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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006077717 | Incident Date: Sep, 01 2006 |
| Consumer's City: PORTAGE | Consumer's State: MI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: PRIUS | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JTDKB20U240 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 04 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: i turned left into driveway of a home- driveway has an incline. i turned off power and two children exited car. one passenger returned within five min and sat in front. i placed foot on brake. brake felt "locked" with no give. i pressed power button with foot on brake, and placed gear in reverse. i let foot off brake to roll slowly out of driveway. when i attempted to brake to slow exit, my foot went all the way to floor--no power. i notice gear was neutral. power would not turn off. car was rolling closer toward a busy four lane street. i noticed the power button light color was red, and the following yellow warning indicators were lit: brake system warning light, malfunction indicator lamp, anti-lock brake system warning light, slip indicator light. i depressed the emergency brake to stop. i told my 14 y/o passenger to exit the car and when she did the master warning light came on while the above lights remained lit. the brake continued to depress to the floor. i again attempted to turn off the power without success. i exited the vehicle with my smart entry key in hand and as expected loud buzzing noise came on. i then contacted toyota roadside assistance. the reference number is 269-568-6678. i called back later to change the reference number to 269-492-2066. i had asked for police assistance for traffic control, but the police did not show. on 9/6 a.m., jim at metro toyota service, kalamazoo, mi called & i described the above to him. at 1530 on 9/6/06, i described my experience to marvin at toyota customer relation. the case number he provided was 200609051137. this is the second like incident with this vehicle. i did not report the first incident to the nhtsa which occurred a few months after i took possession of the then new 2004 toyota prius. no reason was found for the first incident, by the same dealership service. *nm the consumer stated the vehicle accelerated on its own. also, when the consumer applied the brakes, the pedal became soft and went down to the floor. updated |
