Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / PRIUS / 2007

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0 Injured
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007098722 Incident Date: Feb, 27 2007
Consumer's City: SANTA FE Consumer's State: NM
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: PRIUS Model Year: 2007
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JTDKB20U673 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 14 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 27 2007
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*- the contact purchased a 2007 toyota prius on february 28, 2007 with 4 miles from beaver toyota of santa fe new mexico. the day after purchasing the vehicle while driving over 40 mph it did not drive straight, it moved left to right. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer, and was told that this was how the vehicle drove. the service manager explained that these vehicles had many complaints because of the way the vehicle was aerodynamicly made, the vehicle tended to move from side to side going over 40 mph on the highway. the failure mileage was 20, and the current mileage was 300 miles.*ak updated 04/09/07. *jb