Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | |||
| 12/21/2012 | 116000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. the vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was found that the inverter converter needed to be replaced. the contact was informed that repairs completed under nhtsa campaign id number: 12v536000 (hybrid propulsion system: inverter) may have caused the failure. the manufacturer was notified and offered to pay for a portion of the repair. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 116,000. mh | |||
| 12/21/2012 | 116000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. the contact stated while driving 55 mph the vehicle stalled. the contact was able to coast the vehicle to the side of the road. the vehicle was towed to a dealer for diagnosis. they were informed that the inverter converter would need to be replaced. the contact was informed that when he had the recall repair done for nhtsa campaign id number: 12v536000 (hybrid propulsion system: inverter) may have caused the failure. the manufacturer was notified and offered to pay for a portion of the repair. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure and current mileage was 116,000. dt | |||
| 01/20/2012 | 50000 | 3 | |
| While driving on the highway at 70 mph, the following symptoms occurred on my 2005 toyota prius: (1) car would not accelerate, (2) engine light came on, (3) problem light came on, (4) battery went red, (5) car stalled and would not accelerate/drive any further. after turning off the car and restarting it, i was able to drive it back and the battery recharged itself to green. after taking it to the dealership and having this problem fixed, the exact same situation happened two more times, again 6 months later and then 2 weeks after that. the second time i was driving again on the highway at 70 mph, the third time i was driving at night at 40 mph. *tr | |||
| 01/20/2012 | 50000 | ||
| While driving on the highway at 70 mph, the following symptoms occurred on my 2005 toyota prius: (1) car would not accelerate, (2) engine light came on, (3) problem light came on, (4) battery went red, (5) car stalled and would not accelerate/drive any further. after turning off the car and restarting it, i was able to drive it back and the battery recharged itself to green. after taking it to the dealership and having this problem fixed, the exact same situation happened two more times, again 6 months later and then 2 weeks after that. the second time i was driving again on the highway at 70 mph, the third time i was driving at night at 40 mph. | |||
| 08/24/2012 | 62000 | 1 | |
| My wife was driving our 2005 toyota prius today and the accelerator locked to the floor. the car continued to accelerate even though she was braking. she was eventually able to get the vehicle to stop. the accelerator was not stuck under the floor mats. she had to pry the accelerator from the floor. *tr | |||
| 08/24/2012 | 62000 | ||
| My wife was driving our 2005 toyota prius today and the accelerator locked to the floor. the car continued to accelerate even though she was braking. she was eventually able to get the vehicle to stop. the accelerator was not stuck under the floor mats. she had to pry the accelerator from the floor. | |||