1. Toyota Prius
  2. Problems
  3. 2001
  4. Fuel System, Gasoline

2001 Toyota Prius Fuel System, Gasoline Problems

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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.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi1
100–150k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • November 5, 2008 · 104,000 miles

    Fuel System, Gasoline

    Accelerator pedal on 2001 toyota prius failed. Toyota knows about the problem and refuses to acknowledge. They have had enough fixes that they had to go back and fix the repair manual. They chose to ignore the issue and say it's not a problem. Luckily i was driving on a non major road and was not killed.*tr

    ODI 10247848

  • October 17, 2008 · 40,000 miles

    Fuel System, Gasoline

    I own a 2001 prius. My car has the same problem for which the nhtsa issued a safety alert in 2005, failure of the main computer, resulting in the gasoline engine's shutting itself off. The computer failed after one year of service. It took toyota 18 months to identify the problem. I have invoices documenting all the events that occurred. The dealer had me replace the accelerator pedal assembly at my cost of $450 and…

    ODI 10246780