Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / PRIUS / 2005

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0 Injured
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005025861 Incident Date: Jun, 22 2005
Consumer's City: GREEN VILLAGE Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: PRIUS Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JTDKB20U353 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 23 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: dt: a. how long and at what speed was the consumer driving before the vehicle lost power? approximately 20 minutes: 35 mph. b. was the consumer accelerating, decelerating, or driving at a steady- state when the vehicle lost power? accelerating c. after the vehicle lost power, was the driver able to continue driving the vehicle? if so, how long and at what speed? no d.did any warning lights appear before and/or after the incident occurred? yes if so, describe the lights that were lit. engine indicator and exclamation mark e. did the vehicle eventually stall and come to a stop? how long did this occur after the warning lights were lit? no; immediatley f. was the driver able to restart the vehicle right after it stalled? if so, how long did it take (# of attempts and/ or time '' ex: 3-4 times or 2-3 minutes)? no g. was the driver able to restart the vehicle after letting it sit awhile? if so, how long was this after the vehicle stalled? no h. was the vehicle towed? no i. what did the dealer say was wrong with the vehicle? the wiring would pulled from the vehicle j. did the dealer reprogram the ecu (electronic control unit) or any software? don''t know k. has the vehicle had special service campaigns 40a or 40 d performed on it prior to the incident? (note: the consumer would have received a letter in the mail notifying them to bring his or her vehicle in for repair. campaign 40a or 40d addressed software issues with the prius hybrid vehicle electronic control unit.) no l. has the vehicle had any problems since the repair?contact states he has experienced power failure in his 2005 toyota prius. the vehicle has not been repaired yet.