Major Problems with 2005 Toyota Prius Derived from Complaints & Recalls
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Worst 3 complaints of 2005 Toyota Prius
2005 Toyota Prius
AIR BAGS
Victims: 3
Mileage: 15000 miles
2005 Toyota Prius
AIR BAGS
Victims: 3
Mileage: 30000 miles
2005 Toyota Prius
AIR BAGS
Victims: 3
Mileage: 47500 miles
Browse 2005 Toyota Prius complaints by category
Problems with EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES and HYDRAULIC are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Toyota Prius owners.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. while being serviced at the dealer they noticed that the headlights were distorted.... |
315
~ 103711 miles |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i was driving my 2005 toyota prius at about 45 mph when the vehicle went dead. the battery charge indicator... |
156
~ 90010 miles |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC we kept hearing a sound which appeared to be coming from the drivers side and sounded like a light horn... |
98
~ 42068 miles |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL dt: consumer was driving about 45 minutes / 65 mph when vehicle lost power/stalled. all warning lights were on. consumer... |
98
~ 49773 miles |
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC i was involved in a low-speed accident in which the brakes in my car (2005 toyota prius) did not slow... |
68
~ 38856 miles |
| SERVICE BRAKES i am the first owner of this 2005 prius and have kept up with all maintenance and recall issues. this... |
65
~ 283888 miles |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i had been driving my 2005 toyota prius at 40mph when i accelerated to pass a car and then had... |
38
~ 38627 miles |
| STEERING (1) driving at speeds between 60-75mph on smooth flat roads (2) vehicle sways or "floats" side to side especially during... |
35
~ 75902 miles |
| AIR BAGS i was involved in a low-speed accident in which the brakes in my car (2005 toyota prius) did not slow... |
32
~ 84842 miles |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER the shift-by-wire transmission selector in my 2005 toyota prius ignores my shift if i move the shift lever too quickly.... |
32
~ 57235 miles |
| POWER TRAIN i was traveling at approximately 75 mph on hwy 41 in fresno ca when my 2005 prius had it's incident.... |
27
~ 96348 miles |
| HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING dt: the caller believes the headlight leveling sensor to correct the direction of the headlights is faulty. the headlights will... |
27
~ 75054 miles |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM 2005 toyota prius loss of control over vehicle after skidding over ice or snow traveling on local road. the car... |
19
~ 41877 miles |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL '05 toyota prius. chronic failure of antilock brakes and of vehicle stability control. toyota dealers repair shop claims that this... |
18
~ 59136 miles |
| CONTROL UNIT/MODULE > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. the contact was driving between 5-19 mph on an icy road surface when... |
17
~ 35212 miles |
| ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING bought a 2005 toyota prius on 5/16/05. on the second day it lost power on the highway at 60+mph. engine... |
13
~ 24761 miles |
| ENGINE my prius dash keeps going black the car won't shut off . also had it in park engine revved and... |
12
~ 113175 miles |
| ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC dt: the contact stated while stopping the brakes released. the parking brake was used to stop the vehicle. the vehicle... |
11
~ 34716 miles |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM my wife was driving our 2005 toyota prius today and the accelerator locked to the floor. the car continued to... |
8
~ 90997 miles |
| FRONTAL > AIR BAGS dt*: the contact stated while driving 20 mph in the rain with leaves on the road the vehicle slid off... |
8
~ 62813 miles |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE i was driving to work and with 3 bars of fuel showing on the fuel gauge the gas engine stopped... |
7
~ 76813 miles |
| ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL car was being driven on multi-lane city arterial in moderate traffic. to try to quickly avoid an obstructing vehicle ahead... |
7
~ 11079 miles |
| COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 1. i bought a new prius in early march of 2005. i was coasting to stop (around 8-10 mph) for... |
7
~ 48432 miles |
| TIRES extreme sensitivity & instability in strong crosswinds. the standard integrity tires that come with the car are a joke! *ak... |
7
~ 27143 miles |
| INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM dt*: the contact stated the vehicle stalled on two separate occasions. the first time it occurred was on april 7th... |
6
~ 106011 miles |
| SEAT BELTS another driver failed to yield to me at an intersection. i struck the other car and the air bags did |
6
~ 31658 miles |
| AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN the consumer had the vehicle for 2 weeks and had an episode where the engine stalled on the highway. the... |
6
~ 33079 miles |
| GASOLINE > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING while driving my 2005 toyota prius on highway at approximately 65 mph the gasoline engine completely stalled but the electric... |
6
~ 11150 miles |
| VISIBILITY the automatic dimming rear-view mirror in my 2005 toyota prius dims randomly. it has supposedly been replaced by the dealer... |
6
~ 54124 miles |
| BODY > STRUCTURE on two separate occasions( 1st in july 2nd in october) after heavy rain leakage into the engine compartment of my... |
5
~ 95611 miles |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY having just started the car and enroute to my destination i was on a city street following a large landscape... |
4
~ 72801 miles |
| ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT normal driving my 2005 toyota prius the driver's side headlight randomly turns off. i turn the lights off and then... |
4
~ 50000 miles |
| SUSPENSION my 2005 prius had a flat tire last week i took it to a tire shop to find out all... |
4
~ 29586 miles |
| STRUCTURE 2005 toyota prius when driving at night there is a green streak of light about seven inches across and about... |
4
~ 45383 miles |
| CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL the critical safety concern is noted as follows: on october 21 2005 i was traveling with the cruise control active... |
4
~ 31562 miles |
| IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1) i received a notice from toyota about a navigation system software update. the car was brought to the dealership... |
4
~ 31515 miles |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER during the recent rash of snow storms to hit the eastern mid-states i noticed that my windshield washer fluid nozzle... |
3
~ 158295 miles |
| INVERTER > HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph the vehicle suddenly stalled.... |
3
~ 143000 miles |
| SIDEWALL > TIRES bulges have appeared in the sidewalls of two of the four goodyear potenza tires on our 2005 toyota prius. i... |
3
~ 34333 miles |
| TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE the vehicle's gas needle indicated that the tank was half full. when the consumer attempted to refuel the vehicle the... |
3
~ 3333 miles |
| FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. when driving 65 mph the vehicle will stall without warning. the vehicle... |
2
~ 56157 miles |
| PARKING BRAKE tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. the contact stated that while applying the emergency brake the pedal and... |
2
~ 78145 miles |
| GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY we were driving down a quiet rural road the temperature was 50 degrees time 11:40pm weather was clear and dry.... |
2
~ 11500 miles |
| GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN dt*: the contact stated while driving 70 mph the vehicle lost power. it was maneuvered off the road and was... |
2
~ 26364 miles |
| TREAD/BELT > TIRES dt*: the contact stated while the vehicle was at the dealer for routine maintenance the mechanic noticed a tread separation... |
2
|
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER when car was new i was told a warning light would appear for low fuel. i ran the car dry... |
2
~ 44503 miles |
| WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM appears to be a temporary engine stall at 68 miles per hour in carpool lane warning light came on but... |
2
~ 17500 miles |
| 12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2005 toyota prius new nov. 2004 current mileage 11 100 miles incident aug. 13 2005 9:10 pm. driving for 30... |
2
~ 50560 miles |
| INTERIOR > REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY auto-dimming rear view mirror does not dim enough. this left a lot of headlight glare being reflected back to the... |
2
~ 5053 miles |
| WHEELS my prius exhibits removal of electrical and engine power to the front wheels during acceleration when turning sharply right or... |
2
~ 38643 miles |
| POWER ASSIST > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC while test driving a new '05 toyota prius i came to the conclusion that its braking system is inadequate. emergency... |
2
~ 3000 miles |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 2005 toyota prius -- floormat becomes lodged between pedals. -- while driving at high speeds (60-70 mph) on the freeway... |
2
~ 3000 miles |
| AUTOMATIC (ASC) > ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL prius had extemely poor stability at highway speeds with 25 mph gusty crosswind. directional stability was *extremely* poor - wind... |
2
~ 1700 miles |
| CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN the shift-by-wire transmission selector in my 2005 toyota prius ignores my shift if i move the shift lever too quickly.... |
2
~ 1150 miles |
| BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. while the vehicle was stationary the brake lights malfunctioned. the vehicle was |
1
~ 130000 miles |
| PADS > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. while driving approximately 15 mph during inclement weather the brake pedal was... |
1
~ 133000 miles |
| ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. the contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph with the cruise... |
1
~ 27773 miles |
| EQUIPMENT at random the car does not start. there is nothing different about events leading up to the failure from one... |
1
~ 50000 miles |
| AXLE ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. while driving approximately 60 mph the contact noticed that all the warning lights... |
1
~ 76063 miles |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING at about 104k miles the hid headlights along with the dash dashboard lights went out while my daughter was driving... |
1
~ 104300 miles |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR 2005 prius no problems except water pump until now. 69 000 miles. went to start the care and while in... |
1
~ 69186 miles |
| SEATS vehicle struck from behind at approximately 20mph and pushed into another vehicle. driver seat belt did not lock and driver's... |
1
|
| DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN while driving in a snowstorm in my 2005 prius i stopped at a red light on a busy street the... |
1
|
| EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. while driving 55 mph the mass air flow sensor failed causing the vehicle... |
1
~ 18461 miles |
| UNDERBODY SHIELDS > FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius hybrid. the contact stated that the vehicle behind him noticed a piece of... |
1
~ 45950 miles |
| SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS i was involved in a off-set frontal collision in a 2005 toyota prius equipped with dual front air bags and... |
1
~ 15500 miles |
| COLUMN > STEERING this is a complaint about souter's in barstow california not honoring the recall notice on 2004-2006 toyota prius steering intermediate... |
1
|
| INJECTORS > FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE after only 40 000 miles fuel injectors have to be replaced... $1 000.00. *tr... |
1
~ 41000 miles |
| LINKAGES > STEERING 2005 prius totaled. wheel suddenly jerked to right and pulled vehicle off road. no apparent reason for this as nothing... |
1
~ 26000 miles |
| AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT unprotected a/c condenser on toyota prius very vulnerable to minor road debris allowing escape of potentially harmful to the environment |
1
~ 30000 miles |
| SHOES/LININGS > DRUM > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS march 2 2007 5:01 pm on september 7 2006 it rained and my car had been in the parking lot... |
1
~ 22000 miles |
| SOFTWARE > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM we have two 2005 toyota priuses which have exhibited identical stalling and shifting problems. the hybrid system will stall or... |
1
~ 55000 miles |
| SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT > HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY 1) daily use of the liftgate. 2) intermittant failure of shock system. the liftgate came down on my head after... |
1
~ 34000 miles |
| ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT > MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT my front passenger-side tire sidewall blew out on november 24 2006 when a nail penetrated the tread area. at the... |
1
|
| HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE our 2005 prius developed a massive gasoline leak which made it an obvious fire hazard. we drove it home and... |
1
~ 17593 miles |
| LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS > WHEELS while driving my 2005 toyota prius the rear passenger wheel became so loose it was causing the car to vibrate... |
1
~ 22200 miles |
| TIE ROD ASSEMBLY > LINKAGES > STEERING the car's passenger side tie rod was cracked most likely since the day of manufacturing. the car spun around 180... |
1
~ 19700 miles |
| WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY i would like to request a recall of the 2005 toyota prius. when i am driving at night there is... |
1
|
| FILLER PIPE AND CAP > TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE gasoline pump regularly shuts off several gallons short of full and will not allow continued filling without removing the nozzle... |
1
|
| RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. the contact stated that whenever the radio was in use it would... |
1
~ 14 miles |
| FOG LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING the fog lights on my 2005 toyota prius are cracked. they do not appear to be from any impact. upon... |
1
|
| EXTERIOR > REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY 2005 toyota prius has a defective outside rear view mirror.*mr when the consumers husband bumped the driver's side mirror it... |
1
|
| DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE the prius shut down stopped using gasoline power while i was in the passing lane and traveling 70 miles per... |
1
|
| LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES dt: the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. he states that while driving every warning light in the vehicle began... |
1
~ 4000 miles |
| HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH > HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING dt: the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. he states that while driving every warning light in the vehicle began... |
1
~ 4000 miles |
| FOOT CONTROL/VALVE > CONTROLS > SERVICE BRAKES, AIR my wife and i bought a new prius in early march of 2005. my wife was coasting to stop... |
1
~ 600 miles |
| ANTILOCK > SERVICE BRAKES, AIR (1) driving at speeds between 60-75mph on smooth flat roads (2) vehicle sways or "floats" side to side especially during... |
1
~ 300 miles |
| COLUMN SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION the shift-by-wire transmission selector in my 2005 toyota prius ignores my shift if i move the shift lever too quickly.... |
1
~ 100 miles |
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