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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 |
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