2015 Toyota Prius Power Train Problems
- 8
- 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 8 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- gear shift · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
I entered my parked, stationary prius, pressed my right foot on the brake pedal, disengaged the parking brake and pressed the on/off button to turn the car on. My foot remained on the brake pedal. The engine immediately raced and the car began to accelerate at high speed. I stomped on the brake pedal and the car kept moving. The sound of the engine was loud enough that people in nearby houses heard it. My car would…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11219137
Electrical System · Power Train
Vehicle jerked violently and had loss of power on highway at speed of 65mph going straight. Toyota evaluated and determined the inverter was burnt due to overheating causing hybrid system to fail. Toyota stated was not covered by vin for existing recall.
ODI 11194080
Power Train
My car 2015 toyota prius 2 i was at traffic light i put the gear shift on p postion when i move gear shift to d but it jumped to n by it self it cant to go even to p i tried turn off the car i wait few second i try again i get the same problem the gear shift jumped to postion n the police man come and i called my state farm roadside assistant to tow the car the police man try to help me and after about 10 or 15…
ODI 11110672
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota prius. While at a stop and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle accelerated backwards. The contact was able to brake and regain control of the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 22,267. *js
ODI 11021602
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota prius. When the vehicle's gear shifter park position button was activated, the engine was turned on, and the vehicle was unoccupied, it accelerated forward on its own. The vehicle crashed into a rock. The air bags had not deployed. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was driven home. The approximate failure mileage was 6,459.
Crash reported
ODI 10888762
Electrical System · Power Train
Car was stationary in driveway car would not start and master warning light was on in addition to a warning saying "shift malfunction. When parking, park in flat place and apply parking brake securely" a buzzer was sounding. This indicates a shift control system error. The car would not start. Notified dealer and the car was towed. No error codes were found. The car started for the dealer.
ODI 10820084
Power Train
This is an update to complaint number: 10809942. === i forgot to include this: *** besides the rolling backward problem i had, if one has a get-into-gear-and-go emergency, it is very likely that the car will not get into gear, you will not realize that, and when you step on the accelerator to go, the car will not move. Then you have to realize why it did not go and shift again. In case of an emergency, this delay…
ODI 10810580
Power Train
The transmission gear shift is dangerously designed. The shifter will move into a gear positions even if it transmission does not actually shift into the gear. Whenever the handle is released, it springs back to the central position, whether the transmission is in gear or not, so the driver does not know if the transmissions is actually in gear or not--or if in gear, which gear. The driver is expected to look at the…
ODI 10809942