Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 Toyota Prius.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the steering wheel began to vibr… |
| 2020-07-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHEN DRIVING, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL ENGAGE, WITHOUT PRESSING THE E BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO, INTER… |
| 2019-08-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | IT'S MOSTLY WHEN I'M TURNING RIGHT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WILL COME AND THERE WILL BE NO POWER STEERING. I HA… |
| 2018-10-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | WE PURCHASED A 2003 TOYOTA PRIUS IN JUNE OF 2018. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN THE WEATHER STARTED … |
| 2017-07-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 1 | THERE IS NO THERMOSTAT GAUGE IN A 2003 TOYOTA PRIUS , THE CAR OVER HEATS AND YOU DON'T KNOW UNTIL YOUR IN THE MIDDLE OF… |
| 2017-02-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES INTERMITTENTLY; THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE TURNING INTO T… |
| 2016-07-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE NO VEHICLE PROBLEMS, BUT THE SAFERCAR.COM WEBSITE WON'T LET ME ENTER MY VIN [XXX] , SAYING THAT I HAD TO FOLLOW … |
| 2015-04-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND … |
| 2014-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | OCCASIONALLY, WHEN BRAKING, THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO BRAKE, THEN LURCH FORWARD A LITTLE, AND THEN BRAKE AGAIN PROPERLY. IT… |
| 2014-07-19 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED IN… |
| 2014-06-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO SHUDDER. AT ONE POINT, IT POWER STEERING MAKES A SPONTANEOUS TURN TO THE L… |
| 2014-06-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLEN… |
| 2014-05-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME TO A STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. AN ALARM/LIGHT INDICATOR CAME ON FOR ABS BRAKES AT … |
| 2014-03-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | PURCHASED CAR ON EBAY FROM A PA DEALER, DID NOT KNOW, NOR WAS I TOLD THAT THE CAR HAD NO AIRBAG. WHETHER IT WAS REMOVE… |
| 2014-02-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING IN COLD WEATHER. IT HAS HAPPENED MOST DAYS THIS WINTER WHEN TEMPERA… |
| 2013-09-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | STARTED VEHICLE , BEGAN TO PULL OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. HAD TO STOP VEHICLE TO WAI… |
| 2013-08-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | WHILE BACKING UP SLOWLY (UNDER 10), THE CAR SUDDENLY SPED UP, UNINTENDED ACCELERATED, TO HIT THE MOVABLE BARRIER AND AN… |
| 2013-08-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON THEN WENT OFF. I BROUGHT CAR TO MECHANIC WHO CHECKED BRAKES. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BR… |
| 2013-08-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2003 PRIUS (FIRST GEN, FROM JAPAN), HAS BEEN THRU A FEW RECALLS - 1 WAS TO SEAL THE BATTERY BETTER EARLY ON (04ISH),… |
| 2013-01-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK INTENSELY. TH… |
| 2012-07-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I TOOK MY CAR IN A WEEK BEFORE THIS INCIDENT BECAUSE I NEEDED SERVICE AND WAS GOING ON A TRIP TO SAN DIEGO WITH MY 5 YR… |
| 2012-04-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NOTIFIED BY DEALER THAT BOTH CV JOINTS ON FRONT AXLES ARE SEVERELY WORN AND IN DANGER OF FAILURE. THE CAR HAS 56,488 MI… |
| 2011-08-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN I PUT CAR IN REVERSE, OR SOMETIMES IN TURNING, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO VIBRATE. AT TIMES I HAVE TO STOP AND … |
| 2011-08-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2003 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING PINION SHAFT NUTS ON THE ELECTRIC POWER STEER… |
| 2011-08-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE ABNO… |
| 2011-06-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | TWICE NOW MY STEERING HAS FROZEN AS I AM STRAIGHTENING THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER MAKING A TURN. THERE ARE NO PARTICULAR … |
| 2011-05-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CUSTOMER STATES VEHICLE BEGAN RACING WILDLY, ACTING LIKE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGED. DRIVER STATED AS NOT DEPRESSING… |
| 2011-03-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2003 PRIUS HYBRID; STEERING WHEEL SHUDDERS QUITE FREQUENTLY; THIS SHUDDERING HAPPENS BACKING UP AND TURNING CORNERS; SO… |
| 2011-03-15 | STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V304000… |
| 2011-01-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | I EXPERIENCED A SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL OF MY TOYOTA 2003 PRIUS WHEN BACKING UP FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE MORNING… |
| 2010-12-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES WITHIN TH… |
| 2010-09-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | TWO YEARS AGO, MY CAR BEGAN EXHIBITING STEERING ISSUES. WHEN TURNING, BOTH IN REVERSE AND DRIVE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOU… |
| 2010-08-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2003 TOYOTA PRIUS STEERING FAILURE - WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC IN LOS ANGELES, TURNING LEFT AT A STOP SIGN THE STEERING … |
| 2010-07-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER HAVING HER VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMP… |
| 2010-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND BEEPS, AND BRAKES BECOME SQUISHY ON MY 2003 TOYOTA PRIUS. TOYOTA DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHA… |
| 2010-05-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2003 TOYOTA PRIUS - DEVELOPED RATTLE AND TOOK TO THE DEALER. AFTER A LONG EXAMINATION, DEALER DETERMINED THE PROBLEM W… |
| 2010-02-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH OUT OF A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY … |
| 2010-02-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN I MADE LEFT TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD STICK AND I WOULD HAVE TO JERK IT BACK TO … |
| 2010-02-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | ABS BRAKE FAILS FOR A SHORT TIME WHEN SLOWING AND HITTING A BUMP. THIS HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE PURCHASE (NEW… |
| 2010-02-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | A NUMBER OF TIMES WHEN I BRAKE ON UNEVEN ROADS, THE BRAKES ON MY 2003 PRIUS FEEL AS IF THEY AREN'T WORKING. THEY HAVE … |
| 2010-01-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD ATTEMPT TO APPLY THE BRAKES WHILE TRAVELING OVER A … |
| 2010-01-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | 2203 TOYOTA PRIUS CST BRAKE LIGHT GOES ON INTERMITTENTLY HAD BRAKES REPLACED BY DEALER. BRAKES DID NOT FEEL OK BUT TO… |
| 2010-01-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL STA… |
| 2010-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA PRIUS AND ALSO EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME BRAKING PROBLEMS AS HAS BEEN REPORTED ABOUT THE 2010 PRI… |
| 2009-12-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND MANUAL SAYS DO NOT OPERATE VEHICLE, PARK IMMEDIATELY. THIS HAPPENED ON MY 2003 TOYOTA PRIUS… |
| 2009-12-09 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY 2003 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY, IT USED TO ONLY HAPPEN… |
| 2009-10-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2003 PRIUS STEERING RACK AND PINION FAILURE, WHEN ENGINE IS COLD AND WHEN IN A FORWARD OR REVERSE AT SLOW RATE OF SPEED… |
| 2009-10-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHILE DRIVING. FIRST TIME, NOVEMBER 2007, STEERING RACK REPLACED FREE (STILL UNDER WARRANTY). SE… |
| 2009-09-30 | EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | No | 0 | TOYOTA CONSUMER SAFETY ADVISORY POTENTIAL FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE F… |
| 2009-08-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2003 TOYOTA PRIUS, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. CAR HAS HAD SCHEDULED SERVICES. SHAKING STARTED AS A R… |