2011 TOYOTA PRIUS Steering Problems

BRAKE LIGHT, ABS,SLIP INDICATOR,BRAKE SYSTEM WARNIG LIGHT SYSTEM ALL CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH VELOCITY [75M/H] IN THE RAIN AND LOST 75% OF THE BRAKING POWER PLUS THE CAR STARTED TO SLIDE. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS WAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM ON A CAR THAT HAS A CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM NOTIFICATION FROM TOYOTA[ZJB] THAT WAS SENT TO ME WITH A WARNING OF SUCH OCCURRENCE. THIS IS DOWN RIGHT IRRESPONSIBLE TO A MAJOR CAR MANUFACTURER TO ALLOW THESE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WITHOUT TESTING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM ON EACH OF THESE AFFECTED VEHICLES AND WITH FOR A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE TO OCCUR AND CAUSE PUBLIC HARM OR EVEN DEATH. I HAD JUST TAKEN THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE A FEW WEEKS PRIOR WHERE I EXPLAINED THE SERVICE ADVISOR OF AN ISSUE WITH BRAKE PULSATION. HOWEVER, THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOT THROUGHLY CHECKED AND WAS JUST TOLD THAT...

AFTER RECEIVING THE COMPUTER UPDATE MY FUEL MILEAGE HAS DROPPED 10 MILES. THE OTHER PROBLEM IN THE RATE OF TIRE WEAR AND PULL. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR AN ALIGNMENT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS PULLING THEY TOLD ME THEY DID THE ALIGNMENT. AFTER I GOT MY CAR BACK IT WAS STILL PULLING I QUESTIONED THEM AND THEY SAID THAT WAS NORMAL. THE LAST THING IS I GOT NEW TIRES PUT ON THE CAR AND HAD TO REPLACE THEM 10 MONTHS LATER BECAUSE THERE WAS ABOUT 15 PERCENT TREAD LIFE LEFT. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED PROPERLY.

THE CAR STOP WORKING ALL THE DASH LIGHTS STOP WORKING ,THE BRAKES START GETTING HARDER AND THE DON'T STOP AT ALL AND BEEPING WITHOUT STOP THAT NOISE AND THE HIBRYD SYSTEM STOP WORKING AFTER I LIVING FOR SOME RECALLS REPAIRS AND THE WANT ME TO FIX THE CAR TO PAY AND I KNOW IS NOT MY FAULT EVERYTHING IS BECAUSE IS THIS CAR IS ALL ELECTRONIC SYSTEM.NEVER ON MY LIVE I HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH MY OTHER CARS.ONLY WITH THIS ONE AND NOW THEY ONE ME TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THE COMPANY MAKES WRONG.THIS IS NOT FAIR AT ALL.BEFORE I WAS RECOMENDED THIS CAR BUT RIGHT NOW PEOPLE ASK ME AND I HAVE TO TALK NEGATIVE SITUATION ABOUT IT.

HORN STOPPED WORKING. ONLY WORKS WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT. FORUMS HAVE POSTED THAT IT COULD BE THE SPIRAL CABLE FROM OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS. THIS REPLACEMENT IS OVER $1,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WAS INOPERABLE. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, THE HORN FUNCTIONED AS INTENDED. HOWEVER, IF THE STEERING WHEEL WAS CENTERED, THE HORN WOULD BE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LIA TOYOTA OF NORTHAMPTON (LOCATED AT 280 KING STREET, NORTHAMPTON, MA 01060, TEL: 413-341-5299) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

I WAS STOPPED AT A SIGNAL AND THEN STARTED TO PROCEED ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I COULDN'T DRIVE ANY FASTER THAN IDLE SPEED. EVEN AT THAT SPEED THE CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL,IT WAS SWERVING,EVEN THOUGH I WAS HOLDING THE WHEEL STRAIGHT. THE STREET HAD A DUSTING OF SNOW. ALL OF THE OTHER CARS WERE ABLE TO DRIVE AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMITS WITHOUT ANY DIFFICULTY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ,THEY ADVISED ME TO GET NEW TIRES, WHICH I DID EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS ONLY 9 MONTHS OLD .THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED THE COMPUTER AND STEERING SYSTEMS. THEY INFORMED ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH EITHER. THIS STEERING PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES. EACH TIME IT HAPPENS THERE IS SNOW ON THE GROUND BUT EVERYONE ELSE IS ABLE TO DRIVE AT THE POSTED SPEED. THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED WHEN IT WAS BITTER COLD AND WHEN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN MAKING A TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME STUCK IN THE POSITION THE VEHICLE WAS TURNING TOO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,117.