2001 Toyota Prius Electrical System Problems
- 19
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
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 19 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- accelerator pedal · 4 records
- warning lights · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Engine · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 toyota prius. While driving 20 mph, the vehicle lost complete power and braking ability without warning. As a result, the contact drove over the median aand crashed into a pole. The air bags deployed. A police report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer (titus-will toyota, 3506 s sprague ave, tacoma, wa 98409). The vehicle was not declared…
Crash reported
ODI 11024048
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
My car is experiencing what is known onlline as "the big hand syndrom". While driving, the accelerator pedal changes resistance and it feels like someone grabs the car and it dramatically slows. You then have to press harder on the accelerator pedal to maintain speed. Well one day, the car stopped working, no matter how hard i pressed on the pedal it would no accelerate. I was on the highway. I took my car in to the…
ODI 11128777
Electrical System
2001 prius was parked in garage ~6hrs, fire started and smoldered, apparently using up oxygen inside the car. I went in the garage for something else, noticed the headlights were on and opened the car door to turn them off. When the door was opened, acrid smoke poured out, and the fire was given fresh oxygen, and it took off. Windshield cracked from heat, left front dash melted. Fire dept put out the fire quickly,…
Fire reported
ODI 10564996
Electrical System
Hv battery failure, prior to failure of hv battery vehicle exhibited error codes indicating that at least two battery modules had a greater than 1.2 volts between max module voltage and min module voltage (hv battery consist of 38 battery modules 7.2 volts each). However, vehicle still operated although in a fail safe mode (no cruise control in fail safe mode, etc). Upon attempting to start vehicle heard loud…
ODI 10260512
Alternator/Generator/Regulator · Electrical System
In 2007 i had a side impact with my vehicle. I told toyota to check for any damage with the computer components in the car. They said they checked everything out and said it was fine. Monday i had the computer and inverter go out on my 2001 toyota prius and i asked my insurance company aaa to check if it could be related to the accident. There response said it was internal shorts in the system not caused by the…
ODI 10224988
Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota prius. The contact walked outside and noticed that the vehicle's windows were black. She opened the door and smoke billowed out of the vehicle. She shut the door and called the fire department. The weather was dry and sunny. The purchase date and powertrain were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 79,000.
Fire reported
ODI 10193834
Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota prius. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle lost all power and all of the instrument panel lights illuminated. The vehicle began to lose speed and the contact was able to safely maneuver it to the shoulder. While on the shoulder, the vehicle restarted without warning and reversed full throttle into the guard rail. The contact sustained head and eye injuries and a broken rib. A police…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10276529
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
On june 6, 2006 i took our 2001 toyota prius to a local toyota dealer because it had been losing power while driving. The prius mechanic told me that it was "normal" and that there was "nothing wrong." i responded that i knew that something was wrong with the vehicle. On june 15, [redacted] into work, the car completely lost power while driving on the interstate. Fortunately, we were able to pull over at a…
ODI 10160423
Electrical System
I own a 2001 prius purchased july of 2001 my wife and i have had a near stall so many times we have lost count. The first time was in the first week of purchase 2001 and we have had the car checked and have been told they cannot find the problem since they can not recreate the problem. I guess we have been lucky our prius does not stall completely just slows to 15-37 miles per then we have to stop and wait for the…
ODI 10154873
Electrical System
Dt*: the consumer stated there is an investigation pe05029 concerning the electronic control module. The vehicle displayed the same problems as indicated in the investigation, but was excluded from the special service campaign due to the vin. The vehicle stalled at highway speed, operated at a reduced speed, and ultimately stalled out. When this occurred, various warning lights on the dash panel illuminated. The…
ODI 10147929
Electrical System
The following has happened on 4 different occasions, 3 times i have been driving on the interstate several hundred miles from home at speeds of 65 to 70 miles per hour. On these occasions the dashboard warning lights have come on and the gasoline engine shuts down. The vehicle's electric motor will continue operating in a limited capacity, so i can steer to the side of the road. The engine will start working again…
ODI 10140006
Electrical System
I own a 2001 toyota prius. On 05/12/05 i was driving to work. I was driving about 65 mph on the 405 freeway. The car suddenly hesitated, then lost most of its power and the warning lights came on. I was barely able to get it to the side of the road and turned the car off. I restarted it. The lights stayed on, but it drove ok. I took it to a dealer. They reset the warning lights and told me the gas pedal sensor was…
ODI 10121427
Electrical System
While coming down a steep mountain coasting, the vehicle electrical system showed a failure and i was able to resume after a tech told me to shut it down and restart. Additionally , when in stalled slow traffic the battery seemed to drain excessively on only one occasion. Neither of these events has recurred.
ODI 10121228
Electrical System
Gas motor failed to continue operating while driving on the road twice. Once in august,2003,again march,2004.vehicle lost power both times-created a serious safety hazard because i ccould not maintain speed on roads where speed limits were 40 and 50 mph.there was traffic around the vehicle in both instances. On second incident-narrowly avoided a collision from the rear.other vehicle swerved to avoid my vehicle.…
ODI 10064005
Electrical System · Turn Signal
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Insufficient electrical contact can occur in the torque sensor that controls the power assist operation of the electric power steering gear box. The torque sensor could send improper electrical signals. Dealers will repair the electric steering gear box.*ak right turn signal does not cancel after a hard right turn. Vehicle would pull out in front of the consumer because they…
ODI 10033544
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
Dt: while driving vehicle shut down and would not restart. All 3 times that this happened consumer was on the freeway. Consumer owned the car for 1 year before it started stalling, and it has stalled two more times since then. Each time the car was taken to toyota, and each they time they were unable to figure out what the cause of the problem was.*ak *sb *nm
ODI 10123729
Electrical System
Driving on the freeway early am, still dark, gas engine failed, ecu failure shown on screen. Electric motor was going at maximum with no "gas" pedal applied. Pulled over, turned off. 300v batt already fully discharged when it got to the dealer. They charged it and it has not happened again before selling in 2006. 2001 prius. Later on had two bad rack & pinion, the 2nd one failed a couple months after replacement on…
ODI 10318566
Accelerator Pedal · Electrical System
2001 toyota prius. We had a toyota prius hybrid gas/electric car the first that came into the usa. The car would reach a certain mileage and the computer which controlled everything in the car would go bad. We would get a few miles from home and the car would not work. It would shut off. We would have to sit for a few minutes and than the car would only go 35 miles an hour or less and we would have to turn around…
ODI 10308484
Electric Power Assist System · Electrical System
Ltr from senator brown on behalf of constituent, re problems with his 2001 prius. *nj a safety alert was issued for the failure of the main computer, which resulted in the engine shutting itself off. The consumer stated the computer failed on his vehicle after 1 year of service. It took toyota 18 months to identify the problem. After a costly replacement of the accelerator pedal, the ecm was finally replaced. The…
ODI 10250308