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5.0

fairly significant
Typical Repair Cost:
$0
Average Mileage:
65,300 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. clean mass air flow (maf) sensor (1 reports)
  2. not sure (1 reports)
2006 Toyota Prius transmission problems

transmission problem

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2006 Toyota Prius Owner Comments

problem #2

Mar 012013

Prius 1.5L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 65,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The car does not hold set speed when going down hills. Seems to be a Toyota problem my Lexus does the same thing. A mercedes would gear down and slow to set speed same as a KIa I rented.

- Arthur D., Santa Rosa, CA, US

problem #1

Jun 082012

Prius Base/Navigation 4 CYL

  • CVT transmission
  • 65,600 miles

The car sometimes after start-up will make a clicking noise when putting the car into reverse. Also, it makes a squeaking noise while moving backwards. The noise seems to come from the front of the car. It will happen randomly and generally after sitting for a while, although the dealer is not able to duplicate the noise.

Update from Jun 18, 2012: As far as I can tell, it might just be an imperfection of the brakes somehow. Doesn't appear to be anything according to the mechanic. It is a strange new sound although it might just be an imperfection of something.

Update from Jun 28, 2012: The clicking and squeaking turn out to be "normal," although the car jolts/slips after it has been on a while. It jolts going into reverse or drive. It almost feels like the transmission in a regular car, although I do realize it is CVT, so I am not sure if it is the transaxle . It also intermittently runs rough also.

Update from Jul 18, 2012: It is the normal operation of the car to "jolt" as I described. I think cleaning the MAF sensor did help a little, as my miles per gallon have gone significantly up, yet the mechanic found that this would happen more in the summer.

- arizonadriver, Chandler, AZ, US

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