2005 Toyota Prius Fuel System, Gasoline Problems
- 7
- 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
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline
Driving north on i75 at approximately 65 mph. The gas gauge had 3 bars illuminated. The vsc warning light and the red triangle with the exclamation point came on. I lost the ability to accelerate and the car suddenly went dead. Luckily i was able to make to relative safety on the side to interstate. The car was towed to a dealer who said the car ran out gas! They also said that the "fuel register unit was operating…
ODI 10411085
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Gasoline
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. The contact stated when the vehicle stalled all of the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated the dealer reprogrammed the computer, but the vehicle only functioned normally for one month. The contact stated the failure was being diagnosed by the dealer for one week. The fuel pressure was also being checked to see if it met specifications. The…
ODI 10414960
Fuel System, Gasoline
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. The contact stated that while he was adding fuel to his vehicle, the gasoline pump clicked notifying that the vehicle was full; however, when he removed the pump from the vehicle gasoline started flowing onto the ground. The failure and current mileages were 56340.
ODI 10373553
Fuel System, Gasoline
Over the past several i've noticed at least twice that after filling up my car with gasoline that the gauge reflecting gasoline status does not reset correctly, e.g., it tank was half full, filling up does not cause it to reset to "full". I suspect that this is due to some type of electronics error. In over 50 years of driving i've never had a car that didn't correctly reset to "full" upon "filling up". Last…
ODI 10318281
Fuel System, Gasoline
About 2 years ago, on route 840 in utica, i floored the gas pedal on my 2005 toyota prius to pass a car. The prius does not have a lot of power, so flooring it was sometimes necessary to pass uphill. When i took my foot off the gas pedal, the car was still accelerating. I touched the brakes. Nothing. Finally, i pushed down hard on the brakes and got the car to the side of the road and turned it off. I have rubber…
ODI 10307058
Fuel System, Gasoline
I was driving to work and with 3 bars of fuel showing on the fuel gauge, the gas engine stopped and i continued to a safe street to park with the electric motor (which has about a 1 mile range). I had the vehicle towed to the nearest toyota dealer. There inspection revealed multiple failure codes but that it basically ran out of gas. They reset/recalibrated the ecms and i picked up the car 2 days later. I contacted…
ODI 10289519
Fuel System, Gasoline
The gas "bladder" on my 2005 toyota prius will not expand correctly. This limits the total amount of fuel that can be put into the car to as little as 7 gal. In cold weather. The rated volume is 11.4 gal. *tr
ODI 10314225