Table 1 shows one common electronic stability control related problems of the 2007 Toyota Prius.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Electronic Stability Control problems |
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Prius. The contact stated the approximate mph was unknown due to the instrument panel not being operable most of the time. The contact also stated while driving down the road at approximately 45 mph the brake pedal was not operating; however, on that day the instrument panel was operating and the vehicle stability control, anti-brake system, and brake light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local independent mechanic and diagnosed with an actuator and brake booster failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 203,202.
While driving around a corner on city streets, braking suddenly became very difficult, and caused the vehicle to skid when brakes were applied. A high-pitched electronic squeal came from the dashboard, and the brake system light, abs light, vsc light, and master warning light all turned on. These are all listed as symptoms of a failed brake actuator. After contacting a licensed Toyota dealership, I was directed to the Toyota customer care department. After being escalated to a supervisor, I was informed that Toyota is aware of this problem, but that the warranty extension they used to cover it expired in 2017, and they refused to cover the cost of replacement (~$3000). I believe this issue should be cause for a safety recall, as it happened suddenly and without warning while the vehicle was in motion. It was pure luck that this didn't result in a crash.
Well known abs accumulator failure, loud beeping noise, can't drive car safely, high mileage car and will be repairing it, my complaint is that the part is seventeen hundred dollars $1700 which is a lot for something as important as brakes and with such a high failure rate on all of Toyota's hybrids. This part needs to be available from 3rd parties so I am not forced to deal with junk yard abs that is just as likely to fail because of a flawed design.
If I drive on the expressway or around town and I'm driving a half hour sometimes less my car makes a loud buzzing noise and my instrument panel the hazard lights go on and I lose my brakes. This was very scary. Thank goodness I wasn't going to fast toward the light and didn't hit anyone. I'm scared to drive the car because it does this all the time if I'm driving for a period of time 1/2 hour or more. My vehicle was on city street and on highway. I was in motion. On the highway 70mph and on city streets 35/40 mph.
Toyota sent the extended warranty notice on the combination meter to the wrong address; therefore, I could not "connect the dots" regarding my dashboard blackout--meaning I thought it was quirky, not a documented problem with the combination meter. My 2007 Prius with only 35,000 miles on it needs a replacement combination meter but Toyota will not pay for it--claiming it provided an extended warranty. My response so what? I am driving a dangerous vehicle which does not indicate the speed I'm driving, the gas supply, the warning lights, and backup camera. I have had the requisite services over the years and the problem is clearly a defect in Toyota's manufacturing and supply chain. If Toyota really cares about the customer, why won't Toyota take responsibility for the failing part and repair my perilous vehicle? the situation is dangerous! I can't lock the car, know for sure when it is turned off, see the warning lights, know if the airbag alert is legit--non-functional all. To replace the failed part will cost near $1000, my monthly social security. Think about this pricetag, Toyota headquarters and local dealerships. My safety is severely jeopardized. Please work to recall these impacted vehicles. That my Prius has been serviced every single year according to schedule, that this mysterious dark screen has been popping up for years, and that Toyota sent the notice of extended warranty to the wrong address should demonstrate where the culpability lies. Toyota should take ownership of this dangerous situation and fix all the defective vehicles--behavior which demonstrates the company truly cares about its customers!.
Headlights flicker then will shut off completelywhile driving down highway. . No dash lights. Have to turn car off and on.
2007 Toyota Prius complaint. We have a 2007 Prius and the airbag light will not shut off at all. It was not in an accident or anything. I refuse to take it to the deal where they will charge for diagnosis and then repair which could turn out to be $400. 00, I called them earlier this week to get an idea about the cost.
In Feb 2018 I noticed that several lights came on in my car the vsc, abs, and pressure sensor light lit up. Also the brake indicator light. I had recently went for and inspection on my car in Jan and had brakes replaced at my local monroe prior to this happening so I questioned them on what all the lights meant and they looked on line and saw that there was a recall on the brake actuator for my car. They advised me to go to the Toyota dealer. I went to the dealer in a few weeks later in Mar and they explained that there was a letter sent to Prius owners stating they extended the warranty on brake actuators until end of 2017. They have it in two phases, and it's unlimited miles until Dec 2017 for the first phase, then after that it's 150k miles/10 years. It also says the red triangle light must be on for it to be covered (in other words, it's only covered if it fails. ) I never received this letter and the exceed the 150k miles by 5k and years. The csr rep said he would she if they could honor it being that it was so early in the 2018 year only a few months pass the deadline but the manager on site declined and told me to contact Toyota customer care. The dealer quoted me $3,500. 00 to get this replaced. I contacted Toyota and of course they said there is nothing they could do because the letter stipulated a specific time frame of service. My issue is that I #1 never received a letter about this recall/extended warranty #2 I brought this car at a dealer certified pre-owned Toyota dealer so they should of updated my info in the system (address, ex. ) #3 my car is a electrical car and needed this fix to operate properly. . . I feel like I'm being punished about a defect undisclosed to me which now is a hefty cost. #4 my issue happen 2-3 months after still not far off. I'm filing a complaint in hopes of finding help to resolve this issue. .
Starting may 2015 whole dashboard in my car sporadically goes black, I can't see how fast I was going or how much gas I have left or use my backup camera in my car. For about an hour I couldn't even get my car to turn off. This has been happening ever so often since may of 2015 and is very dangerous driving my car in that condition. The other day my car ran out of gas on the bridge from the 5 freeway to the 91 freeway and I was stranded on the side of the bridge with cars passing at high velocity because I wasnt able o see my gas meter. Toyota has known about this defect as shown below and issued a warranty extension for all models 2004-2009 and my car falls 2 months outside of the warranty program and they refuse to take responsibility. . Read more...
As I was coming back from livermore to san jose down the sunol grande last weekend, my dash lights suddenly went out meaning I had no speedometer or wait to tell how much gas I had and the abs and stability control went out while going 65 miles an hour down a steep hill. Luckily I was able to get home and don't ask me how I figured out to get the car to turn off. I called the one 800 Toyota number and it turns out there was a problem with something called the combo meter on these cars and it had an extended warranty for a total of nine years. My warranty expired they said April 2016. This seems like a serious safety issue that Toyota should cover if they are concerned about their customers safety.
Driving on a rainy day, abs and vsc lights on dash came on. My car violently fishtailed almost 180 degrees, back and forth 6 times on a curve getting off a freeway (about 45 mph) nearly crashed. I proceeded very slowly to side street. Car shimmied to right making a left turn. Felt like I was driving on ice. Called a tow truck. Dealership found rodent damage to wires to wheel speed sensor. I discovered manufacturers using soy oil on wiring. $1300 repair.
The headlights go at without warning. Sometimes one goes out sometimes both while we are driving. Bulb replacement does not fix the issues. This has continued to be a problem for years. Toyota service has not offered a fix that works! I have been driving on the highway or local roads when, all of a sudden, all the lighting goes dark. I have had success in relighting the headlights by turning off the headlights at the main switch and then turning them back on. Extremely dangerous. Breaks are also a menace: on wet roads it is especially noticeable when using the breaks. If you are breaking and a tire goes over a more slippery surface than the pavement, such as a manhole cover, the abs system cuts breaking to all the wheels such that the car continues on as if the breaks are not being applied - the car effectively releases the breaks and you loose control of the car until its systems decide to return controls to the driver. This happens over and over and over. Try it on a road with a bit of loose gravel on it or the leftover coarse sand from winter road maintenance or going through a milde pothole where gravel has spilled onto the road. . . . Breaking in these conditions will consistently cause the car to diminish breaking power to such an extent that the car is no longer lowing down. We own 6 cars of varying makes and this is the only car that has this issue. The other side of this same issue is that if you are pulling out into traffic and a drive wheel hits a slightly slippery patch, the engine power is cut for so long and so severely that we are at risk of being hit. This happens every single time. Toyota service has not offered a fix. Though we have told them abou this issue repeatedly, they typically do not write it down and tell us it is normal. It is not normal or safe.
While traveling 65 mph on freeway warning light comes on and tells you to park the vehicle, etc. Problem is that when you stop exiting the freeway the car shuts down as soon as you come to a stop and leaves you stranded in the lane. The transmission has an automatic locking system and you can't roll it out of the lane which leaves you vulnerable to being hit. This has happened 4 times since I have owned this car. Very troubling. I have taken it in 3 times to dealer and they have no clue. Dangerous!.
I was travelling at 50mph when an alarm sounded in the car and 4 lights lit up on the dashboard – the brake system warning light, master warning light, vsc and malfunction indicator lamp. The vehicle was taken to a Toyota dealership where they advised the hybrid water pump needed replacing. I then discovered there is a recall on the hybrid water pumps but was advised my vehicle was not on the list for the recall. The details of my mishap correlate to the Toyota recall notice that Toyota put out regarding the hybrid water pumps. I believe my vehicle should have been on the recall list to have this safety issue addressed and that the recall notice does not adequately cover all Toyota vehicles with this possible issue.
While driving on highway about 60mph, vehicle suddenly lost brakes. Brake, abs and vsc idiot light went on. Inside vehicle buzzer sounded. Very little hydraulic braking. Was only able to stop vehicle because I was going up hill.
Brake (red color) warning lights appear while driving at 55 mph; yellow color indicator on abs, vsc. Once these warning lights appear, I somehow lose 25-50% of my braking power. Not sure what is wrong despite getting brand new wheels, replaced all-new rotors, brake pads, oil and filter change. This is the 5th time it has happened in the last few weeks. Toyota should be held liable and to replace the full cost of any necessary fixes to the hydraulic brakes or run a diagnostic of the entire vehicle's electrical or brakes system or anything that leads to the dashboard warning lights at 100%. This will be a serious issue because it can lead to serious accidents if owners of this vehicle experience the same issues.
Stop and go traffic on the freeway, accelerating when the traffic started picking up but vehicles in front suddenly stop and as I hit the brakes on the bumping freeway the vehicle does a brief lurch forward as esp light blinks. Vehicle does not stop under this braking condition and feels momentarily like there is no brake pressure. As a result, vehicle doesn't stop in time and hits the vehicle in front even though it couldve been avoided had the brakes worked as they shouldve.
The problem has occurred whenever the donut tire is being used on the vehicle as a temporary replacement for a flat tire - this has occurred on both the two occasions that in which I have had to used them both times on the front tires, once on the left tire and the second occasion, most recent on the left. Apparently, the donut tire because of its smaller diameter causes the car's slip differential system to activate (surmised by the icon I see on the dash when this occurs), often for periods of half the driving time - what then happens is that there is a total loss of engine power to the drive chain, the car cannot accelerate or even maintain speed - it essentially coasts or slows. This occurs even when/if the accelerator pedal is depressed to try to feed power to the wheels - the engine is unresponsive. Intermittently, the power is restored, and then the cycle begins again. Although I have not had an accident due to this loss of vehicle control, I consider myself lucky not to have. Use of a donut tire is the only option open to temporarily replacing a flat tire. I think that this system's response to use of the donut tire (which is manufacturer's supplied) is a defect that is dangerous. A driver must be able to maintain and control vehicle speed to prevent and/or remedy a dangerous situation. Sincerely, barrett ripin.
My car will not turn off. After my dash went black my key will not release and my car will not turn off . This is a big safety issue and needs to be resolved ASAP!.
Toyota Prius dashboard failed in idle and while driving posing a death risk due to mileage per hour not displaying and the inability to shut off your car when stopped this is a serious matter and Toyota needs to recall the whole Toyota Prius and give everyone there money back for over paying for this car in 2007.
Dashboard red lights when vehicle starts with: brake failure , abs warning and stability warning. First time it was immediately taken to dealer who could find no problem and reset codes. Four days later same warning lights came on and was taken to dealer again. Were told hydraulic brake system was ok but brake actuator needed replacement at $2600. Could be driven but without abs and stability capability. Have not corrected this due to high price. Shopping around at salvage yards.
I own a 2007 Prius. I was driving on the interstate when a car in front of me stopped abruptly. When I stepped on the brake, there was a delay before it engaged. To prevent running into the car in front of me, I veered to the left while continuing to step down on the brake with more force. When it engaged, the car was out of control "fish tailing" from side to side. In an emergency situation, there is no room for a delay. This created a very dangerous situation which could have been fatal. I experienced a similar delay while driving in the city, not on a highway. It was the same sensation of the brakes failing. When one is braking in an emergency situation, this is terrifying and not acceptable and not safe. . .
This is not one incident, it happens whenever the road is slick (rain, or even sprinkler runoff!) or if I drive over a pothole--the power to the wheels is cut and the engine feels like it is going to stall. It is extremely difficult and nervewracking to drive while it is raining. The most dangerous times that this happens is when I am at a signal, making a right turn I need power to the engine to merge into traffic, and make sure that oncoming traffic is not interrupted. There have been times that I feel like my car won't "go" or hesitates when I need it to go! and if it's this bad in wet conditions, I would never even consider driving the Prius in snowy conditions. I have read that this is all due to a problem in the traction control system. Very unsafe!!.
Car did not stop and seemed to accelerate when brakes hit during turn into driveway. Hit curb. Lost steering control and car had to be towed because of significant damages to wheel and also possibly steering. Snowy road. I was already driving very slowly. No reason why this much damage to my car or this level of impact unless car suddenly accelerated beyond my current speed while I braked. Car seems to accelerate on slippery, uneven surfaces and evs light comes on, even when brakes applied. Acceleration is beyond that seen with normal slippage. It is not simply slippage but actual brief acceleration.
I have a 2007 Prius the following has occurred any time driving over rough patches of road or over rr tracks: the car loses traction and power for a sort time until smooth pavement returns. The vsc lamp on the dash shows up when this happens. I shudder to think what would occur on a rough mountain road or in wet weather. This type of event sounds very much like what's being reported by the drivers of the 2010 Prius. In 47 years of driving I've never had a car react in this way. I've compensated by driving cautiously and wait for traction to return but it doesn't feel quite right when it happens.
2007 Toyota Prius breaks fail to work for a split second when the car hits a bump and brakes are applied. With the car slowing down and the brakes are applied, if I hit a bump, the brakes will stop slowing the car for about 0. 5 seconds and the low traction light will blink.
This description is of an occurrence which may be a the result of a flaw. Upon light pressure on the brake pedal, while proceeding over areas with suspect traction, vehicle seems to lose all braking for a small but un-nerving moment. It is as though the abs is fighting the regenerative braking of the hybrid drive.
Traction control on the Toyota Prius does not work properly. When traction is lost on a wheel, instead of transferring power to the other wheel, the traction control system completely disables power to both wheels for approximately 1/2 second. This is dangerous if you are trying to merge into traffic at an intersection and the road surface is anything other than dry asphalt or concrete. Fyi -tire condition is not a variable as the vehicle contains 4 winter tires with less than 200 miles of use. The tires are inflated per the recommendations on the door placard.
I read about the recall of the 2010 Prius concerning the abs software. My 2007 Prius experienced the same problems recently when I ran over a curb at low speed and the car lurched forward at high speed after I applied the brakes and I hit a wall about 5 feet away. Damage to my car was a cracked bumper, slightly dented hood, cracked head light. I used to get 50 to 60 miles per gallon and I can not get over 41 miles per gallon now. I bought new tires and had them balanced and aligned but the mileage had not improved. Damages to the exterior of the car will amount to about 2 to 3 thousand dollars. My Toyota dealer says that my 2007 model is not part of the recall. I have read blogs where people with my model Toyota have had similar experiences. I believe that the abs software is faulty in more than the 2010 Priuses.
Approximately 7 months ago my 2007 Toyota Prius began accelerating during use of the cruise control. I reported the problem to the dealership who said they have no fix for it. I can't use the cruise control in my car for fear the car will not stop accelerating.
I was almost smashed by a snowplow today because my 2007 Toyota Prius' trac traction control removed all power from the front wheels thus bringing me to a dead stop in a busy intersection. This occurred on snow/ice. There is no excuse for losing power to the wheels even if they are spinning. The vehicle "sensed" that one wheel had spun and proceeded to progressively shut down power to the front wheels. I nearly wet my pants when this happened in front of an on-coming vdot snowplow. This was a near crash/death/injury incident. It happened over and over again all day. . Read more...
Just completed a left turn behind another vehicle. The other vehicle then slowed to make an immediate left turn into a gas station across the road. I was gently applying the brakes to keep my following distance (10ft, traveling about 8mph). The other car suddenly applied the brakes harder to turn, when I pressed harder there was no reaction until I hit the other car, at which point the brakes engaged and I stopped.
I have a Toyota Prius 2007 that has trac ( traction control) . It has caused me to slide off the road and lose control on any slick surface. I have a patient who just totaled her Prius on an icy road and she had been having the same problems with loss of traction due to trac.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that whenever the front wheels began to spin in icy or snowy conditions, the engine completely shut off. The failure occurred multiple times while trying to drive up a hill or an inclined driveway. The dealer inspected the fuel injection system on several occasions and was unable to find the cause of the failure. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was designed in such a way that the engine would turn off to avoid damaging the stability control system. The vehicle has not been repaired. The current mileage was approximately 36,000. The failure mileage was approximately 2,000. Updated 3/16/10 updated 06/29/10.