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Toyota Prius Vehicle Speed Control Safety Report | Mar 01, 2011



Reported on Mar 01, 2011


WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS COLD, SOMETIMES DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND SPEEDOMETER DO NOT COME ON WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. CAR RUNS BUT WITH NO INSTRUMENT PANEL. SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR IS IN THIS STATE THE CAR CANNOT BE TURNED OFF BY PRESSING THE START BUTTON. CAR CAN ONLY BE TURNED OFF BY PRESSING AND HOLDING THE START BUTTON DOWN FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, AND EVEN THIS DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM, BUT IT IS DOCUMENTED IN THEIR WARRANTY REPAIR T-SB-0172-09 COMBINATION METER INTERMITTENT DISPLAY BULLETIN. INSTEAD, THE DEALERSHIP TRIES TO SELL US A NEW CAR! *TT
Make: Toyota
Model: Prius
Manufactured by: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Year: 2004
Was a crash reported? N
Was an injury reported?
Was a death reported?
Was a fire reported? N
Location: PINE GROVE CA
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): JTDKB20U740
Mileage: 160000 miles.
Speed: 0 MPH
Number of cylinders: 4
Vehicle type: FWD
Vehicle fuel: HYBRID ELECTRIC
Was a police report filed? N
Tire size:
Dealer name and location:
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