2017 Toyota Prius Prime Complaint Log

In the 2017 Prius Prime when the car switches from Electric power to gas the car frequently fails to allow you to accelerate. It is like you are stuck in neutral on the freeway, taking your foot off of the acceleration pedal and pushing it down doesn't always fix the issue. The accelerator foot pedal can be completely down to the floorboard as you are losing speed. The safety issue is that you are losing speed, and on the freeway and the car doesn't recover losing some control. I have taken the car to the Toyota delearship and when taken in that say it is a software update, but this continues to happen. There is no real notification when this will occur as the battery milage switchover is often misreported by the car.

I have a 2017 Toyota Prius Prime advanced. It has the large infotaiment screen that is where I have to access many items. Often, seemingly randomly, the screen shuts down and reboots itself. During the time it is rebooting I do not have any access to the controls. It gives no warning when it is going to reboot. I have seen other Toyota recalls for a similar problem on the RAV4 vehicles and I wonder if it is related.

The dealer sold original Toyota Truestart H4, 12 Volt battery failed after 2 years and 9 months. The battery is warranted for 84 months/7 years.

Toyota has a very well known issue with head gasket failures right around 140k miles that they refuse to address. This is my second Prius and my second failure right at 140k miles. They refuse to acknowledge it, but the advisors in the service department say that's their "bread and butter." They repair bad head gaskets on priuses for $5k all day long. Toyota needs to do right by their clients.

While driving I heard noises, like “flap,flap,flap”. Pulled over to look at the tire and saw that the tire was peeling. Changed to the donut spare tire and went to “Firestone” 5 days later to have a new tire put on because the original service shop, “Mr King auto services center”, would not take any responsibility for a the tire that was purchased and installed by them 6 months prior. I went to Mr Tire 2 days after this happened and was basically told there was nothing they could do and said it was the alignment. Firestone said my alignment was fine and gave me paperwork to show what was checked. Cooper P215/50R17 (90W)

The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Prius V. The contact stated that while her husband was driving approximately 70 MPH, there was a loud explosion coming from the rear of the vehicle. The contact stated that after stopping to inspect the vehicle, it was discovered that the passenger’s side rear hatch strut had exploded into pieces. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 180,000.

Jbl touchscreen 11.6 on Prius prime plugin 2017 has capacitive buttons like FM AM SPEAKER/Audio, and resistive buttons like Volume and Sufio not registering a finger touch or pressure. All other icons on touchscreen work and respond. Bluetooth works but no sound when a text message is read from my iPhone. Started when heat index was 107 on June 23. With climate change I am concerned that EV and PHEV touchscreens may need to be recalled to prevent this kind of failure. Mechanic said it WAS NOT FUSES OR BATTERY, and AICHATGBT proffered a software glitch or a neede update

Each time I use the USB port behind the cup holders, my vehicle's electrical system goes through a power-down cycle. This has happened several times over the years while I was driving. I no longer use that particular USB port for safety reasons. I reported this to my Toyota dealer, but they could not replicate the problem while I was there, so nothing was ever done. My younger son was driving the car and nearly had a wreck when the electrical system power-cycled while he was driving. He has been instructed to not use the USB ports.

My 2017 Toyota Prius Prime has experienced a second windshield crack perhaps hit by a small object, which I didn't notice at all. The crack is a "L" shape, about 15 in at each direction. The firs Windshield crack was happened about a year ago. Toyota dealer replaced it with an original Toyota Windshield. I believe this particular Windshield type isn't strong enough to withstand a small stone hitting it. As I didn't notice any loud popping sound during driving

Driver side electric Seat rail malfunction after I was hit from the rear end collision. The seat electric adjustment became inoperable. The seat rail has a small gear in the electric seat that got destroyed during the rear end collision. Is the seat designed for damping, if so why does the driver side electric seat become inoperable?

It was time to replace my original equipment tires after approximately 30,000 miles (41,622 car miles, remainder 11,622 on separate snow tires). The car rode smoothly. I purchased four YOKOHAMA AVID Ascend LX SIZE 195/65R15 tires. The tires were balanced professionally at VIP Tires in Watertown, MA. Since the original tires had a little bit of uneven wear, I also had the car aligned at the same time. I immediately noticed intense vibration in the car seat and floorboard (not in stearing) when driving over 47 mph. I brought the car back and they rebalanced the tires. The vibration remained. I took a video of both back tires (both same DOT code) using my GoPro (and wife driving) and found left rear seemed ok, but right rear had abnormal tread movements. I also noticed much more seat vibration at right rear compared to left rear seat. I brought car back to installer and they (Marco & Julio) confirmed the right rear tire is defective.

I had to avoid an oncoming driver who lost control in a flash storm and ended up colliding with a telephone pole head on going 60mph. No safety devices activated at all, and Toyota refuses to admit it’s a problem.

Background Toyota has received reports of paint peeling on certain vehicles with the original factory-applied Blizzard Pearl or Super White paint colors. These reports indicate that vehicles with these specific paint colors, applied during the vehicle manufacturing process, may experience paint peeling on exterior metal body panels. Although the original factory paint is covered by Toyota’s New Vehicle Limited Warranty for 3 years or 36,000 miles (whichever comes first), we at Toyota care about the customers’ ownership experience. Toyota is providing coverage for repairs related to the condition described above. The following information is provided to inform you and your staff of the program notification schedule and your degree of involvement. Customer Support Program Coverage Details This Customer Support Program provides coverage for involved vehicles with the original factory Blizzard Pearl or Super White paint. The covered condition may occur when sunlight over time degrades the adhesion between the factory-applied paint primer coat layer and the base metal electrodeposition layer causing the paint to peel from the metal body panel. If the condition is verified, the specific panel affected will be repainted. · The Primary Coverage will be offered until December 11, 2022, regardless of mileage. · After the Primary Coverage, the Secondary Coverage is applicable for 10 years from the date of first use, regardless of mileage. My vehicle is a 2017 Toyota Prius prime with Blizzard pearl 070 paint and I am experiencing terrible paint chipping. My hood, roof, and A Pilars are starting to rust. When I tried speaking to Toyota dealerships and corporate about this issue they refused to help and said there's nothing they can do because my vin doesn't match the recall. The fact that this same paint code is showing such wear despite my vehicle being newer that the recalled vehicles should automatically make me a candidate for a paint replacement on the damaged areas.

Loud popping, grinding, and clicking noises from the front left of the car while decelerating, sometimes during acceleration, and parking. The clicking has been happening since the vehicle was new and has progressively gotten worse. It is so bad now that other motorists and pedestrians become distracted by it. A pedestrian tripped and fell over last week trying to look behind them at what was causing this unusual racket. I can now feel the repetitive popping in the steering wheel and brake peddle. The car now feels unsafe to drive. I have taken this vehicle to several Toyota dealers in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 to expressed my concerns. Dealers insist the characteristic is normal, even when T-SB-0157-18 "Click Noise From LF Wheel Area During Deceleration" was in effect. The vehicle is still under powertrain warranty and no warranty repair has been offered each time. This characteristic was very similar to T-SB-0157-18, however it has gotten worse. It now always occurs during deceleration, frequently during normal driving and acceleration. It is extremely distracting and nerve racking, to the point of it being a safety issue for me, other motorists, and pedestrians. It is a very unusual sound no one expects and pays an unsafe amount of attention to. I strongly suspect the front CV axle(s) are grinding themselves into dust. Toyota knows this is a safety issue, cancelled the TSB in April 2019, and refuse to repair the car under power train warranty. My axle has been clicking since March 2018. It now feels unsafe in February 2022, especially after this most recent tripping incident.

I was driving in behind several cars on a city street about 30 mph. The cars ahead slowed quickly. The automatic braking system came on suddenly and completely and applied the brakes on its own with no warning red flash. It locked the brakes and the wheels skidded on the pavement I had no control over this at all I tried tapping lightly to stop the skid. I was about 10-12 feet away from the vehicle ahead of me when the car stopped. I did have some additional stopping room but had no control over the braking system at all if I had been on wet pavement the skidding and “hopping” would have been worse.

This vehicle rear ended another vehicle in peak hour stop and go traffic. The estimated speed at the time of impact was 10-15 MPH. There was exensive front end damage to the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. Unclear if the AEB engaged but the driver actively tried braking but not successful in avoiding the collision.

-The following systems malfunctioned all at the same time on 2021-07-23 at approximately 5:00pm CDT traveling at ~70mph on the interstate in normal conditions in HV system mode: -Low Braking Power -ABS Control System Malfunction -Lane Departure Alert Malfunction -Traction Control Malfunction -Pre-Collision System Malfunction -This is available for inspection upon request, if loaner vehicle is provided and covered. -My girlfriend and I were put at risk due to multiple safety systems malfunctioning, which drastically increased chances of an accident -The vehicle has been diagnosed by a certified Toyota repair shop, and the issue could not be replicated nor found by them. I am also unable to replicate the malfunction. See attached photos. -The vehicle has been inspected three times in the past 30 days by Carvana, Beneficial Automotive in Moore, OK, and Fowler Toyota in Norman, OK. None found this issue. -See attached for the instrument warnings. ICS warning, ABS, traction control, check engine, brake malfunction lights and Multi-Information Display errors all illuminated at the same time while traveling at highway speeds.

Approximately July 19th 2021 at 4 a.m. in the morning on 2021 going Southbound on 210 going towards San Bernardino we will see the flat tire at the very end since the flat tire the hybrid system says offline not available car stalled pulled over tire was blown out. This is the second time that the hybrid system has been reported offline or malfunction. Upon further review the records of the vehicle I have noticed that on January 18th 2021 the previous owner had a similar incident but the dealership in Hemet California failed attempt to repair it or document it correctly and falsified records

When driving on the interstate, the car lost power steering and power brakes, making the vehicle very difficult to maneuver. Fortunately, there were no cars immediately nearby, otherwise this could have been a very different description. The car was towed to a dealership. They reported that they believe this is due to a faulty cell in the vehicle's auxiliary (12V) battery. There was no warning or symptom of this prior to the loss of power steering and power brakes.

The contact owned a 2017 Toyota Prius Prime. The contact stated after the vehicle was in the park position and exiting, the vehicle accelerated on its own in reverse. The contact mentioned when she parked, the front tires pointed towards a curb which allowed her to get inside the vehicle and to depress the brake pedal. The vehicle continued accelerating, crashed into two trees on the front driver's side and front passenger side, jumped the curve, and crashed into a fence where the vehicle came to a stop. The contact mentioned that she was a professional driver for a living and assured that the failure was not a user error. A police report was not filed due to the incident occurring on her property. No injuries were sustained. A Toyota representative inspected the vehicle at the contact's residence to diagnose the vehicle but the results were not available. The unknown local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was traded in at the dealer and the contact no longer owns the vehicle. The contact mentioned that after the failure incident, an unknown manufacturer recall was opened related to unintended acceleration. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened a case. The failure mileage was unknown.

LARGE SCREEN SOMETIMES GOES BLANK AND REBOOTS, AS IF THE CAR WAS JUST RESTARTED. VEHICLE IS TRAVELING WHEN THIS OCCURS. TYPICALLY HAPPENS AT CRUISING SPEEDS.

I LOST POWER ON OVERPASS. HYBRID MALFUNCTION LIGHT, COLLISION LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT ALL CAME ON. ALMOST MATCHING RECALL, BUT TOYOTA SERVICE TOLD ME IT'S A MODULE AND WOULD COST 1200$ TO FIX. I TOLD THEM NO. CHARGED ME 144$ AND I ERASED CODE, WITH NO PROBLEM SINCE? TOYOTA DOES NOT CARE AND I COMPLAINED?

JUST FIVE MINUTES AFTER I LEFT THE HOUSE, I WAS DRIVING AT 15 MILES MPH ON A CURVED ROAD AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THIS INCLUDES BOTH THE ELECTRIC MOTOR AND THE GAS MOTOR. BOTH THE STEERING SYSTEM AND BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME TOO STIFF TO TURN AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT ABLE TO BE PRESSED DOWN NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRIED. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A LIGHT POLE. NOT ONLY DID THE AUTOMATIC COLLISION PREVENTION SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK, THE AIRBAGS ALSO FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE AMOUNT OF IMPACT. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND SEVERE INJURY TO MY BODY. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A POWER FAILURE. THE FIRST TIME I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF FOR 5 SECONDS AND TURNED BACKED ON AGAIN. LUCKILY THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING DUE TO THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FAILED TO FIND ANY PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. NOTHING APPEARED ON THE MONITOR NOR THE DASHBOARD, JUST LIKE THE FIRST TIME. I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO START FOR 30 MINUTES. I EVEN CAPTURED THIS INCIDENT ON VIDEO THAT NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I'VE PRESSED THE START BUTTON, I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO POWER UP AGAIN (ENGINE OR BATTERY MODE). JUST LIKE LAST TIME, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ONCE AGAIN FAILED TO FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. AT ALL TIMES, I'VE DONE MY DUE DILIGENCE TO ENSURE THAT THE BATTERY WAS FULLY CHARGED BEFORE I BEGIN DRIVING FOR THE DAY AND WITH ADEQUATE FUEL FOR THE ENGINE MODE. TOYOTA'S NEGLIGENCE AND THE POOR QUALITY OF THE VEHICLE HAVE CAUSED ME AN ALMOST LIFE-THREATENING ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA PRIUS PRIME. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V579000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER EDMARK TOYOTA (15933 N IDAHO CENTER BLVD., NAMPA, ID 83687) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

SINCE WE HAD PURCHASE OUR CAR PRIUS V FOUR WITH DRL (DAY RUNNING LIGHTS)(VERTICAL LED UNIT IN BUMPER) THEY NEVER WORKED PROPERLY-HENCE NOT VISIBLE IN OUR ACCIDENT.. UNLIKE OTHER EARLIER MODELS THE USER COULD ADJUST THE SENSOR AND TURN THIS FEATURE ON OR OFF-BUT NOW THE FEATURE CAN ONLY BE PERFORMED BY A TOYOTA SERVICE MECHANIC. THE FEATURE ALSO OPERATES OFF A DAY LIGHT SENSOR THAT ALSO CANNOT BE ADJUSTED BY THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. HENCE SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE NOTED IN FAQ ON TOYOTAS SITE IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL.

CLICKING NOISE FROM LF WHEEL AREA UPON DECELERATION/BREAKING. DEALER HAS EXAMINED BREAKS MULTIPLE TIMES AND ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED.

I PURCHASED MY 2017 PRIUS V II IN MAY 2017. APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS OR SO AFTER PURCHASE MY HEADLIGHTS BURNT OUT, FIRST THE DRIVER'S SIDE THEN PASSENGERS SIDE. I AM NOW REPLACING, PURCHASING NEW HEADLIGHTS EVERY 3-4 BECAUSE THEY CONTINUE TO BURN OUT. I'VE TRIED VARIOUS BRANDS INCLUDING BUYING DIRECTLY FROM TOYOTA BUT THEY STILL BURN OUT. THIS IS DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY FOR NIGHT DRIVING. LUCKILY THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT BURN OUT TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME. TOYOTA DEALER WON'T GIVE ME AN ANSWER EXCEPT TO PURCHASE A NEW LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR MY HEADLIGHTS

VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH, THE SPEED LIMIT, REAR LEFT TIRE EXPLODED LEAVING SHREDS ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND DAMAGING THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. TIRE WAS TOYO NANOENERGY A29 195/65R15

I WAS SLOWLY ( < 5MPH) APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION IN A 25 MPH ZONE ON A 4 LANE STREET THERE WERE 2 VEHICLES AHEAD OF ME. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE UNTIL MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED RAPIDLY AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT. THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE WAS TO DRIVE IT INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND NOT TO SWERVE. ONCE I HAD STOPPED AND CAUGHT MY BREATH, I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE TO BACK AWAY FROM THE CAR I HAD HIT, AND ONCE AGAIN THE CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED BACKWARD INTO THE CAR BEHIND ME. UNTIL THIS TIME I HAVE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. IT ONLY HAS BEEN DRIVEN 14,500 MILES.

MY 2017 PRIUS V WAS INVOLVED IN 2 RECENT CRASHES IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY: FRONT END/BUMPER IMPACT ON 6/1/18 AND FRONT & REAR END IMPACT WHICH TOTALED CAR ON 7/3/18. BOTH TIMES AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IMPACT ON 6/1/18 CAUSED OTHER CAR'S (2008 HONDA ACCORD) AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY, BUT NOT MINE. TOYOTA SENT INSPECTOR AFTER 6/1 CRASH; REPORT ENCLOSED. 7/3 CRASH WAS EVEN MORE SEVERE TRAVELING AT 61 MPH WHEN IMPACTED IN THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT EXCESSIVE SPEED. MY CAR SUSTAINED FRONT AND REAR DAMAGE AFTER IMPACT BY OTHER CAR IN THE REAR AND IMPACT IN THE FRONT INTO HIGHWAY CENTER CEMENT DIVIDER. MY CAR WAS TOTALED, BUT STILL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM CONCERNED THERE MAY BE A MFR DEFECT IN THE PRIUS V AIR BAG SYSTEM SIMILAR TO THE OTHER PRIUS AIR BAG RECALL REQUIRED BY YOU IN JANUARY 2018. PLEASE INVESTIGATE FURTHER. I HAVE BOUGHT ANOTHER CAR, AND AM RECOVERING FROM MINOR BRUISING INJURIES. I DO NOT PLAN ANY LEGAL ACTION. I AM MAINLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY FOR OTHER PRIUS V DRIVERS. THANK YOU.

THE PRIUS V 2017 VEHICLE 4 SERIES DOES NOT COME WITH 'FOG LIGHTING' WHICH I HAD IN MY PRIUS V 2012 AND USED ALL THE TIME-THE CAR I HAVE DOES COME WITH LED DAY RUNNING LIGHTS-I REALLY NEVER KNEW THEY WERE LIGHTS BECAUSE I NEVER SAW THEM ON. AT THE DEALERS-THE DID RESET THEM AND THE LIGHTS WORKED BUT NOW TOYOTA WANTS TO CHARGE ME $300-400 TO TRACE THE POWER LINES-THE RELAY TO THESE LIGHTS IS $31-BUT FOR SAFETY REASONS-ESPECIALLY IN TEXAS AND THE BRIGHT SUN-I WISH THEY WERE WORKING AND SHOULD BE LOOKED AT BY THE DEALERS FOR ALL OWNERS. I DRIVE PROFESSIONALLY SO MY PASSENGER'S SAFETY IS ALSO MY MAIN CONCERN IN THE MATTER.

IN THE 18 MONTHS I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE I HAVE LEFT IT RUNNING AT LEAST SIX TIMES YOU THINK IT'S SHUT OFF AND YOU WALK AWAY AND A WHILE LATER IT STARTS BACK UP THERE NEEDS TO BE A LITE OR SOME INDICATOR TELLING U IT'S STILL ON.

THE PROBLEM APPEARS AT NIGHT, AND IS VERY DANGEROUS ON CURVING MOUNTAIN ROADS WHICH I DRIVE OFTEN. IT IS A FOUR LANE ROAD, OFTEN HWY 17. AS THE AMBIENT LIGHT REDUCES, AS THERE ARE FEWER CARS AROUND ME, THE WINDSHIELD DARKENS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, AND LEAVES ME WITH PERHAPS ONLY 10 INCHES AT THE BOTTOM I CAN SEE THROUGH. I CANNOT SEE VERY FAR IN FRONT OF ME, TO SEE WHERE A CURVE GOES, WHAT IS ON THE ROAD, OR HOW MUCH ROOM I HAVE AROUND ME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE HEADLIGHTS THAT PROVIDE REDUCED LIGHTING. THE DEALER TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, THAT I SHOULD TURN ON MY BRIGHTS, REGARDLESS OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.

THE BLUETOOTH PHONE SYSTEM CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS DISTRACTED DRIVING CONDITION BECAUSE BLUETOOTH PHONE CALLS DO NOT REPEAT DO NOT OVERRIDE THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM AS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO AND LIKE THEY DO IN MY 2006 PRIUS (VIN#: [XXX]). THIS ISSUE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED IN THE 2017 MODEL YEAR BUT TOYOTA STILL HAS NOT CORRECTED IT. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN NOTED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH TOYOTA AND WITH THE NHTSA. MY WIFE'S 2013 LEXUS RX 450H (VIN#[XXX]) HAS BEEN REGISTERED BEFORE AND WE RARELY USE THE BUILT IN NAVIGATION NOW FOR SAFETY CONCERNS. MY COMPANY'S 2016 PRIUS (VIN# [XXX]) WAS TOTALED IN LATE 2016 AND THIS ISSUE WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO MY EMPLOYEE REAR ENDING HIS PARENTS AND TOTALING THE CAR. THE REPLACEMENT 2016 PRIUS (VIN# [XXX]) WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ALTHOUGH NOT TOTALED AND AGAIN THIS DISTRACTED DRIVING ISSUE WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR, I BELIEVE. I PURCHASED MY NEW PRIUS PRIME (VIN# [XXX]) EXPECTING TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED AND WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA IT WAS NOW "SELECTABLE" BUT IT IS NOT!!!! WITH ALL THE DISTRACTED DRIVING ISSUES PREVALENT ON THE ROADS TO WHY TOYOTA WOULD INTENTIONALLY DESIGN A SYSTEM TO CAUSE DISTRACTED DRIVING IS BEYOND ME. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE CORRECT IMMEDIATELY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A PURE SOFTWARE ISSUE AND THAT IS WHY I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE FIXED FOR THE 2017 MODEL YEAR. IT NEEDS TO BE!!!! THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. I DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING HITTING IT, BUT THERE ARE CRACKS ON THE CENTER HIGH POSITION DISCOVERED WHEN I STOPPED. I HAVE CONTACTED GLASS REPAIR SHOP BUT THERE IS NO PARTS TO MAKE REPLACEMENT FOR THIS VEHICLE. THERE IS A NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER ON WINDSHIELD FOR THIS MODEL AND 2016 -17 PRIUS. ALL THE MODELS SEEMS TO HAVE MUCH HIGHER INCIDENTS OF GLASS BREAKAGE.

I HAVE HAD THE PRIUS PRIME FOR ONLY FOUR MONTHS WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A HIGHWAY AND A SMALL ROCK HIT THE EDGE OF MY WINDSHIELD AND IMMEDIATELY LEFT A ONE FOOT CRACK. THERE WERE NO BIG TRUCKS OR BIG RIGS NEAR ME SO I'M NOT SURE WHERE THE ROCK CAME FROM. I READ THE PRIUS FORUMS AND FOUND OUT THAT THEY HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN TO PRIUS OWNERS AND TYPICALLY COSTS $1500 TOTAL TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD AND RECALIBRATE THE FORWARD-FACING CAMERA AT THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE REQUESTED A QUOTE FROM SAFELITE AUTOGLASS AND WILL CALL MY AAA INSURANCE. I SURE HOPE THEY WILL COVER THE REPAIRS AS I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS IN ANY WAY MY FAULT.

MANUFACTURE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR THE TOYOTA SAFETY SENSE P (TSS-P) ON MY NEW VEHICLE. WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED BY ROCK ON FREEWAY SO TOOK CAR TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP, MANHATTAN BEACH TOYOTA ON JULY 28, 2017 TO BE REPLACED. DUE TO NEW WINDSHIELD, THE TSS-P SYSTEM HAD TO BE RECALIBRATE (TOYOTA'S ACTIVE SAFETY SYSTEM THAT IS ON ALL PRIUS PRIMES') RECEIVED CALL ON AUG. 10, 2017 THAT DEALERSHIP COULDN'T REPAIR SYSTEM AND WE NEEDED TO PICK CAR UP. CALL THE TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE TO GET ASSISTANCE AND THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH MANHATTAN BEACH TOYOTA TO GET THEM TO FIX CAR. AS OF TODAY, SEPT. 2, 2017 STILL NO CAR. I HAVE HAD ONE CALL FROM THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO DISCUSS PROBLEM AND THEY REPORTED THEY HAVE HAD LIMITED TRAINING ON HOW TO RESET THE TSS-P SYSTEM. MANUFACTURE IS SELLING CARS TO THE PUBLIC WITH A SAFETY SYSTEM THAT DEALERS DON'T KNOW HOW TO REPAIR? I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT TOYOTA HAS HAD OUR CAR FOR 35 DAYS AND STILL CANNOT REPROGRAM THE SYSTEM. WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT THEIR SAFETY SYSTEM AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO MAKE SURE IT IS RELIABLE TO THE PUBLIC?

WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK WHICH STARTED EXPANDING RAPIDLY DUE TO HEAT. DEALER REP SAYS ITS DUE TO A ROCK HIT MAYBE BUT THE GLASS DOES NOT SEEM STRONG ENOUGH AS IT WAS THE FIRST BATCH OF PRIUS PRIMES RELEASED IN NOV 2017 AND I GOT MINE FROM THAT BATCH.

THE VEHICLE HAD AROUND 5K MILES ON IT WHEN THIS OCCURED. A SMALL IMPACT NEAR THE CORNER OF THE WINDSHIELD HAS GROWN TO MULTIPLE SPIDER VEINS SPANNING ACROSS TO WINDSHIELD IN LESS THAN A WEEK. IMPACT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS IN MOTION IN A HIGHWAY WITH FEW CARS AROUND ME. I'VE DRIVEN MY PREVIOUS LEXUS FOR OVER 10 YEARS AND HAD TWO SMALL REPAIRABLE WINDSHIELD IMPACTS. THE FIRST ONE ON MY PRIUS PRIME HAS RESULTED IN CATASTROHIC FAILURE. THE GLASS SHOULD BE MORE RESILIENT THAN THIS!

GPS NAVIGATOR IS MISLEADING FOR 50 USA STATES. THE DASHBOARD IS NOT WORKING CORRECT SOMETIME, MAYBE THE SOFTWARE HAS A PROBLEM.

A SMALL ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND IT BROKE, SEEMS TO BE A WEAK SPOT. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.

CAR IS A HYBRID AND MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO NOISE WHEN START BACKING UP FROM A COLD START. CAR HAS A BEEPING SOUND INSIDE THE CABIN WHEN REVERSE IS SELECTED. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH A CHILD BECAUSE THE CHILD RAN IN BACK OF MY QUIET CAR WHEN I WAS BACKING UP. NORMALLY CAR HAVE A NOISE AND THAT WOULD WARN THE CHILD. COMMERCIAL HAVE VEHICLES HAVE A BEEPER INSTALLED AND SOUNDING WHEN BACKING UP TO WARN PEOPLE. I STRONG FEEL ELECTRIC CARS NEED THIS SAFETY DEVICE. I CALL TOYOTA AND THEY REFUSE TO CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD NEED TO PAY TO HAVE THIS INSTALLED AT MY EXPENSE. TOYOTA COMPLAINT NUMBER: 1702242304.

TOYOTA PRIUS V IS A STATION WAGON WITH A HATCH IN THE BACK. TO MY SURPRISE WHEN CARRYING ANYTHING THAT STICKS OUT THE BACK, THERE IS NO WAY OR TYING DOWN THE HATCH. THERE IS NO MEANS OF KEEPING THE HATCH DOWN AS FAR AS POSSIBLE SO EXHAUST FUMES, RAIN, ETC... GETS INTO THE CAR. ALSO WITH THE HATCH TOTAL OPEN THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND BACKUP CAMERA POINT TOWARDS THE SKY AND MAKES THE CAR MORE DANGEROUS. SOME TYPE OF METHOD SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY TOYOTA TO SECURE THE BACK HATCH LIKE A "D RING" . THIS IS PROVIDED IN THE3 CAR TO SECURE LUGGAGE IN THE BACK BUT NO THOUGHT WAS GIVEN TO SECURING THE HATCH WHEN IT NEEDS TO BE PARTIALLY OPEN.