2005 Toyota Prius fuel system problems
28 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2005 Toyota Prius, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 24 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 24 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles, and 46% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the fuel system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
The vehicle's gas needle indicated that the tank was half full. When the consumer attempted to refuel the vehicle, the pump shut off after only depositing 1.1 gallons of fuel into the tank. The consumer stopped a second time to try to fill the fuel tank and inserted the pump into the tank. After the attempt to fill the tank, the consumer removed the pump from the tank and fuel shot out of the tank all over the consumer. The fuel gauge still showed half of a tank.
While driving on the highway at 70 MPH, the following symptoms occurred on my 2005 toyota prius: (1) car would not accelerate, (2) engine light came on, (3) problem light came on, (4) battery went red, (5) car stalled and would not accelerate/drive any further. After turning off the car and restarting it, I was able to drive it back and the battery recharged itself to green.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Toyota Prius
- Lighting 349 complaints
- Brakes 285 complaints
- Electrical system 179 complaints
- Cruise control 109 complaints
- Engine 73 complaints
- Air bags 45 complaints
- Steering 40 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 31 complaints