Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2009 Toyota Prius has 47 NHTSA electrical complaints and 0 electrical-related recalls.
47
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Breaking system failure do to ASB Actuator, breaks are locking and vehicle is engine braking. |
| Aug 14, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | The hybrid water pump failed/ aka the inverter coolant pump. This was recalled years ago and has fai... |
| May 23, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that the instrument cluster was intermitten... |
| Jun 15, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | My 2009 Toyota Prius abruptly lost power while driving. The electrical system turned off and the ve... |
| Jan 10, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the instr... |
| Oct 16, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | WE HAVE A 2009 PRIUS WHICH STALLED ON THE FREEWAY AS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IT YESTERDAY (10/16/2020... |
| Aug 24, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE AM2 FUSE RANDOMLY SHORTED, AND WHEN REPLACED KEEPS SHORTING, AS CONSISTENT WITH THE PREVIOUS REC... |
| Feb 1, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MEDIA HOME SCREEN FAILED TO FU... |
| Nov 30, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | OUR PRIUS STARTED MAKING THIS NOISE RECENT... 4 SECONDS OF SPINNING CLICKING, THEN QUIET FOR 5 SECON... |
| Nov 30, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | OUR PRIUS STARTED MAKING THIS NOISE RECENT... 4 SECONDS OF SPINNING CLICKING, THEN QUIET FOR 5 SECON... |
| Sep 2, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT, IT WORKS WHEN YOU TURN ON THE VEHICLE, AND ... |
| Jun 1, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICA... |
| May 1, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | MY HEADLIGHTS KEEP RANDOMLY TURNING OFF ON THEIR OWN WHILE PARKED OR DRIVING, IN THE DARK OR THE LIG... |
| Mar 1, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY (MFD) STOPPED WORKING AROUND 200K. AT FIRST, THE SCREEN WOULD NOT RESPOND... |
| Dec 31, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPLODED AND ... |
| Dec 25, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS ON A VERY COLD DAY (ROUGHLY 10 TO 20 DEGREES F). THE RED BRAKE W... |
| Nov 11, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | RIGHT HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. SOMETIMES TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON BRINGS THE HEA... |
| Nov 9, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | DISPLAY FOR ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY.THE 'COMBINATION METER' (A.K... |
| Sep 1, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES | MY HEADLIGHT PASSENGER SIDE KEEPS GOING OUT AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF TURNING ON. THIS KEEPS ME FROM DR... |
| Feb 9, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | TRAVELING 101 NORTH TOWARD VENTURA, ON THE TOP OF THE DOWN HILL GRADE JUST SOUTH OF THE CAMIRILLO SP... |