Toyota Prius

"The light came on, it was resolved."

"ABS module failed, apparently this is common. Was very expensive to replace, $1200. Nearly the car total value. Car was drivable but ABS system would not function."

"was noticing some braking issues (loose, longer time to brake). surprised that it wasn't the brakes, but the brake actuator. got a second opinion and a lower price. the dealership wanted $3,200, but my independent garage asked $2,600. they were able to order the part and have it delivered straightaway, so I was only without a car for less than 3 days. there are some opinions on the internet that I should report this to NHTSA, but with 200,000 miles on the odometer at the time, I didn't think it was that out of the ordinary."

"p0406 messages with warning light very difficult to diagnose and repair"

"The warning light came on for this failure and I had to replace it to get the vehicle working again."

"When we use the air conditioner, it often makes a constant clicking sound. Mechanics have said it is something to do with a "confused" computer. The only solution seems to be pushing the defroster button for the front of the car. This temporarily confuses the computer and will often stop the clicking sound. Very annoying and unable to make it go away permanently."

"cargo cover mount broke"

"R front wheel bearing began wearing out, replaced before any serious issue could develop. This was 30K miles after it had previously been replaced. Apparently, this model Prius tends to go through wheel bearings, although it is still running strong after 200K miles."

"Within year 3. Air conditioning seemed to be failing. Took quite a while to diagnose. Once diagnosed, the problem was easy to address!"

"this was a surprise. one day i was doing errands, got back into the car, and the dashboard didn't light up. no MPH, no mileage, no way of knowing when the gas would run out (luckily, I only need gas every 2-3 weeks). i re-started the car several times, and drove it right to the repair garage. they couldn't re-create the problem, checked all the fuses, etc. the next time it happened, I couldn't lock the doors (didn't have that problem again). the dark dash happened about 5 times over 6 weeks, happening more often, and a couple times I had to press the "start" button for several seconds for the car to truly turn off. leaving the car while I was shopping or at night in the driveway seemed to re-set it back to normal. i used PriusChat and googled info, and found out about the "Combo meter" or instrument control cluster panel. most of the cost would be for time taking the dashboard & everything apart and putting it back together. i found several YouTube videos showing the whole process, and decided I could try it myself. the worst would be that it didn't work, or I would have to have it towed to a shop to put it back together. also, the annual insurance on the car is almost as much as the car is worth, so there is nothing to lose. i had already decided to try to take the car to 300,000 miles or more. or, buy a new Prius. so, I found CircuitBoardMedics.com (they fixed my dryer circuit board a few weeks ago), took the dash apart (it took 1.5 hours) on a Monday, sent in the instrument cluster, they fixed it, mailed it back to me, and I was able to re-install it then put the dash back together the next Monday. it worked! crossing my fingers."

"Absolutely horrible paint job with excessive fading and cracking on the exterior from all places."