Toyota Prius V loss of power problems

Filed Jun 17, 2022 · Electrical, Engine · NM

My car stalled while I was driving it on 2 separate occasions. It is a 2014 w less than 70K miles: 1/2022 Within seconds of 2 or more warning lights going on, the engine stalled. I was able to steer, brake and drive on the electric motor towards home. The electric motor drove another .5 mile before it also died, leaving me with no power steering or brakes. I was on a slight incline and coasted most of the way off road. The car was towed to our local dealer, which said the intake manifold had failed. Dealer replaced IM and related hoses and gaskets. 6/2022 I was driving on a busy interstate at high speed in the passing lane. The car started to lose power and decelerate. I maneuvered to the side of the road and UP! the on ramp. Made it to roadside business on remaining battery power.

Filed Aug 2, 2021 · Electrical, Steering · MD

Found car tampered with cut in carpet under driver seat to check battery maintenance per Toyota owner manual where hybrid battery was not receiving charge , was running hot Unknown person impersonated me registered my VIN to enroll with Toyota upgraded software app Entune version not with purchase is a 2021 software version with parental like controls, I took to Toyota dealerships below for assistance , new battery and hybrid faulting losing charge, car does not provide hybrid fault notice , loses charge , uses little gas , I researched on side of road to rest throttle and work around as I was driving it could have lost all power and stalled per recall notice needed hybrid software update Ran dr Prius app and finding recalls serviced at Toyota chambers burg pa are coding J0V issue w/inverter not completed and additional engine & battery codes almost causing my car to not enter fail safe mode hybrid battery almost fully discharged as approaching Bay Bridge Service notes from Fitzgerald day there were no issues specific repair request was for diagnostic report of car hybrid battery and sensor check, they claim no issue Only repair was replaced fob key although car at location 10 days, missing fuses found upgrade causes car to get 2-4mpg and burn battery hot/discharge without any dash or other warnings from car Safety recall notice no. 18v-684 are indicative of car symptoms Since incident Easton Md Toyota Service, Arlington Va Koons, Hagerstown MD Toyota and chambers burg refused to provide diagnostics Chambers burg held car did not perform service claiming no issues but noted cut carpet under driver seat above hybrid air vent battery cool/ intake Problem still an issue no Toyota will run diagnostics -

Filed Mar 15, 2021 · Engine · 190,000 miles · CA

Loss of power, engine rattle at start. Toyota dealer inspected and said the head gasket is compromised. We have always take care and regular maintenance on the vehicle. I found out that toyota has a fault egr system that is the source of the compromise. Toyota never notified us.

Filed Oct 28, 2020 · Fuel system · 89,000 miles · SC

While driving in interstate traffic the car lost power and would only go 11mph. When I got to a safe place to pull over the hybrid system showed failure and several other warning lights. The car had a previous recall for power management completed in 4/2019. This is an invertor failure

Filed May 30, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 125,000 miles · WA

We were driving in the city and after going on a slight incline road the car started to lose power. Noticed a few warning indicators came on the dash then I lost the ability to accelerate the car so I had to pull over while it was slowing down. I restarted the car and was able to drive short distances till it completely lost the ability to drive due to lost of acceleration. Very scary situation and it seems like its due to their inverter issues they were trying to fix with a software update. If the shop confirms, its due to the inverter issues, not sure if id feel safe driving the car even if they replace the whole inverter assembly. It's our family car for road trips and I wouldn't feel comfortable until they find a solid fix for this issue. 3 recalls for the same issue? That's ridiculous.

Filed May 21, 2020 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 113,221 miles · WA

Toyota prius v 2012 lost power as I was driving out of the parking lot. I had to make emergency stop on the side of the road because inverter/electric motor failed. Mechanic ran computer test and found that problem codes indeed pointed to failure of inverter.I called local dealer mccord toyota and was told my car does not fall to extended warranty of inverter and did not offer any help. Same day I called toyota customer care at 1‑800‑331‑4331 and they told me that my car does not fall under inverter warranty based on my VIN number, and gave me case number 2005072419. I was able to call my insurance company to arrange towing from my location to repair shop. Repair shop completed work and vehicle is now in operable condition. I feel lucky that I was not on freeway and did not have my children with me when it happened.

Filed Oct 7, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · FL

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".

Filed Nov 1, 2018 · Acceleration · 84,620 miles · WI

Safety risk that vehicle could lose power and stall. Manufacturer recall number j1v. The federal safety agency recall number 18v684 as of october 4, 1918. It is now november 1, 2018. Called the dealership this week and the report was that the manufacturer has not fix to date. Question: what relief is available until fix discovered? Free use of car provided by dealership?

Filed Oct 5, 2018 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 112,000 miles · CA

I have toyota prius v 2015 but I was losing power and I took it mechanic several times and now it's seems like now it affected my engine or my gasket according to the mechanics.

Filed Sep 27, 2015 · Acceleration, Engine · 7,000 miles · NY

Was driving at approx 20mph on a side road when the car completely lost power and went dead. All the dashboard warning lights lit up at the same time. Lost steering control (the steering wheel became very heavy and was unable to steer). Managed to coast to a stop a 100 feet away (since the car had absolutely no power). Turned off the power button, turned it back on and the car started running again. Took it to the dealer the next day. They ran diagnostics, found codes (listed below) which suggested that the smart key lost communication with the car. They kept the car for an extra day, ran the diags overnight just to see if they can reproduce but, was told that they were not able to reproduce the problem. No idea what may have caused the issue. The smart key was sitting on the center console. Below are the smart key related codes that were recorded: u0100 - lost communication with ECM/PCM "a" u0142 - lost communication with body control module "b" u0155 - lost communication with instrument panel cluster (ipc) control module u0293 - lost communication with hybrid vehicle control system please help investigate this as this is potentially a very serious issue. By god's grace, there was no other vehicle on the road, was going at a low speed and thank god, this did not happen on a highway at highway speed. Thanks.