2008 Toyota Prius Automatic Transmission Problems
- 12
- 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 12 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- gear shift · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Automatic Transmission · Column Shift
My 2008 toyota prius will not stay in d when shifting or r it pops back into n it does it on hot days. Need to replace the gear shift lever assembly. When its hot outside it binds up and goes back into n while shifting or driving. Has happened 2 times so far in the last week. In order to drive the vehicle you have to hold the lever in r or d to go anywhere. *kb
ODI 10413982
Automatic Transmission · Floor Shift
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. While parked the contact stated the gear shift would not move from neutral to drive. The failure occurred intermittently. The failure would occur when the gear shift was also in reverse. The contact shut the vehicle off and after several attempts was able to move the gear shift to the desired gear. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle…
ODI 10410477
Automatic Transmission
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. The contact stated that the vehicle could only be shifted into neutral. The contact also stated that the vehicle shifted into neutral independently and would not shift into drive, reverse or park. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but they were unable to replicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer a year later for…
ODI 10464106
Automatic Transmission
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. The contact stated that the gear shift interlock had to be depressed in order to unlock and shift the vehicle into any gear. If the button was not depressed, the vehicle would not recognize he gear and place the vehicle in neutral. The contact stated that in order to drive forward or in reverse, the button had to be abnormally held down while driving until the vehicle was…
ODI 10399893
Automatic Transmission · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. The contact stated that he shifted into reverse gear and the vehicle moved forward. He was able to apply the brakes in order to stop the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure occurred approximately ten times but he did not take the vehicle to an authorized dealer. He stated that the failure occurred in a parking lot when the brakes were applied and crashed into another…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10346262
Automatic Transmission
I am having a recurring transmission problem on a 2008 prius that seems to be a very similar problem to one described by other prius owners. When the car is warm (warm day, drive for longer than 15 minutes) the transmission can slip out of drive (or reverse) into neutral. It will do this repeatedly and not allow to proceed in gear until you turn off the ignition for some minutes. The car will operate if you manually…
ODI 10336900
Automatic Transmission · Electrical System
Severe safety concerns with a 2008 prius are the following: the answers and solutions to the following are necessary before anyone could be considered safe driving this 2008 prius: 1.why did our prius have a power failure on april 13th while driving at 60 mph on a flat stretch of hwy 101 going north at the blithedale exit in mill valley, ca? 2.why while driving up divisidero around 11:30 or 12 noon on april 25, 2010…
ODI 10331423
Automatic Transmission
After reading about the run a way prius in san diego monday, i attempted to put my prius in neutral. Neutral does not exist or does not work. While accelerating one cannot put the prius in neutral. This is a concern. I called the dealer and the rep said that prius' are a breed all there own and pretty much agreed that the neutral did not work. People should know this. *tr
ODI 10318954
Automatic Transmission
With the motor running, the transmission in park and the emergency brake set, the car lurched forward. The engine was warm at the time. On another occasion with the transmission in reverse and the brake pedal depressed, the car lurched rearward almost striking a pedestrian. *tr
ODI 10307820
Automatic Transmission
Sep. 1st i was driving my 2008 prius and it started shifting by itself from drive into neutral and one time even from drive into neutral into reverse. This happened after i pulled off the highway on an exit ramp and then slowed to a stop in order to get onto the local road. On the prius, when you put the shift into the drive position, the shifting knob then returns to its starting position, but the car is supposed…
Crash reported
ODI 10284574
Automatic Transmission
I own a 2008 toyota prius. Several months ago i started to experience a problem with the vehicle. When i travel in reverse and then stop to go forward, the vehicle doesn't move when i shift it to forward. When stopped, i have returned the shifter to reverse and it doesn't move. If i turn off the car and place it in drive, it moves. I believe it's a electrical problem because the shifter doesn't have linkage and its…
ODI 10308276
Automatic Transmission
2008 toyota prius loses all power when traction control engages. *tr
ODI 10291434