2005 Toyota Prius: engine stalls while driving

Filed Aug 17, 2022 · Fuel system · CA

Fuel pump malfunctioned. The vehicle stalled at low speeds while driving on an incline and gave a large red exclamation error sign on the dashboard. It stopped accelerating and came to a stop. Afterwards the engine will not start anymore. The car was towed to a garage and they found the fuel pump to be faulty.

Filed Apr 7, 2021 · Engine · 257,000 miles · MD

Car stopped accelerating/ engine died while driving at 20-30 MPH exiting holland tunnel. Coasted, then braked to stop, pulling over to shoulder. Turned AC off. Red warning light on. Ac warning light? Pressed park button. Press power button to turn off car. Waited 5 sec and then pressed power button, keeping AC off , and resumed accelerating.

Filed Jul 18, 2019 · Engine · 223,000 miles · CO

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. While driving various speeds, several unknown warning indicators began flashing and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle shifted into neutral as other unknown warning indicators illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle to a stop and restarted the engine. The contact then drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with inverted cooling failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the contact would have to pay for diagnostic testing. The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 223,000.

Filed Dec 19, 2018 · Lights · 204,000 miles · VA

Headlamps randomly turn off while driving, but usually only one at a time. Last night (12/18/18), both lights went out at the same time and I was unable to see the road as it was poorly lit. When lamps do turn off while driving, turning them off and on a few times will usually get the it to come back on. This is definitely a hazard and a recall is absolutely required.

Filed May 22, 2017 · Engine, Fuel system · 160,000 miles · MH

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled and all the warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with an inverter water pump failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v563000 (engine and engine cooling, hybrid propulsion system). The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

Filed Jan 2, 2013 · Fuel system · 116,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was found that the inverter converter needed to be replaced. The contact was informed that repairs completed under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 12v536000 (hybrid propulsion system: inverter) may have caused the failure. The manufacturer was notified and offered to pay for a portion of the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 116,000...updated 01/14/13 *bf..updated 01/16/2013 *bf updated 1/18/2013 *js the consumer is still without the vehicle. Updated 1/28/2013

Filed Dec 3, 2012 · Electrical, Lights · VA

Headlights (one or both) will randomly turn off while driving. Turning the switch off and back on will turn them back on.

Filed Nov 19, 2012 · Engine · 97,000 miles · WA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. The contact stated that while driving 5 MPH, the vehicle stalled and every warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact allowed the vehicle to sit for a few minutes. The contact was able to restart the vehicle as it functioned normally for several minutes before the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection but they could not diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 97,000.

Filed Nov 12, 2012 · Electrical, Engine · 115,995 miles · NY

My 22-year-old son had a scary incident in which our 2005 prius stalled spontaneously on the bronx river parkway (valhalla, ny) with several dashboard warnings lighting up. The hybrid shifted to battery mode in traffic. Luckily he was able to get off highway. Car was towed to dealer. We're very concerned because the car never had problems and because, on an internet search, we see the failure was precisely like the one described in the federal safety agency report that resulted in a toyota action to service many cars in 2005: http://j.mp/agencyprius05problem.

Filed Sep 20, 2012 · Electrical, Engine · 50,000 miles · TX

While driving on the highway at 70 MPH, the following symptoms occurred on my 2005 toyota prius: (1) car would not accelerate, (2) engine light came on, (3) problem light came on, (4) battery went red, (5) car stalled and would not accelerate/drive any further. After turning off the car and restarting it, I was able to drive it back and the battery recharged itself to green. After taking it to the dealership and having this problem "fixed", the exact same situation happened two more times, again 6 months later and then 2 weeks after that. The second time I was driving again on the highway at 70 MPH, the third time I was driving at night at 40 MPH.

Filed Dec 4, 2011 · Electrical, Engine · 100,500 miles · CA

We were driving on the highway at night and suddenly, without warning, the engine stalled completely, the car died, and all of the warning lights came on, including a red triangle, check engine, brake, and some others. The prius lost power and I had to turn on the hazard lights and coast to the shoulder. We called the aaa towing service and 911 (as the shoulder was very narrow and we could not get out of the car). The officer and the tow truck driver checked for all possible driver errors, including gas, but did not find anything out of the ordinary (the gas gauge showed 5/8 full). The car was towed to the toyota dealership in sunnyvale who are working to determine the cause. This was a very dangerous situation as we were driving on a highway, with a child in the car, at highway speeds at night and the car suddenly died. It has left us shaken and we will be contacting toyota to see if they have a fix for this.

Filed Jul 25, 2011 · Engine, Fuel system · 75,500 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. The contact stated when the vehicle stalled all of the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated the dealer reprogrammed the computer, but the vehicle only functioned normally for one month. The contact stated the failure was being diagnosed by the dealer for one week. The fuel pressure was also being checked to see if it met specifications. The failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 75,500.