| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006088368 | Incident Date: Dec, 09 2006 |
| Consumer's City: VAIL | Consumer's State: AZ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: PRIUS | Model Year: 2007 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Equipment:electrical:navigational system(global positioning system) |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JTDKB20U373 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 10 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 08 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Complaint is in regard to the toyota prius navigational system. it has a gps system, but entries are blocked unless the car is stationary. i drive our nation's major highways and have to pull over to the shoulder to make an entry (nearest restaurant, hotel, tourist attraction, etc.). an officer pulled over and said that my constant pulling over is creating a safety hazard. i've seen other cars pulling over and stopped to talk to them and they are also trying to enter something in a toyota vehicle gps. i agree that blocking the driving from entering into the gps is a prudent safety feature. but in all the cases i described, it was the passenger who was doing the navigation. i've read on the internet that a large number of people are trying to cut into the wiring of the car or change it's program by hacking into the service screens. all of these create potential safety hazards. toyota is the only auto manufacturer who forces the customer to have a stationary car, leading to all these problems. i suggest that this safety block provides a way for customers to bypass it to avoid these problems i am seeing. this is a growing problem affecting more and more cars. when collisions and deaths occur, it won't be clear to the investigators what caused it. if you can pursue this at the warning stage, perhaps we can avoid deaths and accidents before they occur. *jb |
