Toyota MIRAI problems and owner complaints

UNTIL TWO (2) DAYS AGO, I WAS THE HAPPY OWNER OF A 2017 TOYOTA MIRAI (VIN [XXX]). AT THE TIME OF MY INCIDENT, THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 19,700 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. ON FRIDAY 24 AUGUST 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1615 (4:15 PM), I WAS DRIVING MY WIFE TO THE CLEANERS. I WAS ON ALMADEN EXPRESSWAY JUST SOUTH OF THE CAMDEN INTERSECTION IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR LOST POWER. THE CAR MONITOR SCREEN INSTRUCTED ME TO PULL OFF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND TO CONTACT MY CAR DEALER. I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD AN FC FAILUR…

Owner-reported narrative. 19,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 11122867 at NHTSA ↗

Purchased this vehicle on 7/30/2022 from Tustin Toyota, 36 Auto Center Drive, Tustin, CA 92782. I also purchased an extended warranty to cover all future repairs for an additional $2,995 call 'extra care'. I had some warning lights come on after only driving the vehicle for a few days. I brought spent for hours waiting for the dealership on Aug. 1, 2022. The diagnosis was there was nothing wrong and [XXX], Advisor, told me it was normal for Mirai vehicle when it gets low on fuel for warning lights to come on. Sunday, August 7, driving …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11478310 at NHTSA ↗

The automatic braking system will lock up when there is nothing in front of the car. It will not give a warning like it supposed to. I have gotten whiplash and I’ve hurt my back several times due to this incident. It has also caused major anxiety when driving the car. It’s almost caused an accident several times. The dealership keeps telling me that nothings wrong however the issue keeps happening. Nobody’s fixing it. A specialist has been checking it out and they also were not able to find anything however the issue is still happening. There h…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11437548 at NHTSA ↗

On several occasions the Toyota Mirai would slam on the brakes on its own while at a considerable speed with no other cars around. It was very scary and concerning traveling at high speeds and the brakes being applied abruptly automatically.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11698689 at NHTSA ↗

The contact owns a 2022 Toyota Mirai. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle started losing motive power. The accelerator pedal was depressed, and the vehicle continued to decelerate. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15-20 MPH, several warning lights were illuminated, and the stability control symbol was displayed, and a yellow flashing warning light was illuminated. The yellow flashing warning light turned red, and the vehicle stalled. The instrument cluster turned black, and the steering whe…

Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11720763 at NHTSA ↗

Summary of Issue: I am the owner of a Toyota Mirai that suffered a sudden loss of power due to contaminated hydrogen fuel. The incident rendered the vehicle undrivable and raised serious safety concerns, as loss of propulsion in a fuel-cell vehicle can occur without warning while in motion. The vehicle was taken to Toyota of [XXX] for diagnosis and repair, where Toyota confirmed the presence of contaminated fuel. Toyota’s Stance: According to Toyota, the contamination issue was addressed by flushing the contaminated hydrogen from the system an…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11691760 at NHTSA ↗

5/27/24 At 3:14 pm on I-80E exiting at 4B. I was exiting at exit 4B and was pressing on the brakes to slow down. I pressed the brakes really hard but the car kept accelerating. I tried to turn at the curve during the exit, but the car lost power steering, I could not turn the steering wheel, and ended up hitting the wall.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11591781 at NHTSA ↗

The battery constantly fails and the hydrogen system will suddenly shutoff bringing the vehicle to an abrupt stop while driving or in traffic. The steering and braking system stops working when this happens.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11638585 at NHTSA ↗

HYDROGEN VEHICLE NOT RELIABLE IN Orange County, CA. ALSO THE VEHICLE MILAGE IS EXTREMELY POOR, HAVING TO FILL UP ABOUT EVERY 2-3 DAYS. LESS THAN 150 MILES PER TANK EASILY. VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY HAS TO BE TOWED WHEN STATIONS ARE DOWN. HYDROGEN STATIONS WERE DOWN MOST OF APRIL, TOYOTA BRAND ENGAGEMENT OFFERED A LOANER VEHICLE AND THERE WERE NO VEHICLES AVAIL. VEHICLE SOLD WITHOUT RELIABLE STATIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE STILL IN PROGRESS- VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE SOLD WITHOUT FUEL. VEHICLE HAS TO BE TOWED AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH WHEN BEING USED CONSISTENTLY F…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11420522 at NHTSA ↗

In 2021 I found a Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Fuel lease take over opportunity on [XXX] I saw the car in person and applied to take over the lease from Toyota Financial. A month and a half later I was able to take possession of the car. I thought I am going to get the $17,000 fuel card with the car that Toyota blocked. This was a used car that I got with over 4,000 miles on the car. Toyota financial Never told me that I cannot use the fuel card, when I applied to get the car? Issues with the car: Not finding Fuel, I live in West Los Angeles/BH …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11576059 at NHTSA ↗