We have classified the 140 complaints from 2010 Toyota Prius about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM into the following categories.
Air bag did not deployed at the time of accident. damaged/rip apart front bumper...car is total loss as per insurance adjuster. other collided honda cr-v had all its air bags deployed. none on my prius. accident happened at major intersection ,when green light turned on i paddle my car , other car honda cr-v came at a speed to make left turned and hit my front bumper.
As i was driving 55-65 mph on the highway, the check hybrid system alert came on, and all of a sudden i lost power. i was able to make it home but going up hill it would not go faster than 35 mph, and 40-50 mph on flat ground. this happened on a busy highway where the average speed is 55-65 mph
Brake/abs and stability system failure. possible actuator or accumulator. touota knows there is a fault and hides behind a software update. system fails and causes unreliable braking with increased force to apply the brakes. brakes apply so hard at times the rear passengers heads hit the rear seat.
While driving back from running errands my car's lights on the dashboard started to come on and noises started to start happening. i was lucky i was only a few streets away from my house so i decided to drive back home. the break was really hard to press. the brake felt like it was a rock and hard to press. i drove with my hazards on unsure of what could happen while driving. there was something wrong and the car started to beep and i was worried the car might fail to brake so i started to drive very slowly. the brakes were so hard to press. i took my car to toyota the next day and they said there was a defect with my brakes. they had the vehicle for a few days and returned to me saying it was fixed. needless to say this was a very scary situation to be in. i drive a lot. if i had been further away from my home this would have put me in a very dangerous position. i could've been stranded or drove on the freeway in this condition unsure of what was happening. my car could've stopped braking, ...
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. while operating the vehicle, the 'check hybrid system' warning indicator displayed and the vehicle stalled. moments later, the vehicle restarted, but the warning indicator remained illuminated. the failure occurred on multiple occasions. the cause of the failure was not determined. fred anderson toyota (9101 glenwood ave, raliegh, nc) was notified. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 207,000.
'takata recall' as i was merging on the highway this morning i got the big warning light on my dash and the engine light along with a message on my screen saying check hybrid system. ever since my hybrid system shut down and never came back on.
Car worked flawlessly and we maintained it regularly. took it in to address recall of jov update pwr mgmt ecu at dealer. dealer completed recall work. 2 days later engine lite check hybrid system and the ! on and triangle on. the car continued run but now was studdering when was not before the recall work. took it back to the dealer and he said we need a new hybrid battery. we believe the software update they did created a this issue. dealer acting ignorant and saying it needs new battery because of number of miles on car. asked for diagnostic print out from when they did recall work to they new diagnosis and they would not provide. we believe the recall update created a technical problem with our hybrid battery. we also believe that dealer not being honest regarding issues with this recall update and is using it as an opportunity to reduce liability for toyota on failed recall work and to use it as an opportunity to bring in large ticket sales repair ie they quoted us a new hybrid battery for 5,500.
I was driving down the highway, i hit the gas pedal to accelerate faster through a light that had just changed from green. as soon as i did that my car lost power and a bunch of emergency lights came on, i immediately got on the shoulder. no one was behind me otherwise i would've been in a wreck. i turned the car off and on again and the emergency lights were still there. i was able to drive up to about 10 miles an hour a few blocks to a parking lot. i had the car towed to the toyota dealership and they told me it was my inverter that over heated and needed to be replaced.
When you turn headlights on the dashboard light go black can't see any things o it
While the vehicle was in motion, the engine started shaking, the steering and brakes locked up and the engine ceased up as the car shut off. got error code p3190 for poor engine power, and then a day later everything was normal. this is the 2nd time this has happened while driving, the first time was in a 2002 prius.
Prius anti lock system
Vehicle stall when hybrid system kicks in and shake, very dangerous considering the car is quiet.
Recall notice eoe was performed on my 2010 prius to correct an invertor problem. a software update was performed. according to my dealer at capistrano toyota as well as other dealers this was just a bandaid and not a true fix. the owner of capistrano toyota as well as other toyota dealers have written to toyota that the invertor needs to be replaced. the dealer h,s had many cars come back after the software fix and had to have the invertor changed. if the invertor fails while driving, the car can possibly just stop running or slow down to 15 miles. this will be very dangerous and possibly deadly.
My vehicle abruptly slowed down on illinois highway 94 south bound at 33 exit at 2:00pm august 10. fortunately i was in right lane, which had a slight slope that allowed me to drive my car to the service lane. afterwards, i tried to start my car without any success. i called my car insurance agent on 2:11pm to tow my car to my mechanic. their diagnosis was a problem with the inverter/converter. my vehicle was towed again to the toyota dealer because this problem was in recall.
After changed all the 12v battery and 201v battery pack brand new. all the fluid; oil, cooling water, transmission also been changed new, even clean out the exhaust co2 deposit in the pipe, basically the engine been clean out like new. the problems now is not start or put into ready mode. due to the inverter and icu u1 circuit board now sending the signal to the dash board. dash board only show flashing engine light, push button show amber not green. i heard toyota is recal the software on the inverter, this is not going to help, due to reprogram the key and the imobolizer cause the infor on the dash to shut down, the obdii cant even read or function. now my 2010 hybrid is dead. i don't know what to do. please help.