2010 Toyota Prius transmission problems

Filed Jul 24, 2025 · Acceleration, Transmission · 194,000 miles · VA

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH downhill on a mountain and depressing the accelerator pedal, the pedal travelled down to the floorboard, but the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The contact pulled over to the side of the road. The contact stated that upon turning off and restarting the vehicle several times, the vehicle responded as needed. The contact stated that the failure recurred after making a turn at 3-4 MPH downhill. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 194,000.

Filed Apr 15, 2025 · Driver assistance, Transmission · GA

While driving through the mountains, the ABS, Brake, and Slippery (traction control) warning lights all suddenly illuminated on the dashboard. This happened without any noticeable trigger, and the warning lights remained on for the duration of the drive. I'm concerned about potential issues with the braking or stability systems and request a diagnostic check to ensure everything is functioning properly. Also I am aware that there was recall on Prius 2010 related to ABS system. My VIN was not included in that but seems like similar issue

Filed Apr 1, 2023 · Electrical, Transmission · CA

Purchased new a 2010 Toyota Prius third generation level 4 in July of 2009. Hybrid battery pack failed just after 150,000 warranty lapsed at 155,000 miles. January 2023 floods in Merced, CA damaged one of blocks in Hybrid battery pack driving through waters at 191000 miles on odometer. This threw DTC POA 080 'Check Hybrid System' message. The following month February 2023 at 191500 miles I notice loud cooling fan for hybrid battery operating for the first time ever! Fan is located in rear seat behind front passenger. Air vent is clearly visible. I believe defective fan led to overheating of hybrid battery premature failure at 155,000 miles.

Filed Mar 23, 2022 · Engine, Fuel system · CA

Traveling at freeway speed just after midnight, the "check engine" light came on. Less than one minute later, the "check hybrid system" alert came on, with an exclamation mark inside of a yellow triangle symbol displayed. The vehicle instantly had no power when the accelerator was depressed. The vehicle coasted to a stop and would not shift into drive. The vehicle was towed to our home. Upon delivering the vehicle to our home, the tow driver used an emergency battery jump start device and the vehicle was able to shift into drive and be driven into the garage. The 12 volt battery was replaced the next day and the vehicle no longer exhibited any disfunction. This was an unexpected event with no warning that the 12 volt battery was in need of replacement. It could have resulted in a serious collision, if the freeway had been more congested, as the vehicle had been immediately driven 2 lanes over to the nearest exit, and came to a stop just after exiting, safely at the side of the road. This is a very dangerous safety condition that should have had some type of alert that the simple 12 volt battery system was in danger of failing, causing a catastrophic failure of the engine and power train. Or, the car should simply not be able to drive, if the 12 volt battery is that low, to ensure passenger and community safety. Prime example: Toyota Prius has a warning alert that the key fob battery is low. The warning gives you a couple of weeks to replace the battery, and repeatedly displays the warning whenever you power up the vehicle.

Filed Apr 16, 2021 · Transmission · AL · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked in her driveway, the vehicle independently rolled backwards out of the driveway. As a result, the rear end of the vehicle ran into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed.there were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was able to drive and was taken to a collision center. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired as of yet. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 173,991. The VIN was not available.

Filed Oct 1, 2020 · Fuel system, Transmission · 169,000 miles · FL · fire

Car shakes badly when changing form electric to gas motor, started smoking in the back.

Filed Sep 21, 2020 · Fuel system, Transmission · 120,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was turned off and restarted occasionally. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v684000 (hybrid propulsion system). The dealer was not called. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

Filed Aug 8, 2019 · Transmission · 105,560 miles · FL

While the car is in motion it stalls in the road/highway and does not accelerate. When taken to the dealership, they diagnose error p08a0 error code: replace hybrid battery pack.

Filed Dec 17, 2018 · Transmission · AR

It has been over 2 months and no remedy (software update) has been released for nhsta recall # 18v684 (hybrid system may shutdown and cause stall j0v). I am moving and need this issue fixed before I go overseas.

Filed Dec 1, 2018 · Acceleration, Engine · 191,087 miles · CA

I have been experiencing the safety risks outlined in the following manufacturer recall number: j1v the federal safety agency recall number: 18v684 I have been dealing with this issue for the past 2 - 3 years and unknowingly may have been spending hundreds of dollars on repairs that may not have needed to be replaced. Currently, my car is not running as I experienced a stall (11/09/2018) while exiting the freeway at a high speed with the screen reading "check hybrid system" and the dash lit up with the yellow triangle and exclamation point. I am not able to accelerate during the stall, brakes are working. This has happened to me countless times, almost always on the freeway or exiting and while traveling at a high speed. Sometimes the vehicle would start back up after a few minutes of being turned off. This particular time (11/09/2018), I coasted the vehicle to a safe spot and the vehicle engine never turned on again. I towed the vehicle to my residence and then to my mechanic. I am only able to put the vehicle in neutral. The motor will not come on at all and the screen reads "check hybrid system". The car had over 1/4 tank of gas at the time. I currently use my vehicle for my livelihood doing independent delivery services such as instacart, doordash, postmates etc. Since there is yet to be a remedy for this situation I want to know what my options are to get back the money I've spent or compensation for this vehicle since it is not usable and unable to be fixed by the manufacturer in a timely manner. I can provide documentation in regards to repairs made as well as visits to toyota in which they were unaware of the issue.