Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-09-21 | 00V285000 |
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | 1,772 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-11 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | I WAS GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY AND DRIVING 40 MPH ON THE OFF RAMP, WHEN THE 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS DID A UNWANTED LEFT TURN O… |
| 2019-09-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING RECALL I CALLED TOYOTA THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO IT AND IT SAYS ONLINE IT'S GOOD FOR 10 YEARS AFTER RECALL… |
| 2019-01-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | THE CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AT HIGH SPEED ON IT'S OWN IN A PARKING LOT AND RAMMED ITSELF INTO THE WALL DEPLOYIN… |
| 2017-09-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER AND BRAKING ABILITY WIT… |
| 2017-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING WHAT IS KNOWN ONLLINE AS "THE BIG HAND SYNDROM". WHILE DRIVING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CHANGES RE… |
| 2017-01-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE… |
| 2016-10-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | PS WARNING LIGHT DISPLAY, CAR WILL NOT START. PARKED IN HOME DRIVE WAY. |
| 2015-11-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF WHILE MAKING A LEFT T… |
| 2015-06-19 | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER | No | 0 | THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING 65+ MPH ON THE FREEWAY. THE CHECK HYBRID WARNING LIGHT CA… |
| 2015-01-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE STARTED HAVING AN INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING ISSUE. AS I AM DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO SHAKE AND I RE… |
| 2014-08-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, SHOP SAID IT WAS THE TURBO BRAKE BOOSTER. *TR |
| 2014-03-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BREAKS FAILED WIT… |
| 2014-02-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2001 PRIUS WAS PARKED IN GARAGE ~6HRS, FIRE STARTED AND SMOLDERED, APPARENTLY USING UP OXYGEN INSIDE THE CAR. I WENT I… |
| 2013-08-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | A RENTER FROM RELAYRIDES.COM WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AN… |
| 2012-01-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | IF THE PRIUS ENGINE DOES NOT START IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE COMPUTER TELLS IT TO, THE COMPUTER STOPS TRYING TO START IT AN… |
| 2011-08-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMB… |
| 2011-06-08 | WHEELS | No | 0 | PRIUS, 2001 BOTH REAR AXLE HUB ASSEMBLIES REPLACED AFTER BEARING FAILURES WITH UNDER 90K MILES ON MY CAR, OWNED NEW SIN… |
| 2011-05-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING INTO A FREEWAY OUR 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE PS AND E… |
| 2011-01-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 PRIUS. I BOUGHT IT IN 2003. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT, THE STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES WOBBLES WHEN I BACK UP… |
| 2011-01-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL, UNCONTROLLABLE SHUDDER, WILL LITERALLY RIP ITSELF OUT OF YOUR HAND OR GRIP. USUALLY HAPPENS DURING THE … |
| 2010-10-14 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | PREMATURE WEAR AND CROWNING OF TIRES DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT OF REAR AXLE. CAN ONLY BE CORRECTED BY AFTER MARKET PL… |
| 2010-08-26 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH SHE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING… |
| 2010-06-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS STEERING 'GROANS' WHEN THE WHEELS ARE TURNED FAR LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS DEFECT OCCURS MORE OFTEN IN … |
| 2010-06-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMI… |
| 2010-03-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND DID NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL MY FOOT HIT THE BRAKE. BROUGHT TH… |
| 2010-03-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING EX… |
| 2010-02-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS' STEERING WHEEL SHAKING VIOLENTLY THIS SYMPTOM HAS BEEN HAPPENED TO MY 2001 PRIUS SINCE 2008. I H… |
| 2010-02-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DRIVING MY 2001 PRIUS DOWN RT 95 IN CT. SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE - ELECTRIC DRIVE ONLY, NO GAS POWER.… |
| 2010-02-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN I AM BRAKING AND GO OVER A BUMP OR DIP IN THE ROAD THE BRAKES STOP WORKING AND I IMMEDIATELY HAVE TO LET UP ON THE… |
| 2010-02-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TOYOTA HAS ANNOUNCED A RECALL OF THE NEWEST GENERATION OF PRIUS CARS TO INSTALL SOFTWARE TO REPAIR A BRAKING PROBLEM. … |
| 2010-02-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | MY 2001 (YES, THAT IS 2001) PRIUS HAS THE SAME ISSUE THAT IS BEHIND THE RECALL OF THE 2010 PRIUS: "MOMENTARY LOSS OF B… |
| 2010-02-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I AM THE OWNER OF A 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS, PURCHASING THE CAR IN 2002. EVER SINCE I HAVE HAD IT, I HAVE NOTICED IT TEMPORA… |
| 2010-01-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I SAW THAT THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT IS MAKING TOYOTA LOOK INTO THE FOLLOWING COMPLAINT IN NEWER MODEL PRIUSES. "THE VEH… |
| 2009-12-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING WHEEL ON MY 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS SUDDENLY STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN I START UP THE CAR. IT SEEMS TO OCCU… |
| 2009-12-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS. SPORADICALLY, THE STEERING WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN I TURN THE STEER… |
| 2009-11-10 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS. HE STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTINUED TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. HE HAD TO … |
| 2009-09-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ON TWO OCCASIONS, I EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN MY 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, IT HAPPEN… |
| 2009-08-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | I OWNED A 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS. IN AUGUST 2009 AT ABOUT 113,000 MILES IT LOST BRAKE. THERE WAS A VERY VERY LITTLE BIT BRA… |
| 2009-01-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN BACKING WHEN BACKING UP AFTER MORNING START UP, THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DEALER S… |
| 2008-12-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED… |
| 2008-11-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HV BATTERY FAILURE, PRIOR TO FAILURE OF HV BATTERY VEHICLE EXHIBITED ERROR CODES INDICATING THAT AT LEAST TWO BATTERY … |
| 2008-11-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS FAILED. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. THEY HAVE HAD… |
| 2008-10-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 2001 PRIUS. MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM FOR WHICH THE NHTSA ISSUED A SAFETY ALERT IN 2005, FAILURE OF THE MAIN… |
| 2008-08-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT DETECTED TOXIC LEVELS OF MERCURY INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTAC… |
| 2008-04-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ALONG ON INTERSTATE, GOT WARNING TRIANGLE AND LOW MAIN BATTERY INFORMATION. IMMEDIATELY, CAR BEGAN TO SPE… |
| 2008-04-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN 2007 I HAD A SIDE IMPACT WITH MY VEHICLE. I TOLD TOYOTA TO CHECK FOR ANY DAMAGE WITH THE COMPUTER COMPONENTS IN THE… |
| 2008-03-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. THE FAILURE WORSENS… |
| 2007-10-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | 2001 PRIUS FUEL TANK WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE A PIN LEAK AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO FINDING RIGHT AFTER 100,000 MIL… |
| 2007-08-11 | STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | A 2001 TOYOTA PRUIS I OWN HAS DEVELOPED AN INTERMITTENT BUT SEVERE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE OVER THE LAST 4 MONTHS. IT IS C… |
| 2007-08-03 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA PRIUS. SHE STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUDDER AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE WHE… |