1. Toyota Prius
  2. Problems
  3. 2011
  4. Engine And Engine Cooling

2011 Toyota Prius Engine And Engine Cooling 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.

  • December 2, 2011 · 15,956 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control

    The car suddenly decelerated from 65 miles an hour to about 5 miles per hour while driving on a highway at night with the shoulder blocked due to road construction. This same problem was present in the 2004 prius and was apparently the subject of nhtsa investigation. There was a recall issued on november 30, 2010 for 650,000 units of the 2010 prius. Toyota has not been able to determine the cause of this problem in…

    ODI 10441676

  • November 14, 2011 · 12,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Upon ice start up at times, there is a loud knocking noise emanating from engine compartment. Goes away after 10 seconds and car drives fine. Has occurred several times. Though there is a tsb issued, dealer would not fix unless issue is replicated despite showing them what my car did on video. Most noticeable after car was run for a very brief time hours before. Also notice the last few weeks, while driving vehicle,…

    ODI 10451014

  • October 29, 2011 · 8,106 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Upon starting vehicle, a very loud knocking noise, accompanied by shaking occurred. At this time no failure/warning lights appeared on dashboard. Moved car forward approximately 15 feet, and placed car in park, knocking/shaking did not abate. Turned car off. The next day, the car, upon starting had the same loud knocking/shaking. It was audible from several feet away from the car. On the second time, it was…

    ODI 10433593