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JTDKN3DU2B1••••••2011 Toyota Prius Prime
This build draws 12.0× more complaints than the average 2011 Toyota Prius Prime build (12 vs 1).
12on this build
1on the model
1builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedService Brakes 8Vehicle Speed Control 2Electrical System 2Engine 2
What owners of this build wrote
Equipment Adaptive/mobilitycrashAug 2022
The contact owned a 2011 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle accelerated at uncontrollable speed, and an unknown warning light illuminated. The contact depressed the brake pedal desperately and the vehicle would not stop. The contact swerved into…
Electrical SystemMay 2024
The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, there was an abnormal beeping sound heard. The contact stated that several warning lights were illuminated. While reversing in the driveway, the brake pedal was depressed to the floorboard…
Service BrakesJul 2023
Every time I'd press the brakes there'd be an audible "click" noise and then when taking my foot off the brake it'd sound like a manual tire pump being pressed... Kind of like air filling / hydraulic sound. This worried me (I don't mess around with brakes). One other thing that…
Unknown Or OtherJul 2019
Automobile continued to accelerate and even speed up with foot on the brakes. While stopped, waiting to turn, car would still accelerate, even speed up, into on-going traffic. This has been happening since I purchased the auto, but is now happening more frequently and for longer…
Vehicle Speed ControlApr 2016
Every once in a while - it can be months between events - our prius momentarily slams on the brakes when driving at highway speeds while nothing else is going on. We know it's not operator error. It's happened to my wife several times and me once. When it happened to me I was…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN JTDKN3DU2B1417237 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.