2005 Toyota Prius 4-DR.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the instrument panel failed to light up or show any electrical functions. The contact restarted the vehicle however, the failure persisted. The contact was concerned with not knowing the speed, mileage, fuel level, or engine performance while driving. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 129,000.

On 9/12/21, I was driving 25-30mph when the SUV in front of me stopped on the freeway interchange suddenly and unexpectedly (other cars were not around us). I hit the breaks very hard and fast but could not stop and collided with the SUV. The front end of the Prius lodged under the back end of the SUV and the impact was enough to wreck the Prius. During that collision, the driver side seatbelt engaged, but the passenger side seatbelt did not. My preteen hit his forehead on the dashboard very hard. Additionally, the airbags failed to deploy. I could smell an odor from the dust from the airbags. The car is at a repair shop waiting for insurance adjuster to inspect. There were no warning lamps or other messages of the problem prior to the failure.

I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF NEED TO CHANGE OUT THE ACTUATOR ON MY BRAKE SYSTEM. MY CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED METICULOUSLY. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, THE ABS, BRAKE, AND VSC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. MY MECHANIC SAYS $2500 REPAIR. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS LIFE THREATENING ISSUE BY TOYOTA. THE 'EXTENDED WARRANTY' OF COURSE WAS TIME LIMITED, EXPIRING IN 2017. SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL

CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING/ ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING AT 20-30 MPH EXITING HOLLAND TUNNEL. COASTED, THEN BRAKED TO STOP, PULLING OVER TO SHOULDER. TURNED AC OFF. RED WARNING LIGHT ON. AC WARNING LIGHT? PRESSED PARK BUTTON. PRESS POWER BUTTON TO TURN OFF CAR. WAITED 5 SEC AND THEN PRESSED POWER BUTTON, KEEPING AC OFF , AND RESUMED ACCELERATING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IN ANTICIPATION TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIKE CALVERT TOYOTA (2333 S LOOP W, HOUSTON, TX 77054) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RELATED THE FAILURE TO AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL HAD ENDED IN 2017. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

DURING COLD WEATHER TRYING TO DRIVE THE CAR IT WILL NOT STAY IN THE GEAR I HAVE TO HOLD IT DOWN EVEN WHEN I BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY OR WHEN I GO ANYWHERE IT STARTS TO WARM UP THEN THE CAR MAY SOMETIMES STAY IN GEAR.

VEHICLE IN MOTION AT LOWER SPEEDS USUALLY BELOW 10 MILES PER HOUR, WHICH IS WHEN THE FRICTION BRAKES KICK IN AS YOU COMING TO A STOP. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE FRICTION BRAKES COME IN AND LOCK UP WAY TOO HARD EVEN THOUGH THE PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL HAS NOT CHANGED. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO SKID AND/OR BUCK, NOT STOPPING AS EFFECTIVELY, MAKING IT MORE LIKELY TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE MORE PREVALENT WITH THE REAR DRUM BRAKES BUT THE FRONT DISK BRAKES ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO IT.

HEAD LIGHT ARE INTERMITTENT; SAME PROBLEM AS 2006 AND LATER RECALL

2 RECALLS NOT COMPLETED

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, BASE MODEL, 136,600 MILES, METICULOUS SERVICE HISTORY, RECALLS SERVICED, SAFE DRIVER. AT 45MPH ABS, (!), AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON DASHBOARD. PARKED, TURNED OFF CAR, AND CHECKED 12V BATTERY AND BRAKE FLUID LEVELS'FINE UPON INSPECTION. BRAKES BECAME SPONGY UPON STARTUP. LIMPED CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD ABS ACTUATOR HAD FAILED, DESTROYING FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AT SAME TIME. QUOTED $3,600 REPAIR ESTIMATE; CAR WORTH $4,000. RECOGNIZED TOYOTA ISSUE'TSB WITH A WARRANTY EXTENSION OFFERED (ZG1). THIS ALSO OCCURS ON GEN 3 PRIUS MODELS (2010'2014 , ZJ1 EXTENSION). FORTUNATE TO HAVE NOT WRECKED, BUT THE REPAIR COST HAS TOTALED THE VEHICLE.

WHEN I GO TO HIT THE BRAKES THE CAR WON'T STOP AND THE REAR END MAKES NOISE AND RAISES UP. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ONE AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE REQUIRED AND SRS AIRBAG LIGHT. THE MASTER ALARM BUZZER IS ON AND WON'T GO OFF. BRAKES ENGAGED WITHOUT HITTING THE BRAKE CAUSES RIM TO OVERHEAT AND BRAKE FLUID GETS EXTREMELY HOT. ALSO SOMETIMES WHEN TAP ON THE BRAKES THEY WILL LOCK UP AND YOU WILL GO SLIDING SIDEWAYS OR TAP THE BRAKES AND THEY STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. ALSO THE BRAKE ACTUATOR STARTS WHINING NOISE AND WON'T GO OFF EVEN IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. DON'T HAVE DOCUMENTATION FROM A MECHANIC BUT CAN SEND VIDEO OF DRIVING IT. *TR

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE ACTUATOR/ FLUID ACCUMULATOR. TOYOTA HAS ONLY ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS ISSUE, WHICH EXPIRED IN DEC 2017. COMPLETE CARELESSNESS ON THEIR PART! THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE PREVALENT IN MANY OF THEIR VEHICLES. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT A FULL-ON RECALL. THIS FAULTY PART IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT CAN LEAD TO A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ON THE VEHICLE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED JUST A MONTH AGO AND AM NOW DEALING WITH AN EXTREMELY COSTLY REPAIR BILL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THE PREVIOUS OWNER APPARENTLY DID NOT BRING THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR DURING THE SO CALLED 'WARRANTY' TIME FRAME AND NOW I AM DEALING WITH IT. TOYOTA HAS SAID IF THE COMPONENT DIDN'T FAIL DURING THE WARRANTY TIMEFRAME, THEN THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. I FEEL TOYOTA WAS TRYING TO AVOID THE REPAIR COSTS AND NOW WANT ME, THE CONSUMER, TO COVER IT OUT OF POCKET. NEEDS TO BE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL ON THIS!

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 PRIUS CONTINUE TO GO OUT. WE REPLACE THE BULBS BUT EVEN WITH BRAND NEW BULBS WILL BE DRIVING AND AFTER ABOUT 60 SECONDS OF HEADLIGHTS BEING ON THE LIGHT WILL TURN OFF. SOMETIMES ONLY ONE TURNS OFF BUT OFTEN BOLT TURN OFF AND WE'RE IN COMPLETE DARKNESS DRIVING ON THE ROAD. WE HAVE TO TOGGLE THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THEY TURN ON AGAIN, WHICH LEAVES US DRIVING IN COMPLETE DARKNESS AND IT'S A BIG SAFETY HAZARD! AGAIN, BRAND NEW BULBS HAVE THIS ISSUE, TOO. GETTING THE WHOLE HEADLIGHT AND COMPUTER BEHIND IT REPLACED IS VERY EXPENSIVE. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING AND GETTING WORSE FOR OVER A YEAR.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH AND SUDDENLY MY BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. I HAD NO BRAKING AND HAD TO USE THE MANUAL FOOT BRAKE TO SLOW. ABS LIGHT AND RED TRIANGLE CAME ON. I ENTERED INTO A CONSTRUCTION ZONE SO WAS UNABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER. I RESTARTED MY CAR AND DROVE HOME WITHOUT BRAKES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA AND SPENT $2,500 TO FIX SINCE THE WARRANTY ON THE ACTUATOR ENDED IN 2017. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND I SHOULD BE REFUNDED AS THIS IS A DANGEROUS RISK AND IS STILL HAPPENING TO MANY 05 PRIUSES STILL ON THE ROAD.

SHIFTER REVERTS TO NEUTRAL. HAVE TO DRIVE HOLDING IN D OR R.

MY VEHICLE WILL NOT GO BUT ABOUT 30 OR 40 MAYBE 50 ON HIGHWAY AFTER VERY SLOW EXELARATION I'M ALMOST KILLED EVERY TIME I GET ON THE HIGHWAY HIGHWAY AND REG STREETS TO EXCEARATE IT VERY VERY SLOW TO START THEN I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND KILL IT START OVER NOT USING HET OR AIR NOW IT JUST WON'T START HAVE NOT HAD IT CHECKED CAN'T AFFORD IT

THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT HEADLIGHT STARTED GOING OFF AUTOMATICALLY AFTER A WHILE OF TURNING ON. IF I TURN IT OFF AND ON AGAIN, IT LIGHTS UP AND THEN FIRST DIMS AND THEN TURNS OFF ON ITS OWN. THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING AS THE DRIVERS WILL NEVER KNOW WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT. THIS IS NOT A RANDOM INCIDENT; IT IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON PROBLEMS OF GEN 2 PRIUS (04-09) THAT I FOUND ONLINE. I AM ATTACHING A DOCUMENT THAT LISTS SOME ONLINE FORUMS WHERE OTHER PRIUS OWNERS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. TOYOTA SETTLED A LAWSUIT FOR 06-09 PRIUS, YET THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE HEADLIGHT ISSUE OF GEN 2 PRIUS.

MY 2005 PRIUS HAS AN ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON . FAIL TO STOP. ONE DAY I WAS ON HIGHWAY AND THE ABS START MAKING NOISE. ( ALARM). AND BRAKE STOP WORKING. ALMOST GOT INTO THE ACCIDENT. WHEN I GOT HOME , I START CALL TOYOTA TO REPORT AND CHECK ON MY BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT AND ANY OTHER RECALL. THEY SAID NO MORE RECALL FOR MY PRIUS 2005. I THINK WHOEVER OWN THE PRIUS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. AND OUT OF LUCK FOR THE ABS BRAKE RECALL AND HAVE THE ACCIDENT. I HOPE TOYOTA EXTEND THE RECALL THE BRAKE , ABS ,

DROVE TO WORK ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 NO ISSUE WITH THE CAR ALL DAY. LEFT WORK AT 8:30PM AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK UNLESS PRESSED EXTREMELY HARD. DASH LIT, BRAKE LIGHT ON LEFT, ABS ON RIGHT OF DASH LIT, TRIANGLE WITH EXCLAMATION MARK IN CENTER WITH HIGH PITCHED BUZZING NOISE. BACKING UP WAS FINE BUT NOT WHEN THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. CONTACTED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE AND THEY STATED NO CURRENT RECALL ON BRAKES FOR 2005 PRIUS. CHECKED RECALL HISTORY WHICH SHOWED ZERO UNREPAIRED RECALLS WHICH MEANS THE PUMP WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. HOWEVER, STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES.

THE DASHBOARD LIGHTING SYSTEM QUIT TURNING ON IN JULY 2019. I COULD NOT TELL HOW FAST OR HOW SLOW I WAS DRIVING. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT TURNED ON WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING ON SEP 23 2019 AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE ON THE ROAD OUTSIDE MY HOUSE

THE ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING ONE (1) MILE SHORT OF 300,000. TOYOTA TOLD ME THAT FOR THAT YEAR AND MODEL CAR, THE ODOMETER WAS MADE TO REACH 299,999 ONLY. THEY CAN REPLACE IT WITH NEW, THAT WILL START AT 0 MILE, BUT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THIS IS UNFAIR. THEY SOLD ME A CAR THAT ONLY REACHES 299,999 AND IF I ANY TO SEE THE ODOMETER REACH A HIGHER NUMBER, I MUST PAY FOR IT.

BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, JUST AS PREDICTED IN TOYOTA'S WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT ZG1. TOYOTA KNOWS THE PART IS DEFECTIVE, BUT THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT UNTIL IT FAILED, AND MINE DID NOT FAIL UNTIL AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DEADLINE.

SUDDEN FAILURE OF ABS, ACCOMPANIED BY DASHBOARD LIGHTS FOR ABS AND REGULAR BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVEWAY, AND I DID NOT CONTINUE TO TAKE IT OUT INTO THE ROAD DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 12/31/17 (REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE), BUT THE PART SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT CAN FAIL FOR DRIVERS (LIKE ME) WHO DID NOT HAVE THE ISSUE ARISE PRIOR TO 12/31/17.

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY STOPPED WORKING IN MY 2005 PRIUS. YOU PRESS THE BUTTON TO START THE CAR AND THE CAR STARTS BUT NOTHING DISPLAYS. YOU CANNOT SEE YOUR FUEL GAUGE, SO I RAN OUT OF GAS AND ALMOST WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE WHILE WALKING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. YOU CANNOT SEE YOUR SPEEDOMETER SO YOU DON'T KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO FOLLOW SPEED LIMITS. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND EVEN ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION ZTV TO COVER IT, BUT THEY DID NOT INFORM ME ABOUT THE EXTENSION IN 2013/14. NOW THAT EXTENSION HAS EXPIRED AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR MY CAR. MY TECHNICIAN AT AUTOMOTIVE PERFECTION DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM, BUT TOYOTA WOULD NOT ACCEPT HIS DIAGNOSIS AND SPARTAN TOYOTA CHARGED ME $132.45 TO MAKE THE SAME DIAGNOSIS. THEY THEN TOLD ME A NEW METER WOULD COST ME $696.06 INSTALLED AND REFUSED TO FIX THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE AT LEAST 2012.

BRAKE ACUTATOR FAILED AGAIN AFTER 1 YEAR OF USE. THE BRAKES FAILED ON THIS CAR A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, RESULTING IN PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND MANY WARNING LIGHTS GOING OFF. DEALER AND TOYOTA REPLACED BRAKE ACTUATOR THROUGH HIDDEN WARRANTY I HAD TO FIGHT FOR THEM TO PAY. DROVE CAR OUT OF DEALERSHIP, AND IT MADE A SQUEAKY SOUND COMING FROM UNDER HOOD, NOT FROM BRAKE PADS. TURNED CAR AROUND AND THEY TOOK IT BACK. SAID THEY BLED AIR OUT OF BRAKES. SQUAWK CAME BACK AND ON NEXT OIL CHANGE, TOLD THEM. "NO CODES, SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT." WAS THE DIAGNOSIS. SQUAWK CONTINUED OVER THE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF, AND THE SAME REPLY FROM SERVICE ADVISORS. "NO CODES, NO WORRY - MAYBE WE NEED ANOTHER BRAKE BLEED, BUT NOT MANDATORY." 2 MORE OIL CHANGES AT DEALER, AND THE LAST TIME, I MENTIONED THE SQUAWK AGAIN AND THE BRAKE BLEED TO A NEW ADVISOR AND NEW OWNERSHIP. "NEEDS A BRAKE ACTUATOR - AND WE WILL NOT PAY FOR IT THIS TIME." I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THEM MANY TIMES DURING THE ONE YEAR WARRANTY OF THE ACTUATOR. NOW THEY WANT ME TO SPEND OVER $2500 ON A NEW ACTUATOR BECAUSE I WAS A FEW MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY ON NEW PART. TOYOTA ALSO REFUSED TO PAY. THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND ACCUMULATOR HAVE FAILED ON THIS CAR AND OUR OTHER PRIUS A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES NOW. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, AND I'M REALLY SURPRISED YOU ARE NOT WORKING WITH THEM ON A MANDATORY SERVICE CAMPAIGN. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY SEE THIS ISSUE OVER AND OVER AGAIN, AND THAT TOYOTA DID A FULL REDESIGN OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE NEW 2017 MODEL YEAR. BRAKES ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SYSTEM ON A CAR. WITHOUT THEM, AN ACCIDENT ALMOST ALWAYS FOLLOWS. PLEASE INITIATE A RECALL ON THIS AS SOON AS YOU CAN. THANK YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS BEGAN FLASHING AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AS OTHER UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO A STOP AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT THEN DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH INVERTED COOLING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 223,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY ABS LIGHTS CAME ON WITH A LOUD HI PITCHED ALARM NOISE, AND WHEN I CAME UP TO THE NEXT STOPLIGHT AND PRESSED ON MY BRAKES, THERE WAS VIRTUALLY NO BRAKES SO I HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THE CAR TO STOP IN TIME. FORTUNATELY I OFTEN PUMP MY BRAKES SO NOTICED THEY WERE NOT WORKING. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THE ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND IT IS A FAULTY BRAKE PUMP ACCUMULATOR. UPON CHECKING THE COST TO REPLACE IS $2800. RIDICULOUS. I LEARNED OF AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE BY SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET. I NEVER RECEIVED THE LETTER OR WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART BY TOYOTA.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR LOCKS UP IT BRAKES AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SKID. SERIOUS RISK FOR HITTING OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD AND PUBLIC SAFETY IS IN DANGER. ABS, BRAKE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND (!) LIGHTS ARE ON. WHEN CODE IS PULLED IT A ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE ACTUATOR. THE CAR HAS A FAULTY BRAKE ACTUATOR. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AS IT AFFECTS MANY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS AND IS A COMMON PROBLEM.

BRAKES SUDDENLY LOCKED WHILE CAR IN MOTION, RED TRIANGLE AMD XHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. LUCKILY I DID NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TOWED IT TO TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID MY ABS BRAKE PUMP ACTUATOR FAILED. NOTORIOUS PART TO FAIL ON GENERATION 2 PRIUS. OUT OF POCKET COST TO FIX IT WAS $1900.00

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALSO, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS MORE DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS THAN USUAL AND TOOK LONGER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA OF VERO BEACH (1075 US-1, VERO BEACH, FL 32962) DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PRESSURE ACCUMULATOR FAILURE. IT'S DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHEN THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK. SOMETIMES THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK.

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 PRIUS WHICH EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT PRIUS COMBINATION METER FAILURE. THIS IS A RECOGNIZED DESIGN PROBLEM, HOWEVER, TOYOTA CHOSE TO IGNORE THE SAFETY RAMIFICATIONS AND CATEGORIZED IT AS AN ISSUE COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. TOYOTA WOULD NOT HONOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE COMPONENT UNLESS YOU COULD DEMONSTRATE THE PART FAILURE. THEY ALSO INCLUDED A TIME LIMIT ON WHEN THIS PART WOULD BE REPLACED. THIS FAILURE RESULTS IN ALL CRITICAL VEHICLE TELEMETRY (SPEED, BLANK ENGAGEMENT, ENGINE FAILURES, GAS LEVEL, ETC) FROM NOT BEING DISPLAYED.

BRAKE ACTUATOR WENT BAD. TOYOTA DID A LIMITED VOLUNTARY RECALL. THIS NEEDS TO BE MANDATORY. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THIS PART FAILS. ONLY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WILL FIX THIS AND THE COST IS $2,000-$3,000. THE COST IS GREATER THAN THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE THIS CREATING A SITUATION WHERE OWNERS BYPASS THE REPAIR AND STILL DRIVE. PLEASE LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF REFUNDS THAT TOYOTA OFFERED AS WELL AS THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS MADE REGARDING THIS ISSUE-THIS SHOULD INDICATE HOW WIDESPREAD THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY IS.

MY ABS ACTUATOR WENT BAD. THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WENT OUT WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE. THE CAR NOW HAS NO POWER ASSISTED BRAKING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT AND I WANTED TO ADD MINE TO THE LIST. GIVEN THE DANGER THAT A FAILING ABS SYSTEM POSES I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT NHTSA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. IF IT'S COMMON, THEN THE GEN 2 PRIUSES NEED TO BE RECALLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD REMAIN ON WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS USED TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GETTEL TOYOTA OF LAKEWOOD (5959 E STATE RD 64, BRADENTON, FL 34208, (941)-567-1080) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

THE COMBINATION METER WHICH CONTAINS THE SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, HAS BEEN GOING DEAD FREQUENTLY (DOES NOT LIGHT UP WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED) FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS. IT USED TO BE 1-2 TIMES A MONTH, BUT RECENTLY IT OCCURS A FEW TIMES A WEEK. THE CAR DRIVES NORMALLY, BUT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO NOT KNOW THE SPEED OR TO KNOW HOW MUCH GAS REMAINS IN THE TANK. EVEN WHEN THE METER STARTS TO WORK AGAIN, THE GAS READING IS NOT ACCURATE. IT IS NOT EVEN POSSIBLE TO TELL IF THE CAR IS RUNNING OR NOT, BECAUSE THE SCREEN IS BLACK. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY TOYOTA BUT THEY NO LONGER OFFER REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ADDRESS ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. EVEN THE SEPARATE TOUCH SCREEN WHICH CONTAINS DIAGNOSTICS TESTS FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS BLACK, SO THERE IS NO WAY TO CORRECT THE ISSUE.

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT, FOLLOWED BY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT. BOTH WILL RETURN ON WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF THEN ON AGAIN, ONLY TO OCCUR AGAIN WITHIN 10 MINUTES. BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITHIN THE LAST 10 DAYS.

WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE CAR WOULD REVERT BACK TO NEUTRAL UNLESS I HELD DOWN THE GEAR SHIFT IN POSITION. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I HAD THE CAR IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS. PARKING (USING THE BUTTON ON THE PRIUS) WAS ALSO DIFFICULT, AND I HAD TO TRY MULTIPLE TIMES TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AS IT CONTINUALLY WANTED TO GO BACK TO NEUTRAL.

HEADLAMPS RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING, BUT USUALLY ONLY ONE AT A TIME. LAST NIGHT (12/18/18), BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME AND I WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD AS IT WAS POORLY LIT. WHEN LAMPS DO TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING, TURNING THEM OFF AND ON A FEW TIMES WILL USUALLY GET THE IT TO COME BACK ON. THIS IS DEFINITELY A HAZARD AND A RECALL IS ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED.

THE ABS ACTUATOR/PUMP HAS FAILED. BRAKES LOST HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND DO NOT FUNCTION. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR CITY ROADWAY. AUDIO ALARM WITH WARNING LIGHTS FOR BRAKE, ABS, & VSC.

BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMP RUNS CONSTANTLY AND SOUNDS LIKE A BARKING SEAL WHEN SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. HIGH-PITCHED WARNING BEEP AND LACK OF NORMAL BRAKING ABILITY FOR THE FIRST 30 SECONDS AFTER START-UP. BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ARE ACTIVE ON THE DASH.

TAKARA RECALL - CURRENTLY HAVE AN AIRBAG LIGHT ONON MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. BRAKE ACTUATOR RECALL - THE 'BRAKE' LIGHT, VSC, ABS, AND BRAKE SYMBOL LIGHTS ARE ALL ON INDICATING AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE ACTUATOR. I DID RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THIS ISSUE IN THE PAST, BUT THE RECALL SAID IF I WASN'T EXPERIENCING ANY ISSUES TO IGNORE THE RECALL. THAT RECALL EXPIRED ON DECEMBER 31, 2017. AS THIS AFFECTS THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE CAR, I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA AS WELL AS THE AIR BAG ISSUE.

I HAD RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT A RECALL INVOLVING THE BRAKE ACTUATOR. HOWEVER, IF I WASN'T EXPERIENCING ANY OF THE ISSUES DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, I COULD IGNORE THE RECALL. THAT RECALL EXPIRED ON DECEMBER 31, 2017. IN JULY OF 2018, THE 'BRAKE' LIGHT, VSC, ABS, AND BRAKE SYMBOL ILLUMINATED INDICATING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE ACTUATOR. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST TOYOTA REPLACE THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AS IT AFFECTS THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE.

THE STEERING ON MY 2005 PRIUS WITH ROUGHLY 119,000 MILES FAILED. FORTUNATELY IT WAS AT A LOW SPEED AND ON A SIDE STREET BUT WITHOUT ANY ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR, IT COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD IF ON A MAIN ROAD OR AT A HIGHER SPEED! THE CAR IS CURRENTLY WITH A TOYOTA DEALER AND THE CAUSE IS YET TO BE DETERMINED. TOYOTA STATED THERE IS NO RECALL OUTSTANDING ON THE CAR AND IT WOULD BE OUT OF POCKET. THERE WAS, HOWEVER, A PRIOR RECALL FOR STEERING ISSUES. WHEN IT FAILED, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE IT BACK AND FORTH BUT THE WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL.*DT*JB

COMBINATION METER INTERMITTENTLY NOT FUNCTIONING. WHEN TURNING THE CAR ON, SOMETIMES THE DASH METER WORKS, SOMETIMES IT'S JUST BLACK AND CONTINUES THE ENTIRE TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING. THEN WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE CAR OFF, IT WILL NOT TURN OFF, WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THERE ARE NO DASH LIGHTS AT ALL TO INDICATE FUEL AMOUNT, ODOMETER READING, DOOR OPEN SIGNAL, CHECK ENGINE, MAINTENANCE REQUIRED AND SO ON. THE SPEED BEING DRIVEN IS NOT SHOWING EITHER WHICH IS ANOTHER MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. CRUISE CONTROL ALSO DOES NOT FUNCTION, THE CENTER TOUCHSCREEN DOES NOT DISPLAY HYBRID MOTOR INFORMATION OR MPG. THE BEEPING WHEN BACKING UP DOES NOT FUNCTION. ALSO THE REAR HATCH WILL NOT OPEN WHILE CAR IS RUNNING WHICH IS ALSO A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE OTHER FUNCTIONS NOT AVAILABLE. THE ODOMETER IS NOT RECORDING MILEAGE DURING THESE TIMES WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DO PROPER MAINTENANCE THAT GOES BY MILEAGE, SUCH AS OIL CHANGES.

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. AFTER DRIVING FOR ANOTHER 5 MINUTES AN ALARM WENT OFF AND ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ON THIS CAR HAS BEGUN TO FAIL. THIS IS COMMON ON THE 2004 - 2009 PRIUS. VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. OVER $3000 AT THE DEALER. THE ALARM CAN BE RESET AND THE CAR DRIVEN AGAIN LEADING TO A DANGEROUS BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. I WILL TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON, IT WILL COME BACK ON. THEN SHUTS OFF AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES. YOU HAVE TO CONTINUE SWITCHING IT OFF AND ON, OFF AND ON. TAKEN IT TO TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT WAS IN AUGUST 2018 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ONLY REMEDY WAS TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHTS. THE ESTIMATE TOTAL WAS $318.62 FOR ONE HEADLIGHT. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WANTS NO LIABILITY OR RECALL FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR NIGHT DRIVING AS THE HEADLIGHT WILL JUST SUDDENLY SHUT OFF.

ABS ACTUATOR WENT OUT

EVERY TIME I'D TRY TO SHIFT MY CAR INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, IT WOULD SHIFT BACK INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN, MAKING DRIVING IMPOSSIBLE.

THE ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING AND MADE BRAKING VERY DIFFICULT. A CAR STOPPED AND WHEN I PRESSED MY BRAKE, THERE WAS NO POWER BRAKE. MY POWER BRAKES JUST FAILED AND THE PEDAL WAS VERY STIFF. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT ENDED IN 2017, BUT THIS SHOULD NOT BE A WARRANTY ISSUE. IT SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. LIVES ARE AT STAKE!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP IN A TIMELY MANNER WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED FOUR TIMES BY TWO DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WARRANTED REPAIR HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

HEADLIGHT FAILURE.....WHILE DRIVING. I START OUT WITH MY LIGHTS ON, AND RANDOMLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ONE HEADLIGHT, OR THE OTHER, WILL GO OUT, OR BOTH WILL GO OUT. I REPLACED THE BULBS, HAVE HAD MECHANICS GO OVER THE CAR......BEFORE I JOINED A PRIUS CHAT AND LEARNED THIS IS A "KNOWN ISSUE".....BUT STILL NO RECALL? I'VE BEEN PULLED OVER BY VARIOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS! ..........BELOW IT ASKS FOR A DATE ON THE INCIDENT...IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR AT LEAST A YEAR.

ABS LIGHTS STAY ON; TOOK TO DEALER. TOLD ACTUATOR PROBLEM AND BRAKES COULD GO OUT AT ANY TIME BUT OUT OF WARRANTY AND NEVER RECALLED DESPITE KNOWN PROBLEM. COST OF REPAIRS NEARLY EXCEEDS AUTO VALUE. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY AS YET.

THE BRAKE PRESSURE DECREASED AND BRAKE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE COMING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY WITH A HARD JERK AND THE ABS LIGHT AND RED BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON AFTERWARDS.

ABS SYSTEM FAILED WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ALONE ON RURAL BUT HEAVILY TRAVELED STREETS. LUCKILY SHE WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT AND INJURED. WITH A CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE HOW IS IT THAT TOYOTA HAS PLAYED THIS BET AND WON? 130,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. TOYOTA NEVER INFORMED ME OF THIS ISSUE THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN FAILURE - NOT UNCOMMON. WHY HASN'T THIS ORGANIZATION (NHTSA) ACTED ON A KNOWN BRAKE FAILURE ISSUE??? TOYOTA QUIETLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTIES WITHOUT INFORMING THE OWNERS OF THE SAFETY ISSUE - THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. OF COURSE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED ON MY VEHICLE. NOW I HAVE AN UNSAFE/UNUSABLE VEHICLE AND TOYOTA WANTS $2,500 TO REPAIR IT - MORE THAN WHAT THE CAR IS CURRENTLY WORTH. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED THE NHTSA HAS FALLEN SHORT ON THIS PROBLEM AND REALLY SHOULD GET INVOLVED LIKE THEY DID WITH THE ACCELERATOR PROBLEM. THERE ARE REPORTS THAT TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED OUT OF FOUR ACCIDENTS RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. THE NUMBER COULD EASILY BE MUCH HIGHER THAN THAT AND SIMPLY UNREPORTED OR UNDER-REPORTED, OR UNDIAGNOSED. UNBELIEVABLE!!! A KNOWN BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE WITH NO ACTION OTHER THAN A MINOR EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY - IS THAT ALL THAT TOYOTA CAN DO? IS THAT ALL THE NHTSA CAN DO?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION TOYOTA ARAPAHOE (10531 E ARAPAHOE RD, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112, (303) 578-6111) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTUATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 1808071132. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,600. *TT ABS & BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON 8/11/18 TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR ON 8/24/18 UPDATED 10/2/18*JB

THE 2005 TOYOTA HAS A KNOWN BRAKE ACTUATOR PROBLEM. TOYOTA ISSUED A TSB/EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH ENDED IN DEC 2017, BUT DID NOT NOTIFY OWNERS AND DID NOT DO A RECALL. IT IS EXPENSIVE AND ONLY THE DEALERS CAN DO THE WORK. OWNERS ARE LEFT WITH THE DILEMMA OF SPENDING ABOUT 2/3 THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE TO KEEP IT SAFE TO USE, LOSE A LOT OF MONEY BY JUNKING THE VEHICLE, OR CONTINUING TO USE THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES MAY FAIL AT ANY TIME.

TOYOTA HAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE. THERE WAS NO NOTICE SENT TO LET OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES KNOW THAT THEIR VEHICLE COULD BE SUBJECT TO THESE FAILURES. MY VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANEL REVEALED THIS ISSUE WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM CHURCH. VEHICLE STILL OPERATIONAL, BUT COULD LOSE THE ABILITY TO APPLY BRAKES AT ANY TIME.

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING, IT TAKES TURNING THEM ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES TO TURN THEM BACK ON. IT IS RANDOM, SOMETIMES PASSENGER SIDE, SOMETIMES DRIVERS SIDE, SOMETIMES BOTH. TOYOTA SETTLED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WITH 2006 - 2009 PRIUS, MINE IS 2005, BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT, IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL TRIES TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON, LEAVING ME WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS AS I'M DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL EARLY IN THE MORNING IN THE DARK, GOING 65MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY. CURRENTLY SAVING TO GET FIXED(CAR WAS A GIFT). I CALLED TOYOTA FOR AN ESTIMATE ON THIS KNOWN PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THEY I WOULD HAVE TO BRING IT IN AND THEY WOULD CHARGE ME $85 FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA IS NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM, WHICH CLEARLY THEY ARE AWARE OF AND SOMEHOW SKIRTED OUT OF A RECALL OR ANY LIABILITY FOR ALL MODELS.

I STARTED THE CAR AND THE SPEED INDICATOR DIDN'T ILLUMINATE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A LIGHTBULB OR SOMETHING THAT THAT HAD GONE OUT SINCE THE CAR DROVE LIKE NORMAL. WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION I TRIED TO TURN OFF THE CAR BUT IT DIDN'T TURN OFF. I CALLED THE CAMPUS CAR SERVICE, BY THE TIME THEY GOT TO ME (ABOUT 30 MINUTES) THE CAR HAD TURNED OFF BY ITSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 8 TIMES SINCE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VERY ISSUE WHERE TOYOTA ADMITTED THAT HIGH MILAGE PRIUS' WERE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. THE RECALL ENDED IN 2013. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A KNOW ISSUE IS NO LONGER BEING FIXED WHEN THEY CLEARLY STATED THAT IT AFFECTS HIGH MILEAGE CARS. SO PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO'S CARS HAVEN'T REACHED A 'HIGH MILEAGE" DURING THEIR RECALL PERIOD ARE BASICALLY TOLD TO GUESS HOW FAST THE CAR IS TRAVELING?

BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE. NEVER RECALLED , YET TOYOTA ISSUED EXTENDED WARANTEE INSTEAD, SO WHEN BUYING A USED PRIUS, AS NEW OWNER DID NOT KNOW OF SERIOUS PROBLEM

HEADLIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. USUALLY THEY WORK FINE, BUT EVERY SO OFTEN SINCE MY FRIEND FIRST TOLD ME MY LIGHTS WERE OUT LAST WEEK, THEY DON'T TURN ON WHETHER THE CAR IS RUNNING OR NOT. IT CAN HAPPEN TO ONE OR BOTH LIGHTS AT A TIME, AND IS UNPREDICTABLE, MAKING ME AFRAID TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC'S TODAY, BUT THE LIGHTS WERE WORKING AND HE COULDN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE BULBS ARE FINE, AS LONG AS THEY ARE ABLE TO TURN ON, AND THE MECHANIC AGREED THE BULBS DO NOT NEED REPLACEMENT.

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. IMMEDIATELY WILL COME BACK ON WHEN SWITCHED OFF AND THEN ON..

WARNING SYMBOLS (ABS, VSC, ORANGE EXCLAMATION SIGN, BRAKE) SHOWED UP ON THE DASH AND THE BRAKES BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND MAKE A CRUNCHING NOISE. TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WHICH IS A $2,500+ REPAIR. THEY MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKES WERE IN DANGER OF FAILING AND THE CAR WOULD BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOMETER WAS NOT GOING OVER 300,000 MILES AND WAS STUCK AT 299,999. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ODOMETER CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUE TO THE VEHICLE NEEDING MAINTENANCE. THE DEALER (IRA TOYOTA OF DANVERS, 99 ANDOVER ST, DANVERS, MA 01923) DIAGNOSED THAT THE ODOMETER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT WAS NOT DUE TO A DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 299,999.

THE DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER STOPS AT 299,999 KM OR MILES AND WON'T ROLL OVER TO 300,000 KM OR MILES WHY WON'T IT ROLL OVER TO 300,000 MILES I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT MANY OTHERS ARE AFFECT IT, SUCH AS THE MATRIX AND COROLLAS.

ABS ACTUATOR PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA PRIUS AND TOYOTA IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SAFETY DEFECTS DUE TO POOR DESIGN. THIS IS IS NOT JUST A DEFECTS, IT'S A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSU WHICH COULD LEAD TO DEATH IN THE EFFECT OF TOTAL FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM.

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RED AND WHITE SERVICE LIGHT INDICATOR. *LD THE CONSUMER INQUIRED ABOUT AN AD TO HAVE TO THE VEHICLE BE AT NO COST. *JS

THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK DUE TO A BAD BRAKE AVIATOR PUMP. THANKFULLY IT HAPPENED BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEED AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.

MY ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TWO DAYS AGO ALONG WITH ANOTHER BRAKE LIGHT. IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING SO IT WAS SCARY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SHOWED TWO CODES - C1256 AND C1391. THESE WERE PART OF A BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH EXPIRED ON 12/31/2017. SINCE MINE WENT OUT AFTER THE EXPIRATION, I AM STUCK WITH A $2,500 REPAIR. I SPOKE WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE WHICH HAD NO COMPASSION AND SAID "GOOD LUCK". I EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS CLEARLY A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHICH COULD LEAD TO MY BRAKES NOT WORKING AT ALL OR LOCKING. SINCE THIS IS AN ADMITTED TOYOTA FAULT, I THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE SOME SORT OF HELP. I WAS WRONG. IT IS SCARY TO THINK HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL NOW BE AT RISK OF HURTING THEMSELVES AND OTHERS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE AFFECTED WHO WON'T BE ABLE TO PAY FOR SUCH A HIGH COST REPAIR SO THEY WILL JUST DRIVE THE CAR WITH THE DEFECT AND HOPE FOR THE BEST. A MASSIVE SAFETY CONCERN.

THE COMBINATION METER ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS IS NOT WORKING. SO MY INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL GO OUT OR GO DARK AND MY CAR WILL KEEP RUNNING

BRAKE ACTUATOR PROBLEM ON MY 2005 PRIUS. I HAVE THIS VEHICLE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR SINCE OCTOBER AND HAS ALWAYS MADE THIS NOISE FROM THE FRONT LIKE A PUMP RUNNING. THE CAR ITSELF DID NOT HAVE AN ISSUE UNTIL RECENTLY THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKES STARTED ACTING UP. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT TOYOTA HAD A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT THAT EXPIRED IN DECEMBER THIS YEAR. I HAD CALLED A LOCAL DEALER WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY KIND OF RECALLS AND THEY SAID NONE FOR THIS VEHICLE. THIS PART IS A KNOWN PART THAT FAILS AND WHEN IT DOES IT COULD END UP MAKING THE CAR LIKE A RUN AWAY TRAIN WITH NO BRAKES DEPENDING ON YOUR SPEED. I TRIED CONTACTING TOYOTA TODAY BUT GOT PRETTY MUCH NO WHERE THEY ARE SAYING THAT I NEED TO BRING IT TO THEM AND PAY THEM 3,000 DOLLARS. THE REPAIR IS NOT POSSIBLE TO BE MADE BY ANYONE ELSE WITHOUT A SPECIAL SCAN TOOL THE CARS BRAKES WILL SOMETIMES GO AWAY COMPLETELY AND THE PEDAL BECOMES STIFF AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BRAKE. IF THERE IS ANY OTHER INFO NEEDED PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

THE HEAD LIGHT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE RANDOMLY GOES OUT. IF I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON IT MAY COME BACK ON. NEW LAMPS HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE.

ABS FAILURE. WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF KNOWN ISSUE WHEN THEY OFFERED THE GZ1 WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THIS ISSUE.

THE HID HEADLIGHTS WORK UPON START UP THEN SHUT OFF AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS. REPLACING THE BULB DOES NOT FIX IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE HEADLIGHTS DONT STAY LIT DURING NIGHTTIME HOURS.

THE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT, AND IT WILL COME ON AGAIN IF YOU TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND TURN THEM BACK ON AGAIN. THIS WILL HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES IN AN EVENING, AND IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN.

THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THEIR INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. THEY HAVE NEVER COMPLETELY RESOLVED THE RECALL ISSUE, AS IT CONTINUES TO THIS DAY.*DT CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE, SINCE RECALL WAS ALREADY REPLACED ONCE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE. ALSO, CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER TO GET A RECALL HISTORY, SHOWS THAT SHAFT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE.*JB

LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY ,

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT AND I HAVE TO TURN OFF HEADLIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON TO MAKE THEM WORK. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL. IT HAPPENS STANDING STILL AND DRIVING.

HEADLIGHT GOES OUT REPEATEDLY. HEADLIGHT WORKS AGAIN AFTER HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF THEN ON AGAIN. STARTED WITH THE SAME ONE HEADLIGHT GOING OUT. NOW THE OTHER. SOMETIMES BOTH GO OUT, INCLUDING AT NIGHT. EACH TIME THE HEADLIGHTS MUST BE TURNED OFF THEN ON AGAIN AND THEY WORK FOR A WHILE LONGER. LIGHTS GO OUT WHEN STATIONARY AND WHEN DRIVING.

CAR WOULD NOT STOP WHEN CROSSING RAILROAD CROSSING. HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS ON ROUGH SURFACE OR CROSSING RR TRACKS. WILL NOT STOP.

THE AIRBAG WIRING HARNESS LOCATED UNDER THE SEAT FAILED. THIS WAS A COSTLY REPAIR AND A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT FUNCTIONING AIRBAGS.

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE PRONE TO TURNING TO OFF RANDOMLY, SOMETIMES ONE SIDE, OTHER TIMES BOTH SIDES. AFTER TURNING THEM ON/OFF AT THE STEERING COLUMN THEY WILL COME BACK ON FOR A WHILE THEN THE ISSUE STARTS OVER. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WITH THE VEHICLE EITHER MOVING OR IN THE STATIONARY MODE. NO HEADLIGHTS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD. SO FAR, TOYOTA REFUSES TO HONOR A FIX!

PRIUS WILL NOT STAY IN GEAR, KEEPS POPPING BACK INTO NEUTRAL. FIRST HAPPENED WHEN STATIONARY --- PRESS POWER BUTTON, "READY" ON THE DASH, GO TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE AND IT POPS BACK INTO NEUTRAL. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. FINALLY GOT IT TO WORK (NO IDEA WHY?) THEN WHEN DRIVING, AGAIN, IT POPPED INTO NEUTRAL FROM DRIVE. VERY DANGEROUS!!!

HEADLIGHT CAME OFF AND ON WHILE I'M DRIVING ALL FUSE OK ALL BULBS OK LOOKING ON THE WEB APPEARS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE ALSO RADIO LIGHT SAME PROBLEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO WORK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-331-4331 AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,308.

TOYOTA PRIUS COMBINATION METER NOT WORKING FOR 2 DAYS WHEN I REPEATLY TURN IT ON AND TURN IT OFF....THEN WORKS ONE DAY THEN IS NOT WORKING NOW---I CAN'T SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND HOW FAST I AM DRIVING AND THEN I CAN NOT SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES....VERY UNSAFE. AND I JUST HAD THE CAR SERVICED FOR A MESSED UP BATTERY. THIS IS A USED CAR THAT I BOUGHT TO REPLACE THE 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT WAS REARENDED IN DEC 2016 THEN THE DEALER SOLD ME A JUNK CAR IN APRIL 2017 NOW HAVING TO FIX ALL THESE PROBLEMS. I WILL SELL THIS CAR AS A PIECE OF JUNK TO THE JUNK YARD AS STRAP METAL BECAUSE THAT WHAT IT IS. VERY UNSAFE AND THE NHTSA IS ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN. STARTED ON 08/22/2017 & 08/23/2017 & 08/25/2017 I CAN'T SEE THE PANEL.

AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED STAYING ON THOUGH INTERMITTENT. NOTICED IT WENT AWAY IF STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. I JUST HAD THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRM IT IS THE CLOCKSPRING.

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE CONTINUALLY REPLACED (ONCE EVERY 6 MONTHS FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF OR MORE), AND REPLACEMENTS OF AUTHORIZED PARTS KEEP FAILING, CONSISTENT WITH ISSUES PRESENTED IN THIS FORUM: HTTPS://PRIUSCHAT.COM/THREADS/HEADLIGHT-PROBLEM.34584/. I HAVE CHECKED AND RECHECKED WITH DEALERSHIP BUT THEY ONLY OFFER $500+ REPLACEMENT AND NO RECALLS OR FIXES FOR THE GENERAL ISSUE.

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY. TURN SWITCH OFF AND ON AND COMES ON AGAIN. HAVE HAD BULB REPLACED X2 AND NOW TOYOTA DEALER SAYS THAT TOYOTA HAS A BULLETIN ABOUT IT. NOTE TO THE TUNE OF $500 TO FIX. IN RESEARCHING THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. IT'S A HAZARD AT NIGHT OR IN RAIN OR INCLEMENT WEATHER AND EVIDENTLY SOMETHING TOYOTA HAS HAD COMPLAINTS ABOUT ENOUGH TO PUT OUT A BULLETIN. VEHICLE IN MOTION, HIGHWAY MILES. I BELIEVE SOME SORT OF SHORT BUT CERTAINLY NOT MECHANIC. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE JANUARY 2017. TWO NEW BULBS PLUS LABOR AND NOW TOLD WIRING MECHANISM. HELP. IF TOYOTA KNOWS A PROBLEM, ADDRESS IT IN A RECALL.

THE PRIUS ODOMETER STOPPED AT 299999 AND WON'T RECORD MORE MILEAGE. HOWEVER, THE TRIP ODOMETER CONTINUES TO REGISTER MILES, SO IT SEEMS CLEAR THE MECHANISMS ARE WORKING TO COLLECT MILES. THE PROBLEM THIS CAUSES IS THAT SOME STATES VIEW THIS FAILURE TO MOVE ON OR RESET AT 000000 AS AN INSPECTION FAILURE. SHOULD NOT BE A DESIGNED FAILURE, AS PREVIOUS COMLAINT INDICATED SINCE THIS IS A DIGITAL READOUT.

CAR HEADLIGHTS WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF DURING NIGHTTIME DRIVING. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.

HEAD LIGHTS DIMS AFTER 2 MINUTES OF DRIVING THEN FEW SECONDS LATER COMPLETELY SHOTS OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO CHANGE FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL IN WHICH THE INVERTER WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR WAS A ONE TIME REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

DURING CHARGING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE DURING THE PROCESS DISTROYING VEHICLE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN INVERTER WATER PUMP FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V563000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN THE CAR.

CLOCK CABLE FAILED.. CAUSED THE AIRBAG, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL TO NOT WORK..

LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING, AT FIRST 1 SIDE OR THE OTHER, ACOUPLE TIMES BOTH WENT OFF WITH THE LAST TIME ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION AND I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AFTER THE VEHICLE OPERATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REVERSE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000.

AS THE HYBRID BATTERY FOR MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS BEGAN TO FAIL, I NOTICED A DEGRADATION IN MY BRAKING ABILITY. MY BRAKES WOULD SLIP OUT ON ME UNLESS THE GAS ENGINE WAS RUNNING' IN DRIVING THAT RELIED ON THE BATTERY, I ESSENTIALLY HAD NON WORKING BRAKES. WHEN I HAD THE HYBRID BATTERY REPLACED, A MULTI-POINT INSPECTION REVEALED MY FRONT BRAKE LININGS AT 8.9MM AND MY REAR DRUM LININGS AT 3MM (WHICH IS STILL IN EXCELLENT RANGE). THIS WAS CLEARLY NOT A CASE OF WORN OUT BRAKE PADS; AND REPLACING THE HYBRID BATTERY RESTORED MY BRAKING FUNCTION WHEN RUNNING ON BATTERY POWER.

INTERMITTENT HID/XENON HEADLIGHT OPERATION. MUST CYCLE POWER USING HEADLIGHT ON/OFF SWITCH TO REIGNITE HEADLIGHT. HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY DURING COLD STARTS IN THE MORNING AS WELL AS DURING VEHICLE OPERATION.

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS GONE OUT 3 TIMES IN A 3 YEAR PERIOD. EACH TIME THE BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED AT SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE ($300 AT THE DEALERSHIP), BUT HAS GONE OUT AGAIN AFTER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS 11/2014. SINCE THEN WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO USE THE CAR AT NIGHT DUE TO THE OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IT PRESENTS. WE CANNOT AND WILL NOT CONTINUE TO SPEND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE THESE BULBS WHEN THERE IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE SYSTEM. BASED ON THE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR REPORTS I HAVE SEEN ONLINE ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE, I KNOW MY STORY IS NOT UNIQUE. I REQUEST THAT A RECALL BE ISSUED FOR THE AFFECTED MODEL YEARS, WHICH INCLUDES 2005!

MY FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. NOW IT DOESN'T TURN ON AT ALL. I REPLACED THE BULB AND IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AND HAVE ALSO FIILED COMPLAINTS BECAUSE TOYOTA DOESN'T ASSEMBLE OR RUN THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS PROPERLY.

DASHBOARDS LIGHTS WERE OFF. COULD NOT SEE SPEED OR GAS GAUGE AT NIGHT. VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF.

STEERING IS STICKY ON TURNING WHILE DRIVING. KIND OF JERKY. TOYOTA DEALER IN FT. MYERS, FL. SAID THEY DID ALL RECALLS. I DON'T THINK THEY DID. IS THERE PROOF OF RECALLS ON MY CAR? THANKS, [XXX]*DT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR*JB

MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT DOESN'T STAY ON. IT WILL GO ON FOR A MINUTE THEN TURN OFF. IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON, IT STARTS BACK UP AGAIN, THEN GOES OUT AGAIN. I REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL AND IT STILL CONTINUES. IT DOES THIS IF I'M DRIVING OR NOT. *TR

MY HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING & THEN BACK ON. I PAID A LOCAL MECHANIC TO CHECK IT OUT; HE COULDN'T FIND ANY LOOSE CONNECTIONS, ETC. BUT DID ADVISE ME OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON THE 06 - 09 MODEL YRS. I'VE CONTACTED BOTH A LOCAL DEALERSHIP & TOYOTA CORP. WHO BOTH REFUSE TO FIX IT AT NO COST TO ME (SEE ATTACHED RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA CORP. *TR

LEFT HEADLIGHT IS DIM, GOES OUT, COMES BACK ON WHEN LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, BUT THEN DIMS AND EVENTUALLY FAILS AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER IN MOTION OR STOPPED, REGARDLESS OF SPEED, AND WHETHER TURNING OR GOING STRAIGHT. I READ THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON AMONG 2005-2009 PRIUSES, AND A DESIGN CHANGE IN 2010 FIXED IT. THAT MEANS IT IS CAUSED BY A DESIGN PROBLEM, AND TOYOTA SHOULD DO A RECALL TO FIX IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER SERVICED THE VEHICLE FOR THE REPAIR. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAY PANEL WENT BLANK. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHUT OFF TWICE AND HAD TO BE LEFT RUNNING DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMBINATION METER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED WITH A LOANER AS THE DEALER FURTHER TESTED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON THEIR RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING THE DEALER'S REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MULTIPLE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. BROUGHT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. RAN DIAGNOSTIC AND "INTERNAL PROBLEM IN BRAKE ACTUATOR" CAME BACK (CODE C1344) BUT IS NOT COVERED IN ACTUATOR EXTENDED WARRENTY. THE DEALERSHIP STATED DOESN'T MEET COVERED CODES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, CLEARLY THERE ARE MORE CODES THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE NEW EXTENDED WARRENTY FOR SAFETY. THE BRACE ACTUATOR IS A MAJOR ISSUS AND DANGEROUS

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE GOING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. THEY WILL STAY ON FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN THE LEFT OR RIGHT ONE WILL GO OUT SO THEN I'LL RESET THE LIGHTING AND IT WILL COME BACK ON AND THEN I WILL GO OUT AGAIN. SOMETIMES THE RIGHT SOMETIMES IT'S THE LEFT SOMETIMES IT'S BOTH.

STEERING IS STICKY WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED.*DT

TAKATA RECALL IM HAVING A PROBLEM IN HEADLIGHT OF MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2005 THE DRIVER SIDE ALWAYS MISSED UP AND ONCE I TURN IT OFF AND ON IT WORKS FOR A WHILE THEN SAME PROBLEM I BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE MANY TIME I HAVE CHANGED THE LIGHT BUT SAME PROBLEM ITS ALSO DANGEROUS SOMETIMES WHEN IM DRIVING IN A CURVE WHERE IS NO LIGHT AND THE LIGHT TURNED OFF I FOUND MY SELF IN THE SHOULDER THAT REALLY WEIRD. *TR

BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FAILURE THIS SYSTEM FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BY OWNER OF PRIUS. OWNER WAS DRIVING CAR AND THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. TOYOTA RECENTLY (2016) OFFERED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR REPAIRS IN 2005. BUT HAVING TO TAKE THEM TO SMALL CLAIMS BECAUSE WAS DENIED ON A TECHNICALITY. *TR

ONE HEADLIGHT OR BOTH WILL RANDOMLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. HAS HAPPENED SPORADICALLY 6 OR SO TIMES OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS, INCLUDING THIS EVENING WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED. TOTALLY RANDOM, CAN HAPPEN ON SHORT OR LONG TRIPS, CITY STREETS OR HIGHWAY. SO FAR LIGHTS HAVE COME BACK ON BY CYCLING THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

MOTOR WONT SHUT OFF

BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND GO OUT, MOSTLY AT DIFFERENT TIMES THAN THE OTHER BUT CAN HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME. BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF, THEN BACK ON AFTER 10 TO 15 SECONDS THEY WILL COME BACK ON. DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THIS LEAVES YOU IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THANK GOD FOR FOG LIGHTS, A LIFE SAVER AT 70 MILES AN HOUR. THIS CAN ALSO HAPPEN SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY BEFORE LEAVING FOR WORK.

CAR WILL NOT START, I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY, IT IS NOT A BATTERY ISSUE. IF YOU SLAM THE CAR DOOR, OR HOOD OF CAR, THE CAR MAY START. THE HORN WILL WORK, WITCH INDICATES IT IS NOT THE BATTERY. MAY SOMETIMES START WITH A JUMP START. THIS USUALLY IS WHILE THE CAR IS NOT IN MOTION.

ONE OF MY FRONT HEADLIGHT ALWAYS GOES OUT ONCE I MAKE A TURN BY USING A TURN SIGNAL. IF I SWITCH THE HEADLIGHT OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE HEAD LIGHT WILL COME BACK. I READ SIMILAR POST FROM WEBSITE, AND FOUND SOME PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ME. WE ALL SUSPECT THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM BY THE MANUFACTURER.

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE PULLED INTO PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF HER CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A STONE WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. AS SHE BACKED INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE, OUT OF HER CONTROL. CONSEQUENTLY, SHE JOT A GARAGE DOOR. *JB

HEAD LIGHTS TURN OFF AFTER BEING ON FOR A WHILE. TURNING OFF HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND TURNING IT BACK ON TURNS THE LIGHT BACK ON. HIGH BEAM STITCH DOES NOT AFFECT THE LIGHT WHICH IS OFF. THIS HAPPENS WHILE IN MOTION ON BOTH HIGHWAYS AND CITY STREETS. THIS OCCURS FREQUENTLY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSTABLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT A RECALL ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND RESTATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 193,000. *DT*JB

HEADLIGHTS GO OFF, ONE AT A TIME, INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING ON ANY ROAD. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN THEY WILL USUALLY STAY ON FOR 15 MINUTES BEFORE GOING OFF AGAIN. I AM NOT AWARE THAT THEY HAVE BOTH GONE OFF AT ONCE, BUT I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR AT NIGHT YET

I WAS DRIVING THROUGH NEVADA AT 11 PM AT NIGHT TOWARDS RENO (APPROX. 180 MILES AWAY) ON I-80 AT 75 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON MANUALLY WITH MY LEFT HAND, AND THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN (I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN THE DARK, SCARED OUT OF MY MIND). THEN, ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED (I WAS DRIVING SLOWER THIS TIME). I DID THE SAME TURNING OFF AND ON AGAIN, AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AGAIN, ALTHOUGH SOMEWHAT DIMMER. A FEW MINUTES LATER (5 MINUTES?) I WAS PASSED BY A VEHICLE, THAT THEN SLOWED DOWN AND CAME IN BEHIND ME, AND THEN TURNED ON THE POLICE LIGHTS AND I IMMEDIATELY PULLED IN AN EXIT RAMP (FORTUNATELY THERE WAS ONE RIGHT THERE). AFTER THE POLICEMAN CHECKED MY LICENSE AND REGISTRATION, HE INFORMED ME THAT ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS WAS OUT. HE ASKED ME TO TRY AND FLICK ON AND OFF THE LIGHTS A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND TO TRY THE BRIGHTS, BUT NONE OF THIS BROUGHT IT BACK INTO WORKING ORDER. HE THEN OUT OF THE BLUE MENTIONED TO ME (WITHOUT ME BRINGING THIS UP) THAT THE PRIUS' WERE NOTORIOUS FOR HAVING INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS, ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR (WHICH IS THE SIDE THAT WAS OUT, COINCIDENTLY). HE LET ME PROCEED USING ONE HEADLIGHT WITHOUT TICKETING ME. A FEW MILES LATER I PULLED INTO A REST AREA AND TURNED OFF THE CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES WHILE I WENT TO THE BATHROOM, AND WHEN I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS THEY BOTH CAME ON, BUT WITHIN 20 SECONDS THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. WHEN I GOT HOME THE NEXT DAY AND TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS THEY WERE BOTH WORKING AGAIN. THIS INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS OCCURRED A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST, AND I HAVE HAD THE TOYOTO DEALER LOOK INTO IT AND THEY CLAIMED THAT IT WAS FIXED. HOWEVER, THIS TIME IT WAS LIFE THREATENING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ODOMETER GAUGE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE GAUGE REMAINED AT 299,000 MILES. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ODOMETER GAUGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND ALSO STATED THAT THE GAUGE WAS DESIGNED TO STOP AT 299,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE ODOMETER GAUGE FAILING TO WORK AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 299,000.

LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHTS SPORADICALLY TURN OFF WHICH IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT IN ROADS WITHOUT STREET LIGHTS. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH TOYOTA MUST ISSUE A RECALL. LIGHT BULBS ARE NOT THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS IN THE COMPUTER OR BALAST THAT CONTROLS THE LIGHTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE HYBRID BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYBRID BATTERY FAILED AND CAUSED THE RPMS TO REV AND THE BATTERY NEEDED TO THE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. MOST OF THE TIME IT IS ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT BUT SOMETIMES BOTH GO OUT. TO "RE-LIGHT" THEM YOU HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON. REPLACING THE BULBS DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. AT NIGHT THIS HAS ALMOST LED TO DISASTROUS EFFECTS AND, FROM A RISK MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE, IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMETHING BAD DOES HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF LOSING YOUR EXTERNAL HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. IT HAPPENS WHETHER THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. SOME ELEMENT OF THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR (MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY).

WHILE DRIVIN BOTH HEADLIGHT TURN OF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE I CAN TURN OFF AND BACK ON THEY COME ON TO ONE OR THE OTHER OR BOTH GOING BACK OFF SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES THEY WORK PERFECTLY THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS YOU ONLY USE HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT.

THIS IS THE FIRST CAR WE EVER OWNED THAT ATE OIL. WE ARE METICULOUS ABOUT SERVICING THE CAR AS RECOMMENDED EVERY 5000 MILES. AT THE SERVICE FOR 100,000 MILES WHICH WE DID AT 99,400 MILES, THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE DIPSTICK. AT 103,000 MILES THE ALARMS WENT OFF 3 TIMES TO INDICATE THERE WAS NO OIL. WE PUT IN 2 QUARTS AND TOOK IT TO THE SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. GOOGLING SHOWED MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM - NO OIL LEAK ANYWHERE, BUT NO OIL IN THE CAR EITHER. TOYOTA APPARENTLY KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS INFORMED SERVICE PROVIDERS BUT WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM TO THE CAR OWNERS. WE NOW CARRY OIL IN THE CAR AND CHECK EVERY TIME WE PUT IN GAS TO MAKE SURE WE ALSO HAVE OIL. THE SERVICE SHOP SUGGESTS A $3500+ REBUILD OF THE ENGINE. WE CAN AFFORD TO CHECK OIL AND ADD IT AS NECESSARY INSTEAD OF REBUILDING AN ENGINE THAT WILL END UP WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT THE EXPECTATION IS TO ADD OIL BETWEEN EVERY 5000 MILES, AS RECOMMENDED BY MANUFACTURER, INSTEAD OF THE ASSURANCE THAT THE CAR WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO EACH 5000 MILE INTERVAL WITHOUT ADDING ADDITIONAL OIL. WE ALSO CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE ENGINE SEIZE UP IN WHAT IS MARKETED AS A VERY DEPENDABLE CAR FROM A VERY DEPENDABLE MANUFACTURER. APPARENTLY TOYOTA DOESN'T MAKE CARS THAT EXCEED A LIFETIME OF 100,000 MILES AND ARE ALSO A VERY UNDEPENDABLE MANUFACTURER OF CARS.

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT IN 2015 AND WAS REPLACED BY LOCAL MECHANIC. BEFORE IT WENT OUT IT HAD FLICKERED BUT CAME BACK ON. I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN IT WENT OUT AND WAS PULLED OVER BY POLICE. FORTUNATELY I ONLY GOT A WARNING. MARCH 2016 THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN (I NOTICED IT IN MY DRIVEWAY) AND WAS REPLACED AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON 21 MARCH 2016. THAT VERY DAY, THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN (NOTICED IT IN MY DRIVEWAY). IT WOULD COME ON PERIODICALLY BUT KEPT GOING OUT. 25 MARCH 2016 THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE "COMPUTER SUB-ASSY, H" FOR $458.52. 28 MARCH 2016, THE HEADLIGHT IS OUT AGAIN (NOTICED IT AGAIN IN MY DRIVEWAY).

THE HEADLIGHTS (HID) STOP FUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY. ONE OR THE OTHER OR BOTH WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF. THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON IF THEY ARE TURNED OFF THEN ON AGAIN. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, I REPLACED THE BULB AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. IT TURNS OFF SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE WETHER IT IS DRIVING OR SITTING, WHEN I TURN LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN LIGHT WILL TURN BACK ON FOR A MOMENT AND TURN OFF AGAIN, THIS HAPPENS WHILE I AM DRIVING AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AND BE PULLED OVER FOR NOT HAVING WORKING HEADLIGHTS.

TAKATA RECALL, DASH (SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOSSE) WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMP OR AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THEN I TOKE IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THAT'S STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM.

DASH GOES COMPLETELY BLANK WHILE IN MOTION AND CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE FREEWAY 280 AND SUDDENLY BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, IT WAS SO BLACK YOU COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING ON THE ROAD. TALK ABOUT SCARY, TRY DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON A ROAD THAT CURVES WHEN YOU ALL YO CAN SEE IS BLACK. I WAS ABLE TO JIGGLE THE SWITCH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES AND THE LIGHTS FINALLY CAME BACK ON. WITH MY HEART POUNDING I CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME ONLY TO HAVE BOTH HEADLIGHTS AGAIN GO OUT TOGETHER. THIS HAPPENED 6-7MORE TIMES UNTIL I REACHED HOME. I WAS ACTUALLY SHAKING BY THE TIME I GOT OUT OF MY CAR. WHY WERE BOTH HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING AT THE EXACT SAME TIMES? I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERS THE NEXT DAY AND AFTER INSPECTION THEY TOLD ME I SIMPLY NEEDED NEW HEADLIGHTS. I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION, BUT THEY INSISTED THAT IT WAS JUST THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT AND THAT THIS HAPPENED ALL THE TIME. WHY WOULD THEY BE USING HEADLIGHTS THAT THEY KNOW BOTH GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME??THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS. PEOPLE COULD HAVE A HEART ATTACK IF NOT AN ACCIDENT! I SPENT $500 TO REPLACE THE TWO HEADLIGHTS. HOWEVER, I JUST RECENTLY EXPERIENCE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OF BOTH HEAD LIGHTS GOING OUT. MY CAR IS AT THE DEALERS THIS VERY MOMENT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I HOPE MY 2005 PRIUS GETS RECALLED FOR THIS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM SO OTHER PEOPLE TO NOT HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THIS TRAMA AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT THIS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM IS COMMON TO THE PRIUS. OUTSIDE OF THIS DANGEROUS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM I LOVE MY PRIUS.

DIGITAL DASHBOARD SOMETIMES IS COMPLETELY BLANK FOR EXTENDED PERIODS SO THAT I CAN'T SEE MY SPEED, FUEL LEVELS, ODOMETER, AND OTHER INFO. WHEN I START UP IT HAPPENS AND CONTINUES THE WHOLE TIME I AM DRIVING. IT IS CAUSING OTHER PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE HYDROLIC BRAKING SOMETIMES AS WELL WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED TO APPLY COMPLETELY DURING MORNING START UP AND BACK UP FROM PARKING SPACE. THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS ON INCLUDED BRAKE, TRIANGLE WITH EXCLAMATION, AND ABS. DURING DRIVE TO DEALER, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TOYOTA DEALER FOUND BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FAILURE. PAID FOR REPAIR AND CONTACTED TOYOTA WITH CONCERN. FOUND INTERNET INFORMATION ON SIMILAR FAILURE WITH LATER 2010 MODEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE REAR BRAKES ENGAGED WITH A GRABBING FORCE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE CLEANED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

EVEN MINOR TREPIDATION CAUSED BY ANY UNEVENNESS IN THE SURFACE OF THE ROAD WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WILL DISENGAGE THE BRAKES MOMENTARILY CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND RISK OF CRASH INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. I OBSERVED THIS PROBLEM CONSISTENTLY IN SEVERAL PRIUS RANGING FROM 2005 TO 2010 SINCE I PURCHASED MINE IN APRIL 2012. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS TO A COUPLE OF DEALERSHIPS BUT WAS TOLD "IT IS A DRIVER'S FAULT" ...!! ALL MY FRIENDS OWNERS OF PRIUS HAVE OBSERVED THE SAME PROBLEM IN THEIR CARS.

LAST NIGHT WHILE DRIVE 1.5 HOURS HOME, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD SHUT OFF, AND IF I NOTICED AND FLIPPED THE LIGHTS OFF THEN ON, IT WOULD COME BACK ON. IF I DIDN'T NOTICE, THEN THE PASSENGER LIGHT WOULD ALSO GO OUT LEAVING ME IN DARKNESS. I BEGAN TIMING THE INTERVAL, AND IT CAME OUT TO BE INTERMITTENT BETWEEN ONE AND TWO MINUTES, REGARDLESS OF TERRAIN, SPEED OF VEHICLE, SMOOTH OR BUMPY ROADS, STRAIGHT OR CURVY ROADS, ETC.

ME AND MY FAMILY TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH IN THE DARK WHEN A TRACTOR TRAILER ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED TO CHANGE LANES WHEN WE WERE DIRECTLY TO THE LEFT OF IT. LUCKILY THE LANE TO OUR LEFT WAS OPEN AND WE WERE ABLE TO QUICKLY CHANGE LANES TO AVOID COLLISION. IT TURNS OUT OUR 2005 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING AND THE TRUCK DID NOT SEE US. HAD TO TURN LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN TO GET THEM TO WORK. THE REST OF THE WAY HOME ONE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT, THEN THE OTHER WOULD GO OUT. HAD TO TURN SWITCH OFF THEN ON AGAIN TO GET THEM TO TURN ON AGAIN. THIS IS DEFINITELY A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL.

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS INTERMITTENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST TWICE BEFORE AND I BELIEVE THE BULB AND SOME OTHER ELECTRONICS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER CHARGES A HUGE AMOUNT FOR THIS REPAIR.

HIGH PITCHED, STEADY TONE COMES ON AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING AT START OF DRIVING DAY AND DOES NOT STOP UNLESS/UNTIL BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED FULLY FOR AT LEAST 10SEC., WHICH CAUSES TONE TO STOP. STARTS UP AGAIN AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING, SOMETIMES LESS AND RECYCLES. REGULAR BRAKING SEEMS TO WORK, BUT NOT ABS AND ABS LIGHT, VSC ! LIGHTS ARE CONTINUOUSLY ON.

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND MY STEERING COMPLETELY GAVE OUT. I COULD TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT, BUT MY WHEELS WERE NOT RESPONDING TO THE MOVEMENT. THERE WAS A ROUGH NOISE AS I TRIED TO CORRECT THE STEERING BUT THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING OF THIS (I HAD BEEN DRIVING AROUND TOWN EARLIER THAT DAY JUST FINE - ON BUSY ROADS WITH HIGHER SPEED LIMITS). IT WAS VERY SCARY AND THANKFULLY, I WAS ONLY GOING 5MPH SO I JUST STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND PLACED IT IN PARK. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP IN AUSTIN, TX AND THEY SAID THE SPLINES BROKE WHICH DISABLED THE STEERING (AND THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING RACK AND YOLK). I'M GETTING A SECOND OPINION AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THEY SAY, BUT THIS MAJOR FAILURE WAS EXTREMELY ALARMING. MY PRIUS HAS APPROX 92,000 MILES ON IT, AND I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT FROM A MAINTENANCE STANDPOINT. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF A PROBLEM LIKE THIS BEFORE. I HAVE PLENTY OF FRIENDS WITH OLDER CARS WITH MORE MILEAGE AND NONE OF THEM HAVE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE FAILURE OF STEERING WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. ADDITIONALLY, MY FATHER SPOKE TO A FRIEND WHO OWNS A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AT HOME AND HAS SOLD MANY PRIUS VEHICLES - HE SAID THIS WAS VERY SERIOUS AND UNCOMMON. ....UPDATED 12/30/15 *BF PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT OTHER INFORMATION YOU NEED TO ADEQUATELY LOOK INTO THIS. *JS

WHILE DRIVING IN ANY DIRECTION IN ALL CONDITIONS, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT BEGAN FLICKERING IN MAY 2015, SHORTLY AFTER LEFT HEADLIGHT BEGAN FLICKERING. THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL NOW.

THE CAR KEPT SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL WHEN WANTING TO DRIVE. PARKING BUTTON DIDN'T WORK.THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND I WAS TRYING TO DRIVE IT.

I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE MY VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A CRASH WHEREIN I COLLIDED WITH A CAR TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ME AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH. THE FRONT END CRUMPLED AND MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS DO NOT FULLY OPEN DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE FRAME OF THE CAR. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING INSPECTED WITH REGARD TO DETERMINATION OF A LIKELY TOTAL LOSS. WHILE I UNDERSTAND AIRBAGS DON'T ALWAYS DEPLOY, I FELT THAT THIS MIGHT BE A CASE WHERE THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.

THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY IS MAKING A SOUND EVERY TIME THE CAR IS OPERATIONAL. THERE IS A STRUCTURAL DEFLECT IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY CAUSING GAS TO LEAKED INTO THE BRAKE FLUID WHICH CAN CAUSE LOSS OF BRAKING. THE 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS SHOULD BE RECALLED TO FIX THIS BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP. BASED ON RESEARCH SUBSEQUENT PRIUS MODELS (E.G. 2010) HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND WERE RECALLED. THEREFORE, THIS IS A URGENT REQUEST TO PLEASE RECALL ALL 2005 PRIUS AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE YEARS. SEE YOU TUBE WEB SITE TITLED "TOYOTA - D0H - BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY": HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=QN_A_HALZ1C

WE WERE ON THE OVERPASS GOING FROM HIGHWAY 87 TO US 101 NORTH IN SAN JOSE GOING ABOUT 70 MPH HEADING TO THE SAN FRANSISCO AIRPORT. IT WAS 8PM, AND VERY DARK. THE HEADLIGHTS JUST SHUT OFF, WHILE THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR SAID THAT THE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON. WE TRIED FRANTICALLY TRIED TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF AGAIN TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COME ON, AND THEY DIDN'T. WE TOOK THE NEXT EXIT AND STOPPED IN FRONT OF A HOTEL WERE WE COULD SEE THE HEADLIGHTS IN THE WINDOW, AND THEY WERE OFF. WE TURNED THE CAR OFF, COUNTED TO 10, THEN TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. WE TURNED ON THE FOGLIGHTS IN CASE THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF AGAIN. THEY STAYED ON ALL THE WAY TO THE AIRPORT AND ALMOST ALL THE WAY HOME. THEY TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT 1 MILE, AND THEN TURNED BACK ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE COMBINATION METER WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES TO STOP FUNCTIONING. IN ADDITION. THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT COMBINATION METER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL NOT STAY ON, IT WILL STAY ON ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THEN IT GOES OUT ! WHAT IS THE PROBLEM ???

WHEN I AM GOING SLOW AND BRAKING, THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD WHEN THERE IS UNEVEN PAVEMENT, A POTHOLE,ETC. OFTEN IT WILL HAPPEN AT THE SAME STOP SIGNS AROUND MY HOME. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THIS USED CAR IN JULY OF 2014. IT HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 50 TIMES IN THE YEAR AND HALF THAT I HAVE OWNED IT.

HEAD LIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF. I CAN TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH TO OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE HEADLIGHT WILL COME BACK ON. USUALLY THIS HAPPENED ON A STREET OR HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND LIGHTS ARE SWITCH ON. THIS HAPPENS OFF AND ON WHEN THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. USUALLY IT IS THE LEFT HEADLIGHT, BUT OCCASIONALLY THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OFF AS WELL. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE TOYOTA DEALER QUOTES $500.00 TO MAKE REPAIRS! I DID RESEARCH ON INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS PRETTY COMMON FOR CERTAIN YEARS OF THE TOYOTA PRIUS AUTOMOBILES, 2005 INCLUDED.

OUR DAUGHTER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO SCHOOL. SHE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WAS A PART CALLED THE COMBINATION METER. HE ADVISED THAT THE PART WAS RECALLED AND WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY TOYOTA. HE PROVIDED ME WITH A PHONE NUMBER FOR THE TOYOTA CORPORATIONS RECALL DEPARTMENT. I TELEPHONED TOYOTA AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT I WAS MISINFORMED BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND THAT THE PART WAS NOT RECALLED, BUT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED ON THE PART IN 2012. I ASKED WHY THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED AND WAS TOLD BECAUSE IT WASN'T A SAFET MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE IF THIS PART FAILS. BY SURFING THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS BY OTHERS REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM. IF MY DAUGHTER WOULD HAVE DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE HOME, PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE AS SHE USUALLY DOES. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT HAVE TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE IS A HYBRID AND WHEN THE BATTERY POWER WAS DEPLETED, THE GASOLINE ENGINE WOULD HAVE KICKED ON. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A DANGER, DUE TO CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING TO ANY OCCUPANTS WITHIN THE HOUSE. ADDITIONALLY, IF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM NO LONGER WORKS WHEN THIS PART FAILS, THE BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASES IN AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION. WHEN THIS PART FAILS THE DASH GOES COMPLETELY BLACK, THE DRIVER IS UNAWARE THAT THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS NO LONGER WORKING. THE DRIVER IS ALSO UNABLE TO SEE THE SPEEDOMETER OR ANY OTHER GAUGES IN THE DASH. DUE TO RECENT DEATHS, DUE TO CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING CAUSED BY VEHICLES NOT TURNING OFF. I FEEL THAT TOYOTA IS NEGLIGENT FOR NOT TAKING MY CONCERNS MORE SERIOUSLY. TOYOTA IS AWARE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART, THEY ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IN 2012.

SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2014 I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS. THEY HAVE BECOME DIMMER AND DIMMER. THEN DURING THE WEEK OF 8/24/15, I STARTED MY CAR AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON, BUT WHEN I TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT BLACK. I HAD TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS, BUT NOTHING ELSE UNLESS I TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER DARK. I HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST I WAS GOING, WHAT GEAR I WAS IN, IF I HAD ENOUGH GAS TO GET HOME, ETC., ETC. THE NEXT MORNING I TOOK A 20-MILE DRIVE AND WHEN I STOPPED, I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO SHUT OFF BY PUSHING THE IGNITION BUTTON. I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE ENGINE FINALLY TURNED OFF, BUT THE DISPLAY PANEL WAS STILL DIMLY LIT. I THEN DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE WHATEVER WAS WRONG REPAIRED. AFTER A MECHANIC CHECKED IT OUT, IT WAS DETERMINED THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART. THIS IS NOT AN ITEM THAT IS NORMALLY SERVICED AND I HAVE NO CLUE IF THE DEALERSHIP CHECKS IT DURING A SERVICING OF THE CAR. SO I WONDERED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. IN CHECKING ON THIS WEBSITE I FIND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THAT I THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE A RECALL ON IT. WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR I ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL AND I WAS GIVEN PAPERWORK STATING IT WAS A "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM" FOR "9 YEARS WITH NO MILEAGE LIMITATION FROM THE DATE OF FIRST USE OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 2013". LETTERS WERE SENT OUT TO PRIUS OWNERS OF CARS FROM 2004 TO CERTAIN 2009 MODELS. I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER AND AM VERY CONCERNED IF TOYOTA KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WHY DIDN'T THEY NOT DO JUST A "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM" BUT A RECALL? THEY WOULD THAT EVENTUALLY ALL CARS WOULD HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE REPLACED. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE!

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS. I CHANGED THE BULB AND A MONTH LATER THE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY BLAMED IT ON THE BULB, I TRIED TO RETURN THE BULB TO THE STORE AND THEY TESTED IT AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS OK WITH THE BULB SO IT HAD TO BE THE HEADLIGHTS. I'M ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS. THE SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAGE COMPLETELY FAILED. AT THE SAME TIME I WAS TOLD MY ABS BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED! THIS IS TOO MUCH HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL OF IT OUT OF POCKET.

1) SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION 2) STEERING SHAFT SEVERED 3) DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG INOPERATIVE ALONG WITH ALL STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED CONTROLS

HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE KEEPS TURNING OFF EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN IT BACK ON IS TO FLIP THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A DEFECT IN MANY TOYOTA PRIUS 2005 MODELS. I WOULD LIKE THE DEALER TO FIX THE ISSUE EVEN IF TYE CAR IS BEYOND THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY AS THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

THE CAR JUMPS OUT OF GEAR, OR IT WON'T GO INTO PARK. BUT IT STARTED TO DRIVES AWAY AFTER I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, OR AS I WAS GETTING OUT. THIS HAPPEN TWICE, ONCE AT THE DEALER. THE DISPLAY FOR TRANSMISSION POSITION WAS BROKEN. THE SAME DISPLAY THAT SHOWS SPEED, FUEL LEVEL AND OTHER ITEMS WAS NOT WORKING. ALSO, I COULD NOT SHUT OFF THE CAR OR REMOVE THE KEY. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN WAS 8/19/2015 AT A CAR WASH. THE DISPLAY WENT DEAD DURING THE WASH. WILE TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THE CAR DROVE AWAY IN REVERSE AND KNOCKED ME OVER. I HAD MINOR INJURIES. I MIGHT HAVE SOME OTHER PROBLEMS AS A RESULT OF THAT ACCIDENT. THE NEXT DAY I WANT TO THE DEALER. WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE CAR (NO COMPUTER ANALYSIS), THE SERVICE MAN TOLD ME THE DISPLAY AND COMPUTER WAS BAD. HE SAID IT HAPPENS A LOT. HE ALSO QUOTED ME A PRICE OF AROUND $700. I WENT BACK TO MY DAUGHTER HOUSE TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER DEALER AND TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE. (I WAS VISITING FROM CA). AT HER HOUSE, I NOTICED THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND I COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT (THE DEALER REP TOLD ME TO PUT THE KEY IN THE SLOT). SO I JUST WENT BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM FIX IT AND PAY THE PRICE. (IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE DEALER AND ITS EMPLOYEES NEVER GAVE ME THE SAME INFORMATION AND THEY WANTED ME TO GET SO FRUSTRATED, THAT I WOULD LEAVE WITH THE CAR NOT REPAIRED. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. AT ONE POINT, THEY CLAIMED THAT I TOLD THEM I WAS GOING TO TAKE THE CAR AWAY WITHOUT THE REPAIR. I NEVER SAID THAT! THEY DID EVERYTHING THEY COULD TO MAKE ME MAD AND SO WOULD NOT FIX THE CAR). WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERS, THE CAR DRIVE AWAY, AGAIN IN REVERSE. I HAD TO HOP ON ONE LEG TO KEEP UP AND GET BACK IN TO STOP IT. IN ETHER CASE, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. NO DISPLAY, CAN'T SHUT IT OFF AND IT JUMPS INTO GEAR!! THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE! LIFE AND DEATH ISSUE IT IS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO THE PARK POSITION, THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AS IT BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY. THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE CONTACT. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION, BUT THE KEY FAILED TO EJECT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 174,000.

1. SUMMER, 2011, @ 35,000 MI CAR WAS PARKED @ BOTTOM OF MY STEEP DRIVEWAY, A FEW FEET BACK FROM A RR TIE PINNED TO GROUND BY 3 REBAR IN FRONT OF CAR TO BLOCK WHEELS. I INTENDED TO BACK UP DRIVEWAY, WITH GEAR IN REVERSE, BUT WHEN I RELEASED BRAKE, CAR CATAPULTED FORWARD WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT BENT REBAR @ RIGHT ANGLES, LIFTED RR TIE UP IN THE AIR & OVER ON ONE EDGE, & THE CAR JUMPED UP ON TOP OF IT, WHERE IT STUCK. I SAW THAT THE GEAR SHIFT HAD SLIPPED OUT OF (REVERSE) GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. CALLED AAA ROAD SERVICE TO LIFT CAR OFF. NO OTHER DAMAGE. 2. MAY 21, 2015, @ 50,000 MI. BACKING UP MY 82' LONG STEEP DRIVEWAY, I WAS TOO CLOSE TO TREE ON RIGHT 3/4 OF THE WAY UP, SO I TURNED THE WHEELS SLIGHTLY LEFT TO BACK ARC AWAY FROM IT, BUT STILL TOO CLOSE. I INTENDED TO RETURN TO BOTTOM OF DRIVEWAY TO START OVER & ADJUST ANGLE OF CAR AS DONE 100S OF TIMES. WITH BRAKE STILL DEPRESSED, I SHIFTED GEAR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. AS I LIFTED BRAKE, BEFORE MY FOOT COULD MOVE TOWARDS THE ACCELERATOR, SUDDENLY CAR SHOT OFF LIKE A ROCKET DOWN STEEP SLOPE TO LEFT, THROUGH 2 WOOD FENCES, OVER DRIVEWAY NEXT DOOR, INTO SWIMMING POOL FULL OF WATER - WHICH SLOWED CAR TO A STOP & SANK WITH ME IN IT. GEAR SHIFT HAD SLIPPED OUT OF (DRIVE) GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. CALLED 911. CAR TOTALLED. MIRACULOUSLY NO OTHER DAMAGE TO ANYONE ASIDE FROM MY TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE. NOTE: GEAR SHIFT WAS THE TINY KNOB ON DASHBOARD TYPE, TO MOVE WITH FINGER TIPS IN VERY SMALL RADIUS. I NEVER HAD THE PROBLEM ON THAT STEEP DRIVE W ANY OTHER CARS. I CAN REFER YOU TO PHOTO OF CAR IN SWIMMING POOL IN LOCAL NEWS PAPER; IT IDENTIFIES ADDRESS SO NOT INCLUDED HERE. I SEE IN RESEARCH ONLINE THAT OTHER OWNERS FROM AT LEAST 2004 TO 2008 COMPLAINED TO YOU ABOUT THIS SAME GEAR SLIPPAGE INTO NEUTRAL PROBLEM. WHY WEREN'T WE WARNED? ( I WAS OBLIGED TO GIVE TODAY'S DATE AS THE DATE OF INCIDENCE BY THE SITE).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED 2-3 DROPS OF WATER ENTERING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE WINDOW WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE PUSH-TO-START BUTTON WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND BY THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. AS A RESULT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER FAILED TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE OR THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXTENDED A WARRANTY TO COVER THE FAILURE, BUT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS OVER THE MILEAGE LIMITATION BY 4,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TRAVELING ALONG AT NIGHT AND HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY STOPPED SHINING. DROVE ABOUT 100 MILES USING OTHER PEOPLE'S HEADLIGHTS. WINTER CONDITIONS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 65 MPH WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A RETENTION WALL. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 280,000.

CAR STARTED SKIDDING ON THE ROAD, COULDN'T TAKE CONTROL BECAUSE CAR STARTED TO SPEED UP AND THEN RAMMED INTO THE CONCRETE BARRIER, SPUN AROUND AND ENDED UP FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LUCKILY, THERE WASN'T ANY CAR RIGHT BEHIND ME AND I MANAGED TO PUSH OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ALTHOUGH IT WOULDN'T OPEN COMPLETELY AND OPENED JUST ENOUGH FOR ME TO SQUEEZE THROUGH AND RAN OUT OF THE CAR. AT NO TIME DID THE AIRBAG OPEN UP AT ALL. I WAS LUCKY THAT I SUSTAINED NO MAJOR INJURY EXCEPT FOR A BADLY KNOCKING MY LEFT KNEE ON THE DASH. MY QUESTION TO TOYOTA WOULD BE WHY THE AIRBAD DIDN'T OPEN! WHAT IF ANOTHER CAR HAD HIT MINE AND I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN PROTECTED BY THE AIRBAG!

JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR. THERE IS A PUNGENT ODOR IN CAR RESULTING IN DIZZINESS AND NAUSEOUS AND IT LEAVES A STRONG CHEMICAL ODOR ON THE HAIR AND CLOTHING FOR HOURS AFTER BEING IN THE VEHICLE. IT IS A STRONG, PLASTICS ODOR. I GOOGLED THIS AND FOUND IT IS A COMMON ISSUE. THERE WAS ONE POST THAT EXPLAINED VERY CLEARLY WHAT THE ISSUE IS. TOYOTA HAS IGNORED THE PROBLEM BUT IT CAN CAUSE PHYSICAL HARM DUE TO THE TOXINS IN THE AIR AS A RESULT OF THE PROBLEM.

I LEFT MY HOUSE OFF NOBLE ROAD, CORA, WY AND PULLED ON TO WYOMING HIGHWAY 352 HEADED WEST AT ABOUT 11 AM; MY HUSBAND [XXX] WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AS WERE MY DOGS. THE SLIPPERY ROAD ICON ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THERE WAS A BEEPING NOISE FROM THE DASHBOARD. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 10 MPH, THOUGH THE ROAD IS A 65 MPH HIGHWAY. THE DAY WAS SUNNY AND I SLOWED DOWN AS THE ROAD WAS DRY AND THE LIGHT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ON AND THE BEEPING NOISE WAS A NEW SOUND FOR THIS CAR. AFTER 2 MILES I MADE A LEFT TURN AND PULLED INTO THE FIRST AVAILABLE DRIVEWAY AT MILE 2, CORA ROAD. AS I MADE THE LEFT TURN AT A SLOW SPEED, THERE WAS NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR, THEN I HEARD A SERIES OF CLUNKING NOISES FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. I STOPPED THE CAR IN THE RANCH DRIVEWAY AND READ THE PRIUS MANUAL REGARDING THE ICON AND BEEPING SYMBOLS. THEN I TRIED TO TURN THE CAR AROUND AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL JUST KEPT TURNING AND DID NOT TURN THE WHEELS OF THE CAR. [XXX], A RANCHER WHOSE ROAD MY CAR WAS BLOCKING, STOPPED TO HELP ME AND NOTED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT WORKING. HE GAVE MY HUSBAND A RIDE BACK TO OUR HOUSE TO GET OUR OTHER VEHICLE. I CALLED THE LOCAL TOWING COMPANY, T AND L TOWING, AND THEY CAME TO THE SITE. THE CAR WOULD GO FORWARD AND BACKWARD BUT THE WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN. TOM NIXON, TOW GUY, AND I WORKED THE CAR AROUND TO A POSITION WHERE I COULD DRIVE THE CAR FORWARD ON TO HIS TOW TRUCK. THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER WITH PRIUS SERVICE IS IN ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING, ABOUT 107 MILES AWAY AND TOM TOWED THE CAR TO THEIR SERVICE LOT. I CALLED THE DEALER IN ROCK SPRINGS TO NOTIFY THEM OF MY CAR EN ROUTE TO THEM AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. I ALSO CALLED THE TOYOTA HELP LINE AT 1-800-331-4331 AND TALKED TO SHERYL MEYERS. I EXPLAINED THE INCIDENT TO HER AND SHE ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER OF [XXX] TO MY CLAIM. ON MONDAY JUNE 1, I TALKED TO MY INSURANCE AGENT AT STATE FARM...UPDATED 06-16-15 *BF ...UPDATED 12/29/15 *BF UPDATED 10/18/2018*CN*DT CONSUMER STATED STEERING HAS BEEN REPAIRED IN 2015. ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).')*JB

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND MAKING A TURN INTO A PARKING LOT THE BRAKES FAILED ON THIS CAR. THEY REACTED AS IF THERE WAS NO BRAKES UNTIL YOU PRESSED HARDER AND THEN THEY WOULD LOCK UP. THE LIGHTS FOR ABS HAD COME ON. WE TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP THAT SPECIALIZES IN TOYOTA REPAIR AND THEY RESET THE ECM, ECU FOR THE BRAKES. IT WORKED FOR A FEW DAYS AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AFTER THE THIRD TIME WE DECIDED THAT THE ECM OR ECU HAD TO BE REPLACED. $1800 AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 7 MONTHS. IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN SPOKANE WASHINGTON AND WE NEARLY HAD A WRECK! WE SHUT THE CAR OFF AFTER A HAIR RAISING DRIVE TO OUR MOTEL AND CALLED THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THE NEXT MORNING WE GOT IN THE CAR AND THE BRAKES WERE BACK TO NORMAL. WE DECIDED TO DRIVE IT AND SEE IF IT WOULD HOLD UP. IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY, TWO WEEKS AFTER THE SPOKANE TRIP. IT RESET ITSELF AGAIN BUT THIS WON'T DO! IT'S A DANGEROUS CAR WITH THIS CONDITION! WE PLAN TO TAKE IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AS SOON AS WE CAN. TOYOTA IS VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT REALLY COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. I REFUSE TO TAKE IT TO TOYOTA FOR REPAIR ANYMORE BECAUSE OF THE EXTREMELY HIGH COST FOR THEIR WORK AND THEIR INEPTITUDE. EVERY REPORT FROM CONSUMERS THAT I HAVE READ HAS LED ME TO BELIEVE THE PROBLEMS TOYOTA CARS HAVE ARE NOT BEING RESOLVED BY THE DEALERS. I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER TOYOTA OF ANY KIND..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REALIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING TROUBLES WITH MY FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT. THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED ABOUT A YEAR AGO (JAN. 2014) WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR USED FROM A CAR DEALER IN TYSONS CORNER VA. I TOOK THE CAR BACK WITHIN DAYS OF NOTICING THE LIGHT KEPT GOING OUT AND ASKED THEM TO REPAIR THE ISSUE SINCE I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE CAR. THEY DID SO AND SAID THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY A FAULTY LIGHT AND REPLACED IT. IT IS A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW AND THE SAME LIGHT IS GOING OUT AGAIN. WHAT IS HAPPENING IS THAT WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON AND TURN ON ALL OF THE CAR LIGHTS TO DRIVE IT AT NIGHT, THEY TURN ON, BUT ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD AND UNBEKNOWNST TO ME, THE RIGHT PASSENGER LIGHT GOES OUT. BECAUSE OF THE SHAPE OF THE CAR, YOU CANNOT TELL THAT IT IS OUT. THE ONLY REASON I KNEW IT WAS OUT AGAIN WAS BECAUSE I GOT PULLED OVER AND GIVEN A TICKET. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND I HAVE READ A NUMBER OF SIMILAR OCCURRENCES ONLINE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY HAVE SAID (AFTER LOOKING ONLINE) THAT THE ISSUE IS THE "HEADLIGHT LIGHT CONTROL ECU SUB-ASSEMBLY". BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY RISK THIS POSSES TO THE DRIVER AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD, NOT TO MENTION THE COST OF THE SINGLE ITEM TO REPAIR IT, TOYOTA SHOULD MAKE APPROPRIATE FINANCIAL ACCOMMODATIONS TO THOSE HAVING THIS TROUBLE. NORMAL WARE AND TARE ON THE VEHICLE IS REASONABLE, SUCH AS BURT OUT LIGHTBULBS BUT SYSTEMS LIKE THIS THAT WORK FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND THEN SUDDENLY DO NOT IS NOT SAFE.

BOUGHT ONE-OWNER 2005 PRIUS 11-26-2014 AFTER PAYING FOR A PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTION AT A TOYOTA DEALER SHOWING COMPLETE SERVICE RECORD INCLUDING ALL RECALL CAMPAIGNS. 4-19-2015 WITHOUT WARNING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE ENTIRE 'COMBINATION METER DISPLAY' SIMPLY TURNED OFF, LEAVING THE CAR RUNNING IN THE BLIND, NO GAUGES/METERS/GUIDANCE OF ANY KIND. THE CAR CONTINUED TO OPERATE AND I DROVE DIRECTLY HOME AND PARKED IT. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED THAT THIS AS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE BY TOYOTA AFFECTING 2004-2009 PRIUS MODELS. TOYOTA ISSUED A 'WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT-ZTV' AND WARRANTY POLICY BULLETIN (BULLETIN NO. POL12-05) TO EFFECT THE NECESSARY SAFETY REPAIRS, BUT ONLY APPLIES IF ONE DISCOVERS (MEANING SUFFER THE PANIC OF HAVING THE ENTIRE PANEL GO BLANK) THE ISSUE BEFORE EITHER '9 YEARS WITH NO MILEAGE LIMITATION OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 2013', WHICHEVER IS LONGER. IN OUR CASE, IT EXPIRED JUST BEFORE OUR PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTION/PURCHASE OF THE PRIUS AND THE DEALER INDICATED/TOYOTA CONFIRMED THAT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT A TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD HAVE DISCOVERED THROUGH TOYOTA RECORDS. INSTEAD, THE OWNER HAS TO WAIT FOR THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. IN OUR CASE, TOYOTA CORPORATE, WITH FULL KNOWLEDGE OF THIS SAFETY DEFECT, SAID OUR JOINT 'PLAN OF ACTION' WAS (A) IF THE DISPLAY DOES NOT ILLUMINATE, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES DRIVE THE CAR, AND HAVE IT TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR NECESSARY REPAIRS, OR (B) IF THE DISPLAY ILLUMINATES, IMMEDIATELY DRIVE IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR NECESSARY REPAIRS, BUT THAT (C) TOYOTA WOULD 'DECLINE TO FURTHER PARTICIPATE OR CONTRIBUTE' TO THE REPAIR. THIS SHOULD BE A MANDATED, REQUIRED SAFETY RECALL; BY ITS OWN MEASURE, UP TO 669,000 PRIUS MODELS MAY BE AT RISK TO THIS KNOWN DEFECT, YET TOYOTA REFUSES BOTH THE RECALL AND THE REPAIR. HOW MANY OUT THERE ARE TICKING TIME BOMBS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGES AND IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE CAUSED THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 5/18/15*CN

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OUT ON A MUCH TO FREQUENT BASIS. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS LAST TIME, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP (NORTHSHORE TOYOTA) TO ASK IF THEY COULD CHECK THE HEADLIGHTS. I THOUGHT IT COULD BE A BAD CONNECTION. THEY CHECKED THE HEADLIGHTS AND SAID THEY BOTH NEEDED REPLACING, ALTHOUGH ONE WAS WORKING WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. THEY DID NOT MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT AN ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS, AND GLADLY TOOK OUR MONEY FOR REPLACING THE LIGHTS. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, I LEARNED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS ON TOYOTA PRIUS. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

WHEN I DRIVE MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT JUST GOES OUT. THEN I TURN OFF MY LIGHTS THEN TURN THEN ON AND IT CHIMES BACK ON. *TR

NOTICED PASSENGER HEADLIGHT APPEARED TO BE OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WOULD TURN BACK ON AFTER RESTARTING LIGHTS. CONSISTENTLY WINKS OUT AND WILL RESTART AFTER TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN. ALSO NOTICED NOW THAT THE DRIVERS HEADLIGHT WILL ALSO GO OUT AND BOTH LIGHTS ARE OFF AT CERTAIN TIMES, NIGHT OR DAY. *TR

I PURCHASED MY PRIUS USED IN JUNE 2014 THIS WAS MY FIRST WINTER WITH IT OBVIOUSLY. ANY TIME IT ABOUT 10 BELOW ZERO IN MN THIS WINTER I HAD TO HOLD MY CAR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, SOMETIMES AS LONG AS 5 MILES+. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY TURNS OFF WHILE THE SWITCH IS STILL IN THE ON POSITION. IT IS TEMPORARILY FIXED WHEN I FLIP THE SWITCH FOR THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN. THE LAST THREE TIMES I HAVE DRIVEN IN THE NIGHT IT HAS UNEXPECTEDLY TURNED OFF. *TR

ORIGINALLY THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WOULD SHUT OFF RANDOMLY. I WOULD FLICK THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF AND IT WOULD TURN BACK ON. THEN THIS PAST NEW YEARS EVE BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF AND I FLICKED THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF AND THAT DID NOT WORK. I SHUT OFF THE HEADLIGHTS WITH THE SWITCH FOR A FEW SECONDS AND LUCKILY THEY TURNED ON AGAIN. HOWEVER THE KEPT ON SHUTTING OFF MORE CONSISTENTLY. FIRST THE PASSENGER THEN BOTH. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. AND THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHT BULBS AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THE BULBS WORKED GREAT FOR 2 DAYS. NOW BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT STAY ON FOR MORE THAN 45 SECONDS. MY 16 YR OLD SON ALSO DRIVES THIS CAR AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN TO HIM BECAUSE OF THIS KNOWN DEFECT THAT TOYOTA IS NOT WILLING TO FIX. THIS IS TERRIBLE! FIX THIS PROBLEM! NEW BULBS IS NOT THE FIX. THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE SERIOUSLY WRONG HERE. *TR

THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY PRIUS CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. ON 3/14/2015, I TOOK THE PRIUS TO A DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. I WAS TOLD BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT BOTH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE SQUIB AIRBAG HARNESS WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $4,373.07. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR ANY OUTSIDE FORCE TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM. IT APPEARED OUT OF THE BLUE WHEN I STARTED THE CAR ON THE MORNING OF 3/11/2015. THE CAR IS OTHERWISE IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION. *TR

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AS A MEANS OF FUEL EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION WHILE I AM IN COLLEGE. I BEGAN EXPERIENCING HEADLIGHT FAILURE ON THE VEHICLE ABOUT A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING IT FROM THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE UNDER RECALL AND WOULD BE REPLACED. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BEGAN FLICKERING AGAIN AND WENT OUT AGAIN. THE HEADLIGHT COMES ON INITIALLY BEFORE FLICKERING (SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY) AND GOING OUT AGAIN. I SUSPECT THAT IT IS A POWER SUPPLY ISSUE AND NOT A HEADLIGHT ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF (FAILED). STOPPED VEHICLE AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND TURNED LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON. LIGHTS FUNCTIONED OK. ONE WEEK LATER, SAME FAILURE OCCURRED. *TR

LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF. THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF INSTANCES WHERE BOTH LIGHTS HAVE GONE OFF ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. *TR

CAR WOULD NOT STAY IN DRIVE. WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, IT WOULD IMMEDIATELY REVERT TO NEUTRAL. THE CAR MIGHT ONLY ADVANCE A COUPLE OF FEET AND THEN IT WOULD POP BACK INTO NEUTRAL. SOMETIMES IT WOULD IMMEDIATELY POP BACK, NEVER REALLY STAYING IN DRIVE. HOLDING THE SIFTER IN DRIVE WOULD ALLOW THE CAR TO DRIVE. AFTER THE CAR WOULD POP BACK INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION, THE CAR COULD NOT PUT IT INTO PARK AS WELL. I COULD REVERSE. ONLY AFTER PUTTING IT IN REVERSE, WOULD THE CAR GO INTO PARK. THE CAR SEEMED TO HAVE RESOLVED ITSELF WHEN NEXT CHECKED, NEAR AN HOUR LATER. WEATHER WAS VERY COLD, IN THE SINGLE DIGITS, NOW IT IS 15.6 F AND THE CAR SEEMS OK. *JS

THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS), VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC), BRAKE LIGHT, AND BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS (4) ON THE PRIUS ALL CAME ON AND VEHICLE BECAME VERY UNSTABLE WHILE OUT OF TOWN. THE OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE CONTACTED AND CAR SHOULD BE TAKEN IN IMMEDIATELY FOR SERVICE. SINCE NO DEALERSHIP WAS AVAILABLE AT THE IMMEDIATE LOCATION, THE CAR WAS DRIVEN HOME (60 MILES) IN VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. UPON BRINGING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD IT WAS A MIRACLE NOTHING BAD HAD HAPPENED BECAUSE THE "COMPUTER SKID ASSEMBLY" NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1570.97 FOR JUST THE PART!!! I FOUND IT VERY INTERESTING THAT THE PART WAS READILY AVAILABLE AS IF I WERE REPLACING AN OIL OR AIR FILTER. AFTER CONFIRMING THE COST WITH OTHER DEALERSHIPS, I CONSENTED TO THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED. IS THIS JUST ANOTHER "BUILT IN OBSOLESCENCE" FEATURE? THERE APPEARS TO BE NOTHING I COULD HAVE DONE TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN THIS NEW PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY AND THE SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE PART POSSES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN TO CONSUMERS. IN ADDITION, HOW CAN ANY REASONABLE CONSUMER BE CERTAIN THAT THIS PART FAILURE WAS NOT INPUT BY THE MANUFACTURER INTO THE CAR'S CONTROL SYSTEM. MAKES ME LONG FOR THE DAYS OF MANUAL VEHICLES AND SHADE TREE MECHANICS. *TR

FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT TURNING OFF AND ON INTERMITTANTLY. *JS

I TESTED FUEL TANK CAPACITY SINCE DRIVING RANGE HAS SUBSTANTIALLY DECREASED FROM NEW CAR STATUS. FUEL CAPACITY NOW 9.2 GAL, VERSUS 12.4 AT PURCHASE. THE FUEL BLADDER HAS SHRUNK, SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCING DRIVING RANGE. THIS SHRINKAGE OCCURRED BETWEEN 10/15/2005 AND 2/24/2011 WHEN I TESTED IT. I AM INFORMED BY TOYOTA THAT REPLACEMENT FUEL BLADDERS WILL ALSO GRADUALLY SHRINK. NO METAL FUEL TANK IS AVAILABLE AS A REPLACEMENT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF MY PRIUS AND IT HAS WORKED WONDERFULLY EXCEPT FOR HAVING TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS. ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO I HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE FRONT BUMPER AND DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED. IT IS NOW FLICKERING AND TURNS OFF. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS ALSO REPLACED 4-5 YEARS AGO AND IT DIED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM SINCE THE HEAD LIGHT FLICKERS AND DIES WHILE DRIVING. I ALMOST DROVE OFF THE ROAD ON A SIDE STREET BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE. *TR

DRIVING AFTER DARK, TEMP 12 F, DASHBOARD LIGHT WENT BLACK ON AREA BEHIND STEERING WHEEL. UPON ARRIVING AT DESTINATION, VEHICLE TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT TURNED OFF. CAR WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA DEALER. I SUGGESTED THIS PROBLEM MAY BE ON A RECALL FOR THE MULTI SYSTEM LIGHT IN THE DASH. AFTER 2 HOURS TOYOTA DID NOT ADDRESS THE "RECALL" ISSUE AND DIAGNOSED LOOSE BATTER CABLE. CAR PERFORMED NORMALLY. NEXT MORNING THE CAR STARTED AND DASHBOARD LIGHTING CAME ON AS PER USUAL. END OF DAY WHEN TEMP DROPPED DASHBOARD WENT BLACK AGAIN AND THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN OFF AT END DESTINATION. TOYOTA DEALER WAS CALLED IMMEDIATELY (SUNDAY) LEFT MESSAGE. CALLED AGAIN NEXT MORNING AFTER 10AM NO CALL RECEIVED FROM DEALERSHIP. *TR

STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. PULLED INTO INTERSECTION OF ARTERIAL. DIDN'T SEE CROSSING TRAFFIC. COLLIDED WITH CROSSING VEHICLE. ENTIRE FRONT END OF PRIUS HIT REAR QUARTER PANEL OF PICKUP TRUCK. THE FRONT END OF THE PRIUS WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. ANY AND ALL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN PRIUS.

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF HEADLIGHT (LEFT AND RIGHT, THOUGH NOT SIMULTANEOUSLY). PROBLEM CAN BE TEMPORARILY CORRECTED BY TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF, THEN ON. THIS ISSUE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING (TWICE WITHIN A ONE HOUR DRIVE) AND WHEN THE CAR HAS JUST BEEN STARTED. FUSES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND HEADLIGHT BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH NO RESOLUTION. *TR

2005 PRIUS HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AND CONTINUE TO GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY AS THEY WILL RELIGHT IF CYCLED ON AND OFF. REPLACED BULB AND ISSUE CONTINUES. *TR

CAR WHEN IN PARK OR STOPPED (AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT) WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL ABOUT A SECOND AFTER I TRY TO PUT IT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. IT BEGAN HAPPENING ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME I START THE CAR. IT ALSO BEGAN HAPPENING AT STOPLIGHTS AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO A FAST HIGHWAY FROM A STOPLIGHT LAST WEEK. IT TAKES UP TO 10 ATTEMPTS TO KEEP IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE NOW FROM A STOPPED POSITION, AND I NEVER KNOW WHEN OR FOR HOW LONG IT WILL HAPPEN. OTHER THAN THIS, MY CAR IS IN GOOD CONDITION AND HAS NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS. I LOOKED UP THE ISSUE ONLINE, AND FROM WHAT A LOT OF OTHER PRIUS DRIVERS SAY, IT SOUNDS LIKE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY (SEE BELOW FOR LINKS TO FORUMS WHERE MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE). THIS FIX COSTS A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS, AND IT SEEMS COMMON IN THE 2004-2009 PRIUS. IT HAS A TSB OUT ON IT (SEE LINK BELOW), SO THE ISSUE IS KNOWN?BUT THIS PART SHOULD BE ISSUED A RECALL FOR THOSE HAVING ISSUES!! IT IS A DANGEROUS AND NOT-UNCOMMON DEFECT, AND I AM AFRAID FOR MY SAFETY WHEN DRIVING THIS CAR NOW! HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/62-PRIUS-FORUM/343977-08-PRIUS-WON-T-STAY-GEAR.HTML HTTP://WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM/TOYOTA/6WCTJ-TOYOTA-PRIUS-PRIUS-2008-WILL-NOT-STAY-REVERSE-DRIVE.HTML HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/THREADS/2008-PRIUS-SHIFTS-BACK-TO-NEUTRAL-WONT-STAY-IN-DRIVE-REVPOSTED-WED-AUG-12-2009-7-04-AM.67254/#AXZZ3MFYFAU2J. *TR

ON START UP THE COMBINATION METER FAILED TO OPERATE. SINCE THE COMBINATION METER PRESENTS BULK OF THE CRITICAL VEHICLE INFORMATION IT PRESENT A HAZARD TO THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS A KNOWN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND WAS FIRST OBSERVED ON MY 2005 PRIUS APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AGO, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CAN CLEAR ITSELF. WHEN IT FIRST OCCURRED I BROUGHT IT TO THE SUN TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT, 3001 U.S. 19 HOLIDAY, FL (727) 478-0070 FOR SERVICE. THE SERVICE PERSONAL NOTICED THE PROBLEM, RECYCLED THE POWER ON THE VEHICLE, THEN THE PROBLEM CLEARED ITSELF. THEY SAID AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM UNLESS IT HARD FAILS. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD IT INTERMITTENTLY FAIL AND CORRECT ITSELF. I DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT AND THAT A WARRANTY EXTENSION HAD BEEN ISSUED BY TOYOTA MOTOR SALE, USA WHICH WOULD COVER REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE. I EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AGAIN ON 11/18/2014. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT TO SUN TOYOTA. THEY EXAMINED THE PROBLEM, I POINTED OUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THEY SAID THE VEHICLE WAS NOW OUTSIDE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO CLEARWATER TOYOTA, 21799 US HIGHWAY 19 N, CLEARWATER, FL 33765 (727) 799-1234, AND THEY TOO SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. AS A LAST RECOURSE I CALLED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER. THEY ASSIGNED A CASE TO ME BUT THEY TOO SAID THE PROBLEM IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

THE FIRST TIME HAPPENED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND THE ISSUE GETS WORSE. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SHOP TO REPLACE A HEADLIGHT AS I THOUGHT IT HAD BURNT OUT. WHEN I ARRIVED, THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WAS WORKING AGAIN. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN SO BAD NOW THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS MAY TURN OFF WITH NO WARNING AND CAUSE COMPLETE DARKNESS WHILE ON THE ROAD. FROM WHAT THE SHOP TOLD ME IS THAT I WILL HAVE TO POSSIBLY REPLACE THE HID HEADLAMP CPU IN ORDER TO ENSURE NO FURTHER ISSUES. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO PLAGUE THE MAKE AND MODEL OF TOYOTAS. *TR

MY FRONT PASSENGERS-SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT EVERY 5-10 MINUTES BUT WILL TURN BACK ON IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO GET PULLED OVER & NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT... *TR

WHILE DRIVING A HEADLAMP WILL EXTINGUISH AND I CAN TURN ON/OFF QUICKLY AND WILL COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS EVERY COUPLE MILES AND CAN ALTERNATE BETWEEN HEADLAMPS AND SOMETIMES BOTH FAIL AT THE SAME TIME. ALSO IF TRYING TO DRIVE ON ONE, THE OTHER CAN FAIL ALSO REQUIRING A TURN ON/OFF RESET. *TR

MY LEFT HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THE LIGHT GOES BACK ON WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT PRIUS OWNERS ARE REGULARLY EXPERIENCING. *TR

THE RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT MULTIPLE TIMES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF- THEN BACK ON--IT WILL COME BACK ON--ONLY TILL IT GOES OUT AGAIN. *TR

OUR NEIGHBOR NOTICED THAT OUR RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. IT PROVED TO BE INTERMITTENT, GOING ON AND OFF AT UNPREDICTABLE INTERVALS BUT GETTING WORSE WITH TIME. WE HAD BOTH HEADLIGHT BULBS AND MODULES REPLACED, A PROCEDURE THAT REQUIRED THE REMOVAL OF THE FRONT BUMPER, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AND COST $1,212.98 AT AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE. WE SUSPECTED THAT THE COST WOULD HAVE BEEN EVEN HIGHER AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. NOW, BEGINNING ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 23, 2014, THE SAME PROBLEM HAS RECURRED, THIS TIME INVOLVING THE LEFT HEADLIGHT. GIVEN THE HIGH COST OF REPAIR AND THE FACT THAT, OBVIOUSLY, THE FIX IS ONLY TEMPORARY, WE HAVE NOT HAD THE HEADLIGHTS REPLACED AGAIN BUT ARE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT OR IN BAD WEATHER. GIVEN THE APPARENT FREQUENCY THAT PRIUS OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME PROBLEM, MY WIFE AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY TOYOTA HAS NOT DEVELOPED A GENERIC FIX AND ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS I HAVE SMELLED A FUEL ODOR IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT BUT CAN'T IDENTIFY THE SOURCE. *TR

I PURCHASED FOUR NEW HIFLY HF201 TIRES, SIZE 185/65R15, ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2014. ON OCTOBER 21, 2014, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF HOLES -- ONE AS LARGE AS A BASEBALL -- ALONG THE OUTER SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, THE TIRES WERE A LITTLE OVER ONE MONTH OLD, WERE PURCHASED NEW, AND WERE PROFESSIONAL INSTALLED. I DRIVE A LOT FOR MY WORK AND HAVE TWO KIDS, WHO ARE OFTEN IN THE CAR WITH ME. MY DAUGHTER IS ABOUT TO GET HER LICENSE AND WILL BE DRIVING MY CAR, AND I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THESE TIRES. THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE TIRES GAVE ME A NEW TIRE, FREE OF CHARGE, TO REPLACE THE ONE THAT FAILED, BUT I HAVE LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN THESE TIRES. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING SINCE I WAS 16 (I'M NOW 52) AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN A TIRE FAIL LIKE THIS ONE DID. I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THESE TIRES ARE SAFE AND DON'T WANT TO SEE ANYONE GET HURT. THANK YOU, AND PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS. *TR

STEERING COLUMN BROKE WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN IN CITY DRIVING. RECALL SERVICE HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR*DT*JB

INTERMITTENT DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILURE. LIGHT WILL WORK FOR A SHORT TIME, AND GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I BOUGHT IT FROM A FRIEND AND IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THEM, AND OTHER PRIUS OWNERS THAT I KNOW. *TR

TODAY, WHEN OUR 2005 PRIUS WAS TURNED ON, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, INCLUDING THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER, AND ALL OF THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS, DID NOT ILLUMINATE. ADDITIONALLY,THE PRIUS WOULD NOT TURN OFF BY PUSHING THE BUTTON ON THE DASH. A GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE COMBINATION METER DISPLAY THAT CONTROLS THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, INCLUDING ALL OF THE SAFETY WARNING LIGHTS, THAT PROMPTED TOYOTA TO ISSUE A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT, COVERING THIS DEFECT EITHER FOR 9 YEARS FROM THE DATE THE CAR WAS FIRST PUT INTO SERVICE OR UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2013, WHICHEVER IS LONGER. AS IT TURNS OUT, MY PRIUS IS OUTSIDE THIS WARRANTY EXTENSION BY THREE DAYS. I CALLED THE NATIONAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER AT TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD, BECAUSE THERE WAS A WARRANTY EXTENSION, NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS CAN BE GRANTED AND I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS DEFECT. I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THIS DUE TO THE FACT THE MODULE IN QUESTION IS NOT USER-AFFECTED OR SERVICEABLE IN ANY WAY. IF ITS ENGINEERING AND/OR MANUFACTURING IS SUCH THAT IT ONLY LASTS 9 YEARS, AND IT IS CRUCIAL TO THE OPERATION OF THE CAR, AND THE DISPLAY OF SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS THAT REFLECT ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM, BRAKING SYSTEM, HYBRID SYSTEM, ETC. I HAVE AN ISSUE BECAUSE THIS ELECTRONIC DEVICE MAKES THE CAR INOPERABLE AND MANY PEOPLE WITH TOYOTA PRIUS VEHICLES, FROM MODEL YEARS 2004-2009 ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. SHOULDN'T NON-SERVICEABLE, CRITICAL PARTS TO THE OPERATION OF A CAR, THAT DISPLAY THE STATUS OF SAFETY-RELATED SYSTEMS, LAST MORE THAN 9 YEARS? THERE WILL BE CONSUMERS WHO OPT TO DRIVE THE CAR ANYWAY, WHICH COULD LEAD TO INJURIES AND DEATH, DEPENDING ON THE STATUS OF THEIR SAFETY-RELATED SYSTEMS, WHICH THEY HAVE NO WAY OF BEING ABLE TO SEE WHEN THIS DEFECT APPEARS IN THEIR CARS, AT THE TIME OF A CRASH OR NEED TO BRAKE IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR

FOR THE PAST 200 MILES OR SO, THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT HAS BEGUN TO TURN OFF AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES WHEN SWITCHED ON. THE HID BULB AND ECM WAS REPLACED, AT CONSIDERABLE COST, BUT HAS NOT YET BEEN RESOLVED. I HAVE AN APPT FOR TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE IN A WEEK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TILTED AND THE ANTI SKID AND ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MERGE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND CAUSED A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNRELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V537000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. *DT*JB

I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN MARCH 2013 WHICH CAUSED FRONT END DAMAGE. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED WITH THE HEADLIGHTS BEING REPLACED. EVERY SINCE THE REPAIR THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OUT FOR NO APPARANT REASON. AT FIRST JUST THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT, NOW BOTH LIGHTS SHUT OFF AT THE SAME TIME AND I HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON TO GET THEM TO EMIT LIGHT. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE HEADLIGHTS THEMSELVES BUT WHY DO BOTH OF THEM GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME AND WHY DO THEY COME BACK ON AND CONTINUE TO WORK. AT FIRST THIS OCCURED MAYBE ONCE A DAY BUT IT IS OCCURING FREQUENTLY. I DO NOT THINK IT IS THE BULBS BECASUE THEY KEEP SHUTTING OFF AT THE SAME TIME WHICH SUGGEST IT IS SOMETHING ELSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS POWERED OFF INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 204,000. UPDATED 10/24/14*LJ UPDATED 4/16/2015 *JS

WHILE SLOWING OUR 2005 PRIUS TO MAKE A TURN INTO A PARKING LOT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND NORMALLY. WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON TO INDICATE THE ABS/VSC HAD A PROBLEM. TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED, DRIVING IT TO THE SHOP WAS HAZARDOUS, VERY TOUCHY AND SCARY TO DRIVE. THEY SAID IT NEEDED A COMPUTER ASSEMBLY, SKID CONTROL AND STROKE SENSOR ASSEMBLY TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. OVER $2000 IN PARTS ALONE. CONSIDERING MY OPTIONS NOW. SELL AND NEVER BUY TOYOTA AGAIN WOULD BE ONE OPTION. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WE NEEDED TO SLOW OR STOP QUICKLY WE MAY HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT! (ISSUE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY) ISSUES LIKE LABELS FOR TIRE LOADS COVERED, RIDICULOUS!

HYBRID BATTERY EXPLODED IN CAR, I THOUGHT SOMEONE SHOT AT ME OR BOMB WENT OFF IN CAR. LATER I REALIZED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HYBRID SYSTEM. I COULDN'T GET A HOLD OF TOYOTA OR REPRESENTATIVE OF TOYOTA, I TOOK BATTERY OUT SO THERE WOULDN'T BE A FIRE. WHEN I OPENED CASING UP I SAW THE DAMAGE WHERE A CELL OR TWO EXPLODED INSIDE HYBRID BATTERY PACK. WHEN I FINALLY GOT TO TALK TO SOMEONE FROM TOYOTA 4 DAYS LATER AND TOLD THEM I REMOVED THE PACK SO IT WOULDN'T START A FIRE IN CAR AND FOR THE AUTHORITIES TO INSPECT BATTERY, THEY STARTED YELLING AT ME FOR DRIVING THE CAR AND REMOVING THE BATTERY. I SAID THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE. IT HAS AFFECTED ME, MY CHILD AND DOGS HEARING AS A RESULT AND NEGLIGENCE OF TOYOTA. I WAS SCARED AND FRIGHTENED BY TOYOTA'S RESPONSE AND THE CALL BACK AFTER I YELLED AT THE AND HUNG UP. I GOT A CALL BACK FROM THEM WHERE I WAS THREATENED BY A MAN. I THOUGHT TOYOTA CARED ABOUT CUSTOMERS, NOT TO THREATEN THEM, AND TO TAMPER WITH EVIDENCE AND HIDE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WENT FROM A STATIONARY DRIVING POSITION, TO DRIVING OFF AT 20 MPH DOWN A 3 LANE HIGHWAY, SUDDENLY A FEW SECONDS AFTER, ALL THESE LIGHTS CAME ON: FLASHING WARNING LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHTS, ABS LIGHT AND A LOUD BEEPING NOISE. I HAD NO POWER, NO BRAKES?.. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NOBODY IN FRONT OF ME OR CLOSE BEHIND AND I COULD VEER INTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF TOTALLY. AND THEN TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN, AND ALL THE SAME LIGHTS AND BEEPING NOISE STARTED AGAIN. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO TOYOTA IN SANTA MONICA. THERE WAS NO MANAGER ON SITE. ONE OF THE SERVICE GUYS SAID HE WOULD HAVE IT CHECKED. THEY REFUSED TO GIVE ME A TEMPORARY RENTAL OR SUBSTITUTE CAR - THEY SAID THEY WOULD GIVE ME A RIDE TO A RENTAL PLACE! THIS IS 11 A.M. THE FOLLOWING MORNING. THE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP IS STILL NOT THERE. THE ASSOCIATE CALLED ME AND SAID I COULD PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED !! I HAVE CALLED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATIONS SERVICE, WHO SAY THEY WILL GET BACK TO ME IN "A DAY OR SO". ASIDE FROM MY LIFE AND OTHERS LIVES, BEING PUT IN TOTAL JEOPARDY BY MY CARS' FAILURE, I THINK THE LACK OF URGENCY ON THIS MATTER IS APPALLING. THERE MAY BE OTHER PRIUS CARS THAT WILL HAVE THE SAME FAILURE, AND PEOPLE KILLED. *TR

THE HEADLIGHT JUST TURNED OFF. IN READING UP ON THIS ISSUE, IT HAS BECOME APPARENT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HID LIGHTS IN A PRIUS. FORTUNATELY IT ONLY HAPPENED TO ONE HEADLIGHT AND NOT BOTH. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE PRIUS TURN OFF. WHEN I NOTICE THIS WHILE DRIVING, I CAN TURN THEM OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. THEY ONLY STAY ON FOR A FEW MINUTES. *TR

THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY FLICKER OUT, USUALLY ONE AT A TIME BUT SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. ONE CAN GET IT BACK ON BY TOGGLING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF, BUT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN ON AN INTERSTATE AT NIGHT. A TON OF OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT APPARENTLY THERE IS AS OF YET NO RECALL. YOU CAN SWITCH OUT THE EXPENSIVE BULB, BUT THAT ALSO APPARENTLY DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF ABOUT 3 OR 4 YEARS AGO, SO I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHO DID SOMETHING AND RESET IT. IT STAYED OFF FOR ABOUT A YEAR OR SO THEN CAME BACK ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN WHO SAID THE DIAGNOSTIC SAID IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THAT I NEEDED TO BRING IT BACK TO REPLACE SOME EXPENSIVE PART. I WAS ON THE WAY BACK TO THE DEALER, WHEN THE LIGHT WENT OUT. THE TECH DID THE DIAGNOSTIC AGAIN AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE LIGHT STAYED OUT FOR ABOUT ANOTHER YEAR OR SO AND CAME ON AGAIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND WON'T GO OUT . THIS TIME HOWEVER, I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE TOP OF THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS BEEN PUSHED UPWARD UNDER THE "SRS AIR BAG" PHRASE. THIS IS CONCERNING SINCE THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE ON THE OTHER 2005 PRIUS THAT I OWN . I CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE WHO RESPONDED THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON MY CARS AND THAT FOR THE MOST PART, MY CARS WERE OUT OF WARRANTY. THE REP SAID THAT SHE WOULD DOCUMENT MY REPORT AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE THEM BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THIS IS THE SAME DEALER THAT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR THE FIRST TWO TIMES. MEANWHILE, I AM DRIVING AROUND IN A CAR THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE WORKING AIRBAGS BECAUSE I NEED TO GET TO WORK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN ON THE FREEWAY, THE CAR DE-ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AFTER ALL THE LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASH BOARD. I COULD NOT MAKE THE CAR GO. I MANAGED TO MANEUVER IT CLOSE TO AN OFFRAMP(DEC 2013). TOWED TO NORTH HOLLYWOOD TOYOTA, PAID OVER $800 TO FIX ITEMS I WAS TOLD WOULD FIX PROBLEM. IT DID NOT!!! 4 MONTHS LATER ON THE FREEWAY AGAIN, SAME THING HAPPENED. I COST OFF RAMP AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER.(MARCH-APRIL 1014) LEFT IT FOR A WEEK, THEY SAID IT RUNS, CANT FIND A THING. LESS THAN 2 MONTHS LATER, ON THE FREEWAY AGAIN, SAME THING HAPPENS, I COAST TO THE SIDE DIFFICULTLY. CALLED FOR A TOW TO MY HOUSE 50 MILES AWAY. WHEN I CALLED BOTH DEALERS, THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY FOR NOT FIXING THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD IN DECEMBER OF 2013 - THIS IS A MASSIVE SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA SAYS THEY COULDN'T FIX UNTIL I PAID THEM OVER $1200 FOR A BLOCKED FUEL LINE AND TANK.- SAID THEY MIGHT HAVE FOUND THE PROBLEM OVER 5 MONTHS LATER. I THINK THEY SHOULD TAKE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FACT THAT THEY NEVER CAUGHT THE PROBLEM ORIGINALLY IN DECEMBER OF 2013 AND I HAD FEEL UNSAFE AS I WAS STOPPED ON A BUSY SO CAL FREEWAY MORE THAN ONE TIME. IF YOU LOOK AT OTHER TOYOTA BLOGS, PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE.- I EVEN WENT TO MAIN TOYOTA OFFICE IN TORRANCE, CA, THEY CANNOT FIND THE DEALERSHIPS IN ERROR, WHICH IS UNBELIEVABLE. WHAT IF I WAS HURT SERIOUSLY ON THOSE FREEWAYS? I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR RENTALS, TOWS, AND FEAR OF DRIVING ON THE FREEWAYS. FEEL FREE TO CALL ME. *TR

FIRST PASSENGER SIDE THEN DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER. ABLE TO RELIGHT HEADLIGHTS BY TURNING ON AND OFF SWITCH, BUT THEN THEY WOULD GO OFF AGAIN. BOTH REPLACED BY TOYOTA DEALER AT OVER $300 PER LIGHT! NOW, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT IS OFF AGAIN SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, STILL ABLE TO SWITCH IT ON FOR AWHILE, BUT IT FAILS AS I AM DRIVING. *TR

IN 2007, WE PURCHASED A CERTIFIED USED TOYOTA PRIUS 2005 WITH 13,298 MILES. WE HAVE OWNED THIS CAR EVER SINCE. WE CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 81,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. BRAKE FAILURE INCIDENT ON JUNE 30, 2014, I WAS DRIVING THE 2005 PRIUS SLOWLY (10-15 MPH) ALONG A ROADWAY LOCATED IN A TECUMSEH, MI CITY PARK: AS THE CAR APPROACHED A LOCAL STREET, I BRAKED FOR A STOP BEFORE MAKING A RIGHT-HAND TURN. AS I ENGAGED THE BRAKE, THE ABS SYSTEM RED LIGHT APPEARED, THE RED BRAKE LIGHT WAS LIT AND THE RELATED BUZZER WAS ACTIVATED AS WELL. AS I BRAKED, MY RIGHT FOOT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I EXPERIENCED COMPLETE AND TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. I FINALLY STOPPED THE CAR WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I DROVE THE PRIUS VERY SLOWLY OVER THE TWO MILES HOME, USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP AS NEEDED. MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE RIDING WITH ME IN THE CAR AND WITNESSED THE INCIDENT. ON JULY 1, 2014, I CONTACTED AAA AND ARRANGED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP IN ANN ARBOR, MI ' 30 MILES AWAY. AFTER A WEEK, AT THE REPAIR SHOP I ARRANGED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE FACILITY. OVER THE PREVIOUS FIVE MONTHS, I EXPERIENCED ANOTHER CURIOUS PROBLEM THAT MAY BE BRAKE RELATED. WHEN BRAKING ON BUMPY ROADS (WE HAVE HORRIBLE POT HOLES ON MANY MAJOR STREETS AND ROADS) OR CURB CUTS, THE CAR ACCELERATES EVER SO BRIEFLY. THE FEELING OF LOSS OF CONTROL IS VERY DISTURBING. IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE BRAKE FAILURE NOTED ABOVE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THIS BRAKE FAILURE. HOWEVER, I HAD JUST RETURNED HOME FROM BUSINESS IN A NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY 35 MILES AWAY. I OFTEN DRIVE BACKCOUNTRY COUNTY ROADS WITH POSTED SPEEDS OF 55 MPH. IF I HAD EXPERIENCED THE BRAKE FAILURE THEN, I MIGHT WELL HAVE BEEN KILLED ALONG WITH OTHERS. *TR

MULTIPLE FAILURES OF HID LIGHTS GOING OUT. IT WILL SWITCH FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER. SOMETIMES RESULTS IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT. MOST OF THE TIME A QUICK FLIP OF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WILL BRING THEM BACK ON. IT IS COMPLETELY RANDOM. INSTANCES WHEN BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT, EACH TIME HAD TO MAKE A QUICK PULL OVER TO WAIT FOR A MOMENT, AS THE NORMAL QUICK FLICK TO GET THE LIGHTS BACK ON FAILS, THUS CAUSING A QUICK PANIC TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE COMPLETE DARK AND HOPE THAT OTHER VEHICLES AROUND YOU CAN SEE YOU AND LET YOU OVER. *TR

IN MID JUNE 2012, WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I NOTICED THE LEFT SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS NOT ON, INITIALLY I THOUGHT THE BULB WAS BAD SINCE I HAD ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE RIGHT ONE. I HAD PLANED TO TAKE THE CAR TO ELMORE TOYOTA OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA TO HAVE THE BULB REPLACED BUT THE FOLLOWING DAY THE LIGHT WAS WORKING. AFTER A FEW DAYS IT STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. I FOUND THAT IF I TURNED THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF THE HEADLIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON, I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. TODAY I DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT, NOW THEY CAN'T SEEM TO TELL ME WHAT IS THE TRUE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM, ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS SELL ME A NEW BULB. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON MY OWN I NOW UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE 2007 AND THAT THE NHTSA HAS INVESTIGATED THIS AND HAS DECIDED THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THE PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DECISION WOULD LIKE TO GO ON A LONG NIGHT DRIVE WITH ME ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD. RIGHT NOW I WANT TO OFFICIALLY FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT DEPENDABLE AND THERE IS NO TELLING WHEN THEY WILL STOP WORKING. *TR

BOTH OF MY PRIUS HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY. FLICKING THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON BROUGHT THEM ON AGAIN, BUT THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONE MORE TIME SINCE THEN. THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. TOYOTA IS UNABLE TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM. THE COMPANY WANTS TO REPLACE THE BULBS, BUT THIS DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, ACCORDING TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. REPLACING THE BULBS OR ADJACENT PARTS CAN COST HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS, WHICH IS NOT SUSTAINABLE. IT SEEMS THAT A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *TR

BRAKE, ABS AND (O) WITH EXCLAMATION MARK INSIDE HAVE BEEN ON , THE SELLER WAS NOT HONEST WITH ME ABOUT WHY THE LIGHTS WERE ON, I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, REPAIRS WOULD COST $7000.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, A LEG GASH AND A PULLED MUSCLE IN THE BACK. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH. BOTH THE CONTACT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLAT SURFACE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AS A RESULT THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE KEY FAILED TO EXIT THE IGNITION SWITCH ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT OUTAGE - FRONT RIGHT SIDE. *TR

THE HEADLIGHT OPERATION BECAME ERRATIC. SOMETIMES ONE WOULD WORK AND SOMETIMES THE OTHER ONE WOULD BE THE ONLY ONE TO FUNCTION. SOMETIMES NEITHER HEADLIGHT WOULD COME ON. REPEATED OPERATION OF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH EVENTUALLY WOULD GET ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON. THE LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED IN 2012 AND AGAIN IN 2013. THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO CHANGE IN PERFORMANCE. WHEN I HAVE ASKED MY TOYOTA DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT IT, THEY SIMPLY SAID THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF ANY PROBLEM. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT IS TRUE. THIS IS A MUCH DISCUSSED AND NOT UNCOMMON PROBLEM. WE ARE ALWAYS CONCERNED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS MIGHT FAIL WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED YET, BUT I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THE HEADLIGHT RELIABILITY. *TR

ENTERING I-25 SOUTHBOUND ON DARK NIGHT AND THE HEAD LAMPS WENT OUT. TURNED THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON, THEY CAME BACK ON AND THEN WENT RIGHT OFF. RE-TRIED THE SWITCH AND THEY CAME BACK ON.. FAILED AGAIN ABOUT FIVE MILES FURTHER SOUTH ON THE I-25 HIGHWAY. TURNED THEM OFF AND BACK ON AND THEY CAME BACK ON AND STAYED UNTIL I GOT BACK HOME. THE BULBS MUST BE GOOD FOR THEM TO COME BACK ON. POSSIBLE BAD SWITCH OR COMPUTER CHIP THAT CONTROLS THE AUTOMATIC CIRCUITRY. THIS WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE WE HAD HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC THAT COULDN'T SEE US BECAUSE WE HAD NO LIGHTS VISIBLE. THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION IN THE AREA WHICH MADE IT ALL THE MORE TENSE NOTE:THE VEHICLE MAKE NAME BOX ABOVE DOES NOT PULL DOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AT 75 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED IN ADDITION TO THE INVERTER COOLING SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYING. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE BUT THE FAILURE WAS STILL PRESENT ONCE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V536000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT A QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN TO PERFORM THE REPAIR AT THE LOCAL DEALER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION SIX MONTHS PRIOR AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE OF WHEN THE VEHICLE COULD BE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

WHEN RUN CAR TO LONG DISTANCE AND STOP, THE CAR ACCELERATE THE MOTOR TO HIGH REVOLUTIONS AND NEED PRESS THE BRAKES. THE DEALER TELL ME PAID FOR EVALUATION, BUT THE CAR NOT HAVE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR PROBLEMS. THAT'S IS A SAFETY CONCERNS. PLEASE NEED HELP. I THINKING THE PROBLEM IS THE COMPUTER. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING JUST NORTH OF COOS BAY, OREGON WHEN A BIG TRUCK WITH THE LICENSE PLATE NUMBER [XXX] CARRYING A TRAILER WITH THE LICENSE PLATE [XXX] CLIPPED THE BACK DRIVER'S SIDE OF OUR CAR WHILE WE WERE FORCED TO CHANGE LANES BECAUSE OF THE LANE ENDING. I HAD MY BLINKER ON FOR A LONG TIME AND WE WERE AHEAD OF HIM UNTIL HE SPED UP AND CLIPPED US. HE THEN SPED UP AND CUT US OFF AND DROVE AWAY VERY QUICKLY. IT WAS RAINING AND WE WERE ON THE 101 IN OREGON AND HE WAS GOING AT LEAST 80 MPH BECAUSE WE WERE GOING AROUND 65 AND HE WAS PULLING AWAY FAST. SINCE IT WAS A SINGLE LANE HIGHWAY WE STAYED BEHIND HIM LONG ENOUGH TO GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO PULL OVER, BUT THE SECOND HE GOT THE CHANCE, HE CHANGED LANES AND CUT OTHERS OFF IN ORDER TO GET AWAY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS THEN GOES OUT. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT ON AGAIN BY MANUALLY TURNING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF. THEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT ($175 FOR THE PART ALONE) IN MAY OF 2012. IT IS NOW MARCH OF 2014 AND THE SAME LIGHT BEGAN DOING IT AGAIN, FLICKERING. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO GO ON BY MANUALLY SWITCHING IT ON. NOW IT IS OUT AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE DAYS LATER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NEEDED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE FAST LANE DRIVING 65 MPH A SUDDEN ALARM CAME UP. THE RED TRIANGLE WITH EXCLAMATION MARK, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WITH A TONE. WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN MY CAR BY RELEASING THE THROTTLE OFF. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER ONLY TO FIND THAT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $3000 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE ECU AND ACTUATOR. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS IF YOU DRIVE A BIT FAST OVER POTHOLE AND SPEED BUMP. YOU LOSE BRAKING FOR A MOMENT. *TR UPDATED 8/2017*JS

ON 2/27/14 THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT IN OUR VEHICLE LIT UP CAUSING US TO REVIEW THE OWNER'S MANUAL, WHICH RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE SERVICE. PER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN T-SB-0042-11, THIS ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY FAILURE OF THE WIRING HARNESS, WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SCANNER CODE B1826. ACCORDING TO THE TSB, THE DESIGN/MATERIAL FAULT CAN OCCUR IN 2004-2009 PRIUSES. THE FAULT, ACCORDING TO A TOYOTA SERVICE ADVISOR, RESULTS IN A FAILURE OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. TO ADDRESS THE CONDITION, "AN UPDATED WIRE HARNESS MUST BE INSTALLED." THE COST TO REPAIR THIS DESIGN FAULT IS $2,500. AND UP DEPENDING ON IF ONE OR BOTH SIDES OF THE WIRING HARNESS HAS TO BE REPLACED. BECAUSE THIS SAFETY RELATED DEFECT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED AT ONCE WE PAID TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT EXPRESSED OUR VIEW TO THE TOYOTA PERSONNEL THAT THE DEFECT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY TOYOTA. WE FEEL THAT THIS DEFECT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. CALLS TO THE GM OF THE DEALERSHIP HAVE NOT BEEN RETURNED. *TR

FAILURE OF ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROLS: SUDDEN RAPID ACCELERATION, UN-COMMANDED, WHICH TERMINATED QUICKLY AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES.

TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED ON A HILL WITH LIGHT SNOW COVER COMPLETELY STOPPING THE WHEELS AND PREVENTING ANY FORWARD MOTION, CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. PEDESTRIANS HAD TO PUSH THE CAR UP THE HILL WHILE THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED TO GET TO THE TOP. BACKING WOULD HAVE PLACED THE CAR IN A DANGEROUS POSITION WITH ONCOMING 50 MPH CROSS TRAFFIC . THERE SHOULD BE AN OVERRIDE FOR SITUATIONS SUCH AS THIS TO ENABLE SOME FORWARD MOTION TO BE MAINTAINED EVEN IF THERE IS SOME WHEEL SLIPPAGE. OCCURRED FRIDAY 14 FEB 2014. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN THE PAST ON GRAVEL DRIVEWAYS AND OTHER ROADS. THIS INSTANCE WAS BY FAR THE MOST TROUBLING SINCE PEDESTRIANS WERE INVOLVED. *TR

DURING THE RECENT RASH OF SNOW STORMS TO HIT THE EASTERN MID-STATES I NOTICED THAT MY WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID NOZZLE FROZE UP. IT WORKED WHEN I LEFT HOME AND STOPPED WORKING ON RT 32, MD. I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID I USED. I HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME SEEING OUT OF MY FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE BACK NOZZLE DID NOT ICE-UP. I NOTICED THAT ALL THE OTHER CARS (EASILY 40-50 CARS) WINDOWS WERE CLEAR, EXCEPT ONE, ANOTHER PRIUS! THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES RECENTLY AS WELL AS IN THE PAST. IF ASKED, I AM CERTAIN OTHER PRIUS USERS WOULD REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR IS AN '05. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE INSIGNIA SE200 ALL SEASON TIRES, SIZE: P185/65R 15 86T. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD A FLAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE TIRE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFLATED AND THE SIDE WALL WAS SPLIT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE TIRE TO A TIRE SHOP WHERE THEY PROVIDED HER WITH A REPLACEMENT TIRE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

I HAVE REPLACED MY HEADLIGHTS 6 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WITH NO WARNING. THE FIRST FEW TIMES I THOUGHT IT WAS POSSIBLY BAD AFTERMARKET BULBS BUT THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THERE IS NO WARNING AS TO WHEN THEY GO OUT. *TR

CPCS:I1410421A. 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATED THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. APPARENTLY, TOYOTA HAS NOT ALLOWED ANY WAY TO ADJUST THE REAR TOE OR CAMBER ON THE PRIUS, WHICH CAN RESULT IN STEERING ISSUES AND PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH EXCESSIVE OR UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. *LN

12/20/2010 LEFT HEAD LIGHT REPLACED NOT WORKING. 8/30/2011 RIGHT HEADLIGHT REPLACED NOT WORKING. 10/30/12 LEFT HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING. WHEN START CAR LIGHT WOULD TURN ON FLICKER THEN GO OUT, REPLACED HEADLIGHT AT TIME (SECOND REPLACEMENT) WORKED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS THEN WENT TO FLICKER MODE THEN OFF WHEN CAR LIGHTS TURNED ON. LEFT HEADLIGHT STILL NOT WORKING, LIGHT GOES ON WHEN CAR STARTED BUT FLICKS OFF IN 30 SECONDS. 1/14/2014 RIGHT HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING, REPLACED. NEW BULB PLACED LIGHT WORKS 50% TIME. NO FLICKER EITHER IT WILL GO ON OR NOT. BOTH HEADLIGHTS REPLACED TWICE SO FAR. RETURNING TO MECHANIC AGAIN. *TR

AROUND 105,000 WE STARTED GETTING INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT LOSS. IT USUALLY COMES BACK ON IF WE TURN THE LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON. IT ONLY DID IT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FOR ABOUT A YEAR BUT NOW IT DOES IT ON BOTH SIDES. *TR

MY VEHICLE LIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY GO OUT. IT USED TO BE ONE HEADLIGHT, THEN I HAD A MECHANIC TAKE IT OUT TO DIAGNOSE AND HE SAID IT MAY BE THE BALLAST. AFTER THAT, IT IS NOW BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT SPONTANEOUSLY, AND THEREFORE SOMETIMES AT THE SAME TIME, LEAVING IN THE DARK AT NIGHT ON THE ROAD. FLICKING THEM OFF AND BACK ON USUALLY FIXES IT ON THE FIRST TRY, BUT SOMETIMES IT TAKES A COUPLE OF TRIES. *TR

FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEAD LIGHT OF MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY BLINK OUT. BECAUSE IT WAS BLINKING OUT AND COMING BACK ON, I TOLD THE DEALER I SUSPECTED SOME KIND OF WIRING PROBLEM, BUT WAS ASSURED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUS HEAD LAMPS. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT WE HAD THE "SPECIAL" HID LAMPS THAT COST $150 APIECE, PLUS $75+ IN LABOR BECAUSE OF HOW COMPLICATED THEY WERE TO REPLACE. WHEN I ASKED HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE FOR THIS LABOR INTENSIVE $75+ REPAIR, I WAS TOLD 15 MINUTES (IN OTHER WORDS, I WOULD BE CHARGED $300/HOUR FOR LABOR). AFTER BEING REASSURED AGAIN THAT REPLACING THE HEAD LAMP WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM, I AGREED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REPAIR. FAST FORWARD 2 WEEKS, AND THE DRIVER'S HEADLAMP WAS ONCE AGAIN BLINKING ON AND OFF. THE DEALERSHIP SEEMED COMPLETELY UNSURPRISED BY THE PERSISTENCE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND AGREED TO A "COURTESY RECHECK." THEY THEN INFORMED ME THAT SINCE THE $225 HEAD LAMP REPAIR THEY TALKED ME INTO DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM, THE CAUSE OF THE BLINKING WAS "DEFINITELY" THE ECU (THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE HEAD LAMP), AND IT WOULD COST ~$700 TO REPLACE THIS COMPONENT. AT NO POINT DID THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE HID LAMPS AND ASSOCIATED ECUS HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE IN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PRIUS CARS, AS I QUICKLY LEARNED ONLINE. *TR

INITIALLY IT WAS THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT THAT WENT OUT. TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND ON RESET THE HEADLIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE MECHANIC SAID THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED FINE AND TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE UNTIL IT FAILED OR OTHER ISSUE REPORTED. AFTER A COUPLE WEEKS THE ISSUE PROGRESSED TO BOTH HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT. TURNING OFF AND ON WOULD RESTORE ILLUMINATION. THIS WOULD HAPPEN RANDOMLY SOMETIMES RECURRING AGAIN AFTER 5-10MINUTES. FINALLY THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC AND HAD THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT REPLACE. A FEW DAYS LATER THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED TURNING OFF AGAIN. MY NEXT STEP IS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND SEE IF THEY CAN FIX THE ISSUE. I'VE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND HAVE SEEN PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I'M CONCERNED THIS IS A PERSISTENT DEFECT, LIGHT SHUTTING OFF RANDOMLY, WILL HAVE A DEVASTATING EFFECT ONCE MY LUCK RUNS OUT. *TR

AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME HEADLIGHT FLICKERS THEN GOES OUT. HAVE TO TURN OFF THEN ON, ONLY TO LAST A SHORT TIME. BRAND NEW BULBS. *TR

THE HID HEADLIGHTS WILL OCCASIONALLY GO OUT. OVER TIME I REALIZED THAT BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON, THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THIS EVENT CAN HAPPEN AS OFTEN AS EVERY COUPLE MINUTES. SOMETIMES IT MAY NOT OCCUR FOR AN HOUR. BUT THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO THE FREQUENCY OF LOSING THE LIGHT. MAYBE 3 OR 4 TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF AT ONCE. HAD I BEEN ON AN INTERSTATE AT THE TIME OR IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING. LOSING THE LIGHT FROM A BULB CAN OCCUR TO EITHER HEADLIGHT. ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS TO OCCUR WITH ONE BULB OR THE OTHER FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. IN OTHER WORDS, ON A NIGHT'S DRIVE, IT'S USUALLY ONE BULB THAT WILL OFTEN GO OUT ON THAT NIGHT. THE NEXT EVENING IT MAY BE THE OTHER HEADLIGHT. THE LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE GARAGE CHARGES ABOUT $175 EACH FOR THE HID LIGHTBULBS AND ANOTHER $95 FOR THE INSTALLATION. LOOKING AT OPINIONS ON LINE CONCERNING THIS PRIUS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM, IS THE VIEW THAT REPLACING THE BULB IS NOT THE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS WITHIN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM OF THE CAR. THE PRICE OF REPLACING THE BULBS COMBINED WITH THE POSSIBILITY THAT LIGHT REPLACEMENT MAY NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, KEEPS ME FROM SPENDING THE MONEY AND INSTEAD KEEPS ME FLICKING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON WHEN NEEDED. GIVEN THE EXTREME POTENTIAL DANGER OF THIS DEFECT, IT SEEMS THAT TOYOTA OWES IT TO THEIR CUSTOMERS TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS PROBLEM. AND CREATE A FIX. *TR

WHILE CROSSING THE BRIDGE OF THE GODS, CASCADE LOCKS, OREGON AT ABOUT 9PM THE TOLL COLLECTOR TOLD ME MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. I TURNED ON MY HIGH BEAMS AND HAD TWO LIGHTS ON. ON LOW BEAM ONLY ONE LIGHT...DRIVING WITH HIGH BEAMS AT NIGHT IS DANGEROUS TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD; DRIVING WITH ONE OR NO HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT IS ALSO DANGEROUS. THE NEXT DAY I TURNED ON THE LIGHTS (LOW BEAM) AND THEY WERE BOTH ON AGAIN....I CHECKED PRIUSCHAT.COM FORUM AND READ 56 PAGES OF PRIUS OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM...THAT EITHER ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND RANDOMLY, OFTEN AT NIGHT. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND [XXX] THE SERVICE REP I TALKED TO LOOKED UP MY CAR AND SAID THERE IS NO REMEDY TOYOTA RECOMMENDS OTHER THAN TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND HAVE IT "REPAIRED" FOR APPROXIMATELY $800-1200 DOLLARS. FURTHER, READING ABOUT THE PRIUS OWNERS HEADLIGHT EXPERIENCES POSTED ON THE FORUM SUGGESTS THAT MORE THAN OFTEN THIS VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE DEFECT IS NOT "REPAIRED" BY WHAT THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT DOES AND THE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO TURN OFF RANDOMLY..AS A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER I CONSIDER THIS PRODUCT DESIGN DEFECT TO BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND THAT TOYOTA CORP. WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVER HEADLAMP TURNING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. LAMP WILL TURN ON IF I SWITCHED CONTROL OFF AND TURNED IT ON AGAIN, BUT WILL TURN OFF AGAIN WITHIN 10 MINUTES. REPLACED BOTH LIGHTS BULBS, THEN PASSENGER HEADLIGHT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING WITH IN A MONTH OF REPLACEMENT. I REPLACED BULB AGAIN IN THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT AND WITH IN 5 DAYS LIGHT STARTED AGAIN DOING SAME THING. HEADLIGHT TURNS ON IF I SWITCH CONTROL ON AND OFF. FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINS ABOUT PRIUS 2005 ON LINE. *TR

THE TRACTION CONTROL OVERRIDE REPEATEDLY ENGAGES ARBITRARILY UNDER VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING HITTING BUMPS/POTHOLES AT 35 MPH AND ACCELERATING FROM A STOP ON BOTH WET AND DRY ROADS. I HAVE SEEN REPORTS ONLINE OF PEOPLE EXPRESSING THEIR CONCERN ABOUT THIS FEATURE IN SNOW, BUT OUR PRIUS DOES IT FREQUENTLY. ASIDE FROM THE INCONVENIENCE, THIS IS A CLEAR SAFETY HAZARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS FEATURE CANNOT BE DISABLED, BUT IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT IT NEEDS TO BE TO AVOID POTENTIAL COLLISIONS. *TR

THE DASHBOARD SCREEN GOES BLANK. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. I CAN'T TELL HOW FAST I'M GOING, HOW MUCH GAS IS LEFT, WHAT GEAR I'M IN, HOW MUCH MILEAGE IS ON THE VEHICLE, WHETHER OR NOT THE LIGHTS ARE ON, ETC. TOYOTA HAS A SERVICE NOTICE ABOUT IT, BUT MY VEHICLE IS JUST 2 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. I DIDN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE WHILE IT WAS IN WARRANTY. IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT I NOTICED THAT MY HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM. I LATER FOUND THAT THE LEFT LIGHT HAD GONE OUT. I FOUND THAT TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN THE LIGHT WENT ON FOR A WHILE. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND TOYOTA SAYS THEY CAN DO NOTHING. I MUST PAY FOR A NEW LIGHT $300 +. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE RIGHT HEADLAMP WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS BEEN FOR SOME TIME AND LATELY THE LEFT IS JOINING IN. I HAVE ASKED ABOUT THIS NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS WHEN IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR OTHER SERVICES. IT ISN'T A PROBLEM ANY TIME I HAVE BEEN IN THEIR PRESENCE; BUT THEY NOTED IT IN MY FILE. LIKEWISE, AS I CROSS MY FINGERS YEARLY, THEY HAVE BOTH BEEN WORKING DURING INSPECTION. THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY UNTIL I SEE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET AS WELL AS INFO THAT YOU HAD AN INVESTIGATION BUT CLOSED IT SAYING THIS ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE. JUST WANT IT TO GO ON RECORD WITH YOU AS WELL BECAUSE IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, YOU AND TOYOTA WILL BE SUED. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH UPWARDS OF 2K PEOPLE (THAT YOU KNOW OF) AND SEE NO SAFETY ISSUE IN SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS LIGHTING? CARS DO NOT PASS INSPECTION WITH INADEQUATE LIGHTING AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT; BUT, YOU SEE NO VALIDITY IN A LIGHTING ISSUE THAT THE CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO SOLVE BY REPLACEMENT OF THE LIGHTING UNIT?? JUST LIKE THE GOVERNMENT, MAKES NO SENSE! *TR

MY HID HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF, IT CAN BE TURNED BACK ON BY TOGGLING THE LIGHT SWITCH. I HAD PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE BULB, HOWEVER IT COST OVER $400 TO GET IT FIXED. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE LIKE THIS, TOYOTA DOES NOT SEEM TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY THAT THERE IS A DEFECT. THERE WAS A CASH SUPPORT BUT ONLY FOR 2006 TO 2009 MODELS. THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

LAST FRIDAY NIGHT BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT HEADLIGHTS BURNED OUT WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OF ONE ANOTHER. THANKFULLY I COULD LIMP HOME WITH THE HELP OF STREET LIGHTS. I DISCOVERED TODAY AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT THE COST OF TWO NEW HID OSRAM XENARC D2R 35 W 66050 ($ 175/BULB) AND LABOR ($ 113/HR) PLUS SALES TAX WAS $ 467.31. I CHECKED THE COST OF THE HID BULBS ONLINE. AMAZON OFFERS A PAIR OF THESE BULBS FOR $ 159.99 PLUS FREE SHIPPING. TOYOTA'S GENUINE PART MARK UP IS AN ASTOUNDING 217% IN THIS COMPARISON. FURTHER, THE TOYOTA PARTS/SERVICE SAID THAT THEY NEED TO TAKE OFF THE BUMPER - UNLIKE THE OWNER'S MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE SIDE OF THE HEADLIGHTS - TO REPLACE THE BULBS. TOYOTA HEADLIGHTS CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THEY BURN OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY AND REPLACEMENT COST IS RIDICULOUS AT THE DEALERSHIP! *TR

FRONT PASSENGER (RIGHT) SIDE MAIN HEADLAMP GOES OUT, IT WILL RELIGHT WHEN LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF, THEN BACK ON.DATE OF FIRST OCCURRENCE IS UNKNOWN. THIS HAPPENS WHEN AT IDLE OR ANY SPEED. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR 30 MINUTES OR MORE, BUT MOST OF THE TIME THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT EVERY 4 MINUTES. I HAVE TO DRIVE AND LOOK AT THE REFLECTION OF MY CAR ON THE SIDE OF ANOTHER CAR TO SEE IF MY LIGHT IS ONE OR NOT. WHEN I RESET THE LIGHT, PEOPLE THINK I AM FLASHING THEM TO PULL OVER. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER FOR THE LIGHT OUT AND I WAS ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE TO THE PEACE OFFICER THAT I CAN RESET THE LIGHT BY TURNING IT OFF AND ON, HE TOLD ME TO TAKE CARE OF IT, YET THERE ARE NO ANSWERS OR A FIRM FIX. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL GEN 2 PRIUS AS THIS IS A DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL REMAINED LOOSE AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V537000 (STEERING) BUT DID NOT RECTIFY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,000. UPDATED 03/31/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF THE REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY FOR 100% OF THE REPAIRS. UPDATED 04/01/2014 *JS

THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF AND NOT COME BACK ON DURING VARIOUS SPEEDS. IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AT 65MPH A HEADLIGHT ( RANDOMLY LEFT OR RIGHT) WOULD SHUT OFF AT NIGHT). I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF TO REACTIVATE THE HEADLIGHT!!! THE HEADLIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON ONCE THE SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN, BUT SEVERAL MILES DOWN THE ROAD, A HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OFF AGAIN!!! THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!! WE BROUGHT IT TO A TOYOTA GARAGE, AND WERE TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE HEADLIGHTS BUT NOT FOR OUR 2005 VEHICLE. WE PAID $476.00 TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHTS!! HOW CAN HEADLIGHTS BE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND BE COVERED FOR CERTAIN YEARS ONLY??? WITH THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE IT APPEARS THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM FOR 2005 MODELS TOO!!! WHY WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS??? THUS OCCURRED AT ALL SPEEDS!! *TR

SHIFT LEVER PLASTIC SHIELD WARPED, PREVENTING GOING INTO PARK. CAR CAN ROLL FORWARD WHEN YOU THINK PARK IS ENGAGED. *TR

1TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN ABNORMAL RATTLING NOISE FROM THE STEERING SHAFT EVERY SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V537000 (STEERING). THE PURCHASED A NEW INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, HE DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAD NOT BEEN A FAILURE BUT THE STEERING SHAFT BOLTS HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY TIGHTENED, CAUSING THE RATTLING NOISE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH ADVISED OF THE FAILED REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 11-04-13 *BF UPDATED 11/6/2013 *JS

I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR A RECALL ON STEERING MECHANISM WHICH RESULTED IN A BOLT REPLACEMENT. THE SERVICE ADVISER ADVISED ME I NEEDED TO REPLACE WATER PUMP. THIS CAR ALREADY HAD ONE PUMP REPLACED ON A RECALL, WHY WAS THE OTHER PUMP NOT RECALLED? *TR

MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT SHUTS OFF BY ITSELF AFTER A FEW MINUTES. WHEN I SHUT OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM ON AGAIN, THEY BOTH STAY LIT FOR SEVERAL MORE MINUTES OR SOMETIMES LONGER. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY CHARGED OVER $100 TO REPLACE THE BULB AND THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2006-2009 MODELS FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I SUSPECT THIS MIGHT EXTEND TO THE 2005 MODEL. AT TIMES BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT IN AN UNPREDICTABLE MANNER. THIS DOES NOT SEEM SAFE TO ME. THANK YOU *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I FLIPPED THE SWITCH AND THEY TURNED ON. THIS NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE AND IT REQUIRES NUMEROUS FLIPPING ON AND OFF OF THE LIGHTS TO MAKE THEM COME BACK ON. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY 70 MPH BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT! TURNED THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON THEY DID NOT WORK. TURNED THEM OFF AND BACK ON ONCE AGAIN AND THEY WORKED. BOTH LIGHTS SHOULD NOT GO OUT AT ONCE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO HIS VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE FOREHEAD AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SEVERED CHEST BRUISING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT NIGHT THE RIGHT HEADLAMP SUDDENLY WENT OUT. I TURNED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF AND THE HEADLAMP CAME BACK ON. APPROXIMATELY 7-8 MINUTES LATER BOTH HEADLAMPS WENT OUT. ONCE AGAIN I TURNED THE HEADLAMP SWITCH OFF AND ON AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN EVERY FEW MINUTES UNTIL I FINALLY REACHED MY DESTINATION. SINCE THEN IT HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN SPORADICALLY. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I PURCHASED NEW BULBS THINKING THAT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM BUT DISCOVERED THAT THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT GIVE ADEQUATE ACCESS TO THE BULBS FOR CHANGING. IT APPEARS THAT IT MUST HAVE TO BE DONE BY THE DEALER. I FEEL THAT THIS IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT NEEDS ATTENTION. *TR

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. WE TOOK THE CAR IN TO CHECK FOR THE CAUSE AND THEY TOLD US THE WIRING HARNESS WAS BAD AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT WORK BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM (OF WHICH THEY WERE ALREADY AWARE) WITH THE WIRING HARNESS. A DEFECT IN THE WIRING HARNESS - THEIR WORDS- WOULD COST ABOUT $2000.00 TO REPLACE. THEY ARE AWARE THAT THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING IN THESE VEHICLES, BUT AS OF YET THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL OR OFFER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IF THIS ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD BE. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT GOES OUT SOMETIME AFTER START UP. IF YOU SWITCH THE LIGHTS OFF THEN ON AGAIN IT RUNS FOR A PERIOD (APPROX 4 MIN) THEN GOES OUT AGAIN. REPLACING BULB HAS NO EFFECT. WHEN SEARCHING FOR SOLUTIONS APPEARS TO BE A CHRONIC PROBLEM AMONG 2005/2006 PRIUS. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER HEADLAMP GOES OUT BY ITSELF. WILL COME BACK ON IF HEADLAMP SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND ON. DOES NOT OCCUR WITH HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR DEPENDING UPON WEATHER. VERY UNPREDICTABLE. ONCE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP DID THE SAME. REGULARLY THE PASSENGER HEADLAMP FAILS!! ALSO, REAR PASSENGER BRAKE LAMP WORKS SOMETIMES AND DOESN'T WORK OTHER TIMES. UNPREDICTABLE. *TR

THE CAR WAS INITIALLY SWERVING (AS IF IN A BAD WHEEL ALIGNMENT). THEN IT TOOK A SHARP RIGHT TURN AND JUMPED OFF OF THE FREEWAY. DESPITE MY ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL IT AND KEEP IT ON FREEWAY, DUE TO THE SPEED AND MOMENTUM, IT DROVE OFF THE SLOPE TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD, ROLLED OVER AND EVENTUALLY LANDED RIGHT SIDE UP. INITIALLY I THOUGHT IT COULD BE A BLOWN UP TIRE.. BUT THAT DID NOT SEEM TO BE THE CASE.

I HAD JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGED AND WHEN I WAS LEAVING I STARTED THE CAR BUT THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS DIDN'T COME ON. I DROVE ON AND STILL NOTHING. WHEN I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, THE LIGHTS CAME ON WITH THE ERROR MESSAGE THAT MY BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO DEPRESS AND RELEASE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT THE SAME MESSAGE. I COULDN'T MOVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FRONT BRAKES WERE LOCKED. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAD TO GET TOYOTA INVOLVED BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THREE COMPUTERS ARE FRIED. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING SINCE I GOT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT HAD SUCH WONDERFUL REVIEWS (YES THIS WAS SOME YEARS AGO) HOW DO COMPUTERS JUST "UP AND FRY" WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I AM HOPEFUL THAT TOYOTA WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND STEP UP AND TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO MAKE SURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. ALSO, WHATEVER THEY COULD DO FOR ME WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED SINCE I WAS A DIE HARD PRIUS FAN.....UNTIL NOW??? *JB

ONE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT - THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. CHANGING THE BULBS ONLY SOLVES THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS. THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT IN SECOND GENERATION PRIUS MODELS. *JS

STARTING OVER A YEAR AGO AND OCCURRING EVERY TIME NEEDED,THE HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SPORADICALLY GOES OUT. IT CAN HAPPEN ZERO TO MULTIPLE TIMES DURING A SINGLE USE OF THE CAR, SOMETIMES UP TO EVERY MINUTE AND A HALF WHILE DRIVING. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN CAUSE BOTH HEADLIGHTS TO COME BACK ON. AS FAR AS WE KNOW, THIS DID NOT START HAPPENING UNTIL AFTER A MAINTENANCE VISIT AND WAS STOPPED BY A STATE PATROL OFFICER. CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER PRIUS OWNERS, REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT DOES NOT SEEM TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. AT +$350 TO CHANGE THE HEADLIGHT AT THE DEALER, I AM HESITANT TO SPEND MONEY ON SOMETHING THAT WILL NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. WHILE WE HAVE HAD NO OTHER TROUBLES WITH THIS CAR AND LOVE THE CAR, THIS RECURRING ISSUE HAS CAUSED US TO HESITATE DRIVING THE CAR AT NIGHT.

STARTING IN APPROXIMATELY MARCH AND OCCURRING DAILY THROUGH PRESENT DAY, ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS SPORADICALLY GO OUT. WE STARTED NOTICING THIS IN MARCH WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. OUR OWN TESTS INDICATE THAT IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR IS AT A COMPLETE STANDSTILL OR AT ANY SPEED. IT CAN HAPPEN ZERO TO MULTIPLE TIMES DURING A SINGLE USE OF THE CAR, SOMETIMES UP TO EVERY MINUTE AND A HALF WHILE DRIVING. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN CAUSE BOTH HEADLIGHTS TO COME BACK ON. AS FAR AS WE KNOW, THIS DID NOT START HAPPENING UNTIL THIS LAST MARCH. WE HAVE HAD NO OTHER TROUBLES WITH THIS CAR AND LOVE THE CAR, ASIDE FROM THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS CAUSED US TO STOP DRIVING THE CAR AT NIGHT, WHICH IS EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT. *TR

DIGITAL DASHBOARD DISPLAY IS, FROM TIME TO TIME, SO DIM AS TO BE ALMOST INVISIBLE. SOMETIMES IT APPEARS TO BE ABOUT 90% OF BRIGHTNESS, OTHER TIMES AT ABOUT 5% OR LESS. THIS MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO READ SUCH INFORMATION AS SPEED, WARNING LIGHTS, ETC. WHEN IT IS VISIBLE, IT IS A MAJOR DISTRACTION, TAKING CONSIDERABLE TIME AND EFFORT. TOYOTA HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT MY TOYOTA DEALER REFUSES TO PERFORM THE REPAIR, CLAIMING THAT AS LONG AS THEY CAN SEE THE DISPLAY AT ANY LEVEL, REGARDLESS OF HOW DIM, THERE IS NOT A CORRECTABLE PROBLEM.SINCE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, THEY MAY NOT SEE IT AT ITS WORST. *TR

BRAKES DID NOT APPLY INSTANTLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP LIGHT. WE ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. THANKFULLY WE APPLIED THE BRAKES EARLY, BUT IT SEEMED LIKE THE BRAKES WERE NOT BEING APPLIED AND THAT THE WHEELS JUST KEPT ON MOVING. I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE AGAIN TO MAKE SURE IT WOULD APPLY MORE PRESSURE. WE CAME WITHIN A FEW INCHES OF REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. AND THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES NOW. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE A MAJOR ACCIDENT OR DEATH, HEAVEN FORBID, OCCURS. *TR

THE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR MY 2005 PRIUS HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN THE SUMMER OF 2012. WHILE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN ON A ROUGH ROAD SURFACE THE BRAKES REFUSED TO BRAKE FOR 1 OR 2 SECONDS, CAUSING A HIGHER-THAN-ANTICIPATED SPEED WHEN GOING AROUND A TURN. THIS PROBLEM INCREASES THE DISTANCE THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO STOP AND I CONSIDER THIS A HIGH SAFETY CONCERN AND A MAJOR PRODUCT DEFECT. NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED FROM THE PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE SO FAR. *TR

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING 55MPH. PULLED OVER & NOTED DRIVER HEADLIGHT OUT. TURNED CAR OFF & THEN RESTARTED & BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT ON. DROVE A COUPLE MILES & NOTED HEADLIGHT OUT & THIS TIME IT WAS THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT THAT WAS OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES IN THE YEAR @ 1/2. WE ALSO HAD A PROBLEM IN THE PAST WITH THE HEADLIGHTS BEING AIMED TOO LOW IN FRONT OF THE CAR CAUSING TROUBLE SEEING. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE AUTO AIMING COMPUTER WAS MALFUNCTIONING & IT WAS REPLACED BY WARRANTY. WE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE SKID CONTROL BRAKE COMPUTER ($2500.) REPLACED 12/06/2012 DUE TO BRAKE MALFUNCTIONING (BRAKES WOULD HARDLY STOP THE CAR). *TR

LEFT HID HEADLIGHT ON MY PRIUS KEEPS GOING OFF AT RANDOM, SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS FAST, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AT ALL. BY CYCLING THE HEADLIGHTS ON/OFF TURN THE LIGHT BACK ON. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO MORE THAN JUST MY PRIUS BECAUSE I HAVE PERSONALLY SEEN MANY PRIUSES WITH THEIR PASSENGER SIDE (LEFT) HEADLIGHT OUT. *TR

BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY. TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF, AND BACK ON RESTORED ILLUMINATION. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN 45 MINUTES. *TR

1. DRIVER'S SIDE HID-TYPE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. WENT ON & OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL DAYS. REQUIRED A REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHT COMPUTER AND BULB. RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE TO GET HEADLIGHTS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. 2. HEADLIGHT LEVELING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS & WARNING LIGHT GOES ON INTERMITTENTLY, GENERALLY DURING & RIGHT AFTER RAIN STORMS. ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 32,000 MILES. *TR

BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. I CAN TOGGLE THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON AND ONE OR BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THEN WENT OUT AGAIN WITHIN A FEW SECONDS TO A MINUTE, OVER AND OVER. MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IF CAR IS NOT MOVING AT ALL OR GOING 70 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE 15 MILES HOME AT NIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. WENT TO DEALER NEXT DAY AND THEY SAY ALL THAT IS WRONG IS THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE BURNED OUT. ESTIMATE TO REPLACE BOTH IS $474.31. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THEY WOULD BURN OUT AT EXACTLY THE SAME TIME. AND IF THEY ARE BURNED OUT THEN WHY DO THEY COME BACK ON AND OFF. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT FOR 2006-2009 MODELS. I ALSO FOUND THAT YOU HAVE HAD HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2005 MODEL YET YOU HAVE NOT CONSIDERED THIS A SAFETY MATTER. I DISAGREE. EVEN IF YOU DON'T HELP ME, I WANT MY COMPLAINT INCLUDED IN YOUR DATABASE. *TR

AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT I HEAD A SNAPPING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE WHEELS STOPPED TURNING. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN, BUT THE WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP. *TR*DT*JB

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN TURNING OFF PERIODICALLY, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME BOTH LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT. BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON, THE HEADLIGHTS RETURNED TO WORKING ORDER. THIS IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM, WHICH BOTH TOYOTA AND NHTSA KNOW ABOUT. REPLACING THE LIGHTBULB APPEARS TO BE ONLY A VERY TEMPORARY, AND COSTLY, SOLUTION. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF AND ON. AT FIRST ALL I HAD TO DO WAS TURN IT OFF THEN ON BUT NOW IT IS TURNING OFF AND STAYING OFF. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY THREE CHILDREN COMING FROM SCHOOL AND SLOWING DOWN US 301 TOWARDS TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN T TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE CAR DID NOT STOP. I HAD TO REAPPLY THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT DOWN VERY DEEP BEFORE THE CAR JERKED AND SLOWLY STOPPED. THANK GOD THERE WAS NO CAR IN FRONT, OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE BEEN A COLLISION. WENT TO THE TOYOTA CAR DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE FAILURE CODE WAS DTC C1247 AND TOLD US TO REPLACE THE SKID CONTROL UNIT. BASICALLY, THE ECU OF THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CAR DID NOT HAVE BRAKES ON IT. PLEASE DO A RECALL BEFORE ANYONE GETS HURT ON THIS. *TR

MY CAR LIGHTS KEEPS GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THE NEXT TIME I USED THE CAR, THE HEADLIGHT WAS WORKING AGAIN. SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, EITHER HEADLIGHT HAS GONE OUT INTERMITTENTLY (I HAVE NOT BEEN AWARE THAT BOTH HAVE GONE OUT AT THE SAME TIME). EACH TIME, THE HEADLIGHTS ARE FOUND TO BE WORKING AGAIN LATER. I DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. I DON'T DO A LOT OF NIGHT DRIVING, BUT I KEEP MY LIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME. I SUSPECT THERE ARE MANY DAYLIGHT FAILURES THAT GO UNNOTICED. *TR

MY 2005 PRIUS BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT. WHEN I FIRST TURN MY LIGHTS ON, THE HEADLAMP WORKS, BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING, IT GOES OUT. SWITCHING TO HIGH BEAMS DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE, BUT IF I TURN OFF MY LIGHTS AND TURN THEM RIGHT BACK ON, THE HEADLAMP WORKS FOR A SHORT WHILE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON PRIUS FORUMS, AND IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THE DEALER WANTS $2600 TO FIX IT. I THINK IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED AT NO CHARGE. *TR

I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION TO FUEL UP AND WHEN I LEFT THE GAS STATION I SUDDENLY LOST STEERING IN MY CAR. I COULD ONLY MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD. *TR UPDATED 06/13/13*LJ UPDATED 06/17/2013 *JS

WHEN I STARTED MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, I GOT A WARNING ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY THAT THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT LEVELING SYSTEM HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE THAT CORRECTS THE AIM OF THE HEADLIGHTS IF YOU ARE DRIVING WITH AN UNUSUALLY HEAVY LOAD, SO THAT YOUR LIGHTS DO NOT MOMENTARILY BLIND ONCOMING DRIVERS. UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN THE SENSOR IN THE HEADLIGHT LEVELING SYSTEM FAILS, THE HEADLIGHTS AIM THEMSELVES TO A DEFAULT POSITION THAT IS UNSAFE; THE HEADLIGHTS AIM DOWNWARDS, AND ILLUMINATE THE GROUND 20 FEET IN FRONT OF THE CAR AND NO FARTHER. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN THE DARK FASTER THAN 20 MILES AN HOUR WITH THE HEADLIGHTS LIKE THIS. THE PROBLEM BEGINS WITH THE SENSOR IN THE 2004 AND 2005 MODEL PRIUSES, WHERE A GASKET FAILS AND THE INTERIOR PARTS OF THE SENSOR CORRODE AND FAIL. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND NOW OFFERS IMPROVED REPLACEMENT PARTS AND HAS ISSUED THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BELOW. HOWEVER, REPLACING THIS PART AT A DEALER CAN COST UPWARDS OF $500, DISCOURAGING MANY OWNERS FROM MAKING THE REPAIR, LEADING TO UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR PRIUS DRIVERS AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. THERE IS NO MANUAL OVERRIDE TO MAKE IT SAFE FOR A DRIVER TO DRIVE IN THE DARK. IT SEEMS LIKE POOR ENGINEERING THAT TOYOTA HAS IMPLEMENTED A SAFETY DEVICE THAT, WHEN IT FAILS, CREATES A MORE UNSAFE CONDITION THAN IF THE SAFETY DEVICE WERE NOT THERE. NOT TO BE OVERLY DRAMATIC, BUT IT WAS A FAILED GASKET AND FAILED SENSORS THAT BROUGHT DOWN THE SPACE SHUTTLE. A REPAIR SUGGESTED ONLINE INVOLVES SPRINGS FROM BALLPOINT PENS, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS. A REPAIR WITH THE IMPROVED TOYOTA PART OUGHT TO BE MADE AFFORDABLE, IF NOT FOR FREE. US TSB EL004-06 APRIL 28, 2006. AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT LEVELING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT "ON" OR FLASHING. 2004-2005 PRIUS W/HID HEADLIGHTS. REPLACE REAR VEHICLE HEIGHT CONTROL SENSOR WITH IMPROVED ONE. *TR

BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING. I IMMEDIATELY BRAKED BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING IN FRONT OF ME. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN THAT MY 9YEAR OLD AND 12 YEAR OLD PANICKED. WHEN I SWITCHED THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF THEY CAME BACK ON. THE INCIDENT RE-OCCURRED AN ADDITIONAL 3 TIMES ON THE WAY HOME. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AS WELL AS THE DEALER. BOTH SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE SINCE IT IS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I COULD UNDERSTAND A LIGHTBULB GOING OUT, BUT BOTH GOING OUT AT THE SAME TIME IS A HORRIFIC DANGEROUS SITUATION. I BELIEVE THERE IS AN INHERENT DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

DRIVING ON I-405 WHEN THE LEFT HEADLIGHT BEGAN ACTING INTERMITTENTLY. BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER WHEN STOPPED BY TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALER WAS UNAWARE WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE AND THAT THEIR ONLY SUGGESTION WAS TO REPLACE THE BULB, BUT THAT WOULD COST $500 AND WOULD NOT GUARANTEE FIXING THE PROBLEM. BROUGHT CAR BACK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES DURING 2007 AND OVER THE FOLLOWING YEARS TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHT... YIELDING THE SAME RESULTS FROM THE DEALER. MANY TIMES DURING NIGHT DRIVING THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT. FINALLY, IN MARCH, 2013 BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE ON I-405 AT NIGHT. HAPPENED TWICE DURING DRIVE HOME WITH 3 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR. HAD HID BULBS REPLACED AS CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE ($657.88) ONLY TO FIND OUT TOYOTA IS COMPLETELY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FROM A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. I AM SHOCKED THEY PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK BY FAILING TO NOTIFY US OF THIS PROBLEM, EVEN WHEN PROACTIVELY CONTACTING THE COMPANY WITH THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS CONTAINED IN THE LAWSUIT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AT UNEXPECTED TIMES. TRYING TO ACTIVATE THE HIGH HEADLIGHTS DOES NOT MAKE THE LIGHT COME BACK ON. THE ONLY WAY THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON IS BY TURNING THEM OFF AND ON FROM THE SWITCH, AND MOST OF THE TIME THE LIGHT GOES OUT AGAIN IN A VERY SHORT TIME. *TR

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY GOES OUT. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE HEADLIGHT COMES BACK ON, BUT SOON REPEATS GOING OUT. *TR

ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS THE HID LIGHTS WERE REPLACED WITH TOYOTA PARTS. WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS THEY STARTED TO GO OFF AND ON AT RANDOM. THE DEALER REPLACED THEM WITH AFTERMARKET HID BULBS. AFTER ABOUT 18 MONTHS ONE OF THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF AND ON AT RANDOM. THE DEALER NO LONGER CARRIES AFTERMARKET HID BULBS. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD INSTALL THE TOYOTA BULBS WHICH HAVE ISSUES OR I COULD GET AFTERMARKET BULBS AND THEY WOULD INSTALL THEM. WELL THE NEW D2R HID SYLVANIA BULBS WERE INSTALLED BY THE DEALER. WITHIN 2 WEEKS ONE OF THE NEW BULBS WENT OFF AND ON AT RANDOM. NOW A WEEK LATER THE OTHER NEW HID BULB IS DOING THE SAME THING. I HAVE READ THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND ALSO AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. WHEN WILL THIS SAFETY PROBLEM BE ADDRESSED????? *TR

I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE, BUT INSTEAD OF STOPPING MY PRIUS ACCELERATED,AND JERKED UNDER THE STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME.THE BRAKES ACTED LIKE ACCELERATED PEDAL. PRIUS OCCASIONALLY HAD THE ACCELERATING JERKS WITHOUT PEDAL INPUT, BUT AFTER FIXING ALL THE RECALLS, I THOUGHT THE CAR IS FINE. BUT THIS TIME, IT WAS NOT A JERK, IT WAS A FULL LEAP, THAT DESTROYED THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE CAR. IT WAS TOWED FROM THE ACCIDENT AND IT IS BEYOND THE REPAIR. I HAD IT ONLY FOR 9 MONTHS. *TR

LAST SEPTEMBER WE NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. WHEN WE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON, THE LAMP CAME BACK ON. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WITH NO RESOLUTION. OTHERS HAVE SPEND BIG $$$ TO FIX, HOWEVER AFTER SPENDING THE MONEY, THE PROBLEM REMAINED. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO PARK BUT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF IN ORDER TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

THE MULTI INFORMATION DISPLAY NO LONGER SHOWS THE VEHICLE SPEED AND OTHER SPECS SUCH AS FUEL GAUGE, WARNING LIGHTS, AND SUCH. THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES COULDN'T TURN OFF, AND IT WOULD REQUIRE ME TO PRESS AND HOLD THE POWER BUTTON FOR MORE THAN 5 SECONDS IN ORDER TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. DRIVING IS QUITE DANGEROUS AS I NOT EVEN SURE IF THE CAR IS EVEN "READY" OR NOT, AND WHAT GEAR (D, N, R) IT IS IN. TOYOTA IS CHARGING ME 400 FOR THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THE SERVICE BULLETIN STATED THAT THIS IS CAUSE THE MANUFACTURER DEFECT ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD. MY SISTER WHO OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS (16X,XXX) DID RECEIVE THE NOTICE OF RECALL FOR THE MULTI INFORMATION DISPLAY, BUT I DIDN'T ANY NOTICE AT ALL. THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! *TR

DASHBOARD INFORMATION SUDDENLY TURNS BLANK -- NO FUEL LEVEL, SPEED, ETC. , BUT HEADLIGHTS WORK (ALTHOUGH NO INDICATOR ON INSTRUMENT PANEL) AS WELL AS TURN SIGNALS, AIR-CONDITIONING, AND RADIO. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER THINKING THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A FUSE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS THAT ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE RARELY SEEN THIS, IT'S A PROBLEM WITH A COMPONENT BEHIND THE POWER SWITCH. THE PART IS IN SHORT SUPPLY AND MAY TAKE AS LONG AS FOUR WEEKS TO ARRIVE. THEY SAID IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER WILL BE PAYING FOR THE COST OF A RENTAL CAR IN THE INTERIM. THE SERVICE FROM THE DEALER IS SUPERIOR AND...I LOVE MY PRIUS.. *TR

THE THREE WAY COOLANT CONTROL VALVE FAILED. *TR

THE HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE JUST TURNS OFF FOR NO REASON. I SAW IT OFF WHEN STOPPED. IT HAS DONE IT SEVERAL TIMES AFTER ABOUT A HALF HOUR OF DRIVING. IT GOES BACK ON, BUT I KEEP THE FOG LIGHTS ON JUST IN CASE IT HAPPENS IN THE DARK. I THINK IT COULD EFFECT BOTH HEAD LIGHTS AND CAUSE A SAFETY PROBLEM AT NIGHT. I DRIVE ON UNLIT STREETS AT NIGHT. *TR

HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF AND ON. SOMETIMES THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT, SOMETIMES THE RIGHT, AND OCCASIONALLY BOTH LIGHTS WILL GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THE HID BULBS ARE NOT TO BLAME. THESE BULBS, WHEN THEY DO GO OUT, THEY BURN OUT AND NEVER COME BACK. THIS ISSUE IS A CONTROL PROBLEM/DESIGN FLAW OF THE VEHICLE. IF THE NHTSA WOULD LOOK IN ITS DATABASE IT WOULD SEE THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. IF YOU ARE WAITING ON A BODY COUNT YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO WAIT LONG. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON HWY 66 AT 7:30 PM ON MARCH 4TH WHEN A LOOSE COW ENTERED THE ROAD, THEN THE LIGHTS BLINKED OUT. A 2,000 LBS ANIMAL AND A 2,600 LBS CAR DO NOT INTERACT WELL TOGETHER. I SUSPECT YOU WILL KEEP IGNORING THIS AND BE A PATSY FOR TOYOTA. I PLAN ON FILING A SMALL CLAIMS AGAINST TOYOTA AND, IF I CAN FIND A LAWYER WHO WILL TAKE YOU ON, SUE THE NHTSA FOR NOT DOING THEIR JOBS. *TR

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS SHUTTING OFF. IF I TURN OFF LIGHTS AND TURN BACK ON, IT COMES BACK ON FOR A LITTLE WHILE. SHUTS OFF ABOUT 6 TIMES IN 25 MILES. *TR

SEQUENTIAL FAILURE OF 4 GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TIRES PLACED ON VEHICLE IN OCTOBER 2004. SINCE OCTOBER OF 2012 THE TIRES HAVE BEEN BLOWING OUT AT THE RATE OF ONE EVERY 6-8 WEEKS. I PLAN ON REPLACING THE ONE REMAINING OF THOSE 2004 TIRES BEFORE IT IMPLODES ALSO WHILE DRIVING. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THIS BEGAN OVER A YEAR AGO, BUT WE CANNOT NAME THE SPECIFIC TIME. WE INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A LIGHT BULB, HOWEVER, WE LEARNED THAT IT CAN BE REACTIVATED BY BRIEFLY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF DRIVING AT NIGHT. IT CAN HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES DURING ONE TRIP OR NOT AT ALL. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO A FEW TOYOTA DEALERS AND THEY HAVE INDICATED THAT IT COULD COST 400-800+ TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, WHICH WE BELIEVE TO BE EXCESSIVE SO FOR NOW WE ARE TOLERATING THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OFF. THEY WOULD COME BACK ON WHEN TURNING THE LIGHT CONTROL OFF THEN BACK ON. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THEY WOULD GO OFF AGAIN AND TO GET THEM BACK ON I HAD TO SWITCH OFF/ THEN BACK ON. IT DID NOT SEEM TO BE DEPENDENT ON FAST I WAS DRIVING OR IF A BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO GO OFF. WE TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT AND BOTH HEADLIGHT BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACE @ $175.00 EACH FOR PARTS PLUS LABOR TO DROP FONT BUMPER SO HEADLIGHTS COULD BE INSTALLED. TOTAL BILL CAME TO $485.00 TO REPLACE TWO HEADLIGHTS THAT WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS JUST SHUT OFF. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 70 MILES AN HOUR. I SLOWED DOWN AS MUCH AS I COULD. ONLY ONE CAR WAS BEHIND ME AND BY CHANCE HE HAD SEEN MY LIGHTS GO OFF AND STARTED TO FLICKER HIS LIGHTS AS HE PASSED ME. LUCKILY THEIR WASN'T ANY CARS ON SITE BECAUSE IT WAS ABOUT 2 AM IN THE MORNING AND THEIR WASN'T ANY TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER UNDER A HIGHWAY STREET LAMP ON THE SHOULDER. I TURNED OFF THE LIGHT AND BACK ON REPEATEDLY UNTIL ABOUT THE 7TH OR 9TH TRY THEY CAME BACK ON. SINCE THEN I HAVE INTERMITTENT LIGHT TURNING OFF ON EITHER HEADLIGHT AT RANDOM TIME. THE DIMMING CAN GO FOR WEEKS WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF AND CAN ALSO GO ON FOR A FULL WEEK WITH THE HEADLIGHTS DAILY. I KNOW THIS IS HAZARD BECAUSE THE TIME WHERE BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT IT COULD HAVE ENDED IN A DIFFERENT WAY OTHER THEN PULLING OVER SAFELY ON THE SHOULDER. ALSO THE INTERMITTENT LIGHT TURNING OFF OF THE LIGHTS IS ALSO A HAZARD BECAUSE IT DECREASES VISIBILITY BOTH FOR ME TO SEE THE ROAD AND OTHER DRIVERS TO SEE ME. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. LUCKILY I WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER WHO WAS COURTEOUS TO LET ME KNOW THE REAR DRIVER-SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT. I BELIEVE THIS A HAZARD THAT TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO CORRECT BECAUSE THE LED BRAKE LIGHT BULBS ARE NOT REPAIRABLE/REPLACEABLE, AN SINCE THE LED HAD FAILED AND THE DRIVER-SIDE TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS NOW USELESS AND NON-FUNCTIONAL. I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY QUOTED MY 800 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE TAILLIGHT INCLUDING LABOR. I DON'T LIKE HOW THE LED BRAKE LIGHT IS INTENDED FOR OVER 100,000 HOURS OF LIFE BUT HADN'T LASTED MORE THAN FOUR AND A HALF YEARS OF USE. AND THE WORST PART OF THE SITUATION IS THAT THE LED BULBS ARE NOT REPLACEABLE/REPAIRABLE AND THUS A GREATER DIFFICULTY TO REPAIR AND BRING BACK TO SAFE OPERATING CONDITION. *TR

FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT IS INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT. I CAN GET IT TO GO BACK ON IF I TURN SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON BUT IT MAY FAIL AGAIN WITHIN 10 OR 80 MINUTES. REPLACED BULB, BUT STILL HAVE PROBLEM. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE BULB BUT REPLACING IT HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE. *TR

PETITION FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO DEFECT CONDITIONS IN UPPER IMMEDIATE STEERING EXTENSION SHAFT #2 MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE 2004-2009 TOYOTA PRIUS VEHICLES W/RESPECT TO RECALL 12V-537. *SMD AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE CURRENT LOSS OF STEERING ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE UPPER STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. THE UPPER STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS DECOUPLED FROM THE ELECTRIC- POWER- ASSIST COLUMN OUTPUT SPLINE. A CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF THE DECOUPLED COMPONENTS REVEALED THAT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, THE UPPER STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY INSTALLED ON THE SPLINE OUTPUT OF THE POWER ASSIST COLUMN. THIS ALLOWED A METALLURGICAL FAILURE ON THE INTERIOR OF THE UPPER STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, WHICH CONSEQUENTLY ALLOWED SEPARATION OF THAT SHAFT FROM THE ELECTRICAL STEERING POWER ASSIST COLUMN. AN EXAMINATION OF THE SHAFT SPLINE SHOWED A LONG TERM DETERIORATION OF THE UPPER INTERMEDIATE SHAFT #2 INSIDE SPLINE AS EVIDENCE BY METALLURGICAL SHARDS OF DETERIORATED SPLINE METAL STILL RESIDING IN THE UPPER INTERMEDIATE SHAFT CAVITY. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD CANCEL AND NOT RE-ENGAGE, THEN THERE WERE TIMES, WHERE THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DIS-ENGAGE AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT OFF COURSE WHENEVER THE CONSUMER TOOK HIS EYES OFF THE ROAD, FOR EVEN A MOMENT. THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO STEER THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY OR IT WOULD DRIFT INTO ANOTHER LANE. APPARENTLY, IT WAS DUE TO A COMPUTER ALGORITHM THAT WOULD ATTEMPT TO CORRECT FOR WIND AND ROAD SURFACE ANOMALIES.

I STARTED UP THE CAR THIS MORNING, PUT IT INTO REVERSE, AND A SECOND OR TWO LATER, IT SHIFTED ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. THE SHIFT LEVER FELT LIKE THERE WAS MORE RESISTANCE TO IT THAN USUAL. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND ALSO HAPPENED WHEN I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF AND TRYING TO SHIFT SEVERAL TIMES, THE CAR FINALLY STAYED IN GEAR. THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS DESCRIBED IN THIS THREAD: HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/62-PRIUS-FORUM/343977-08-PRIUS-WONT-STAY-GEAR.HTML, WITH THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BEING THAT IT WAS A RATHER COLD DAY (0 DEGREES F) WHILE MOST OF THE POSTS IN THE THREAD MENTION THE PROBLEM OCCURRING ON A HOT DAY. WHILE THE MALFUNCTION ON MY CAR WAS PROBLEMATIC BUT NOT LIFE-THREATENING, I AM CONCERNED THAT THE CAR COULD SHIFT ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL WHILE I AM DRIVING (AS DESCRIBED BY SEVERAL POSTERS IN THE ABOVE THREAD), WHICH WOULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED GOING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. BOTH BULBS WERE REPLACED RECENTLY. THE CAR HAS AN HID HEADLIGHT SYSTEM. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC(?) SHIFT MECHANISM IN THE CAR MALFUNCTIONS/DOES NOT STAY ENGAGED IN TEMPERATURES APPROXIMATELY 28 DEGREES FAREHEIT & BELOW WHEN CAR HAS SAT IDLE FOR PERIODS OF TIME. THE NIGHT OF THIS INCIDENT I WAS RETURNING FROM A BUSINESS TRIP WHERE MY CAR HAD BEEN SITTING OUT IN THE WEATHER FOR APPROXIMATELY 28-30 HOURS. THE TEMPERATURE THIS PARTICULAR DAY WAS 9 DEGREES; HOWEVER, I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN IN THE PAST WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20'S. {DUE TO OUR MILD WINTER LAST YEAR I DON'T RECALL IT HAPPENING MUCH IF AT ALL-- IT DID HOWEVER OCCUR THE WINTER YEAR PRIOR [2010-2011] AND I REPORTED IT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER. THEY LOOKED AT ME AND TOLD ME THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY SUCH PROBLEM.} WHEN I POSITION MY SHIFT SELECT FROM THE CENTER POSITION & SELECT EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE CAR TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES UPON PRESSING THE GAS. THE OTHER NIGHT I HAD PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED I HAD TO PHYSICALLY HOLD THE DRIVE SELECTOR IN THE "D"/DRIVE POSITION FOR 28 MINUTES BEFORE THE SELECTOR REMAINED ENGAGED. (IN PAST INCIDENTS I HAVE HAD TO HOLD THE SELECTOR IN POSITION FROM 5-10 MINUTES- THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GET WORSE IN RLATION TO LOWER TEMPS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER REPORTS OF SUCH A PROBLEM? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNDETECTED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS WORKING ON A REMEDY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,122.

SINCE ABOUT THE FALL OF LAST YEAR OR SO, WE'VE BEEN NOTICING THAT THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE RIGHT WENT OUT AND THEN CAME BACK ON. THEN ANOTHER TIME THE LEFT WENT OUT AND CAME BACK ON. I'VE READ ABOUT THIS OCCURRING ON MANY OTHER PRIUS' AND THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT? ANYWAY, I NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THIS FIXED AS IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE HEADLAMPS REPEATEDLY BURN OUT, WHICH REPAIR PEOPLE HAVE SAID INDICATES AN UNDERLYING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE ONE OF THE HEADLAMPS FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN JUST OVER A YEAR. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT RELATED TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM. EVER SINCE THE CAR WAS TAKEN OF THE DEALER SHIP, THE BRAKES ACT IN A SUDDEN, JERKY MANNER APPROACHING A STOP. THE BRAKES FUNCTION NORMALLY AT NORMAL SPEEDS, BUT AS I APPROACH A STOP, IT FEELS LIKE (FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES)AS IF YOU WHERE PULLING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON A NORMAL CAR WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING SLOW. ALONG WITH THIS, WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD A NOISE IS GENERATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION HAS BEEN EXHIBITED EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AT TRIANGLE DEALER AT KENNEDY AVE (CARR#2) IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY ON JAN 28, 2005 (I BOUGHT IT OCTOBER 16, 2004) TO HAVE THE BREAKS CHECKED AND THE SERVICE EMPLOYEE TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE IT WAS A HYBRID CAR, THAT WAS NORMAL BEHAVIOR. FOR THE TIME BEING THE CAR ALWAYS EXHIBITED THE BRAKE STRANGE BEHAVIORS AND RECENTLY A BRAKE LIGHT LIT ON FOR THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. MY CAR IS NOW 130,000MILES AND OVER 8 YEARS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2500. IM SURE THIS IS A DESIGN ISSUE THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR. IM SURE THAT DUE TO THE EXPENSE OF IT. I JUST WANT MY EXPERIENCE TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR. THANKS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE ENGAGED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY BUT WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY AFTER ATTEMPTING TO ACTIVATED THEM SEVERAL TIMES. IN ADDITION WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ERRONEOUSLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND ALL OF THE CONTACT'S ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT BACK INTO DRIVE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE INVERTER CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT REPAIRS COMPLETED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V536000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER) MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED TO PAY FOR A PORTION OF THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000...UPDATED 01/14/13 *BF..UPDATED 01/16/2013 *BF UPDATED 1/18/2013 *JS THE CONSUMER IS STILL WITHOUT THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 1/28/2013*JS

I THOUGHT MY HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED, SO I TOOK THE CAR TO HAVE IT DONE. THE SHOP TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM COULDN'T BE FIXED BECAUSE IT WAS THE AUTO LEVELING SENSOR IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. AFTER A FEW MORE WEEKS OF DRIVING LIKE THAT, A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH BOARD AND THE DISPLAY IN THE CONSOLE. I ORDERED THE PART AND HAD IT REPLACED. IT SOME WHAT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM, BUT THE LIGHTS STILL NEED ADJUSTING. THEY ARE STILL NOT POINTING HIGH ENOUGH TO LIGHT THE ROAD APPROPRIATELY. THE SHOP SAYS THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO ADJUST THE LIGHTS FURTHER THAN WHAT THE SENSOR DOES. *TR

MY PASSENGERS SIDE HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT. IT CAME BACK ON WHEN I TURNED THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES SINCE, TWO OF WHICH WERE THIS MORNING ALONE (12/28/2012). *TR

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. TURNING SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON TEMPORARILY RESETS AND THEY WORK FOR 5 TO 10 MINUTES THEN GO OFF AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

WE BOUGHT OUR TOYOTA PRIUS ON JUNE 2006. RECENTLY MY WIFE, WHO IS THE PRINCIPLE DRIVER, COMPLAINED TO ME THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING OF THE PRIUS. I DROVE IT AND NOTICED THAT WHEN I MADE A TURN EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT THAT I HEARD AND FELT A CLANKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. I ALSO NOTICED THAT WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND THE CAR NOT IN MOTION, THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF MOVEMENT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHENEVER I WOULD PUSH IT UP AND DOWN. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE. HE REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT ASSY PART # 45260-47052. I AM NOT SURE WHETHER THIS HAS BEEN A RECALL ITEM OR NOT BUT IF IT WAS I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OR MADE AWARE BY TOYOTA. IT COST US $371 PARTS AND LABOR FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

MY PRIUS EXHIBITS REMOVAL OF ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE POWER TO THE FRONT WHEELS DURING ACCELERATION WHEN TURNING SHARPLY RIGHT OR LEFT ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE. THIS OCCURS AS SOON AS ONE OF THE FRONT WHEEL SLIPS. ORDINARILY THIS IS ONLY A MINOR AGGRAVATION, AND EASING ON THE THROTTLE USUALLY RESTORES POWER BUT IN ICING CONDITIONS IT'S DANGEROUS. THERE ARE CONDITIONS WHERE I COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR WHEN CROSSING A SMALL BERM OF SNOW (3 INCHES HIGH WHERE ONE WHEEL HAD SIGNIFICANTLY LESS TRACTION THAN THE OTHER. I HAD TO BE PUSHED OVER IT. IT APPEARS TO BE A SOFTWARE ISSUE, BUT MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER CLAIMS THEY NEVER HEARD OF IT. *TR

OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE APPROX 32 DEGREES F. GEAR SHIFTER ON DASHBOARD WOULD NOT ELECTRICALLY SEAL-IN OR STAY IN POSITION AFTER GOING INTO REVERSE, THE FIRST TIME. BACKED CAR OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, IT IMMEDIATELY WENT BACK INTO NEUTRAL POSITION AND WOULD NOT STAY IN DRIVE - ELECTRICALLY. THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THE CAR IN GEAR WAS TO PHYSICALLY HOLD THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO DESIRED POSITION. PHYSICALLY HELD SHIFTER IN DRIVE POSITION AND PULLED BACK INTO DRIVEWAY. ONCE IN DRIVEWAY, TESTED SHIFTER AND FOUND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR AND "STAY". AFTER WORK, TEMPERATURE WAS 60 DEGREES F AND SHIFTER THEN FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. DROVE TO TOYOTA DEALER AND LEFT CAR. THEY STATED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN WAS ISSUED BY TOYOTA ON THIS ITEM AS DESCRIBED. TICKET # 490621; PART NUMBER 33560-47023 "LEVER ASSY. SHIFT, WAS REPLACED. PART COST 164.93 AND LABOR WAS 416.14 FOR A SUBTOTAL OF 581.07 PLUS TAX OF 34.33 FOR GRAND TOTAL OF 615.40 USD. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A COLD WEATHER AND AGE RELATED ISSUE. PLUS, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TOYOTA ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DESIGN FLAW ISSUE I'VE ENCOUNTERED, BUT THE FIRST RELATED TO DRIVABILITY AND POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS (ONE OR BOTH) WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON WILL TURN THEM BACK ON. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 6:35 PM IN PASO ROBLES ON HWY 46 BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT DARK. I ROTATED THE LIGHT SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES, THEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS LIT. WITHIN 5 MINUTES, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. 2 MINUTES LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THEREAFTER IT HAPPENED ABOUT EVERY 2 MINUTES UNTIL WE GOT TO THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM TO WHICH I WAS TAKING MY WIFE. SHE DIED THERE ABOUT 10PM OF A HEART ATTACK. AT ABOUT 2 A.M. ON MY RETURN HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITHIN 5 MINUTES. WHEN IT HAPPENED NEXT IN ABOUT 2 MINUTES, I FLIPPED THE LIGHT SWITCH AND ONE HEADLIGHT LIT. DESPITE FLIPPING THE SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES, ONLY ONE LIGHT (THE LEFT ONE) LIT. HAVE NOT USED THE CAR AT NIGHT SINCE THEN. *TR

FRONT RIGHT LIGHT FLICKERS OFF/ON OCCASIONALLY. TOYOTA SAYS I NEED TO REPLACE BOTH BULBS AT APPROXIMATELY $540 IN TOTAL COST. *TR

WHILE CRUISING AT 35 MPH, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ONSET OF HIGH PITCH NOISE ALONG WITH THE RED WARNING LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED ON CONSOLE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT VERY STIFF AND NOT DEPRESS. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT, AND WAS ABLE TO GRADUALLY STOP THE VEHICLE BY PRESSING ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. THE BRAKING DISTANCE FELT A LOT FURTHER THAN USUAL. AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND WAITING A FEW MINUTES, STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE HIGH PITCH NOISE STOPPED ONCE THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. ONCE THE ENGINE WAS BACK ON, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT NORMAL AGAIN, AND WHILE THE ABS LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED, THE RED WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ON. TOOK THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE MY CAR IS NORMALLY SERVICED, AND THEY INDICATED THERE WAS A FAULT CODE C1300 AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE SKID CONTROL ECU (PART# 89540-47130). LOOKS LIKE THERE IS AT LEAST ONE OTHER INCIDENT REPORTED ON THIS (ODI ID# 10320472). THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO POTENTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING POWER IF THIS COMPONENT GOES OUT. REQUEST INVESTIGATION AND SAFETY RECALL AS APPROPRIATE. *TR

I BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS AND UNDISCLOSED FLAW IN THE TOYOTA PRIUS HID HEADLAMP SYSTEM. I HAVE NOTICED THE HEADLAMPS WILL EXTINGUISH INDIVIDUALLY AND UNEXPECTED IN AN INTERMITTENT MANNER, CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVER AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS, AND ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY WITH THIS OBVIOUSLY FLAWED DESIGN, THEY REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DESIGN AND REPAIR THE SYSTEMS. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES WITH HID HEADLAMPS, NEVER HAVE THEY BECOME INTERMITTENT, WHICH IS INDICATIVE OF A DESIGN FLAW OR A SERIOUS MATERIALS PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITER SYSTEM FOR THE HID HEADLAMPS. I BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND RECALL THE HID HEADLAMP SYSTEMS AND TAKE THE NECESSARY CORRECTIVE ACTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND EVERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

LEFT SIDE HEADLIGHT QUITS WORKING THEN YOU HAVE TO TURN OFF HEADLIGHTS AND TURN BACK ON THEN IT COMES BACK ON. AFTER A WHILE IT GOES OUT AGAIN THEN SAME PROCEDURE HAS TO BE REPEATED AGAIN. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. WHAT IF THE LIGHT ON THE RIGHT SIDE DECIDES TO GO OUT ESPECIALLY IN THE DARK WHERE THERE IS NO STREET LIGHTS? I ASK YOU NICELY PLEASE RECALL THE CAR AND FIX THE ISSUE WHAT MAY BE CAUSING IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING RIGHT AT 35MPH THE STEERING BECAME HARD TO CONTROL WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED BRUISES AND BROKE THE RIGHT THUMB. THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT SUFFERED BRUISES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,500. ..UPDATED 12/05/12 *BF UPDATED12/07/2012 *JS*DT UPDATED 4/21/20*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLAY AROUND WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IN ORDER FOR THE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY BUT WAS ONLY EXHIBITED ON ONE SIDE OF THE HEADLIGHTS AT A TIME. THE RECENT FAILURE WAS EXHIBITED ON BOTH HEADLIGHTS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE CONTROL COULD POSSIBLE BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

MY 22-YEAR-OLD SON HAD A SCARY INCIDENT IN WHICH OUR 2005 PRIUS STALLED SPONTANEOUSLY ON THE BRONX RIVER PARKWAY (VALHALLA, NY) WITH SEVERAL DASHBOARD WARNINGS LIGHTING UP. THE HYBRID SHIFTED TO BATTERY MODE IN TRAFFIC. LUCKILY HE WAS ABLE TO GET OFF HIGHWAY. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER. WE'RE VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE THE CAR NEVER HAD PROBLEMS AND BECAUSE, ON AN INTERNET SEARCH, WE SEE THE FAILURE WAS PRECISELY LIKE THE ONE DESCRIBED IN NHTSA REPORT THAT RESULTED IN A TOYOTA ACTION TO SERVICE MANY CARS IN 2005: HTTP://J.MP/NHTSAPRIUS05PROBLEM. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR RECENTLY PURCHASED PRIUS AND WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER. ONE OF HIS HEADLIGHTS WAS NOT WORKING. FOLLOWING THAT EVENT, THE OTHER LIGHT HAS GONE OUT AS WELL. BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO ON OFF WHEN IN USE. THIS IS DISTURBING TO US BECAUSE IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, WE DISCOVERED THAT THIS CAN BE AN ISSUE IN 05-08 TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE WHEN SHE WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAD TO BE MOVED TO ON AND OFF POSITION SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE HEADLIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. ONE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,754 .

WE HAVE REPEATEDLY HAD OUR HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. WE HAVE BEEN REPLACING BULBS THINKING IT WAS THE PROBLEM. WE FOUND IF WE SHUT OFF THE CAR AND STARTED AGAIN OR TURN ON/OFF THE LIGHTS, THE HEADLAMP WOULD WORK AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH HEADLIGHTS BUT NOT AT THE SAME TIME. WE'VE BEEN TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT THE LIGHTS NEED REPLACING BUT THERE IS NO WAY THESE LIGHTS NEED TO BE REPLACED THAT OFTEN. IT HAS HAPPENED SPORADICALLY THROUGHOUT THE LAST SIX YEARS. I WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE TWO NIGHTS AGO FOR HAVING A HEADLAMP OUT. THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE CAR IT WORKED PERFECTLY. *TR

I WAS MAKING A TURN AT LOW SPEED AND THE STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL KEPT TURNING BUT THE WHEELS DID NOT. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT SPLINES WERE WORN. AS A SECONDARY ISSUE, THE FAILURE OF THE SHAFT SPLINES CAUSED UNIMPEDED ROTATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGED THE STEERING CLOCK SPRING. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACEMENT WAS COVERED IN TOYOTA SAFETY RECALL SSC-60C AND MY VEHICLE HAD (ACCORDING TO TOYOTA) THE NECESSARY WORK RECALL WORK DONE IN 2006. APPARENTLY THE RECALL WORK DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA ARGUES THAT THIS PART IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THEREFORE, NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. I ARGUE THAT (A) IT WAS A RECALLED PART AND THE RECALL CLEARLY DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND (B) THE FAILURE OF THE STEERING SHAFT IS A MAJOR, AND UNACCEPTABLE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE. I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT THAT (A) THE PUBLIC BE NOTIFIED OF THE INEFFICACY OF THE RECALL AND (B) THAT TOYOTA BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE OF THIS PART. *TR

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND THE OPERATOR TURNED THE LIGHTSWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE LEFT HEADLIGHT RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY AT NO PARTICULAR TIME INTERVAL UP UNTIL SEPTEMBER 29, 2012 WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO GO OUT AND THE OPERATOR NOW HAS SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR

I AM SURE THAT YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS IS TRUE. ON OCT 25TH 2012, I GOT HOME AND TURNED OFF THE CAR AFTER WORK. I TOOK THE BAG CONTAINED THE KEY AND LEFT IN THE FAMILY ROOM WHICH IS ABOUT 40 FEET AWAY FROM GARAGE. AFTER THE DINNER, I WENT TO GARAGE TO THROW TRASH. I SMELLED GAS AND HEARD MUSIC AND CAR ENGINE WAS ON. SUDDENLY, IT REMINDS ME, IN THE MORNING WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR AND LEFT, THE CAR STARTED BY ITSELF AND ALL ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WAS RE-SET. I SPECIFICALLY PAID ATTENTION TO TURNING OFF THE CAR AND LOCKING THE DOOR IN THE EVENING BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED IN THE MORNING. THE CAR WAS TURNED ON BY ITSELF AGAIN AND HAD BEEN RUNNING IN THE GARAGE FOR MORE THAN 2.5 HRS BASED ON THE CLOCK RE-SET INFORMATION. I COULD NOT TURN IT OFF AND THE CAR SHOWED ERROR MESSAGE THAT THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE CAR. OF COURSE, SINCE THE KEY WAS IN THE FAMILY ROOM AT THAT TIME. I BROUGHT THE KEY IN THE CAR AND STILL COULD NOT TURN IT OFF. I TRIED TO INSERT THE KEY AND STILL NO LUCK. I CALLED AAA AND THEY SENT A TECHNICIAN AND A TOLL TRUCK TO MY HOUSE. HE COULD NOT TURN OFF EITHER INITIALLY AND EVENTUALLY TURNED IT OFF AFTER MOVE THE WHEEL, STEP ON BREAKS REALLY HARD AND SHOOK THE CAR. I SENT THE CAR TO TOYOTA DEALER RIGHT AWAY. THE SERVICE CENTER COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY ISSUE AND TOYOTA REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I WAS SCARED AND ALSO GLAD THAT I WENT GARAGE TO THROW GARBAGE TODAY. OTHERWISE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN! WE HAVE FURNACE WITH IGNITER LIGHT ON IN THE GARAGE. THE HOUSE CAN BE ON FIRE WITH A REASON NO ONE WILL EXPECT AND BELIEVE! THE CARBON MONOXIDE COULD FILLED THE GARAGE AND EMERGE IN THE HOUSE! I CALLED IN THE CUSTOMER CARE CENTER (CASE # [XXX]) AND THEY TOLD ME THERE IS ANYTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. WHAT IS REALLY UPSET ME IS THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FLIPS DOWN, BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VIEW. THE VISOR CAN BE RETURNED TO THE UP (OUT OF THE WAY) POSITION. HOWEVER IT REPEATEDLY AND SPONTANEOUSLY SLIPS DOWN, BOTH BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VIEW AND CREATING A CONSTANT DISTRACTION FOR THE DRIVER. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND A SEVERE DRIVING HAZARD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS OCCURRED ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS: (1) CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, (2) ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, (3) PROBLEM LIGHT CAME ON, (4) BATTERY WENT RED, (5) CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE/DRIVE ANY FURTHER. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING IT, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT BACK AND THE BATTERY RECHARGED ITSELF TO GREEN. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVING THIS PROBLEM "FIXED", THE EXACT SAME SITUATION HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES, AGAIN 6 MONTHS LATER AND THEN 2 WEEKS AFTER THAT. THE SECOND TIME I WAS DRIVING AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THE THIRD TIME I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AT 40 MPH. *TR

FIRST MY LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. WITHIN A MINUTE MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AS WELL. I TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF, THEN ON AGAIN, AND THEY BOTH RE-LIT. THIS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN THE COURSE OF 20 MILES. THE IS A REGULAR OCCURRENCE NOW. *TR

SINCE JUNE.. I HAVE HAD ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OFF. I HAVE TO FLICK THEM ON AND OFF TO GET THEM TO GO BACK ON. I HAVE RUN OFF THE ROAD. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY POLICE ONLY TO THEN FIND MY HEADLIGHT WAS ON. SOMETIMES WHEN THEY BOTH GO OFF IT WILL TAKES MANY ON OFF OF THE SWITCH TO GET THEM TO FINALLY GO BACK ON, AND I USUALLY HAVE TO MAKE MY WAY OF THE ROAD. THIS IS A TERRIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE HAD MANY VEHICLES AND NOT EVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS!! I TRULY BELIEVE THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. I LOOKED ON LINE AND NOW KNOW IT IS NOT JUST ME, BUT MANY PRIUS ARE HAVING THE VERY SAME ISSUE. THERE IS A GUY I SAW INTERVIEWED THAT SAID HE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THEY BOTH GO OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THEY DO, AND IT HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY. I HAVE BECOME VERY SCARED TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I DO NOT DO IT UNLESS I JUST HAVE TO.. *TR

WHILE DRIVING A CANYON ROAD AT NIGHT, VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OFF. NEAR COLLISION OCCURRED WHEN ANOTHER CAR TURNING IN FRONT OF AFFECTED VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT VISIBLE IN THE DARK. LATER DISCOVERED TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN CAUSED THE HEADLAMPS TO RELIGHT. SINCE THEN, ONE OR BOTH HEAD LAMPS INTERMITTENTLY AND SUDDENLY TURN OFF. RESET RELIGHTS. ON JUNE 22, 2012, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NORTHRIDGE TOYOTA FOR REPAIR. NORTHRIDGE TOYOTA CHARGED OVER $500 TO REPLACE HEADLAMPS. SOME TIME AFTER REPAIR, THE ISSUE RETURNED WITH SAME SYMPTOMS. *TR

MY PRIUS DASH KEEPS GOING BLACK, THE CAR WON'T SHUT OFF . ALSO HAD IT IN PARK ENGINE REVVED AND STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY. I JUMPED IN AND IT WOULDN'T SHUT OFF I HAD TO RIP THE KEY OUT. THE REAR TAILLIGHTS GO OUT ALL THE TIME. THE DOORS AND HATCH LOCKS WON'T UNLOCK HALF THE TIME. I HAD A NEW BATTERY PUT IN BUT IT STILL HAPPENS. *TR

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT A MINUTES AFTER DRIVING THE CAR. BOTH HEADLIGHTS COME ON INITIALLY, BUT AFTER DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD FOR A FEW MINUTES, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT STOPS WORKING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE HID MODULE MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS TODAY AND THE ACCELERATOR LOCKED TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS BRAKING. SHE WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT STUCK UNDER THE FLOOR MATS. SHE HAD TO PRY THE ACCELERATOR FROM THE FLOOR. *TR

RIGHT HID INTERMIITENTLY GOES ON AND OFF. UNABLE TO SEE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AT NIGHT. *TR