The vehicle unexpectedly shutdown while driving. there was no power and the brakes were boggy. the red triangle warning light came as well as the abs and engine warning lights. after pulling over the car restarted and drove fine but the red triangle remained on. the next day it was working fine. toyota was unable to find anything except a low voltage warning. *tr
I found that there is malfunction on the buttons on steering wheel, especially info button and buttons for climate. i researched the problem on internet and i found the problem is caused by a bad clock spring. also, i found the clock spring is related with air bag module. there are a lot of owners have the same problem (such as priuschat.com). i think that it could be a recall issue. and i experienced another problem. the accelerator pedal of my car was repaired by the recall service before. but when i release the accelerator pedal and try to push brake pedal, there is difference of height between both pedals. the height of brake pedal is higher than the accelerator pedal, even if i released the accelerator pedal. so it is dangerous to operate both pedals. when i tried to push the brake pedal after i released the accelerator pedal, my right feet was stuck with the brake pedal. i think the recall service for the accelerator pedal of my car was not successful. or there is another problem on the brake pedal of prius. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. the contact stated that the brakes failed, causing the contact to crash into another vehicle. the contact was reported injured however a police report was not filed of the incident. the contact had the vehicle towed to a repair shop for inspection but the cause of the failure was unknown. the manufacturer was notified but advised the contact to speak with his insurance company. the failure mileage was 122,000.
I needed to wait for a service person to arrive and open the door to their business. after several minutes, while gear was set in park outside a building with the motor running and radio on, the car suddenly jumped ahead by several inches. it stopped just as suddenly. very scary. i have left the car in park with the motor running a few more times to see if it would do it again. no repeat incident so far. it moved a short distance, but would have been enough to hit a curb, person, or container who/that was near the car. *tr
I was in a 2006 toyota prius car accident on the freeway when the steering wheel started jerking (to the point of no control), the brakes stopped working and the car kept accelerating. car lost control.*dt*jb car was totaled, two witnesses and a police report. i was sent the emergency room. no responsibility was assumed by toyota, which completed their "inspection" on march 9th, 2012. then eight months later on november 14, 2012 they come out with two recalls: a steering recall & an engine and engine cooling, hybrid propulsion system recall, probably as part of what they saw happened to me. i was never notified after about these recalls that my car potentially could've been defective from and part of.