Car Stall problems of the 2004 Toyota Prius

2004 Prius stalled while driving. Towed to dealer who found no problem.

2004 Toyota Prius stalling. After speaking w/ the Toyota consumer helpline, I've learned that the could put a program in the computer that gives you enough time to pull to the side of the road before you stall. I responded that there isn't always a shoulder to pullover to. I started getting warning lights at 6,500 mi. I now have 36,880 mi. In the beginning, the lights were just a joke or a nuisance when I had to bring it in to the dealer. On Nov 11, I stalled along w/ warning lights. You can pull over and shut it off,wait a minute, restart and drive home with warning lights, but they go out when you start up to go to dealer. I brought it to them anyway, but after they looked at the codes I was told it was soft codes and that there was nothing that they could do further. In Dec, I got the warning lights, but no stall. I drove to work and back and the lights went out when I started up to go to dealer . Feb 25 6:30 pm in the merge lane of the I-10,where there isn't a shoulder and cars are coming 40 to 50 mph into the lane to exit. How I didn't get rear-ended, I can't explain. Turned key off, restarted and drove home. Lights went out when it came time to drive to dealer Sunday night for them to check out mon am. I'm trying a new dealer Thursday and I have contacted Toyota consumer line for assistance. I not sure how far anyone can fix this issue. The service dept has updated the computer and has given me a new computer, but they don't have an answer when I inform them that this is getting dangerous, now.

: the contact stated while driving 30 mph the vehicle intermittently stalled without warning. This occurred on three occasions. The vehicle was maneuvered off the road and towed to the dealer each time where the problem could not be duplicated.

The caller said while driving at 40 mph the vehicle stalled. She was able to get off the road. Had to have the vehicle towed to dealer, who did not know yet what the problem was. Manufacturer has not been contacted yet.

2004 Toyota Prius. Stalled while driving at about 40 mph. Able to restart car after driving with electric motor for a few blocks.

While driving around town and some highway, intermittently, the battery charge level will drop very low (one red bar), the battery will not charge, and the car will loose power. When the Prius has power loss, the average mpg drops from the low 40's to the low 30's. The car has never stalled as per current investigation with '04 Prius, but, the loss of power almost caused an accident. I have taken the car to a Toyota dealer 3 times, they are unable to find anything wrong with the car. Have also contacted Toyota corp and escalated, but, they maintain that there is not a problem. All sofware technical bulitens and any recalls have all been applied.

Vehicle stalled intermittently and lost power. The consumer sold the vehicle back to the dealership.

Driving downhill ~50 mph when all warning lights came on. Car wouldn't accelerate. Gas engine would not start and battery charge was dropping fast. Limped ~1 mile home at 25 mph. Turned off car, too late to call Toyota that night. Turned car on and gas engine started right up. All warning lights still on, and main battery nearly drained. Slowly drove around on local streets, battery charged. Parked and turned off car. Later in day, turned on car, all warning lights were off. Took it to dealer when we got home. Dealer claimed computer had no record of the problem. Prior to this event, Toyota had upgraded the computer software on this car as described in hv ecu software update 00204. We were told this fixed the stalling problem, but obviously does not. Jb.

2004 Toyota Prius, stalled while driving. This is the second time I have taken it to the shop for this problem.

I pulled out of a parking space into traffic and the car immediately stalled. I couldn't turn it off, and I couldn't get it into drive. Park and neutral were the only options. Traffic was coming at me from both directions and there was nothing I could do, but put on the 4 way flashers. Using my cell phone I called the local dealership and they advised me to have the car towed. I called the tow company.

My 2004 Toyota Prius stalled when I was going approximately 40 mph. I was able to coast to the shoulder, but then the car had to be towed to a dealership for a programming fix before I could drive it again.

Driving down the road at approx 45 mph in my '04 Toyota Prius. The vehicle lost power and stalled in the middle of the road. Engine stopped running and battery power ran out causing the vehicle to stall.

Yaps (yet another Prius stall). I was not going fast - probably about 10-15 mph. Just like the other reports, it lost power, all the warning lights came on, and it coasted to a halt. I was able to restart it but the ice would not kick in so it ran in electric mode only. After less than a mile the battery was almost drained so I had to pull over and park it. Had it towed in to the nearest dealer - Toyota of seattle - where they said it was a software issue and they'd seen it before. They performed an upgrade and returned it to me.

I have a 2004 Prius that stalled on the freeway this February for no reason. When we took it to the dealer, the mechanics said they had no idea why it happened, but that they "reset the computer" and it wouldn't happen again.

I was driving my 2004 Toyota Prius at approximately 35 mph when it suddenly stalled and the electric engine power dropped to zero. I could not get the vehicle to move and needed to have it towed to the dealer for service.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Prius. The vehicle is a hybrid. She states that while driving down the freeway at about 60 mph vehicle stalled, making it difficult for her to brake or accelerate. The dealer told her that it was a software glitch, and they knew that they had other problems with this. Toyota stated that they contacted everyone. However they did not notify everyone because she was not notified. Also, they did not notify some of her friends, and they disregarded her telephone calls.

Our 2004 Prius stalled repeatedly on a drive from holland, mich. , to st. Louis, mo, on Dec. 26/27, 2004. The first time it happened, it was after about an hour of highway driving, when all the dashboard lights went on and the engine died. We were able to coast off the highway. After about 30 minutes on the side of the road (it was he day after christmas and a Sunday, so help was not readily available), we were able to restart the engine and return to holland. The next day, we took it to the dealer, who could not find anything wrong. We resumed driving and after about an hour, the same thing happened. We pulled to the side of the road, waited a bit, and restarted the engine. We repeated this several times, drive, stall, restart, drive, until we got to a dealer in chicago, who declared that our transmission was shot but we might as well drive back to st. Louis since it would take them a week to get a new one anyway. So we drove, stalled, restarted, again and again until we got just south of springfield, ill. , where the car stalled for good. After an uncomfortable hour spent on the side of interstate 55 waiting for a tow truck on a freezing cold night, we finally were taken back to st. Louis, where the dealer put in a new transmission.

I have a 2004 Toyota Prius. I have had it stall at low speed (approx 35mph) March 2004 I had it lose power at highway speed on Nov 7, 2004.

Dad: vehicle runs and suddenly stalls and stops working. Owner attempts to start car again, and it does not start. Car was taken to the dealer three times, and dealer fixed it. But, after some time the car did not work again. Owner stated that car was serviced on regular basis.

2004 Toyota Prius cut off while consumer was driving at highway speeds. When the consumers vehicle stalled on the highway, another motorist rear ended the consumers vehicle.

The consumer owns a 2004 Toyota Prius. He says that he is having problems with the vehicle because it will shut off while in traffic. Also the park mechanism will disengaged and the lock button does not unlock the doors as specified in the owners manual. Also the start button does not consistently start the vehicle properly. The vehicle experienced: inoperative brake light, the fuel door spring was replaced, dome light remained on, engine would disengage, lights would remain lit after the vehicle was started, vehicle would not move until the vehicle was shut off and restarted to get the brake light to go out, rattling as if it were going to stall, the alarm sounded on one occasion when the door was opened, fuel door spring malfunctioned and fuel door would not open. The technicians were unable to verify the door lock malfunction. The consumer would like the vehicle replaced with a 2005 model equipped as detailed on the original invoice including aftermarket items paid for.

2004 Toyota Prius, consumer was driving on highway 24 and the vehicle stopped. It had to be towed. Vehicle lost power while going 60-65 mph. . The vehicle stall again on August 29th, 2005 while being driven driving 40 mph. The mileage was 24480. The consumer contact gm and demanded a new vehicle. The manufacturer bought the consumer's vehicle back.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Prius. This vehicle would stall at high speeds. He was going 65-70 mph at time of incident. This happened without warning. It exactly what the reports said happened to him. He can be contacted by odi for this if needed. Also, had premature wear on tires. Had the front and rear ends aligned three times since he purchased the vehicle.

Vehicle stalled while driving approximately 25-30mph on surface street with 1/4 tank of gas remaining.

Approaching entrance ramp to i495 n exit 32 westford MA at modest side street speed 25-40 approximately. Car rapidly lost acceleration. Continued for about one minute onto the interstate and stalled on the shoulder. Battery indicated showed only one bar. Gas at least 1/3 full. Electric windows and displays and lights worked. Certain warning indicators were lit including red danger triangle. Could not turn off the power or remove the key. After 20-25 minutes, while waiting for the tow trunk, I was able to power off and on and then the car started and I drove home (30 miles). Performance appeared normal but the red triangle and a few other indicators remained lit.

While driving vehicle stalled. Consumer restarted the vehicle, and pulled over. Consumer noticed all warning light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. Consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic could not duplicate the problem, but insisted that warning light should be turned off.

While driving at a steady pace, the vehicle stalled.