Toyota Prius Change Vehicle

“Air dam problems”

“The car is old. The bumper connection is loose on the left size, and the hatchbach opener panel is loose”

“The trim around one of the front doors had to be repaired, due to wear”

“The roof of car and spoiler on lift gate clear coat peeling off”

“It badly needs a paint job”

“the flat black on the mirrors and doors is very faded”

“The paint on the plastic parts at the rear of the car began fading quite noticeably. We had to have it repainted”

“paint is fading and chips off easily with every ding to the car”

“Clear coat on roof peeling. Rash looking peeling on bumpers, hatch”

“Paint on hood and roof is starting to peel. Will probably opt for paint job this year. Car has never been garaged”

“Clear coat peeling”

“Paint continues to flake and peel off of the hood. This started very soon after purchase and continues to progress. It was not due to any neglect on my part, but rather appears to be a paint/application defect”

“The paint has faded and peel off the body”

“Plaint hood pitting/chipping. Fading, especially on rear hatch”

“Paint on the hood is bubbling up in a few spots and getting larger by the week”

“Right rear door handle is peeling paint. No problem with others”

“layer on top of paint is peeling off and therefore the paint is fading where it is exposed”

“clear coat failed. had to have car repainted”

“clear coat on paint had significant peeling, paint is fading- this may be the worst paint job of any vehicle I've owned”

“Clear coat was peeling like a bad sunburn. Had the whole car repainted”

“The hood is horribly pitted, and the paint has degraded all over vehicle”

“peeling”

“peeling”

“peeling”

“clearcoat peeled off hood, roof, and rear spoiler. Had car repainted”

“The paint on the bumper started peeling off and the headlights became foggy such that Toyota recommended I pay $350+ to replace them”

“Small area around fuel input area”

“rusting where there are dings to the body”

“Left Door threshold salt damage rust”

“For some reason only the passenger front door rusted out. I replaced it last summer”

“The power battery failed”

“Battery Pack failure with no warning. One morning, it refused to start. $3400 to replace battery (while on vacation)”

“The drive battery failed and needed replacement”

“had to replace both the hybrid battery and auxiliary battery”

“Hybrid system battery pack had to be replaced”

“the hybrid battery had to be replaced. I was 2 months out of the 10 year warranty went it went. Toyota wouldn't help in anyway to replace the expensive battery, which cost $3600 to replace”

“Propulsion battery died. Replaced the old, original battery with a reconditioned battery and have been fine since”

“an electrical failure caused the system that switches between battery and engine to fail, and while driving there were times when the car accelerated by itself, even though I wasn't pressing on the gas. scary!”

“Hybrid cooling system”

“Required hybrid battery replacement for $3700”

“Main battery failure”

“The car would not start. It needed a software upgrade for the hybrid system, which we had to pay for. Doesn't make sense as it appears to be a defect with the software, and Toyota was aware of the problem and the fix for it”

“Replaced main battery for engine by dealer. Cost was $3200”

“replaced the hybrid battery”

“Main battery failed. Replaced with rebuilt unit”

“Hybrid battery failed”

“HV battery failure”

“The whole system seized up. Nothing worked. It was a small part that was easily replaced”

“The hybrid battery pack required replacement of two of the 28 cells. Also, the auxiliary 12 volt battery was replaced. Both repairs were done by a Toyota mechanic working after hours at his home for $700 total”

“14 months ago at 260,000 miles, the original battery went out. I purchased a refurbished one for $1000 and it has run ever since”

“In hot weather, when the air conditioner turn on, battery drop 5 to 6 bars and has shut the car down serval times. I park and wait five minutes, then restart the car, and drive it in "B" until the battery recharges. With the lights and accessoriesoff”

“vehicle has driveline vibration at high speeds”

“Manuf recall; after I had spent time and money on attempted fix in a prior year”

“When I press the buttons on the display nothing happens. They want $4616 to replace it, which I haven't done. Local shop replaced motherboard for $718 but the display button still don't work”

“THE SCREEN THAT SHOWS MPG, AVERAGE AND INSTINTANEOUS NO LONGER RESPONDS TO FINGER KEYS ON THE STEERING WHEEEL, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET ALL THESE FUNTIONS TO WORK BUT NO WHILE BOTH HANDS ARE ON THE STEERING WHEEL”

“Car started but within seconds entire dash control panel went blank and car would not start”

“after detail cleaning I lost display.gauges radio (am/fm/cd) car would start and run. diagnostics at the dealer said bad radio. new one ordered, after 3 days all functions returned car appeared to be "normal" old radio worked better than ever. I d”

“Dash suddenly went blank. OK. But $1100 to replace it, parts and labor???”

“The multi-function display that is utilized to show the speed, odometer, fuel level, and which gear position is engaged will randomly (really, randomly) not turn on with the rest of the vehicle. This does not occur while the vehicle is moving, but occurs when you go to turn the vehicle on, the screen remains blank. The rest of the vehicle functions normally and is driveable, and I think the computer still keeps track of odometer miles and fuel level. It will usually last for about a day, then yo”

“a well known problem that warranted a 9 year extension on its warranty. Since problem was with a solid-state device whose operation was not dependent on my input (I was not in any way in control of the system -- it reported on the function of the car) I think that Toyota should be the party paying for the repair. They don't think so. So I am now never buying anything made by Toyota. That is why when I traded my Camry I bought the Mercedes. As soon as my Prius is repaired (cannot”

“Combination meter issue causes dash display to go dark and makes us unable to turn off the car! Seems to happen often judging by internet search”

“Several months ago the navigation system display/controls stopped working consistently. The display sometimes flashes on and off. The radio sometimes works, sometimes not, sometimes cuts off while it's on, sometimes it sputters. Control over the heat/AC is reduced to the steering wheel controls. So with this on top of the hybrid battery pack needing replacement, there are multiple considerations of the cost to keep it!”

“Went blank and returned after turning the car off and then back on. At the same time, the car would not turn off. After hitting the power button a few times, I put the car in reverse and then forward.... it then turned off”

“Several times the dashboard has gone completely blank and the car won't turn off”

“Display screen would go blank unpredictably. When that happens cannot get speedometer, odometer, gas level information - quite scary. Understand that it is a common problem. Had it fixed for ~$400 at independent garage”

“battery died & GPS has not worked since. They were able to fix it for about 1 week. It thinks it is in another state half way across the country”

“Inconsistent pairing; bad audio”

“Never work with my smart phone. Dealer also could not get the two to sync”

“the radio randomly skips channels. the channel selector will stay on a pre-set channel for days; then sporadically begin to search for new channels and not stay on the new channel for more than 20 seconds. Service center could not repeat problem or”

“Poor reception”

“AM radio has never received well since the car was new. dealer checked it and said that is the norm with all Prius radiios. had problems with all display and radio earlier this year after a detail cleaning.. dealer said radio was bad . problems cle”

“The AM radio in the Pruis seems to have ignition interference. AM stations are hard to listen to. There are times when you step on the gas the ignition sounds are more pronounced. Any station not within the very local area can not be turned in. T”

“Button controls for defrosters were not functional when the car interior was warm”

“Sometimes the controls work, sometimes they don't. If they don't work I use the controls on the display”

“Several buttons that control dashboard display functions ceased to function. Functionality is accessible through alternative actions. Estimates for repair were >$600. Must replace elements housed in the steering column”

“The rear speakers on both sides spontaneously began to make noise intermittently and of varying loudness but mostly extremely, almost dangerously loud, probably due to some kind of wiring problem. Rather than pay to fix it on such an old car, I disconnected the speakers”

“The compressor currently dies once a year. Now on the fourth or fifth one, I think”

“Air conditioning is not working”

“Fan reverts to wrong setting”

“Noisy fan”

“Heater blower stopped working. Hey - it's a 10 year-old car with 182,000 mi. It's OK”

“Blower motor failed”

“Had to be replaced”

“Evaporator slowly leaks every 4 months”

“the air was blowing hot and the system had to be replaced”

“See previous comment. The heater fan just stopped working. It's old. So am I. I'd like to stop working”

“Loss of refrigerant, but the source was not found”

“ac became warm”

“Leak which required removing the dashboard to repair”

“O rings failed. Had to have system evacuated and new O-rings put in. Coolant replaced”

“Had to replace a water pump around 100k. Car has been otherwise without any repairs”

“leaking hose”

“Water pump needed to be replaced. Done by a non-Toyota certified garage”

“Leak in value. $100 part, $900 labor”

“I had to replace the refrigerant twice last summer. The leak is so slow that dye test didn't help”

“In this old Prius I have to get a freno charge about once a year. Small price to pay for so many miles”

“have to replace the refrigerant”

“Brake actuator leaks fluid”

“Failure of system pressure. Alerted by dashboard lights. Fully covered by Toyota”

“Faulty ABS Actuator that needed to be replaced. After it was replaced we discovered that it was covered under waranty”

“Original and needed to be replaced”

“I'm afraid I don't have the technical name for what happened”

“More of a failure of the dealership to catch an impending problem. We had to have the breaks completely replaced while on a trip. It would have been much less expensive to have fixed the brakes earlier. This is the second trip we've had to take time”

“I took the car in for routine maintenance and was told that one or more of my brakes was wearing and needed to be replaced. Headlight bulb needed replaced. I could not do this myself. It was a major job for the service department because the front b”

“normal brake pad wear”

“Brake wear causing pull and metal wear. NOT noticed by dealer in maintenance inspection - was pointed out by tire dealer 2 weeks later (getting snow tires replaced by summer tires)”

“First brake job came at about 115000 miles... Pretty amazing brake life - No complaints here”

“This was the first set of brakes in this car. Prior to this, it was just routine brake maintenance”

“After 156375 miles it was time to replace both front and rear brakes: pads/rotors/shoes and resurface the drums on rears”

“Brakes did not last as long as previous Toyota, Celica, even with regen braking. Expected them to last much longer”

“My brakes had to be replaced at $1,400. It was a surprise expense”

“Had to spend almost $4,000 on brake system in the last two years. Part was extremely expensive and only available from Toyota. There was no alternate part supplier”

“Same event as other issue”

“Front rotor wear required replacement”

“We had lots of wet weather, and the calipers started squealing. Toyota of Naperville diagnosed the problem and repaired it with lubrication and no major wear in the breaks pads, so it was inexpensive”

“I had brakes relied, they squeaked loudly in reverse. I had pads replaced under dealer warranty”

“water pump worn and needing replacing”

“Water was leaking into the hybrid battery compartment and caused an electrical connector failure”

“Water leaking from undercarriage in rear of car”

“Slight leak in radiator hose”

“Water pump small leak Replaced pump and serpentine belt”

“Water was getting in through the roof door liner, then settling around the main battery compartment”

“Seals or weather stripping may have contributed to the water leak problem mentioned previously”

“the outside window seals are rotted and falling off”

“Two places. Something under the dash on drivers side. Something loose under the hood, or under the front "bumper". The wind deflector is torn from scraping parking curbs”

“These problems existed due to the age of the vehicle. The dealer rectified the issues”

“A persistent rattle around the dashboard that the mechanics said would be too expensive (in our view) to diagnose”

“suspension or steering popping”

“Ticking in the dashboard area. I cannot find the problem and too expensive for the dealer to fix. Also the paint has worn off several of the buttons. ( the garage door knob happened within a year)”

“Latch on hatchback squeaks and rattles pretty loudly at times”

“The wind noise is not extremely bad but it is loud enough that you notice it”

“There is a whistle somewhere in the driver window or door at speeds greater than 30 mph”

“Whistling at highway speeds. Fixed by door adjustment”

“Pump seal needed replacement”

“Auxiliary hybrid pump failed even after warranty replacement”

“Failed and replaced”

“Normal wear and tear. Replacement part was defective. Replaced prior to failure one week later by dealer at no cost. End of story. The Prius has been VERY reliable transportation”

“Our water pump was previously replaced (per toyota service bulletin). Shortly after this, an official recall was issued but our car was not included. We are on our 3rd water pump!”

“The cooling pump failed 4 months after the warranty expires”

“Coolant flow control valve replaced. Turns out this is relatively common on my Prius at 90,000 miles. Cost ~$450”

“replaced engine water pump for second time”

“2 water inverters replaced under warranty - water pump replaced at 65000 miles”

“I have had to replace the invertor cooling pump three times. It is made of plastic and is not reliable. If not detected soon enough, the invertor could overheat and replacement cost is over $11000”

“Heard abnormal noise when engine running”

“broke/leaked replaced by faulty part, replaced again at no cost”

“needed replacement”

“Electronic water pump went bad. (inverter pump)”

“Engine warning light came on and, since I was traveling out of town, I took the car to a nearby service station. Cost about $700 for repair and it wasn't done correctly. Took it to local dealer when I got home and they corrected the repair at no charge, which was really nice”

“Hood and gas filler access cannot be opened normally. Mechanics ripped the plastic plates from under the car to access the hood latch. And you must prop up the latch for the gas filler access to get it opened”

“"Smart" Mirror is terrible for my husband - bright lights not dimmed well by it, easier for me, because I'm shorter. Always had this problem”

“Panels fell off, no structural means to handle the opening of the door”

“The struts on the back window/hatchback lost their ability to hold it open. It was about a $450 repair”

“"Hatch gate" no longer connects well to interior structure resulting in great difficulty in opening rear. Expensive fix. Attempts to "reglue" are only successful for a short time”

“Spoiler came loose”

“Tailgate hatch panel broke when trying to open the tailgate during freezing weather”

“Latch on hatchback broke”

“The handle/bar that opens the trunk snapped off. The bolts are broken. The wiring is still intact. I have not attempted to have it repaired because the car is so old. I just taped the handle/bar back on and lift from the bottom of the hatch”

“Rubber seal around hatch had come loose. Dealer wanted $278 to replace it. Body shop reinstalled it instead, for free”

“The car is old. At 9 years old the hatch opener "panel" came loose on one side”

“One of the power windows was not operating properly, it was repaired by the dealer”

“needs new catalytic converter”

“Had to replace catalyst system”

“Had to replace vacuum switching valve and canister close valve after check engine light came on”

“Minor issue/annoyance. Error code associated with check engine light indicated a problem with evaporative emissions system, with a bad fuel cap being the typical cause. Replaced with after-market cap and drove car for a couple of months but check e”

“The Fuel gauge is unreliable even after replacement. The gas tank was replaced because the bladder collapsed. We still can't fill the tank completely when empty”

“This gage has never been accurate. The "Needs Fuel" light comes on when there is still a third of a tank of fuel”

“Fuel gauge under reads in cold weather. need to refill at 325 miles instead of hot weather expected mileage of 425. Service says its a characteristic of 2005 models with bladder equipped gas tank, corrected in later models(see on-line blogs about this). Not much trouble though. Great car!”

“Fuel pump failed. Entire fuel tank had to be replaced as the fuel pump is the part of that system. Cost at Toyota dealer approx. $950”

“Needed new one”

“Check engine light indicates sensors malfunctioning”

“Had to replace 2 O2 sensors”

“The car is old. I have reached 200000 miles this year. The catalytic converter is the first expensive repair beyond tires and oil changes. I am not unhappy”

“The catalytic converter became clogged but it was expected since we had 120000 miles”

“Leaking gaskets in exhaust system joints. Replacement gaskets (2) fixed the problem”

“Normal wear on original exhaust”

“The muffler started rattling & it cost almost $1000.00 to get it fixed”

“needs replacing for about $470+ next week”

“After 163877 miles we ha to go to Midas for the original muffler, pipe from cat to muffler and tail pipe replaced!”

“Normal wear, just expensive to replace”

“replaced muffler due to corrosion May 2017”

“Pipe from cat to muffler needed replacement as I stated before SS well as the tail pipe”

“The leak was minor, but I had the engine gaskets replaced. I have never had to check my oil between changes and don't want to start now”

“Engine warning light indicated that an emissions control part was needing replacement. I'm not sure that it did but the tiny repair was $503”

“Car stops while being driven. Worst time and the last time I will ever drive the prius because it stopped on a busy two lane freeway bridge. Big rigs coming at me. Expensive two home were the prius sits undriven”

“the dashboard lights do not always come therefore I can not view speed, mileage, fuel, etc”