2007 Toyota Prius Other Problems

Your hybrid water pump failed at around 110,000 miles. Toyota issued a recall for this part in 2012, but your vehicle's VIN wasn't included in that recall even though it has the same problem. The water pump will need to be replaced to restore proper cooling system function.

Your Prius is making frequent whirring noises from the front of the vehicle, especially when you press the brake pedal, occurring roughly every 10-15 seconds. The dealership diagnosed this as a brake actuator problem, which is a critical component in your hybrid's braking system. Repairs or replacement could cost $2,000-$3,000, and many regular mechanics won't work on hybrid brake systems. Fixing this will likely require specialized hybrid brake service or actuator replacement at a dealership.

Your rear hatch release mechanism has melted, making it difficult or impossible to open the hatchback. This appears to be a widespread issue affecting multiple Prius vehicles. Fixing this will likely require replacing the melted release handle or lever assembly.

After pressing gas pedal almost all the way - it stuck for few seconds. I was able to stop by heavy braking. Has nothing to do with floor mats!

The hooks holding the driver's side carpet in place have popped loose, causing the carpet to slide around unpredictably. I'm fairly sure there was a recall a few years ago about this (we did take the car into the dealership at the time) but this is worse. I mentioned this to them circa 6/21, but they saw no active recalls then.

My car when stopped and running lunges forward

HATCH IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND GETS STUCK IF YOU DON'T FULLY PULL THE LATCH FREE. REGARDLESS OF THE DIFFICULTY OPENING AT TIMES, THE HANDLE IS MELTED AND LEAVES A STICKY BLACK "TAR" ON YOUR HAND EVERY TIME YOU OPEN THE HATCH. THIS WEBSITE ALSO EXPLAINS THE HISTORY OF PROBLEMS RELATED TO THIS: HTTPS://WWW.MEYERSONSTRATEGY.COM/2013/09/TOYOTAS-STICKY-2007-PRIUS-HATCH-PROBLEM.HTML

WE HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WILL NOT SHUT OFF. IT HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENTAND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS. IT DRIVES FINE, I'M JUST WORRIED THAT SOMETHING BAD WILL HAPPEN. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 2-3 MONTHS.

THE REAR HATCH LATCH DETERIORATES AND MAKES IT INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE BACK HATCH. IT IS NOW COMPLETELY BROKEN AND THE BACK HATCH IS INACCESSIBLE ' MAKING IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCESS THE SPARE TIRE IN CASE OF A ROAD-SIDE EMERGENCY.

THERE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER COMBINATION METER WHICH CONTAINS THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY. THIS CLUSTER TENDS TO MALFUNCTION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON. THE DISPLAY WILL NOT TURN ON WITH THE REST OF THE VEHICLE. THIS MALFUNCTION ALLOWS A DRIVER TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE, BUT WITHOUT THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AND GEAR SHIFT DISPLAY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE MANY PRIUS DRIVERS ARE DRIVING WITHOUT THE USE OF A SPEEDOMETER!!! TOYOTA ISSUED A 9 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT FOR THEIR 2ND GENERATION PRIUS MODELS. CLEARLY THIS IS EVIDENCE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE. WITH 2ND GENERATION PRIUS SERIES (2003-2009) RAPIDLY AGING OUT OF THIS 9 YEAR EXTENDED CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM, THIS POSES AN EVER INCREASING CONSUMER SAFETY RISK TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. REPAIR COSTS THE TRADE IN VALUE OF THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN $3,000 WHILE THE REPAIR QUOTED BY MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WAS $1028. THIS REPAIR COST HIGHLY DISCOURAGES OWNERS TO GET THIS FIXED. SINCE THERE IS LITTLE INCENTIVE TO INVEST IN THIS COSTLY REPAIR, I AM CONCERNED THAT MANY PRIUS DRIVERS ARE DRIVING WITHOUT A SPEEDOMETER! BY GOING THOUGH CONSIDERABLE EFFORT TO DETACH THE START BATTERY WHEN THIS PROBLEM SURFACES, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN THE DISPLAY CAN GO THOUGH A HARD RESET, AND TENDS TO OPERATE PROPERLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS WOULD ALLOW AN INDIVIDUAL TO EASILY PASS A SAFETY INSPECTION, BUT THE CONSIDERABLE EFFORT TO GO THOUGH THIS PROCESS WOULD PREVENT CONSUMERS TO GO THOUGH THIS EFFORT EVERY TIME THE DISPLAY WENT OUT. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SHOULD BE RECALLED IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY! THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE REPAIRED OR TAKEN OFF THE STREETS! VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTIONS ARE NOT LIKELY TO CATCH THIS ISSUE, AS THE PROBLEM CAN BE TEMPORARY MASKED.

CLOCK SPRING WIRING HARNESS IN STEERING WHEEL GOING OUT. STARTED WITH NON-SAFETY ITEMS: A/C, DEFROST. NOW THE HORN DOES NOT WORK. OTHERS REPORT THAT AIR BAGS ARE ALSO CONNECTED TO THIS WIRING HARNESS WHICH IS FAILING. OTHER TOYOTA MODELS HAD RECALL BECAUSE CLOCK SPRING HARNESS CAUSED AIR BAGS TO FAIL

GOOD YEAR WEATHERHANDLER FUEL MAXX TIRES WITH ONLY 9000 MILES DRY ROTTEN AND LOSS OF AIR AND COMING APART. DOT PJ19KY1R SOLD TO ME BY NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY FEB 9, 2016 MANUFACTURED JULY 16,3013 GOODYEAR WOULD NOT WARRANTY DEFECTS AND NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY WOULD NOT REPLACE. DUE TO DEFECTS IN THE TIRE. NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY PRORATED TIRES WITH 10/32 TREAD DEPTH ON ONE AND 9/32 ON THE REST. NEW TIRES THE COST TO ME WITH REPLACEMENT WAS THE SAME AS NEW. I WAS HAVING LOSS OF AIR IN THE TIRES DAILY. I KEPT THE OLD TIRES TO SHOW THE DEFECTIVE SIDEWALLS.

ONE HEADLIGHT REPEATEDLY GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING. TURNING LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND THEN BACK ON TEMPORARILY RELIEVES THE PROBLEM. THE ISSUE OFTEN OCCURS WHEN BRAKING, BUT CAN OCCUR RANDOMLY WHILE IN MOTION. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE FOR YEARS.

I PURCHASED A TOYOTA PRIUS FROM TOYOTA SUNNYVALE, ADDRESS: 898 W EL CAMINO REAL, SUNNYVALE, CA 94087 PHONE: (408) 469-4907. INTERMITTENTLY THE DRIVERS DASH DISPLAY DOESN'T TURN ON AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO TURN OFF THE CAR. THE SPEEDOMETER, GAS INDICATOR, WARNING INDICATORS DO NOT LIGHT UP. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED IN 2014, AAA REPLACED THE BATTERY, DISCONNECTING THE ACCESSORY 12 VOLT BATTERY CAUSES A RESET AND CLEARS THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. SINCE THEN THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 5-6 TIMES. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AMERICA AND WAS GIVEN A CASE #1612 272 228, IN DECEMBER 2016. I ALSO SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A KNOWN TOYOTA PROBLEM AND IS THE PART CALLED A COMBINATION METER. TOYOTA PROVIDED AN EXTENDED 9 YEAR WARRANTY ON THIS PROBLEM, FURTHER TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, USA SENT A LETTER TO DEALERS (COPY ATTACHED) TO NOTIFY TOYOTA CUSTOMERS THAT THERE MIGHT BE THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, I NEVER RECEIVED A MAILED LETTER. I ALSO PURCHASED MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS NEVER TOLD OF THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. SINCE MY INITIAL CALL TO TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, USA, I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH SAMANTHA ELKINS (408-716-1881) AT THE DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE SEEMED TO REACHED AN IMPASSE, THE DEALERSHIP REQUIRES THAT THEIR TECHNICIANS DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND FURTHER WANT TO CHARGE ME FOR THE DIAGNOSIS LABOR (1 OR MORE HOURS AT $175/HOUR). IF IT WAS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM THE MAINTENANCE VISITS SHOULD HAVE SHOWED IT. AS IT'S AN KNOW INTERMITTENT FAILURE, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND PAY $200 OR MORE DOLLARS FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF NO PROBLEM FOUND. FROM MY RESEARCH ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT AS MANY AS 5% OF THE PRIUS CARS, IDENTIFIED BY VIN, CAN SUFFER FROM THIS PROBLEM. IS OFFERING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT NOT NOTIFYING THEIR CUSTOMER AN EFFORT TO AVOID A RECALL? WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED I HAD TO DRIVE WITHOUT INSTRUMENTS AT NIGHT. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE.

THE BACK LATCH OF MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS DEGRADED ("MELTED" ALMOST). IT NO LONGER FUNCTIONS PROPERLY, AND I AM UNABLE TO OPEN THE BACK HATCH DOOR EASILY. SOMETIMES IT REQUIRES CONSIDERABLE EFFORT AND PERSEVERANCE TO GET IT OPEN. I AM CONCERNED THAT IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET THE DOOR OPEN. THIS IS A MAJOR CAUSE FOR CONCERN AND IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.

THE RUBBER EXTERIOR OF THE BACK LATCH HANDLE HAS MELTED COMPLETELY MAKING THE BACK HATCH COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. I CAN NO LONGER PRESS THE BUTTON THAT IS SUPPOSED TO OPEN THE HATCH AS THE RUBBER THAT COATED IT HAS MELTED INTO A GOOEY MASS AND THEN HARDENED. THIS HAS OCCURED OVER THE SUMMER WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED AND THE TEMPURATURES WERE IN THE 100'S.

THE HANDLE ON THE HATCHBACK HAS BECOME STICKY AND WILL NOT LET ME OPEN THE HATCH. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE IF I NEEDED TO GET AT MY SPARE TIRE, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO SO. TOYOTA WANTS $250.00 TO REPAIR IT. I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD REPAIR IT AT NO CHARGE.

REAR LATCH FOR THE HATCHBACK DOOR IS INOPERABLE IN COLD WEATHER (+/-<40*), THE DOOR LATCHING RELEASE MECHANISM FREEZES AND CANNOT BE OPENED. IN HOT WEATHER (+/->80*) THE COVERING FOR THE MECHANISM MELTS AND IT GETS ALL OVER YOUR HANDS AND IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OFF. THE FREEZING ASPECT OF THIS DEFECT IS DANGEROUS WHEN THE BACK CANNOT BE OPENED. I HAVE TALKED WITH TOYOTA ABOUT THIS BUT THEY WILL NOT OFFER MUCH HELP IN RESOLVING THE PROBLEM. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE >$300. I DID NOT NOTICE THE PROBLEM UNTIL I MOVED TO THE MOUNTAINS IN THE WINTER TIME.

THE REAR HATCH LATCH IS CONTROLLED BY AN EXTERNAL RUBBER BUTTON THAT OVER TIME HAS MELTED INTO A STICKY GOO THAT HAS PREVENTED THE LATCH FROM OPERATING WITH NORMAL FINGER OPERATION. MY WIFE IS UNABLE TO OPEN THE HATCH EVEN THOUGH HER HANDS ARE STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGE WOMAN. NOT ONLY IS THIS A PROBLEM ACCESSING ITEMS IN THE TRUNK OF THE CAR, BUT IT COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD UNDER SOME EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. TOYOTA HAS RECALLED SIMILAR LATCHES ON SOME SCION MODELS BUT TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS PRIUS MODEL.

THE REAR HATCH LATCH HAS BECOME IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN. THE EXTERIOR HANDLE RUBBER HAS BEEN SOFTENING, ALMOST MELTING, FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WHEN IT HAS RELEASED IN THE PAST, SOMETIMES IT WAS ONLY A PARTIAL RELEASE, LEAVING THE HATCH LATCHED DOWN. THE HATCH PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY AFFECTING THE OPERATION OF THE LATCH TO THE POINT THAT I CAN NO LONGER OPEN IT AT ALL. I ASKED THE DEALER IF THERE WAS A BULLETIN OR RECALL AFTER SEEING ALL OF THE INTERNET COMPLAINTS AND HE SAID, NO. HE DID SAY THEY GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS/REPAIRS ON THE 2007 HATCH LATCH AND THE PARTS TO REPAIR IT WILL TAKE TIME TO GET IN AS THEY ARE IN DEMAND. INTERNET SEARCHES SHOW THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT CAN INVOLVE SAFETY. MY SPARE TIRE IS BACK THERE AND I CANNOT ACCESS MY TRUNK. HAD TO CRAWL THOUGH THE BACK SEAT TO CHANGE A TAILLIGHT. TOYOTA NEEDS TO RESOLVE THIS KNOWN PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM THEMSELVES.

THE REAR HATCH LATCH IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN. THE EXTERIOR HANDLE RUBBER HAS BEEN SOFTENING, ALMOST MELTING, FOR SEVERAL YEARS. IT IS NOW CONSISTENTLY AFFECTING THE OPERATION OF THE LATCH. I ASKED THE DEALER IF THERE WAS A BULLETIN OR RECALL AND HE SAID, NO. HE DID SAY THEY GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS/REPAIRS ON THE 2007 HATCH LATCH.

HATCHBACK LATCH: IN HOT WEATHER THE RUBBER LATCH MELTS AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE HATCH. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, I ENQUIRED ABOUT REPAIR OF THE LATCH AND THEY QUOTED A PRICE OF ABOUT $300. THIS WAS SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I ASKED ABOUT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, AS I UNDERSTOOD IT WAS A PROBLEM FOR MANY 2007 PRIUS OWNERS. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL. IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND IS GETTING WORSE. I THINK IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS IT IS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT.

THE ISSUE RELATES TO TSB-0172-09 - COMBINATION METERS FAILS IN SUB ZERO WEATHER. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND TWICE LAST WINTER IN SUBZERO TEMPERATURE. LAST WEEK I NEEDED TO HAVE LYNCH TOYOTA IN MANCHESTER, CT REPLACE MY KEY FOB AND I REQUESTED THAT THEY RUN A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC ON THE COMBO METER PROBLEM. THEY CLAIM THAT THEY ACTUALLY NEED TO SEE THE DISPLAY NOT FUNCTIONING. I EXPLAINED THAT THERE IS NO WAY THAT THEY CAN CONFIRM THIS PROBLEM - IF THE PROBLEM EXISTS I AM ADVISED TO NOT DRIVE THE CAR (ONCE THE CAR WARMS THE PROBLEMS DISAPPEARS ANYWAY) - THE ALTERNATIVE IS TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP - IF THEY CAN CONFIRM THE PROBLEM THEY WILL COVER THE TOWING EXPENSE - PROBLEM IS THIS - THE DEALER IS LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF CT - ELEVATION ~270 FEET IN CONTRAST TO MY LOCATION NORTHEAST HILLS AT ELEVATION 780 - COOLER IN NE AND WARMER IN CENTRAL VALLEY. I SENT TOYOTA THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AND RECEIVED AN EMAIL RESPONSE (INCIDENT #1509120648) AND JUST CALLED 800-331-4331. THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE TO MY SURPRISE DID NOT HAVE AN ANSWER IN HAND SO WE HAD TO REVISIT THE EMAIL AND I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. BASICALLY WHAT WE CONCLUDED IS THAT TOYOTA CAN NOT FIX MY PROBLEM FOR THEY CANNOT VERIFY THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS. SO HERE WE HAVE A CLASSIC CATCH 22 - AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 9 YEARS IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE. THEY ALSO CONTEND THAT PROVIDING PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION OF THE PROBLEM IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO VERIFY THE PROBLEM

THE BACK LATCH OF MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS DEGRADED ("MELTED" ALMOST). I HAVE TO PRESS REPEATEDLY TO OPEN THE TRUNK. EACH TIME I TOUCH IT TO OPEN THE CAR MY HANDS GET COVERED IN MELTED RUBBER. I AM CONCERNED THAT IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET THE DOOR OPEN. THIS IS A MAJOR CAUSE FOR CONCERN AND IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. GIVEN HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS (EVEN MY CAR DEALER KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE), WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN ISSUED?

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE THE TRANSMISSION SELECTION WILL REVERT TO NEUTRAL WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. THE PROBLEM OCCURS MULTIPLE TIMES EVEN AFTER TUNING OFF ALL ACCESSORIES AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. IN SOME CASES IT REQUIRES THAT THE TRANSMISSION JOYSTICK SELECTOR LEVER BE HELD MANUALLY IN THE D POSITION TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM ALSO OCCURS AT LOW SPEED, I.E AFTER TURNING ONTO A STREET FROM A STOPPED POSITION OF THE TRANSMISSION WILL POP OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND HAS OCCURRED A FEW TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR.

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS WHEN I BOUGHT MY USED PRIUS MARCH 9, 2010. FIRST IT WAS JUST ONE HEADLIGHT ... I FOUND THAT IF I SHUT THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON THE HEADLIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON. IT WOULD DO IT ONCE IN AWHILE... THEN IT WOULD SWITCH FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT AND STARTED DOING IT MORE OFTEN...SOON BOTH LIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND IT WOULD OCCUR SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH. LATELY, IT HAS STARTED SHUTTING THE LIGHTS (EITHER OR BOTH) EVERY COUPLE MINUTES SOME TIMES EVEN EVERY COUPLE SECONDS... I HATE DRIVING AT NIGHT... THIS HAS BECOME A REALLY BAD PROBLEM. I JUST HAD A AUTO SHOP LOOK AT THE CAR AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE LIGHTS... I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD FIX THIS ISSUE AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMERS NO MATTER HOW OLD THE CAR IS...IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE!

THE TRUNK HATCH COVER/SWITCH ON MY 2007 PRIUS HAS COMPLETELY MELTED AND LOCKED UP. MYSELF, AND MANY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS OF THIS YEAR, ARE VICTIMS OF A FAULTY COMPONENT AND CAN NO LONGER ACCESS OUR SPARE TIRES IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS IS A TERRIBLE SAFETY ISSUE AND THESE COMPONENTS SHOULD BE RECALLED.

THE BACK LATCH OF THE 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS DEGRADED AND MELTED. IT NO LONGER FUNCTIONS PROPERLY AND I HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING THE USE OF THE REAR DOOR IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES. THERE ARE A SERIES OF COMPLAINTS REPORTED AND IT IS NOT DUE TO HIGH HEAT OR CHEMICAL EXPOSURE. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO HOW TO GET THIS REPLACED.

TOYOTA PRIUSES, COVERING MULTIPLE MODEL YEARS, HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAYS IN THE RANGE OF 85000-95000 MILES. THE PROBLEM MANIFESTS ITSELF WITH A DISPLAY THAT WILL START TO GO OUT AND HAVE PROBLEMS WITH A FUZZY DISPLAY OR LINES THROUGH THE PICTURE, OR WILL JUST FAIL OUTRIGHT. THIS CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH SUCH AS THE INABILITY TO CONTROL THE CAR'S CLIMATE (INCLUDING SAFETY-RELATED FRONT AND REAR WINDOW DEFOG), BLUETOOTH HANDS-FREE, GPS MAPPING AND OTHER IMPORTANT CAR FUNCTIONS. ONLINE THIRD-PARTY REPAIR COMPANIES SUGGEST THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE TO DO WITH BAD SOLDERING POINTS ON THE DISPLAY UNIT. TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN EL002-05 IS PURPORTED TO THE ISSUE. SOME SITES THAT DISCUSS THE ISSUE: HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/THE-CENTER-MULTI-FUNCTION-DISPLAY-MAY-FAIL-491 HTTP://BOBCOWART.BLOGSPOT.COM/2007/12/PRIUS-BROKEN-MULTI-FUNCTION-DISPLAY.HTML HTTP://WWW.PRIUSONLINE.COM/8-PRIUS-GENERAL/16987-PROBLEM-PRIUS-MULTI-FUNCTION-DISPLAY-MFD-3.HTML HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/THREADS/MFD-ISSUES-ON-04-05-PRIUS.33923 HTTP://ARTSAUTOMOTIVE.COM/PUBLICATIONS/7-HYBRID/117-PRIUS-2ND-GEN-REPAIRING-THE-MULTI-FUNCTION-DISPLAY/ TOYOTA DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM AND WILL NOT FULLY-COVER REPLACEMENT/REPAIR ON AN OUT-OF-WARRANTY VEHICLE. *TR

I'M IN NJ ON 1/8/15 I WAS SHOPPING AT COSTCO. IT WAS SUB ZERO TEMEPERTURE AND I HAD A FULL CART. I INJURED MY FINGERS AND GOT FROSTBITE WHILE TRYING TO OPEN HATCH. IT WAS STUCK. THE WEATHER WAS COLD AND WINDY . I GOT VERY SICK FROM THE INCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE STUPID HATCH, THE RUBBER PART IS LIKE STUCK AND CAN'T FEEL LATCH IT DOESNT OPEN. I'M REALLY REALLY UPSET. . OMG *TR

THE REAR HATCH RELEASE ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS BEGUN TO DETERIORATE AND TURN INTO A RUBBERY AND STICKY BLACK MESS. THIS ISSUE INTERFERES WITH THE USE OF THE HATCH AS THE RUBBER NOT ONLY GETS ON YOUR FINGERS BUT APPEARS TO BE BLOCKING THE RELEASE MECHANISM. THE ISSUE FIRST BEGAN THIS PAST SUMMER AND AS OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES ROSE, THE RUBBER MELTED. *TR

EXTERIOR REAR HATCH LATCH HANDLE STICKY/MELTING. COVERED WITH TAPE TO AVOID TOUCHING THE MESS WHEN USING THE DOOR. LATCH AND LOCK OPERATION HAS BECOME UNRELIABLE AND HATCH MUST BE SLAMMED TO ENSURE CLOSURE. PRACTICALLY IDENTICAL TO COMPLAINT ID 10632829. *TR

FAILED COMPONENT IS THE RUBBER COVER ON THE TRUNK/HATCH SWITCH. HEAT HAS SPLIT THE COVER COMPROMISING THE INTEGRITY OF THE ELECTRICAL SWITCH. HEAT HAS MADE THE RUBBER A STICKY MESS. THIS HAS MADE THE TRUNK/HATCH DIFFICULT TO OPEN, IMPOSSIBLE FOR MY WIFE. REPAIRS FOR THIS MISTAKE MADE BY TOYOTA WILL COST $65 FOR THE PART AND AS MUCH AS $150 FOR LABOR. SOME DEALERS APPARENTLY HAVE PAID FOR REPAIRS IN SOME AREAS OF THE COUNTRY. I'M AWARE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE RUBBER COVER IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE MADE GOOD BY TOYOTA. IF, IN AN EMERGENCY ONE IS UNABLE TO ACCESS THE HATCH FOR EQUIPMENT; CABLES, EXTINGUISHER, SPARE TIRE, FLARES, ETC., THIS COULD BE SEEN AS A SERIOUS THREAT TO INJURY OR WORSE.

DRIVERS SIDE OPTIONAL ALL-RUBBER FLOOR MATTES HAVE DEFECT OF WORKMANSHIP OR DESIGN WHICH CAUSES EYELET FOR LEFT HAND FLOOR MATTE HOOK TO BECOME TORN STRETCHING THE HOLE OUT/BREAKING THE HOLE AND SHIFTING THE FRONT EDGE OF FLOOR MATTE TOWARDS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.

RUBBERIZED FLOOR MATS FOR CAR DRIVERS SIDE HAVE FLAWS IN WORKMANSHIP SO THAT THEY TEAR WHERE THE RETENTION HOOK IS ON LEFT SIDE. THE EFFECT IS THE MATTE COMES LOOSE AND JAMS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS FLOOR MATTE RECALLS ON THIS MODEL, THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HONOR THE RUBBERIZED MATTES WITH THESE FLAWS UNDER THE PREVIOUS RECALL. ANOTHER RECALL LOOKS TO BE IN ORDER FOR THIS SAME KIND OF PROBLEM AGAIN.

REAR HATCH LOCK HAS SOFT PLASTIC COVER WHICH MELTED IN MY HAND WHEN TRYING TO OPEN CAR. PLASTIC COVER TURNED BLACK AND SOFT AND STICKS TO SKIN WHEN YOU TOUCH TO OPEN THE CAR. LOCK ALSO NOW DOES NOT OPEN PROPERLY NOW DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE PART. SHOULD BE RECALLED.

THE RUBBER TAILGATE RELEASE HANDLE ABOVE THE LICENSE PLATE HAS STARTED TO MELT AND HAS BECOME A STICKY, GOOEY MESS. THIS BLACK GOO COMES OFF ON YOUR HANDS WHENEVER YOU OPEN THE TAILGATE. I FEAR THIS SUBSTANCE COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO A PERSONS HEALTH, SUCH AS CAUSING CANCER. I ALSO FEAR THAT BECAUSE OF ITS CONDITION THE HANDLE MAY BECOME INOPERABLE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS PART DEFECT THAT TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY OR NOT. THANK YOU.

THE TRUNK LATCH FOR OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS STARTED MELTING INTO A GOOEY MESS ABOUT 3 YEARS AFTER WE PURCHASED IT. IT SEEMS THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2007 PRIUS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE IT AS DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT; HOWEVER, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT DOOR HANDLES ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO MELT, EVEN IF YOU LIVE IN A WARM CLIMATE.

TRUNK LATCH RUBBER HAS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT OF STICKINESS AND BLACK COMING OFF ON YOUR FINGERS WHEN OPENING. SOMETIMES, IT TAKES A FEW TRIES BEFORE IT WILL OPEN. IN THE WINTER DURING COLD WEATHER, THE RUBBER IS VERY HARD AND YOU CANNOT OPEN THE TRUNK (HATCH) AT ALL. THE ONLY WAY WE WERE ABLE TO OPEN THE HATCH WAS TO FIRST RUN A HAIRDRYER ON IT TO ENABLE US TO OPEN THE DOOR. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A SAFETY HAZARD IF ACCESS TO THE BACK WAS REQUIRED IN AN EMERGENCY. TOYOTA HAS FAILLED TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. OUR CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND NOT LEFT PARKED IN THE SUN. PLUS, WE HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS OTHER CARS, TO INCLUDE TOYOTAS, WHICH HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH A TRUNCK (HATCH) LOCK.

AFTER 3 YEARS, MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HATCH RELEASE ( A BLACK RUBBER STRIP ) HAS MELTED TO A GOOEY TAR STRIP. TOYOTA NEEDS TO PUT A RECALL ON THESE HATCH RELEASE BUTTONS. *LN

TWENTY MILES FROM MY DESTINATION, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, LEAVING ONLY FOG LIGHTS. THIS OCCURRED AT NIGHT, IN THE RAIN, ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED BOTH LIGHTS WERE BURNT OUT AND CHARGED IN EXCESS OF $400.00 TO REPLACE THE BULBS. UPDATED 01/20/11 *BF

2007 PRIUS TOURING. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS SINCERE DISAPPOINTMENT OVER AUTOMOBILE TRANSACTION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND HIS VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONSUME STATED HE WAS ASSURED THE VEHICLE HE WAS ABOUT TO PURCHASE, HAD NOT BEEN IN ANY PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS. THE CONSUMER LATER DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE HAD INDEED BEEN IN MULTIPLE COLLISIONS, BOTH FRONT AND REAR. THE CONSUMER STATED HE BEGAN TO NOTICE THE HOOD WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY, THE RUBBER ON THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE RIGHT QUARTER PANEL WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE BODY AND THE LOWER FRONT PANEL APPEARED TO BE SLIGHTLY FLARED OUT. *JB

AN FYI FOR PRIUS OWNERS, I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS AND HAD THE FOLLOWING HAPPEN TO ME, AS I WAS DRIVING MY NAVIGATION DISPLAY SUDDENLY BEGAN DISPLAYING A VIEW OUT OF MY BACKUP CAMERA, WHICH WAS VERY DISORIENTATING AS MY EYE WAS DRAWN TO THE IMAGE OF THE ROAD DISAPPEARING BEHIND ME. I PULLED OVER AND POWERED DOWN AND THEN REBOOTED MY CARS COMPUTER SYSTEM AND IT HAS BEEN FINE SINCE. THIS DOES BRING TO MIND THAT IF THE CAR IS ABLE TO THINK ITS IN REVERSE WHEN DRIVING FORWARD THEN ANY NUMBER OF THINGS COULD BE MISINTERPRETED BY THE COMPUTER SYSTEM.

THIS EVENT HAS OCCURED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS WITH MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN I AM APPLYING THE BRAKES AND GO OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT APPEARS AND THE BRAKES WEAKEN FOR A MOMENT. THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF AND THE BREAKS FEEL LIKE THEY GO BACK TO FULL STRENGTH. I AM AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND HAVE MODIFIED MY DRIVING BECASUE OF IT. RECENTLY WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION I HAD TO SLOW VERY QUICKLY AND HIT A POTHOLE WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. I TRAVELED SEVERAL FEET FURTHER BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE NOT REACTING AT FULL STRENGTH WHEN THE LIGHT WAS ON. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER 2007 OWNERS COMPLAINING BUT WHEN I CONTACTED MY TOYOTA DEALER THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNTIL THERE IS A RECALL. THAT WAS THE ONLY TIME I CONTACTED MY DEALER BECAUSE IT MADE ME SO UPSET. IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT FROM THE MOMENT I HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR (WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK) TO CURRENT, IF I AM BREAKING AND HITTING A BUMP OR POTHOLE OF SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTANCE AT THE SAME TIME - THIS SITUATION REPLAYS ITSELF. THE DATE OF INCIDENT IS AROUND THE FIRST DATE OF THE FIRST OCCURANCE. IT HAS HAPPENED NEARLY 100+ TIMES SINCE THEN.

I WAS DRIVING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENTRANCE CURVED. THE ROAD WAS WET FROM A RECENT START OF RAIN. I TRIED TO BRAKE MY CAR AND THE BRAKES DID NOT CATCH AND I SPUN OUT ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP AND HIT A REFLECTOR POLE AND ENDED UP IN THE DIRT ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ON RAMP. *TR