Making a right turn at 15 MPH and upon pressing gas pedal to accelerate after completing turn, power is reduced to 'limp home mode' at 10 MPH. Check hybrid system message appears on center console. 1 mile later the vehicle loses all power and will not restart. Emergency towed to nearest toyota dealership. Inverter on backorder from los angeles warehouse and estimate is 3 weeks to replace. Retail price of inverter plus labor and rental car expenses all covered under warranty is about $11,000 usd. Toyota has been exemplary in this ordeal and taking care of the customer. This is a heads up to other owners of inverter related to recall: recall subject : inverter failure may cause hybrid vehicle to stall report receipt date: feb 12, 2014 the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v053000 component(s): hybrid propulsion system.
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2010 toyota prius. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle engine problems. *smd the consumer stated while driving, she heard a pop and the engine and power stopped. She coasted to the bottom of the hill and the vehicle came to a sudden, full stop. The warning message on the display read, check hybrid system. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The dealer performed a diagnosis, and informed the consumer, the problem was the computer that ran the hybrid system. However, the part was on national backorder. It took a month, for the part to arrive. The consumer received a recall notice, for the very part that failed on her vehicle.
After driving for a combined time of 4 hours in a 5 hour period, my wife left a store she visited off zebulon road and I-475 near macon ga. When attempting to re-enter southbound I-475 the car failed and would not accelerate. A few seconds after the drive system shut down and would not restart. The dash indicators said check hybrid power system. The car was towed to a dealer rogers toyota in macon ga, where it now is. The dealer says that the problem was the engine control module though the inverter is being replaced under an existing recall issued last week. It is not clear if the engine control module is covered by the recall.
I was driving with the flow of traffic (around 30 MPH) on a main surface street in a middle lane of a multilane street when suddenly the engine stopped, and I was unable to make the engine respond. The car immediately began to slow down; I could not make it accelerate to keep in the flow of traffic. I managed to carefully drift over to the right and maneuver through an intersection and glide to a stop on the right side of the road. I turned off the engine and repeatedly tried to restart it to no avail. I called for towing service and had the car towed to my toyota dealer, where the service people said it was an "internal failure" and replaced the inverter assembly. What has terrified me is that I could have been on the freeway driving at least 60 MPH, where the consequences would be devastating to me and others. I asked if toyota would be reporting this to the federal safety agency, and they said that was an internal determination. I asked if this had happened before to others and did not receive a clear answer.
On monday february 24th 2014 my 2010 toyota prius, hybrid inverter failed while I was driving and my car suddenly stopped on the road. I looked on the instrument panel and the check hybrid system was illuminated. The car would not start. I decided to call a toll truck company to take me to the nearest toyota dealer. Once I arrived the service advisor informed me, the 2010 toyota prius has two active safety recalls. I was never notified. The two safety recalls are the hybrid inverter & brake booster pump assembly. Today is thursday february 27th 2014 and the toyota dealer has failed to repair and return my car. The toyota dealer stated this is a safety recall, they need permission from toyota headquarters to approve parts. I pleaded with the toyota dealer to provide me with a vehicle, while I wait, they refused.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. The contact was driving 75 MPH when the vehicle lost power and the contact was unable to accelerate. The contact was able to maneuver the vehicle off road to a safe area where it was towed to a dealer for inspection. The contact was informed that the inverter module assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the incident. The approximate failure mileage was 60,100. Updated 03/21/14*lj the consumer stated the failure occured just after filling the gas tank. Updated 03/28/2014
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the hybrid failure warning light illuminated as the vehicle began to lose power. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the inverter assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 37,125. Updated 02/03/2014
While carefully parking my prius 2010 at a hospital it accelerated suddenly and crashed over the cement curb. I say carefully because my prius had done this before but not enough damage was done to file with insurance. There followed another accident and another accident. Then this evening while driving into my carport my prius accelerated again. It threw my dog that was in the front seat to the floor but I was able to avoid car damage as I was going to stop. I was barely moving, that is I still had my foot on the accelerator,maybe I could say coasting, when this acceleration suddenly occurred. This was the same type acceleration that caused all the prior accidents. I have reported this to toyota... And now you. Hopefully you will help me. My prius is in the carport. It has not been moved. However, it is my only transportation. My prius' latest happening, before the one just stated, the hybrid system quit working during rush hour traffic on the interstate near a busy intersection. This was repaired before toyota sent some one to investigate the prior accidents. If more information is needed just let me know. This prius also had a battery replaced shortly after it was purchased as a new vehicle. This prius has wheel rim scratches.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated the hybrid system inventor had to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 114,189. Updated 12/23/13*lj updated 12/24/13
I was driving 15 MPH and all of a sudden the car stalled and stated, "check hybrid system". Stopped the care right away called aaa and took it to a toyota facility where they diagnosed the problem as a failed inverter, which is part of the hybrid system. This is a safety issue and must be addressed.
While traveling on an expressway, during rush hour traffic,every light on the dash board lit up then the car completely died. A message of 'hybrid system failed' showed before it died. There was no slow down or warning. The car was towed to the dealer and the inverter was replaced.
Driving on the highway in albany, ny area, slowed down to go through tollbooth as I began to accelerate to continue on highway, check hybrid light came on and engine abruptly stopped. I was able to coast the car from left lane over to the breakdown lane. Turned off car and was unable to restart. Toyota dealership found that the power inverter had failed and needed to be replaced. Error codes listed by dealer: p0a94 dc/dc converter performance.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. The contact stated that the fuel sensor unit malfunctioned and caused the vehicle to stall while driving 65 MPH. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who diagnosed the vehicle has having a faulty fuel sensor gauge. The dealer replaced the fuel sensor gauge. The failure mileage was 54,047.
While driving at ca. 20 MPH a sudden jolt and clunk occurred and the car was stalled. Various dashboard lights came on, and the dash displayed "check hybrid system." towed to a toyota dealer, the problem was stated to be a failed inverter-converter that needed to be replaced.
Our 2010 prius suffered a near total power failure on 5/10/13 when the car suddenly and without any advanced warning, lost power decelerating from about 35 MPH to about 4 MPH in less than 5 seconds. Every idiot light came on at once on the dash panel and a "hybrid system failure" notice came up on the alphanumeric display. Luckily, I was on a city street and not the highway when this happened. I was able to get the car safely off to the side of the road and call for a tow. Our prius has approx. 44000 miles on it, is regularly maintained at the dealer, not mistreated in any way and gave no advanced warning indication that there was anything wrong with the electrical/propulsion system. The car lost almost total power, limped about 50 feet past parked cars and just died at the curb after I put it in park. It would light up across the dash, but never start the engine. We have had this car about 36 months. As this is my wife's car, I am greatly worried about the safety of the car and having this problem happening again, especially to her at high speed, multi-lane highway driving. It has been repaired at a local toyota dealership. They installed a new 12v battery and eventually the main fix, a inverter/converter. The car now runs like day one. However, how do we trust this car in the future if it did not give any warning of imminent propulsion failure ? I am getting nowhere with toyota about their providing some kind of advanced warning to get the car onto the shoulder of the road and keep it running for about 1 - 5 minutes. Thank you
While driving back to home from work in dc traffic when the traffic started going when the signal turned green I pressed accelerator all of a sudden after little sound different warning lights illuminated on the dash along with the large rectangular warning message saying "check hybrid system". The car can go only under 10 MPH and I pulled on to curb and towed to near by dealer (ourisman chantilly toyota). Two days later I got call saying inverter is an issue takes two to three days to get part and will be replaced for free as the car has only 36k miles on it. We have to rent car (toyota should provide this service as it is their common defective part and the repair is under warranty).
The incident occurred when I attempted to accelerate onto a two-lane highway. Because of a slow and sharp u-turn which precedes the short on-ramp, I disabled the eco mode for better acceleration. When I pressed down on the gas, the car immediately emitted a loud sound, became unresponsive and was unable to gain additional speed. Even so, there was no other option but to merge onto the roadway while doing no more than 30 MPH. In the meantime, the instrument panel showed a "check hybrid system" message along with several warning lights. I managed to avoid oncoming traffic (from behind) and safely pulled onto the grass. Attempts to restart the vehicle were unsuccessful with the previous message reappearing each time. The car required a tow to the nearest toyota dealer. I received a call from them the next business day, and they explained the cause to be a defective inverter based on the diagnostic code. Fortunately, the repair will be covered under toyota's hybrid warranty. It remains to be seen and I am hopeful this repair will fully resolve the issue.
Starting my vehicle and leaving my garage at 2 MPH the master warning light, check hybrid system light, and malfunction indicator/check engine light were all lit up. With a terrible smell electrical/fuel. I immediately shut the car off and let it sit. After a few seconds I tried again with the same result. The owners manual says to not drive and contact toyota dealer immediately. When the tow truck arrived I again tried to start the vehicle and the warnings were not present. The dealer investigated and said it was over ethanol in the fuel. The fuel has been tested and found to be 6-8%, which is acceptable. The dealer at the time of the repair wanted $450 to drop and clean the tank. Instead I chose to go with the phillips toyota (leesburg florida, phone 352‑728‑2030) dealer service manager, david newton to the closest gas station and fill up. Since then there has not been a problem, but I am concerned for my safety in now driving the vehicle. As this is a hybrid which I purchased to help our country with energy security (56 mpg) but am afraid as a retiree with my wife that this could have ended differently if we were on the interstate traveling. With the reputation of toyota and the unexpected acceleration we are concerned that the initial problem has not been found and will recur. This could happen on the interstate highway with a much different outcome. I am reporting this to go on record with this problem just in case an accident or fatality is involved the next time, if it happens again. Thank-you and I can email my file which has been sent to [email protected] under their reference#[xxx], and florida division of consumer services, [xxx]. I have also requested a meeting with the toyota corporation representative through the dealer service mgr. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Letter on behalf of, request assistance in getting toyota to replace a defective inverter on his 2010 toyota prius; this part was previously recalled on earlier models; reply to the cleveland district office *tgw the consumer stated the vehicle shut down, as he was driving on the highway. The consumer was informed the inverter would cost $3,400 to replace.
I was entering a parking space, I approached the space about 5 MPH. The vehicle suddenly accelerated, the steering locked and the brakes went to the floor. The vehicle jumped the curbing and hit the truck in the next righthand space. It connected with the trucks left front fender. That stopped the vehicle.
Car stop on crowed warning appered on dash hybid over heating car stop. Had to restat car. By time pulled to shoulder warning light whent off. Car smelled of burning this happen on friday on sat brough car to santa monica they had no answer. As needed more info had car towed on monday left car till sat. Their diagnosis using gas and brake at same time how do you do this with one right foot? . You never drive with the left foot computoe is in error
On the day prior to the event, the weather was around 55 degrees and misty with occasional light rain. Our 2010 toyota prius iv was parked during most of the day. While driving on interstate 35 in texas going 70 MPH, all of a sudden 4 different warning lights illuminated on the dash along with the large rectangular warning message saying "check hybrid system". The vehicle lost power to the wheels, the accelerator did not work even though the gasoline engine was still running, the vehicle coasted to the shoulder where it was immobile and had to be towed to the nearest toyota dealership. This was the first time we had any trouble with the vehicle. The odometer reading was ~3,500 miles. The dtc code was dtc p0a3f "drive motor a position sensor circuit". The dealer initially replaced the entire inverter assembly, which did not correct the problem. Then they replaced the entire transaxle for the vehicle. This corrected the problem. I do not have either of the parts that were replaced, although I am sure toyota does have the parts.
Leased a 2010 toyota prius 3 mths ago. Right from the start gives very low mileage: 39-41mpg and have been tracking it between every fill up. Always filled up 10 gallons and reset trip meter every time. Gives only 390-410 miles per fill up. Complained to the dealer service center at greentree toyota and they say that nothing is wrong with the car and the mileage should improve after 10,000miles. Right now the car has over 5200miles. For the last 2 mths, I started noticing that the speedometer is reading higher too. If the roadside radar shows 35, the prius speedometer shows 37 as the speed. An overage of 2 miles. So, if when I have driven the car 900miles in actuality, the odometer would read 1000miles and hence the car is aging at a faster rate as far as mileage is concerned and also that the fuel economy is affected even further since the car is not giving even the 39-41miles per gallon. The dealership manager charlie moneco tells me that it is normal industry standards for the speedometer to be off and that these are not certified speedometers. The dealership service center manager [xxx] tells me that there is nothing wrong with the car and that it is within legal limits for the speedometer to be off. The dealership service center technical manager [xxx] blank tells me that they test drove to like vehicles and found that both vehicles did the same mileage and hence the conclusion that there is nothing wrong with my car. I questioned the testing process since there is no outside source like a radar that is clocking any of the cars to tell which one is at what speed. Called toyota motor corpn. At 1‑800‑331‑4331 and spoke to [xxx] and she says that if the dearlership and its service center is saying that they can do nothing, then they stand by the dealership. Toyota cannot help me any further. The case number from toyota is # [xxx] lodged today 12.06.2010. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
I was on a trip to arizona and when driving in my 2010 prius from flagstaff to phoenix during the evening, the batter display's top segment glowed red many times in the descent from flagstaff. It was a very difficult to drive to keep the top segment from turning red as the vehicle was coasting and I did not want to exceed the speed limit so I really did not now what to do. I decided to shift to neutral so the engine was not breaking. However in neutral I was wearing out my vehicles brakes which also worried me because of the possibility of overheating the brakes. I looked in my vehicle manual but nothing as in the booklet about this type of occurrence. So I asked my toyota service personnel at rudy luther toyota in golden valley, mn and they had not heard of this problem. He gave me a the telephone number for customer service representatives at toyota and after discussing this incident with many people in customer service at toyota, the end result was "that the battery was fully charged and when this occurs the top bar will glow red but this will not effect the battery". I do not know if this is true or toyota is just putting me off but others at the following toyota forum have also experienced this problem. Is this a safety problem, I do not know. Is it a battery warranty problem, I do not know. But please look at this forum thread and maybe you can discuss this more fully with toyota. Http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-iii-2010-prius-main-forum/67994-all-bars-battery-indicator-4.html on the return trip and here in minnesota I have not had this problem occur as there are not many long descents.
Toyota prius 2010 going downhill pushing the brakes to stop before red light in the uneven pavement the car suddenly loses all fours wheels brakes for a fraction of a second . When the wheel that passed the road bump the brakes come back again and stop the car. It happened three time in the last 4 months that I have the car. Same car defect in the fuel system. After leaving in the garage for 5 consecutive days, the car did not started automatically as it should do. It made for several seconds a metal to metal noise before the engine finally started to funtioning as usual. Seams like the engine starved of fuel. Same car excessive vibration on the driver side door panel when the radio or music is on. It stops when I hold with my knee tha panel.
I own a 2010 prius. After putting 10k miles on it, I have yet to see the 50+ mpg. I could have easily bought a honda civic, saved $15,000+ and still gotten 38mpg. I have taken the car to the dealership on a few occasions and they cannot tell me why I have lost almost 20mpg. All they can tell me is that it is probably the gas that I am using. I can see how this might make a slight difference like 3-4mpg, but not 20! I believe the 50mpg benchmark given by toyota is bogus. I want my money back!
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. While driving 5 MPH she smelled a strong gasoline odor. The vehicle was inspected and there were no visible leaks. The dealer authorized the tow truck to retrieve the vehicle since she was afraid to drive it. The dealer test drove the vehicle and did not find any leaks or detect any gasoline odor. The failure and the current mileages were 7,000. Updated 03/09/10. *lj updated 05/12/10.8jb
I own a 2010 toyota prius, 3rd generation. When I am braking and hit a pothole or a manhole cover, the car surges forward. I took it to the dealership today and they checked the car and said they couldn't find anything wrong with it. They also said they had no knowledge of any kind of braking or surging problems with this vehicle. Our dealer was eastern shore toyota in daphne, al. This has happened approximately 6 different times since we bought the car in 2009. It started to occur approximately in july 2009, with the most recent episode in january 2010.
2010 toyota prius - when braking, if you hit a bump or pot hole in the road, the car lunges forward (accelerates). You have to really pay attention for this occurrence or you will rear end someone. I has happen about 5 times now. This seems to be a electronics issue not a pedal problem.
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