| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005031385 | Incident Date: Jun, 10 2005 |
| Consumer's City: PHILADELPHIA | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: PRIUS | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JTDKB20U840 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 31 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 01 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Driving downhill ~50 mph when all warning lights came on. car wouldn't accelerate. gas engine would not start and battery charge was dropping fast. limped ~1 mile home at 25 mph. turned off car, too late to call toyota that night. turned car on and gas engine started right up. all warning lights still on, and main battery nearly drained. slowly drove around on local streets, battery charged. parked and turned off car. later in day, turned on car, all warning lights were off. took it to dealer when we got home. dealer claimed computer had no record of the problem. prior to this event, toyota had upgraded the computer software on this car as described in hv ecu software update 00204. we were told this fixed the stalling problem, but obviously does not. jb |
