Toyota PRIUS V transmission problems
10 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
475 owner complaints analyzed
5 distinct recall campaigns
66,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2011 to 2018 model years. Data snapshot: . 266 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
10 of 475 complaints match this topic (2.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10509484 · 2013-04-24 (April 24, 2013)
MY 2012 PRIUS V HAD ABOUT 3000 MILES ON THE SPEEDOMETER WHEN I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT FROM A START, WHEN I WOULD PUT THE LEVER INTO DRIVE IT WOULD GO INTO REVERSE. IT IS VERY INTERMITTENT. I CANNOT MAKE IT DELIBERATELY HAPPEN. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER THIS ISSUE TWICE. THEY COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO MAKE THE SHIFTING ERROR. BECAUSE THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE ERROR, THEY WILL NOT GIVE CREDIBILITY TO THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED PROBABLY 20 TIMES SINCE IT BEGAN HAPPENING. I AM NOW KEEPING A LOG ON EACH OCCURRENCE.…
Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10509484 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10556931 · 2013-12-21 (December 21, 2013)
AT LEAST 2 OR 3 TIMES A WEEK, WHEN SHIFTING THE CAR INTO DRIVE WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED, THE CAR GOES INTO REVERSE INSTEAD. THE FIRST FEW TIMES I THOUGHT I HAD MADE A RUSHED ERROR, SO I STARTED WATCHING QUITE CAREFULLY. YOU CAN EVEN BE BACKING UP AND THEN BRAKE AND SHIFT THE CAR SPECIFICALLY INTO DRIVE AND IT STAYS IN REVERSE. IT MIGHT TAKE 3 OR 4 ATTEMPTS TO GET IT INTO DRIVE. I HAVE REALIZED THIS MUST BE WHY THEY INSTALLED THE BEEPING IN THE SYSTEM TO ALERT YOU THAT THE CAR IS IN REVERSE, IT MUST BE A MORE PERVASIVE PROBLEM THAN SIMPLY IN …
Owner-reported narrative. 8,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10556931 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10724729 · 2015-06-11 (June 11, 2015)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS V. WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND CAME TO A SLOW STOP. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF NEUTRAL AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INVERTER FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH TOYOTA'S HYBRID VEHICLES, BUT COULD ONLY REPLACE IT WITH THE SAME MODEL INVERTER THAT WOULD FAIL AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT CONFIRM WHAT THE DEALER STATED ABOUT THIS BEING A KNOWN I…
Owner-reported narrative. 33,634 miles reported. Look up ODI 10724729 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11528324 · 2023-06-22 (June 22, 2023)
The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Prius V. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed into the dealer's parking lot, the brakes failed to stop the vehicle immediately. The brakes, ABS, and several other unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact's husband then shifted the transmission into neutral (N) and coasted until the vehicle came to a complete stop. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle with DTC codes: C1252, C1253, and C1256, and determined that the brake booster and ABS pump needed to be replaced. Th…
Owner-reported narrative. 166,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11528324 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11129220 · 2018-09-13 (September 13, 2018)
THIS HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES NOW, THUS FAR ONLY ON A LEVEL SURFACE. STARTING WITH THE CAR OFF AND PARKED WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON. I DEPRESS AND HOLD THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH MY RIGHT FOOT. START THE CAR BY PRESSING POWER. WHILE CONTINUING TO HOLD THE BRAKE PEDAL I DEPRESS AND RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKE TO DISENGAGE IT. THEN, STILL WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I SHIFT INTO REVERSE. INSTEAD OF REMAINING STILL THE CAR ROLLS BACKWARDS. IMMEDIATELY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL FARTHER DOES NOT CAUSE ANY BRAKING. I HAVE INSTINCTIVELY REMOVED MY FOOT F…
Owner-reported narrative. 51,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11129220 at NHTSA ↗