general problems of the 2002 Toyota Prius

Hybrid circulation pump failed. Three warning lights came on.

I was driving along the interstate I-75 returning from east ridge, TN, and the power steering light and warning lit-up on the screen panel. The steering wheel became very rigid while I was driving, and I had to clasp the steering wheel firmly to control the steering of the vehicle.

This vehicle has a problem with the hybrid battery causes a lot of problem in many of the systems, engine, computer etc and don't even has a 100,000 miles it suppose to have a long life , the dealer is charging big bucks in order to fix it and I don't see why it goes damage with such a low miles.

I was driving the vehicle under speed limit when my steering wheel became stiff. I was driving when my steering wheel became stiff and after few seconds I was at a curve and was not able to turn left and went off the road into a ditch and colliding with an object. The car got huge damage and was not drivable and still in my yard.

I June of 2202 I bought Toyota Prius. I was getting 44mpg on the highway and 49 in the city. Then the cold weather comes and now I get only 35mpg in the city that is a drop of over 28%. I have taken it back twice to the dealer and they supposely scope it and said that there was nothing wrong and that the cold weather was the problem. I told them that their excuse was lame and that was not exceptable. If a cars gas mileage drops that dramacticly there has to be a problem or their is a manufacturing defect. There should not be a 28% drop off in a car performance in cold weather. There advertisement pitch was that the car will get better mileage in the city than the highway because of their hybrid system, it did not say that the system only work in warm weather.

My Toyota Prius has had multiple automatic failures since it's purchace. You will be driving down the road at any speed and it shuts stalls. This has happened on the highway in MA. , on the road in nm, on the highway in nm and on the highway in TX. I have been lucky so far that I have not been killed. I have complained to dealers in MA, nm, and TX and they claim that there is nothing wrong with my car. My car slows down to 40 mph going up hill which is also a danger when you are in a 60 mph zone on the highway. The mileage has been poor around 30 miles per gallon. Many parts have been replacedut they always say it is in my head that there is something wrong with my car. I picked it up from a dealer in nm and drove it less than 2 miles and it stalled while driving on a busy road and I again was almost killed. They mechanic told me there was nothing wrong with my car and that he was going to push it out into the road after he pulled out some parts I refused to pay for as I wanted to wait a day until I could talk to the Toyota 1 800 complaint line. This is a real problem that Toyota is not addressing and has taught their mechanics to be condecending and rude to female consumers.

Consumers 2002 Toyota Prius loss of power at highway speeds and violent shaking in the steering system. The consumer stated the dealer made attempts to correct the problem by replacing the electronic module exchange and the gas tank. However, the attempts were unsuccessful. Also, the vehicle has an ongoing, unresolved problem with violent shaking in the steering system, especially the first thing in the morning and at other times during cold weather. The power steering will completely cut out after hours of operation, especially during hot weather.