2010 TOYOTA PRIUS Unknown Or Other Problems

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE READING LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD FLASHED ON AND THEN OFF IN A MATTER OF ABOUT 5 SECONDS. THE DASH SHOWED A TRIANGLE INDICATOR LIGHT WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT. THE DASH ALSO SEEMED TO RESET AND SHOWED THE DISPLAY AS IS THE CAR HAD JUST BEEN TURNED ON. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A 4 HOUR PERIOD. ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ONCE ON A BACK ROAD GOING ABOUT 40 MPH. THE CAR DID NOT STOP EITHER TIME, BUT IT IS STILL CONCERNING.

CAR IS USING OVER A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES AND I AM BEING TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THESE CARS

THIS CAR FIRE BURNED

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION STARTING AT 100,000 WHICH WORSENED. I NOW HAVE TO PUT A QUART OF OIL EVERY 750-1000 MILES IN MY 2010 PRIUS. NO ONE AT TOYOTA WILL ADMIT THIS IS A PROBLEM, ALBEIT THERE ARE AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF THESE COMPLAINTS ONLINE THROUGH DIFFERENT BLOGS AND WEB SITES. REALLY, WE TOYOTA OWNERS BOUGHT THIS CAR TO DECREASE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT...IRONIC, RIGHT?

IN THE PAST YEAR I HAVE HAD 2 OCCURRENCES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE FIRST IN FEBRUARY OF 2016. I WAS EXITING A PARKING RAMP UP HILL AND STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT THEN TURNING TO THE LEFT (90 DEGREE TURN). WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET IT SLOWED/STOPPED FOR ABOUT A BLOCK EVEN THOUGH I WAS APPLYING HEAVY BRAKE PRESSURE. THE CAR WAS REVVING AGAINST THE BRAKE PRESSURE. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES OCCURRED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT (PURCHASE DATE 8/3/13). THEY CHECKED THE CAR OVER AND FOUND NO APPARENT CAUSE FOR THE ACCELERATION. I TOOK THE CAR HOME, AND IT DROVE NORMALLY UNTIL 11/26/16. ON THAT DATE I WAS DRIVING VERY SLOWLY IN A FLAT PARKING LOT, AND THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING WITHOUT MY PUSHING THE GAS...

2010 PRIUS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. USING 5 QUARTS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES IS NOT NORMAL!

TIRE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. THIRD TIME. THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH MY TIRES. STARTED THIS SUMMER AND CONTINUES TODAY. I AM TAKING MY VEHICLE INTO A TOYOTA DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME FOR THIS PROBLEM.

ON FEB 19, 2016 I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 PRIUS. THE SUNROOF EXPLODED, WITHOUT BEING HIT BY ANYTHING. IT EXPLODED UPWARD. I CALLED TOYOTA, BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE GLASS. I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS.

WHILE DRIVING IN BOSTON, I ATTEMPTED TO BEEP THE HORN TO WARN A CAR THAT WAS CUTTING IN FRONT OF ME, BUT THE HORN DID NOT WORK. TOYOTA DIAGNOSED THIS AS A BAD CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE INABILITY TO USE THE HORN IS A SAFETY ISSUE. AN ONLINE SEARCH SEEMS TO REVEAL THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MULTIPLE TOYOTA MODELS.

IN JULY, I WAS BRAKING TO A STOP ON A SUBURBAN STREET BUT MY BRAKES WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN TIME. IT WAS RAINING. I FINALLY CAME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION, WHERE I WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BY AN ONCOMING CAR. ADDITIONALLY, MY SIDE AIRBAG (CURTAIN) DIDN'T DEPLOY. I WAS TRAVELING LESS THAN 15 MPH AT THE TIME.

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF FOR DOOR LOCKING/UNLOCKING MECHANISM. APPARENTLY A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. SAFETY RISK : INABILITY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY E.G. ACCIDENT, FIRE, IF THE LOCKS FAIL UNEXPECTEDLY.

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT BEING HIT BY ANYTHING. THE SHOCK OF THIS HAPPENING, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING.

IN FEB 2015 AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR A FEW MONTHS, THE SUNROOF EXPLODED ON THE FREEWAY AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH. THE BREAK WAS DIRECTED UP TO THE OUTSIDE (NOT DOWN AS IF SOMETHING STRUCK THE WINDOW). THE SIDE WINDOWS WERE CRACKED SO IT WAS NOT AN ISSUE OF THE HEAT/COLD CHANGE OR TOO MUCH CABIN PRESSURE. NOW AUG 2016, THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SUNROOF. IN BOTH INSTANCES, THE SOUND WAS LOUD LIKE A SHOTGUN AND EXTREMELY STARTLING. GLASS COULD HAVE RAINED DOWN ON ME OR I COULD HAVE BEEN STARTLED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE SUNROOF CAN BREAK TWICE IN THE SAME MANNER WITHIN 1 1/2 YRS OWNING THE CAR. THIS SEEMS LIKE A DANGEROUS ISSUE AND AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE PICTURES BUT...

A RECALL ISSUED FOR AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT OF MY VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2014. AFTER SEARCHING THE RECALL DATABASE BY MY VIN, I LEARNED OF THE RECALL AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT (MARCH 8, 2014) TO HAVE MY CAR SERVICED BY THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT (NORTH HOLLYWOOD TOYOTA, 4606 LANKERSHIM BLVD, NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA 91602). WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP EMPLOYEES THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY CAR, AND THEREFORE NO FIX WAS MADE. THE RECALL WEBSITE SHOWS THAT THE RECALL REMAINS TO THIS DAY, AND IS MARKED INCOMPLETE. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE (AND DANGEROUS) THAT I BROUGHT MY CAR, WITH A KNOWN RECALL, TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, AND WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT THE RECALL, I WAS APPARENTLY LIED TO.

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.

CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE, OR REVERSE IT SHIFTS TO NEUTRAL SINCE FIRST WEEK I BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUG 2010. I BOUGHT A TOYOTA PRIUS III 2010 (FROM THE DEALERSHIP TOYOTA OF KEARNEY MESA IN SAN DIEGO) IN 2010. THE CAR FROM THE BEGINNING WOULD SHIFT BACK TO NEUTRAL WHEN I SET IT TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. I BOUGHT THE CAR AND AM THE ONLY OWNER). AFTER I ENCOUNTER THIS, WITHIN THE WEEK I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT (SAN DIEGO KEARNY MESA) AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. YES, IT WAS A PROBLEM AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT. THIS HAS HAPPEN TO MY CAR FROM WEEK 1. NOW 5 YEARS LATER, TODAY, THE CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN "D" OR REVERSE. I TRIED AT LEAST FOR 10 MINUTES. I CALLED A DEALERSHIP NOW IN SEATTLE (SINCE I TAKE MY CAR...

ON MAY 30, 2015, OUR HOME BURNED TO THE GROUND. THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE CERTAIN THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS MY 2010 PRIUS - THEY KNOW THE FIRE STARTED IN THE REAR OF THE GARAGE, THE ONLY OTHER ITEM IN THAT AREA WAS A BICYCLE. ARSON, FAULTY WIRING AND ACCIDENTS WERE RULED OUT. INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE, BUT THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED AN ARC BETWEEN THE BATTERY AND THE RELAY SWITCH. MY HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE CARRIER (ERIE) IS TRYING TO DECIDE WHETHER THEY SHOULD EXPEND THE ADDITIONAL $1,500 TO OPEN THE RELAY SWITCH BOX TO SEE IF THEY CAN DETERMINE IF THE ARC WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, OR A RESULT. FROM THE VIDEO FOOTAGE, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE WATER BEING POURED ONTO THE GARAGE INCREASED THE INTENSITY OF THE FIRE, WHICH WAS DUE TO THE MAGNESIUM BATTERY. THESTARPRESS.COM HAS ALL THE VIDEO: HTTP://WWW.THESTARPRESS.COM/VIDEOS/NEWS/2015/06/03/28436619/ WE WERE TRAPPED IN AN UPSTAIRS BEDROOM FOR...

I LIVE IN WILLIAMSBURG, VA. IT WAS VERY HUMID IN WILLIAMSBURG THIS SUMMER. THE INSIDE OF THE DASHBOARD HAS FUNGUS AND MOLD GROWING IN IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY 2010 PRIUSES. FUNGUS AND MOLD GROWING IN THE DASHBOARD OF THE CAR IS A MAJOR HEALTH HAZARD. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX IT. THE FUNGUS AND MOLD ARE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES. THE DEALER IS QUOTING $2,000 AS THE COST TO FIX THIS DEFECT IN THE 2010 PRIUS.

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...

THE VEHICLE RUNS OK AND A FEW MINUTES LATER THE YELLOW TRIANGLE TURNS ON, AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE STARTS TO LOSE POWER. AFTER A FEW MORE MINUTES THE RED STEERING WHEEL LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" MESSAGE AND THE REST OF THE LIGHTS AND THE VEHICLES LOSES ALL POWER AND STOPS. IT WILL NORMALLY TURN BACK ON BUT THERE WAS ONE OCCASION WHERE IT DIDN'T AND MY HUSBAND HAD TO PUSH THE CAR TO A PARKING LOT. I TOOK THE CAR IN ON THE RECALL WHICH SHOULD COVER THIS BUT ALL THEY DID WAS UPDATE THE SOFTWARE AND BLAME THE ISSUE ON A CAR ACCIDENT. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE AS JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BUT IT SOUNDS TO ME THAT THEY COULD HAVE FIXED THE ISSUE UNDER THE RECALL.

THIS HAPPENED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING 40MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE ACCELERATOR STOPPED WORKING. THEN THE CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND I GUIDED THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WOULD START BUT THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT FUNCTION AND THE (DIGITAL) SPEEDOMETER NUMBERS DISAPPEARED. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED A VALVE AND TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED. TWO DAYS LATER (AFTER DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT INCIDENT ON SEVERAL TRIPS FOR AT LEAST 40 MILES) THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED, HOWEVER THIS TIME I WAS TRAVELLING 50 MPH WHILE ENTERING A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR.

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...

1 ORIGINAL RECALL DID NOTHING CONCERNING HITTING A POTHOLE AND LOSING BRAKES FOR 20 +- FEET..RESULT..ALWAY GIVE YOURSELF 20 EXTRA FEET AND PRAY. 2 ANTILOCK ON PACKED SNOW OR ICE RESULTS IN TOTAL LOST OF BRAKES..RESULT EITHER DRIVE INTO A SNOW BANK OR GO THROUGH THE RED LIGHT AND PRAY AGAIN. SO I GUESS TOYOTA ACCEPTS THE FACT THEY CHOOSE TO GIVE YOU STEERING CONTROL TO SAVE YOURSELF AND HOPE YOU ARE NOT AT A RAILROAD CROSSING! THERE IS NO PULSATING LIKE OTHER VEHICLES. 3 IF YOU ARE STOPPED ON ICE /SNOW...WITHOUT TRACTION CAR DOES NOT ROCK ..DOES NOT WANT TO MOVE... FOR STUDY CAN A METAL STUD TIRE BE MADE FOR PRIUSES???WOULD IT HELP OR SELL CAR ONLY IN FLORIDA.. *JS

THE DASH DISPLAY MPH AND MILEAGE TOTALLY WENT BLACK. LOOKED IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND SEEMS LIKE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. SOUNDS LIKE TOYOTA USE TO COVER THIS BEFORE THIS YEAR MODEL, BUT NOT NOW, EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL HAPPENING. THEY MAY HAVE DONE THEIR DASH ALITTLE DIFFERENT, BUT IT IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I RECEIVED AN URGENT SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA RE: MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY (ACCUMULATOR). AT THE BOTTOM OF THE NOTICE THERE IS THIS INFORMATION: "IF YOU BELIEVE THAT THE DEALER OR TOYOTA HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, YOU MAY SUBMIT A COMPLAINT TO...(LISTS SEVERAL OPTIONS, INCLUDING WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV)." MY CORVALLIS, OREGON DEALER NOTIFIED ME THAT I AM ON A WAITING LIST OF APPROXIMATELY 15 VEHICLE OWNERS WAITING FOR THIS REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA IS ONLY PROVIDING MATERIALS TO THIS DEALER TO MAKE TWO REPAIRS A WEEK. WAITING POTENTIALLY TWO MONTHS FOR REPAIR OF A PROBLEM THAT "COULD AFFECT STOPPING DISTANCE AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH" IS DISCONCERTING. *TR

MADE APPOINTMENT AT FRED HAAS TOYOTA FOR ECT RECALL PENDING COURT ACTION SPOKE WITH SPARKY TWYFORD AND SERVICE MANAGER THAT TOLD ME THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND REFUSED SAFETY INSPECTION OR FIX TO POSSIBILITY UNSAFE CAR MENTION IN THE POST CARD NOTICE. I WAS NOT PLEASED BECAUSE OF RECENT MILEAGE DROP AND LEGAL NOTICE SENT TO ME. IF THERE SHOULD BE AN ACCIDENTG FROM THEIR NEGLIGENCE OF MY EFFORT TO REMEDY CAR, I WOUKLD LIKE YOUR RECORDS TO REFLECT THEIR NEGLIGENCE.

MY 2010 PRIUS LURCHES FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND I HIT A BUMP OR OTHER UNEVEN SURFACES. *TT

I WAS MAKING A SHARP RIGHT TURN TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE, SLOWING TO A STOP. THE CAR SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED FORWARD OUT OF MY CONTROL. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD, WITH NO RESPONSE. AS THE CAR WAS RACING INTO A TREE, I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE BY PUSHING THE POWER BUTTON TO OFF. THE CAR KNOCKED DOWN A TREE AND CAME TO A STOP ON TOP OF IT.

I WAS DRIVING WITH TO PASSENGERS ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE AT 65 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE CAR. THE PLASTIC FRONT ENGINE COVER HAD COME LOOSE AND WAS DRAGGING ON THE PAVEMENT. A AAA MECHANIC REMOVED THE PART AND THE TOYOTA DEALER IS REPLACING IT AT NOT CHARGE. I THINK IT IS A SAFETY DEFECT.

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RAPID ACCELERATION ISSUES *TGW THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW DID THE INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER EXAMINE THE INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR, BRAKING SYSTEM AND CRUISE CONTROL. *JB

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4 OIL CHANGES THE OIL ACCESS DOOR BREAKS OFF THE VEHICLE. THE OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED 9 TIMES IN MY PRIUS AND AFTER 4 OIL CHANGES THE OIL ACCESS DOOR HAS NOW BROKEN OFF TWICE. EACH TIME I HEARD IT BREAK LOOSE LIKE I DROVE OVER SOME DEBRIS AND I COULD SEE IT IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR GO FLYING ACROSS THE HIGHWAY LANES. THE OIL ACCESS DOOR DOES NOT HAVE A HINGE. IT IS ALL PLASTIC AND IS BENT/FOLDED TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE OIL FILTER AND DRAIN PLUG. I CHANGED THE OIL THE FIRST 4 TIMES AND THE DEALER COMPLAINED I WAS DOING SOMETHING WRONG. THE DEALER WAS RELUCTANT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE UNDERCOVER ASSEMBLY, STATING THEY WOULD ONLY DO IT ONE TIME. THE DEALER CHANGED MY OIL THE NEXT 4 TIMES AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN RIGHT BEFORE I SCHEDULED MY 5TH OIL CHANGE. AFTER THE...

GAS PEDAL DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN FOOT GOES DOWN ON IT 4 TIMES -- I DO NOT HAVE EXACT DATES 1. EARLY NOVEMBER, 2010 1 INCIDENT 2. JANUARY, 2011 2 INCIDENTS 3. UNKNOWN UNKNOWN 1. COMING DOWN THE 405 AT THE 101 INTERCHANGE, MY GAS PEDAL DID NOT PROPEL MY CAR FORWARD. I COASTED TO THE SIDE, TURNED OFF THE MOTOR, STARTED AGAIN AND ALL WAS FINE. I REPORTED IT BY PHONE AND GOT AN APPT. TO HAVE THE CAR CHECKED. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. 2. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AS I WAS COMING DOWN THE 101 INTO CAMARILLO. I STOPPED, RESTARTED AND WENT ON MY WAY. 3. IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT NOT ON AN INCLINE. I WAS GOING ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR ON A FLAT PARKING LOT. GAS PEDAL DID NOT RESPOND AND I CREATED A TRAFFIC JAM BECAUSE I COULD ONLY COAST INTO THE PARKING...

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS-WHILE APPROACHING STOP LIGHT WITH BRAKES SLIGHTLY ENGAGED, LEFT FRONT TIRE STRUCK A POT HOLE APPROXIMATELY 15" IN DIAMETER AND TWO PAVEMENT LAYERS DEEP. VEHICLE BRAKES GOT SOFT AND CAR ACCELERATED BRIEFLY FOR LESS THAN ONE SECOND. BRAKING THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL FEEL AND ACCELERATION CEASED. *TR

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER FROM REGARDING TOYOTA PROBLEMS *TGW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN HE PULLED THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVER UP TO INCREASE THE SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN LEFT AND WHEN HE PULLED THE LEVER DOWN TO DECREASE SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN TO THE RIGHT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHT WHEN INCREASING OR DECREASING THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT HE HAD TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTER THAN NORMAL AT ALL TIMES. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000. UPDATED 05/24/10 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO...

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT REGARDING INNOCENT LIVES LOST AND REGARDING TOYOTA DEFECTS. *TGW

TWO OCCURRENCES: SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION WITHOUT ANY WARNING. FIRST TIME DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A LOOSE COMPUTER CONNECTION WHICH THEY SAID THEY TIGHTENED AND REBOOTED COMPUTER. SECOND OCCURENCE, THEY SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AND HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS FOR ADVICE. STILL WAITING AFTER 6 DAYS. CONCERNED ABOUT THIS HAPPENING ON A VERY BUSY FREEWAY. WE WERE ON A HIGHWAY THAT WASN'T THAT BUSY AND WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. COULD BE DISASTROUS ON A BUSY FREEWAY WHERE EVERYONE IS GOING BUMPER TO BUMPER AT 75 MPH!!!

TRUE! GEAR PROBLEM! REMEMBER AIRBUS FLIPPING OUR OF CONTROL WHEN THEY CAME OUT WITH FLY BY WIRE? THE JOY STICK GEAR IS DEFAULT TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WHEN NORMAL PUSH BRING IT IN TO REVERSE. NO WAY TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. I THOUGHT THE SAME THING & WAS IN DENIAL UNTIL I REALIZE THAT ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL WHEN THING IS SPEEDING OUT OF CONTROL. DON'T TAKE IT LIGHTLY- I DID BOUGHT A 2010 PRIUS JUST NOW & REALIZE - U CAN'T PUT IT - IN NEUTRAL. I WAS IN DENIAL. ALSO, VENTILATOR FAN SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WHEN U TRY TO SWITCH THE MODES. *DT

LETTER FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL CONCERNED ABOUT THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE ISSUE*CW THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WAS VERY PLEASE THAT NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THE MATTER. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL REQUESTED THAT NHTSA ANSWER SEVERAL QUESTIONS. *JB UPDATED 03/10/10

MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS SEEMS TO LOSE BRAKING POWER WHENEVER I HIT A BUMP OR SLICK PATCH IN THE ROAD. NOT ONLY DO THE BRAKES SEEM COMPLETELY DISENGAGED, BUT THE CAR ACTUALLY FEELS LIKE IT ACCELERATES FORWARD. I'VE ADAPTED MY DRIVING, BUT ONLY AFTER I'D ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A COUPLE OF INTERSECTIONS BECAUSE THE CAR SHOT FORWARD WHILE I WAS OSTENSIBLY BRAKING. FORTUNATELY, I'VE NOT YET REAR ENDED ANYONE.

WHILE BRAKING AND ON UNEVEN SUFRACE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE SROPPED WORKING AND THEN LATER CATCH, VEHICLE SEEMS TO ACTUALLY SPEED UP. IT OCCURES AT LEASE 1+ A DAY DEPENDING ON WHERE I AM DRIVING AND OR WEATHER CONDITIOND. SPEED DOSN'T ALWAYS MATTER, AS IF COMING OFF EXPRESSWAY AND BRAKING, SPEEDS CAN BE 55MPH AND IT STILL HAPPENS. LUCKILY I HAVE NOT HIT ANY THING YET.

BRAKES DISENGAGE MOMENTARILY WHEN BRAKING ON A ROUGH OR RIPPLED SURFACE. IT GIVES THE FEELING THE VEHICLE IS BEING ACCELERATED. UNCONTROLLED TRAVEL DISTANCE CAN BE LENGTHLY. I HAVE EXPERIENCED FOUR SUCH INSTANCES.

THIS IS THE BREAKING PROBLEM IM HAVING WITH MY 2010 PRIUS: WHEN I AM STEPPING ON THE BREAK, AND ALSO GO OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE CAR SEEMS TO ACCELERATE FOR A MOMENT AND THEN GOES BACK TO BREAKING AGAIN.

I WAS DRIVING ON PLEASANT GROVE BLVD IN ROSEVILLE CA WITH A SPEED OF 44 MPH. IT WAS ABOUT 7:16 PM. ON MY RIGHT A SAW A BLACK CAT ON THE CURB AHEAD OF MY WALKING, TRYING TO MAKE IT'S WAY ACROSS PLEASANT GROVE BLVD. I MADE AN EMERGENCY STOP (DIDN'T HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP) NOT TO HIT THE CAT. I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FULL FORCE IN ORDER TO STOP IN TIME. THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME AT THE TIME HAPPILY. HOWEVER, I NOTICED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM DIDN'T KICK IN AND HENCE MY BRAKES BLOCKED SHORTLY DURING THE EMERGENCY STOP. IN LA I HAD THIS HAPPEN TWICE TO ME THAT THE ABS DIDN'T KICK IN AND MY WHEELS BLOCK. IT'S EASILY REPEATABLE BY MAKING A STOP THAT REQUIRES A SHORT DISTANCE TO STOP. HAPPILY THIS IS HARDLY EVER NECESSARY, BUT I DON'T FEEL...

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES OVER A BUMPY OR METALLIC SURFACE, THERE IS A UNCOMFORTABLE DELAY UNTIL THE BRAKES "KICK IN". THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME.

I'VE BEEN HEARING IN THE NEWS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF A BRAKING ISSUE WITH THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I DEFINITELY NOTICED THIS ISSUE IN MY NEW PRIUS. APPROXIMATELY ONCE A MONTH, WHEN I'M BRAKING OVER AN UNEVEN OR SLIPPERY SURFACE, ESPECIALLY IF IT IS ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE CAR GOING OVER THE SLIPPERY SURFACE, WHILE I'M BRAKING, THERE IS A MOMENT LASTING LESS THAN A SECOND WHERE IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES DISENGAGE. (CAUSES YOUR HEART TO SKIP A BEAT WHEN IT HAPPENS.) I ALSO NOTICED A SEPARATE QUIRK THE OTHER DAY THAT I WANT TO PASS ON TO YOU. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS WAS DONE DELIBERATELY BY TOYOTA OR WHETHER THIS IS A DEFECT, HOWEVER, I BELIEVE MY SPEEDOMETER IS CALIBRATED SO THAT IT READS A SPEED THAT IS 2 MPH FASTER THAN MY ACTUAL SPEED. I NOTICED THIS WHEN...

1.I PURCHASED THIS 2010 PRIUS IN AUGUST 2010. I HAVE EXPERIENCED UNANTICIPATED ACCELERATION TWO TIMES SINCE THE LAST (INITIAL) SERVICE. ONCE WITH MY HUSBAND DRIVING ON ROUTE 17 AND THE OTHER TIME WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD. 2.AS I STATED IN MY SERVICE PAPERWORK WHEN THE CAR WAS FIRST SERVICED, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THEY DO NOT STOP ON UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES, SUCH AS POT HOLES, BUMPS, ETC. YOUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY THE ABS AND IT IS ?NORMAL?. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT WILL BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. 3.WHEN START THE ENGINE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING (OR WHEN THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE) OFTEN, BUT NOT ALWAYS, IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN STARTING *TW

I HAVE OWNED A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS. DURING THAT TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS (6-8 TIMES) A FEELING THAT THE CAR IS ACTUALLY LURCHING FORWARD WHILE I AM DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT AND APPLYING THE BRAKE. IN MY CASE THE LURCHING OF THE CAR HAPPENS ONLY WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. IT IS A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU'RE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE AND YOUR CAR FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS ABOUT TO TAKE OFF. THE SENSATION LASTS FOR A SECOND OR TWO NEVERTHELESS IT'S STILL AS I SAID FRIGHTENING. WHEN I FIRST MENTIONED IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER THE RESPONSE WAS THAT IT'S THE ABS BRAKES AND IT'S NORMAL. *TW

WHILE BRAKING ON ROADWAY THAT HAS A MANHOLE OR A PATCH IN THE ASPHALT THAT IS NOT EXACTLY LEVEL WITH THE REST OF THE ASPHALT, THE TIRES FEEL LIKE THERE IS NO TRACTION AND THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS HYDROPLANING. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS WHILE DRIVING ON TWO SPECIFIC ROADS AND NOW I TRY TO AVOID THE AREAS TO PREVENT THE FEELING OF HAVING NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AND HAS NO TRACTION. THIS HAPPENS ON DRY ROADS. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING WHEN IT HAPPENS. I FIRST NOTICED IT WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR IN JULY AND IT HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. *TW

I BOUGHT A 2010 PRIUS IN AUGUST 2009. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES ON A BUMPY ROAD THERE IS A LOSS OF BREAKING FOR A SHORT TIME. IT FEELS LIKE A SURGE IN ACCELERATION BEFORE THE BRAKES WORK AGAIN. I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING. *TW