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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007125614 | Incident Date: Sep, 22 2007 |
| Consumer's City: WEBSTER GROVES | Consumer's State: MO |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: PRIUS | Model Year: 2006 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JTDKB22UX67 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 05 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 19 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On september 23, 2007, i was traveling on i-70 returning from bloomington indiana to webster groves missouri. as i was driving the add fuel light came on. based on my previous experience, i knew i had at least 40 miles. all of a sudden, all of the warning lights came on and the car lost power. luckily i was able to maneuver to the shoulder. i got the car to go a little further before it died on the ramp of the next exit. the total miles traveled from the time the add fuel light came on until the car completely died was 18 miles. i notified toyota and their response was that i ran out of gas. they told me i should have 50 miles or so from when the add fuel light came on before running out of gas. they could not explain why i only got 18 miles. i told them that i believe there is something wrong with the fuel sensor and that this is a safety issue since my car died while traveling on an interstate. toyota said it was not a safety issue since they have not had many complaints about this. for what it is worth, it was a very hot day and i had been traveling about 3 hours or so. my guess is that the fuel sensor is not accurate under these conditions. i asked toyota why i only got 18 miles after the add fuel light came on. the representative could offer no explanation. at no time did toyota check the fuel sensor. *tr |
