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|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005035668 | Incident Date: Aug, 23 2005 |
| Consumer's City: POST FALLS | Consumer's State: ID |
| 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#: JTDKB20U840 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 23 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 30 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2004 toyota prius with 23915 miles on it. driving to work west on i-90 during rush hour engine stopped dead. i-90 is 8 lanes of traffic in spokane, wa. had to have car towed to dealer for repairs. problem was a failure in the electronic control unit. ecu had to be re-programed. cause found by dealer: found code p3191 & poaof codes. found tbs #eg047-04. according to the service advisor, toyota issued a technical bulletin covering this problem but stated there were too few failures to warant a recall. being on an interstate during rush hour with traffic doing 70+ mph and having an engine failure could create a life threating situation very quickly. the last thing i asked the service advisor is if this will happen again? his response, "it shouldn't." that's reassuring. |
