ToyotaPrius2017
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  3. 2017
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2017 Toyota Prius Body Problems

5
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 5 stored complaint records:

  • 2 indicate a crash
  • 2 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi4

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • January 19, 2019 · 14,000 miles

    Body · Vehicle Speed Control

    We were stopped at a traffic signal going north. When the light turned green, the car in front of us started to go and all of the sudden, our car went into rapid acceleration. We could not stop the car. It crashed into the car in front of us. We tried jamming on the breaks and turning off the ignition, but could not get control. Because we were heading uphill, the car finally came to a stop. We were on a city street…

    Crash reported

    ODI 11172085

  • January 4, 2019 · 20,500 miles

    Air Bags · Body

    Takata recall possibly. Wet pavement, traffic slowed on interstate to about 45 mph, tailgating small pickup hit my rear crumple zone, shoved me into a small suv that crushed my front crumple zone. Airbags did not deploy. Neither my wife (front seat passenger) nor i felt any discomfort, but a few days later she complained about pain in her waist area. She was later determined to have a fractured pelvis and a jostled…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 11203456

  • August 20, 2018 · 5,000 miles

    Body

    Windshield cracks from impact with small rocks. In the past week, my windshield was impacted twice by small rocks. Both times the windshield was damaged. Both times i was driving approximately 50 miles per hour on a highway. The windhield is the problem. I realize a rock might damage a windshield but the glass in my prius is much more susceptible to damage than is acceptable. Luckily i got both cracks repaired…

    ODI 11121583

  • May 15, 2017

    Body

    Defect in molding around window frames that allow air to pass with windows rolled up

    ODI 11047256

  • March 22, 2017 · 1,600 miles

    Body · Electrical System · Unknown Or Other

    We purchased a 2017 toyota prius on january 29th 2017 and on march 22nd 2017 the car caught on fire out of no where. The car was parked and off when smoke began to come out from the around the shift changer and the touch screen area. After a few seconds the car was completely on fire.

    Fire reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10971466