2007 Toyota Prius: multiple warning lights

Filed Jul 4, 2020 · Brakes, Electrical · 130,000 miles · IN

My husband and I recently purchased a used 2007 toyota prius or are 17 year old daughter and since purchasing vehicle a little over a month ago she has already had four or more instances of her car dying and making her lose all control in the middle of the road. The car goes into neutral on its own and will not go back into drive or any other gear the car becomes immobile with no ability even steer off the side of the road or shut the car off or put it in park all dashboard lights come on brakes become glowing red hot and severe issues with lighting and moisture.

Filed May 8, 2019 · Brakes · 105,000 miles · FL

The brake accuator on the generation 2 toyota prius has become famous for failing. Toyota ran an extended warranty, however, dealerships ignored the problem and instead fixed other issues without actually going after the accuator until after the extended warranty expired. Now my car's accuator for the brakes is bad, as indicated by warning lights and alarms. I fear that my 10 year old car will have a brake failure. The repair is estimated at over $2500 for a defective toyota part. This is unfair that toyota made a bad part that consistently fails in this model and that they do not fix all of them with a proper recall, or exclude drivers after not relaying important information. I was driving my car down the street when all the lights came on warning me that my brake system was failing so I left the car on the side of the road and will not drive it further.

Filed Mar 7, 2019 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 155 miles · PA

In feb 2018 I noticed that several lights came on in my car the vsc, ABS, and pressure sensor light lit up. Also the brake indicator light. I had recently went for and inspection on my car in jan and had brakes replaced at my local monroe prior to this happening so I questioned them on what all the lights meant and they looked on line and saw that there was a recall on the brake actuator for my car. They advised me to go to the toyota dealer. I went to the dealer in a few weeks later in mar and they explained that there was a letter sent to prius owners stating they extended the warranty on brake actuators until end of 2017. They have it in two phases, and it's unlimited miles until dec 2017 for the first phase, then after that it's 150k miles/10 years. It also says the red triangle light must be on for it to be covered (in other words, it's only covered if it fails.) I never received this letter and the exceed the 150k miles by 5k and years. The csr rep said he would she if they could honor it being that it was so early in the 2018 year only a few months pass the deadline but the manager on site declined and told me to contact toyota customer care. The dealer quoted me $3,500.00 to get this replaced. I contacted toyota and of course they said there is nothing they could do because the letter stipulated a specific time frame of service. My issue is that I #1 never received a letter about this recall/extended warranty #2 I brought this car at a dealer certified pre-owned toyota dealer so they should of updated my info in the system (address, ex.) #3 my car is a electrical car and needed this fix to operate properly... I feel like I'm being punished about a defect undisclosed to me which now is a hefty cost. #4 my issue happen 2-3 months after still not far off. I'm filing a complaint in hopes of finding help to resolve this issue. .

Filed Nov 8, 2018 · Lights · 141,036 miles · CA

Front headlight (both) sometimes all lights will go off. Most of the time it is one or the other but I have had it happen where both completely turn off while driving. On the freeway!!! This happens daily and ive even been pulled over more than 3 times due to me not knowing about a light out! Turning on and off the lights is only a temporary fix!

Filed Feb 2, 2016 · Electrical · 148,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota prius. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, all warning lights began to illuminate on the instrument panel. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the failure was not able to be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. In addition, the contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v449000 (hybrid propulsion system). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 148,000.

Filed May 1, 2014 · Transmission · 127,800 miles · GA

Last week my wife was driving when our car lost power, began making unusual noises, and multiple warning lights became illuminated on the dash. She stopped the car, turned off the power, and restarted the engine; again the warning lights remained lit. We immediately took the car to our local dealer and left it overnight. The next day they informed me the transmission had failed and charged me $5400 to repair it. The day following the repair the "check engine" warning light came on again while driving and remained lit. We immediately returned to the dealer. After examining the vehicle the dealer told us that the water reservoir float had become stuck. He also stated that this was a common problem for hybrids which have undergone major engine repair. Today they further advised that we continue to drive the vehicle without further repairs.

Filed Apr 28, 2014 · Electrical · 69,434 miles · IL

Without warning, after stopping and turning off the engine, my prius engine wouldn't start and all of the warning lights went on when I tried to turn the engine over.. Thankfully, I was not in an intersection or on a road when this occurred. The toyota dealer I had the car towed to, told me I had a poaa6 code and need to replace a transaxle assembly. (repair costs are over $4000.00) after a little bit of research, it appears that a lot of 2007 prius owners are experiencing the same product failure. I just found out that toyota has a service bulletin about the problem but does not cover the failure after 60,000 miles, except in a few states, such as california, which made toyota extend warranty to 150,000 miles. . No toyota mechanic ever advised me about this problem. Had I known it's potential, I would have purchased an extended warranty. Tsb number: sb-0306-08 rev 2agency number: 10037588tsb date: march 23, 2011date added to file: may 26, 2011 failing component: electrical system:battery summary: toyota: malfunction light is on with two internal trouble codes. It is a problem with the transaxle assembly. 2004-2008 prius.

Filed Apr 18, 2014 · Brakes · 62,257 miles · MD

I was driving within the speed limit on I-40 east toward knoxville on a friday evening. Suddenly all the warning lights came on and buzzers went off. I pulled over to the right lane to prepare to pull over to the shoulder or take the nearest exit. Traffic was very heavy with lots of trucks. I saw an exit about a mile ahead and took it. I found I had very limited braking ability. I pressed on the brakes and slowed down just barely enough to make the turn off the exit ramp onto buttermilk rd. Where there were no services, and no open businesses. I called for a tow which arrived well after dark. The car was towed to the toyota of knoxville dealership which was closed. On saturday morning I found out I needed the brake accumulator replaced. They told me that the car could be driven but they did not recommend it because the incident would happen again. I am from maryland and was about a 10-hour drive from home. I did not want to risk it. The part was not available in the area and had to be ordered. It was tuesday evening before the car was fixed. This was the scariest incident I have ever had with any car. This part has been just recalled in other models of prius. What was described as the reason for those recalls is exactly what happened to me.

Filed Apr 5, 2014 · Electrical, Lights · 96,000 miles · UT

I was returning home from a trip with a friend and driving on major freeway late at night, very dark with little visibility in a rural, unlit area. .all lights in vehicle shut down while driving 70-75 MPH. We could not see anything even the road, was like driving blind and very frightening trying to navigate the prius off the road safely without getting hit by other vehicles. Once I stopped the vehicle off the side of the road in the far left lane we turned the vehicle off, but left the hazard lights on and let the vehicle sit for a few minutes. We started again, lights came on, and I drove the vehicle another 100 miles without any incident until we entered the city. I had a similar problem driving the 12 remaining miles home, but the front yellow lights worked and I had the hazard and brake lights working. The city lights improved visibility. I took the vehicle in and the only problem they could find was with one of the headlights. I was told I needed to replace both. I can't emphasize how dangerous and frightening this experience was for my friend and I, still unsure how we avoided a tragedy. I would like the federal safety agency to investigate and make a recommendation to have some type of warning in the vehicle.

Filed Jan 29, 2014 · Electrical · 160,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota prius. The contact stated that while driving 10 MPH, the contact heard a high pitch screeching sound as all the warning lights illuminated. The contact lost control of the brakes and the engine was shut off. The vehicle still had no brakes. The failure later recurred and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The dealer stated that there was an error in the mother board that they repaired. However, the failure recurred. The contact had the vehicle towed to the dealer where the dealer then stated that the actuator would need replacing. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacture was contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000. Updated 3/12/14

Filed Oct 2, 2012 · Lights · 91,000 miles · PA

Recently purchased vehicle approximately 4 months ago. Headlights suddenly go out while driving, are unpredictable and at times will not stay on. They may work for days and then suddenly will start going out. One headlight, both headlights, hi beams, lo beams, no pattern to what goes out or works when problem starts to occur. Each time headlights are turned off and back on the result of what is working or not working is different. At times turning on high beams results in all lights going out at the same time. Presents a dangerous situation making it unsafe to be caught away from home with the car at dusk. My 19 year old son spent his hard earned money to buy this toyota for transportation while away from home at college. Toyota is unwilling to accept responsibility for costly repairs in a hit and miss game of lets throw money at the problem replacing parts trying to resolve it until they "fix it". I have no comfort that the problem is ever fixed regardless of how much money is spent since the problem is intermittent and may not be seen for weeks at a time. How can toyota get away with not addressing this safety hazard?

Filed Aug 9, 2010 · Electrical · 35,000 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota prius. The contact stated that without warning all of the warning lights come on including the brake light comes and the vehicle stalled. The dealer was not able to determine what caused the failure to occur. Toyota stated that they will have the vehicle towed in order to perform an inspection. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 35000. The current mileage was 38000.