ToyotaPrius2001
  1. Toyota Prius
  2. Problems
  3. 2001
  4. Engine

2001 Toyota Prius Engine 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 mi2
60–100k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • June 2, 2005

    Engine

    My 2001 toyota prius has intermittantly stalled, forcing me to pull over, turn off the ignition and restart. This appears to happen at any speed, and has happened 20-30 times over the past 18 months. I took it to the dealer twice for this problem approximately a year ago. They did a regularly scheduled major servicing but that did not solve the problem. The problem did not occur over the winter but has since…

    ODI 10123913

  • April 17, 2005 · 69,212 miles

    Engine

    My 2001 prius has been in for cpu replacements 4 times and a engine rebuild @ 69000 miles for the problem this site mentioned in the news about the 04-05 prius stalling. They said it was low compression on the last service call. Well the problem is back!! Even after a rebuild. So now what? Oh and what is worst is that i have to take a photo of the problem lights because when the problem happens it produces no…

    ODI 10124047

  • November 15, 2003 · 37,700 miles

    Engine · Fuel Pump · Vehicle Speed Control

    Problems started in november 2003. Had oil changed and an hour later all the warning lights came on in the vehicle. Immediately returned to the dealership where it took 2 weeks to replace the fuel pump (37,000 miles). Since then the car has been back to the dealership an additional 9 times to the current date (may 2005) for several different things. The computer has been replaced two times. The engine has been…

    ODI 10121362

  • July 29, 2003 · 34,763 miles

    Engine

    While driving, the car lost power and would start up again, but would not stay running. Car was towed in and the dealer put a new engine ecu- (computer). This took a month, as the computer had to be made in japan. A year and a half later, the new computer has been replaced and the car continues to not start up. It has been in the shop four times this month, each time the car is returned to me and will not start the…

    ODI 10110593