I own a 2010 toyota prius with 97k and it is immaculate. In march 2019, the instrument cluster (an electronic component in the dashboard containing the gas gauge, speedometer, and gear position) stopped working entirely one day upon starting the car. I researched the issue and it's my understanding that a faulty capacitor on the logic board within the instrument cluster is the culprit. Toyota can replace the instrument cluster but only at my cost and for over $1000. Toyota issued a warranty enhancement notice to extend manufacturer warranty on this instrument cluster problem, but it only applies to 2004-2009 models. This electronic issue had not been entirely resolved by toyota in later models as many others are faced with the same issue. Am I monetarily responsible for the repair of the instrument cluster? Does the federal safety agency have ongoing support to prius owners for this issue? Should I file a small claims lawsuit?
2010 Toyota Prius electrical complaints
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I have 'check the hybrid system 'window on dashboard. Independent mechanic checked and told me that it has problems with inverter. Toyota has and had multiple recalls but they are doing some type of reprogramming which isn't helpful. It is expensive and common problem.
Both the low beam lights are of a problem with recall which toyota expired the recall on 10/31/2019. I tried few times last 3 years to get it fixed with toyota portland but they always said 1) don't have parts will call back once available 2) if you have issue we will fix it otherwise now now. Now that both were off and I had to use high beam, I took to toyota beaverton, or. They said recall is expired. Why will recall expire if it is safety issue? I called toyota customer support they said expired and you have pay fo yourself. The cost is not just bulbs but internal wiring kit which starts from $600. I am taking it to toyota portland today as my student daughter needs the lights to drive. We are both in different states (ca and or). Csp info - "customer support porgram zhb certain 2010-2011 model prius coverage for halogen low beam headlamp bulbs)
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.
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, I could've gotten into a big accident and injured other drivers around me. This is a very serious issue that should be recalled now and save other drivers! In california people drive up to 80 MPH on the highway-if we are behind a car and the brakes malfunction you can imagine what will happen to the driver and anyone involved! When I heard toyota was not recalling this on all prius's that might be affected it really scared me. This is unsafe.
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.
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.
My brakes has always had a weak feel and it would lose stopping power when braking on a bumpy road. Its almost like, the brakes releases when you hit a bump. There are currently two recalls for the 2010 prius but for some reason, my VIN number is not included in it. Is there any way we can get the dealer to perform the recall? Its just a software computer update, but I have a feeling they will not do it since my VIN is not included in the recall. Even though I experience the symptoms of the 2 brake recalls for the 2010 prius. Thank you.
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
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. Each time the vehicle was driven, it shook, stalled, and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. In addition, the contact had to depress the brake pedal with excessive pressure for the brake lights to illuminate. Also, the horn failed to function. The vehicle was taken to south bay toyota (located at 18416 s western ave, gardena, ca 90248, (310) 323-7800), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was later taken to autonation toyota cerritos (located at 18700 studebaker rd, cerritos, ca 90703, (562) 802-4000), but was not diagnosed or repaired due to the repair fees. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v684000 (hybrid propulsion system). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
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.
2010 toyota prius. Consumer writes in regards to safety recall 18v‑684. *ld the consumer stated the vehicle experienced a loss of power due to the faulty failsafe driving mode. The consumer no longer owns the vehicle.
Prius anti lock system
Vehicle stall when hybrid system kicks in and shake, very dangerous considering the car is quiet.
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.
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.
My prius was recalled to limit current in the main power inverter as they are failing. These inverters are still failing even after the software modification. Toyota extended the warranty on the inverter as they know it could fail. I don't want to be stranded before they will address the problem!
My brakes recently stopped working as they normally do (you had to press extremely hard on the pedal to get it to stop) and several lights came on the dashboard. Prior to this the car was making a very strange noise when you start to push on the brakes. Not like a typical squeaky brake sound. I took it to toyota and they gave me a quote for $3,700 stating that I needed a new brake cylinder assembly. I discovered a recall for 2010 prius for the exact diagnostic code and they said my prius was not covered by the recall. When you "reboot" the computer on the prius, the lights and brake problem go away. This appears to be a significant problem with the 2010 prius from what I have read on-line and toyota is not acknowledging it. It's also a very costly repair that seems to be easily fixed when you reboot the computer on the car. What is going on? How many people are paying toyota for this fix that appears to be a wide problem with the vehicle that should not be happening?
While driving our 2010 toyota prius ii on the interstate we began noticing a burning smell. Then, the ABS light illuminated on the dashboard. We pulled onto an off ramp and as we slowed the vehicle down smoke began coming from under the hood. We drove very slowly down the road and the smoke became more prevalent. We turned on a side street and my husband put the vehicle in park, got out, walked to the front, and noticed that the passenger front head lamp was melted and there was a flame. We quickly got our family out of the car (2 kids in carseats in the back). We moved away from the vehicle and the flames become larger and larger. We called 911 and the hood was engulfed in flames by the time the firefighters arrived. They were able to put the fire out quickly, so it did not spread into the front cabin or rear of the vehicle. We had not had any recent work done and the vehicle was fully operational until the time of the fire. We had not been experiencing any problems prior to this incident.
The other day my brake light, traction, and ABS light came on. Took it to the mechanic and they said it's code c1391 - abnormal leak in the accumilator, electrical issue, and I must go to the dealer. I've seen others complain about this. Shouldn't this be a recall?
The vehicle was having issue with the steering locked up when turning with motion about 20+MPH. The hybrid system is not as advertised the 50mpg in any way as it only gets average about 35mpg. The vehicle has 87000 miles and the old symptoms from second generation followed suit with it. The dash went totally off when weather is cold and suddenly turned back on when it gets warm. I had driven a few miles without the dash on and it was a bad experience since I cannot figure out the speed or what is going on. The steering is the major issue as we dare not to drive the car and the technicians from the dealer said nothing wrong with the vehicle but third party technicians recommend to take to toyota for recall.u turns are the worse that locked the steering and the car almost come to a stop with beeping alarms.
I had a sudden loss of power with a popping sound. The failure nearly caused an accident because I was turning into a traffic lane. This left me stalled in that lane of traffic. The failure turned out to be the inverter over heating was caused by the cooling pump in the inverter failing, which caused the inverter to overheat. This was not covered by warranty and was a very expensive repair. I chose not to have the dealer repair it at their extreme prices. I paid the dealer to diagnose the problem. Then I had greentec in olathe ks. Repair the system at 1/2 the cost that the dealer wanted
While driving on the highway, the instrument panel cluster on our 2010 prius went out and we were without a functioning speedometer or gas gauge for the remainder of the drive. This problem has happened to many other 2010 prius vehicles and toyota refuses to warranty this extremely costly repair, which causes many drivers to use their vehicles without a speedometer for extended periods of time.
Our prius has been losing power. It has 68k miles and we are the original owners. Driving at hwy speeds we noticed we have to push hard down on the gas just to get the car to maintain highway speeds. Hills are even worse. We are also still waiting on the parts to fix our headlights. Over the years I have changed the low beam bulbs at least 6 times! When are the parts coming?
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a loss of engine power. The check hybrid system warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to toyota of greenville located at 2686 laurens rd, greenville, sc where it was diagnosed as an ipm failure and the inverter would need to be replaced. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v053000 (hybrid propulsion system, electrical system) however the dealer informed the contact the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 132,000.
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