Toyota Prius

"Vehicle completely unresponsive, standard mechanics could not diagnose or fix, had to have it towed and repaired at the dealership cost $4k (included new 12volt as well)"

"Started it and a big red sign showed up on my dashboard. I was told my battery needed to be replaced."

"Terry's Automotive replaced the $3000 electric battery with a 3 year warranty. The battery failed in three years and five months. Two of the small mini batteries within the three battery packs had gone bad. Terry's Automotive would not take the commission to fix the battery. They "no longer work on the Prius.""

"Pack lasted as long as expected. Died on highway but car still drivable at low speed and got us home - about 30 miles as I recall. Cost was about $4500."

"The dashboard on my 17 year old Prius suddenly lit up with 3 major warning lights; the red Master warning light, the yellow "hybrid system" warning light, and the orange "malfunction indicator". I dropped it off at the dealership, who said their diagnostic equipment indicated a Code #PO880 "early failure of the hybrid battery". Battery locks #5 and #8 were showing failure. The dealership initially quoted me an estimate of $4,348 to replace the hybrid battery ... but dropped it to $3,833 when I obtained a written quote from an independent garage. Since I probably could not have sold my Prius with a non-functioning hybrid battery, I told them to go ahead and replace it. I plan to keep this car, in hopes that the $3,800 battery replacement will be made up for by additional years of ownership. [Note: Toyota now provides a lifetime warranty for the engine, transmission, powertrain, and hybrid battery for all new vehicles purchased after the 2018 model year ]."

"The original battery came to the end of its useful life. We were going to replace the car, but it as less expensive to replace the battery. We bought it from Green Bean, which was half the price of Toyota, and offered a lifetime warranty."

"actually it wasn't that much of a problem but it did happen - but it lived it's normal life. Car was 17 years old. Battery was due to die. Car was in interstate but gas motor got us to our destination 30 minutes later. Max speed was about 50, and zero acceleration, but it did the job."

"Needed replacement"

"The car stopped functioning when the hybrid battery died. We researched around and found Green Bean, an independent after-market refurbished battery replacement with a lifetime warranty which was affordable. They came to our house and did the replacement there. It was a very positive experience."

"Car had trouble starting and needed to replace the electric/hybrid battery pack"

"Just replaced the hybrid battery when it was needed no big deal."

"Wasnt a battery problem. Car began overheating needed radiator flush, radiator replacement and a new water pump"

"My 12V battery died on my after 8 years of service. I had a very difficult time locating the right size for this 2007 Prius, everything about it takes oddball parts. I could not get anyone to install it for me, so I watched the YouTube videos that showed it being done in 6 minutes. It actually took me 6 hours of very difficult bending and stretching and undoing about 20 nuts and bolts before I could get the old battery out. Reinstalling the new one was not much easier."

"The dashboard lights just fail once in awhile, and then the car won't shut off! I've googled this, and there are workarounds that work. Sometimes after that the car won't start, another workaround and it does, with the dashboard lights back on. The mechanic has no idea what's causing this."

"Headlights were replaced, which is pricy because the whole front end needs to come off. Then one went out again less than a year later. Mechanic replaced it at cost, and said it was a faulty bulb."

"The OEM headlights on this car are HID. Driver side failed 2.5 years ago, the passenger side is very dim. I have ordered replacement bulbs several times, none of them fit. I've taken this to a half-dozen different mechanics and none of them want to work on it. The dealer asked for over $2000 to replace the lights. Another place wanted $1500 after mis-diagnosing the problem 3 times in a row. I was finally able to get the headlights upgraded to LED last week, only cost me $700. After 2.5 years and 20,000 miles of driving blind at night, I'm finally able to get my inspection renewed. Finally!!! Overall, everything on this 2007 Prius is difficult to service and parts are expensive and hard to find. I've owned 3 other Toyotas and I was happy with them, but I would not buy a Prius again. No more Hybrids, either. My next car will be all electric."

"I have been locked out several times from my Prius b/c the remote does not unlock my door. I change the battery in the remote and it goes dead very quickly without warning. I have been stranded several times."

"Key no longer opens the car door"

"Engine coolant thermostat failed and had to be replaced."

"The tire pressure monitor stays on all the time. It needs to be replaced and is very expensive. I don't have the $$ to replace it. So as a safety feature, I have no idea when my tires are low in pressure. This replacement should not be costly."

"This started a couple of years ago, the tire sensor going off and my checking the tires. I finlly ahd all the sensors replaced at a tire store, but they couldn't link up with the Toyota system so were useless. replacement sensors are toot expensive to replace, so we just (unhappily) live with it."

"had to replace hybrid battery water pump"

"Mechanic couldn't diagnose it. Loss of power. Hybrid battery may have needed more use as when we started to drive it more, the problems went away. It does definitely need a tune-up since it hasn't had one since we bought it in 2015, 50K miles and 8.5 years ago."

"Since mid-2020, when the car is in park, it rolls unless the emergency brake is engaged"

"TPMS system has failed. Warning light is on all the time even though tire pressure is not low on any tires."

"Suspension needed service do to routine use."

"No problems first 100,000 miles. then 3: Hybrid Inverter went bad at 100,000 mi replaced with used one $1200 HY battery went bad at 125,000. replaced it myself with new cells from Toyota.$3000 great sale at time. Great utube video. I replaced a 2nd HV battery in brothers Prius Throws an engine code that cat converter is out of spec/oxygen sensor bad. A known problem for high mileage Prius cars. Torque News had the answer. A special cleaner from a company in Iowa or Kansas that cleans the pistons. Some dealers offer it as a premium treatment, otherwise only available on line. I bought it online. seems to work for 3 years(3 cans) but not anymore. I was lucky to pass smog 4 months ago. Not sure what I'll do next time. maybe an O2 sensor is bad. In general a reliable vehicle. Wife also has a 07 Prius with 150,000 miles. Never ever had any problem until last week when the inverter coolant pump failed. Towed to our dealer."

"THE hybrid battery needed to be replaced"