2013 Toyota Prius Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“After driving for approximate 40 miles on freeay I was at a stop light and when accelerating I heard a popping sound and vehicle lost power. Would not acclelerate and the hybrid/ABS and check engine lights came on,luckly this happen on a stret and not on the highway. I pulled over and had vehicle towed to Toyota dealer. They found that the ipm resistor for the inverter had failed. Dealer replaced ipm and inverter.”

“The vehicle has shifted into nuetral while in drive and while in park. Also rolls to much when parked. The vehicle ran my wife over in our driveway, Toyota refuses to service the vehicle...updated 03/08/17”

“While driving our 2013 Prius on a 5 five-lane highway 2-10-20, our Prius goes into limp home mode all the sudden and slows the car down significantly while driving at highway speed. This occurred at the same time as I was passing a car to exit the highway, also with another car close at the rear clearly intending to get ahead of me after I had passed the other car. I unexpectedly realized that I had no acceleration and that the all the dash lights had come on. I was very fortunately to be able to maneuver across the driving lanes to the highway exit without being hit as my speed go down. …”

“I was driving on the highway at 55~60mph, and suddenly the power steering trouble light indicator came on. I noticed the steering wheel was a bit harder to turn( left or right). I slowed down and took the first exit, reducing speed to 30~35mph. At the stop sign, all indicators light came on and I couldn't turn the steering wheel (left or right). I was able to accelerate out of the stop sign, but then I felt a thugh in the engine, and notice I didn't have any braking power for a few second. …”

“MY 2013 Prius' hybrid system failed as I was entering a very busy state highway (where several fatalities have been recorded) exit when a tractor trailer truck unexpectedly bore down on me. My engine reduced to half speed and there was no breakdown lane to pull over to. The dashboard lights lit up and indicated a hybrid system failure, but I could not get to safety for another 2-3 miles. This is an NHTSA recall (20V-369) that was eligible for repair under an expanded warranty, but ONLY AFTER the vehicle has experienced the shutdown. …”