIN A SHORT TIME THAT FELT LIKE A LONG TIME IN RETROSPECT. PERHAPS A MOMENT OR TWO THAT FELT LIKE LONGER. I DID NOT SEE INDICATING LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD AND THEY MAY HAVE LIT UP- I WAS DOING MY BEST TO NOTICE CARS AROUND ME AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. MY CAR HAS BEEN 'FINE' SINCE BUT I HAVE NOT GONE BACK ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE NOT RETURNED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BUT THOUGHT ABOUT GOING TODAY. I'LL WAIT TO HEAR BACK IN CASE THERE ARE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS I SHOULD FOLLOW FOR THAT TO HELP. I LOOKED ONCE STOPPED AND THE FLOOR MAT IS NOWHERE NEAR ANYTHING THAT COULD CATCH A PETAL. WEATHER CLEAR ON THE EVENING OF FEB 1 APPROX 6 PM MEDFORD OREGON ON NORTHBOUND I-5

MY CAR HAD THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ON AND I HEARD A STRANGE NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LAST YEAR. ON OCTOBER 7, 2017, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER DRIVER CUT ME OFF, SO I HAD TO BREAK HARD. THE CAR PULLED HARD TO ONE SIDE AND I HIT THE RETAINING WALL. FORTUNATELY, THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS ON THE BUMPER COVER ONLY, AND I WAS NOT INJURED, SO I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTICS ON MY CAR AFTER THE CRASH AND REPORTED I NEEDED TO HAVE CERTAIN PARTS REPLACED. TOYOTA SAFETY RECALL 13V-235 DESCRIBES EXACTLY THE SYMPTOMS MY CAR SHOWS AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF EXACTLY THE SAME PARTS. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT MY CAR'S VIN DOES NOT FALL IN THE RANGE TOYOTA REPORTED IN THE RECALL. APART FROM THAT , THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME. MY ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS HAD THE RETAINING WALL THAT STOPPED ME NOT BEEN THERE. I COULD HAVE BEEN IN THE CENTER LANES AND THE STORY WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT, EVEN WITH ME SURVIVING THE ACCIDENT.

I NOTICED A 'CLICKING' IN MY BRAKES AND LOSS OF PRESSURE IN NOV. 2017. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC FRIEND TO LOOK IT OVER AND I WAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER LEAKING AND I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THERE HAD BEEN A 'RECALL' SENT ON CERTAIN VIN #S BUT MINE WASN'T LISTED ON IT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $700+ TO DIAGNOSE AND 'FIX' THE ISSUE. IT WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST BECAUSE OF THE PRODUCTION DATE OF MY CAR. I FOUGHT WITH TOYOTA CORP AND THEY DECIDED TO COVER THE COST AS A 'COURTESY'. THE CLICKING STOPPED FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS THEN CAME BACK MUCH LOUDER AND MORE FREQUENTLY. STILL LOSING PRESSURE, ENOUGH SO THAT WHEN I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT I WOULD PUT THE CAR IN 'PARK' TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING FORWARD. AGAIN THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL AND THIS TIME THE COST WOULD BE $4700+ TO 'FIX' THE ISSUE. THIS TIME THEY TOLD ME THEY CONFIRMED THE NITROGEN LEAK WITH THE 'BUBBLE TEST' SO IT WAS, IN FACT, THE BRAKE BOOSTER, BUT IT WAS STILL NOT COVERED. THIS TIME TOYOTA SAID THEY WOULD ONLY PAY $2000 FOR THE TOTAL COST, AGAIN AS A 'COURTESY', BUT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REMAINING AMOUNT. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THERE WAS SOMETHING I HAD DONE TO CAUSE THIS ISSUE AND I WAS TOLD 'NO'. TO ME THEN THAT IS A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE WITH THE DEALERSHIP ON A CONSISTENT BASIS, ALWAYS TAKING IT TO THEM FOR OIL CHANGES, ROTATIONS, ETC. ALWAYS ON THE SUGGESTED TIME SCHEDULE.

MY CAR HAD THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ON AND I HEARD A STRANGE NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LAST YEAR. ON OCTOBER 7, 2017, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER DRIVER CUT ME OFF, SO I HAD TO BREAK HARD. THE CAR PULLED HARD TO ONE SIDE AND I HIT THE RETAINING WALL. FORTUNATELY, THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS ON THE BUMPER COVER ONLY, AND I WAS NOT INJURED, SO I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTICS ON MY CAR AFTER THE CRASH AND REPORTED I NEEDED TO HAVE CERTAIN PARTS REPLACED. TOYOTA SAFETY RECALL 13V-235 DESCRIBES EXACTLY THE SYMPTOMS MY CAR SHOWS AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF EXACTLY THE SAME PARTS. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT MY CAR'S VIN DOES NOT FALL IN THE RANGE TOYOTA REPORTED IN THE RECALL. APART FROM THAT , THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME. MY ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS HAD THE RETAINING WALL THAT STOPPED ME NOT BEEN THERE. I COULD HAVE BEEN IN THE CENTER LANES AND THE STORY WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT, EVEN WITH ME SURVIVING THE ACCIDENT.

ON OCTOBER 7, 2017 A DRIVER CUT ME OFF ON THE HIGHWAY, I PRESSED MY BRAKES HARD AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE SIDE AND I HIT THE RETAINING WALL. THE IMPACT WAS NOT TOO HARD AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TRAVELLING. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT IS ON AND I HEAR A STRANGE HUMMING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. THE DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE TWO MAIN PARTS IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I FOUND A TOYOTA SAFETY RECALL 13V-235 AFFECTING OTHER PRIUS 2010 THAT DESCRIBES EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF EXACTLY THE SAME PARTS INDICATED IN THE SAFETY RECALL. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT TOYOTA REPORTED THIS PROBLEM IN VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL, BUT MY CAR'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THEIR INDICATED RANGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL POUNDING NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LINKED TO ODOMETER FRAUD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (TOYOTA OF HOLLYWOOD, 6000 HOLLYWOOD BLVD, HOLLYWOOD, CA 90026), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF DOWNTOWN LA (1901 S FIGUEROA ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90007) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS MISFIRING AND AN ENGINE COMPRESSION TEST WAS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,984.