2007 Toyota PRIUS problems and owner complaints

WHEN ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY STOP, THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE AS EXPECTED. THERE WAS NO FEELING OF ANY BRAKING, AND THERE WAS NO SURGE TO INDICATE THAT THE ABS WAS OPERATING. THE EXPERIENCE WAS SIMILAR TO THOSE REPORTED ON THE WEB PAGE HTTP://WWW.HYBRIDCARS.COM/FORUMS/BRAKE-FAILURE-2007-T1013.HTML?S=500A78277EA2CB675FAC1F9567000BEE& I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A PRIUS DEALER, AVONDALE TOYOTA, BUT IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY COMPUTER CODES AND THE FACT THAT SUBSEQUENT TESTS OF THE ABS SYSTEM DID NOT INDICATE A PROBLEM THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER ANY KIND O…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10196362 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS COMPLAINT PERTAINS TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ON ALL VEHICLES. HE STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING ON A ROAD THAT IS WET, ICY, OR CONTAINS SNOW, HE HAS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT THE TIRES LOCK UP ONE BY ONE, WHICH TAKES ALL CONTROL OF STOPPING THE VEHICLE OUT OF HIS HANDS, AS OPPOSED TO PUMPING THE BRAKES AND MAINTAINING SOME CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE ABS IS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE SHAKE…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10196824 at NHTSA ↗

COMPLAINT IS IN REGARD TO THE TOYOTA PRIUS NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM. IT HAS A GPS SYSTEM, BUT ENTRIES ARE BLOCKED UNLESS THE CAR IS STATIONARY. I DRIVE OUR NATION'S MAJOR HIGHWAYS AND HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO MAKE AN ENTRY (NEAREST RESTAURANT, HOTEL, TOURIST ATTRACTION, ETC.). AN OFFICER PULLED OVER AND SAID THAT MY CONSTANT PULLING OVER IS CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. I'VE SEEN OTHER CARS PULLING OVER AND STOPPED TO TALK TO THEM AND THEY ARE ALSO TRYING TO ENTER SOMETHING IN A TOYOTA VEHICLE GPS. I AGREE THAT BLOCKING THE DRIVING FRO…

Owner-reported narrative. 15 miles reported. Look up ODI 10175872 at NHTSA ↗

INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASHED. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP STAYED ON. AT 2,644 MILES, 12 V. BATTERY DEAD & REPLACED. I WAS TOLD TO KEEP THE GAS TANK HALF OR A QUARTER FULL OR THE RESERVE GAS TANK WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO RUN ON BATTERY. THE BATTERY MIGHT HAVE DIED BECAUSE THE CAR SAT TOO LONG BEFORE IT WAS SOLD/AT 8,879 MILES, I WENT IN. AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK & TAKING OUT THE NOZZLE, GAS SPEWED & BUBBLED OUT. THE CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY & WHILE IN PARK. INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASHED. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP AND MASTER WARNING LIGHT…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,644 miles reported. Look up ODI 10195443 at NHTSA ↗

THE FIRST SIGN OF A PROBLEM WAS A SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE NEXT COUPLE OF TIMES POWERING ON THE CAR, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK AS SOON AS THE CAR RECEIVED POWER. THIS JERKING BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE NEXT COUPLE OF STARTS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY WHEN BACKING UP AND STARTING TO MOVE FORWARD. FINALLY, IT GOT TO A POINT WHERE, AS I WAS DRIVING AWAY, THE POWERING STEERING JUST BECAME DISABLED. I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR AND THE INFO PANEL WAS REPORTING A MAJOR SYSTEM FAILURE IN THE STEER…

Owner-reported narrative. 450 miles reported. Look up ODI 10203285 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEED IN COLD WEATHER, UNDER 20 MPH. I LIGHTLY ACCELERATED TO GET THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, THEN APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP BECAUSE OF A CAR STOPPED IN THE LANE AHEAD. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSE FROM THE BRAKES SO I RAN INTO CAR IN FRONT. THERE WAS HEAVY DAMAGE TO MY CAR (ESTIMATED AT $4,000 TO $5,000), VERY LITTLE TO CAR IN FRONT (LESS THAN $500). THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THIS HAPPENED. THE BRAKES WORKED FINE FOR 2 YEARS, AND HAVE WORKED FINE SINCE ALTHOUGH I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR CHECKING T…

Owner-reported narrative. 37,020 miles reported. Look up ODI 10273082 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE ELECTRONIC GEAR SHIFT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND THEN INTO REVERSE AND HE HAD SHIFT INTO DRIVE. HE STATED THAT OCCASIONALLY HE DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO REVERSE UNTIL HE WAS BACKING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED SINCE THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10303238 at NHTSA ↗

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS STALLED WITHOUT WARNING IN HEAVY FREEWAY TRAFFIC ON A BRIDGE WITH NO SHOULDER. THE WA STATE D.O.T. PUSHED ME TO SAFETY. AGAIN, MY 2007 PRIUS STALLED WITHOUT WARNING IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC!!!!!! *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10210255 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. HE TRIED TO PUT GAS IN VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT HE COULDN'T FIT THE GAS NOZZLE DOWN INTO THE OPENING, STOPPING THREE INCHES SHORT. WHEN HE DID TRY TO PUT THE GAS INTO THE VEHICLE THE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF ON THE GAS NOZZLE DIDN'T WORK ON THE PRIUS. THERE WAS SPILLAGE WHEN THIS HAPPENED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS USING DIFFERENT GAS COMPANIES. HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY HAD ONE OF THEIR DEPARTMENT MANAGERS,GO ON A TEST DRIVE WITH THE CONTACT, AND HE NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE GAS …

Owner-reported narrative. 50 miles reported. Look up ODI 10188734 at NHTSA ↗