Owner/driver found blacked out behind wheel in 55 mph highway in opposing traffic ditch. driver ambulanced to hospital er. dmv requires medical evaluation for continued driving privileges. driver suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. subsequently, driver places residential carbon monoxide detector inside prius which alarmed while parked and turned off at residence driveway. toyota customer experience center issued case # [xxx]. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr
My 2012 prius v started showing the warning lights for brakes, abs, anti-skid and engine lights. this happened while driving on a regular road. brakes still work but feel spongy. scanned for codes and it says c1391 which requires replacing all the main brake components. the cost is over $3000 because so many parts involved. there's seems to have been a recall for other models of prius but the 'v' not included. many v owners have experienced this problem. all the parts shown in the attached picture need to be replace cause toyota doesn't know or can't figure out where the problem is. car only has 68,000 miles on it
On june 5th, 2019, i took my car in to round rock toyota and they performed the 2018 toyota prius v recall fix. since then, my mpg has gone from an average of 41 miles per gallon, which has stayed consistent since i purchased the car brand new in june 2012, down to 32 mpg. i took the car back to round rock toyota for a diagnosis on sept 30, 2019 and they said that they cannot find anything wrong, there are no error codes, and that my now greatly reduced 32 mpg fell within toyota standards. i am writing to file a complaint that their 2018 recall for the toyota prius v has a problem and needs to be revisited or the vehicles should be taken off the road. i am co-filing a complaint with the epa as well.
On 09/19/2019 key west toyota completed the tires change of my vehicle as i requested. in addition, key west toyota performed "107649 j0v recall j0v01b 0.70 update to the power management ecu with new software" as showing on the invoice. the following day, on friday 09/20/2019, while i was driving the vehicle lost power and stalled in the middle of the traffic, putting my life and safety at risk and my heath and general well-being. i sent back the vehicle to key west toyota, and since then the issue is unresolved, and i am not even able to reach anyone on the phone or through the email i sent from key west toyota website "contact us".
I live in an apartment complex in illinois, and i do not have a garage. i think that some, if not all, of my tires were stolen overnight while i was sleeping. i do not have a car alarm. i bought 4 new and very inexpensive tires today. the tire theft could have happened in my parking lot, or at an auto-body shop like ntb while i was getting an oil change. i think it was the ntb in dekalb, illinois. i am not 100% sure if this is where it happened.i am not sure when it happened. my tires were so bald, that i almost landed in the ditch. can you please start a dot tire identification number registration form online via your website? it would be easier to track tires bought by honest and hard-working middle-class americans. also, are all 4 dot id numbers supposed to be the same if you buy 4 new tires all at once? the dot id number is located on every tire approved by the nhtsa. i would upload pictures of all 4 of my new tires if that was the option. please help honest people save money and time! mc from illinois.
Engine shake on start up when vehicle is not in motion , seems to be an issue with power.
The navigation, bluetooth & radio system was turned off on it own and became corrupted when the car dealership tried to update the systems software. the hardware was then rendered inoperable and the systems computer was then replaced, the warranty did not cover the defects in the system. the estimated repair exceeded $1000us. due to the dealerships actions in trying to run a software update, the repair costs were paid by the dealership. the failure of the computer system seemed to be known by the car dealer. toyota was never directly contacted by car owner as only the car dealer handled the repair issues.
Nhtsa recall number 15v449 manufacturer recall: for / hybrid inverter/power module (ipm) crash involving prius v (owned by another person - my mother was hit and killed by prius v) occurred on sr 105. prius v traveling n on outside lane crossed inside lane and 11' grass median bordered by concrete into s bound inside lane and collided my mother driving oncoming vehicle on inside s bound lane. woman driving prius v was killed on impact, and my mother died later that day at uf hospital jacksonville. two witnesses driving behind my mother saw crash and said the prius v appeared to be accelerating across median. crash occurred approx. 2 months before toyota's recall on july 15, 2015 of 109,000 prius v hybrids. the prius v that killed my mother was part of this recall. in feb 2014, there was a recall on the prius ecu. the pruis v had the same ecu, but toyota chose not to recall the prius v until almost a year and a half later, 2 and a half months after my mother's fatal crash. if they had recalled the prius v in 2014, would my mother still be alive?
I felt a loose noise behind the wheel of the car. took the car to service where i had bought it and they certified that the steering shaft needs a replacement @ 47,000 miles. prius models from previous years have a recall for this issue. the issue is not solved, yet they continue to have the defect and no other recall has been issued for the same problem. the repair estimate is around 500.00 i have had about ten cars in my life and in none have i ever had the worry or not even the sound of a loose steering shaft. we are talking about the steering wheel... and i have a family of 5.