trusting the old reliable mechanical way was a safer approach that going electronic…at least they have the mechanical backup installed but kind of hard to press down vs just pulling the old style mechanical door handle
Remedy now available to existing owners. You should be able to schedule with your dealership. I just scheduled mine, though I don't know for certain if all Priuses(2023-26) are getting them together or if there are phases. The Prius is so low production that I have to assume Toyota is just doing them all in one batch. After all, it's rear door switches on 140k cars, not full engine replacements on 500k+ trucks/SUVs. (My VIN is under 3000, so I'd be in either the first group or the last if Toyota is doing this in phases.)