Other / unspecifiedSuspension
Filed Sep 11, 2024
The rear axle beam broke off near the passenger side rear wheel. The wheel flops around and the vehicle is totally unsafe to drive.
- NHTSA ID
- 11614013
- Incident
- Sep 11, 2024
2010 Toyota Prius Suspension Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the suspension system, filed with NHTSA
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Suspension reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Sep 11, 2024
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
<1%
of 2,820 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2
What this page shows
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2010 Toyota Prius submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming suspension
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Suspension
Filed Jun 9, 2022
Strut mount on Monroe Quick Strut catastrophically failed with no warning. No corrosion noted, appears to be metal fatigue due to inferior design / manufacturing of aftermarket strut mount. Failure happened when leaving driveway at low speed; no prior noises or warning occurred.
- NHTSA ID
- 11468357
- Incident
- Apr 19, 2022
EngineSteeringSuspension
Filed Mar 23, 2019
MY CAR GOT STALL ON THE ROAD, IT HAD A PROBLEM RELATED WITH THE HYBRED SYSTEM. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS IN A RECALL LIST. SO THEY FIXED BUT THEY DAMAGED THE SUSPENSION OF MY CAR AND NOW THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX IT. MY CAR IS MAKING A NOISE WHEN I MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND ALSO WHEN I BRAKE. MY CAR WASN'T MAKING SUCH NOISE BEFORE THE STALL ON THE ROAD. I AM FRUSTRATED WITH ALL THIS PROBLEMS IN MY CAR.
- NHTSA ID
- 11191143
- Incident
- Mar 15, 2019
- Mileage
- 63,685 mi
ElectricalEngineSuspension
Filed Oct 5, 2018
Crash reported
VEHICLE STALL WHEN HYBRID SYSTEM KICKS IN AND SHAKE, VERY DANGEROUS CONSIDERING THE CAR IS QUIET.
- NHTSA ID
- 11133620
- Incident
- Sep 15, 2018
- Mileage
- 96,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistanceSuspension
Filed Sep 16, 2018
BRAKE ACTUATOR KEEPS ACTIVATING EVERY 10 SECONDS. THE CARS ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND BRAKES ERROR LIGHTS HAVE ALL COME ON. BRAKES ARE COMPROMISED IN SOME MANNER WHICH CAN POSE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES WHILE DRIVING.
- NHTSA ID
- 11129735
- Incident
- Aug 1, 2018
- Mileage
- 100,000 mi
BrakesPowertrain (other)Suspension
Filed Dec 28, 2017
Crash reported2 injuries reported
CAR IN TWO ACCIDENTS OVER TWO YEARS BODY WAS NOT PROPERLY WELDED BACK TO THE FRAME! BRAKES WERE NOT PROPERLY REALIGNED NEITHER WAS THE STEERING COLUMN TRANSMISSION BANDS WERE NOT OPERATING AND WOULD NOT SHIFT AND NUMEROUS OTHER PARTS FOR LEAKAGE FROM BRAKE LINES TO TRANSMISSION LINES ALL LINES WERE BROKEN AND SO ARE THE SEALS ON THEM!
- NHTSA ID
- 11057057
- Incident
- Nov 14, 2017
- Mileage
- 49,000 mi
Suspension
Filed Oct 1, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSING THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TO MAKE A HOWLING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10478082
- Incident
- Aug 15, 2012
- Mileage
- 38,000 mi
Driver assistanceSuspension
Filed Jul 17, 2012
WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD OR POTHOLES, IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAR LOSES CONTROL. IT SEEMS LIKE IT SLIDES OUT OR JERKS FORWARD. IT CATCHES ITSELF AFTER A COUPLE SECONDS BUT IS SCARY. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10466009
- Incident
- Mar 8, 2011
- Mileage
- 18,000 mi
SteeringSuspensionTires & wheels
Filed Sep 9, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES WORE PREMATURELY. THE CONTACT HAD AN ALIGNMENT PERFORMED AND THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY SEVERAL DEALERS AND EACH TIME THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE ALIGNMENT OR FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT BECAUSE OF THE PREMATURE WEAR ON THE TIRES. THE CONTACT ALSO OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS IN WHICH THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED WITH THE TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 10/12/11*LJ UPDATED 10/24/11
- NHTSA ID
- 10424486
- Incident
- Aug 23, 2011
- Mileage
- 17,000 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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