2008 Toyota Prius Equipment Problems
- 5
- 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 5 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Equipment · Structure
Toyota prius (2008) hatch release rubber cover piece detached and tore apart. Note that my rx300 selection of make/part number is bogus, as i have no way of knowing who made this rubber component. *tr
ODI 10563215
Equipment
2008 prius hid headlights failing. Starting at around 48,000 miles. Can't they make a headlight for about $20 instead of even the $150 that they want just for the bulb. Toyota should at least offer free labor to replace the bulb. Can't believe they can't make a cheaper bulb that should last about the lifetime of the car. *tw
ODI 10302941
Equipment · Exterior Lighting
I have a 2008 toyota prius. The hid bulbs did not last over a year. *tw
ODI 10302912
Equipment
This pertains to any hybrid vehicle. While walking past one in a mall parking lot, the driver started to back out. Since the engine does not engage at this speed, there is no audible warning to pedestrians and if the driver is not paying enough attention, the pedestrian could be injured. *tr
ODI 10264160
Equipment · Steering
After having driven my prius nearly 15,000 miles in all types of weather (except snow) and on residential roads as well as interstate highways with no steering problems, on a single day on residential streets at 20 to 25 mph and gentle rain, it hydroplaned twice with damages each time to the car and to a fire hydrant once. Each event was while going around a gentle left curve at reasonable speed. The first time, i…
Crash reported
ODI 10251059