Toyota Prius Electrical System Problems
- 1,222
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 18
- Years with records
- 2001–2018
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 1222 stored complaint records:
- 39 indicate a crash
- 23 indicate injury
- 29 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- Alternator/Generator/Regulator · 2 records
- 12v/24v/48v Battery · 2 records
- Instrument Cluster/Panel · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 260 |
| 30–60k mi | 241 |
| 60–100k mi | 223 |
| 100–150k mi | 195 |
| 150–400k mi | 137 |
Complaint evidence
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Electrical System
Sometimes when i start my car, the speedometer, fuel level and odometer cluster display goes blank. I do have a speedometer app on my phone. I have used tips from prius owners about how to get the display back on. I still believe this may be a problem for normal drivers. It usually happens when i start the car.
ODI 11308109
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Headlights constantly go out. Research online proves prius vehicles with hid bulb systems have ballast issues causing constant blowing of either bulbs or ballast failure. Not only is safety constantly compromised, but it is illegal when a headlight goes out driving down the road.
ODI 11307420
Air Bags · Body · Electrical System
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.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11301005
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Our daughter was driving our 2007 toyota prius to work in the dark in rush hour on the highway, driving straight, at highway speed, in los angeles, and the instrument panel instantly blacked out, with the car completely dead and halted. It could not even be shifted into neutral! The car stopped right in the middle of the highway. She called 911, and a wrecker was dispatched to lift the car off the freeway.…
ODI 11302378
Electrical System
Error codes p0113 and p0102 and warning messages for check engine and ics malfunction* lappeared when starting the garaged vehicle in approximately 55f room temperature. Toyota of escondido and toyota's customer care telephone center explained that they will not inspect (although under the 3-year/36,000 miles warranty) without a service fee. Online, reports that a failing 12v battery may cause multiple codes to be…
ODI 11296751
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
On an intermittent basis, the dash does not light up(speed, gear selections , gas level, etc) when this happens you can not shut the engine off or remove the ignition key which are big safety items when you have to park as you can not lock the doors and all information on the large display does not work or any of the dash display so you have no indication of speed, engine warnings etc. I purchased my 2007 prius from…
ODI 11300471
Electrical System
Recurring problem, inconsistency in fuel levels at the gas pump. Possible hybrid energy theft from batteries or heating element. Last fill-up at the north conduit mobil with 8 dollars, resulting in a less than a half a tank level, with a quarter tank level before fill up.
ODI 11289616
Electrical System
Combination meter is black 90% of the time. Restarting engine or disconnecting battery only works on occasion. Have safety concerns.
ODI 11289673