2014 TOYOTA PRIUS V Complaints

POWER STEERING HARD TO DRIVE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ABS, A LITTLE CAR LIGHT , STORING RED LIGHT ,

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA PRIUS V. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE MADE ABNORMAL NOISES AND BEGAN TO STALL. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT'S WIFE PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE TO FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA OF COLUMBIA (2136 SUNSET BLVD, WEST COLUMBIA, SC 29169, 803-223-7265) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYBRID MODULE FAILED AND WOULD COST $2,000 TO REPAIR. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V684000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM) ON THE 2010-2013 MODELS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT NHTSA FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000. *DT *TP CONSUMER STATED I WAS ABLE TO GET SOME INFO FROM THE MECHANIC AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP: HIS EXACT WORDS WERE THAT THE WHOLE CONVERTER MODULE FAILED - FAULT CODE FOR ELECTRIC FAILURE, T0A94. I'VE ALSO ATTACHED THE REPAIR SHEET FROM THE DEALERSHIP.*JB *TR*DT*TP

THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS EXPECTED. IT BEHAVED AS IF THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO KEEP A CONSISTENT SPEED AND THE MOTOR STARTED TO HAVE A ROUGH IDLE SOUND. THE HYBRID SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING, THE ICON OF THE BATTERIES TURNED PURPLE AND WOULD NOT RECHARGE WHEN STOPPING. WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE PERSON THEY SAID IT WAS A SOFTWARE AND EMISSIONS MISS-FIRE ISSUE. IT WILL TAKE A PART TO BE REPLACED AND SOFTWARE UPDATED. TOYOTA SENT OUT A MEMO TO THEM STATING THIS MIGHT HAPPEN AND THIS IS HOW TO FIX IT. IT SEEMS SINCE THEY ARE WARNING SERVICE STAFF TO BE AWARE OF THIS THAT MAYBE THEY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IT BEFORE IT HAPPENS AND NOT HAVE ME PAY OVER $900 AND THE STRESS OF IT HAPPENING ON THE FREEWAY AND THEN HAVING ME GET IT FIXED.

'TAKATA RECALL ' I BELIEVE THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA PRIUS V THEY MAKE IT ONLY FOR FIVE YEARS, THEY STOP MAKING IT AFTER 2016 BECAUSE THEY REALIZE THERE IS SO MUCH PROBLEMS IN THE ENGINE, MANY CAR THIS MODEL THE ENGINE GET IN FIRES, HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 125,000 MILE. HYBRID BATTERY IT GO BAD AT 120,000 MILES WHERE IS MOST PRIUS HYBRID BATTERY GO FOR 250,000 MILE MINIMUM. MY PRIUS BE IN GIN GA ON FIRE BECAUSE THERE IS A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE ENGINE FELL DOWN IN THE ENGIN BLOCK AND THE ENGINE BREAK DOWN WITH A BIG HOLE AND MOST OF THE ENGINE OIL CAME DOWN IN TO THE MUFFLER AND MY CAR GOT ON FIRE. AND THAT'S HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS A WARNING WHEN THAT PIECE OF METAL FROM THE VALVE LIFTER I BELIEVE FILL DOWN IN TO THE BLOCK.

I HAVE 2014 PRIUS V AND THE CAR WAS WORKING FINE WITH NO PROBLEM AT ALL. I GOT A RECALL FROM TOYOTA THAT MY CAR NEEDS SOFTWARE UPDATE AS A REMEDY FOR MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. I TOOK MY PRIUS TO TOYOTA DEALER IN NEW YORK CITY TO PERFORM THE RECALL. THE RECALL WAS DONE AND THE CAR PROBLEMS STARTED. THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING NOW SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO FIND WHY,THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE WATER PUMP AND CHANGED IT BUT THE OVERHEATING WAS STILL THERE BUT WAS REDUCED. LATER,THE CAR WAS SHAKING BADLY AT 15-20 MPH SPEED. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC TO CHECK WHAT'S THE PROBLEM,THE MECHANIC SHOCKED ME WITH THE NEWS THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS DEFECTIVE INSIDE BECAUSE OF OVERHEATING OF THE CAR. NOW I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE I NEED A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. ALL MY CAR PROBLEMS HAVE STARTED AFTER THE RECALL DONE. THANK YOU

YOKOHAMA AVID ENVIGOR 215/50/R17 TREAD SEPARATION: REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE DEVELOPED A CRACK ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. TIRES HAVE 18,000 MILES ON THEM. INSTALLED 12/27/2017. CRACK RESULTED IN AIR LOSS TRIGGERING THE TPMS SYSTEM. DISCOVERED WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET. REMOVED WHEEL AND INSPECTED VIGOROUSLY BEFORE FINDING SAID CRACK. CONTACTED YOKOHAMA AND GAVE THEM OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT, SENT THEM PICTURE OF CRACK BUT THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, CLAIMING IT'S A ROAD HAZARD DAMAGE. WHEN A TIRE CRACKS, THIS INDICATES WEAK TREAD AND DELAMINATION OF THE TIRE LAYERS (TREAD SEPARATION). SPENT A WEEK COMMUNICATING WITH THEM (YOKOHAMA) TO NO AVAIL. THEY ADAMANTLY REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.

2014 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE CALIPER REPLACEMENT. *LD *TR

MICE INVADING INSIDE OF CAR AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. DESTROYING INTERIOR AND AIR FILTRATION SYSTEM. CAN SPREAD DISEASE INCLUDING HANTAVIRUS WITH DROPPINGS. I THINK THIS IS DUE TO USING SOY BASED WIRE COVERINGS THAT ATTRACH RODENTS. CAN ALSO AFFECT WIRING INSIDE THE CAR.

DID AN OIL CHANGE TO THE CAR ON 9/14/18. DRIVING TO KEY LARGO SATURDAY 9/15/18 MORNING AND WHILE DRIVING (ALMOST THERE) WHEN THE ABS, ANTI SKID, SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA AND THE SERVICE MANAGER HAD IT SCANNED FOR THE CODES. CAME BACK AS BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE AND THEY TOLD ME THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED. SAME EXACT THING THAT HAPPENED TO MY 2012 PRIUS WHICH I HAD TO PAY TO GET FIXED. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD BY THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER THAT TOYOTA SEEMS TO BE AWARE THERE'S AN ISSUE SO THEY WOULD PROBABLY COVER THE COST OF THE PART $3500 BUT I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR WHICH THEY QUOTED AT $1500!!! SOMETHING IS CLEARLY WRONG. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MONEY PAID TO GET THE 2012 FIXED NOR SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE 2014 NOW. MY CAR IS AT THE TOYOTA UNTIL I CAN COME UP WITH THE MONEY...SOUNDS LIKE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT !! ALSO, INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, BOTH MY 2012 AND 2014 WERE ROUGHLY AT THE SAME MILEAGE WHEN THIS PART FAILED.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 11 MONTHS AFTER IT HAD PREVIOUSLY COME ON AND SUPPOSEDLY FIXED (APRIL 2017). NOW I AM TOLD IT IS AN EVAP PROBLEM AGAIN ( EVAP PUMP AND PURGE FLOW VALVE WEAKNESS). THE RECOMMENDATION IS REPLACEMENT. A INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED THAT THIS SAME PROBLEM IN AUSTRALIA CAUSED A RECALL. THIS IS A $950.00 REPLACEMENT AND MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 57700 MILES. THIS IS SHAMEFUL.