Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / PRIUS / 2002

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006056472 Incident Date: Jan, 31 2006
Consumer's City: HAYWARD Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: PRIUS Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:lever and linkage:column shift
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 16 2006 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 12 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt*: the contact stated the location of the gear shifter allowed the gears to be shifted by accident. the gears were changed accidentally from drive to neutral while pulling out from a stop light. the lack of a locking mechanism allowed the vehicle to be slipped from reverse to drive by accident as well. the manufacturer had not been alerted. updated 03/28/06. *jb