2014 Toyota Prius V Other or unknown Problems

“The check engine light came on 11 months after it had previously come on and supposedly fixed (april 2017). Now I am told it is an evap problem again ( evap pump and purge flow valve weakness). The recommendation is replacement. A internet search revealed that this same problem in australia caused a recall. This is a $950.00 replacement and my vehicle has only 57700 miles. This is shameful.”

“Inquired re law suit related to inverter failure and recall.learned my warranty was extended to cover possible failure of inverter.no repair was made.other party contends part failure is dangerous.Toyota says it is rare and car will limp home.I say extended warranty is insufficient reaction and portends dangerous failure.I say fix the inverted.my inverter has not yet failed. Power drop in traffic is dangerous.”

“The car would not accelerate as expected. It behaved as if the fuel injector was not working properly. We were not able to keep a consistent speed and the motor started to have a rough idle sound. The hybrid system stopped working, the icon of the batteries turned purple and would not recharge when stopping. We took it into the dealership, the service person they said it was a software and emissions miss-fire issue. It will take a part to be replaced and software updated. Toyota sent out a memo to them stating this might happen and this is how to fix it. …”

“I experienced sudden but momentary braking when traveling at high speed (> 50 MPH) while either entering ro exiting hwy. This occurred twice in last two mons. I drove my car to closest dealership the 2nd time this happened (nov. 21, 2105; waldorf md Toyota), who told me they received an email (but no recall) from Toyota corporate about this issue. Dealership could not detect the problem or reproduce it so, as instructed by dealership, I called Toyota corporate nov. 23, 2015 to get case number assigned. At one point, Toyota representative demanded what do you want from Toyota? …”

“'takata recall ' I believe there is a major problem with Toyota Prius V they make it only for five years, they stop making it after 2016 because they realize there is so much problems in the engine, many car this model the engine get in fires, head gasket had to be replaced at 125,000 mile. Hybrid battery it go bad at 120,000 miles where is most prius hybrid battery go for 250,000 mile minimum. …”