2005 Toyota Prius Power Train Problems
- 27
- 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 27 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- back neutral · 7 records
- gear shifter · 5 records
- drive reverse · 4 records
- failure recurred · 4 records
- several times · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 12 |
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
I was traveling at approximately 75 mph on hwy 41 in fresno, ca when my 2005 prius had it's incident. All the dash warning lights illuminated, and i saw that i was only runningl on my electric motor. Lluckily i was in the right hand lane getting ready to merge onto another freeway, so i put my hazard warning lights on, and almost got rear ended because i reduced my speed and the honda behind me was impatient and…
ODI 10124175
Power Train · Service Brakes, Electric
2005 toyota prius brake failure over bumpy or icy roads reported to nhtsa in 2005 with no response. Toyota denied failure and we were told to sue. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10314165