I need your help to get Toyota to fix 2 items: -ABS Accumulator: I understand Toyota at one time had a recall on the -??ABS Accumulator-??, that may have expired. At that time, I did not have any issue, nor was I aware of the recall. Now the -??ABS Accumulator-?? has gone out and is really hurting the braking. I had to get new brakes & they get locked because of the ABS malfunction. It is an expensive item -?" more than the cost of the car. I intend to keep the car for a long time, if Toyota can help me get the ABS Accumulator fixed? -MFD: The Multi-Functional Display (MFD) in the middle of the dashboard, has gone blank. It used to just partially blank out before, but now the whole screen is blank all the time, making it very hazardous to drive. Obviously, there is nothing I have done & it is a manufacturing defect, because it should last the life of the car. Please have Toyota fix the 2 problems (ABS & MFD). All requests to Toyota have gone unfulfilled. Your help is needed & will be greatly appreciated.

- Houston, TX, USA

All the instrument cluster lights continue to go out on my 04 Prius. I don't know how much fuel I have this could be a safety issue. I don't know how fast I'm going this could definitely be a safety issue. And zero warning lights come on this is definitely a safety issue. By looking on the internet I can tell thousands of priuses have this exact same issue with the instrument panel cluster going out. This should definitely be a recall.

- Kuna, ID, USA

I was driving my 2004 Toyota Prius on the highway there were 5 passengers in the car including me. Suddenly there was a loud alarm in the car. It was a loud beep. The breaks completely failed. When I stepped on the breaks they did not react. I was going 65 miles an hour on the highway and thankfully we were not going down hill. I used the engine brake and pressed really hard on the breaks to bring the car to a stop on an off-ramp. Since I weight 300 pounds I could put all my weight into the brakes and finally brought it to a stop. If my wife was driving we would have crashed. The whole episode took like 3 minutes. It was agonizing because I thought we were going to crash against other cars because I had no way of informing them that I had no brakes. The idea of going in the ramp was trying to minimize the damage to other people. The alarm continues when I turned on the car. I took the the car to the dealership and they said that the actuator was the culprit. They told me it was a matter of time. I was sitting on a faulty part. They said it was on a warranty and not on a recall so they could have only fixed it if it failed and I was too late for the fix. The warranty expired on December 31, 2017. In other words, my 147,700 miles Toyota is essentially totaled. The fix cost more than the value of the car. They told me to disable the ABS and I would be ok. A mavis brake mechanic tells me not risk it. I always took my Toyota to service at Toyota dealerships. They never mentioned the recall in spite of the fact that the brake light was on. When they performed the oil change the light would turn off for several weeks and then turn on. I could have killed myself in the car. I feel lucky that nothing happened. I am looking for a mechanic to fix the problem but it is hard to find independent hybrid mechanics. Toyota wants to charge $2800

- Jersey City, NJ, USA

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.

- Sacramento, CA, USA

Drive mode shifter sticks in drive or reverse. If the vehicle is stopped, with the brake depressed, and you then press the park button to put the vehicle in park, the vehicle remains in drive or reverse and the vehicle will move as soon as the brake pedal is lifted, even though the driver believes S/he has engaged the park mode. Complaint submitted by the original owner of this regularly-maintained vehicle.

- Santa Barbara, CA, USA

2004 Toyota Prius. Consumer writes regarding recall accelerator pedal interference the consumer stated he has received two recall letters. He stated he is pleased with his vehicle and is skeptical about letting the dealer work on his vehicle. The consumer stated the gas gauge was inoperative, to the point where gas would leak out after filling the tank. The dealer informed him, they simply did not know how to fix the problem. Updated 12/01/11.

- Tucson, AZ, USA

The black plastic material inside the car is getting white splotches on it. If you even put your arm against it or your hand little blotches appear that do not come off. This is occurring on the dash and on the sides of the car.

- Charlotte, NC, USA

I was accelerating into a yield situation where I had room to merge from an offramp and the gas motor didn't kick in. The check-engine light flashed, the car vibrated, and it moved only as if the electric motor was going for a few seconds and then, as I was flooring it, the car jarted out into the intersection where now there wasn't room and I became involved in an accident

- New York, NY, USA

I was driving about 45 mph and felt the power die and saw the dashboard warning lights come on. I had to stop at a light and the car accelerated but felt like it was coasting. I was very close to home and made it about 500 feet from my driveway when the car stopped. I could not turn off the engine, the lights nor would the car go into drive or reverse. Since I was in the middle of the road, after about 15 minutes I put the car into neutral and rolled down the hill closer to the curb. After I got to the side of the road, I once again tried to start the car and this time it started easily. It was towed to the dealer who had never heard of this problem nor dealt with it. They called the next day to say the computer said it needed to be reprogramed and that the car was fixed. They had no idea why this happened but now that the program was reset, "it should not happen again." I love this car however, I am getting 40-42mpg where others I have spoken with are into the 50 mpg range, and now I am concerned about it stalling out. The car has about 13,000 miles.

- Tarrytown, NY, USA

Power loss on highway, engine light came on. Pulled over to side. Restarted but the engine light stayted

- Columbus, OH, USA

My 2004 Toyota Prius lost powe, eventually running on battery alone until power was completely lost. Contacted my dealer tristate Toyota in dudley. By contacting Toyota roadside assistance, I was towed to dealer. Service mgr. Immediately applied the reprogramming of my computer as covered in tsb issued around 10/04. Car seems to be back to normal, but this was very disconcerting. Reviewed the situation with service mgr. On 5/31, pointing out that this was a serious condition which should call for a recall ao all 2004 & early 2005 models. Thank god I was close to my dealer rather than out in the boondocks somewhere. I have an uneasiness about this fix. Can Toyota assure me that it will not reoccur. Remember this tsb was issued in 10/2004 but I was never warned to return to the dealership for corrective steps to be taken. Additional complaint - fuel guage inaccurate. When warning blinker comes on I can only add at most 7.5 gallons, in the car whose tank capacity is 11.9 gals. They tried a fix on this - but it was completely inneffective. Other than these two items I am elated with the car. I just hope they will do the right thing here.

- Dudley, MA, USA

I had just dropped my son off at school when all of the warning lights on the dash and multi display of my 2004 Toyota Prius illuminated. As soon as I pulled the car out of the school driveway and onto the highway (speed limit 45 mph), I realized that I had no acceleration. I managed to pull the car onto a side street before it shut down completely. Police had to divert traffic while awaiting the tow truck. At the dealership, the car started up again. The dealer couldn't determine the problem, and tried reprogramming the car. Since Toyota doesn't seem to know what caused the shutdown, I am concerned that this will happen again, and that there will be an accident next time.

- Roanoke, VA, USA

I was driving my 2004 Toyota Prius (14250 miles) on a freeway and all of a sudden all the warning lights came on (red exclamation mark in a triangle, engine failure with exclamation mark, another exclamation mark in a cirlce and some other scary signs). I immediately pulled over on the shoulder of the highway, and stopped the car.I checked the owner's manual to make sense out of those signs and it said "do not drive and contact your Toyota dealer immediately", so I did. The car was towed to the Toyota dealer and the dealer had it for a day.the dealer had it checked and told me that the software needed to be upgraded.he told me that Toyota was aware of the problem and the upgrade was already out. I think it is a very serious problem. Now I was searching on the internet for more information on this Prius software problem, I found that there are many incidents of this type where all of a sudden the software crashes.

- Edgewood, MD, USA

I have a 2004 Prius. (your sustem does not show a Prius, so I checked the Toyota matrix box, since the system made me check some model box.)the Toyota navigation system is defective--it directs turns onto non-exitent roads. People will die when they follow the system's directions and drive off road and crash. Letters to Toyota have gone unanswered. By telephone Toyota advises that this is not their problem.

- Gallup, NM, USA