2012 Toyota Prius Engine Problems

“My Prius is using 1 quart of oil per 900 miles, the Toyota dealership did a oil study and verified that indeed the car is using 1 quart per 900 miles, but will not do anything about it and stated my car is no longer under warranty and could be rebuilt for 9000 dollars-this is a commuter car only and has only been used for open road driving.”

“Bought this car brand new in 2012 and have always performed maintenance on time. Between the last oil change and this oil change the Prius is burning oil and I am having to add at least two quarts of oil before it is back on the dipstick. I am noticing this is a problem with the 2010-2014 Prius and that Toyota has done nothing to solve it. I do not want to be on a long trip and burn through oil and lock my engine up causing harm to myself or others.”

“I went to the charles maund Toyota dealer at austin, tx for a recall. Nhtsa recall id 18v684. According to the official recall remedy from NHTSA, if the vehicle has experienced an inverter failure with certain hybrid system faults related to this condition, the inverter assembly will be repaired or replaced free of charge. My car lost power on the highways several times recently. The error code is p0a08, which is related to inverter failure with certain hybrid system faults, so the inverter assembly should be repaired or replaced free of charge. …”

“After Toyota power management software recall installed power management upgrade software in my car I immediately experienced serious problems with my ignition /start of hybrid/gasoline engine. After pressing ignition, I had to wait 15 to 20 minutes and press start button on/off repeatedly until the gasoline engine ignite but hybrid failed to start. It is not normal because a Prius hybrid engine starts first not the gasoline engine. Toyota has disabled some important functions in its power management recall software update that affects the hybrid engine performance and failure to start. …”

“Driving the interstate at 65 MPH the engine stopped - with no warning of any kind, the air, dash lights, radio, etc all continued to work. We coasted to the side of the road & restarted the engine. We purchased new & had all the required maintenance done at the Toyota dealership. We learned of a recall on the news in february & took the car in for the repair. (a software problem related to the car engine stopping while driving) when we learned of the recall we remembered this had happened to us about a month earlier, again, on the interstate at 65 MPH & thought it was just a fluke at the time. …”