Car Will Not Start problems of the 2004 Toyota Prius

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Prius. While driving between 65-70 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled and shut off completely. The electronics of the vehicle were still operating, but the vehicle itself could not be restarted. The vehicle then shifted itself into park. The hazard lights in the vehicle began running off the auxiliary battery, which is a low power battery. In addition, the hazard lights turned off. The contact called Toyota, but they were unable to assist. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The battery was jumped and the vehicle was restarted. A diagnostic was performed and the vehicle ran normally for six weeks before the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer again and they stated that there was smoke coming from the fuse box, which meant a fuse was blown. After replacing the fuse box, the vehicle performed normally. The technicians were unable to find any other failures with the vehicle; however, the contact does not want to drive it due to fear of the failure recurring. The vehicle has been repaired, but is still at the dealer. The failure mileage was 46,000 and current mileage was 47,500.

: the contact stated the vehicle did not start after being parked overnight. There was no response from either the engine or electrical system. The vehicle was jump-started and taken to a service dealer, where the vehicle failed again. The dealer was unable to determine the problem. The manufacturer was notified, who stated that the failure was due to driver error.

: the contact stated while driving 35mph, the master warning and check engine light illuminated followed by the vehicle operating at a reduced speed. The vehicle continued operation for about a mile before eventually stalling. The vehicle would not restart, but remained in electric mode. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it is currently awaiting inspection. Contact requested to delete the complaint from the system because it was a mistake.

5/6/05 my 2004 Prius with 20,400 miles without warning loss all power and shut down while driving hazard light came on warning to take to Toyota dealer. The vehicle would not start. The battery meter level was completely dead. The vehicle had to be towed to maita Toyota 2500 auburn blvd, sacramento, CA 95821, 916 481-5353 for repair. The work order stated the cause was the ecu which was reprogramed which cleared stored codes. Code pulled p3191. Is this a new finding in the Prius?.

Consumer had 2 episodes of engine stalling. The 1st time consumer's vehicle was passing another vehicle when another vehicle appeared in the lane and consumer accelerated quickly and changed lane. The warning light came on along with a beeping noise, and suddenly lost power. Was running only on electric power until was able to make it to the side of the road. The engine did not restart until turned off the whole system and then it restarted it. Continued to have warning lights for several hours. Called Toyota hot line, and was informed it was safe to drive. The following Monday took vehicle to dealer, who placed it on a computer and noted it was normal. They thought it might have been the vehicle stability control because that light was illuminated, and earlier when that happened driver swerved into a lane. The 2nd episode occurred as accelerating to get on a freeway ramp and had slowed to enter traffic, another driver allowed consumer's vehicle to enter and driver accelerated gain and the engine cut off. Was able to drive on battery power about a mile going 40 mph to the next exit. Pulled off, and again turned system off, and again the engine restarted. This time the vehicle,s stability light did not illuminate. The display screen had a bar that said, problem. When car was taken to dealer no lights illuminated.

Purchased a 2004 Toyota Prius on March 2, 2004. On may 24, 2004 the car stopped while I was driving it. I could not restart it for approximately 15 minutes. I sat in the middle of the street during that time. The dealer said they had never heard of this happening. Om June 16, 2004 the car stopped running while I was at an intersection. I had to wait approximately 15 minutes before it would start. The dealer said they didn't know anything about this. On June 21, 2004 the car computers were tested on a recall and found to be out of sync. They were adjusted and I was told that would take care of my problem. In continued to have problems with the car not starting. On oct. 6, 2004 I was given a new car remote control to fix the problem. I continued to have problems. On December 6, 2004 the car completely failed. I was unable to start or turn off the car. After 20 minutes it started and I was able to leave it with the dealer. The multi display unit was replaced. The car continued to stop intermittently;. On January 19, 2005 the car failed to start. A new small battery was installed. On March 29, 2005 the brakes locked up. The abs actuator was replaced. On may 21, 2005 the car failed to start. It is presently at the dealer.