2012 Toyota Prius V

OUR 2012 PRIUS V HAS CONTINUOUSLY BEEN BURNING OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE. IT WAS PUT THROUGH AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIMED NOT TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS (JUST THAT THE CAR WAS GETTING OLDER AND WE SHOULD PROBABLY BUY A NEW ONE), EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE ISSUED A TSB TO DEALERSHIPS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT, WE ARE BARELY ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR ANY DISTANCE WITHOUT HAVING TO PUT MORE OIL IN. WE HAVE ALWAYS KEPT UP ON THE MAINTENANCE FOR THE VEHICLE, WE RECENTLY REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET AND THE COOLANT IN THE CAR, BUT NOW THE CAR JUST RUNS HOT WITH THE FAN RUNNING ALL THE TIME AND THE OIL IS CONSISTENTLY BURNING. WE'VE NEVER HAD TO PUT OIL INTO THE CAR OURSELVES BETWEEN MAINTENANCE SESSIONS AND NOW THEY HAVE US COMING IN TO CHANGE OIL EVERY 5K MILES INSTEAD OF EVERY 10K MILES AS BEFORE. EVEN THEN, WE ARE STILL HAVING TO ADD OIL IN BETWEEN VISITS. I BOUGHT THE CAR AS A COMMUTER VEHICLE, IT HAS ABOUT 200,000 MILES ON IT, DRIVING IT 5 DAYS PER WEEK, ABOUT 100 MILES PER DAY. DEPENDING ON THE QUOTE TO FIX IT (FROM A NON DEALER BECAUSE THEY WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THERE'S A PROBLEM), I WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO TRADE THE CAR IN AT A MINIMAL VALUE IN ORDER TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR, WHICH I REALLY CANNOT AFFORD TO DO RIGHT NOW. THIS PROBLEM IS ONLY OCCURRING WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING. THERE IS NO LEAK, AS IT WOULD BE EVIDENT ON MY DRIVEWAY. I MOSTLY DRIVE THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY.

AFTER THE LATEST HYBRID SOFTWARE UPGRADE ON MY CAR WE NOTICED THAT THE GAS MILEAGE DROPPED BY 10%. THEN AS WE WERE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A TWO LANES FOUR DIFFERENT WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON TWO WHICH WERE FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND TWO OTHERS FOR THE HYBRID SYSTEM. TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA SHOP AND THEY FOUND THE HYBRID BATTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 63,000 MILES.

I LIVE IN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN ILLINOIS, AND I DO NOT HAVE A GARAGE. I THINK THAT SOME, IF NOT ALL, OF MY TIRES WERE STOLEN OVERNIGHT WHILE I WAS SLEEPING. I DO NOT HAVE A CAR ALARM. I BOUGHT 4 NEW AND VERY INEXPENSIVE TIRES TODAY. THE TIRE THEFT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IN MY PARKING LOT, OR AT AN AUTO-BODY SHOP LIKE NTB WHILE I WAS GETTING AN OIL CHANGE. I THINK IT WAS THE NTB IN DEKALB, ILLINOIS. I AM NOT 100% SURE IF THIS IS WHERE IT HAPPENED.I AM NOT SURE WHEN IT HAPPENED. MY TIRES WERE SO BALD, THAT I ALMOST LANDED IN THE DITCH. CAN YOU PLEASE START A DOT TIRE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER REGISTRATION FORM ONLINE VIA YOUR WEBSITE? IT WOULD BE EASIER TO TRACK TIRES BOUGHT BY HONEST AND HARD-WORKING MIDDLE-CLASS AMERICANS. ALSO, ARE ALL 4 DOT ID NUMBERS SUPPOSED TO BE THE SAME IF YOU BUY 4 NEW TIRES ALL AT ONCE? THE DOT ID NUMBER IS LOCATED ON EVERY TIRE APPROVED BY THE NHTSA. I WOULD UPLOAD PICTURES OF ALL 4 OF MY NEW TIRES IF THAT WAS THE OPTION. PLEASE HELP HONEST PEOPLE SAVE MONEY AND TIME! MC FROM ILLINOIS.

CAR EXPERIENCED GREATLY DIMINISHED BRAKING POWER ON INTERSTATE 75 PRIOR TO APPROACHING HEAVY TRAFFIC BACKED UP TO EXIT. MANY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH: BRAKE, ABS, ETC. TOYOTA HAS ALREADY ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THIS ISSUE FOR THE STANDARD MODEL PRIUS, AND I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD ON THE PRIUS V WAGON AS WELL.

ENGINE MISFIRING AT START. WHILE AT INTERSECTION IN CITY AND TURNING LEFT, ACCELERATING AND TRIGGERING THE COMBUSTION ENGINE, MISFIRING CAUSING JERKING AND LACK OF ACCELERATION ALMOST CAUSING A STALLED CAR IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. SERVICE SAYS MISFIRING CAUSED BY FAULTY HEAD GASKET. APPEARS TO BE SYMPTOMATIC OF GEN 3 PRIUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HYBRID WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK, VIBRATED, AND STALLED. THE FAILURE CODE WAS CLEARED BY AUTONATION TOYOTA SOUTH AUSTIN (4800 S IH 35 FRONTAGE RD, AUSTIN, TX 78745, (512) 518-6900) BEFORE THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V684000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTER, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AND THE HYBRID WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE SAME DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. A SECOND DEALER, CHARLES MAUND TOYOTA (8400 RESEARCH BLVD, AUSTIN, TX 78758, (512) 270-5055), DIAGNOSED THAT THE INVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TAKATA RECALL. RIGHT AFTER RECALL NO 18V-684 UPDATE SYSTEM ON MY PRIUS AT LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER MY CAR BRAKES PEDAL BECOME VEIRD . WHEN I JUST START ON THE ENGINE THN START MOVING AND STOPING, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS REALLY UP AND NOT MOVING DOWN AND BRAKES CAR REALLY QUICK. AT THE SAME TIME WHEN I START DRIVING I HEAR THAT REAR WRITING BRAKES FOR ABOUT 1-2 MILES. THEN IT COME OFF AND BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN LITTLE BIT TO NORMAL POSITION AND WORKS GREAT. THIS IS HAPPEN EVERY TIME WHEN SHOT DOWN ENGINE AND START AGAIN TO GO SOMEWHERE. ITS REALLY DANGEROUS BACOUS THE POSITION OF BRAKE PEDAL SOMETIME UP SOMETIMES DOWN, CAN NOT PREDICT HOW SOON YOU CAN STOP WHEN ITS NEEDED. IT ALWAYS HAPPEN NOW WHEN I DRIVE IN MY CITY ROADS. I CAME BACK TO DEALER THAT DID UPDATE SYSTEM ON MY CAR, THEY SAID THAT I NEED TO PAY TO FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY CAR, THEY WILL CHARGE ME EVEN IF THIS HAPPEN AFTER THEIRE RECALL UPDATE SYSTEM ON MY CAR. THIS IS HORRABLE.