general problems of the 2015 Toyota Prius

Got the warning code for c1391 for the brake booster. It failed at 140k miles but because it failed past the 10 year mark did not qualify for the Toyota extended warranty program. I don't think the warranty program is good enough and should be addressed as a recall. I had sudden total brake failure on the highway which could have been extremely deadly.

I purchased my 2015 Prius c in July of 2016. Since then I have consistently had issues with the lock actuator going out on various doors. As follows: 3/12/18 - driverside 6/13/18 - passenger front 8/3/20 - driverside 8/5/22 - rear driverside 12/16/22 - passenger front 3/14/23 - driverside and now in July of 2025 the driverside actuator is failing, again. The previous times were covered by my warranty, but that ended in 2023. My car is also kept in a garage. The dealership attempted to blame this issue on the elements, but come on. . . If that was the case, this would be happening to all sorts of various cars, and it's not. This is an issue for a variety of reasons, one being I am unable to access getting into my vehicle with the door lock that is not working. I currently have to go to my passenger side and crawl over to unlock my driverside door. If I needed to get into my car quickly, I would be out of luck. This is ridiculous as this is the seventh time a lock has gone out - making it about every year and a half that a lock needs to be replaced - and the 4th time for my driverside. How is this not a recall issue???.

I was driving from las vegas to my home in los angeles. An alarming message began flashing on the dashboard telling me to pull over. The vehicle became hard to control. I somehow managed to get it off an exit. I was "lucky" enough to get it towed to a nearby Toyota dealership where I was told the inverter had failed and that that inverter and associated parts had to be replaced. On my 2015 Prius with only 50,000 miles on it. I specifically asked if there had been a recall on the electrical system of any 2015 Priuses, and they flatly said no. I also called Toyota, and they also said there were no recalls involving the electrical system or inverters. The barstow Toyota dealership said it would cost over $5,000 to repair and that they wouldn't have the parts they needed for a week. As it was, I had been stranded in the desert at a hotel for two days. I then had to pay $1,100 to be towed back to la and took it to a hybrid mechanic I trust and paid them to do the work. But this cost me thousands upon thousands. In a month where a friend of mine died (which was the reason I was driving from city to city). To have to replace this on a car with only 50,000 miles is preposterous. To now find out there actually is a recall on the 2015 Prius for the electrical system involving the inverter is so far beyond frustrating, I don't have the correct word for it.

The headlight bulbs keep going out. I have replaced the bulbs at least 2-3 times a year for the past few years. I have asked dealers about this and they tell me there is no recall or TSB. This is a hazard to night driving because of decreased illumination, especially in dark roads with not enough lighting. Please recall/fix this issue!!.

When I parked my car and stopped the engine after driving for 90 min/62 miles on June 22, 2023, I found that I couldn't lock my car's door, through my remote, door handle or the switch inside the door. Upon further examination, I saw complete loss of the power: no light, no audio, no other accessory power, no start of engine. Foot press on the brake feels heavy/less responsive. One hr after the incident I went back (because I had some business to attend) to the car, everything looked normal (with full functions recovered) as if nothing happened before. 6 hrs later the car still behaved fine. I measured 12-v battery and it registered 12. 3 v (I bought the car new 8 years ago and I haven't changed the battery yet). I noticed that my the clock in the car lost 10 mins (behind correct time) and I concluded the complete loss of battery power lasted about 10 mins. By the time of this report, I have started the engine 5 times without any problem but this loss of power gravely concerns me. I saw recalls for similar problems affecting similar Prius models/years however my car is not on the list.

I bought this vehicle on July 3, 2015. When I took it in for an oil change in Dec. 2015, I was informed that there was a mice infestation and that the electrical wires and other systems were damaged, resulting in about $2,800 in repairs due to the mice chewing the wiring. I just took this vehicle back in on 29 Nov. 2021 because some of the systems weren't working properly, and they confirmed that a mouse has again chewed up the electrical system, again costing about $5,000 in repairs. I've just been informed by my exterminator that Toyota uses a wiring harness coated with a soybean based coating which is causing reports of mice damage in a lot of Toyota vehicles. We have 2 other vehicles which are not Toyota vehicles and have never had a single problem with mice chewing the wiring harnesses of those vehicles, although all are parked in the same area. The vehicle is currently pending repairs at fred haas Toyota country in houston, TX and will be there for at least a couple of weeks pending availability of parts. Electrical issues of this type can cause serious failure of safety features. Toyota has never told me that they use soy based elements in their vehicles that would entice rodents to chew the wiring or otherwise entice them into the vehicle. I do not have a report from insurance yet, but I have filed a claim.

As stated from 5 months after we bought it, and the first Prius, the car won't start. No matter if parked flat, keys in or out over night, or the temp, when the break is pushed it is squishy and makes draining noise and won't start. As a dr on call I have lost patients because I could not leave my house. I carry and use the charger daily ever since. Taken in lots. They say, "you don't drive enough. . Or some other bogus excuse, like don't leave keys in car, which is how Priuses start and run!. The car is driven in all ways a lot. Also we buy headlights and headlamps on both about every 2 months. Also it looses power and has shut off while driving. The worst is when it would start on its own in the locked garage. At that point my wife just quit driving all together. Nothing but nightmares. She almsot crashed on fw when power went out.

Window buttons on drivers side master power window switch failed. Felt warm on door. There have been recalls of other models of Toyota cars including Prius c.

When I looked up my car on kelly blue book for pricing, it said that it has been recalled as of 2020. I was not aware of this at all and could have got into a serious accident. I recently purchased a 2015 Toyota Prius hybrid in February and not even my saleswoman told me that it has been recalled. It has a sleuth of issues that came with it.

During routine low speed suburban driving, a fire started under the hood in the right front of the car. The smoke was first noticed by a pedestrian so I pulled over, got out of the car, and called 911. I had no prior warning of any sort. The fire completely destroyed the car. This is being investigated by Toyota. I have photos and would be happy to provide more details.

105k milage. Driving on highway at about 45mph and car suddenly jerk and slowed to about 10/15mph. Lost electric power, able to only continue driving on gas 10/15mph. Toyota had to replace the following which they indicate was not under warrently which cost $2642. Transister kit, powe plue kit, inverter d grease super long life cool gasket.

Failed door actuator causing locks to no longer switch on or off.

My vehicle shut down on me while driving. All lights came up on the dashboard. Toyota dealership says the wire harness needs to be replaced for 4600 dollars. Couple days prior to vehicle shutting down, headlights began shorting.

Vehicle jerked violently and had loss of power on highway at speed of 65mph going straight. Toyota evaluated and determined the inverter was burnt due to overheating causing hybrid system to fail. Toyota stated was not covered by VIN for existing recall.

While driving, left side of instrument panel went dark. No speed indication and cruise control tripped off. Started car next day and instrument panel was normal. While sitting in driveway with engine running, engine stopped as normal for the hybrid Prius, when the engine turned off, the left side of the instrument panel again went dark. Dimmer switch at full bright and nothing blocking mirror for combination panel (instrument cluster).

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Toyota Prius. While the contact's daughter was driving at an unknown speed, the brake warning indicator illuminated. The contact informed his daughter to check under the hood for possible low brake fluid. When everything checked out, the contact's daughter restarted the vehicle and the warning indicator turned off. The contact received a customer support program notification (zjb) regarding a defect with the brake booster or brake booster pump, which could cause the brake lamp warning indicator to illuminate. The contact notified frontier Toyota (23621 creekside rd, valencia, CA 91355, 661-255-7575) of the notification and was informed that a diagnostic test would need to be performed before they could make any repairs. The manufacturer was also notified of the notification and provided the same information as the dealer. The manufacturer provided case number: 1909041948. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 35,000.

I backed out of a carport and placed my car in acceleration and it picked up speed and then hit a wall at an apartment complex.

I was sitting in the passenger seat of the car while it was parallel parked. I pressed the push to start button to turn on the battery so I could charge my phone. There was no one in the driver seat. The car turned completely on when I reached over to press the button. Not only did the engine start, but without anyone pressing on the breaks the car released itself from being parked. The car started rolling backwards into the car parked behind me. I have no explanation about how this happened. I have been reading into it and apparently it's a defect of the 2015 and older models. When the car started rolling back I also started pressing both the park and push to start buttons to turn it off again. I've never felt so unsafe in a vehicle and goes to confirm that park and push to start should not be buttons!!! it makes the vehicle much more dangerous not being able to override those commands when it chooses to go on its own.

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Random electrical problems started happening. Bluetooth would not allow me to answer incoming phone. I could not call out. Unable to change radio station, turn on/off radio. Unable to turn on cd, or eject disk. Then radio will start working and am able to use bluetooth if I dial from my cell phone. All within a week. Last night ,I drove in silence. No radio, cd, bluetooth. Have maintenance appt. Tues. , and stated problems w/ electrical system. Didn't matter if car was moving or stopped.

Anytime I change elevations the engine seems to rev when it is idling on cruise control. On the downhill, the car will accellerate to ignore the speed on cruisecontrol to dangerous high velocity. I reported this to Toyota of north hollywood three times. . . It was never addressed.

Touch screen did not response when touch.

The navigation and audio screens are mostly unreadable in bright sunlight. In order to attempt to see the screens in these conditions some operators may be distracted from the roadway in order to read the screen information. These distractions may include moving heads away from the wheel area in order to get a better view of the screen or attempting to hold objects above the screen in order to minimize the glare from the sunlight. Complainant has owned previous models of Toyota Prius which did not have this problem.

The radio/navigation/telephone system on the Toyota Prius v 2015 started freezing a few weeks after I purchased the vehicle. The gps, radio, telephone etc. Are all controlled by a central touch screen panel on the dashboard of the vehicle. The gps becomes un-responsive to touch and can suddenly no longer be used! this has happened repeatedly but randomly on my vehicle, and many owners are seeing the same issue on their Prius v 2015 too. After a few miles of driving, the screen becomes unresponsive, and remains un-responsive until the car is turned off and started again, especially on hot days. The only way certain owners have been able to get a permanent fix for the issue is by a replacement of the navigation system. It appears there is a service bulletin from Toyota t-tt-0336-15 that mentions the issue. However, I have already been to my Toyota service center 3 times for this issue, and they keep saying that they cannot "reproduce" the issue, and need to analyze further. I have taken multiple videos of the issue between Mar 25 and Aug 8 and shared with the service center. But they refuse to acknowledge and take action. If it is a known issue, why is Toyota not recalling and replacing the unit, customers like me are wasting time, waiting endlessly and waiting for the "analysis" when Toyota knows the problem, and must fix the issue proactively! please note: I have talked to the service center as well as with Toyota customer care, trying to resolve the issue in good faith, but they asked me to contact NHTSA if I have any complaint, or keep going through their analysis process - they are not ready to own up to the issue and fix it proactively, not just for me, but for all owners of the affected vehicles.

I was pulling out of a parking space where my front was up against a building with a car on either side of me. I reversed for about 25' where a telephone pole mandated that I make a k-turn to get out. As I switched from reverse to forward, I saw a spark as the car jet-propelled forward. I tried to break multiple times, but the car accelerated the 25' into the wall. All airbags deployed, and fluid gushed out of the front end. The car was declared a total loss. I was told by Toyota and my insurance company that I must have accidentally accelerated instead of repeatedly breaking. I am grateful that I hit a wall instead of people. Someone could easily have died had I had switched from reverse gear to forward in less confined location. The entire accident lasted 2 seconds, with no opportunity to pull the emergency break or go into neutral. I am a happily married doctor with beautiful children and grandchildren, and not at all suicidal. This three month old 2015 Prius 3 failed before the first oil change. I am not satisfied with the results.

A brand new:2015 only driven for two days, went out of control after completing right turn. Driver stopped at red light. Turned right while accelerating with full control of vehicle. Completed right turn while accelerating to attain highway speed in 45 mph zone. Upon completion of turn driver turned steering wheel less than 2 inches to drivers right to continue bearing on strait course down highway. Immediately thereafter steering wheel shuddered, and steering wheel rotated hard to the right for what seemed like a 110 plus degree rotation. The Prius out of control veered sharply to the right and smashed into curb. Driver injured back back, hand, and foot.