1. Toyota Prius
  2. Problems
  3. 2008
  4. Tread/Belt

2008 Toyota Prius Tread/Belt Problems

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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

BandRecords
1–30k mi3

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • September 17, 2010 · 19,000 miles

    Tires · Tread/Belt

    I had a blowout on i-75 in lexington ky. Went to walmart to get tires. When i got to charlotte nc i went to the toyota dealership to have my remaining back two tires checked. He said they were defective. The tires were original equipment on my 2008 prius. The tire information is 15" p185/65r15. *tr

    ODI 10358611

  • January 23, 2010 · 20,000 miles

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Tread/Belt

    Proceeding to get on highway and in gravel driveway vehicle lost traction and brakes failed.(at least 5 or 6 times in 2009 and most rescent 2/03/10)\headlight and relay switch failed\front running light not working all the time\radio switching from fm,fm2and am randomly\car for no reason going dead at a store orbeing parked for an hour or 2and having to be jumped\main batteries losing charge(most of these issues…

    ODI 10307072

  • May 7, 2009 · 19,900 miles

    Tires · Tread/Belt

    I had a sudden blow-out while driving my 2008 prius on the freeway. All four tires are goodyear p185/65r15 and came with the vehicle. The car mileage is about 19,900. Without any warning (low tire pressure light, etc.), the left rear tire blew out due to tread separation almost causing me to lose control of the vehicle. I went to the local toyota dealership who described the damage to the tire as "tread separation"…

    ODI 10268291