toyota prius 2014 Complaints

VISIBILITY/WIPER

tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota prius hybrid. the contact stated while traveling various speeds, a passenger put their arm out of the window and it erroneously closed. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified about the failure. the failure mileage was 358.

Reported in: STUDIO CITY CA || Crash: N || VIN #: JTDKN3DP9E3

VISIBILITY/WIPER

windshields on prius models 2010 and higher are affected. while most obvious at night, external light sources viewed through the front windshield can be mirrored in triplicate via a "prism" or "refraction" effect. interior occupants will witness light sources being replicated 3 times. the resulting effect can create nausea or dizziness in occupants, and is experienced with maximum effect at night during traffic when the ability to safely negotiate roadways is paramount.

Reported in: WALNUT CREEK CA || Crash: N || VIN #: JTDKN3DU8E1

ENGINE

while driving on the freeway at highway speeds a series of yellow triangles suddenly flashed on the dashboard along with some beeps. the engine then stalled and the gas pedal no longer responded to any inputs. due to a combination of sheer luck and driver presence of mind the car was steered to the shoulder of the highway where it came to a halt. the experience of trying to control a car with a stalled engine and safely steer it to the shoulder in heavy traffic was terrifying to say the least. the car was taken straight to the dealer where it was left for service. after diagnosis a couple of days later the dealer called back and said that the engine control module had failed which is why the engine had stalled. the car is still with the dealer since the part is not available and needs to be shipped from toyota. the dealer claimed that this was such a rare occurrence that they did not have the parts available. they also claimed that they did not know anyone else for whom this had happened. maybe so but this was an incident that could have been fatal. the fact that nobody got killed is just plain luck.

Reported in: PALO ALTO CA || Crash: N || VIN #: JTDKN3DU5E1

HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER

2014 toyota prius. consumer writes in regards to electrical system software recall notice and requests financial compensation. *smd the consumer stated toyota and the dealer knowingly sold him a defective vehicle, in which they were fully aware of recall # 14v053000. *jb

Reported in: COLUMBIA MD || Crash: N || VIN #: JTDKN3DUXE1

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

2014 toyota prius. consumer writes in regards to vehicle safety features. *smd the consumer believed back-up cameras should come standard on vehicle. he also believed auto braking should be a standard feature. *jb

Reported in: LIVERMORE CA || Crash: N || VIN #:

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT

tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota prius. the contact stated that the vehicle would reverse when shifted to drive without warning. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 3,000 and the current mileage was 3,002.

Reported in: LIVE OAK FL || Crash: N || VIN #: JTDKDTB3XE1

POWER TRAIN

tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota prius. the contact stated that the vehicle would reverse when shifted to drive without warning. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 3,000 and the current mileage was 3,002.

Reported in: LIVE OAK FL || Crash: N || VIN #: JTDKDTB3XE1

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

while traveling in slippery conditions i attempted to navigate a right hand turn. the car began to slide while braking indicating possible snow buildup in front of tires. i attempted to accelerate out of the slide which is proper in front wheel drive vehicles. the cars dash lights lite up and the slide indicator started beeping. the car became completely unresponsive to the gas providing no power whatsoever. the car slid over the curb and crashed into a highway sign and finally came to rest.

Reported in: PHILLIPSTON MA || Crash: Y || VIN #: JTDKN3DUXA0

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

i purchased a 2014 toyota prius on may 31, 2014. today 6/18/14 i found out there was a recall on this model vehicle. i called toyota and i was informed the recall service had not been performed. i called a local dealer (different from the one where i purchased the vehicle) and they informed me that when they pulled the vin, it showed stop sale in effect. i do not blame toyota as obviously if one dealer could see the stop sale so could the other. i think that there should be stricter regulations on dealerships to make sure these recalls are completed before the sale!! just like the gentleman that complained earlier i also purchased a brand new defective vehicle, how can this happen several months after the recall. !! now i have to take the time off to take it in to have the recall fixed. this is a major inconvenience, loss of use of vehicle and loss of time from work. i also want to know how to get compensated for the inconvenience and time, plus the fact they sold and i have been driving an unsafe vehicle.

Reported in: LAKEHILLS TX || Crash: N || VIN #: JTDKN3DUXE1

VISIBILITY/WIPER

point sources of light (i.e. brake lights, headlights, traffic lights, etc.) at night time and to a less visible extent in the day time are duplicated or triplicated at distances through the front windshield. as the light source is closer to the car, the ghosting effect diminishes. this problem does not occur when looking out the side windows or rear windshield, but only occurs through the front windshield. this prism effect induces nausea and is incredibly distracting while driving.

Reported in: PASADENA CA || Crash: N || VIN #: JTDKN3DPXE3

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

2014 toyota prius. consumer writes in regards to engine failure. *smd the consumer stated a brown colored alarm appeared on the dash, which flashed on then off, as the vehicle started to slow down. if he tried to accelerate, the light would come on, but no response to increase speed. he managed to pull over, and stopped the vehicle. after a few seconds, he tried to re-start the engine and was successful. the dealer was unable to duplicate, the problem the consumer experienced.

Reported in: HERNANDO MS || Crash: N || VIN #: JTDKN3DU7E1

SERVICE BRAKES

we have recently purchased a 2014 toyota prism that now has less than 4000 miles on the engine. in a very short period we have experienced a mass amounts of defects with the car. the first repair was toyota had to replace the battery from our home. the second was a recall dealing with a national recall with software updates. on july 16th the yellow light came on as soon as we started to drive the car. it was the brake indicator and they asked my wife to drive it to the dealership 25 miles away? i called into quality imports toyota in ft. walton bch , florida where we purchased the car and vented my frustrations. i was not satisfied with them asking us to drive the car with a brake light indicator that just came on. we are fearful of the next failure with this vehicle. the manufacture gave me a claim number 1407161970 to start the process of the complaint. i got a call from the toyota case manager curtis who basically said we have to fill out a lot of forms for the lemon law and arbitration process. basically we were asked to dirve the car until 30-40 days later for the process. i told curtis we don't feel safe in the car and that they should let us use a loaner. he denied the request?? request to have this investigated.

Reported in: MIRAMAR BCH FL || Crash: N || VIN #:

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

i was pulling into a convenience store in my 2014 prius. as i was gliding in, i depressed the break pedal and the car kept going. i continued to press it and the car started to accelerate, i could feel the surge of power. i was completely unable to stop the car and ran into parking posts at the front of the store. all airbags were deployed. i got a cut on my forehead, an ambulance came but i declined and my husband drove me to the er later where i received treatment. i was coming home from the gym at 9 am i have never been at fault in an accident before. i have a witness that said he heard a chirping sound coming from the breaks before i crashed. toyota completely denies there is anything wrong with the car, but gives no explanation as to how this could have occurred. they will not help at all. someone is going to get seriously injured or killed. this needs to be investigated by someone other than toyota.

Reported in: TEMPE AZ || Crash: Y || VIN #: JTDKN3DU1E7

SERVICE BRAKES

i was pulling into a convenience store in my 2014 prius. as i was gliding in, i depressed the break pedal and the car kept going. i continued to press it and the car started to accelerate, i could feel the surge of power. i was completely unable to stop the car and ran into parking posts at the front of the store. all airbags were deployed. i got a cut on my forehead, an ambulance came but i declined and my husband drove me to the er later where i received treatment. i was coming home from the gym at 9 am i have never been at fault in an accident before. i have a witness that said he heard a chirping sound coming from the breaks before i crashed. toyota completely denies there is anything wrong with the car, but gives no explanation as to how this could have occurred. they will not help at all. someone is going to get seriously injured or killed. this needs to be investigated by someone other than toyota.

Reported in: TEMPE AZ || Crash: Y || VIN #: JTDKN3DU1E7

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

i was pulling into a convenience store in my 2014 prius. as i was gliding in, i depressed the break pedal and the car kept going. i continued to press it and the car started to accelerate, i could feel the surge of power. i was completely unable to stop the car and ran into parking posts at the front of the store. all airbags were deployed. i got a cut on my forehead, an ambulance came but i declined and my husband drove me to the er later where i received treatment. i was coming home from the gym at 9 am i have never been at fault in an accident before. i have a witness that said he heard a chirping sound coming from the breaks before i crashed. toyota completely denies there is anything wrong with the car, but gives no explanation as to how this could have occurred. they will not help at all. someone is going to get seriously injured or killed. this needs to be investigated by someone other than toyota.

Reported in: TEMPE AZ || Crash: Y || VIN #: JTDKN3DU1E7

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

i was pulling into a convenience store in my 2014 prius. as i was gliding in, i depressed the brake pedal and the car kept going. i continued to press the brake and the car started to accelerate. i could feel the surge of power. i was completely unable to stop the car and i ran into parking posts at the front of the store. all airbags were deployed. i got a cut on my forehead and was bleeding. an ambulance arrived and my husband drove me to the er afterwards and i received treatment. i was coming home from the gym at 9am in the morning. i have never been at fault in an auto accident before. i have a witness that said he heard a chirping sound coming from my brakes right before the crash. i have the pin drive from the car that a representative, supposedly from an outside source, that retrieved it. this is what toyota used to conduct their "investigation" into the incident. they concluded that it was completely not thier fault, not indicating how it could have happened. they are not going to help at all. someone other than toyota needs to investigate this problem before someone else gets killed. ( i filed a previous complaint this morning but realized i had entered the vin number wrong. this is the same complaint with the correct vin number.

Reported in: TEMPE AZ || Crash: N || VIN #: JTDKN3DU1E1

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

i was pulling into a convenience store in my 2014 prius. as i was gliding in, i depressed the brake pedal and the car kept going. i continued to press the brake and the car started to accelerate. i could feel the surge of power. i was completely unable to stop the car and i ran into parking posts at the front of the store. all airbags were deployed. i got a cut on my forehead and was bleeding. an ambulance arrived and my husband drove me to the er afterwards and i received treatment. i was coming home from the gym at 9am in the morning. i have never been at fault in an auto accident before. i have a witness that said he heard a chirping sound coming from my brakes right before the crash. i have the pin drive from the car that a representative, supposedly from an outside source, that retrieved it. this is what toyota used to conduct their "investigation" into the incident. they concluded that it was completely not thier fault, not indicating how it could have happened. they are not going to help at all. someone other than toyota needs to investigate this problem before someone else gets killed. ( i filed a previous complaint this morning but realized i had entered the vin number wrong. this is the same complaint with the correct vin number.

Reported in: TEMPE AZ || Crash: N || VIN #: JTDKN3DU1E1

SERVICE BRAKES

i was pulling into a convenience store in my 2014 prius. as i was gliding in, i depressed the brake pedal and the car kept going. i continued to press the brake and the car started to accelerate. i could feel the surge of power. i was completely unable to stop the car and i ran into parking posts at the front of the store. all airbags were deployed. i got a cut on my forehead and was bleeding. an ambulance arrived and my husband drove me to the er afterwards and i received treatment. i was coming home from the gym at 9am in the morning. i have never been at fault in an auto accident before. i have a witness that said he heard a chirping sound coming from my brakes right before the crash. i have the pin drive from the car that a representative, supposedly from an outside source, that retrieved it. this is what toyota used to conduct their "investigation" into the incident. they concluded that it was completely not thier fault, not indicating how it could have happened. they are not going to help at all. someone other than toyota needs to investigate this problem before someone else gets killed. ( i filed a previous complaint this morning but realized i had entered the vin number wrong. this is the same complaint with the correct vin number.

Reported in: TEMPE AZ || Crash: N || VIN #: JTDKN3DU1E1

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL

tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota prius. the contact stated that it was difficult to view any of the gauges on the instrument panel while operating the vehicle. adjusting the dimmer switch did not remedy the failure. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer several times, but no remedy was provided. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified. the approximate failure mileage was 200.

Reported in: ARCADIA CA || Crash: N || VIN #: JTDKN3DP5E3

POWER TRAIN

tl-the contact owns a 2014 toyota prius. the contact stated while in the process of parking, she let her foot off the brake and the vehicle accelerated forward independently causing her to crash into the vehicle in front of her. then she let her foot off of the brake to back the vehicle up and the vehicle accelerated in reverse causing her to crash into the vehicle in the rear and the air bags failed to deploy. a police was not filed. the vehicle was towed to a dealer. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 50. mf

Reported in: OAK PARK IL || Crash: Y || VIN #: JTDKN3DU8E1

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

tl-the contact owns a 2014 toyota prius. the contact stated while in the process of parking, she let her foot off the brake and the vehicle accelerated forward independently causing her to crash into the vehicle in front of her. then she let her foot off of the brake to back the vehicle up and the vehicle accelerated in reverse causing her to crash into the vehicle in the rear and the air bags failed to deploy. a police was not filed. the vehicle was towed to a dealer. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 50. mf

Reported in: OAK PARK IL || Crash: Y || VIN #: JTDKN3DU8E1