Major Problems with 2013 Toyota Prius v Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2013 Toyota Prius v

2013 Toyota Prius v SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 2 Mileage: 36198 miles

2013 Toyota Prius v SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 2 Mileage: 1200 miles

2013 Toyota Prius v AIR BAGS Victims: 1

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Problems with SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and ENGINE are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Toyota Prius v owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
SERVICE BRAKES 2013 prius v - brand new. brakes make a grinding noise when cold. three different toyota dealerships told me that...	15 ~ 42413 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2013 toyota prius v. consumer writes in regards to vehicle electrical system failure. *smd the consumer stated when his wife...	9 ~ 66706 miles
ENGINE while driving it seemed the car just stopped loud bang in rear and quickly moved again took to dealer and	8 ~ 60299 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER driver pulled into parking stall. foot on brake at curb. pushed the "p" button for park function on dash board....	6 ~ 62983 miles
AIR BAGS was going down hill at 40mph the light turned red i tried to stop i pumped the brakes twice then...	5 ~ 44240 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM we rented a toyota prius from enterprise in shreveport la at the airport. we drove to kilgore tx for the...	5 ~ 44240 miles
POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota prius v. whenever the vehicle was placed in park the vehicle continued to...	4 ~ 79375 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2013 prius v. the contact stated that while decelerating the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed...	4 ~ 40375 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota pruis v hybrid. the contact stated that a large rodent entered the vehicle...	3 ~ 10200 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING headlight turns itself off. replaced bulb multiple times. headlight works for a few hours then turns off again....	2 ~ 83500 miles
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota prius v. while making a u-turn and depressing the accelerator pedal at 45...	2 ~ 102500 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL although our vehicle is not identified for a recall the symptoms are exactly the same description as the nhtsa campaign...	2 ~ 55500 miles
SEATS looks like the metal piece that attaches the seat to the floor of the car is resting. i took it...	1 ~ 88000 miles
SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota prius v. while driving at approximately 60 mph the brakes activated independently and...	1 ~ 62000 miles
INVERTER > HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota prius v. the contact stated that while stopped the vehicle stalled without warning....	1 ~ 30000 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota prius v. the contact stated that the vehicle experienced mold growing inside the...	1 ~ 10000 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING there was a load bang which i thought came from the tires i realized it wasn't the tires but smoke...	1 ~ 85000 miles
STEERING started hearing faint popping/thud sound when turning wheel to left at slow speeds like backing up or in the process...	1

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