2014 Toyota Prius

WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS - NOT DRL - ARE ON AND THE DASH LIGHTS ARE ON LOW THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO DARK WHILE CROSSING UNDER SHADOWS (BRIDGES, TREES, ETC.) IN DAYLIGHT AND AT NIGHT WHEN GOING FROM BRIGHT LIGHTS ON HIGHWAY EXCHANGES BACK TO DARK. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE DAY-TO-SHADOW PROBLEM IN THE SHOP (SHOP MANAGER) THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE DAY-TO-SHADOW PROBLEM ON A 2065 PRIUS V. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS MUST NORMAL FOR NEWER PRIUSES AS NO ONE ELSE HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT IT. IT CAN ALSO APPEAR TO HAPPEN DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS WHEN WEARING POLARIZED SUNGLASSES. THE DASH LIGHTS ARE ON HIGH, THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON: DRIVING UNDER THE UNDERPASS THE PANEL LIGHT LOWERS SO MUCH THEY APPEAR TO GO OUT. THE CAR IS A NEW-USED CAR. THE PROBLEM DID NOT APPEAR DURING TEST-DRIVES, ALL TAKEN IN BRIGHT TEXAS SUN. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS ON A SUNNY MORNING WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARK. AS I WENT FROM BRIGHT LIGHT TO SHADE THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD GO DARK. IT FRIGHTENED ME, BUT I FORGOT ABOUT IT, UNTIL I WAS DRIVING ON I-35 IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AT 4PM ON A SUNNY DAY: THE INTERSTATE IN DOWNTOWN HAS UPPER AND LOWER LEVELS; WHILE ON THE LOWER-LEVEL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD GO DARK, THEN LIGHT AS THE SHADOWS WERE EXACERBATED BY THOSE CAST BY TALL BUILDINGS NEAR THE INTERSTATE. IT OCCURRED MOST RECENTLY AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER YESTERDAY. DRIVING ON I-410 IN SAN ANTONIO ON AN OVERCAST DAY, EVERYTIME I DROVE UNDER AN OVERPASS, THE DASH, RADIO, CLIMATE LIGHTS ALL WENT OUT. AT NIGHT, IT OCCURRED WHEN TRAVELING ON US-281 NEAR LOCKHART, TX: ONCE I WAS UNDER FULL-LIGHT, THE DASH LIGHTS, ETC. WENT OUT UNTIL I HAD BEEN DRIVING IN THE DARK FOR ABOUT 10-20 SECONDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS WIRING WAS BEING DAMAGED BY ANIMALS BITING THE WIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS KEPT AT THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING FOR OVER A MONTH, BUT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A BUILDING AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,700. UPDATED 01/20/16*LJ *CN

DRIVING HOME (APPROXIMATELY 100 MILE JOURNEY) - THE "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WARNINGS INDICATED NEEDED TO STOP DRIVING AND HAVE CAR TAKEN TO SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. HAD CAR TAKEN TO DEALER FOR "WARRANTY" SERVICE - WAS TOLD A RODENT HAD EATEN THE HIGH VOLTAGE WIRING INSULATION - NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. HAVE HAD NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY AT OUR LOCATION, AND OTHER VEHICLES PARKED HERE HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS. BEING TOLD $2700 REPAIR NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY THAT I NEED TO CLAIM ON MY CAR COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE. CONCERNED THAT IF IT IS RODENT DAMAGE, IS IT DUE TO MATERIALS USED THAT ARE ATTRACTIVE TO RODENTS (WOULDN'T THIS BE A PROBLEM FOR ALL PRIUS OWNERS), ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT HAVE MORE OF A VISIBLE SMALL RODENT POPULATION? ALSO, DON'T KNOW HOW TO PROVE IT WAS MANUFACTURER OR DESIGN DEFECT - ASKING DEALER TO DOCUMENT HOW THEY CAME TO BELIEVE IT IS A RODENT PROBLEM.

WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, AND ABOUT FOUR TIMES, I HAD EXPERIENCED ROUGH/HIGH IDLING DURING HOT DAYS AND AFTER DRIVING OVER 80 MILES; USING AIR CONDITIONING. (I WORK OVER 70 MILES FROM HOME.) I DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA OF REDLANDS DEALERSHIP ON AUGUST 4, 2015, BECAUSE THE CAR WAS DISPLAYING THE SAME CONDITIONS. WHILE ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND ON THE FREEWAY, THE CAR BEGAN TO IDLE HEAVILY. I MERGED TO EXIT THE FREEWAY AND WHILE ON THE OFF RAMP, STOPPED, THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE DISPLAY READ "CHECK HYBRID ENGINE. STOP PARK THE CAR SAFELY." I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FROM OFF-RAMP TRAFFIC AND PARK IT. THE MESSAGE ON DISPLAY WAS STILL THERE. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY RECOMMENDED I HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THEM. WHEN TOW TRUCK ARRIVED, I TURNED ON THE CAR TO POSITION IT FOR THE TOWING BED. THE MESSAGE NO LONGER DISPLAYED . THE CAR STAYED WITH DEALERSHIP ALL DAY ON AUGUST 5, 2015. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE DISPLAY SHOWED NO MESSAGE AND THERE IS NO CODE TO INDICATE A MALFUNCTION OCCURRED. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I AM KEEPING THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP ON AUGUST 6, 2015, FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. MY CONCERN IS TWO-FOLD: 1. MY SAFETY, 2. IF THE SYSTEM DISPLAYED A MESSAGE, WHY DOES THE SYSTEM NOT PRODUCE A CODE FOR THE TECHNICIANS AS A NON-HYBRID CAR WOULD? THIS ITSELF PRESENTS A SERIOUS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. AS A RESULT, A CRASH OCCURRED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,200.

THIS VEHICLE IS A LITTLE OVER 3 MONTHS OLD AND HAS HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THROUGH THIS PERIOD. WHEN PUT IN REVERSE ON OCCASION IT FREEZES AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH GO ON AND STAY ON (INCLUDING THE YELLOW TRIANGLE) AND THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE. THE PRIUS C NEEDS TO BE SHUT DOWN EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS AND RESTARTED TO WORK. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASED NEW. WORSE YET, THE LAST TIME WHEN IT WAS PUT IN REVERSE (YESTERDAY) ALL THE LIGHTS FROZE ON THE DASH HOWEVER THIS TIME THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN REVERSE AND THE DASH SAID 'R' FOR REVERSE. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER.