Toyota Prius Equipment Problems
- 58
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 12
- Years with records
- 2001–2016
- 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 58 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- hatch release · 7 records
- rear hatch · 5 records
- rubber cover · 4 records
- safety issue · 4 records
- handle rear · 4 records
- same problem · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 27 |
| 30–60k mi | 10 |
| 60–100k mi | 5 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Electrical · Electrical System · Equipment · Tires
While driving on hwy 14 at approximately 1100 am, my son's vehicle left rear tire blew off. He summoned assistance to aaa who came and put the spare tire in, he subsequently drove the car to sierra toyota in lancaster ca and chanin yescas service dept mgr assisted with having the car check. I am concerned with this vehicle it is the 2nd incident with have had with the vehicle within a week. Please assist asap.
ODI 10955451
Equipment · Exterior Lighting
Left front headlight. It goes out after 5 minutes of driving. I replaced the bulb and it still goes out. The cost of bulbs are very expensive and toyota should be made to replace this item and have all 2007 prius recalled. One accident could cause a major catastrophe on the roads because lights turning off in the middle of a drive is unnerving and dangerous. *tr
ODI 10550575
Equipment · Latches/Locks/Linkages
The back latch of my 2007 toyota prius has degraded ("melted" almost). It no longer functions properly, and i am unable to open the back hatch door easily. Sometimes it requires considerable effort and perseverance to get it open. I am concerned that in the case of an emergency, i will not be able to get the door open. This is a major cause for concern and it is a serious safety hazard. *tr
ODI 10533059
Equipment · Structure
Toyota prius (2008) hatch release rubber cover piece detached and tore apart. Note that my rx300 selection of make/part number is bogus, as i have no way of knowing who made this rubber component. *tr
ODI 10563215
Equipment · Headlights
While driving to the store one evening, the headlights suddenly flickered and went out. I turned the light switch off and on then they went back on. Ever since this the lights(driver side) go off and usually come back on after turning the light switch on and off. No resolution to this after contacting toyota since i appear to not be under warranty. *tr
ODI 10492048
Electrical System · Equipment
Navagation screen, when sun hits the screen from right direction the screen can act like a very bright mirror and blind driver without warning. *tr
ODI 10477328
Equipment · Lock · Structure
Hatch latches should not melt down in 2-3 years, and access to the hatch is a life safety issue. As with many other 2007 toyota prius vehicles the rubber material on the handle of the rear hatch has been deteriorating on my 2007 toyota prius and is getting more difficult to use. Without an expensive replacement by toyota the part will fail beyond the ability to open the rear hatch. Toyota refuses to recall the part…
ODI 10546107
Door · Equipment · Structure
After only about 1 year of owning my pre-owned 2007 prius, the rubber cover on the hatch release handle (the exterior handle of the rear hatch) melted into a sticky tarry black rubbery gooey mess. I can best describe it as being a viscous black glob like roofing tar. To open the hatch, you have to touch this black goo each time, which makes it difficult to operate the hatch release. I thought that this might be a…
ODI 10479625