general problems of the 2013 Toyota Prius

Entering the highway the car suddenly learched and stopped excelerating, creating an unsafe situation, and went into a slow mode. It limped along. Caused cars issue around having to slow merge and driving only 10-15 miles per hour. The dealer could find no codes and said it could be an air bubble in fluid line??? no warning lights.

Driving 2013 Prius v multiple lights suddenly came up on dash brake system, abs, master warning, slip indicator safety put at severe risk while driving. These defective parts installed were never disclosed, or notified, by Toyota and put in severe risk for consumers to drive as a national recall was never issued. Toyota was called since this and refused to fix. Toyota acknowledges parts are defective yet refutes liability despite acknowledgment of defective parts. Defective parts never disclosed to me by any entity of Toyota including dealerships/corporate despite willful knowledge of national defective parts in model 2013 Prius v. This is a liable safety situation that can cause irreparable human life damage.

The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while attempting to shift to drive(d), the transmission failed to shift as needed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who informed the contact that a hose had detached from the valve. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 167,000.

According to Toyota dealership, "will need to replace (mg1) hv transaxle unit as 1st step in order to to be able to proceed with diagnose and checked for any other shorted components". Vehicle is available for inspection. Vehicle was being driven on a city street towards a red light when the vehicle experienced a jolt and lost complete acceleration power and a "check hybrid system" was displayed on the dashboard. Luckily all vehicles behind were already coming to a stop for the red light, otherwise, the safety of my family and myself may have been put in more serious harm. Vehicle able to crawl to a nearby gas station. Attempted to use remaining battery power to drive back to residence nearby, but lost all battery power/function and puled into a bus lane where vehicle was towed from. There were no warning lights or messages displayed prior to the incident. Toyota dealership performed dtc verification 3 times and found to verify p0a94 detail code 172 is the persistent dtc when memory is cleared. They also inspected the vehicle for concern and were able to verify check engine light is on, vehicle is on "limp mode" and does not "ready on". The vehicle has not been inspected by anyone else other than the Toyota dealership.

"cooling performance of the hybrid battery is low" warning light turns on every 4-5 months on my 2013 Toyota Prius. Apparently, Toyota issued a bulletin to Toyota service departments engine/hybrid system section hybrid/battery control system market USA. This info was never disclosed and is costly to repair every 4-5 months due to excessive buildup of dust, lint, or debris in the hv battery intake filter or cooling fan. When it first went off in June 2022 my vehicle was still under warranty up to the two additional repairs in December 2022 and may 2023 (for which the Toyota dealership repair department didn't provide me a ticket either time but made the repair), and again now (August 2023). This is an issue that could cause the battery to fail while driving. Additionally, this issue is highly inconvenient, expensive and highly concerning. This ongoing issue affects the safety and value of my car if this issue must be repaired every 4-5 months or "every 5,000 miles). This information was never made public to Prius owners I don't believe as I never received notice. I would've sold my car sooner had I known. Here is the Toyota document I received on 8. 21. 23 from marina del rey Toyota t-sb-0062-20 dated June 18, 2020.

My 2013 Prius' hybrid system failed as I was entering a very busy state highway (where several fatalities have been recorded) exit when a tractor trailer truck unexpectedly bore down on me. My engine reduced to half speed and there was no breakdown lane to pull over to. The dashboard lights lit up and indicated a hybrid system failure, but I could not get to safety for another 2-3 miles. This is an NHTSA recall (20v-369) that was eligible for repair under an expanded warranty, but only after the vehicle has experienced the shutdown. The ipm (intelligent power module/hybrid) system breakdown was confirmed by Toyota dealership's diagnostics, but the warranty period was not told to me and the charges amounted to almost $3000. My research and doggedness discovered that the costs would be covered in toto. But more importantly, I am among numerous Prius owners who experienced this problem and more could occur, risking injury if not death.

Toyota is trying to cover up the true number of vehicles subject to the hybrid system recall. . Toyota claims this vehicle is not the subject of recall, yet the vehicle displays all the symptoms described in the recall. . 1. ) the vehicle was in motion at freeway speed on westbound hwy 92 on 12/27/2020 at approximately 6:30pm 2. ) the vehicle lost all power. . Dashboard lights came on. . Error message said "hybrid system failure" 3. ) power to braking and steering remained 4. ) vehicle went off the freeway, with no power, down an exit ramp, and came to a stop, luckily, in a legal parking place, at the curb on DE anza blvd. . This is what Toyota said publicly: �the involved vehicles were designed to enter a failsafe driving mode in response to certain hybrid system faults�, the automaker explained. �Toyota has found that in rare situations, the vehicle may not enter a failsafe driving mode as intended. If this occurs, the vehicle could lose power and stall. While power steering and braking would remain operational, a vehicle stall while driving at higher speeds could increase the risk of a crash. �.

The car gave a triangle of death and looked it up if any recalls had been made that could possible cause this issue and there was 1 that called for an update to the system which I had done and they had told me if it didn't take they would have to do the invertor which was apart of the recall. A week after the system update the same issue arose and they refused to replace the invertor which drained the hybrid battery and ruined it also . This effects the driving ability and causes the car to shut down the lights to not work . It can stale at any given time and will not have power to continue.

While driving our 2013 Prius on a 5 five-lane highway 2-10-20, our Prius goes into limp home mode all the sudden and slows the car down significantly while driving at highway speed. This occurred at the same time as I was passing a car to exit the highway, also with another car close at the rear clearly intending to get ahead of me after I had passed the other car. I unexpectedly realized that I had no acceleration and that the all the dash lights had come on. I was very fortunately to be able to maneuver across the driving lanes to the highway exit without being hit as my speed go down. The situation was extremely hazardous. Took the car to the Toyota dealership the next day on 2-11-20 and the tech discovered the car went into the limp home mode because of a catastrophe inverter failure. We did receive the updated software from the recall in 2014, yet the inverter still failed. The inverter was repaired by the Toyota dealership 100% under warranty.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving 70 mph, when the check engine, and 2 unknown warning lights was illuminated. The contact also stated the check hybrid system, stop the vehicle at a safe place� message on dashboard. The contact stated while depressing the accelerator pedal and it failed to accelerate. The contact was able to park on the shoulder of a road. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle towed to independent mechanic. The vehicle VIN number was associated to NHTSA campaign number: 18v684000 (hybrid propulsion system). The vehicle was towed to penske Toyota of downey located 9136 east firestone blvd, downey, CA 90241, (562) 904-5600, where she was notified needing a software updated. The dealership stated the recall was not related to recall 18v684000 (hybrid propulsion system). The vehicle has not been repaired as of yet. The manufacturer has been informed of failure. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000. Jo.

I was driving and pulling out into the road and upon accelerating the car jumped and then suddenly stalled - luckily I was able to move it to the side of the road. After restart the car is running slowly as far as pickup and all the yellow lights are on. It seems this was a recall in oct. 2018 and I think now my inverter is blown or not working. Taking it to the dealership to diagnose.

I was driving the car to the dealership to get an oil change and the check hybrid system warning light came on while driving on the freeway.

Vehicle loss power while driving residential roads.

The engine oil runs low between oil changes and no warning lights are displayed. The car was in motion and shaking and jerking occurred. The car was on a city street. I added the appropriate type and weight of oil. It has happened several times since first time but I check it regularly. I know one other Prius v 5 2013 owner who has the same issue.

After driving for approximate 40 miles on freeay I was at a stop light and when accelerating I heard a popping sound and vehicle lost power. Would not acclelerate and the hybrid/abs and check engine lights came on,luckly this happen on a stret and not on the highway. I pulled over and had vehicle towed to Toyota dealer. They found that the ipm resistor for the inverter had failed. Dealer replaced ipm and inverter.

Around 2:00 am on fwy 101 north/south division point, car suddenly lost its power and accelerator stopped working and stopped in the curving area on fastest lanes. I turned my key on/off for 5 times lights on the panel was on but accelerator was not working at all for 30 min so I called police and aaa towing. When finally aaa came and talking on the phone, the car started to accelerated again. It was very dangerous situation as my car was forced to park on the fastest lane on the curving area at 2:00am and many trucks and cars were driving 90 miles/hour. 4-5 cars were yelling at me "it is very dangerous to park your car right here !" and some male drivers offered me for help but I told them that I was waiting for police (as I was more afraid to get a help from strangers. ) this incident could cause a very serious injuries or death. Next day, I took my car to Toyota northledge but they said there was no problem of this car. I read the "recall" of Toyota Prius 2010-2014 about inverter problem which cause the power failure but tim/service manger told me that "your VIN # is not covered with this issue. " therefore, he can not do anything about it.

Excessive motor oil burning at a rate of 2 quarts every 5000 miles. Dealer claims is normal wear and tear. Dealer confirms that there is no leakage.

The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Prius. While the vehicle was parked with the shift lever in the park position, the vehicle independently rolled backwards. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 42,000. The VIN was not available.

On October 31, my wife and son were in the car approaching a parking space after completing a 360 degree turn into the parking space. Car suddenly accelerated and jumped a 7" high curb blowing out the right front tire and damaging the right rear tire. Car was towed to the team Toyota in glen mills who told me to notify Toyota of the incident. Toyota called me on November 2 and given a complete detailed account of the incident. On November 3, Toyota sent an authorization form to download the edr data which was returned along with diagrams of the incident. On November 4, bosch contacted me requesting the information already sent to Toyota which was sent to them. On November 22, the bosch representative went to the dealership and downloaded the edr data. On 11/26/16 - received report from eaa engineering analysis. Indicates that the car accelerated from 2. 5 mph to 7. 5 mph in 1. 8 sec. Accelerator depressed to 100% and at 98% at impact. There was no post crash information in the report . I have called Toyota three times since receiving the report and have not been able to speak with the case manager nor the claims department to date. They indicate that I won't hear anything until January 5. In the meantime I am driving a rental car.

The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Prius v. While the vehicle was parked, it lunged forward and crashed into another vehicle and a chain linked fence. The vehicle was placed in neutral; however, the vehicle reversed and crashed into another section of the fence. The contact also stated that the brake pedal was depressed, but failed to stop the vehicle. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The contact stated that the start/stop button was being depressed at the time and failed to operate normally. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Prius v. Whenever the vehicle was placed in park, the vehicle continued to roll. The contact's vehicle crashed into the front fender of another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was not diagnosed, but the structure of the vehicle was repaired. The failure recurred when the brake pedal was depressed, and the vehicle failed to stop. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.

The vehicle has shifted into nuetral while in drive and while in park. Also rolls to much when parked. The vehicle ran my wife over in our driveway, Toyota refuses to service the vehicle.

I was driving on the highway at 55~60mph, and suddenly the power steering trouble light indicator came on. I noticed the steering wheel was a bit harder to turn( left or right). I slowed down and took the first exit, reducing speed to 30~35mph. At the stop sign, all indicators light came on and I couldn't turn the steering wheel (left or right). I was able to accelerate out of the stop sign, but then I felt a "thugh" in the engine, and notice I didn't have any braking power for a few second. So I pulled over, I turned the car off, and turned on again, I immediately drove into a parking lot after the stop sign, the car just died; I couldn't brake, no steering, no gas power, nothing. The car was towed to Toyota dealership. This was the 2nd incidence within 3 weeks. The first time this occurred with similar sequence of failure. The car was towed to Toyota dealership and they said the auxillary battery died, and replaced it free of charge ( car was 24,250 miles at that time). This second time, I hope Toyota can find the root cause of this issue. I don't think the new auxillary battery died again. It's only been 3 weeks since Toyota installed the battery. This is a huge safety risk. I'm afraid to drive my car now. I think I will need to sell the car.

The contact owns 2013 Toyota Prius 5. The contact stated that whenever she was driving in reverse, the vehicle would jerk violently. In addition, the interior dome light would illuminate sporadically. The contact stated that all of the lights on the instrument panel and radio console failed to illuminate after starting the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 3,000. The current mileage was 10,900.