Six problems related to warning light on have been reported for the 2010 Toyota Prius. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I inherited a 2010 Toyota Prius 3rd generation when my mother passed a few years ago. I've since had several unnecessary and costly problems with the car as well as dealership's outlook, treatment, and indifference to the danger that their customers face--as many already have. The following are situations that I'm experiencing now. First, I was recently leaving the pharmacy when all of my warning lights (abs, brake, traction ) suddenly came on and my brakes failed as I was heading home. I'm a single mother of a special needs child and I had to get home to her. I was approximately 1 mile from my home and I was nearly in 3 accidents that could've been catastrophic. Thankfully the road was dry, clear, and with little traffic. We have been homebound for weeks, without transportation for doctors, food, etc. Our vehicle is our only means of transportation, and we must get to doctor appointments, etc. Second, the car has inexplicably stalled twice. Third, I'm constantly having to replace lights, and have been pulled over by the police for lights not working. Finally, an airbag has been recalled and once I can afford it I'll get that fixed as well. I spoke with my local Toyota dealerships, and after explaining the problems, I was informed (several times as I was repeatedly transferred) that I had to pay an inspection fee that also changed with each person. Finally, I was told I had to leave my car there for days and that I was going to pay thousands of dollars to fix the car. I'm unable to pay that much money--and the amount kept changing as well. I have researched these problems and now understand the methodology and intimidation used on poor people such as myself. Toyota should be ashamed. Fix these problems that will endanger and possibly kill your customers for nothing more than their own incompetence and greed.
A warning light came on for eps and 30 seconds later it stalled and would not steer or move. I was driving at 6pm on a Friday in major traffic.
Repeated code b1826. Tested wiring to the driver side airbag; found 4 volts on one of the wires diag short to power in the driver side floor wire harness causing the airbag warning light to illuminate and deactivate the airbag system. Wire was chaffed due to movement of drivers seat. This is nearly identical to the gm recall of 2010 Chevrolet impala sedans issues July 21, 2016. Gm admits a problem with chaffed wiring, but Toyota with nearly an identical problem does not recognize that it has a problem. . . Or pay for the repairs $1482. 00. Problem was intermittent for more than 6 months before dealer could solve the problem. Most of that time airbags were inoperative.
Prius 2010 airbag warning light come on intermittently.
The srs warning light (airbag icon) lit up after pulling my 2010 Prius out of the driveway on April 4, 2014. We tested whether the seatbelt had anything to do with it, or whether it made a difference if someone was seated in the passenger seat or not. Neither seemed to make any difference. The car was purchased August 1, 2009, and has just over 61000 miles on it. It has not been in any accidents, nor run over anything. There is an umbrella that I store on the floor of the vehicle, close to the driver's seat. Since that time, the light appears intermittently, but when it comes on, it stays on the entire day. Took it to the dealer, but it was not displaying at the time, so they recommended bringing it back when it was showing up more consistently.
2010 Toyota Prius: chronic failure of passenger air bag and seat belt warning light systems. Dashboard lights indicating passenger seat belt is unfastened and passenger air bag is off illuminate unexpectedly, and remain illuminated, whether anyone is in the passenger seat or not, and whether the passenger seat belt is fastened or not. Problem does not go away by merely shutting down and exiting the vehicle; erroneous indications recur as soon as the car is reentered and started up again. Five different visits to Toyota service centers have been made for this issue, with "repairs" lasting for anywhere from a few days to a few weeks before the problem occurs again. There does not seem to be any pattern to what transpired leading up to the failure. The problem most recently occurred on 12/4/10, however, as of this date (12/6/10) the car has not yet been taken back to a service center. Notes: (1) "approx incident date" in "complaint info" section is of the most recent occurrence. First occurrence was mid-July, 2010. (2) "mileage" and "speed" shown in "vehicle information" section represent the first occurrence of this problem. Mileage at most recent occurrence was 13714. Speeds varied from occurrence to occurrence.