Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / PRIUS / 2005

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005042819 Incident Date: Aug, 18 2005
Consumer's City: MEDIA Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: PRIUS Model Year: 2005
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#: JTDKB20U253 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 15 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 01 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Traveling on nj turnpike in heavy traffic when new 2005 prius lost power and would not respond to attempts at acceleration to keep up with traffic. was able to move over 2 lanes of traffic and stop on side of highway. turned off car and restarted after less than a minute. no further incidents since. took car to toyota dealership. they could find no reason for the failure after monitoring the computer. *nm