2014 Toyota Prius engine problems

While driving on the freeway at highway speeds a series of yellow triangles suddenly flashed on the dashboard along with some beeps. The engine then stalled and the gas pedal no longer responded to any inputs. Due to a combination of sheer luck and driver presence of mind the car was steered to the shoulder of the highway where it came to a halt. The experience of trying to control a car with a stalled engine and safely steer it to the shoulder in heavy traffic was terrifying to say the least.

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota prius. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled on the road. The contact was able to veer to the shoulder of the road. The mechanic also stated that if they could not duplicate the failure, then there was no failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a case number. The failure mileage was 63,000.