2006 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

ABS ACTUATOR FAIL. BRAKE SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY AND WILL ENDANGER MY AND FAMILY SAFETY. THE CAR FAIL TO STOP. ABS AND VSC LIGHTS ARE ON. TOYOTA ISSUED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE WITH THE BREAK ACTUATOR WARRANTY EXTENSION GZ1 BUT WASN'T A OFFICIAL RECALL.

THE OPERATION OF MY HID LIGHTS ARE MALFUNCTIONING AND THE CURRENT RIGHT HEAD LIGHT WILL OCCASIONALLY TURN OFF ON IT'S OWN. AFTER TURNING THEM ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES, THEY THEN WORK AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS FOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING OR RESULTING IN POTENTIAL TICKETS.

WILL RANDOMLY REFUSE TO STOP ON DEMAND. VERY LOUD WHINING NOISE COMING FROM BRAKE ACTUATOR WHEN BRAKES ARE PRESSED. CANNOT DRIVE THIS CAR ANYMORE. OVER $1500 TO REPLACE!!

THE BRAKE ACTUATOR HAS FAILED AND TOYOTA WANTS $3000 TO REPAIR IT AND I SEE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I ONLY HAVE 137000 ON THE VEHICLE.

TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. PASSED THROUGH RED LIGHT NEAR MISS SITUATION. TOWED TO SHOP AND COST OF REPAIR EXCEEDS $2000 FOR THIS INVOLVED REPAIR AS THIS IS A COMPLICATED BRAKING SYSTEM. PART OF THE ABS SYSTEM CALLED THE ACCUMULATOR IS DEFECTIVE IN THESE CARS AND CAN RESULT IN SPONTANIOUS BRAKE FAILURE. YOU ARE ALWAYS SUPPOSED TO HAVE SOME BRAKING EVEN IF THE ASSISTED BRAKES MALFUNCTION. SUDDENLY, OUR CAR HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. SHE HAD ZERO BRAKES FROM THE PEDAL AND THE PEDDLE STYLE EMERGENCY-BRAKE HAD LOCKED UP AND OR WASNT ENOUGH TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SHE NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT. BRAKING SYSTEM SHOULD NOT GIVE OUT ON A VEHICLE THAT GETS VERY LITTLE WEAR TO THE BRAKES DUE TO THE EXTRA REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM. OUR BRAKE PADS AND SHOES HAVE LOTS OF LIFE STILL. THIS IS PURELY A DESIGN FLAW IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND I BELIEVE THESE VEHICLES ARE A HAZARD ON THE ROAD. I HAVE LOVED THE CAR UNTIL I EXPERIENCED THIS BRAKE FAILURE.

THE BRAKE ACTUATOR STARTED MAKING FREQUENT NOISE. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND BEEPS IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE CAR. THE CLANKING OR HUMMING NOISE DURING BRAKING

MY HV BATTERY HAS A PROBLEM. THE RED TRIANGLE SHOWED WHEN THE CAR MILLAGE WAS ONLY 118000M. I CHECKED WITH SERVCO AND REPLACED ONE CELL OF THE HV BATTERY. HOWEVER, THE RED TRIANGLE SHOWED AGAIN, AND CODE READER FOUND ANOTHER DAMAGED CELL. THAT WOULD BE A POSSIBILITY THAT THE WHOLE HV BATTERY WAS DAMAGED.

RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY QUITS WHILE DRIVING, IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS

I HAVE TWO CARS TOYOTA PRIUS. THE FIRST YEAR OF 2006. THE SECOND CAR OF 2010. THE SECOND COMPLAINT IS NO. BUT WITH THE FIRST CAR TOYOTA PRIUS 2006. MANY CLAIMS. IN THE FIRST CONTROL. WHEN TURNING THE CAR AT SPEED. THE CAR IS SET ASIDE. I REMIND THE REST OF THE CARS THAT I DRIVING THE CAR. SUCH CASES WERE NOT OBSERVED. THEY ARE PERFECTLY CONTROLLED IN THE CORNERS OF THE ROAD. SECONDLY, IN COLD WEATHER IN AUTUMN OR WINTER. CAR WINDOWS ARE VERY FOGGY. FROM 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. WHILE THE CAR IS WARM AND THE INTERIOR TOO. UNABLE TO ENTER THE CAR, CAN NOT SEE ANYTHING.

THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND ACCUMULATOR HAVE FAILED! OUR UNDERSTAND IS THAT THIS IS THE PART THAT STORES POWER FOR BREAKING WHEN IT'S OPERATING UNDER BATTERY POWER VS. THE ENGINE. RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BOTH REVEALED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. IF YOU DO AN INTERNET SEARCH YOU WILL FIND ABUNDANT COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. APPARENTLY, TOYOTA HAD A "SILENT RECALL" ON THE REPAIR, BUT THAT ENDED 12/31/17. NOW THEY NO LONGER COVER THE $2700 COST OF THE REPAIR. THERE ARE SEVERAL INTERNET REPORTS OF PEOPLE GETTING INTO ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CAR DRIVES FINE, IT JUST DOESN'T STOP WELL AT ALL, INTERMITTENTLY (WHEN UNDER BATTERY OPERATION VS. POWERED BY ENGINE, AND WE WOULD ESTIMATE THE BREAKING FUNCTION WHEN UNDER BATTERY OPERATION TO CURRENTLY BE AT 20% OF NORMAL. HTTPS://PRIUSCHAT.COM/THREADS/BRAKE-ACTUATOR-WARRANTY-EXTENSION-FROM-TOYOTA.168243/