Toyota Prius Parking Brake Problems
- 16
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 7
- Years with records
- 2004–2016
- 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 16 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- parking brake · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Parking Brake
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota prius. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v741000 (parking brake). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
ODI 10938499
Parking Brake · Power Train
2010 toyota prius was placed in "parking" in my home garage, as i turned off the "heating" switch to the seat, the car rolled forward on its own and hit a work bench chair in front of the vehicle. No personal injury was sustained, but the car had some dents to the front end. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10371217
Parking Brake · Power Train
My 2010 toyota prius would not start after a brief 45 minute lunch with friends. When i released the parking brake and let off the brake pedal i didn't know the car was stuck in neutral. This error was on the dashboard "malfunction when parking, park in a flat place and apply parking brake securely". When i let off the brake the car rolled back into the middle of the parking lot. I had two coworkers in the car with…
Crash reported
ODI 10364372
Automatic Transmission · Parking Brake
My 2004 toyota prius has left me stranded for 15 minute periods of time while parked on my street. All the dashboard lights come on as well as the following red warning "caution - transmission "p" lock mechanism is abnormal. Park in a flat place and apply brake." i was parked on a mild incline and i always use my parking brake. This however makes me suspicious of whether the parking brake is hardy enough to work…
ODI 10333915
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Parking Brake · Vehicle Speed Control
Summary: my car began accelerating while i was in park. I own a 2007 toyota prius. Two days ago, i drove to my destination, pulled into a parking spot, and turned off the car. I was early, so i turned the car back on (so i could listen to the radio while i waited). The car was in park and i did not have my feet on any pedals. The car was on for less than a minute when it began to drive forward. I both heard the…
ODI 10330198
Parking Brake
The parking brake light in my 2005 toyota prius came on and shortly after that, the abs light came on too. I checked to make shure the brake was released and it was because i was driving the car at the time of the incident. As a result of the problem, the car is only giving me an average of 32 mpg, previously i was getting and average of 48 mpg, the battery also seems to be draining its energy faster than usual. I…
ODI 10323567
Electrical System · Parking Brake · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
True! Gear problem! Remember airbus flipping our of control when they came out with fly by wire? The joy stick gear is default to shift into neutral when normal push bring it in to reverse. No way to put it in neutral. I thought the same thing & was in denial until i realize that its impossible to put it into neutral when thing is speeding out of control. Don't take it lightly- i did bought a 2010 prius just now &…
ODI 10321482
Engine · Parking Brake
2010 prius ii - when in park, or just slightly on the brakes and the engine switches from electronic to gas motor, the car rocks forward 1-3 inches. Very terrifying, but according to kendall toyota of eugene, oregon, this is "normal". I don' t know of any world in which a car moving on its own while in park is normal.
ODI 10321662