2010 Toyota Prius Engine Problems
- 111
- 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 111 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 4 indicate fire
What owners report
- hybrid system · 19 records
- check hybrid · 17 records
- every miles · 11 records
- excessive consumption · 9 records
- quart every · 8 records
- check engine · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 34 |
| 60–100k mi | 33 |
| 150–400k mi | 14 |
| 30–60k mi | 11 |
| 1–30k mi | 8 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving with the flow of traffic (around 30 mph) on a main surface street in a middle lane of a multilane street when suddenly the engine stopped, and i was unable to make the engine respond. The car immediately began to slow down; i could not make it accelerate to keep in the flow of traffic. I managed to carefully drift over to the right and maneuver through an intersection and glide to a stop on the right…
ODI 10566877
Electrical System · Engine · Service Brakes
This has happened several times over the past two years. As i brake at low speeds, the car surges ahead as though your foot is on the accelerator. Sometimes it was so subtle, you wondered if it really happened. Today (11/23/14) there was absolutely no mistaking it. The car surged forward a couple of feet as i was slowing to turn left. If someone had been stopped in front of me, i would have hit them from behind. *tr
ODI 10660372
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
The incident occurred when i attempted to accelerate onto a two-lane highway. Because of a slow and sharp u-turn which precedes the short on-ramp, i disabled the eco mode for better acceleration. When i pressed down on the gas, the car immediately emitted a loud sound, became unresponsive and was unable to gain additional speed. Even so, there was no other option but to merge onto the roadway while doing no more…
ODI 10502449
Engine
At about 125,000 miles, the engine warned me of low oil. It was the first such warning ever with this vehicle. At that time i could secure only 2 quarts of the required synthetic oil and it was still over 1 quart low. About 500 miles later i took the vehicle to toyota chula vista and explained. They added 3 more quarts of oil and suggested a series of oil consumption tests. I called toyota motor usa consumer…
ODI 10533172
Engine
Driving on freeway and car overheated. There was never any warnings of overheating problems before. Pulled over on freeway and had car towed to auto service. Water-pump was not working, fan stopped turning, cost to replace was $1260, toyota would not help as car was out of warranty. *tr
ODI 10564265
Engine · Service Brakes
Incident #1 brake: on january 17, 2013 as i was entering the intersection about 20mph, i applied my brakes, but they went straight to the floor and warning light started blinking. I pressed brakes very hard and car almost stop, then, its brakes gave up. There is sudden slight "unintended acceleration" and i almost hit car front of me. But, i am able to manage to drove the car into the center island. Brake was…
ODI 10493546
Engine
While making a u turn the vehicle lost power and the check hybrid system warning illuminated. The car died in the middle of the road. The dealer claimed that there was oil in the throttle body caused by overfilling and this is a common occurrence with oil overfills on prius vehicles. The last oil change had been 8,000 miles and more than 2 months previous. The place that performed the oil change agreed to look at…
ODI 10488024
Body · Electrical System · Engine
2010 toyota prius at dealership for 25000 mile service. On 11/07/2012 at 1700 the dealership called and reported that the car is "infested with rodents." stated that headliner is saturated with urine/ feces, air and cabin air filters destroyed, wires chewed, rodents found to be living in dashboard, in door interiors, and other areas. Reported that this was "the worst case we've seen." car is owned by two…
ODI 10483685
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While carefully parking my prius 2010 at a hospital it accelerated suddenly and crashed over the cement curb. I say carefully because my prius had done this before but not enough damage was done to file with insurance. There followed another accident and another accident. Then this evening while driving into my carport my prius accelerated again. It threw my dog that was in the front seat to the floor but i was able…
Crash reported
ODI 10556900
Engine
I have a 2010 prius vin:[xxx] with 37,000 miles. The car experiences random losses of power during which the engine shuts down and does not activate no matter how hard i pump the accelerator. Once i turn off and push again the start button, the engine starts up without any problem and i can continue on my way. I have experienced this problem 5 times since september 2012. I have taken the car in to the dealer…
ODI 10509271
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Car occasionally unintentionally accelerates when hitting a bump for maybe a second. Dangerous when it happens as approaching a stop sign or traffic signal. Happens maybe once every two weeks. *tr
ODI 10513604