| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005042475 | Incident Date: Oct, 06 2005 |
| Consumer's City: LANSDALE | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: PRIUS | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JT2BK12U010 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 12 2005 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 18 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact stated that 2001 toyota prius was having trouble with the steering wheel. when the wheel was in certain position it shuttered violently. the problem was intermittent. this happened just a few times since 2001, and in the last week, it was happening daily. the contact had not taken the car to the repair shop prior to this week. the contact was taken vehicle to dealer for a check up on the steering. there has been no success in contacting toyota as of now. she will contact toyota soon. the contact stated that the vehicle was very unsafe to drive. there has been no near misses, but this condition was very scary.*ak updated 12/27/05. *jb |
