Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / PRIUS / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004267671 Incident Date: Mar, 18 2004
Consumer's City: ORANGE 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: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 26 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 15 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Gas motor failed to continue operating while driving on the road twice. once in august,2003,again march,2004.vehicle lost power both times-created a serious safety hazard because i ccould not maintain speed on roads where speed limits were 40 and 50 mph.there was traffic around the vehicle in both instances. on second incident-narrowly avoided a collision from the rear.other vehicle swerved to avoid my vehicle. dealer replaced defective computer in 2003 and defective accelerator sensor unit 2004.*ak