Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / PRIUS / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002098696 Incident Date: Jul, 31 2002
Consumer's City: CHICAGO Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: PRIUS Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 27 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Steering column and car vibrate when turning or backing. lesser vibration in steering also sensed when driving straight. brought car into dealer on august 14, 2002. am told that replacement steering rack is unavailable and date of receipt of one is not known. reported this problem to toyota consumer services and file # 200208260148 was assigned to my report. there is also extensive discussion of problems with prious steering on several web sites at which i determined that there was a recall of the 2001 model. manufacturer has not corrected defect on 2002 model.*ak