Software problems of the 2013 Toyota Prius

We were driving in the city and after going on a slight incline road the car started to lose power. Noticed a few warning indicators came on on the dash then I lost the ability to accelerate the car so I had to pull over while it was slowing down. I restarted the car and was able to drive short distances till it completely lost the ability to drive due to lost of acceleration. Very scary situation and it seems like its due to their inverter issues they were trying to fix with a software update. If the shop confirms, its due to the inverter issues, not sure if id feel safe driving the car even if they replace the whole inverter assembly. It's our family car for road trips and I wouldn't feel comfortable until they find a solid fix for this issue. 3 recalls for the same issue? thats ridiculous.

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.

My car has stopped running with all warning lights and hybrid system failure warning three times now. First time I was driving when lights came on but got to parking lot where it died. I was able to restart car after a couple of hours, still all warning lights and hybrid warning showing but was able to get it to dealership. Second time I was driving on small road and was able to get car to side of road. Again it started after a couple hours with all warnings lit and I was able to drive to dealership were it also died again but they started it later by resetting codes. Third time it stopped in driveway and I was unable to start it. Had it towed to dealership. First time. 12v battery was replaced and software update performed. Second two times ira Toyota dealership has sent me back out on the road to wait and see if it happens again.

May 3, 2019, approximately 33 days after software updated due to recall (to prevent stalling) vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. Due to location of event, all property damage and injuries were minor. Event has been reported to Toyota and owner's auto insurance provider. Vehicle was in a commercial parking lot, braking in process, moving at less than 5 mph when acceleration occurred.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Toyota Prius v. While driving approximately 20 mph and attempting to brake, the vehicle did not stop and the tire pressure monitoring system, anti-lock, brake, and electronic stability control indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to john elway's crown Toyota (1201 kettering dr, ontario, CA 91761) where it was diagnosed that the brake booster/brake booster pump and master cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who determined that the vehicle had a software failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 106,853.

Toyota imp as I went to accelerate onto one of the most dangerous entrances to the 110 parkway in los angeles, my car stalled. The car worked very slowly for a couple of minutes, then it would not even go into drive. There was still power and air conditioning. After having it towed off the highway to the dealership, it was confirmed to be the power inverter. I had the software recall done in 2015, yet my car's inverter still failed.

I am concerned as the owner of the identified vehicle in this complaint of serious safety and vehicle fuel efficiency issues regarding this vehicle. It has been widely circulated in national media that certain Toyota Prius vehicles, have been involved in catastrophic power inverter failures that have resulted in serious damage to these vehicles and often serious and potentially life threatening bodily injuries to the occupants of these vehicles. It should be noted that my Prius was part of a recall campaign that was supposed to address this inverter issue but seems to have been nothing more than a band-aid software fix to a problem that is actually the result of defective electrical connections. This catastrophic power inverter failure is a serious safety problem that is far beyond the scope of a simple software solution. Many individuals are also complaining of up to a 15% or more drop in fuel efficiency since this so-called software fix was initiated. I personally have experienced a drop in fuel efficiency of my Prius v from a consistent 42 mpg since 2013 to 35 mpg over the last three months. My concern that this drop in fuel efficiency is connected to the power inverter problems associated with this vehicle. I recently communicated my concerns relating to the power inverter problems to my local Toyota dealer. They informed me that they were aware of some issues regarding the inverters and that as a result Toyota increased the warranty of this component from 8 yrs. /100k miles to 15 yrs. /unlimited miles! this would seem to indicate that Toyota is fully aware that this is a serious issue. I am concerned that Toyota is not addressing this potentially deadly safety issue.

Every time I received call on my cell bluetooth seems like voice breaking up. It is not the phone problem. I have checked the same phone in my other cars and works fine. This bluetooth needs software upgrade.