Toyota PRIUS engine problems
423 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
12,493 owner complaints analyzed
35 distinct recall campaigns
45,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2000 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 9,709 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
423 of 12,493 complaints match this topic (3.4%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10030856 · 2003-08-05 (August 5, 2003)
EXTREME TIRE BLOW OUT(ONLY SHREDS LEFT)HESITATION RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER IN TRAFFIC/GAS PEDAL SENSOR?*AK
Owner-reported narrative. 35,974 miles reported. Look up ODI 10030856 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10036657 · 2003-08-26 (August 26, 2003)
TWICE NOW I HAVE HAD WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR ON MY 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS SCREEN. THE FIRST TIME WAS THREE WEEKS AGO WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY IN HOT WEATHER. I PULLED OVER AS I WAS LOSING POWER. THE GAS ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN ON. I WAS ON BATTERY POWER ONLY. I LIMPED TO AN EXIT AND PARKED THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER. HE FIXED A STEERING RECALL PART AND THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM. HE COULD FIND NO ERROR CODES. I DROVE OFF. YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS. I PULLED OVER, WAITED TWENTY…
Owner-reported narrative. 36,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10036657 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10038724 · 2003-09-11 (September 11, 2003)
I OWN A 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS. SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER COMBINED WITH MY DASH WARNING LIGHTS. I HAD ONE SIMILAR INCIDENT LAST YEAR. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEIR DIAGNOSTICS FIND NO PROBLEM (NO CODES = NO PROBLEM). THEREFORE NOTHING IS RESOLVED AND THE CAR REMAINS PRONE TO LOSS OF POWER, A DANGEROUS CONDITION WHEN TRAVELING ON ANY FREEWAY. BY LOOKING AT THE CHAT BOARDS (YAHOO IN PARTICULAR) IT'S EVEDINT AI AM NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. I BELIEVE TOYOTA HAS AN OBLIGATION TO ADDRESS AND CORRECT THIS ISSUE…
Owner-reported narrative. 60,189 miles reported. Look up ODI 10038724 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10121119 · 2005-05-16 (May 16, 2005)
ONGOING AND GETTING WORSE. 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS FAILS TO START PROPERLY, STALLS WHILE DRIVING, AND MORE OFTEN THAN NOT FEATURES AN ENGINE WARNING LIGHT.
Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10121119 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10121228 · 2005-05-17 (May 17, 2005)
WHILE COMING DOWN A STEEP MOUNTAIN COASTING, THE VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHOWED A FAILURE AND I WAS ABLE TO RESUME AFTER A TECH TOLD ME TO SHUT IT DOWN AND RESTART. ADDITIONALLY , WHEN IN STALLED SLOW TRAFFIC THE BATTERY SEEMED TO DRAIN EXCESSIVELY ON ONLY ONE OCCASION. NEITHER OF THESE EVENTS HAS RECURRED.
Owner-reported narrative. 80,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10121228 at NHTSA ↗