1. Toyota Prius
  2. Problems
  3. 2004
  4. Equipment

2004 Toyota Prius Equipment 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 mi4

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • December 1, 2010 · 20,000 miles

    Equipment · Exterior Lighting

    I have a 2004 toyota prius. Since 2004, my headlights have gone out 5 times. The right headlight has gone out 3 times and the left 2 times. The last time i replaced the right headlight, it did not last 12 months. *tr

    ODI 10384542

  • March 1, 2006 · 25,000 miles

    Electrical System · Equipment

    Regarding my 2004 toyota prius: the 'multi-information display, i.e., computer display, does not function frequently, at which time a message saying the air conditioner is disconnected. Simultaneously, when this message appears, the radio instantly turns off. When this occurs access to the computer is impossible, controls of the air conditioner system are unavailable except through those on the steering wheel which…

    ODI 10313582

  • May 5, 2005 · 17,000 miles

    Equipment

    Started my 2004 toyota prius and placed vehicle into reverse to back out of parking space at daughter's school. Car died while backing, blocking traffic, and would not restart. Orange light glowed on the starter button. This is 7:45pm. Called original dealer in washington pa for advice. No help. Looked in owner's manual for advice. No help. Called local dealer in charlottesville va. No help. A male teacher opened…

    ODI 10124564

  • March 24, 2005 · 15,000 miles

    Equipment

    Computer shut down in the toyota prius causing car to stop in a matter of minutes on two occations.

    ODI 10123979

  • November 9, 2004

    Equipment

    I would like to report a stalling i experienced while driving our toyota prius (2004) the car stalled a little after i merged onto highway 85 in cupertino. All the warning lights on the dashboard came on and the car would no longer accelerate as i tried to drive up to 65 mph. It appeared that the gas engine quit and it was running on electric power. I was able to coast on till the next exit. After getting off the…

    ODI 10123928