2014 Toyota Prius V

The brakes failed while I was driving. I had received a "Voluntary Customer Support Program" notice several months before this happened. I called the dealership right away and they told me not to worry about it and to put the notice in my owners manual. After the brakes failed, I had it towed in to the dealership and they determined that it was an issue that would be paid for by Toyota. Now my car has been in the dealership for almost 2 months and the part is still not available. They have no estimated time to expect the part. I have a loaner, which they would not give me at first until I complained to the Toyota customer service number. My loaner is a large SUV, which is a gas guzzler and is much bigger than I am used to. I just want my old Prius V back. Repaired.

UNKNOWN. I WAS BASICALLY DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN MY CAR'S ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING. THE CAR WAS AUTOMATICALLY PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE CAR, SO I HAD TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. AS I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR, I STARTED SMELLING BURNED WIRE AND INTERIOR STARTED TO FILL WITH SMOKE. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF AND GOT OIT. AS I WAS STANDING FAR AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE, FLUID STARTED LEAKING AND IT HAD CAUGHT INTO FIRE. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS COMPLETELY BURNED OFF, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL PARTS WERE AFFECTED AS WELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA PRIUS V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HORN FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY AND CLOCKSPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

RATTLE TYPE OF NOISE CAN HEAR AND FEEL FROM DRIVER'S SIDE IN FRONT SUSPENSION AREA WHILE DRIVING LOWER SPEED AND WHEN PUSH BRAKE AND STOP . MOST OF NOISE HAPPENED WHEN PUSH BRAKE TO STOP AND SLOWLY START DRIVING / MOVING VEHICLE AGAIN . THOUGHT NOISE IS FROM SUSPENSION BUT AFTER BEING FULL INSPECTION ON VEHICLE , MECHANICS BELIEVE IT'S NOISE FROM " HYBRID SYSTEM POWER INVERTER " . SEARCH RECALL STATES ON NHSTA WEB AND FOUND RECALL IS " INCOMPLETE " . SO AM PLANING TO BRING IT AND ASK AT TOYOTA DEALER IN CULVER CITY CA WHERE I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED VEHICLE FOR REPAIR / REPLACE INVERTER . IT SUPPOSED TO BE PERFORM AS FREE OF SERVICE .

I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE IT HAS ABOUT 110K MILES RECENTLY THE STARTED TO SHAKE WHEN I START IT IN THE MORNING OR WHEN PARKED FOR A WHILE IT STARTED TO SHOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SOME TIME IT GOES AWAY ON ITS OWN SO I FIGURED I WILL DO 100K SERVICE CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS OIL FILTER ETC. THE SHAKING WENT AWAY BUT AFTER 1K MILES THE SYMPTOM CAME BACK WITH SERVICE ENGINE SOON AND CHECK ENGINE WHEN I SCAN IT THE CODE READ P0301 I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THE COOLANT IS LOW WENT TOYOTA PICKED UP A COOLANT AND ADDED ABOUT A QUART THEN THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED WHEN I WENT ONLINE FOR AN ANSWER I WAS SURPRISED BY WHAT I DISCOVERED MOST OF THE CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM NEEDED AN NEW OR REBUILD ENGINE AS LONG TIME TOYOTA FAN OWNED MANY DIFFERENT ONES I WAS BAFFLED BY THIS PROBLEM I NEED HELP. AS I LEARNED ONLINE THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS MOST OF GEN 3 PRIUS AT THIS POINT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO EXCEPT ASK TOYOTA FOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE AS I JUST FINISHED PAYING FOR IT. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS ONLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING AT STOP OR DRIVEN AT LOW SPEED I HAVE ALSO NOTICE THE AVERAGE GAS MILEAGE SUFFERS. WHEN THE CAR IS ACCELERATING THE PROBLEM SEEMS BE UNNOTICEABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA PRIUS V. WHILE DRIVING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA PRIUS V. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE MADE ABNORMAL NOISES AND BEGAN TO STALL. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT'S WIFE PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE TO FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA OF COLUMBIA (2136 SUNSET BLVD, WEST COLUMBIA, SC 29169, 803-223-7265) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYBRID MODULE FAILED AND WOULD COST $2,000 TO REPAIR. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V684000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM) ON THE 2010-2013 MODELS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT NHTSA FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000. *DT *TP CONSUMER STATED I WAS ABLE TO GET SOME INFO FROM THE MECHANIC AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP: HIS EXACT WORDS WERE THAT THE WHOLE CONVERTER MODULE FAILED - FAULT CODE FOR ELECTRIC FAILURE, T0A94. I'VE ALSO ATTACHED THE REPAIR SHEET FROM THE DEALERSHIP.*JB *TR*DT*TP

THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS EXPECTED. IT BEHAVED AS IF THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO KEEP A CONSISTENT SPEED AND THE MOTOR STARTED TO HAVE A ROUGH IDLE SOUND. THE HYBRID SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING, THE ICON OF THE BATTERIES TURNED PURPLE AND WOULD NOT RECHARGE WHEN STOPPING. WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE PERSON THEY SAID IT WAS A SOFTWARE AND EMISSIONS MISS-FIRE ISSUE. IT WILL TAKE A PART TO BE REPLACED AND SOFTWARE UPDATED. TOYOTA SENT OUT A MEMO TO THEM STATING THIS MIGHT HAPPEN AND THIS IS HOW TO FIX IT. IT SEEMS SINCE THEY ARE WARNING SERVICE STAFF TO BE AWARE OF THIS THAT MAYBE THEY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IT BEFORE IT HAPPENS AND NOT HAVE ME PAY OVER $900 AND THE STRESS OF IT HAPPENING ON THE FREEWAY AND THEN HAVING ME GET IT FIXED.

'TAKATA RECALL ' I BELIEVE THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA PRIUS V THEY MAKE IT ONLY FOR FIVE YEARS, THEY STOP MAKING IT AFTER 2016 BECAUSE THEY REALIZE THERE IS SO MUCH PROBLEMS IN THE ENGINE, MANY CAR THIS MODEL THE ENGINE GET IN FIRES, HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 125,000 MILE. HYBRID BATTERY IT GO BAD AT 120,000 MILES WHERE IS MOST PRIUS HYBRID BATTERY GO FOR 250,000 MILE MINIMUM. MY PRIUS BE IN GIN GA ON FIRE BECAUSE THERE IS A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE ENGINE FELL DOWN IN THE ENGIN BLOCK AND THE ENGINE BREAK DOWN WITH A BIG HOLE AND MOST OF THE ENGINE OIL CAME DOWN IN TO THE MUFFLER AND MY CAR GOT ON FIRE. AND THAT'S HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS A WARNING WHEN THAT PIECE OF METAL FROM THE VALVE LIFTER I BELIEVE FILL DOWN IN TO THE BLOCK.