13 problems related to car stall have been reported for the 2005 Toyota Prius. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Toyota Prius based on all problems reported for the 2005 Prius.
Tl the contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. While driving various speeds, several unknown warning indicators began flashing and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle shifted into neutral as other unknown warning indicators illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle to a stop and restarted the engine. The contact then drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with inverted cooling failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the contact would have to pay for diagnostic testing. The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 223,000.
The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph, the vehicle stalled and every warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact allowed the vehicle to sit for a few minutes. The contact was able to restart the vehicle as it functioned normally for several minutes before the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection but they could not diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 97,000.
My 22-year-old son had a scary incident in which our 2005 Prius stalled spontaneously on the bronx river parkway (valhalla, NY) with several dashboard warnings lighting up. The hybrid shifted to battery mode in traffic. Luckily he was able to get off highway. Car was towed to dealer. . Read more...
The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. The contact stated when the vehicle stalled all of the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated the dealer reprogrammed the computer, but the vehicle only functioned normally for one month. The contact stated the failure was being diagnosed by the dealer for one week. The fuel pressure was also being checked to see if it met specifications. The failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 75,500.
The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. While driving approximately 10 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the contact was awaiting diagnostic testing to determine the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 164,000.
2005 Toyota Prius stalled while driving and in motion. I own a 2005 Toyota Prius that I had just driven on highway about 25 miles and then was on local road. The vehicle stalled without any warning and all lights came on. The car was not responsive to gas and engine was shut. So I had to pull over. The car will not start and had to be towed to the dealer. Fortunately, it was during off peak time and I was on local road. If it had been during peak time and on highway, the consequences would have been significantly different. The dealer had no technical details as to why this happened. He said it was software issue.
: the contact stated while driving 65 mph under normal road conditions, the vehicle stalled. There were no warnings prior to the failure. The vehicle was taken to the service dealer, who was not able to identify the problem. Updated 12/18/2006 -.
2005 Prius stalled at 70 mph on highway, could not restart, had to be towed 150 miles to dealership.
: the contact stated the vehicle stalled on two separate occasions. The first time it occurred was on April 7th while driving at a steady speed of 25mph. The second time it occurred was on April 21st while driving at a steady speed of 5-15 mph. All the warning lights illuminated and the vehicle was pulled over. Once pulled over, the vehicle would not go back into the drive position. Afterwards, it stalled and would not restart. The stalling occurred 3-5 minutes after it was pulled over. The vehicle was towed to the dealership both times. The first time the dealer replaced the entire transmission. The second time the dealer replaced the inverter. On April 23rd while driving the dash board lights became inoperable including the speedometer, and the gear indicator. The contact alerted the dealership by phone who explained the problem was likely the circuit board and it was okay to continue driving the vehicle. Afterwards, the vehicle began to blow out hot and cold air and the dealership was alerted again which explained it was okay to continue driving. Shortly after it began to rain, the wipers were turned on, and the dash lights became inoperable once again. The vehicle is scheduled for inspection on Monday may 8th.
I was driving on highway at 70 mph and vehicle stalled. I coasted over to road shoulder, turned off vehicle power and restarted vehicle without issue. Called Toyota dealer and was told my VIN was not part of the software recall for software problem for stalling engines. This could have caused a serious problem if I was not in the right lane and able to move to shoulder, clearing traffic immediately.
Dear nhsta, on may 20 of 2005 I was driving my 2005 Toyota Prius when all of a sudden the gas engine stopped working and 4 dash warning/faults lights came on (red triangle; check engine; brake fault; vehicle stability control fault). I continued driving for 3 miles on the electric motor until the battery charge light indicated near complete battery discharge. I turned off the car, waited 30 seconds and turned the car back on. Immediately the gasoline engine started and the battery began to charge. At this point only the check engine and red triangle lights came on. I drove to the Toyota dealer who said that my problem sounded like the stalling problems with the 33 reported cases of 2004/05 Prius stalling. Toyota upgraded the engine ecu and the car has been fine ever since. However, I wanted to let nhsta know so that they know that this Prius stalling problem affects more than just 33 Prius owners. Also, I worry that Toyota does not know for certain that the problem is fixed premanently. Thanks, gary beaupre.
Gas motor stalled while driving on highway at 55 mph. Electric motor continued to operate until the battery was depleted, about 1 or 2 miles. I was unable to pull the car over because I was in a construction zone. It was difficult to turn the car off, because of the lack of a key, but once I did restart it, it worked fine.
I have an early 2005 Prius which has "stalled" I. E. Lost al engine power on two occasions. I believe the "stalling" is intentionally designed into the software to protect the transmission. I think a design decision intended to protect the car is putting my life at risk. My early 2005 Prius has "stalled" twice: once on the freeway at 80 mph when I had to jam on the brakes (someone cut me off) and again on surface streets at 30 mph when I floored it to accelerate suddenly. In each case the transmission's internal components would be under tremendous strain unless it disengaged. In each case all lights, headlights, indicators stayed on, the "check engine" light came on, the car continued coasting (as if put in neutral), and the car was unresponsive to the throttle and the gear shift. (in neither case did I hit the gear shift nor power button before the "stall"). In both cases I coasted to a safe spot (try crossing five lanes of 70+ mph freeway traffic at night while coasting). Only after parking, turning off power, and restarting power would the car operate. . . At which point it operated fine. Dealer couldn't find anything wrong. . . In fact the second incident was two days after my 30,000 mile service! they apparently took no action regarding the concern I expressed to the service rep with respect to stalling. . . He assured me they would check for all available software updates, but corporate told me today there is at least one update (relating to the navigation system) which was not downloaded, so apparently the dealer is not responding to this life-threatening concern. I called corporate today to start a "case" and was told they are unaware that this is a recurrent issue. This despite discussions in the press and on hybridcars. Com. I am contacting you in case I am killed or injured before Toyota figures out that this is a serious and recurrent issue. The first incident was around January or February 2005, and the most recent was Monday sept 19 2005.