Toyota Prius Change Vehicle

“Cannot see back-up camera images in bright sunlight. Camera "eye" doesn't project clear image in rainy or snowy conditions. Water clings to the "eye," projecting an unclear image. Wider angle view would be helpful in busy parking lot -- have almost hit pedestrians when my vehicle started to move because they were not picked up be my camera. ALSO -- difficult to estimate distances. My screen has no "guidelines" as I've seen in other models. Those lines are essential!”

“Esp. in the daytime”

“Sometimes when the phone is disconnected the car can not be put into gear without turning the car off and back on. This is troubling if you are at an intersection. t”

“Screen went blank - unable to use any functions - phone, navigation, radio. Dealer had to replace entire unit after two tries of not ordering correct parts. Cost covered under separate extended warranty”

“There was a short in the multifunctional display screen resulting in the draining of the 12v battery. The problem initially manifested itself in the display being delayed but ultimately led to the car not starting”

“Problem with the radio extension that affected the gps, back up camera”

“The odometer, etc screen is blank and who cost over $2,00 to repair”

“Doesn't always sync with iphone. Music control from dash doesn't always work. I ned to turn iphone on, start music playing, then connect with USB for the music to play. This may be an iphone problem, and not the car. My old iphone didn't do this”

“Sometimes skips, like an old LP record”

“Does not interact well with my iphone. Often difficult or impossible to get music to play properly. Sometimes have to "reboot" the car by shutting off the engine & restarting to get the system to work”

“They put the plug-ins for the 'acc in' at the bottom of the middle arm rest where it's impossible to use without getting out of the seat to reach and plug things in. Plus, you have to take everything out of the compartment to do it. Then the lid on t”

“Frequent trouble linking Android phone to Bluetooth”

“If ipod connects, it will stop/start/disconnect/connect frequently. iPod works in all other vehicles (several rental cars, family/friend cars). Only will not work correctly in Prius. All other devices tried interface OK”

“Car entertainment system can't/won't recognize iPhone and renders on screen interaction useless”

“The music autoplays whenever I connect using the USB port. The dealer has looked at it several time with no resolution”

“smart phone keypad does not always display correctly on instrument panel's screen”

“doesn't work properly, i never use it to go anywhere. it does not put you on the right road”

“Unreliable directions. Known POI's don't show up. Inability for passenger to program when moving”

“It's only happened 3 times in two years but the navigation system got lost. Since we cannot repeat the issue on demand, we have not been able to solve it”

“It is inaccurate. Doesn't leave me off where the actual place is. Sometimes takes ridiculous route. Recalculates when going straight on freeway”

“After a long (1 to 2 hours) period of operation the GPS display will freeze. It happens infrequently but the only way to reset the system is to turn the car off and restart”

“The whole radio/navigation system/entune system just quit working”

“GPS has given very bad/ erroneous routing guidance in congested areas, is slow to give turn warnings. Screen is ridiculously hard to see when I wear sunglasses or polarizing lens. I have resorted to using a 10 year old Magellan GPS near the steering”

“On Interstate, many 'straight miles to go', GPS tells us to 'turn left', several times of course. Took to different dealer (non-leasing) - They checked and updated the GPS. Problem has not occurred since”

“frequently locks up during navigation. only reset is to power down entire car. even after reset, often claims known addresses to be "not navigable". awful software. loses GPS lock without warning”

“In dash screen can't handle complicated GPS (in city). Constantly freezes up and only fix is to completely turn off car and restart”

“GPS system failed. Replacement did not lower radio volume when giving directions and therefore could not be heard. Dealership could not fix this problem but raised the volume of the GPS so that it could be heard over the radio. Then after the car battery died and was replaced, the GPS was not properly reset, and I was unable to re-enter destination addresses. That was supposedly done today, but I don't know for sure if this latest problem is resolved”

“It is difficult to use, it doesn't give you a lot of places to look for(esp. while moving), it doesn't have to say "recalculating" & it is cost prohibitive to update”

“GPS, Bluetooth and backup camera worked intermittently. The worked more often in cold temperatures. Toyota dealer wanted $3,000 to replace the MFD but said they would not guarantee the work. I found a used one for $175 and replaced it myself with the help of YouTube videos. Works fine now”

“Slow and cumbersome. They sacrificed efficiency for fancier visuals. Much inferior to the last Prius I owned. A classic case of needing to change just for the new model year. "New and improved gps" is virtually unusable except for the nugatory entertainment value of the pretty visuals”

“Difficult to pair, then often de-couples the pairing. Difficult to use two different phones”

“Same phone as always. Suddenly it will pair but after 2 minutes the car's bluetooth system stops. The phone is still working!”

“When I first purchased this car I did not own a Bluetooth capable cell phone. I have since purchased a Dorio cell phone through Cellular One. I cannot reliably get it linked to the car even though both the phone and the car are Bluetooth equipped”

“It never works consistently, and it's a pain to keep setting the phone up to the system. (Though this may be more of a reflection on the owner than that car's system,)”

“Very poor reception from both the FM radio and the Sirius system. FM radio reception notably worse than in our 2004 Subaru Forester”

“There is a problem with the sound in the rear speakers”

“Radio has an annoying cutout of broadcast sound approximately every minute. Dealer asked too much to trouble shoot and no guarantee warranty would cover. So no fix! Also had the alternator failed which caused battery to fail. Both replaced under wa”

“The previously mentioned issue with the display going blank was traced to a short in the radio, which is a component of the display housing. The short in the radio led to the problem with both the radio and display”

“Satellite radio stopped functioning. AM/FM is okay”

“Recently the satellite reception failed due to a problem with the antenna. The antenna and the base were replaced under warranty”

“Whole new radio/ nav system had to be replaced”

“Lost fm reception. Said they "thought" it was the antenna, but it would cost $300 to take the dash apart and find out. Then there would be the cost of repair. So I no longer have fm reception”

“the cruise control lever broke off through normal everyday use. There was no abuse of the lever”

“This is the worst system for recognizing commands that I have ever experienced. The system rarely recognizes the street or if I use the phone it rarely recognizes the name I am attempting to call”

“A CD started to "skip" or "stutter" so I pushed the eject button. The door opened but the CD failed to eject. The door would not close, and because of the way it was designed, my radio and, more importantly, my GPS and back-up camera screen, were not accessible! My service advisor at the dealership was able to get the CD to eject, thus restoring the other systems. Had he not been able to eject the CD, installation of a replacement unit would have cost me over $1000!”

“Surprised headlights would fail within 3 years, and be so expensive to replace. Fortunately they were covered under warranty”

“It is ridiculous to have to take your car into the dealership to get a burnt headlight repaired. Plus the fact that it is such a poor design as to take the entire front quarter panel off to do it is ridiculous. Additionally the cost of these lamps”

“Both left and right blew out. I was charged a $66 fee to replace the pair of headlights. The other light was no charge at 37000 miles”

“Headlights burn out too quickly and are too dim. even after changing twice”

“Headlights on both sides blew within 3 yrs of owning the car”

“Had to get headlights replaced 3 times in a year”

“Headlights need frequent replacement - spent > $300 for trouble-shooting and repair of the headlight control module earlier this year”

“We loose a headlight at least I feel a year. One has been replaced three times, the other, once”

“One headlight flickered a lot then burnt out, not even 4 years old”

“Low beam incondessent builds burn out in 3-4 months”

“In one month of ownership, I have had a parking lamp go out and a low beam lamp go out”

“Left front DRL module developed a leak and had to be replaced. Total cost including labor around $450”

“Tail lights burned out in less than 3 years”

“One bulb was out and was replaced for a small fee in a 30 minute visit to the dealership”

“Exterior lights too dim”

“Driver side they call it city light blew less than 3 yrs”

“LED day time running lights on one side no longer work. The front end was factory replaced about a year ago. Front ended by a deer”

“Exterior lights have required more frequent and expensive replacement than in any previous car I've owned”

“If a door is not closed, lights stay on and drain the battern”

“Had to have the dome light replaced would come on with out turning it on, was replaced under warranty”

“1.) Rear left door open switch not working 2.) Quality of switches in general is average (now the front right car lock/unlock switch is rickety)”

“Tire pressure reporte low whenever weather changes”

“did not show tire was almost flat”

“flashed all the time and all 4 had to be replaced”

“Maintenance required shows up but does not always explain the cause & the cause could be minor or routine”

“I was very surprised that about 6 different little exterior bulbs had burned out and needed to be replaced. I had not noticed from inside the car and it was unsafe to not have them illuminated”

“drivers side door lock actuator has failed”

“I don't drive the car much, so the 12V battery doesn't get recharged enough. The "ready" light often takes a couple of minutes to come on. I have to sit and wait before I can start the engine. Toyota dealer says, "Drive more"”

“Center console squeaks; dealer unable to get rid of”

“Interior cabin rattles...mostly due to the hard plastics I think”

“A recurrent squeak has been reported but not found in service”

“Some of the interior components knock against one another (seat belt clip, plastic pillar cover) or construction materials on cup holders/door pockets seem to contribute to cups/bottles making more noise than would be expected”

“On rough roads or brick streets (yes, my town has them) there is a rattle that appears to come from the left side of the front end”

“Slight squeak and rattle in the front dash”

“Cheap plastic interior trim expands and contracts, causing rattles”

“The inside cover of my door was not properly installed - it took a whole day to fix. There is some rattling in the vents that drives me nuts from time to time, but it's not constant, so the can't fix it!”

“Glove box rattles. 2 different dealers said they could not do anything about it when took in for service”

“Dash Board rattles, around the glove compartment area”

“The leasing Toyota Deale technician EITHER would/could not stop the wind noise. There were not any door adjustments , nor larger weather/rubber stripping for the doors either. Poor dealer response, but even worse poor design by Toyota-no fix for win”

“the dashboard rattles and squeaks at times”

“1.) Dashboard rattle 2.) Rattle coming from front right quarter panel”

“Consistent front end clicking noise when temp below 55 degrees. Dealer cannot reproduce”

“plastic rubbing noise from the glove compartment area”

“rattle in dash, dealer unable to fix”

“Squeaks from front passenger side from day one. Dealer never able to find the cause”

“Two different pronounced dash rattles”

“Car is terribly noisy for >40,ooo miles driving. On any rough surface, no matter how slight. it rattles and squeaks”

“Rattle i n the center console, probably a less than perfect connector tightness. Nevertheless, a distraction”

“too much road noise and wind noise for us”

“I just find when driving on the freeway that it is rather loud and not quiet”

“At highway speeds makes more noise than believe it should. Speed sensing radio does not compensate enough”

“Wind notice where seal on window or door jam is not working well while at high speed(worse in crosswind conditions)”