Major Problems with 2008 Toyota Prius Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2008 Toyota Prius

2008 Toyota Prius FRONTAL Victims: 5 Mileage: 3800 miles

2008 Toyota Prius VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 4 Mileage: 185000 miles

2008 Toyota Prius SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 3 Mileage: 160000 miles

Browse 2008 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 when i turn my head lights on after a few minutes left light goes off i turn off the lights...	536 ~ 61796 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. while placing fuel in the vehicle it will not fill to its full...	197 ~ 88781 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. while driving approximately 25 mph the vehicle failed to stop when the brake...	157 ~ 20374 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i have a 2008 toyota prius with 10k miles on it. several weeks ago while driving 65 on the highway...	134 ~ 34083 miles
SERVICE BRAKES pulled out of parking lot started accelerating went to hit brakes and brakes failed. brake pedal travel was more than...	93 ~ 110557 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC i drive a 2008 toyota prius. as i was driving out of the gas station and stepped on the accelerator...	77 ~ 20551 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. the contact stated that while driving 15 mph he heard a rattling...	41 ~ 96589 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM i own a 2008 toyota prius and from the day i drove it off the lot its had braking problems....	40 ~ 23495 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE after only about 3 years use the rubber cover on the hatch release handle (the exterior handle of the rear...	39 ~ 77821 miles
POWER TRAIN i own a 2008 toyota prius which surges ahead when i am braking under certain conditions: wet uneven surfaces and...	38 ~ 75137 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL we bought the prius on june 2008 and it has only 4023 miles but in last one month it broke...	38 ~ 49693 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER i am writing about a caution statement on page 48 of the toyota prius 2008 owner's manual. the caution statement...	37 ~ 79723 miles
AIR BAGS tl*the contact's mother owns a 2008 toyota prius. the vehicle was struck on the passenger side by another vehicle. none...	29 ~ 69836 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING when i turn my head lights on after a few minutes left light goes off i turn off the lights...	29 ~ 35925 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE i recently returned from a 2 300 mile road trip that began in woodland wa. during this trip we filled...	22 ~ 29153 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i only can put 4 gallons of gas in my prius. toyota say it is ok. *tr...	19 ~ 97937 miles
STRUCTURE vehicle is extremely almost dangerously sensitive to cross winds and wake turbulence from larger vehicles trucks specifically. *tr...	18 ~ 43172 miles
STEERING vehicle is extremely almost dangerously sensitive to cross winds and wake turbulence from larger vehicles trucks specifically. *tr...	16 ~ 53681 miles
CONTROL UNIT/MODULE > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. while driving 35 mph it became difficult to engage the brake pedal and...	14 ~ 13956 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL electric throttle problem on the 2008 toyota prius. *nj the dealer told the consumer to remove the floor mats. the...	13 ~ 13385 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN sep. 1st i was driving my 2008 prius and it started shifting by itself from drive into neutral and one...	12 ~ 35913 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2009 toyota prius engine failure while driving 65 mph on highway. pulled over momentarily and proceeded. first occurrence. engine stop	12 ~ 16069 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES today i went to work driving my prius (2008 with 11000 miles) without any dash board lights. the dashboard under...	12 ~ 35235 miles
TIRES tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. while driving 10 mph the front driver's side tire went flat. the contact...	8 ~ 31723 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER my headlights turned them self off on any given time either one on a time or both at the same...	7 ~ 78617 miles
VISIBILITY we have 2008 prius that first began having left headlamp go out when driving we would have to pull over...	7 ~ 30433 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. while driving 60 mph the driver passed out and lost control of the...	7 ~ 19543 miles
SEAT BELTS the left rear and rear center seatbelt receptacles are installed adjacent to one another but in a reverse position in...	7 ~ 122773 miles
HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE the lift gate's problematic opening has caused the latch and the body part that it is attached to break away	6 ~ 31878 miles
WHEELS tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. while driving at an unknown speed in rainy weather the vehicle hydroplaned and...	5 ~ 53294 miles
SUSPENSION 2008 toyota prius leans to left 3/4 ". it is visibly noticeable and sits even lower with driver occupant. toyota...	5 ~ 14680 miles
EQUIPMENT after having driven my prius nearly 15 000 miles in all types of weather (except snow) and on residential roads...	5 ~ 19600 miles
INTERIOR LIGHTING dear nhtsa i own a 2008 toyota prius that i purchased from capistrano toyota dealership in orange county california. the...	4 ~ 5125 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT 2008 toyota prius. left headlight goes out turn off then on lite comes on for a few minutes. now right...	3 ~ 20000 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES i had a sudden blow-out while driving my 2008 prius on the freeway. all four tires are goodyear p185/65r15 and...	3 ~ 19633 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER just bought brand new 2008 prius. owner's manual claims that with just one bar showing on fuel gauge there...	3 ~ 2883 miles
TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE summary: prius low fuel warning light/buzzer came on and only 5 miles later car ran out of gas in a...	3 ~ 44397 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM summary: prius low fuel warning light/buzzer came on and only 5 miles later car ran out of gas in a...	3 ~ 51233 miles
SEATS i have reported to toyota my concern about the 2008 model year prius the middle back passenger seat. the seat...	3 ~ 40000 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 2008 toyota prius. consumer states brake problems with the vehicle. *tgw on several occasions prior to public notice and the...	3 ~ 68990 miles
HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY rear hatch release cover melts off switch. my prius rear hatch release rubber cover became sticky a year or so...	2 ~ 122500 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES i purchased four continental 185 65 r15 tires for 2008 toyota prius and had them installed at a nissan dealership...	2 ~ 69606 miles
COLUMN SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION my 2008 toyota prius will not stay in d when shifting or r it pops back into n it does...	2 ~ 91050 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS my daughter driving her 2008 toyota prius was hit by another vehicle spun around and hit by a second vehicle....	2 ~ 19500 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING while my 2004 toyota prius was in the shop for its 30 000 mile maintenance my mechanic found that the...	2 ~ 85669 miles
CHILD SEAT i have reported to toyota my concern about the 2008 model year prius the middle back passenger seat. the seat...	2
AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING > FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. while driving 45 mph the obstruction control warning indicator illuminated intermittently and...	1 ~ 70000 miles
INTERIOR/UNDER DASH > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2008 toyota prius. consumer writes in regards to illuminated warning light and dash not working. *ld the consumer stated that	1
REAR WINDOW > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. while driving 60 mph the rear window shattered while the rear defroster...	1 ~ 55000 miles
SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT > HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. while driving various speeds the instrument panel failed to illuminate. the contact...	1 ~ 75000 miles
CONCEALMENT DEVICES > HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. the contact stated that the passenger side headlight failed. the vehicle was...	1 ~ 50000 miles
INVERTER > HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM 2008 toyota prius. consumer writes in regards to all the dash board warning lights set off at the same time...	1
NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. the contact stated that the navigation system control and the heating and...	1 ~ 90000 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. the contact sated that while driving less than 10 mph on a...	1 ~ 61000 miles
CARRIER/RACK > MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT the plastic part on the rear latch for the toyota prius is now like gum. after internet research this is...	1
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM the electric hybrid pump failed on 01/08/2013 and was replaced by the toyota dealer which was under recall and less...	1 ~ 118989 miles
FRONT > SEAT BELTS s10 appropriate handling- letter to the secretary from re expressing concerns regarding toyota safety problems *tgw note: unable to view...	1
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT we bought our 2008 toyota prius in nov 2007. after about 3 years use the rubber cover on the hatch...	1
TRUNK LID > BODY > STRUCTURE toyota 2008 prius trunk hatch release rubber piece melted. 2008 model was only 2.5 years old when this happened. dealer	1
FLOOR SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. while parked the contact stated the gear shift would not move from...	1 ~ 57700 miles
LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP > CHILD SEAT sunshine kids radian xtsl carseat with superlatch system purchased on may 11 2011 becomes loose after several days of normal...	1
PEDALS AND LINKAGES > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 2008 toyota prius. consumer states two problems with vehicle the abs release momentarily causes a brief surge forward any time...	1
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING s10 appropriate handling-letter to the secretary from re toyota problems *tgw the consumer stated the brakes made a noise. according...	1
PARKING BRAKE i left my 2008 toyota prius running and had to run back into a home where i'd just left a...	1 ~ 39055 miles
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. after starting the vehicle the cruise control light was on but did not...	1 ~ 9800 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR my car is a 2008 prius. the incident is that my car didn't stop and skidded into a concrete curb...	1 ~ 30000 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY i have not received any update from toyota after they sent me a notice 2 months ago about my floor	1 ~ 16850 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2008 saturn vue. during routine service a technician noticed that both rear tires exhibited uneven...	1 ~ 15325 miles
GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. whenever the vehicle runs out of fuel the gear shifter becomes difficult to...	1 ~ 32000 miles
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT the prius has a mark on dash by center screen and is poor sign. *tr...	1
STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. while placing fuel in the vehicle it will not fill to its full...	1 ~ 5000 miles

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