2005 Toyota Prius Complaint Log

FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS I'VE NOTICED A STRANGE SENSATION WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP OR RIPPLES IN THE ROAD WHILE BRAKING IN MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS BUT DIDN'T THINK TOO MUCH ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT IS A RARE OCCURRENCE. AFTER READING ABOUT TOYOTA'S RECENT RECALL OF THE 2010 PRIUS I REALIZED THAT WHAT WAS HAPPENING IS THE BRAKES WERE RELEASING WHILE GOING OVER THE BUMPS. RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING ONE OF THE FEW TIMES IN THE SNOW, I HAD THE SENSATION THAT THE ANTI-LOCK FUNCTION RELEASED THE BRAKES FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS DURING WHICH I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR AND THERE WAS NO SENSATION OF PULSING OR SKID MARKS. THERE IS A RIPPLED SPOT ON A NEARBY ROAD THAT I CAN ALWAYS REPRODUCE THE BRAKE RELEASE ISSUE. *TR

THE RIGHT HID HEADLIGHT ON OUR 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS EXTINGUISHES RANDOMLY, SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK, AND SOMETIMES COMES BACK ON WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE POWER-CYCLED. THE LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, WHICH WE FEEL IS NORMAL, WHILE THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, TWO OF WHICH WERE PROBABLY UNNECESSARY. WE HAVE BEEN STOPPED AND WARNED BY POLICE SEVERAL TIMES, AND WE MAY NOT BE NOTICING ALL OF THE FAILURES THAT OCCUR DURING DAYLIGHT. THE DEALER SAYS THE PROBLEM COULD BE THE BALLAST ($800) OR THE COMPUTER ($1,000) BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE EITHER UNDER WARRANTY (STRINGING US ALONG WITH LAMP CHANGES UNTIL IT EXPIRED) AND WILL NOT GUARANTEE THAT EITHER OR BOTH FIXES WILL ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

WHEN BRAKING ON BUMPY ROADS OR POTHOLES MY PRIUS LURCHES FORWARD BEFORE THE BRAKE FINALLY ENGAGES. I PUT TODAY'S DATE AS THE "INCIDENT DATE" BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR. THERE IS A BUMPY ROAD NEAR MY HOME WHERE I FREQUENTLY EXPERIENCE THIS. *TR

JUST HEARD A REPORT ABOUT BRAKE ISSUES WITH THE 2010 PRIUS. MY 2005 PRIUS DOES THE EXACT SAME THING - SOMETIMES ACCELERATES WHEN PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL ON BUMPY ROADS OR STREETS WITH POTHOLES. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. *TR

WE HAVE THE SAME BRAKE DEFECT IN OUR 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS AS THE DEFECT THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING REPORTED IN THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. IN OUR CAR, WHEN WE GO OVER A MANHOLE COVER OR SIMILAR IRREGULARITY IN THE ROAD WHILE BRAKING, THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS MOMENTARILY HYDROPLANING AND YOU HAVE LOST TRACTION. MY WIFE STOPPED DRIVING THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THIS SENSATION THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF CONTROL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE WE FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2005 AND HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE THE CAR IS LIGHT WEIGHT SO I NEVER REPORTED IT UNTIL I READ PEOPLE'S DESCRIPTIONS OF THE 2010 PRIUS PROBLEM. OUR PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME THING. *TR

BRAKES STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLIED GOING OVER ROUGH SURFACES SUCH AS RAILROAD TRACKS AND POTHOLES. THIS RESULTS IN A BRIEF SUSPENSION OF BRAKING ACTIVITY. OCCURS EACH TIME THE ABOVE CONDITIONS ARE MET AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. SINCE I ALWAYS REDUCE SPEED IN THESE POTENTIAL SITUATIONS, NO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED, BUT IT DOES RESULT IN AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BRAKING WHICH COULD RESULT IN REAR END COLLISIONS. PREVIOUSLY MY 1999 CHEVROLET SUV DID THE SAME THING AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS AN INHERENT CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ANTILOCK BREAKING SYSTEM. *CN

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, EXHIBITS THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF ACCELERATION, SKIDDING EFFECT WHEN HITTING A BUMP AND BRAKING, AS TODAY'S REPORT OF THE 2010 PRIUS DOING THE SAME THING. I THOUGHT IT HAS BEEN THE ANTI-SKIDDING MECHANISM ALL THESE YEARS, BUT THE DESCRIPTION OF THIS MALADY IN THE 2010 PRIUS SOUNDS LIKE MY 2005. *TR

WHEN CROSSING OVER UNEVEN SURFACES OR DURING WET ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES WILL OCCASIONALLY MOMENTARILY DISENGAGE WHILE THE PEDAL IS PRESSED DOWN. DURING SUCH CONDITIONS ON A HANDFUL OF OCCASIONS, I CAME VERY CLOSE TO REAR-ENDING THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE 2010 PRIUS BRAKE ISSUE, I IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFIED WITH THE PROBLEM WHICH I'VE EXPERIENCED SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2005 PRIUS AS A NEW VEHICLE. MY PRIOR VEHICLE WAS THIS WAS AN ALL-WHEEL DRIVE SO I ASSUMED IT WAS A "QUIRKY PRIUS THING", BUT GIVEN THE RECENT NEWS, I BELIEVE THIS MAY IN FACT BE A DEFECT SIMILAR TO THAT DESCRIBED FOR THE 2010 PRIUS. EACH TIME IT OCCURS, THERE IS A FEELING OF BRIEF LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH IS FRIGHTENING. THE DATE PROVIDED IS THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED AS I CROSSED OVER A BUMPY STRETCH OF ROAD WITH UNEVEN PAVING. *TR

MY WIFE AND I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 2005 PRIUS FROM WILDE TOYOTA IN WEST ALLIS, WI. IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKING ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE ON ICY ROADS, SLICK ROADS, AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. WE HAVE HAD THREE BRAKE FAILURES. THE FIRST WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE-STREET. I WAS GOING SLOW, LESS THEN 15 MILES PER HOUR, AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TO MAKE A TURN. THE BRAKES WERE UNRESPONSIVE FOR APROX. 2 SECONDS CAUSING ME TO ROLL BEFORE THE BRAKES ENGAGE. THE SECOND OCCURED WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, UNDER 40 MILES AN HOUR, ON A MAIN ROAD. AS SHE APPROACHED THE STOPLIGHT SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, WHICH ALSO FAILED TO ENGAGE. DUE TO HER HIGHER SPEED SHE ROLLED OVER 10 FEET AND CAME CLOSE TO HITTING THE CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF HER BEFORE THE BRAKES FINALLY ENGAGED. THE FINAL OCCURANCE ALSO OCCURED WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING, THIS TIME AT A HIGHER SPEED BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES ON AN OVERPASS THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE CAR PHYSICALLY SEEMED TO SHAKE A BIT. AFTER BEING UNABLE TO STOP FOR SEVERAL FEET THE BRAKES FINALLY ENGAGED. WE BELIEVE THESE OCCURANCES ARE DUE TO AN ERROR WITH OUR ABS SYSTEM. IN EACH OCCURANCE THE "SLIPPERY ROAD" WARNING HAS APPEARED. WE TOOK IT TO WILDE TAYOTA THIS MORNING. AFTER SOFTWARE TESTING AS WELL AS ROAD TESTING ON THEIR SNOW COVERED LOT THEY FAILED TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NO SYSTEM ERRORS WERE PRESENT AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO TAKE ANY FURTHER ACTION. WE ARE, HOWEVER, STILL CONVINCED THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS. IF IT OCCURS AGAIN WE WILL ONCE AGAIN TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TRY TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS THAT HAS AN EXTRA OPTION OF STABILITY CONTROL. THE CAR DOES AS OTHERS ARE REPORTING IN THE 2010 MODELS. IF I HIT A BUMP OR ICY PATCH WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE OR AS I AM APPLYING THE BRAKE THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AND THE BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE. THUS FAR I AM ABLE TO HIT HARDER AND HOLD THE BRAKE A SECOND TIME AND THE CAR THEN BEHAVES AS EXPECTED AND STOPS. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW TOYOTA PRIUS IN 2005. WHEN THE VEHICLE RIDES OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT THE STABILITY CONTROL MAKES THE CAR QUICKLY LURCH FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED DOZENS OF TIMES OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS. RECENTLY, I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES IN ICY CONDITIONS. I WAS CRUISING AT ABOUT 15 MPH TO A STOP SIGN, NOT ON SNOW, IT WAS JUST BELOW FREEZING THAT DAY, WHEN I APPLIED THE FOOT BRAKE I FELT NO RESISTANCE IN THE PEDAL. I COULD FEEL THE ABS SYSTEM DISENGAGE FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS. I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR USING THE BRAKES SO I ROLLED TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER. *TR

ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, I HAVE OCCASIONALLY EXPERIENCED, WHEN BRAKING, IF THERE IS A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR THE ROAD IS A LITTLE SLICK, THE CAR SEEMINGLY JERKS FORWARD/ACCELERATES FOR A SPLIT SECOND. THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS FEBRUARY 1, 2010. *TR

HID HEADLAMP FAILURE ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. IT WOULD WORK SOMETIMES AND THEN GO OFF AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER 3/26/10; THEY REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BULB FOR $198.09. IT WORKED FOR ABOUT A MONTH THEN STARTED FLICKERING OFF AGAIN AS I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD. I COULD TURN IT OFF COMPLETELY THEN BACK ON AND IT WOULD WORK FOR ONLY A FEW SECONDS. TOOK TO DEALER AGAIN TODAY 6/21/10 AND THEY SAID IT NEEDS A NEW ASSEMBLY BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN "HIT". MY HUSBAND BACKED INTO AND SCRAPED THE HEADLIGHT COVER IN 2006 (FIVE YEARS AGO), BUT IT WORKED PERFECTLY UNTIL FEB. 2010. INTERESTING THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM, WITH 160 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS TO NHTSA ALONE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS JUST SHUT OFF. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 70 MILES AN HOUR. I SLOWED DOWN AS MUCH AS I COULD. ONLY ONE CAR WAS BEHIND ME AND BY CHANCE HE HAD SEEN MY LIGHTS GO OFF AND STARTED TO FLICKER HIS LIGHTS AS HE PASSED ME. LUCKILY THEIR WASN'T ANY CARS ON SITE BECAUSE IT WAS ABOUT 2 AM IN THE MORNING AND THEIR WASN'T ANY TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER UNDER A HIGHWAY STREET LAMP ON THE SHOULDER. I TURNED OFF THE LIGHT AND BACK ON REPEATEDLY UNTIL ABOUT THE 7TH OR 9TH TRY THEY CAME BACK ON. SINCE THEN I HAVE INTERMITTENT LIGHT TURNING OFF ON EITHER HEADLIGHT AT RANDOM TIME. THE DIMMING CAN GO FOR WEEKS WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF AND CAN ALSO GO ON FOR A FULL WEEK WITH THE HEADLIGHTS DAILY. I KNOW THIS IS HAZARD BECAUSE THE TIME WHERE BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT IT COULD HAVE ENDED IN A DIFFERENT WAY OTHER THEN PULLING OVER SAFELY ON THE SHOULDER. ALSO THE INTERMITTENT LIGHT TURNING OFF OF THE LIGHTS IS ALSO A HAZARD BECAUSE IT DECREASES VISIBILITY BOTH FOR ME TO SEE THE ROAD AND OTHER DRIVERS TO SEE ME. *TR

I AM WRITING TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN OVER A ONE CAR ACCIDENT IN WHICH I WAS THE DRIVER. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURED ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK. I WAS DRIVING A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THIS IS THE SAME EXPLANATION I GAVE TO THE POLICE AND TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. I WAS DRIVING SOMEWHERE AROUND 40MPH WHEN I APPLIED THE BREAK. WHEN I DID THIS I DID NOT STAMP ON IT HARSHLY RATHER IN A NORMAL BREAK APPLICATION. IMMEDIATELY MY CAR SLAMMED ACROSS THE ROAD VERY VERY FAST, AND IT ROLLED OVER ON ITS SIDE. MY SEATBELT HELD ME FIRMLY IN PLACE BUT I WAS TILTED WITH MY HEAD DOWN BY THE PASSANGER SEAT AND MY LEGS UPWARDS TO TOWARD THE TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I REMAINED IN THAT POSITION FOR ABOUT 20 OR 25 MIN.UNABLE TO MOVE UNTIL THE EMERGENCY SQUAD ARRIVED. I WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL IN THE AMBULANCE. MY CAR WAS DECLARED TO BE TOTALLED. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY KEEPS SAYING THAT THE CAR IS NOT ON A RECALL LIST BUT MY ACCIIDENT EXPERIENCE IS CURIOUSLY SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY ARE SAYING IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE 2010 TOYOTA HYBRIDS.. I THINK THEY SHOULD BE INVESTIGATING ALL POSSIBLE VEHICLE ISSUES. HOW CAN I PERSUE THIS? DO YOU HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS? *CN

I CONSISTENTLY EXPERIENCE THE FEELING OF MY BRAKES MOMENTARILY RELEASING WHEN GOING OVER A POT HOLE OR TRAIN TRACKS WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS (USUALLY AT LOW SPEED). WHEN I GLANCE TO SEE IF THE ANTI SKID LIGHT IS ON , ON THESE OCCURRENCES IT IS NOT. I HAVE BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO THE ODD FEELING AND THE SITUATION IS ALWAYS ONLY MOMENTARY SO I CAME TO THINK NOTHING OF IT. HOWEVER, WITH ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT PRIUS BRAKES FAILING COMPLETELY, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS IS ALSO OCCURRING ON MY 2005 MODEL. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING TEMPORARY BRAKE FAILURES SINCE THE FIRST WINTER IN 2005, OFTEN ON RAINY OR SNOWY DAYS, DRIVING DOWN HILL WHILE TRYING TO STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL AT A STOP SIGN. INSTEAD OF RESPONDING TO THE BRAKE, THE CAR WILL APPEAR TO TEMPORARILY SURGE FORWARD. I HAVE HAD 4 NEAR-MISSES, TWICE WITH THE CAR COMING INTO THE MIDDLE OF BUSY STREET AND WOULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS HAD THERE BEEN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES, EACH TIME BEING TOLD THAT THE CAR IS PERFORMING TO SPEC, AND HYBRIDS TAKE LONGER TO BRAKE. I DO NOT BUY THIS ARGUMENT SINCE IT DOES NOT CONSISTENTLY BEHAVE THIS WAY, AND IF THE BRAKE CANNOT BE ENGAGED IN TIME, THEN THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE TO BEGIN WITH. PERFORMING TO SPECIFICATION BRINGS OUR FAMILIES NO COMFORT WHEN WE LIE DEAD AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. THIS SAME PROBLEM IS BEING INVESTIGATED AND ADDRESSED IN THE 2010 PRIUS MODEL. IT'S OBVIOUS THAT TOYOTA WILL CONTINUE TO REFUSE ACKNOWLEDGING AND ADDRESSING THIS FATAL DEFECT UNTIL NHTSA PRESSURES THEM TO. PLEASE BROADEN THE PRIUS BRAKE FAILURE INVESTIGATION TO INCLUDE GEN 2 PRIUS ALSO, FROM YEARS 2004 THROUGH 2009. A QUICK GOOGLE WILL DEMONSTRATE HOW WIDE-SPREAD THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN AMONG MANY UNHAPPY PRIUS OWNERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING TEMPORARY BRAKE FAILURES SINCE THE FIRST WINTER IN 2005, OFTEN ON RAINY OR SNOWY DAYS, DRIVING DOWN HILL WHILE TRYING TO STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL AT A STOP SIGN. I HAVE HAD 4 NEAR-MISSES, TWICE WITH THE CAR COMING INTO THE MIDDLE OF BUSY STREET AND WOULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS HAD THERE BEEN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES, EACH TIME BEING TOLD THAT THE CAR IS PERFORMING TO SPEC, AND HYBRIDS TAKE LONGER TO BRAKE. I DO NOT BUY THIS ARGUMENT SINCE IT DOES NOT CONSISTENTLY BEHAVE THIS WAY, AND IF THE BRAKE CANNOT BE ENGAGED IN TIME, THEN THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE TO BEGIN WITH. PERFORMING TO SPECIFICATION BRINGS OUR FAMILIES NO COMFORT WHEN WE LIE DEAD AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. THIS SAME PROBLEM IS BEING INVESTIGATED AND ADDRESSED IN THE 2010 PRIUS MODEL. IT'S OBVIOUS THAT TOYOTA WILL CONTINUE TO REFUSE ACKNOWLEDGING AND ADDRESSING THIS FATAL DEFECT UNTIL NHTSA PRESSURES THEM TO. PLEASE BROADEN THE PRIUS BRAKE FAILURE INVESTIGATION TO INCLUDE GEN 2 PRIUS ALSO, FROM YEARS 2004 THROUGH 2009. A QUICK GOOGLE WILL DEMONSTRATE HOW WIDE-SPREAD THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN AMONG MANY UNHAPPY PRIUS OWNERS.*TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS AT 35MPH (ON CRUISE CONTROL). TRAFFIC SLOWED, I TAPPED THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL, THE CAR SPED UP, WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN DESPITE MY STANDING ON THE BRAKE AND I REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY PASSENGER WAS BADLY INJURED, BOTH CARS WERE TOWED. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 PRIUS AT ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR AT APPROXIMATELY 3PM WHEN SHE SAW A TRUCK STOP APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AHEAD OF HER. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE PRIUS DID NOT STOP AND COLLIDED WITH THE TRUCK CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF THE PRIUS. THE ROAD SURFACE WAS WET FROM SNOW AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34 DEGREES. ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS CRASH COULD HAVE RESULTED FROM A BRAKE PROBLEM OR UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TR

RIGHT HEADLIGHT IS INTERMITTENT ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT WILL GO OFF. IF I TURN OFF MY LIGHT OFF AND BACK ON IT COMES BACK ON. *TR

05 TOYOTA PRIUS ( MY CAR) WAS RUNNING AT 25 MILES/HOUR IN LOCAL TRAFFIC. I FOUND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS SLOWED DOWN, SO I STEPPED DOWN MY PRIUS' BRAKE FIRMLY. MY PRIUS'S RESPONSE THE EVENT OF BRAKE BEING STEPPED DOWN WAS NOT AGILE ENOUGH , SO PRIUS HIT THE FRONT CAR'S BACK BUMPER. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THIS SLUGGISH OF PRIUS BRAKE TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER MY CAR'S SAFETY IS COMPROMISED OR NOT. *TR

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT,IT STARTED IN DECEMBER 2009 AND AS OF TODAY THEY GO OUT ABOUT EVERY 5-10 MINUTES ... I CALLED TOYOTAS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY IMPLIED THERE WAS NO WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE 2005 PRIUS ... I HAVE AN ASSOCIATED PRESS ARTICLE IN FRONT OF ME THAT SAYS (THE PRIUS IS A HIGHLY COMPUTERIZED CAR AND HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS IN THE PAST ... IN 2005 TOYOTA REPAIRED 75,000 PRIUS THAT HAD A SOFTWARE PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL AND THE PRIUS ALSO HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT SINCE 2001 ) IS THERE A FIX THAT THEY WOULD NOT TELL ME ABOUT ... THANKS. *TR

MY 2005 MODEL PRIUS LOST BRAKE MOMENTARILY AND ACCELERATED ON A BUMPY STRETCH OF ROAD. IT HAPPENS ALWAYS I PASS OVER THE SAME STRETCH JUST ON A STOP SIGNAL. IT STOPPED VERY CLOSE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT AFTER REGAINING THE BRAKE LUCKILY AVOIDING ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM REPORTED ON THE 2010 PRIUS AND IS BEING RECALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH ATTEMPTING TO PARK HER VEHICLE IT ACCELERATED INTO A TRAILER HITCH ON A TRUCK. THE CONTACTS LICENSE PLATE FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE, THE BUMPER AND VEHICLE HAD MINOR DAMAGES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE WAS NO NEED TO CONTACT THE POLICE AND THERE WERE NO DAMAGES TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

THE CAR SUDDENLY AND MOMENTARILY ACCELERATES WHEN COMING OUT OF A DIP OR POTHOLE, OR OVER A SPEED BUMP. MOMENTARILY SOUNDS UNIMPORTANT BUT ONE SPEED BUMP WAS AHEAD OF A CROSSWALK AT THE ZOO, WITH MANY PEOPLE CROSSING. IT HAS ALSO ACCELERATED FOR LONGER PERIODS (30 SECONDS) ON THE HIGHWAY. I DID NOT REPORT THIS TO TOYOTA BECAUSE MY IN-LAWS PRIUS DID THE SAME THING, ONLY THEY ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT AND WHEN THEY REPORTED IT TO TOYOTA, THEY WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THEIR CAR. THEY ENDED UP SELLING IT OUT OF FEAR. THE MOMENTARY ACCELERATIONS HAPPEN FREQUENTLY. THE LONGER ACCELERATION HAS HAPPENED TWICE, ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. *TR

2005 PRIUS THAT HAS THE SAME BRAKING ISSUES THAT THE 2010 PRIUS IS BEING RECALLED FOR. THE BRAKES MOMENTARILY FAIL WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND HITTING ROUGH OR SLICK ROAD SPOTS. THIS BEHAVIOR HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED MY PRIUS. *TR

THE ODOMETER ON TOYOTA PRIUS 2005 STOP WORKING. FOR PRIUS MODEL, IT IS CALLED THE COMBINATION METER. THIS IS BECAUSE THIS METER IS WORKING IN CONJUNCTION W/ THE START/STOP BUTTON AND ON BOARD COMPUTER TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE/NEUTRAL/REVERSED OR PARK. *TR

MY 2005 HID HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WENT OUT AT 78,000 MILES. THE AUTO PARTS STORE LOOKED UP MY CAR INFO AND SOLD ME TWO BULBS FOR $50.00. AFTER TRYING TO REPLACE THEM MYSELF, I CALLED QUALITY TOYOTA IN FT WALTON BEACH, FL. THEY QUOTED ME $150 FOR LABOR IF I HAD MY OWN BULBS. UPON ARRIVAL, THEY SAID MY BULBS WERE NOT CORRECT, AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME AN ADDITIONAL $300 PER BULB, PLUS THE $150 LABOR. I DECLINED, CHECKED THE INTERNET, AND AM APPALLED THAT AFTER SO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL, TOYOTA HASN'T BEEN FORCED TO RECALL FOR THIS REASON. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD, FOR WHICH TOYOTA IS OBLIGATED TO FIX. *CN

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS FREQUENTLY EXPERIENCES BRAKE FAILURE WHILE BRAKING ON BUMPY PAVEMENT OR ROUGH TERRAIN. THE CAR APPEARS TO LURCH FORWARD FOR ONE OR TWO SECONDS. I DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM TO BAY RIDGE TOYOTA ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE HAVING THE CAR SERVICED. THEY REASSURED ME THAT THE BRAKES WERE WORKING NORMALLY, AND THIS PHENOMENON WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN WITH ABS BRAKES. SINCE I WAS TOLD THIS WAS "NORMAL", NO REPAIR WAS OFFERED ME. I HAVE HAD ONE RELATIVELY MINOR CRASH BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE HOOD OF THE CAR, BUT FORTUNATELY NO INJURIES. BUT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN THERE SINCE I FIRST TOOK DELIVERY OF THE CAR. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKING ISSUES - PRE 2010 MODELS. ON JAN 18TH, WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON WET PAVEMENT, I APPLIED THE BRAKES ON MY 2005 PRIUS AND FELT WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SLIGHT DELAY IN THE BRAKES ENGAGING. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS CONTRIBUTED TO MY SLIDING OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION AND HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. HAD I STOPPED AN INCH OR TWO EARLIER I WOULD NOT HAVE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. TOYOTA HAS ADMITTED TO ITS DEALERS THAT THERE ARE BRAKING ISSUES WITH ITS 2010 MODEL AND I BELIEVE THESE ISSUES MAY GO BACK TO PREVIOUS MODELS ALSO. THE HYBRID SYSTEM HAS NOT CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE PAST 5 TO 6 YEARS. TOYOTA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO THOROUGHLY TEST THIS SYSTEM ON ALL PRIUS MODELS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 PRIUS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET GOING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE STREET. AS I TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL I FELT A BIG THUMP LIKE I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BUT NO OTHER CAR WAS PRESENT. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THE STREET WAS DRY AND SMOOTH. I'VE OWNED THE CAR ABOUT 7 MONTHS AND HAVE HAD NO OTHER SIMILAR PROBLEM. I AM UNSURE WHAT CAUSED THE INCIDENT. *TR

BRAKES HAVE BEGUN TO EXHIBIT UNUSUAL BEHAVIOR: INCONSISTENT PRESSURE TO ACHIEVE THE SAME STOPPING DISTANCE. SOMETIMES, INEXPLICABLY, THE BRAKES ARE EXTREMELY SENSITIVE...AN EXTREMELY SLIGHT PRESSURE LEADS TO A SUDDEN STOP, ALMOST LIKE THE BRAKES ARE JAMMING OR GRABBING SOMETHING INSIDE. IT'S A BIT SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS, BECAUSE THE WHEELS FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO LOCK UP, AND IT'S HARD TO CONTROL EXACTLY WHERE THE CAR STOPS. *TR

I JUST READ ABOUT THE 2010 PRIUS BRAKING COMPLAINTS. I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS AND CONSTANTLY EXPERIENCE WHAT IS BEING DESCRIBED. EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP OR A POT HOLE, THE PRIUS LUNGES FORWARD ESPECIALLY IF I'M BRAKING AT THE TIME. ALSO, WHEN I BRAKE ON SLICK ROADS I OFTEN EXPERIENCE THE PRIUS' BRAKES NOT ENGAGING AS THEY SHOULD. ONCE I TRIED TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN, GOING A PROPER RATE OF SPEED, ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD. THE PRIUS' BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE ENOUGH TO SLOW THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO MAKE THE TURN. I WAS FORCED TO GO STRAIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION IN ORDER TO AVOID A COLLISION. THIS "PROBLEM" HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2005. I KNEW IT WAS THE COMPUTER SYSTEM CAUSING THE ANOMALY, BUT I FIGURED THAT I JUST NEEDED TO GET USED TO IT. NOW, AFTER READING THE MEDIA REPORTS, I BELIEVE THIS IS INFACT A PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLES SENSORS AND SOFTWARE. *TR

CAR ALWAYS SURGES WHEN I HIT A SLIPPERY PATCH. IT HAS DONE THIS FOR YEARS AND I HAVE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. (LOCAL SERVICE AT DEALER), BUT AM ALWAYS TOLD IT'S NORMAL. *TR

I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THIS PROBLEM UNDER ODI # 10304339. I INCORRECTLY REPORTED THAT "I FELT A BIG THUMP LIKE I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND". HOWEVER, I NOW BELIEVE THAT THIS ACTIVITY COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY "THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION" THAT HAS BEEN FREQUENTLY MENTIONED BY THE MEDIA. ALTHOUGH WHAT I FELT SEEMED LIKE A HIT FROM BEHIND, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A SHORT ACCELERATION BURST LASTING ONLY A COUPLE OF SECONDS. THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY FURTHER INCIDENCES OF THIS NATURE. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT LEVELING SENSOR WHEN IT FAILS, HEADLIGHT CAN POINT DOWNWARD LIMITING VISIBILITY. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE AN OFFICIAL REPORT OF MY ACCIDENT THAT INVOLVED MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS ON JANUARY 13 OF THIS YEAR. IT WAS IN THE MORNING AFTER I HAD DROPPED OFF MY CHILDREN TO THEIR SCHOOL. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HILL AND DRIVING THE NORMAL 25- 30MPH DOWN THE HILL TO GO HOME. UPON COMING TO THE STOPLIGHT, I NOTICED THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED AT THE STOPLIGHT SO I WENT TO HIT MY BRAKES AND DID NOT FEEL ANY POWER FROM MY BRAKES SO I QUICKLY STOOD ON MY BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET AND REALIZED I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKE POWER. I SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED QUITE HARD INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY NECK. AFTER INITIAL SHOCK, I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER MY CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC TO A PARKING LOT AND NOTICED IT FUNNY THAT MY BRAKES WERE WORKING AT THAT POINT. AFTER EXCHANGING INFORMATION WITH THE MAN THAT I HIT, MY CAR WAS TOWED TO AN AUTOBODY SHOP. AFTER GOING TO KAISER TO LOOK INTO MY INJURY (WHICH WAS WHIPLASH) I WAS TOLD AT THE AUTOBODY SHOP THAT MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND COULD NOT BE FIXED. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE I HAD HIT A LARGER AMERICAN CAR WHICH WAS HIGHER THAN MY BUMPER. IT NEVER HIT THE AIRBAG SENSOR ON MY CAR THAT WAS LOWER THAN THE IMPACT POINT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, I ASKED MY INSURANCE COMPANY, THE INTERINSURANCE EXCHANGE OF THE AUTOMOBILE , TO PLEASE LOOK INTO THE BRAKE SITUATION AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS ANSWER BECAUSE I HAVE READ THAT THE TOYOTA PROBLEMS ARE NOT EASY TO DIAGNOSE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 27 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN AUTO CRASH THAT WAS MY FAULT. I ALSO HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A SCARY FEELING AS HAVING ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OVER MY CAR. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER (RIGHT) SIDE MAIN HEADLAMP GOES OUT, IT WILL RELIGHT WHEN LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF, THEN BACK ON.DATE OF FIRST OCCURRENCE IS UNKNOWN. THIS HAPPENS WHEN AT IDLE OR ANY SPEED. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR 30 MINUTES OR MORE, BUT MOST OF THE TIME THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT EVERY 4 MINUTES. I HAVE TO DRIVE AND LOOK AT THE REFLECTION OF MY CAR ON THE SIDE OF ANOTHER CAR TO SEE IF MY LIGHT IS ONE OR NOT. WHEN I RESET THE LIGHT, PEOPLE THINK I AM FLASHING THEM TO PULL OVER. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER FOR THE LIGHT OUT AND I WAS ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE TO THE PEACE OFFICER THAT I CAN RESET THE LIGHT BY TURNING IT OFF AND ON, HE TOLD ME TO TAKE CARE OF IT, YET THERE ARE NO ANSWERS OR A FIRM FIX. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL GEN 2 PRIUS AS THIS IS A DEFECT. *TR

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN AS I HAVE NEARED AN INTERSECTION AT THE SAME TIME AS HITTING A DEPRESSION OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD, MY CAR, WHILE MY FOOT IF ON THE BRAKE BRINGING THE CAR TO A STOP HAS JUMPED FORWARD. THERE IS ONE PLACE ON MY WAY TO WORK WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. SINCE MY FOOT IS ALREADY ON THE BRAKE I PRESS HARDER AND THE ACCELERATION STOPS. FORTUNATELY THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED WHEN THERE WAS A CAR OR PEDESTRIAN DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. I AM CONCERNED THOUGH THAT IT COULD CAUSE HARM IN THE FUTURE OR THAT IT COULD GET WORSE OR TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL. I SEE NO EVIDENCE THAT THIS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE GAS PEDAL. I NEVER DID ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT WAS SO MOMENTARY, I WAS ALWAYS ABLE TO STOP IT. AND IT NEVER OCCURRED TO ME THAT IT COULD GET WORSE OR TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL.. BASED, HOWEVER, ON WHAT I'VE READ, IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE TOYOTA WOULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT EVEN IF I DID BRING IT THERE FOR REPAIR. PUTTING SOMETHING UNDER THE GAS PEDAL IS NOT GOING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I REALIZE YOU'VE JUST OPENED AN INVESTIGATION INTO 2010 PRIUS' SURGING FORWARD ON THEIR OWN, BUT YOU NEED TO KNOW IT HAPPENS WITH EARLIER MODELS. I'VE BEEN KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE TOYOTA PROBLEMS BECAUSE I HAVE A 2005 PRIUS. AND I HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH SURGES THAT'S BEEN REPORTED AS 'ONLY' A 2010 MODEL PROBLEM. IT'S NOT. WHENEVER I GO OVER A POTHOLE, OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD, OR EVEN SOMETIMES, A WET SURFACE (IF IT'S RAINING) MY CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT ME HAVING USED THE GAS. I KEPT WAITING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO BE MENTIONED IN THE REPORTS BUT TODAY IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD IT. IT COULD EASILY BE REPLICATED IN MY CAR, IF TESTED. IT DOES IT EVERYTIME. I'VE NEVER HIT ANYONE, THOUGH I'VE BEEN CLOSE TO REAR-ENDING OTHER CARS BEFORE. IT HAPPENS WITHOUT MY FOOT BEING ON THE GAS OR EVEN THE BRAKE. THEN ONCE I SLAM ON THE BRAKE IT WILL STOP. HOWEVER, THE CAR DOES THIS SURGE ALL ON IT'S OWN. I'M GROWING MORE CONCERNED ABOUT IT AND AM GROWING SCARED ABOUT DRIVING MY PRIUS. I USED TO LOVE IT-- NOW I WANT TO TRADE IT IN FOR A FORD! PLEASE HELP. THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS A FEW WEEKS AGO-- DURING SOME RAIN. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH BRAKING. IT HAPPENS MOSTLY IN WET WEATHER WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP. IT ALWAYS BRAKES AFTER SO I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY SHOULD KNOW IT IS NOT JUST 2010 CARS, IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN A FLAT HARTFORD, CT STREET AT AROUND 20 MPH AND BEGAN TO BRAKE AS APPROACHED INTERSECTION AT AN AVENUE WITH STOP SIGN. WHEN COMPRESSING BRAKE ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSE CAME AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO GO AS IF IT WAS COASTING. WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION--FORTUNATELY IT WAS LATE AND NO TRAFFIC WAS PRESENT. HAPPENED AGAIN AT THE NEXT INTERSECTION, STOPPED BY BUMPING INTO CURB. . THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT AT THE TIME, IT HAD STARTED SNOWING AND I FIGURED IT MUST BE SOME BLACK ICE. BUT GIVEN ALL THE TOYOTA BRAKE PROBLEMS REPORTED, AND THINKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT NO ABS SIGNAL EVER CAME UP, AND IT DIDN'T FEEL AS THOUGH ABS WAS "PUMPING" THE BRAKES IT SEEMS LIKE THIS COULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER REPORTS OF PRIUS BRAKE FAILURES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. HE WAS DRIVING 30 MPH ON A RAINY DAY WHEN HE STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SURGED. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ABS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107415. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 4/5/10 *CN UPDATED 07/01/10.*JB

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS TWICE ACCELERATED BEYOND MY CONTROL. BOTH OCCASIONS OCCURRED WITHIN THE PAST 2-3 MONTHS. THE FIRST TIME, I WAS ACCELERATING TO PASS SOMEONE. I HAD THE PEDAL BASICALLY TO THE FLOOR, AND WHEN I STOPPED ACCELERATING, THE PEDAL "STUCK," AND THE ENGINE REVVED. WHEN ACCELERATION CONTINUED AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ACCELERATION STOPPED. THE SECOND TIME, I WAS ACCELERATING RAPIDLY TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY. AGAIN, ACCELERATION CONTINUED AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. I TRIED THE BRAKE, WHICH DID NOT WORK, SO I PUT MY FOOT UNDER THE GAS PEDAL AND LIFTED IT UP, AND THE ACCELERATION STOPPED. I AM VERY AWARE TOYOTA IS HAVING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, AND THAT FLOOR MATS ARE SOMETIMES BLAMED; HOWEVER, AT THE TIME OF BOTH OF THESE INCIDENTS, THERE WERE NOT FLOORMATS IN THE CAR. *TR

1. WHILE DRIVING OVER RR TRACKS, A LACK OF BRAKE RESPONSE (OR FEEL) - HAPPENED ONCE IN 2008. MENTIONED TO DEALER, BUT I DID NOT KNOW IF THIS WAS A TYPICAL PROBLEM. 2. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL ON A SLIPPERY ROAD, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THERE WAS NO FEEL OF BRAKING. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A CURB. HAPPENED JAN/2010. MENTIONED TO DEALER, BUT I DID NOT KNOW IF THIS WAS A TYPICAL PROBLEM. 3. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL ON SLIPPERY ROADS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN TO A STOP, OR NOT GO AT A S&G LIGHT. THIS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY IN 2010. MENTIONED TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A FUNCTION OF THE TRACTION CONTROL THAT PREVENTED TIRES FROM SPINNING. *TR

THE 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT I DRIVE, HAS A FAILURE OF THE MANUFACTURES HID HEADLIGHT BULB; THE BULB IS INTERMITTENT AND IS AN EXPENSIVE FLAWED SYSTEM. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN HUNTINGTON BEACH QUOTED ME $432 FOR THE BULB AND $250 TO REMOVE THE FRONT BUMPER TO GET TO THE BULB TO REPLACE IT!!! *TR

IN MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, ONE OR BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. IF YOU TURN THEM OFF USING THE SWITCH AND THEN TURN THEM ON, THE RE-ILLUMINATE SO THE BULBS ARE NOT BURNED OUT. *TR

VEHICLE STRUCK FROM BEHIND AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH AND PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK AND DRIVER'S HEAD STRUCK THE TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER SEAT BACK ALSO BROKE AND THE DRIVER FELL BACKWARD UNTIL THE SEAT BACK WAS STOPPED BY THE CUSHION OF THE REAR SEATS. *TR

I HAVE A TOYOTA PRIUS 2005. PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2004. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR, I HAVE NOTICED THERE IS A ACCELERATION LAG WHILE MAKING TURN ON RIGHT OR LEFT. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE IS NOT CONTINUOUS ACCELERATION AND FEELS LIKE, CAR MAY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN TURN ON RIGHT OR LEFT. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS PROBLEMS TO DEALERS ATTENTION BUT THEY NEVER TOOK MUCH INTEREST. I STILL HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. RECENTLY IN JANUARY OF 2010, STEERING TIE ROD CAME OFF WHILE REMOVING A CAR FROM THE SHOPPING MALL. NO BREAK,IT COMPLETELY CAME OFF WITHOUT HAVING ANY DAMAGE TO TIE ROD THREADS. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A BIG DISASTER. I STILL HAVE A TIE ROD WITH ME. *TR