2007 Toyota Prius transmission problems

Filed Jan 17, 2024 · Engine, Transmission · HI

I keep replacing P1116 and it keeps coming back also I was driving up a hill when I lost power and the car wouldn't accelerate. It would turn on and go into gear but not go anywhere. I know it says my vin doesn't have recalls but why am I experiencing them

Filed Nov 3, 2022 · Acceleration, Electrical · CA

Instrument panel cluster failure. Panel goes black while driving and lose power. Vehicle won’t start or shut off. My vehicle was getting serviced at the dealership and they couldn’t start the vehicle. I was told the instrument panel cluster was the problem. I contacted Toyota Customer Service, and was told they were aware of the issue. They had issued an extended warranty and sent out a letter to all owners this warranty has expired in 2016. If you purchased your vehicle after 2016 you would not have received any notice regarding this. While driving you can’t see you speed, your gear selection, fuel level, lights and no warning lights. The warning is that your vehicle won’t start or shut off.

Filed Jan 27, 2020 · Electrical, Fuel system · 162,000 miles · CA

Our daughter was driving our 2007 toyota prius to work in the dark in rush hour on the highway, driving straight, at highway speed, in los angeles, and the instrument panel instantly blacked out, with the car completely dead and halted. It could not even be shifted into neutral! The car stopped right in the middle of the highway. She called 911, and a wrecker was dispatched to lift the car off the freeway. Thankfully she was not injured or killed! I then researched the likely cause and diagnosed it exactly. It was the "hybrid water pump" also known as the "inverter pump," part #g9020-47031. That part was recalled in 2012, the federal safety agency recall # 12v536000. I had it towed to a nearby toyota dealer, north hollywood toyota, to have it repaired. That dealer looked up the vehicle's records and said the recall had been performed in 2013. Was it really? If so, then a recalled part that causes a complete, instant blackout on a prius already failed again. The receipt for the repair is attached, including the federal safety agency recalled part #. The repair cost $699.09 + tax, and caused an extremely dangerous instant stoppage of the vehicle on a jam-packed highway. I e-mailed toyota USA customer service to appeal the situation, and they sent me a reply and asked that I call them. On the call, they claimed there is no recourse for me to pursue. I'm a 51 year old u.s. Army officer veteran and have never experienced or known of anything this suspicious and dangerous in the automobile space. Thank you, [xxx] redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *cc

Filed Jul 9, 2017 · Acceleration, Engine · 100,600 miles · IL

I was driving about 35 MPH on a city street when the car suddenly shifted into neutral. I tried to put it back in drive, but it kept shifting back into neutral. Luckily there was enough distance between me and the car behind me was that it didn't result in an accident. I held the gearshift in drive with my right hand and steered with my left until I was able to turn off of the street into a parking lot. I could not put the car in park. I pressed the park button and nothing happened. I turned the car off, waited a minute and started it again. I could shift into reverse, but it continued to pop back into neutral when in drive. I had to drive home holding the gearshift in drive with one hand.

Filed Nov 26, 2016 · Brakes, Electrical · 109,092 miles · CA

While I was driving, the car suddenly made a very loud sound, that did not go away. Along with that, the lights on the dash lit up, the brake light, the red hazard exclamation triangle light, the ABS and vsc light. It felt the brakes were not working and I would need to press it down hard for it to slow down. This has happened three times! And each time I took it in to toyota, their diagnostic tests showed nothing. They think it could be the battery but they did not suggest changing it. The three episodes that happened, luckily no injuries or crashes. But it is very concerning as I feel this will happen again and they have not figured out what the problem is.

Filed Dec 9, 2015 · Engine, Transmission · CA

Wife backed vehicle up then shifted to drive .multipal dash warning lights came on. Vehicle was stopped and shut off. An attempt was made to restart the vehicle to move it back to a parked position. The vehicle could not be put back into drive or reverse. Had to manually push the vehicle to a parked position. It was lucky that this took place on our property in front of our residence and not a busy public roadway. Had the vehicle towed on a flatbed to a toyota dealer approx. 50 miles away. Toyota dealer advised later the transaxle/transmission failed. Found a toyota "technical service bulletin" dated july 7,2006 specifically dealing with this issue in the 2004 to 2007 prius. Document title: m.I.l. "on" dtc p0aa6 or p3009, information codes 526 & 613 models '04- prius. In the document it states "the transaxel assembly has been improved to prevent this condition." bottom line is toyota is aware of the faulty equipment mentioned above and has not addressed the problem properly to recall the vehicles with this issue even though this is an obvious safety issue.

Filed Jun 1, 2015 · Acceleration, Steering · 159 miles · CA

While driving uphill on a curved, shoulder-less road, my car spontaneously shifted into neutral, causing it to lose all power as well as power brake. I attempted to physically hold the gear shift in "drive", but this did not bring power back, nor did it change the light on the dash from "neutral". At first the car would shift into reverse, and I was able to back into a wider part of the road. It then stopped shifting into any gear. I ended up having the car towed home in neutral, with poor (non-power) braking. I've since done a google search and see that this is a recurrent problem with 200-something priuses, based on consumer affairs, toyota nation, prius online, and car problem zoo.

Filed Dec 23, 2014 · Transmission · 57,970 miles · CA

On sunday morning, dec. 21st, I left the house around 7am with dog in back seat to drive to a hiking trail. Everything was normal as I drove south on oregon expressway. After driving about 0.5 mi and descending the underpass at alma st., at around 35 MPH, without warning the red triangle light illuminated on with beep and indicators: brake, ABS, airbag on and check engine. I also noticed the words "transmission failure "on the main display. While driving up the other side of the underpass I realized the car was losing power. I decided to take the next turn-off at ash st. By now the car had slowed to 20-25 MPH by the time I approached ash st. As I initiated the turn I realized that I no longer had power steering so I touched the brakes and discovered that I also didn't have power brakes. I pushed hard on the brakes and momentarily locked up the wheels. By now the car had slowed enough that I was able to crank the steering wheel hard to complete the turn. Fortunately there were no other cars on ash st. Since I ended up making a rather wide turn; the car fortunately remained on the pavement. The car coasted to a stop at ash and sheridan and I was left stuck in the intersection with no power. I pushed the car to a parking spot. If I recall the main display had gone completely dark by this time; it may have gone dark around the time I initiated the turn onto ash - I can't remember exactly. While considering my options, I eventually powered the car off and powered back on (start button). At this point no indicators were on and everything appeared normal. I took the car home and resolved to bring it for service first thing monday. Fortunately driving to the dealer doesn't require driving on a highway or expressway. I've driven this car since 2007 and never had a similar issue. Losing all power on the expressway was very disconcerting.

Filed Oct 16, 2014 · Transmission · 86,642 miles · CA

This is the resolution to an earlier complaint I filed. My the federal safety agency complaint confirmation number (odi number) is: 10644563. There didn't appear to be a way to amend that filing. To recap. All the emergency lights came on and my prius lost all power while I was driving. It came to a halt. It would not restart. My passengers eventually exited the car and I remained in the car with the flashers and depressed the brakes to further alert oncoming drivers. I was towed home and the next day to a dealer. They performed a warranty service for the sensor crank (code poa90) which was the subject of a july 18th 2006 "special service campaign with the federal safety agency" (read: a voluntary recall) of the crankshaft position sensor on some 2001-2002 toyota echo and prius models. In the notice to its dealers [xxx] , vice president, product quality and service, warned that this "could cause a crash." the code # that was on my job ticket didn't match that given to this recall -- p0340 - camshaft position sensor 'a' circuit malfunction. I don't know what accounts for that discrepancy. It was called "an important safety recall." researching this issue online I've discovered that I am not the only prius owner to experience this potentially life threatening problem since that initial recall. I was lucky enough that no one was harmed and that the repair was covered under warranty. Others have had to pay hundreds of dollars to fix this problem and it's taken some numerous trips to the dealership. I would suggest that the federal safety agency explore whether another recall is warranted that would include later models and those outside the current toyota warranty coverage. Those owners who have paid for their repairs should be notified and reimbursed.

Filed Oct 6, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 146,429 miles · CA

At approximately 65mph a red triangle warning light appeared on the dash panel accompanied by a yellow circle. The parking button was flashing and a pink cartoon car appeared on the display. The car was running fine so I continued till I reached my freeway exit. At the bottom of the exit I had to stop for a red light. The exit is dark and has a sharp curve. Upon stopping the car the transmission locked and the engine shut down. I was unable to start the engine and the car could not be pushed out of the way due to the transmission lock. Frantically I had to get a flashlight and wave off oncoming traffic. It was very dangerous. After a few minutes I retried the engine and it started allowing me to get off the ramp and get home. The warning lights stayed on. I took the car to the dealer the next day and after they tested everything they said that there was nothing wrong. Next time I might not be so lucky.