Steering Problems of Toyota Prius - part 2

I was getting off the freeway and driving 40 mph on the off ramp, when the 2001 Toyota Prius did a unwanted left turn of the steering wheel, I tried to turn the steering wheel back to correct the car angle, but he steering force was too strong for me to correct back to straight ahead, the left front car the concrete barrier, and the car turn 360 degree around. The rear right bumper hit the concrete barrier. Lucky there was no other cars around me.

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My 2008 Toyota Prius shut off while I was driving on the road I could've involved in big accident if I was on a highway the way it shutdown without any warning sign. It just suddenly stopped.

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Loss of vehicle steering control while driving. Luckily the vehicle was just going down the driveway at low speed so no one was injured.

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The steering intermediate extension shaft in this car was recalled and replaced in 2015. This part was noticed to be failing again by the mechanic while in for an unrelated issue. The mechanic deemed the car to be unsafe to drive as if this part failed while driving I would have been without any steering. Both the dealer and I feel that Toyota should be responsible for the repairs, which they have declined, but equally as important that all the other cars involved in this recall should be checked. There is also no warning light or any indication for the driver that they may be unsafe. The recall notice would not scan but Toyota reference number is below. Ref. # t-cp-c2t, date of issue: nover 14, 2012.

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Tl the contact owns a 2017 Toyota Prius. While traveling approximately 20 mph and attempting to turn, the steering ability became very difficult without warning. The vehicle was taken to dmark Toyota (15933 n idahocenter blvd, nampa, id 83687) where it was determined that a sensor on the intermediate steering shaft needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.

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After repair of stalling engine condition: vsv valve replaced, a software update subsequently was performed on my car (jov recall). Ever since that software update it hasn't been safe to drive my car : unsafe breaking, really hard breaking, especially on highways and untimely dashboard lighting related to trac/vsc, check engine and hybrid warning light.

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More than once I was driving about 40/45mph, once on a curve, anyhow as I was going through the curve it felt as though the brakes engaged, without me touching them. I understand the safety thing, however at both instances it was not necessary. It caused the car to pull to the left. Almost causing me to loose control.

Steering recall I called Toyota they said they couldn't do it and it says online it's good for 10 years after recall date.

Power steering hard to drive, check engine light, abs, a little car light , storing red light ,.

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Toyota dealership refused on recall based on defected steering shaft which was bought by me and fixed by mechanic. It was critical issue and recall in other models as well. Also, Toyota does not fix defective piston rings based on excessive oil consumption -https://attachments. Priuschat. Com/attachment-files/2019/04/165269_t-sb-0169-16. Pdf. Please help me at least recover some money for the part and finally let them be responsible for burned oil in engine!.

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Tl the contact owned a 2017 Toyota Prius. While driving 40 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn and the contact lost control. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a store. The air bags deployed. A police report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to edmark Toyota (located at 15933 n idaho center blvd, nampa, id 83687, (208) 468-8000) where it was being diagnosed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 2,300. The VIN was not available.

While driving on the freeway in stop and go traffic the steering wheel started to oscillate back and forth it subsided however a few min later as freeway speeds were approached the wheel tried turning hard left then vibrated center to left. If I had been unaware this would have resulted in hitting the center divider at freeway speeds. A brief research online shows this is not the first known issue. . Read more...

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When making a turn at slow speeds there is violent back and forth uncontrollable movement in the steering wheel. You have to bring the vehicle to a stop. The problem is your in the middle of a turn or intersection. Very dangerous,there are no warnings when this occurs.

Tl the contact owns a 2004 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was serviced per NHTSA campaign number: 12v537000 (steering) by balise Toyota (1399 riverdale st, west springfield, MA 01089, (413) 306-3037), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the power steering warning indicator illuminated after the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 138,000.

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The car stop working all the dash lights stop working ,the brakes start getting harder and the don't stop at all and beeping without stop that noise and the hibryd system stop working after I living for some recalls repairs and the want me to fix the car to pay and I know is not my fault everything is because is this car is all electronic system. Never on my live I have this problem with my other cars. Only with this one and now they one me to pay for something the company makes wrong. This is not fair at all. Before I was recomended this car but right now people ask me and I have to talk negative situation about it.

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While the vehicle was in motion, the engine started shaking, the steering and brakes locked up and the engine ceased up as the car shut off. Got error code p3190 for poor engine power, and then a day later everything was normal. This is the 2nd time this has happened while driving, the first time was in a 2002 Prius.

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The dashboard don't work sometimes, sometimes tha break light turns on and the breaks stop working it change it self to neutral and the power steering w. Get really hard. . All this hapens when the car is in motion on city streets.

For a months the car im driving has become more and more dangerous from steering to speed ,braking and drastic wobbling of entire car ive taken pictures and video its unbelievable and outrageous.

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Toyota Prius v. The contact stated that the power steering is inoperable. They stated while driving the steering wheel becomes very loose. While turning the vehicle will go into any direction and the vehicle shakes when turning. No warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not towed. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 178,000. Jw.

After receiving the computer update my fuel mileage has dropped 10 miles. The other problem in the rate of tire wear and pull. I took the car in for an alignment to a Toyota dealership because it was pulling they told me they did the alignment. After I got my car back it was still pulling I questioned them and they said that was normal. The last thing is I got new tires put on the car and had to replace them 10 months later because there was about 15 percent tread life left. The tires were rotated properly.

The steering on my 2005 Prius with roughly 119,000 miles failed. Fortunately it was at a low speed and on a side street but without any ability to steer the car, it could have been really bad if on a main road or at a higher speed! the car is currently with a Toyota dealer and the cause is yet to be determined. Toyota stated there is no recall outstanding on the car and it would be out of pocket. There was, however, a prior recall for steering issues. When it failed, I was able to move it back and forth but the wheels would not turn at all.

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Car was on 2 lane blacktop in 40 mph zone driving apx 35 mph, a female, responsible owner/driver age 79 was driving when suddenly,without any warning,comes to near halt in road and pulls/hard to right hand side of shoulder off the road. Driver had no control over direction or speed before finally able to stop car on top of ditch. Driver was able to get car to stall/stop engine before reaching ditch and possibly a turnover. Driver had never been so fearful in her life,had she been unable to stop car it would have driven her over. Reported situation to local Toyota dealership and they stated they could not;t find anything wrong with car sending driver back out on road with car, this is very serious situation. Thankful she was on small country ioad and not on busy hwy or this car would have "pulled/lead" her into other traffic, or worse, a sidewalk full of people and or children. She had no control of car for what seemed like a full minute or more.

While driving lost of steering momentarily for several months but thought it was belt slippage. Today (9/28/ 2018) total lost of steering. Was able to get vehicle to side of road and shutoff ignition switch. Started vehicle again and had normal steering control again. After reviewing recalls noticed that Toyota had two voluntary recalls on same problem but have now removed them. What can be done for this problem. (xxxx) parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

I was already driving (highway) for over 30 minutes this morning (24 sept 2018) and exited to the city street. After making a right turn (about a minute after the turn and now on a straight road) I momentarily lost control of steering - the car just moved into the opposite flow of traffic and I slowed down and try to control it and I swayed both ways before I was stable again. (luckily there were only a few cars on both sides of traffic) it happened so fast (2-3 seconds max) and while a warning light came on the dashboard and an audible sound - I was not able to see what it was. I managed to drive onto a vacant parking lot, observed the steering and when I felt I had control I drove another 10 minutes to work, this time had no problems nor signs of a problem. It was lightly raining and road was wet.

Vehicle's steering wheel began peeling at (12 o' clock location). The car has been parked on the street and garaged (normal exposure to sun). First, it began to bubble and then it peeled until now reaching a3 inches wide.

Horn stopped working. Only works when steering wheel is turned left or right. Forums have posted that it could be the spiral cable from other vehicle owners. This replacement is over $1,000.

The vehicle was having issue with the steering locked up when turning with motion about 20+mph. The hybrid system is not as advertised the 50mpg in any way as it only gets average about 35mpg. The vehicle has 87000 miles and the old symptoms from second generation followed suit with it. The dash went totally off when weather is cold and suddenly turned back on when it gets warm. I had driven a few miles without the dash on and it was a bad experience since I cannot figure out the speed or what is going on. The steering is the major issue as we dare not to drive the car and the technicians from the dealer said nothing wrong with the vehicle but third party technicians recommend to take to Toyota for recall. U turns are the worse that locked the steering and the car almost come to a stop with beeping alarms.

Vehicle stall . Show �check hybrid system � stop the vehicle in a safe place� dealer said probably inverter ipm failed.

Turning the steering wheel more than quarter turn. Rattling, clicking noise is apparent out of center steering console. Turning the steering wheel more than 360 degrees. There are several rattles and clicks in the wheel. Driving is not affected. It feels as if something is loose inside the airbag. The main concern is a feeling of looseness near the airbag center. The vehicle can be stationary in motion. It does not matter if the vehicles in motion. The only thing in motion is the steering wheel.

2017 Toyota Prius two. Consumer writes in regards to swaying and wobbling while vehicle is in motion.

I had been driving the car and had experienced the loss of power described in recent articles as being an inverter problem (that was the subject of a software update by Toyota that may not have fixed the issue). After experiencing this issue several times, my autobody shop recommended replacing the throttle body as the diagnostic codes were not 100% clear what the problem was. I have replaced the throttle body and not had the issue since, but I thought I would report this just in case this is related to the inverter issue. The issue I had was exactly as described -- driving the car, then suddenly losing power and practically unable to move the vehicle (I was able to drive it maybe 3 mph with no power steering, barely got out of an intersection in front of oncoming traffic one time it happened). This happened at various times, always while moving, both on the highway and on city streets, straight/turning. The only time it didn't seem to happen was when stationary. . Read more...

As I tried to make a right turn at a very busy intersection, I heard a strange noise and totally lost control of the steering wheeling. I turned the steering wheel 360 degrees all the way, around and around, but the car kept going straight. . . After a minute or so, the coordination between the steering wheel and the wheels re-established and I could manage to drive to a nearby parking lot. The situation happened again in the parking lot before it came back to normal. We took the car to a local Toyota dealership and left it there for 2 days. However, technicians said they could not duplication the issue meaning they could not find any problem with it. They told us that it is probably the electricity part! we are very unsatisfied with the answer and very concerned about the unsafe condition it may cause.

I bought a 2014 Toyota Prius c 10-07-2017 from carvana with less than 30,000 miles. With 2 new tires in the front bridgestone ecopia 175/65 r15. It wobbles at speeds above 50 mph and sloppy steering the road was dry. Well at that time the the car was still under warrant with carvana so if I change my mind about it I could get another car. Searched the web for similar complaints and found a few. So we took the car to a place that sold bridgestone tires to replace the rear tires that were original but goodyear brand same size. So now we have 4 tires the same and quess what happen the same wobbly driving and sloppy steering at 50 mph. So we took the car back to the shop. The mechanic said I guess that is why they put the 2 new tires in the front to corrrect the problem but what you need after my test drive is a 4 wheel alignment. So I said go ahead and do it. During the process the alignment mechanic guy said the front passed but the rear failed. So they called Toyota dealership and asked if they were special shims to fix the rear alignment. The Toyota dealership said there are no parts for that because that car model does not require a rear alignment. The c in Toyota Prius means c is for city driving only. We were stunned. I said I knew they had a reason why they got rid of the car but can you fix it ? the mechanic said it is a possible factory defect and we see some of those sometimes but I think we can fix it and solve your problems with that car. We can use some shims that are made for a different type of Toyota car and see if we can get it in proper alignment. I said I am willing to gamble on your expertise go ahead and do it. It is still under warranty with carvana but I do like the hatchback car. After the work was done the test drive proved the success and the problem was gone. Oh and by the way it drives great on the highway and I still own it.

Toyota Prius prime 2017 lane departure warning with steering assist. This steering assist function does not work as it does in any other Toyota model. I have spoken with Toyota engineering and met with a Toyota technical representative and they admit that the steering assist function does not work as it does in any other Toyota model. As you will see from my attached document this function really doesn't work at all. I am not sure if this is a regulated safety feature or not but it was suggested by a Toyota employee that I make the NHTSA aware of this failure as it could be a safety concern that should be looked at. I have driven at least 5 Prius prime advanced and all have this problem in that the steering assist function does not work in any of them even though it is advertised and sold to the consumer as a integral part of the Toyota safety suite that is on all Toyota vehicles. This steering assist function does work on all of the other Toyota models as advertised and as a consumer would expect. Please review my attached document that describes the problem and my attempts to get Toyota to correct this problem. The stock answer I have received from most Toyota representatives is that the steering assist "works as it is engineered to do" my stock answer to this is why does it function differently than every other vehicle equipped with the Toyota safety suite. I have never received a coherent reply to that question.

Baught the car off a private sale. Car is a complete bad condition fron the suspension tonthe motor makes strange noises air conditioner wont work tires fall from allighments seat beats are off burning a pil change in less then a week. No accidents no changes as is and have been using it for work.