Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / PRIUS / 2005

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006053636 Incident Date: Jan, 21 2006
Consumer's City: LOMPOC Consumer's State: CA
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#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 22 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 11 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving on the freeway at speeds up to 65 mph pulled off and went through a small town. after coming to a stop light started to press the gas pedal to accelerate and the red triangle with an exclamation mark lit up on the dashboard, and then the small car with exclamation mark came on the lcd screen. the car didn't stall nor loose power, but i pulled over to check and see what the owner's manual said. it stated to contact the dealer. had the car towed. tried to power off and on twice but the icons still remained, and on the lcd stated a problem existed. also, it seemed t when i powering on/off the engine did not kick in as usual. however, i am not sure , if i left the car powered on long enough because it usually took 20-30 seconds before engine kicked in.*ak