1. Toyota Prius
  2. Problems
  3. 2004
  4. Electronic Stability Control

2004 Toyota Prius Electronic Stability Control 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
1–30k mi2
60–100k mi2
30–60k mi1
100–150k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • January 10, 2019 · 10 miles

    Electronic Stability Control

    ABS ACTUATOR FAILURES. EFFECTING THE BRAKING.

    ODI 11172434

  • November 21, 2018 · 5 miles

    Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control

    (combination meter problem) while driving at night on the freeway the entire instrument panel (dash board) started blinking on and off. For our safety, we decided to slow down and exit the freeway and stop in a safe area. We turned the ignition off, then started the car, with nothing appearing on the instrument panel beside the check engine light. We lost the speedometer, all gauges and all the electrical and…

    ODI 11193001

  • March 28, 2018 · 72,436 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other

    My prius suddenly had a 70 to80% loss of brake power. My parking brake light came on along with the abs, vcs, the red triangle and a load buzzer. If this had happened at highway speed i could have rear-ended or killed someone. After turning my car off and letting it sit the lights stayed off. This concerns me because it could lead to a false sense there's nothing wrong. I took my car to the dealer and they seemed to…

    ODI 11082096

  • September 16, 2017 · 104,000 miles

    Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System

    My 2004 prius's check engine light turns on randomly wnd often and i lose full power of the car. The battery is fully charged. The car stopped 4 times today - lost all power and the brake would not stop the car.

    ODI 11023778

  • July 10, 2010 · 45,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control

    The automobile was stopped at a intersection and the pavement was wet from a light rain. I applied normal pressure to the accelerator and felt the car move forward as expected. Then the problem occurs, i felt the tires slip due to a lost of traction with the wet pavement. At that point the anti-skid/traction control engaged and stopped all power to the wheels. This left me part way into the intersection and no power…

    ODI 10344153

  • November 8, 2009 · 83,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Parking Brake

    Repeated braking at slow speeds resulted in both abs and brake on signals, owner's manual says stop driving and contact dealer immediately. Drove slowly to dealer who ran diagnostics.($98)told to replace computer ($2000) not in stock. Told ok to drive until replacement. Adjusted something. Warning lights operated as expected. Situation recurred twice. Owner's manual indicated knowledge of possible failure. Also…

    ODI 10307186