2014 Toyota Prius Electrical System Problems
- 18
- 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 18 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 8 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
Sometimes the car nothing in the car will light up nor will it start. We replaced the battery in the rear. We replaced the fob battery. Sometimes we open the driver's door and shut it and it will make the dash lights go on and the car will then stat when the start button is pushed. The car remains dead sometimes no matter how many times you open and close the drivers door. Come back 15 minutes later and the little…
ODI 11258853
Electrical System
The driver door and passenger door locks only work sometimes and it seems to be a electrical issue because i have noticed other odd things with the electrical in the car
ODI 11258035
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
The car brakes failed at low speeds (10-15 mph) and bumped into the car in front in a stop-and-go traffic on the wet freeway after a recent rain. The brake pedal went all the way down to touch the floor, as if the brake pedal was disengaged from the braking system and the abs light did not turn on at the time of braking. The car was driving in the straight line and immediately before this i was able to successfully…
Crash reported
ODI 11151142
Electrical System · Seats
On friday, january 12, 2018 i fount the car seat severely smoldering on the passenger side. The care was filled with brown smoke and toxic fumes. The seat was completely burned and melted and toxic residue. Fire department put out fire with water. Car seat heater apparently did not turn off and smoldered all night. Toyota giving me the run around, delaying investigation at least 5 weeks or more. The car was parked…
Fire reported
ODI 11063809
Electrical System
Electric burning smell emanating from front of car smell coming questionably through air ducts which comes/goes and is noted upon starting car and for five minutes duration after start. Increase incidence of burning smell on days when ambient air temperature is 90 or higher. I wonder if i am inhaling toxic fumes . Will consider report of problem to the epa. Checked by pohanka toyota in early summer "could not…
ODI 11015750
Air Bags · Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
Seat belt light stayed on, swerve light occasionally. Proved to be rodent damage on wire instruments and blower, panel instrument, antenna assemblies reaching $3,900. Vehicle parked outside residential building on public street in cold rainy weather. Vehicle in excellent condition. Never had such a problem with any other vehicles while living here over 20 years. Could soy based encasing around wiring contribute to…
ODI 10947274
Electrical System
Rodents chewed electrical wiring making the vehicle unsafe to drive. The electronic sensors were rendered inoperable. The vehicle was parked in my garage for the week end. Never had this problem with my other vehicles parked in same garage! Repair cost,not covered under warranty was $ 1100.00.
ODI 10986015
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
Rodents chewed through majority of the wiring under the hood and build nests in the engine. This has happened twice and i have only owned the car for 5 months and cost me a lot of money for repairs which toyota will not cover and said it is not their responsibility for using these soy based wires that attracts rodents.
ODI 10948489
Electrical System · Engine
Headlights and cabin lights failed to turn off when remote lock was activated. Lights were then turned off manually. Five hours later, in the parking lot, the car was nearly completely dead. Last time it happened, we left it and it recharged itself. This time, it did not recharge itself; it was completely dead the next day. We had to have it towed to the dealership, who "jumped" it and let it sit overnight. They say…
ODI 10884290
Electrical System
Driving home (approximately 100 mile journey) - the "check hybrid system" light came on and car warnings indicated needed to stop driving and have car taken to service immediately. Had car taken to dealer for "warranty" service - was told a rodent had eaten the high voltage wiring insulation - not covered by warranty. Have had no evidence of rodent activity at our location, and other vehicles parked here have not…
ODI 10750088
Electrical System
This vehicle is a little over 3 months old and has had electrical problems through this period. When put in reverse on occasion it freezes and all the lights on the dash go on and stay on (including the yellow triangle) and the car does not move. The prius c needs to be shut down every time this happens and restarted to work. This has happened 5 times in the last 3 months since purchased new. Worse yet, the last…
ODI 10731590
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes
I was in a parking lot and put the car in reverse. Then i heard a "boom" and i thought that i backed into something, so i quickly put the car into drive. I then felt the car excelerating fast and i was pushing the brake as hard as i could and could not stop the car from moving forward. The car proceeded to excellerate and when over a curb up onto pavement and through a metal fence and bent a 5 inch round metal…
Crash reported
ODI 10715324
Electrical System
We flew to sea tac (seattle wa ) airport from slc ut. We planned on attending a family gathering and rented a car from hertz. We have owned a 2006 prius and asked if they might have a new model to rent for comparison on our part, which they did, however it turned out to be a prius c, which was not at all like our prius. The traffic on the freeway was stop and go slow on a multi lane freeway and were on an inner…
ODI 10703006
Electrical System
2014 toyota prius. Consumer writes in regards to push start ignition system. *tgw the consumer stated the vehicle belongs to his parents. He noticed the engine turned on by itself. He was able to open the door and noticed the power push button was lit which indicated the engine was on. The screen on the center console stated no key was detected. He pressed the power button to turn the engine off. The dealer informed…
ODI 10638950
Electrical System · Structure
Shortly after purchasing my 2014 toyota prius in june 2014, i started noticing a moldy smell coming from the air conditioner. The hotter outside it got, the worse the smell inside got. I took the car to the dealer to discuss the problem with them. They informed me that toyota says this is an "environmental issue" and can happen in new cars and is therefore not warrantied. The service manager installed a charcoal air…
ODI 10676597
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
Point sources of light (i.e. Brake lights, headlights, traffic lights, etc.) at night time and to a less visible extent in the day time are duplicated or triplicated at distances through the front windshield. As the light source is closer to the car, the ghosting effect diminishes. This problem does not occur when looking out the side windows or rear windshield, but only occurs through the front windshield. This…
ODI 10607593
Electrical System · Hybrid Propulsion System
I purchased a 2014 toyota prius on may 31, 2014. Today 6/18/14 i found out there was a recall on this model vehicle. I called toyota and i was informed the recall service had not been performed. I called a local dealer (different from the one where i purchased the vehicle) and they informed me that when they pulled the vin, it showed stop sale in effect. I do not blame toyota as obviously if one dealer could see the…
ODI 10599173
Electrical System
2014 toyota prius. Consumer writes in regards to engine failure. *smd the consumer stated a brown colored alarm appeared on the dash, which flashed on then off, as the vehicle started to slow down. If he tried to accelerate, the light would come on, but no response to increase speed. He managed to pull over, and stopped the vehicle. After a few seconds, he tried to re-start the engine and was successful. The dealer…
ODI 10609372