Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / PRIUS / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000101274 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: LOUISVILLE Consumer's State: KY
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: PRIUS Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JT2BK12U510 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 18 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: After sitting for as many as 2 days without driving, there is a battery failure. this has occurred on numerous occasions (8-10 times), and the dealer has sent a tow truck out to either start the car or tow the car into the dealership. at one point, the car was in the dealership for 3 weeks while they worked on solving the problem. they have put in several new batteries, but the problem continues. the latest occasion was this past week (october, 2002). i was without the car for 3 days. no problems were found at the dealership except for battery failure. in the past the dealership has provided me with a battery charger, but the battery charger is currently not working properly. dt