1. Toyota Prius
  2. Problems
  3. 2007
  4. Unknown Or Other

2007 Toyota Prius Unknown Or Other Problems

56
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 56 stored complaint records:

  • 4 indicate a crash
  • 3 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • rear hatch · 10 records
  • open trunk · 7 records
  • open hatch · 7 records
  • hatch release · 7 records
  • combination meter · 6 records
  • safety issue · 6 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi13
60–100k mi10
30–60k mi8
1–30k mi7
150–400k mi5

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • May 13, 2009 · 30,000 miles

    Electrical System · Service Brakes, Electric · Steering · Unknown Or Other

    Toyota prius loss of electical power, loss of steering resulting in crash in may 2009 while driving in a residental neighborhood at low speeds, prius lost all power resulting in loss of steering and loss of brakes resulting in crash into a high curb. I had prius towed to toyota dealership and filed complaint with dealership as well as with main california complaint center. They said that it would take them 4 months…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10307018

  • April 1, 2009

    Unknown Or Other

    Trunk latch rubber has deteriorated to the point of stickiness and black coming off on your fingers when opening. Sometimes, it takes a few tries before it will open. In the winter during cold weather, the rubber is very hard and you cannot open the trunk (hatch) at all. The only way we were able to open the hatch was to first run a hairdryer on it to enable us to open the door. This could potentially cause a safety…

    ODI 10393280

  • March 1, 2009 · 29,000 miles

    Unknown Or Other

    I was driving onto the highway and the entrance curved. The road was wet from a recent start of rain. I tried to brake my car and the brakes did not catch and i spun out on the entrance ramp and hit a reflector pole and ended up in the dirt on the shoulder of the on ramp. *tr

    Crash reported

    ODI 10307758

  • June 10, 2008 · 11,500 miles

    Unknown Or Other

    An fyi for prius owners, i have a 2007 prius and had the following happen to me, as i was driving my navigation display suddenly began displaying a view out of my backup camera, which was very disorientating as my eye was drawn to the image of the road disappearing behind me. I pulled over and powered down and then rebooted my cars computer system and it has been fine since. This does bring to mind that if the car…

    ODI 10323061

  • May 6, 2008 · 24,843 miles

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Unknown Or Other

    This incident involves my 2007 toyota prius hybrid that i have owned for almost a year. As i was driving approximately 40 mph and put my foot on the brake as i approached a red light, the red brake warning came on the dash as did the abs warning light. My foot went all the way to the floor and i had no brakes. Luckily i had a right turning lane that i could veer into and not hit the stopped vehicles in front of me.…

    ODI 10227264

  • May 18, 2006 · 650 miles

    Traction Control System · Unknown Or Other

    This event has occured on a number of occasions with my 2007 toyota prius. When i am applying the brakes and go over a bump or pothole, the traction control light appears and the brakes weaken for a moment. The light will go off and the breaks feel like they go back to full strength. I am aware of this issue and have modified my driving becasue of it. Recently while approaching an intersection i had to slow very…

    ODI 10319239