2004 Toyota Prius Electrical System Problems
- 149
- 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 149 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- 12v/24v/48v Battery · 2 records
- Instrument Cluster/Panel · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 58 |
| 30–60k mi | 19 |
| 100–150k mi | 19 |
| 150–400k mi | 17 |
| 60–100k mi | 10 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
While driving myh toyota prius has stalled for no reason 3 times. I've brought it in once after the 2nd time and they said that nothing was wrong.
ODI 10123801
Electrical System
Dt: consumer owns two 2004 toyota prius and both have shut down while driving. Consumer has taken both vehicles to dealer and had them reprogrammed. *tt northbrook toyota reprogrammed cars computer, car is ok for now. *sb *nm
ODI 10124096
Electrical System
A couple of months ago while driving my 2004 toyota prius it lost power and all sorts of warning lights came on. I took it straight to the dealer. At that time they told me it loss it's computer program and went into the "limp home" mode. They reprogamed it and it ran fine. On 5/8/05 after a short drive i stoped and when i tried to restart it, it would not start. All i could get was a lot of warning lights and a…
ODI 10121879
Electrical System
My wife's 2004 toyota prius lost power 100 miles away from home. She was with our 3 month old baby and fortunately was not rear ended or involoved in an accident.
ODI 10121728
Electrical System · Gasoline
Toyota prius owned by our agency has had the engine stall problem 3 separate times. *nm
ODI 10139685
Electrical System · Gasoline
5/6/05 my 2004 prius with 20,400 miles without warning loss all power and shut down while driving hazard light came on warning to take to toyota dealer. The vehicle would not start. The battery meter level was completely dead. The vehicle had to be towed to maita toyota [redacted], sacramento, ca 95821, [redacted] for repair. The work order stated the cause was the ecu which was reprogramed which cleared stored…
ODI 10121239
Electrical System
Dt: consumer has two 2004 toyota prius and both had engine failures while going between 30 and 40 mph. Incident on may 28, 2005 and may 4, 2005 approximately.*ak northbrook toyota reprogrammed vehicle's computer. Consumer states vehicle now performs ok. *tt *nm
ODI 10124091
Electrical System
Starting around may,2005, when vehicle was started with the battery indicator not quite at full capacity, lets say seven 'bars', just putting the car in reverse would begin the gradual decline of charge. If driving up a frwy ramp, the indicator would show the charge had dropped into the 'red' zone. At this time the engine would sound like the rpms were about 4,000, a real revving sound. Slowly ,with a steady level…
ODI 10132713
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Navigational System(Global Positioning System)
Consumer stated while traveling 40 mph all of a sudden , the lights illuminated on the dashboard and then everything shut off. The consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer and they said it was a computer glitch regarding the release of gas to the engine. Just before a loss of power the dvd navigation system went completely out about 2 miles before everything else. *jb the dvd navigation system failed as well. *sc
ODI 10121438
Electrical System
I was on the 101 freeway heading south when my 2004 toyota prius lost power, all warning lights came on; i coasted to the shoulder. It took several tries over a period of about 15 minutes to get the car shut off. I called toyota and they told me to bring it in if i could get it started, which i finally did.
ODI 10123923
Electrical System
My daughter was driving our 2004 toyota prius in fast traffic when there was a complete failure of the computer system and the car shut down. Her life was in danger - but a policeman happened to be passing by and diverted traffic and called a tow truck. The car was taken to morristown toyota in morristown new jersey where it was determined that there was a computer failure. The computer stayed overnight at the…
ODI 10118017
Electrical System
An article in yesterday's l.a. Times (5/17) detailed a problem with the 2004/05 toyota prius, where it mentioned that 13 prius owners reported that their vehicles stalled suddenly, often at high speeds. On april 12, 2005, the exact same thing happened to me. While slowing from 65 m.p.h. On i-10 in west l.a. Onto the i-405 interchange, easily one of the most congested highway interchanges in the country, my prius…
ODI 10121292
12v/24v/48v Battery · Electrical System · Fuel System, Other
2004 toyota prius sedan. Stalls out while driving about 35 miles hour and the electric recharable battery drains. This has happened two times to me and i have taken it back to toyota deal for this. The 1st approximately jan -feb time frame. Dealer could find nothing wrong. 2nd time approximately early april. Dealer said had trouble code in computer and have corrected problem but let them know if happens again or any…
ODI 10124921
Electrical System
The car stopped in the middle of the road just after all the warning lights came on
ODI 10121291
Electrical System
Driving my 2004 toyota prius home from work, the car suddenly lost power a few miles from my home on a busy thoroughfare. I drifted to the side of the road. All warning lights on the dash were on. I turned off the car and restarted it. It went a few seconds before dying again. This continued several times until i made it home. The incident caused other cars to have to slow down, honk and move around me. I was very…
ODI 10121310
Electrical System
Dt: the check engine light illuminated on the dash and remained on for about a day. Other light illuminated as well but the consumer can't remember which ones. The consumer made it to his destination where he stayed 2 hours, and upon leaving the engine started immediately. The consumer called the dealer but they offered no diagnosis. The dealer did not reprogram the electronic control unit. *ak *nm
ODI 10126232
Alternator/Generator/Regulator · Electrical System
Omg, omg its so fresh in my mind!. I was terrified. My daughter(oldest) was in a terrible car accident and was taken to the hospital(mary washington in va.) i was at work and got the horrific call about 1745hrs (rush hour). I jumped in my car(2004-prius) i i can't tell you how i felt. As i entered the hov lanes from dc to va, my car started pausing..i've felt this before, so i hit the info button and see my battery…
ODI 10122175
Electrical System
Dt: all of the lights come on and the car stalls in mid-travel. *tt
ODI 10123989
Electrical System
Dt: how long and at what speed was the consumer driving before the vehicle lost power? He was driving for about 25 minutes and 35 mph and the warning lights illuminated. B. Consumer's vehicle lost power?/decelerated and was going to make a left turn off a highway again the lights signaled warning ,but car was still running. Called toyota to see what to do about this because there was no answer as to what those…
ODI 10125410
Electrical System
Dt: while driving about 40 mph suddenly car died. No power whatsoever. Had to be towed to dealership. Was told computer needed updating. This was performed on the vehicle. Did call toyota, and confirmed that the repair had been done. No problems since computer was updated. *ak
ODI 10124466
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Dt:.how long and at what speed was the consumer driving before the vehicle lost power? Had driven about 10 minutes on commuting home was driving at least 50-60 mph. B.was the consumer accelerating, decelerating, or driving at a steady- state when the vehicle lost power?driving at a steady state. C. Vehicle lost power, was the driver able to continue driving the vehicle? If so, how long and at what speed?not able to…
ODI 10125773
Electrical System
Dt: while driving on dry pavement at 35 mph the vehicle stalled. The consumer pulled off to the median. There were lights flashing in dashboard, the driver noticed that the warning codes included do not drive, and no brakes, etc. Just before stalling, the warning codes came on, including no brakes, do not drive, all hazards, the explanation pointed to a triangle and all precautionary safety warning lights appeared.…
ODI 10125241
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
Engine warning light came on while driving approximately 55-60 mph. Gas power quit and consumed all electric power and car stopped. Coasted to the side of the road. Could not get the car to go into any gear -- stuck in park. Had to have it towed to dealer.
ODI 10123898
Electrical System
My1994 toyota prius suddenly stalled as i was driving. I had to be towed to a dealership. I was told that there was a programming error in one of the computer chips.
ODI 10124027
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
My 2004 prius lost power when i was traveling at about 65-70 miles per hour on 2/21/05. I had electric power for a few minutes so that i could pull off at an exit. All the warning/caution lights came on. The kern toyota dealership in winchester va had my car towed in. They kept the car overnight. They said that they reprogrammed my computer and the car was fine. They offered no other explanation or possible future…
ODI 10124452