2024 Toyota Prius Prime problems

“The contact owned a 2024 Toyota Prius Prime. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH with cruise control engaged, while depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated. The vehicle crashed into the rear bumper of the vehicle ahead. The air bags deployed and the vehicle was deemed a total loss. The contact was seated in the driver’s seat and sustained injuries to the chest, ankles, knees, neck, shoulders, upper and lower back. Medical attention was provided. The other driver sustained injuries and required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. A Police report was filed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 22,233.”

“Immediately after hard braking to a safe stop the accelerator pedal became unresponsive stranding me in a lane of traffic. I fully released the accelerator then pumped and released it several times. I tried pumping the brakes but nothing restored accelerator function. Finally, I tried shutting the car off then restarting it and that restored normal function for all systems. It was a bit scary and dangerous being stranded in traffic if only for about 1 or 2 minutes. The car was running on battery power and there were about 15 miles of power remaining. I did not see any warning lights or comments on the dashboard during the incident.”

“The design and engineering of this vehicle is defective. All of the vehicles on the road need to be recalled. The outside an inside edges of the tire wear at an extreme rate which will result entire failure, collision, and eventually fatalities. I own two 2024 Prius prime XLE premiums, and I have read online and everyone is having this problem. The torque is so extreme that even the new vehicles cannot maintain alignment. The wheel and tire combination from the factory is simply not suitable for the weight and power of the vehicle.”

“This is a 2024 Toyota Prius prime lease in February 2024. I went to our trusted local car shop for our annual inspection, and was told that we need to replace all four tires and we’re just passed 24,000 miles on our odometer. We are two seniors living in New York State and we only drive on paved roads. We believe this is a failure both of Toyota and Toyota for choosing these tires on this particular model. We were told we need to spend over $1000 to replace tires on a car we do not own. Toyota pointed us in the direction of Toyo, and Toyo pointed us in the direction of Toyota. This is unacceptable and we do not want to pay $1000 for tires that should not be worn out after 24,000 miles with normal driving. We’d like to get some satisfaction on this issue.”

“The contact owns a 2024 Toyota Prius Prime. The contact stated that occasionally the liftgate opened independently. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that there was a crack on the power liftgate plastic trim. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed, and the contact was advised that the failure was not attributed to defects from the factory. The contact was not offered any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 670.”