Major Problems with 2014 Toyota Prius Derived from Complaints & Recalls


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Worst 3 complaints of 2014 Toyota Prius

2014 Toyota Prius VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 3 Mileage: 64000 miles

2014 Toyota Prius SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 1 Mileage: 2700 miles

2014 Toyota Prius SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 1 Mileage: 3000 miles

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

Problem Category Number of Problems
SERVICE BRAKES
we have recently purchased a 2014 toyota prism that now has less than 4000 miles on the engine. in a...
20
~ 41268 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
i purchased a 2014 toyota prius on may 31 2014. today 6/18/14 i found out there was a recall on...
18
~ 24273 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
while traveling in slippery conditions i attempted to navigate a right hand turn. the car began to slide while braking...
14
~ 27226 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2014 toyota prius. consumer writes in regards to vehicle safety features. *smd the consumer believed back-up cameras should come standard
13
~ 46271 miles
ENGINE
while driving on the freeway at highway speeds a series of yellow triangles suddenly flashed on the dashboard along with...
10
~ 45993 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER
tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota prius hybrid. the contact stated while traveling various speeds a passenger put their...
9
~ 18928 miles
AIR BAGS
tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota prius. while in the process of parking the vehicle the brakes disengaged and...
7
~ 21656 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
toyota's entune navigation system randomly freezes and resets. when this happens at high speeds on a highway where a person...
7
~ 71492 miles
POWER TRAIN
tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota prius. the contact stated that the vehicle would reverse when shifted to drive...
6
~ 29767 miles
STEERING
tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota prius. the contact stated that while driving 65 mph the steering wheel became...
5
~ 32120 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
when the headlights - not drl - are on and the dash lights are on low the instrument panel lights...
4
~ 22501 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE
other car driver jump red light and t-zone hit my car from front passenger side everything from passenger side was...
4
~ 37188 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
i was in a parking lot and put the car in reverse. then i heard a "boom" and i thought...
3
~ 28653 miles
SEATS
i finally realized that the drivers side head restraint on this car is causing me chronic neck and head pain....
3
~ 22000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
the car brakes failed at low speeds (10-15 mph) and bumped into the car in front in a stop-and-go traffic...
2
~ 176619 miles
STRUCTURE
shortly after purchasing my 2014 toyota prius in june 2014 i started noticing a moldy smell coming from the air...
2
~ 2550 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY
prius windshield is prone to crack when traveling on highway. i was traveling on highway when a tiny rock hit...
1
~ 41500 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES
tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota prius equipped with toyo proxes a20 (na) tires size: p215/50/r17 (na). while the...
1
VISIBILITY
tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota prius. the contact stated that the driver and passenger side sun visors were...
1
~ 42000 miles
WHEELS
we purchased a new toyota prius that came with yokohama all season radials. because the tire light came on i...
1
~ 2990 miles
TIRES
we purchased a new toyota prius that came with yokohama all season radials. because the tire light came on i...
1
~ 2990 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY
musty smell in vehicle sick w/ respiratory symptoms including distress after using air conditioning or heating system or defrosters. i...
1
~ 5100 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota prius. the contact stated that the wire harness wiring was being damaged by...
1
~ 7000 miles
NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT
toyota's entune navigation system randomly freezes and resets. when this happens at high speeds on a highway where a person...
1
~ 1500 miles
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
i purchased a 2014 toyota prius on may 31 2014. today 6/18/14 i found out there was a recall on...
1
~ 429 miles
COLUMN SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota prius. the contact stated that the vehicle would reverse when shifted to drive...
1
~ 3000 miles
INVERTER > HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
2014 toyota prius. consumer writes in regards to electrical system software recall notice and requests financial compensation. *smd the consumer...
1
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota prius. the contact stated that it was difficult to view any of the...
1
~ 200 miles

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