Hybrid Propulsion System Inverter Problems of Toyota Prius

The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Prius c. The contact stated that while driving at 25 mph, the vehicle stalled and failed to restart. The contact stated that he and his wife were in the vehicle during the failure, and the vehicle was almost crashed into. The contact stated that he and his wife were left stranded in oncoming traffic. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that there was a computer failure and that the inverter converter assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 75,421.

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The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact stated that the power steering and power brakes failed. The contact stated that the "check hybrid system" and "check battery" warning lights were illuminated. The contact steered off the roadway safely; however, he was unable to restart the vehicle. The contact had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the inverter needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 18v684000 (hybrid propulsion system). The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 387,000.

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The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle stalled with the check hybrid system warning light illuminated continuously. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the inverter needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 141,000.

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The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start-up. The contact stated that the hybrid system warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an unknown dealer where it was diagnosed with the inverter needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 18v684000 (hybrid propulsion system) for which the VIN was included. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 133,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Toyota Prius. While driving 20 mph, the vehicle began to stall and a warning indicator signaled the contact to pull the vehicle over. The contact was able to coast the vehicle into a parking space. The vehicle was towed to marietta Toyota (750 cobb pkwy s, marietta, GA 30060, (470) 938-8436) where it was diagnosed that the hybrid inverter needed replacement. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

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Tl the contact owns a 2013 Toyota Prius. While driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle stalled and was unable to be restarted. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the inverter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 18v684000 (hybrid propulsion system). The manufacturer and dealer were not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 36,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. While driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle stalled and all the warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with an inverter water pump failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 12v563000 (engine and engine cooling, hybrid propulsion system). The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

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The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Prius. While driving 45 mph, the engine, electrical motor power to the brakes, and steering failed without warning. The contact merged to a center lane due to traffic. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that there was a possible failure with the inverter hybrid propulsion system. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 149,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Prius. While driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle lost power without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the electrical system fried the inverter and shut down the entire system. The contact stated that the software was an ongoing issue and overheated the inverter, which caused the engine to shut off and the vehicle to completely stop. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Prius v. While driving at a slow rate of speed, the vehicle shifted into neutral and came to a slow stop. The contact was unable to get the vehicle out of neutral after the failure. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and it was determined that the inverter failed on the vehicle. The dealer stated this was a known issue with Toyota's hybrid vehicles, but could only replace it with the same model inverter that would fail again. The manufacturer would not confirm what the dealer stated about this being a known issue. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 33,634. The VIN was not available. Ma 07/30/15.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Prius hybrid. The contact stated while attempting to exit a parking lot, the vehicle failed to accelerate over 45 mph. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the hybrid inverter assembly failed and need to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 64,599.

2008 Toyota Prius. Consumer writes in regards to all the dash board warning lights set off at the same time due to the inverter pump failing. The consumer stated when the incident happened, there was a loud sound and a sudden decrease in power. The consumer discovered the inverter pump failing, was a common issue with her make and model vehicle.

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The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving with the cruise control activated at 75 mph, all of the warning indicators on the instrument panel illuminated in addition to the inverter cooling system warning message displaying. The contact shut off the engine but the failure was still present once restarted. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign id number 12v536000 (engine and engine cooling, hybrid propulsion system) however, the contact was not able to have the vehicle repaired because there was not a qualified technician to perform the repair at the local dealer. The contact received the recall notification six months prior and the dealer was unable to provide an expected date of when the vehicle could be serviced under the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 153,000.

2014 Toyota Prius. Consumer writes in regards to electrical system software recall notice and requests financial compensation. The consumer stated Toyota and the dealer knowingly sold him a defective vehicle, in which they were fully aware of recall # 14v053000.

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2011 Toyota Prius. Consumer writes in regards to electronic system recall. The consumer stated when she started the vehicle, the front panel lit up, but the ready light did not light up, and she was unable to shift gears and could not turn the vehicle off. After many attempts, the vehicle eventually shut off. After many tries, the ready light finally lit up and the vehicle operated normally. The same thing happened six days later. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but they were unable to find a problem. Two weeks later, the problem happened again. The dear tried to tell the consumer, the problem was the battery. But, the panel showed the battery system was ok. The problem has since happened a fourth time. The consumer believed the recall that was previously performed, caused the issues.

2010 Toyota Prius. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle engine problems. The consumer stated while driving, she heard a pop and the engine and power stopped. She coasted to the bottom of the hill and the vehicle came to a sudden, full stop. The warning message on the display read, check hybrid system. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The dealer performed a diagnosis, and informed the consumer, the problem was the computer that ran the hybrid system. However, the part was on national backorder. It took a month, for the part to arrive. The consumer received a recall notice, for the very part that failed on her vehicle.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Prius. The contact was driving 75 mph when the vehicle lost power and the contact was unable to accelerate. The contact was able to maneuver the vehicle off road to a safe area where it was towed to a dealer for inspection. The contact was informed that the inverter module assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the incident. The approximate failure mileage was 60,100. Updated 03/21/lj the consumer stated the failure occured just after filling the gas tank. Updated 03/28/2014.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the hybrid failure warning light illuminated as the vehicle began to lose power. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the inverter assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 37,125. Updated 02/03/2014.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 mph the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated the hybrid system inventor had to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 114,189. Updated 12/23/lj updated 12/24/13.

Letter on behalf of, request assistance in getting Toyota to replace a defective inverter on his 2010 Toyota Prius; this part was previously recalled on earlier models; reply to the cleveland district office the consumer stated the vehicle shut down, as he was driving on the highway. The consumer was informed the inverter would cost $3,400 to replace.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was found that the inverter converter needed to be replaced. The contact was informed that repairs completed under NHTSA campaign id number: 12v536000 (hybrid propulsion system: inverter) may have caused the failure. The manufacturer was notified and offered to pay for a portion of the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 116,000.

On the day prior to the event, the weather was around 55 degrees and misty with occasional light rain. Our 2010 Toyota Prius iv was parked during most of the day. While driving on interstate 35 in texas going 70 mph, all of a sudden 4 different warning lights illuminated on the dash along with the large rectangular warning message saying "check hybrid system". The vehicle lost power to the wheels, the accelerator did not work even though the gasoline engine was still running, the vehicle coasted to the shoulder where it was immobile and had to be towed to the nearest Toyota dealership. This was the first time we had any trouble with the vehicle. The odometer reading was ~3,500 miles. The dtc code was dtc p0a3f "drive motor a position sensor circuit". The dealer initially replaced the entire inverter assembly, which did not correct the problem. Then they replaced the entire transaxle for the vehicle. This corrected the problem. I do not have either of the parts that were replaced, although I am sure Toyota does have the parts.