2010 TOYOTA PRIUS Engine Problems

CAR IS BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. DEALER TOLD ME (OVER PHONE) THAT TRIANGLE WAS FROM TAKING CORNERS TOO FAST (DEALER HAS SINCE SAID THIS WAS INACCURATE INFO). OIL CHANGE FOR LIFE (EVERY 10K MILES) AT DEALER AND NO ONE HAS EVER NOTIFIED ME THAT CAR IS USING OIL. 6,000 MILES AFTER LAST OIL CHANGE, OVER 3 1/2 QUARTS OF OIL USED. I NEARLY LOCKED UP THE ENGINE. CAR IS NOT LEAKING OIL. CAR SOMETIMES SMELLS OF OIL AFTER STARTING. TOYOTA HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR CERTAIN MODELS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT NOT FOR PRIUS. MY CAR HAS 117,000 MILES AND THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 25,000 MILES (BASED UPON ORANGE WARNING TRIANGLE). ACCORDING TO DEALER, PROBLEM IS WITH RINGS (WHICH IS THE RECALL FOR OTHER TOYOTA CARS). ALSO, ACCORDING TO DEALER, THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM FOR OTHER PRIUS OWNERS WITH 100,000+ MILES....

BURNING OIL ISSUE. FRONT HEAD LIGHT SHORT CIRCUIT OR BURNED OUT. LEATHER SEAT SEPARATED TWICE.

I ALONG WITH AN ALARMING AMOUNT OF OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE 2010 PRIUS BEGIN TO BURN OIL AT AN ALARMINGLY HIGH RATE AROUND 60-80K MILES. THIS IS ACCOMPANIED WITH AN EMISSION INTO THE CABIN OF NOXIOUS FUMES DURING HIGH OIL BURN RATE (HEAVIER ACCELERATION) MOMENTS. WE HAVE ALL BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIPS THAT THIS IS "NORMAL". THIS HAS LED TO BURNING OVER A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES, HEADACHES FROM THE FUMES, AND NOW I HAVE FOUND OUT THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL SOOT BUILDUP IN THE ENGINE RESULTING FROM THE OIL BURNING REQUIRING VERY COSTLY REPAIRS. TOYOTA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THE COSTLY ISSUE.

CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM CAR SHUTS OFF AND CAN NOT RESTART, TRIED SYSTEM RESET PER MANUAL BUT WOULD NOT CLEAR HYBRID. TOWED TO DEALER, DTC CODE P3004-800, TECH SAID THIS WAS THE ONLY CODE, HAD RECALL EOE REFLASH 04-14-2014 IPM EXTENDED 15 YEARS. CAR WAS IN MOTION PER WIFE. (IT HAD BEEN RAINING) THE DTC P3004-800 POWER CABLE MALFUNCTION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND GENERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V536000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

MY PRIUS IS BURNING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. MORE THAN A QUART EVERY 1000 MILES.

MY CAR IS CONSUMING ABOUT 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY THOUSAND MILES, SOMETIMES EVEN MORE. I HAVE ALWAYS GOT THE OIL REPLACED IN A VERY TIMELY MANNER AND WITH ONLY AROUND 118,000 MILES ON IT, THIS IS VERY TROUBLING. MY DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE CHARGED ME UPWARDS OF $4,000 TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET AND THE OIL PAN GASKET SAYING IT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM, WHICH IT DIDN'T. THEY DID THE OIL COMPRESSION CHECK WITH NO SIGN OF WHERE THE OIL WAS GOING AS THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL LEAKS ACCORDING TO THEM. THEY REFUSE TO THINK THIS IS A PROBLEM, WHICH I THINK IS A BLATANT LIE. THEY KNOW THAT THIS SHOULDN'T BE THE CASE AND WANT ME TO GET THE ENGINE REBUILT FOR AN ADDITIONAL $4,500, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS FOR A CAR WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I WANT TOYOTA TO FIX THIS PROBLEM NOW....

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS, 84,000 MILES: EXPERIENCED LOSS OF OIL, TOOK TO DEALER WHO TOPPED OFF AND ASKED ME TO RETURN. RETURNED AT 85,790 MILES AFTER FURTHER LOSS OF OIL (DOWN TWO QUARTS). THE TOYOTA MECHANIC HAD TO CALL TOYOTA, WHO STATED THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM. THE PCV STICKS OPEN, RESULTING IN OIL BEING SPRAYED WHERE IT DOESN'T BELONG. REPAIR, WHICH INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF SEVERAL PARTS, ESTIMATED AT $629.00. THE TOYOTA SERVICE TECH WAS NOT CONFIDENT THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE NEEDED AGAIN, AND BLAMED USE OF ETHANOL IN GASOLINE AS THE CULPRIT. HOWEVER, ETHANOL HAS BEEN IN USE SINCE WELL BEFORE THIS MODEL WAS RELEASED ON THE MARKET. TOYOTA KNOWS IT HAS A PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL.

RESOLUTION TO EXCESSIVE OIL USE: SWITCH FROM FACTORY RECOMMENDED 0W-20 FULL SYNTHETIC TO MOBILE 1 HIGH MILEAGE 5W-30 FULL SYNTHETIC.

ON FEBRUARY 27, 2015, OUR HOUSE BURNED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WHILE WE WERE ASLEEP. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE NEAR VICINITY OF THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT OF THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED JUST BEFORE THE FIRE ON FEBRUARY 25, 2015 AT THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE CAR WAS OFF AT THE TIME AND THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE. WHILE WE WERE SLEEPING, THE CAR EVIDENTLY CAUGHT FIRE SPONTANEOUSLY AT APPROXIMATELY 2 A.M. WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THE GARAGE DOOR WAS CLOSED. BY THE TIME WE WOKE UP, THE GARAGE WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. WE WERE ABLE TO ESCAPE THE FIRE. HOWEVER, OUR HOUSE WAS TOO SEVERELY DAMAGED (FIRE, SMOKE AND WATER) AFTER THE FIRE TO BE LIVABLE, AND IT IS CURRENTLY BEING REBUILT. OUR FAMILY OF FOUR (HUSBAND, WIFE AND TWO...

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, 2-3 QT PER 5000 MILES.

WAITING FOR REPLY FROM TOYOTA: INCREASED OIL CONSUMPTION PAST 100K MILES NORMAL FOR A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS AT 1 QUART PER 2000 MILES? OIL SOOT WIPED FROM EXHAUST PIPE. YELLOW LOW OIL WARNING LIGHT AND BEEP SOUNDS WHEN MAKING HARD TURNS. ON JUNE 1, 2015 AT 101131 MILES, OIL LEVEL WAS DOWN 2 QUARTS AND REQUESTED AN OIL CHANGE AND FILTER FROM DEALER. ABOUT 2000 MILES LATER ON JUNE 26, 2015 AT 103300 MILES, 1 QUART OF 5-30 SAE MOBILE 1 FULL SYNTHETIC OIL FOR HIGH MILEAGE CARS WAS ADDED TO TOP OFF.

VEHICLE SUDDENLY HAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AT AROUND 110000. SERVICED AT DEALER SINCE NEW, NO LEAKS. NEED TO ADD OIL EVERY 1K MILES. WHEN SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON, DIPSTICK WAS DRY.

SERIOUS OIL CONSUMPTION. TOOK IT TO THREE DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AND THEY ALL HAVE SAID THE OIL CONSUMPTION IS WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. HAVE TO ADD OIL EVERY1000 MILES. I NEVER HAD TO ADD OIL TO A CAR AND THIS MY THIRD TOYOTA. THE THIRD DEALERSHIP EVEN TOLD ME TO TRADE IT IN AND GET A NEW ONE. I HAVE SEEN OTHERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. TOYOTA SHOULD PAY TO REPAIR THE POSITIONS/ENGINE.

BURNING OIL 1 QUART EVERY 1000 MILES. OIL CONSUMPTION. PISTON ISSUE. REQUIRES PISTON RINGS REPLACEMENT. SMELL BURNING OIL IN AIR VENTS. COST OF REPAIR AT $7,000 PER TOYOTA. TOYOTA SAYS OIL CONSUMPTION WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. THIS IS WRONG. REQUEST TOYOTA TO REPAIR VEHICLE AND TOYOTA TO PAY FOR REPAIRS.

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STALLED AND STATED, "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM". STOPPED THE CAR RIGHT AWAY CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY FOR EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A TOYOTA FACILITY WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED INVERTER, WHICH IS PART OF THE HYBRID SYSTEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MUST BE ADDRESSED. IF I HAD BEEN ON A FREEWAY OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, I COULD SEE THIS BEING A VERY DANGEROUS SCENARIO. *TR

ON MARCH 4TH 2015 AT 8:00 AM, MY WIFE WAS TRYING TO CHANGE A PARKING SPOT INTO ANOTHER ABOUT 50 FEET AWAY IN THE SAME CHURCH PARKING LOT. SHE STARTED THE ENGINE AND THE CAR WAS PUT ON DRIVE. WITHIN A FRACTION OF A SECOND, THE CAR ACCELERATED BEYOND CONTROL. SHE COULD NOT STEER OR STOP THE CAR. THE CAR JUMPED A CURB, HIT A LIGHT POOL AND LANDED ON A GRASSY AREA. TIRE MARKS REVEAL THAT THE CAR EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN RUSH OF ACCELERATION BEYOND CONTROL 'UNINTENDED ACCELERATION.' MY WIFE IS STILL UNDER DOCTOR'S OBSERVATION. THE CAR FRONT RIGHT; BUMPER, TIRE, FENDER, DOOR, "A" PILLAR, AND OTHER PARTS WERE DAMAGED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO DAYTONA TOYOTA AND IS STILL THERE SINCE MARCH 4TH 2015. ON MARCH 6TH 2015 A REPORT WAS ELECTRONICALLY FILED WITH TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC. ON MARCH 20TH 2015, A "CDR" CRASH DATA RETRIEVAL...

THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. AS I BRAKE AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CAR SURGES AHEAD AS THOUGH YOUR FOOT IS ON THE ACCELERATOR. SOMETIMES IT WAS SO SUBTLE, YOU WONDERED IF IT REALLY HAPPENED. TODAY (11/23/14) THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO MISTAKING IT. THE CAR SURGED FORWARD A COUPLE OF FEET AS I WAS SLOWING TO TURN LEFT. IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME, I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM FROM BEHIND. *TR

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN A SMELL OF SMOKE WAS DETECTED. UPON STOPPING, SMOKE CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WITHIN 3 MINUTES THE VEHICLE STARTED ON FIRE, EXTENDING TO THE ROLL UP GARAGE DOOR. THE FIRE BURNED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, PASSENGER AREA, GARAGE DOOR AND SIDING BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED. *TR

ABOUT A MILE AFTER HAVING ENTERED THE FREEWAY AS I WAS MERGING TOWARDS THE CARPOOL LANE THE CAR SHUT OFF IN THE NUMBER THREE LANE.THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYED THE MESSAGE, "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM", AND WOULD NOT RESPOND. MY SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I IMMEDIATELY PRESSED ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN AS IT NORMALLY DOES. WHEN I FINALLY GOT OVER TO THE NUMBER 1 LANE, I ENTERED THE EMERGENCY LANE BUT WAS STILL HAVING TROUBLE COMING TO A STOP. I BRUSHED UP AGAINST THE FREEWAY WALL IN ORDER TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER SWITCHING THE CAR OFF AND ATTEMPTING TO RESTART IT, I WOULD GET NO RESPOND AND ALL THE DASHBOARD INDICATORS WOULD REMAIN ON WITH THE "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" DISPLAYED. THIS INCIDENT WAS TERRIFYING AS I WAS DRIVING WITH MY TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND TWO OTHER OCCUPANTS. THE CAR...

I AM WRITING DUE TO HAVING HAD MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS SELF ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THIS BEGAN OCCURRING AFTER I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO TOYOTA OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA FOR A ROUTINE SERVICE ON 3/31/2014. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS THERE, THE DEALERSHIP ALSO PERFORMED A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THIS RECALL IS REFERENCED AS: TECH(S) : 20799 RECALL EOE MOTOR GENERATOR AND POWER MANAGEMENT UPDATE PERFORM SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR MG ECU AND POWER MANAGEMENT ECU AGG09A 0.7 AS OF 8/5/2014 MY VEHICLE HAS HAD UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ON 4 OCCASIONS. IN 3 OF THE 4 I KNOW IT HAS OCCURRED AS I RELEASED THE BRAKE. THIS RELEASE IS CONFIRMED BY THE FACT THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO REAPPLY THE BRAKE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. THE 4TH OCCURRENCE MAY ALSO HAVE OCCURRED AFTER A BRAKE RELEASE. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM VIA BOTH MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND...

THE HYBRID INVERTER ASSEMBLY FAILED WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP ONTO A RURAL HIGHWAY. THIS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AFTER RECEIVING THE MOTOR GENERATOR ECU AND POWER MANAGEMENT ECU SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT WAS INTENDED TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE.I WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS UPDATE/RECALL IN LATE MARCH 2014 AND HAD THE UPDATE COMPLETED AT A AUTHORIZED TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER. *TR

WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH ON ROUTE 11 IN CT WHEN RED LIGHTS COME ON AND CAR SLOWS TO 20 MPH.PULLE TO SIDE OF ROAD AND CALLED AAA/TOWED TO HARTFORD TOYOTA IN HARTFORD CT. FIRST TOLD IT WAS A HYBRID BATTERY THEN TOLD IT WAS THE INVERTER WHICH THEY SAID IS ON BACK ORDER. NOW I,M GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM THE MAIN OFFICE IN CALIFORNIA.. BROUGHT CAR IN FOR A RECALL ON SOFTWARE UPDATE IN FEB 2014 AND FROM WHAT I READ THIS MAY CAUSE THE INVERT TO FAIL THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

2010 PRIUS 2. MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OF COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND STALLING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED/REBOOTED CAR. ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS STAYED ON BUT THE ENGINE WAS OFF. DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND COULD FIND NO FAULTS. *TR

TWO OCCURRENCES. WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN ANY POWER BUT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO STOP ON SHOULDER. PRESSED THE ON/OFF BUTTON TO OFF. WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND PUSHED IT ON. WAS THEN ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. HOWEVER ABOUT 3 MILES LATER AT 25 MPH THE SAME THING HAPPENED. BOTH SITUATIONS OCCURRED DURING A TURN WITH AN UPHILL GRADE. FIRST TIME THE GRADE CHANGE WAS V.GRADUAL THE SECOND TIME MUCH MORE ABRUPT. NO SUCH PROBLEMS THE PREVIOUS YEAR WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR. DEALER SAID NO CODES WERE FOUND DURING A SCAN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC (AROUND 30 MPH) ON A MAIN SURFACE STREET IN A MIDDLE LANE OF A MULTILANE STREET WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STOPPED, AND I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE ENGINE RESPOND. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN; I COULD NOT MAKE IT ACCELERATE TO KEEP IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. I MANAGED TO CAREFULLY DRIFT OVER TO THE RIGHT AND MANEUVER THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND GLIDE TO A STOP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND REPEATEDLY TRIED TO RESTART IT TO NO AVAIL. I CALLED FOR TOWING SERVICE AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY TOYOTA DEALER, WHERE THE SERVICE PEOPLE SAID IT WAS AN "INTERNAL FAILURE" AND REPLACED THE INVERTER ASSEMBLY. WHAT HAS TERRIFIED ME IS THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING AT LEAST 60 MPH, WHERE THE CONSEQUENCES WOULD BE...

ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 24TH 2014 MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS, HYBRID INVERTER FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ON THE ROAD. I LOOKED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I DECIDED TO CALL A TOLL TRUCK COMPANY TO TAKE ME TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER. ONCE I ARRIVED THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME, THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS TWO ACTIVE SAFETY RECALLS. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. THE TWO SAFETY RECALLS ARE THE HYBRID INVERTER & BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY. TODAY IS THURSDAY FEBRUARY 27TH 2014 AND THE TOYOTA DEALER HAS FAILED TO REPAIR AND RETURN MY CAR. THE TOYOTA DEALER STATED THIS IS A SAFETY RECALL, THEY NEED PERMISSION FROM TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS TO APPROVE PARTS. I PLEADED WITH THE TOYOTA DEALER TO PROVIDE ME WITH A VEHICLE, WHILE I WAIT, THEY REFUSED. *TR

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND CAR OVERHEATED. THERE WAS NEVER ANY WARNINGS OF OVERHEATING PROBLEMS BEFORE. PULLED OVER ON FREEWAY AND HAD CAR TOWED TO AUTO SERVICE. WATER-PUMP WAS NOT WORKING, FAN STOPPED TURNING, COST TO REPLACE WAS $1260, TOYOTA WOULD NOT HELP AS CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

WHILE CAREFULLY PARKING MY PRIUS 2010 AT A HOSPITAL IT ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND CRASHED OVER THE CEMENT CURB. I SAY CAREFULLY BECAUSE MY PRIUS HAD DONE THIS BEFORE BUT NOT ENOUGH DAMAGE WAS DONE TO FILE WITH INSURANCE. THERE FOLLOWED ANOTHER ACCIDENT AND ANOTHER ACCIDENT. THEN THIS EVENING WHILE DRIVING INTO MY CARPORT MY PRIUS ACCELERATED AGAIN. IT THREW MY DOG THAT WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT TO THE FLOOR BUT I WAS ABLE TO AVOID CAR DAMAGE AS I WAS GOING TO STOP. I WAS BARELY MOVING, THAT IS I STILL HAD MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR,MAYBE I COULD SAY COASTING, WHEN THIS ACCELERATION SUDDENLY OCCURRED. THIS WAS THE SAME TYPE ACCELERATION THAT CAUSED ALL THE PRIOR ACCIDENTS. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA... AND NOW YOU. HOPEFULLY YOU WILL HELP ME. MY PRIUS IS IN THE CARPORT. IT HAS NOT BEEN MOVED. HOWEVER, IT IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION....

DRIVING THE CAR AT 40 MPH WENT IT SUDDENLY STOPPED. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THE WATER PUMP CAUSED THE INVERTER TO BECOME NON-WORKING WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN. VERY DANGEROUS. LUCKY I WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 15 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STALLED AND STATED, "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM". STOPPED THE CARE RIGHT AWAY CALLED AAA AND TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA FACILITY WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED INVERTER, WHICH IS PART OF THE HYBRID SYSTEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MUST BE ADDRESSED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY BUT THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE VOLT BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,312. ..UPDATED 10/30/13 *BF UPDATED 10/31/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT PUT THE ENGINE GUARD ON THE VEHICLE PROPERLY, THE ENGINE COVER DETACHED, THE TIRES WENT FLAT FREQUENTLY, LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE BATTERY COMPLETELY POWERED OFF. A SEPARATE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WAS AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE POWERED OFF 10 WITHIN 10 MINUTES ON THE SAME DAY DURING RUSH HOUR. UPDATED 11/4/2013 *JS THE CONSUMER STATED...

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN ALBANY, NY AREA, SLOWED DOWN TO GO THROUGH TOLLBOOTH AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE TO CONTINUE ON HIGHWAY, CHECK HYBRID LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE ABRUPTLY STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR FROM LEFT LANE OVER TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. TURNED OFF CAR AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT THE POWER INVERTER HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ERROR CODES LISTED BY DEALER: P0A94 DC/DC CONVERTER PERFORMANCE. *TR

AT ABOUT 125,000 MILES, THE ENGINE WARNED ME OF LOW OIL. IT WAS THE FIRST SUCH WARNING EVER WITH THIS VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME I COULD SECURE ONLY 2 QUARTS OF THE REQUIRED SYNTHETIC OIL AND IT WAS STILL OVER 1 QUART LOW. ABOUT 500 MILES LATER I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA CHULA VISTA AND EXPLAINED. THEY ADDED 3 MORE QUARTS OF OIL AND SUGGESTED A SERIES OF OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS. I CALLED TOYOTA MOTOR USA CONSUMER RELATIONS AND OPENED A CASE INDICATING THAT I WAS CONSUMING (BURNING NOT DRIPPING) 1 TO 2 QUARTS PER 1,000 MILES AND MY MPG HAD DECREASED FROM 46 AVG TO 35 AVG. THE OIL CONSUMPTION OVER THE NEXT 3 MONTHS AVERAGED 1 QT/600 MILES AND MY AVG MPG DETERIORATED FURTHER TO 29 MPG. IN JULY TOYOTA CHULA VISTA PERFORMED A TEARDOWN AND ENDED UP REPLACING THE LOWER ENGINE, CYLINDERS RINGS, AND VALVES. I...

CAR OCCASIONALLY UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATES WHEN HITTING A BUMP FOR MAYBE A SECOND. DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS AS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC SIGNAL. HAPPENS MAYBE ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 PRIUS VIN:[XXX] WITH 37,000 MILES. THE CAR EXPERIENCES RANDOM LOSSES OF POWER DURING WHICH THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND DOES NOT ACTIVATE NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUMP THE ACCELERATOR. ONCE I TURN OFF AND PUSH AGAIN THE START BUTTON, THE ENGINE STARTS UP WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM AND I CAN CONTINUE ON MY WAY. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM 5 TIMES SINCE SEPTEMBER 2012. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER (CALDWELL TOYOTA, NJ) WHERE IT WAS EXAMINED AND THEY TOLD ME THE ONBOARD COMPUTER DID NOT RECORD ANY MALFUNCTION. I AM GETTING WORRIED SINCE SOME OF THE POWER LOSSES HAPPENED WHEN I WAS ON HIGHWAYS AT SPEEDS OVER 60MPH AND I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHETHER OTHER PRIUS OWNERS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND WHETHER YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO PROCEED...

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE ONTO A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY. BECAUSE OF A SLOW AND SHARP U-TURN WHICH PRECEDES THE SHORT ON-RAMP, I DISABLED THE ECO MODE FOR BETTER ACCELERATION. WHEN I PRESSED DOWN ON THE GAS, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY EMITTED A LOUD SOUND, BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ADDITIONAL SPEED. EVEN SO, THERE WAS NO OTHER OPTION BUT TO MERGE ONTO THE ROADWAY WHILE DOING NO MORE THAN 30 MPH. IN THE MEANTIME, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED A "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" MESSAGE ALONG WITH SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS. I MANAGED TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC (FROM BEHIND) AND SAFELY PULLED ONTO THE GRASS. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL WITH THE PREVIOUS MESSAGE REAPPEARING EACH TIME. THE CAR REQUIRED A TOW TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THEM THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, AND THEY EXPLAINED THE CAUSE TO BE A DEFECTIVE INVERTER...

INCIDENT #1 BRAKE: ON JANUARY 17, 2013 AS I WAS ENTERING THE INTERSECTION ABOUT 20MPH, I APPLIED MY BRAKES, BUT THEY WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND WARNING LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. I PRESSED BRAKES VERY HARD AND CAR ALMOST STOP, THEN, ITS BRAKES GAVE UP. THERE IS SUDDEN SLIGHT "UNINTENDED ACCELERATION" AND I ALMOST HIT CAR FRONT OF ME. BUT, I AM ABLE TO MANAGE TO DROVE THE CAR INTO THE CENTER ISLAND. BRAKE WAS TOTALLY OUT, AND THE CAR STARTED DROVE BY ITSELF. I PANICKED AND PRESSED POWER BUTTON TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. CAR DROVE ABOUT 15 FEET AND STOPPED. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, I TOW MY CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME THAT LOST BRAKE IS DUE TO SHORT CIRCUIT MADE DOMINO EFFECT TO MULTIPLE COMPUTERS MALFUNCTION. THEY WILL REPLACE WHOLE COMPUTER SYSTEM, BUT SERVICE MAN WOULD NOT GUARANTEE IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. INCIDENT #2 POWER...

WHILE MAKING A U TURN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING ILLUMINATED. THE CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS OIL IN THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSED BY OVERFILLING AND THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH OIL OVERFILLS ON PRIUS VEHICLES. THE LAST OIL CHANGE HAD BEEN 8,000 MILES AND MORE THAN 2 MONTHS PREVIOUS. THE PLACE THAT PERFORMED THE OIL CHANGE AGREED TO LOOK AT CAR AND CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY. THEY ALSO CHECKED THE OIL AND MADE SURE IT WAS CORRECT LEVEL. THREE WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING OCCURRED. THIS TIME THE CAR LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CAR DIED ON A FREEWAY TRANSITION OVER PASS AND WE WERE STRANDED ON THE FREEWAY IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS THE SAME THING....

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS AT DEALERSHIP FOR 25000 MILE SERVICE. ON 11/07/2012 AT 1700 THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND REPORTED THAT THE CAR IS "INFESTED WITH RODENTS." STATED THAT HEADLINER IS SATURATED WITH URINE/ FECES, AIR AND CABIN AIR FILTERS DESTROYED, WIRES CHEWED, RODENTS FOUND TO BE LIVING IN DASHBOARD, IN DOOR INTERIORS, AND OTHER AREAS. REPORTED THAT THIS WAS "THE WORST CASE WE'VE SEEN." CAR IS OWNED BY TWO PROFESSIONALS- NO CHILDREN WHO WOULD HAVE DROPPED FOOD AND NO FOOD EVER EATEN IN VEHICLE. PURCHASED NEW FROM THIS SAME DEALERSHIP 01/02/2011. DEALERSHIP NOW REPORTS THAT THE CAR IS A HEALTH/ SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD COST "THOUSANDS" TO REPAIR. OUR INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALED THAT RODENT INFESTATION IS COMMON IN THE TOYOTA PRIUS, REPORTEDLY BECAUSE RODENTS ARE ABLE TO GAIN EASY ACCESS THROUGH THE CAR'S VENTILATION SYSTEM. OWNERS REPORTED CONTACTING TOYOTA, WHO DENIED LIABILITY AND DENIED REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE. *TR