| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006057583 | Incident Date: Feb, 22 2006 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: PRIUS | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JTDKB20U153 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 27 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 30 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My 2005 prius had a flat tire last week, i took it to a tire shop to find out all four tires were worn due to alignment problems with the car. i have had it serviced each time at the dealer where i purchased the car and they rotated the tires once, i thought they had twice. in any event they said i must have hit a large pothole with my rear tire, because it was the worst. all four tires had worn unevenly. the original tire dealer i took the car to said this was a common problem with the car and the second tire dealer where i had the alignment done and new tires put on said it was a common problem. they have developed a shim for rear wheel alignment and said it was a very common problem with the prius. they also said they could see no evidence of and damage by a pothole or anything else. i felt bad the dealer would not own up to the problem. i know i didn't rotate tires as often as i should have, but i have a mercury and ford that have their tires rotated about ever 15,000 miles. i get great tire wear and have had no problems. by time i got the alignment and the tires i was into it over $500.(that's a lot of gas). the tire dealers said it was the car more than the tires. i have had toyotas in the past and was very dissapointed in their response to this one. i have sort of lost confidence in this car and even discussed getting a different car with the dealer but they were unwilling to discuss that. *nm |
