Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / PRIUS / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004042561 Incident Date: Jun, 14 2004
Consumer's City: SAN CARLOS Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: PRIUS Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JT2BK12U610 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 12 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 10 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My 2001 toyota prius has stalled twice at high speeds (~75 mph) while on the highway. in both incidences it was only due to good driving and to luck that i was able to get off or to the side of the highway. i have contacted my dealer and in both cases they looked at the engine and claimed that they had never seem the problem with any other vehicles. i was to bring the car back if it happened again. *jb