2004 Toyota Prius Engine

DT: 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 24 AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. IT HAD TO BE TOWED. VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE GOING 60-65 MPH. *AK. THE VEHICLE STALL AGAIN ON AUGUST 29TH, 2005 WHILE BEING DRIVEN DRIVING 40 MPH. THE MILEAGE WAS 24480. THE CONSUMER CONTACT GM AND DEMANDED A NEW VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER BOUGHT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BACK. *NM

TOYOTA PRIUS GAS ENGINE STALLED AFTER TOYOTA SERVICE PATCH WAS DOWNLOADED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. BOUGHT CAR MARCH 1, 2004. CAR STALLED MAY 13 AND JUNE 1- SEE REPORT FILED UNDER MAY 13 DATE. JULY 31, 2004 TOYOTA DOWNLOADED PATCH TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS FINE. CAR WAS OK FOR ALMOST A YEAR. THEN, JUST 2 WEEKS AGO ON JUNE 2, 2005 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (LUCKILY IN A LOT OF SLOW TRAFFIC SO ONLY GOING ABOUT 40 MPH) AND THE GAS ENGINE DIED AGAIN SO THE CAR DROPPED TO 20MPH ON THE ELECTRIC ENGINE. ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME I STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE ENGINE (GAS AND ELECTRIC) CAME BACK ON. THIS IS WHAT THE DEALER HAD SAID THAT THE OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVING THE PROBLEM HAD FOUND- IF YOU STOP AND TURN IT BACK ON AFTER A STALL EVERYTHING WORKS. SO SINCE MY KIDS WERE NOT IN THE CAR I DID THIS AND DROVE IT TO A PARKING LOT. THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE STILL ON AND NOW I AM REALLY SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR. IN ALL THREE SITUATIONS I FEEL LIKE I WAS JUST LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT GOING FASTER AND ESPECIALLY INTHE SECOND CASE THAT THE DRIVER BEHIND ME WAS AWARE ENOUGH TO AVOID MY SUDDENLY POWERLESS CAR. I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO REPORT THIS BECAUSE WE THOUGHT TOYOTA'S SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD PUT IN IN JULY 2004 WORKED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BUT IT CLEARLY IS STILL HAPPENING. I WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR NOW WITH MY CHILDREN IN IT AND AM CONSIDERING GETTING RID OF IT. IF IT WERE ANY OTHER CAR IT WOULD BE GONE BY NOW, BUT WE ARE BIG BELIEVERS IN THE HYBRID TECHNOLOGY AND REALLY WAITED TO REPORT THIS TO GIVE TOYOTA A CHANCE TO FIX IT. I THINK THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT MORE THAN IS BEING REPORTED BECAUSE A LOT OF THE CUSTOMERS FEEL AS WE DO THAT WE DO NOT WANT TO REPORT ANYTHING BAD ABOUT THE HYBRID. HOWEVER, THIS IS TOO SCARY NOW AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. WITH A THIRD BABY ON THE WAY WE WERE SIGNED UP FOR THE HYBRID HIGHLANDER BUT UNFORTUNATELY WILL WAIT UNTIL WE KNOW THIS PROBLEM IS SOLVED.

DT: TOYOTA PRIUS GAS ENGINE STALLED 3 TIMES, TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND ON RAMP. 1) MAY 13 2004 STALLED IN BUSY INTERSECTION GOING ABOUT 40 MPH, ELECTRICAL ENGINE STILL WORKED, SO SPEED DROPPED TO 20 MPH, AND CONSUMER STOPPED ON THE SIDE. ALL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA, AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG EXCEPT DIRTY GAS. THEY RESET WARNING LIGHTS, AND TOLD IT WAS SAFE. 2) JUNE 1, 2004, WHILE MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY GOING UP THE RAMP AT ABOUT 50 MPH CAR JERKED AND SLOWED TO ABOUT 25 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. CAR BEHIND M HAD TO GO ONTO SHOULDER TO AVOID REAR ENDING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. ALL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON AGAIN . WHEN CHECKING ENGINE DISPLAY ONLY ELECTRICAL POWER WAS WORKING AGAIN. GAS ENGINE HAD STALLED, CAUSING THE IMMEDIATE DECREASE IN SPEED, WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS SO CAR BEHIND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING. TOWED TO TOYOTA. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AGAIN EXCEPT DIRTY GAS. CONSUMER CHANGED GAS STATIONS AND USED THEIR RECOMMENDED ONES SINCE THE LAST INCIDENT. CONSUMER REFUSED TO TAKE THE CAR BACK . HAD TWO TODDLERS WHO WERE IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENTS. GMC DEALER SENT A PATCH WHICH WA SSUPPOSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT PATCH DID,T WORK. PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK

PER CONSUMER CALL WITH C. ROSE (ODI) ON 9/29/05 JULY 2004: SHE WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND WENT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE WITHOUT STEPPING ON BRAKE AND STARTED TO PULL FORWARD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED/ CUT OFF. COULD RESTART ALL TIMES. JULY 6, 2004: STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO ABOUT 10-20 MPH FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL; GAS ENGINE STALLED, BUT SHE HAD ELECTRIC POWER, BUT SAID NEUTRAL; THINKS STEPPED ON BRAKE AND PUSHED POWER (STARTER) BUTTON 1-2 TIMES AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT FULL SPEED. JULY 13, 2005: HAPPENED 2 TIMES - DRIVING ON A CROWDED CITY STREET AT A MAX OF 30 MPH WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO HER STEPPING ON ACCELERATOR (PANEL SHOWED NEUTRAL); ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE NO MORE THAN 5-10 MPH. PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY LESS THAN 1/2 MILE. TURNED IT OFF AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART RIGHT AWAY. DROVE FOR ANOTHER MINUTE AND THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN SO SHE PULLED OVER, TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, AND RESTARTED IT RIGHT AWAY. DID NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS THAT DAY. JULY 23, 2005: ON THE FREEWAY GOING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT BY DEALER. SHE WAS ACCELERATING FROM 45 TO 65 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DECREASE SPEED. SHE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (BELIEVES IT GOT DOWN TO NO MORE THAN 20 MPH). SHE STEPPED ON BRAKE AND RESTARTED. NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE FULLY CUT OFF. BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE WHAT HAPPENED OR FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. DEALER CALLED TOYOTA TO SEE IF THIS HAPPENED BEFORE AND THEY SAID IT DID NOT. DEALER DID NOT DO ANY WORK ON IT. AUGUST 21, 2005: BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE WITHOUT ENGAGING BRAKE, VEHICLE STALLED/ CUT OFF.

NOTHING SPECIAL OR EXTRAORDINARY LED UP TO THIS FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT ABOUT 7:00AM. THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS ABOUT 70 DEGREES AND THE CAR IS KEPT IN A GARAGE EVERY EVENING. IN THE MIDDLE OF ACCELERATION (I WAS GOING ABOUT 25MPH), THE CAR STALLED AND THE "RED TRIANGLE OF DEATH" CAME UP ON THE DASH, ALONG WITH SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS. THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM ALSO PROVIDED THE WORD "PROBLEM" AND A LITTLE, RED CAR SYMBOL WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO AN APARTMENT COMPLEX UNDER BATTERY POWER ONLY. I THEN SHUT THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW SECONDS, AND THEN STARTED IT AGAIN. THE ENGINE DID KICK BACK IN AFTER THIS, BUT THE WARNING SYMBOL (LITTLE, RED CAR) ON THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM DIDN'T GO AWAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD TO "RECALIBRATE THE ENGINE COMPUTER." THE CAR IS NOW RUNNING AS NORMAL. THE CAR IS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. MY WORRY WITH THIS IS WHAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ACROSS KANSAS, WHILE 80 MILES AWAY FROM ANYONE TO HELP YOU? THE BATTERY POWER SURELY WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH TO GET YOU TO SAFETY. THIS IS A PROBLEM INHERENT IN THE SOFTWARE OF THE ENGINE COMPUTER AND IT SHOULD BE FIXED FOR ALL OWNERS.

I WAS TRANSITIONING BETWEEN TWO FREEWAYS IN MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS AND HAD STARTED BRAKING/DECELERATING FOR A LOOMING TRAFFIC JAM UP AHEAD WHEN THE GAS ENGINE STALLED AND ALL DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, ALONG WITH THE NAV SYSTEM SCREEN SAYING "PROBLEM" AND A RED CAR ICON. MY SPEED COULD HAVE BEEN ANYWHERE BETWEEN 70MPH AND 35MPH AT THE TIME OF THE STALL. THE ELECTRIC MOTOR WAS STILL FUNCTIONAL, SO I EXITED THE FREEWAY, PARKED THE CAR, POWERED IT OFF, THEN POWERED IT BACK ON. THE RED TRIANGLE OF DEATH WAS STILL LIT ON THE DASH, AS WELL AS THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT, BUT THE GAS ENGINE WAS NOW OPERATING NORMALLY AND WAS RECHARGING THE ALMOST-DEPLETED ELECTRIC DRIVE BATTERY. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. THE NEXT DAY, I TOOK MY CAR INTO TOYOTA OF HUNTINGTON BEACH FOR REPAIR, AND THEY "REPROGRAMMED [THE] ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE". MY SYMPTOMS SEEM RELATED TO THE PE05029 DEFECT INVESTIGATION AND THE NHTSA ODI COMPLAINTS OF OTHER PRIUS DRIVERS. THIS DESPERATELY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ITEM BECAUSE A SUDDEN DECELERATION TO 40MPH ON A FREELY MOVING FREEWAY WITH OTHER TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT 75MPH COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS REAR-END COLLISION RISK.

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30MPH ON SURFACE STREET WITH 1/4 TANK OF GAS REMAINING.

1) MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THE CAR HAD A WARNING LIGHT TURN ON ON DISPLAY, WENT TO "LIMP" MODE (SLOW) AND SUDDENLY STOPPED AFTER 1/2 MILE. 2) CAR COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED, NO POWER. 3) TOYOTA TOWED CAR TO SHOP AND REPLACED ECU CONTROLLER IN AREA OF FUEL TANK, ECU RELAY AND ENTIRE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN.

FOR THE SECOND TIME MY 2004 PRIUS HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND SHUT DOWN. I HAVE ATTACHED MY PREVIOUS REPORT TO YOU WHEN IT HAPPED IN MAY 2005. THE FIRST TIME THE ECU WAS REPROGRAMED. THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65 MILES PER HOUR ON JULY 2, 2005 WHEN THE EMERGENCY ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON ON THE DASH BOARD. THE VEHICLE QUICKLY LOSS POWER BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE BATTERY METER CONFIRMED THE LOSS OF RESERVE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES TO MAITA TOYOTA WHERE I HAVE MY PRIUS SERVICE. THE VEHICLE WAS KEEP FROM JULY 2 - 12, 2005. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT HOME TODAY. NOW I HAVE TO WATCH FOR THE NEXT TIME THAT IT HAPPENS FOR TOYOTA TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM MORE. A FILE WAS OPEN WITH TOYOTA #2005 00071145 BUT WITHOUT ANY HELP TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. CONTACT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236) TTY ' 1-800-424-9153 OR ' 1-202-484-5238 ' ' ' CONSUMER INFORMATION NAME : MR. CHRISTOPHER SMITH ORG. NAME : ADDRESS : P O BOX 1543 CITY, STATE, ZIP : CARMICHAEL, CA 95608 USA DAYTIME PHONE : 9163908494 DESCRIPTION : 5/6/05 MY 2004 PRIUS WITH 20,400 MILES WITHOUT WARNING LOSS ALL POWER AND SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING HAZARD LIGHT CAME ON WARNING TO TAKE TO TOYOTA DEALER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE BATTERY METER LEVEL WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO MAITA TOYOTA 2500 AUBURN BLVD, SACRAMENTO, CA 95821, 916 481-5353 FOR REPAIR. THE WORK ORDER STATED THE CAUSE WAS THE ECU WHICH WAS REPROGRAMED WHICH CLEARED STORED CODES. CODE PULLED P3191. IS THIS A NEW FINDING IN THE PRIUS? INCIDENT DATE : 5/5/05

WAS DRIVING HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH WHEN THE 2004 PRIUS SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN AND WAS INOPERATIVE. WE PULLED THE CAR OVER, WAITED ABOUT 15 MINUTES, AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE MOTOR.

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS, 15680 MILES. THE ENGINE STOPPED WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT ON THE ELECTRICAL MOTOR FOR ABOUT 1 MILE TO A GAS STATION BEFORE THE BATTERY RAN OUT. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY DEALER, TOYOTA OF BOWIE IN MD. THE NEXT DAY, IT STARTED RIGHT UP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY CHECKED IT AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS HAPPENED A FEW DAYS BEFORE NEWS STORIES OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THIS IS A FRIGHTENING, AND POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I'M SURPRISED AND UPSET THAT THE DEALER OR TOYOTA HAS NOT CONTACTED ME WITH A FIX SINCE THEY HAVE LEARNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.

PE05029 2 TIMES THE CAR ENGINE STOPPED FOR NO REASON AT ALL. DASHBOARD LIT UP ENTIRELY. BOTH TIMES THE CAR RESTARTED. EACH TIME, FEWER LIGHTS CAME ON. BROUGHT CAR IN 2X- 1ST TIME, DID NOTHING. 2ND TIME, SUPPOSEDLY UPGRADED PROGRAM. WHEN 1ST HEARD ABOUT YOUR INVESTIGATION, CONTACTED TOYOTA TO SEE IF WE WERE PART OF THE 33-- WE BELIEVE IT IS BEING UNDER-REPORTED. CONTACT NAME: DIANE ROMANCHICK AND PAUL EMBREE.

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH. ABLE TO RESTART CAR AFTER DRIVING WITH ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR A FEW BLOCKS.

ENGINE FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. HAD JUST COME THROUGH A TOLL GATE AND MERGING INTERSECTION. WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH ABOUT 55 MPH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ALL LIT UP AND THE ENGINE DIED. TRAVELLED TO A SAFE LOCATION VIA BATTERY POWER AND CALLED DEALER. CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALER IN LEESBURG, BUT THEY CAN NOT WORK ON THE CAR UNTIL A BATTERY CHARGER IS REVIEVED FROM TOYOTA. THEY SAY THERE IS ONLY ONE IN THE 4 STATE REGION SO IT COULD BE A WEEK OR SO. NO EXPLAINATION BY SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON WHAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM.

APPROACHING ENTRANCE RAMP TO I495 N EXIT 32 WESTFORD MA AT MODEST SIDE STREET SPEED 25-40 APPROXIMATELY. CAR RAPIDLY LOST ACCELERATION. CONTINUED FOR ABOUT ONE MINUTE ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND STALLED ON THE SHOULDER. BATTERY INDICATED SHOWED ONLY ONE BAR. GAS AT LEAST 1/3 FULL. ELECTRIC WINDOWS AND DISPLAYS AND LIGHTS WORKED. CERTAIN WARNING INDICATORS WERE LIT INCLUDING RED DANGER TRIANGLE. COULD NOT TURN OFF THE POWER OR REMOVE THE KEY. AFTER 20-25 MINUTES, WHILE WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUNK, I WAS ABLE TO POWER OFF AND ON AND THEN THE CAR STARTED AND I DROVE HOME (30 MILES). PERFORMANCE APPEARED NORMAL BUT THE RED TRIANGLE AND A FEW OTHER INDICATORS REMAINED LIT.

WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN AND SOME HIGHWAY, INTERMITTENTLY, THE BATTERY CHARGE LEVEL WILL DROP VERY LOW (ONE RED BAR), THE BATTERY WILL NOT CHARGE, AND THE CAR WILL LOOSE POWER. WHEN THE PRIUS HAS POWER LOSS, THE AVERAGE MPG DROPS FROM THE LOW 40'S TO THE LOW 30'S. THE CAR HAS NEVER STALLED AS PER CURRENT INVESTIGATION WITH '04 PRIUS, BUT, THE LOSS OF POWER ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALER 3 TIMES, THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. HAVE ALSO CONTACTED TOYOTA CORP AND ESCALATED, BUT, THEY MAINTAIN THAT THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM. ALL SOFWARE TECHNICAL BULITENS AND ANY RECALLS HAVE ALL BEEN APPLIED

(1) ENGINE STALLED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOPLIGHT. WEATHER WAS COOL (LOW-50S) AND RAINY. DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP ('RED TRIANGLE OF DEATH', CHECK ENGINE, BRAKING SYSTEM) (2) DRIVER PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD USING ELECTRIC POWER ONLY (3) DRIVER CALLED HUSBAND, WHO ADVISED WIFE TO CYCLE THE POWER OFF AND ON, POSSIBLY MULTIPLE TIMES, UNTIL THE ENGINE RESTARTED. CYCLING POWER SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED ENGINE, BUT 'RED TRIANGLE OF DEATH' AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED LIT. CAR OPERATED NORMALLY THEREAFTER. DEALER APPLIED TSB EG047-04 AT NO CHARGE. PROBLEM HAS NOT RETURNED. SUSPECT THIS IS ANOTHER INSTANCE OF 'PRIUS STALLING' PROBLEM. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS (1), THE DEALER RESPONSE (SATISFACTORY) AND THE RECOVERABILITY FROM THE PROBLEM (POWER CYCLE), I CONSIDER THIS A MINOR PROBLEM. OTHERWISE HIGHLY SATISFIED WITH CAR.

DT: PROBLEMS BEGAN 5-10-05. SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE ELECTRIC MOTOR AND THE BATTERY WERE WORKING CORRECTLY, HOWEVER, THE GAS PORTION OF THE ENGINE WAS NOT WORKING. DEALER REPORTED ECU WAS OUT OF CALIBRATION, AND WAS REPROGRAMMED. VEHICLE IS NOW REPAIRED. DRIVER VISITED A FORUM WHERE SHE NOTICED THERE WAS A REPORT IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL AND SHE FELT UNSAFE DRIVING VEHICLE.*AK *SB *NM

I HAVE A 2004 PRIUS THAT STALLED ON THE FREEWAY THIS FEBRUARY FOR NO REASON. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THE MECHANICS SAID THEY HAD NO IDEA WHY IT HAPPENED, BUT THAT THEY "RESET THE COMPUTER" AND IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS, STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP FOR THIS PROBLEM.

VEHICLE'S GAS ENGINE QUIT AFTER LEAVING A STORE'S PARKING LOT. WARNING LIGHTS INDICATED TO TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER IMMEDIATELY. DEALER INDICATED IT WAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM, AND UPLOADED A FIX. 2 HOURS OF WORK TIME WAS LOST.

SUMMARY: INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING. LOTS OF INDICATOR LIGHTS ON DASH, AND MESSAGE APPEARED ON MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY. WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE LOCATION ON BATTERY-ONLY POWER. DETAILS: DRIVING HOME FROM TOWN (ABOUT 10 MILES). CAR WAS BEHAVING NORMALLY, AND HAD BEEN DRIVEN APPROX 30 MILES EARLIER TODAY WITH NO ISSUES. JUST BEFORE WE GOT HOME, THE FOLLOWING LIGHTS CAME ON (I RECORDED THEM EXACTLY): (1) RED TRIANGLE (MASTER WARNING LIGHT), (2) ENGINE CHECK (AMBER), (3) BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING (AMBER EXCLAMATION POINT IN PARENTHESES), (4) VSC, (5) HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT (THIS WAS ALSO INDICATED ON THE LCD SCREEN). LCD HAD A MESSAGE ON IT WHICH I DID NOT RECORD EXACTLY (IT WAS SOMETHING GENERIC LIKE "THERE IS A PROBLEM"). THE INFO SCREEN WAS INDICATING THAT WE WERE RUNNING ON BATTERY ONLY, AND THE CAR HAD VERY LITTLE "PICKUP", BUT WE WERE ON OUR HOME STREET, WHICH IS QUITE STEEP. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 11000 MILES, AND DID SOMETHING SIMILAR WHEN WE FIRST GOT IT. AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES, THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SEEMS TO WORK AGAIN, AND MOST OF THE INDICATORS HAVE NOW GONE OFF. (AMBER "ENGINE CHECK" IS STILL ON). AFTER ALL THIS HAPPENED, I GOT ONTO THE INTERNET TO SEE IF OTHERS HAD SEEN SIMILAR PROBLEMS, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE MAY BE A CLASS PROBLEM (I NOTE THERE HAVE BEEN A LARGE NUMBER OF THESE IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS - COULD IT BE TEMPERATURE-RELATED?) CAR WAS NOT OUT OF GAS (JUST REFILLED YESTERDAY) - GAS GUAGE SHOWING NEARLY FULL. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AUGUST 2004 (AFTER THE TSBS CAME OUT THAT IMPLICATED COMPUTER PROBLEMS), SO I'M SUSPECTING THIS MAY BE A DIFFERENT ISSUE THAN WAS DEALT WITH THERE. [XXX]. WILL NOTIFY TOYOTA TOMORROW AND REQUEST INSTRUCTIONS AS TO HOW TO PROCEED. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DRIVING MY 04 PRIUS AT NORMAL SPEED - ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST ALL POWER. MADE IT TO DEALER FEW BLOCKS AWAY AFTER SITTING AWHILE. DEALER TOOK 48 HOURS - SAID WRONG PROGRAM WAS IN COMPUTER. REPROGRAMED.

I OWN A 2004 PRIUS AND ALSO EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE SYSTEM SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. THE ENTIRE GAS ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE ELECTRIC MOTOR REMAINED OPERATIONAL AND ALLOWED ME TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A PARKING LOT SAFELY. THE DEALER (CABE TOYOTA - LONG BEACH, CA) GAVE ME A BRIEF AND UNSATISFACTORY EXPLAINATION..BRUSHING THIS OFF AS A MINOR PROBLEM SIMILAR TO A COMPUTER NEEDING TO BE RESTARTED. I ASSUME THEY UPGRADED MY SYSTEM BUT STILL FEAR A RECURRENCE IN A LESS CONVENIENT LOCATION. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS. VEHICLE VIN = [XXX]

I HAD DRIVEN APPROXIMATLEY 20 MILES TO MY HOCKEY GAME AND WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH. AN ! AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS THEN REDUCED TO ONLY RUNNING OFF OF BATTERY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT DANGER AND SHUT DOWN THE CAR AND CHECKED THE OIL AND GAS TO VERIFY THAT WASN'T THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES I STARTED THE CAR AND THE ! AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON, BUT THE GAS ENGINE WAS FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. I DROVE THE REMAINING 3 MILES TO MY DESTINATION AND CALLED TOYOTA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND ARRANGED FOR A TOW TRUCK. AFTER FINISHING UP MY HOCKEY GAME ( 1 HOUR) I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND THERE WERE NOT WARNING LIGHTS OR ISSUES. I CANCELED THE TOW TRUCK AND DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THE NEXT DAY THE DEALER UPDATED THE CODE IN THE CAR TO US TSB EG047-04. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR SINCE THEY UPDATED THE CODE WITHOUT ISSUE.