This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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(combination meter problem) while driving at night on the freeway the entire instrument panel (dash board) started blinking on and off. For our safety, we decided to slow down and exit the freeway and stop in a safe area. We turned the ignition off, then started the car, with nothing appearing on the instrument panel beside the check engine light. We lost the speedometer, all gauges and all the electrical and electronics which normally helps to guide our driving.we had to take the car to the Toyota dealer the following morning which took seven days to replace the combo meter. I later found out that this issue is not knew and there was a letter issued by Toyota titled (2004 to certain 2009 model year Prius vehicles combination meter warranty enhancement notice). The letter stated that they had problems with some of these Prius year models and that if the owner did not experience this condition to file the letter in their vehicle's owner's warranty information booklet. Here is my request: This should not be a warranty issue but should have been a safety recall as depending of the number of miles the vehicle is driven, this issue seems to sooner or later occur. I repaired my vehicle and paid for all the repairs, all I need now is for the NHTSA to look into this problem, investigate it and have Toyota send a recall letter rather than an extended warranty. This way I can receive a reimbursement for the repairs. Here is a link to the letter and all consumers complaints: Https://www.toyoheadquarters.com/threads/2004-2009-Toyota-Prius-combination-meter-warranty-extension-ztv.174/ I believe for the safety of all Prius drivers in the usa, this should be changed to a recall since many of these model and year Prius vehicles are still on the road and will reach a certain mileage to make to combination meter fail.
My Prius suddenly had a 70 TO80% loss of brake power. My parking brake light came on along with the ABS, vcs, the red triangle and a load buzzer. If this had happened at highway speed I could have rear-ended or killed someone. After turning my car off and letting it sit the lights stayed off. This concerns me because it could lead to a false sense there's nothing wrong. I took my car to the dealer and they seemed to know right away it was the ABS brake actuator code C1256. I did some digging and it seems this is a very common problem and yet it's not a recall issue. I want everybody to know this is a safety issue. My Prius was bought new by my senior parents, they kept it garaged and only had 45000. Miles on it when I bought it from there estate. At the time the malfunction ac cured it still only has 72456. Miles on it. For a part to malfunction with such little miles to me indicates a very serious defect. In motion going straight driving at 25 mph residential street.
My 2004 Prius's check engine light turns on randomly wnd often and I lose full power of the car. The battery is fully charged. The car stopped 4 times today - lost all power and the brake would not stop the car.
The automobile was stopped at a intersection and the pavement was wet from a light rain. I applied normal pressure to the accelerator and felt the car move forward as expected. Then the problem occurs, I felt the tires slip due to a lost of traction with the wet pavement. At that point the anti-skid/traction control engaged and stopped all power to the wheels. This left me part way into the intersection and no power to the wheels. Pressing the accelerator even to the floor resulted in no change, no motor or engine power. This has occurred three time in similar conditions, with mixed results. Twice the problem could of lead to an major accident. In summary this problem disable the drive train in a unpredictable manner that takes the driver out of the process.
- Houston, TX, USA
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Repeated braking at slow speeds resulted in both ABS and brake on signals, owner's manual says stop driving and contact dealer immediately. Drove slowly to dealer who ran diagnostics.($98)told to replace computer ($2000) not in stock. Told ok to drive until replacement. Adjusted something. Warning lights operated as expected. Situation recurred twice. Owner's manual indicated knowledge of possible failure. Also "parking brake abnormal status has appeared twice. No explanation in manual
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- Corona, CA, USA