Toyota Prius Power Train Problems
- 255
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 18
- Years with records
- 2001–2018
- Stored years
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 255 stored complaint records:
- 26 indicate a crash
- 11 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- hybrid system · 17 records
- check hybrid · 11 records
- drive reverse · 11 records
- failure mileage · 10 records
- back neutral · 9 records
- gear shift · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 81 |
| 100–150k mi | 53 |
| 60–100k mi | 45 |
| 30–60k mi | 30 |
| 150–400k mi | 19 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Our daughter was driving our 2007 toyota prius to work in the dark in rush hour on the highway, driving straight, at highway speed, in los angeles, and the instrument panel instantly blacked out, with the car completely dead and halted. It could not even be shifted into neutral! The car stopped right in the middle of the highway. She called 911, and a wrecker was dispatched to lift the car off the freeway.…
ODI 11302378
Power Train
Vehicle was in motion traveling about 50 mph when an effort was made to pass another vehicle on a [redacted], the vehicle lost power while we were passing, we barely got back into our lane and just barely avoided a head on collision. Then the vehicle slowed to about 15 mph and limped to a stop a mile later. We could have died.
ODI 11291256
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
Power Train
When i was making a right turn i heard a loud "boom" sound and had to grab my steering wheel hard so i wouldnt drift onto the other lane because my car was shaking and skidding then right after my car emergency dash lights came on and told me system failure park your car immidently keep in mind while this was happening my car only went up to twenty miles per hour with my car making a loud sound as if i was going 80…
ODI 11205056
Power Train
When i drive over any type of bump, (pothole, speed bump, etc) and my foot is on the brake....the car will suddenly speed-up instead of slow down. Very dangerous situation and it happens every time.
ODI 11194061
Engine · Power Train
My toyota prius loses power randomly after having the recall fix j0v completed updating the software in inverter. Vehicle stalled 3 times on freeway, highway and off ramp. Dash board lights light up with all warning lights. Vehicle loses power....can drive a mile or so with almost no power...then vehicle shuts down. Dash panel reads check hybrid system conditions are exactly the same as the ze3 warranty enhancement…
ODI 11195556
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Soon after getting a recall software update for the hybrid system, the car displayed hybrid system check message and lost power. Car had to be towed. Created an extremely dangerous situation due to nature of problem while driving on the road and had to pull over right away.
ODI 11196480
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