Toyota Prius Complaints (2008)

1,497 consumer complaints on file.

#10255506January 18, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING
INTERIOR INSTRUMENT FAILURE. TEMPERATURE APP. 23 DEG. F. CAR STARTED NORMALLY MFD CAME UP FINE. MAIN DASH INSTRUMENTS FAILED TO COME ON. NO SPEEDOMETER, GEARSHIFT INDICATOR, FUEL GAUGE, OR ODOMETER. ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTING WORKED FINE. VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND DROVE NORMALLY FOR ABOUT 15-20 MIN. WHEN I PARKED AND TRIED TO TURN OFF THE CAR BY PRESSING THE POWER BUTTON THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHUT DOWN. CONTACTED TOYOTA USA AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY RELY ON THEIR DEALERSHIPS FOR TECH SUPPORT. WENT THROUGH MANUAL DRIVETRAIN SHUTDOWN BY PRESSING AND HOLDING THE POWER BUTTON. SHUTTING DOWN ALL ACCESSORIES TO LIMIT ACCESSORY BATTERY. COULD NOT LOCK VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER WENT OUT TO THE CAR AND VEHICLE POWERED UP AS THOUGH NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. I BELIEVE THAT THE TEMPERATURE WAS THE ISSUE AND THERE IS SOME SOFTWARE ISSUE THAT IS NOT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. ANYTIME YOU CANNOT TURN OFF A VEHICLE THERE IS A RISK FOR AN ACCIDENT AND OR INJURY FROM AN UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. THEORIZED THAT THE ACCESSORY BATTERY MAY BE LOW. BUT THIS WOULD RESULT IN THE CAR NOT BRINGING THE MAIN BATTERY ONLINE. TOYOTA SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255157January 15, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. HEADLIGHTS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH PRIUS FOR A FEW YEARS AND HAS BILKED ALOT OF MONEY FROM OWNERS UNFAIRLY. WHO IS OUR ADVOCATE. EXORBITANT PRICES ARE BEING CHARGED FOR PARTS AND LABOR. PLEASE HELP US. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254498January 11, 2009
STRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
THE PRIUS HAS A MARK ON DASH BY CENTER SCREEN AND IS POOR SIGN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254348January 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TODAY, I WENT TO WORK DRIVING MY PRIUS (2008 WITH 11000 MILES) WITHOUT ANY DASH BOARD LIGHTS. THE DASHBOARD UNDER THE WINDSHIELD IS A REFLECTIVE TYPE WITH A WHOLE ARRAY OF OPERATING INDICATING LIGHTS ACROSS TO THE PASSENGERS SIDE. ONLY THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT WORKED FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK. I TRIED VARIOUS POWER ON/OFF BRAKE ON/OFF COMBINATIONS TO GET THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WORKING. I PRESSED THE POWER BUTTON WITH OR WITHOUT THE BRAKES ENGAGED DURING STARTUP. THE ENGINE STILL RAN AND THE HEADLIGHTS, TURN INDICATORS, BRAKE LIGHTS, RADIO AND FUEL CONSUMPTION GAUGE WORKED. I HAD NO IDEA OF MY DRIVING SPEED OTHER THAN WHAT OTHER CAR SPEED AROUND ME WERE DOING. I HAD TO DRIVE UNDER THE RISK OF BRAKING THE LAW AS WELL AS THE DISTRACTING NO LIGHTING. THEN A WORSE PROBLEM DEVELOPED. I COULD NOT TURN THE SHUT CAR OFF AND I COULD NOT LOCK IT AFTER I GOT OUT. IT GAVE ME THE USUAL BEEP THAT IT WAS STILL RUNNING. I TRIED PRESSING THE POWER BUTTON NUMEROUS TIMES. I TRIED LOCKING THE CAR WITH THE MECHANICAL KEY AND IT ELECTRONICALLY KEPT OPENING. I TRIED VARIOUS COMBINATIONS OF BRAKING WHILE SITTING, WALKING A GREATER DISTANCE FROM THE CAR, USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SLAMMING ON THE DASHBOARD HOPING IT WAS A LOOSE WIRE. NOTHING WORKED. THE CAR IS SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT RIGHT NOW STILL RUNNING WITHOUT A KEY. I COULD NOT LOCK IT. AS I WALKED AWAY, I PRESSED THE ELECTRONIC KEY NUMEROUS TIMES. THE LITTLE RED LIGHT INDICATED IT WAS WORKING. WHAT ELSE CAN I DO. L WAS LATE FOR WORK AND I START AT 6 AM. THE DEALER, (TOYOTA HEARTLAND OF BREMERTON), DOESN'T OPEN UNTIL 7:00 AM AND ITS 6:25 AM. I MANUALLY TURNED OFF THE DISPLAY AND RADIO SO THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF LIGHTING WAS SHOWING. AS FAR AS I KNOW, THE CAR IS STILL IN THE PARKING LOT RUNNING AND EASY TO STEAL. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT POWER DOWN NOR WOULD THE CAR LOCK. THE DASHBOARD (BELOW THE WINDSHIELD) NOT LIGHTING WAS SAME PROBLEM I HAD A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254039January 6, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I BURN MY HEADLIGHTS IN THE DAYTIME. A FRIEND SAW ME DRIVING, PHONED ME AND SAID THAT I HAD A HEADLIGHT OUT (LEFT). AFTER I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION, I TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS, THEN BACK ON, AND THE HEADLIGHT WORKED AGAIN. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN AT NIGHT, IT WOULD OF COURSE, BE MORE OF A HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253654January 3, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS HEADLIGHTS GO OFF 1 AT A TIME THEN BOTH SOMETIMES,THEY COME ON WHEN I FLIP ON OFF SWITCH; THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT LEAST 10 TIMES PER WEEK DEALER TELLS ME BULBS FOR $509 PLUS TAX DOES NOT MAKE SENSE SINCE BULBS WORK FINE MOST OF THE TIME OTHER PEOPLE INDICATE THAT CHANGING BULBS DOES NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251059December 8, 2008
STEERING, EQUIPMENT
AFTER HAVING DRIVEN MY PRIUS NEARLY 15,000 MILES IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER (EXCEPT SNOW) AND ON RESIDENTIAL ROADS AS WELL AS INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS WITH NO STEERING PROBLEMS, ON A SINGLE DAY ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS AT 20 TO 25 MPH AND GENTLE RAIN, IT HYDROPLANED TWICE WITH DAMAGES EACH TIME TO THE CAR AND TO A FIRE HYDRANT ONCE. EACH EVENT WAS WHILE GOING AROUND A GENTLE LEFT CURVE AT REASONABLE SPEED. THE FIRST TIME, I WAS ABLE TO CORRECT AND SPIN OUT 360 DEGREES WITH THE LEFT QUARTER-PANEL HITTING A ROADSIDE GARBAGE CONTAINER. THE SECOND TIME, THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND TO ANY STEERING MANEUVERS NOR THE BRAKES WHEN APPLIED. THE CAR STOPPED ONLY AFTER COLLIDING WITH THE FIRE HYDRANT. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED IN EACH COLLISION. I HAVE TRAVELED THIS STREET SEVERAL TIMES DAILY, OFTEN ON RAINY DAYS, AND NEVER BEFORE HAD ANY STEERING PROBLEMS. IT WAS AS THOUGH SOMETHING HAD CHANGED IN THE STEERING CONTROL ON THIS DAY. I WAS SOBER AND UNIMPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250219November 30, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PREMATURE HID HEADLAMP FAILURE. MY CAR IS BARELY 40K MILES. HEADLAMPS INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. IT WOULD COME BACK ON IF I TURN THE HEADLAMPS OFF AND THEN ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250141November 29, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHT OF MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS STOPPED WORKING SO I WHEN I HAD IT REPLACED THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $350.00 FOR THE BULB. AFTER I PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BULB, THE SERVICE MANAGER GAME ME A CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER TO CALL AND COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PRICE OF THE BULB. NO ONE ANSWERED. I WENT HOME AND CHECKED THE VARIOUS BLOGS ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE TOYOTA PRIUS. THE HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO BE DEFECTIVE. EXCLUDING THE INFLATED COST OF A LIGHT BULB, THIS HAS TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN FOR TOYOTA. THE BOTTOM LINE IS I PAID JUST OVER $401.00 TO REPLACE A $10.00 LIGHT BULB. THAT IS JUST PLAIN WRONG AND SOMEONE SHOULD HOLD TOYOTA RESPONSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN THIS MATTER. DENNIS BENNETT *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248893November 15, 2008
STRUCTURE, STEERING
VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY, ALMOST DANGEROUSLY, SENSITIVE TO CROSS WINDS AND WAKE TURBULENCE FROM LARGER VEHICLES, TRUCKS SPECIFICALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247977November 7, 2008
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DEAR NHTSA, I BOUGHT MY CAR JULY, 2008 AND I NOTICED RIGHT A WAY AT NIGHT MY CAR HAVE THIS VERY BRIGHT LIGHT FRONT OF MY WINDSHIELD. I FOUND OUT WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM AND IT WAS COMING FROM REFLECTION FROM THE ODOMETER. THIS LIGHT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE A '!@#$% THING NOTHING BUT BRIGHT GREEN LINE LIGHT. THIS LIGHT IS DESIGN FLAW & NEED TO BE CORRECTED A.S.A.P. TOYOTA IS DOING NOTHING BUT TELLING ME TO RESELL MY CAR BACK TO THEM FOR CHEAP. I LIKE MY CAR BUT THIS ISSUE. I LIKE MY CAR TO BE FIXED. PLEASE HELP ME... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247752November 5, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHILE MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS IN THE SHOP FOR ITS 30,000 MILE MAINTENANCE, MY MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE WATER PUMP HAS BEEN LEAKING COOLANT (PHOTOS AVAILABLE). THE CAR HAS ONLY 21,600 MILES, AND ITS WATER PUMP SHOULD LAST AT LEAST THREE TIMES AS LONG. MY LOCAL BERKELEY TOYOTA DEALER HAD THREE '04 PRIUS PUMPS ON HAND WHICH IS INDICATIVE THAT MANY PRIUS' ARE EXPERIENCING SUCH A WATER PUMP FAILURE. I'M WRITING TO INFORM YOU OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SUBSTANDARD PART ON 2004 PRIUS'. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247459November 2, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING MY NEW '08 PRIUS. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO FILL MY NEARLY EMPTY GAS TANK, WHEN THE GAS NOZZLE CLICKED OFF AFTER ABOUT 2 SECONDS OF FILLING. I REPEATEDLY TRIED TO CONTINUE FILLING ONLY TO HAVE THE NOZZLE REPEATEDLY CLICK OFF WITHOUT FILLING ANY FURTHER. I WOULD SQUEEZE THE HANDLE, A LITTLE GAS WOULD GO INTO THE CAR AND THE NOZZLE WOULD CLICK OFF. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF THIS FRUSTRATION, I REMOVED THE NOZZLE FROM THE CAR AND WHATEVER GASOLINE WAS IN THE TANK CAME GUSHING OUT OF THE GAS TANK. A LOT OF GAS, POURED DOWN THE SIDE OF MY NEW CAR AND ONTO MYSELF. AFTER THIS, THE GAS GAUGE WAS APPARENTLY STUCK ON ?FULL?, AS I DROVE THE CAR A ABOUT 100 MILES AND THE GAS GAUGE REMAINED AT THE ?FULL? SETTING EVEN THOUGH I HAD NOT EVEN PUT IN 3 GALLONS OF GAS IN MY SEEMINGLY EMPTY TANK. WITH MOST EVERY SUBSEQUENT FILL AFTER THIS IT WOULD TAKE FOREVER TO FILL THE TANK WITH THE NOZZLE CONSTANTLY CLICKING OFF?PLUS IT IS DIFFICULT TO TELL WHEN THE TANK IS ACTUALLY FULL. THE GAS HAS CONTINUED TO POUR OUT ONTO MY CAR AND MYSELF ON OCCASIONAL FILLS OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST 5 MONTHS. I'VE PUT 16,000 MILES ON MY PRIUS AND IT HAS MOST ALWAYS BEEN THE SAME ROUTINE WHEN FUELING?THE NOZZLE CONSTANTLY CLICKING OFF AND ME STANDING THERE SQUEEZING THE NOZZLE HANDLE OVER AND OVER AND TRYING TO GUESS WHEN THE TANK IS ACTUALLY FULL. I OFTEN COULD NOT PUT MORE THAN ONE SECOND OF FUEL IN MY PRIUS BEFORE THE FUEL NOZZLE WOULD CLICK OFF AND I KEEP HAVING TO PULL THE PUMP SPIGOT OUT UNTIL IT JUST BARELY SQUIRTS GAS PAST THE LITTLE FLAPPER DOOR, AND EVEN THEN IT KEEPS SHUTTING OFF. IT TAKES ME ALMOST 20 MINUTES TO PUT LESS THAN 6 GALLONS OF GAS IN THIS CAR AND IT IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND A SAFETY CONCERN TO CONTINUE HAVING GAS POUR OUT OF THE TANK TO THE GROUND AND ONTO MY CLOTHING/BODY. TOYOTA WILL NOT REMEDY THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS BOTH AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY CONCERN TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. THERE IS DOCUMENTATION SINCE 2004. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247101October 29, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT, ANOTHER CAR CHANGED LANES IN FRONT OF US. MY HUSBAND PRESSED ON THE BRAKES HARDER TO STOP FASTER, THE CAR DID NOT CONTINUE TO STOP AND INSTEAD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE INTO THE CAR THAT HAD CHANGED INTO OUR LANE CAUSING US TO REAR END THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED AND THEY SAY THE BRAKES ARE FINE. THE CAR STILL WILL NOT SLOW ANY FASTER IF THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED HARDER AND OFTEN THE ABS WILL ENGAGED AS WE COME TO A STOP CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK TO A STOP. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10246300October 22, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS TANK DOES NOT OPERATE AS ADVERTISED AND POSES A POTENTIALLY VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR CONSUMERS WHO RUN OUT OF GAS OR CAN'T REFILL THE TANK AS ADVERTISED. THE GAUGE DOES NOT APPEAR TO WORK ACCURATELY AND DOES NOT TRULY REFLECT THE AMOUNT OF GAS REMAINING OR THE CONSUMPTION OF GAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246388October 22, 2008
TIRES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WENT FLAT. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN EXPERIENCING NUMEROUS FAILURES. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ILLUMINATED AND THE ODOMETER BEGAN TO FAIL. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE A FEW DAYS TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. DAYS LATER, THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM NOT RECOGNIZING THE OVERSIZED TIRES. THE MECHANIC PLACED THE REGULAR SIZE TIRE BACK ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH CORRECTED THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE SPARE TIRE COULD CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IF IT EVER NEEDED TO BE USED AGAIN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 14,500. UPDATED 11/14/08. *LJ UPDATED 11/18/08.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245854October 18, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 2008 PRIUS AND THE HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT IN THE FIRST 5 MILES AFTER STARTING UP, BOTH SIDES WILL GO OUT, BUT IF I CLICK THE SWITCH THEY COME BACK ONE. I' M A LINE HAUL COURIER AND DRIVE 423 MILES A NIGHT SO I HAVE THE PATTERN OF THE LIGHTS GOING OUT ONE SIDE THEN THE OTHER FOR ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINS. HITTING THE SWITCH TO PRIME THEM BACK ON THEN THEY STAY ONE FOR AN HOUR OR EVEN TWO. IF I STOP AT 7-11 OR GAS, THEY'LL ACT UP FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 10 MINS, THEN THEY STAY ON. ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE ONE OF THEM WILL GO OFF, BUT I DRIVE WITH MY RUNNING LIGHTS ON SO I'LL HAVE LIGHT TO CATCH WHEN THEY GO OFF. I STARTED TO COMPLAIN AFTER A MONTH OR SO, BUT THE GAL SAID THAT IT WOULD COST $800.00 OR MORE, (I'VE HEARD IT'S HIGHER. I 'VE ASKED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND WAS TOLD 'IT'S ELECTRICAL! I CAN'T AFFORD THAT KIND OF SCRATCH FOR SOMETHING THAT'S SHOULD BE ALL WORKING, FOR $26,000! I JUST FIGURE THAT IT SHOULD WORK AND IF IT DON'T, WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD COME WITH THIS HIGH TECH VEHICLE!! ANY WAY I LOVE IT EXCEPT FROM THE INTERMITTENT HIGH LIGHT FAILURE...I HOPE MY CHP DOESN'T BLOW A FUSE IF SOMETHING HAPPENS AND THEY TEST IT AND TOYOTA WAS AT FAULT AS IT SHOULD PROVIDE A SAFE CAR FOR CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245751October 16, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHICH CAUSE REAL SAFETY ISSUES WHEN DRIVING. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE HID (HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE) AND THE TOYOTA DEALER HAS TRIED REPAIRING THE PROBLEM BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNS. THIS RECURRING PROBLEM HAS BEEN NOTED BY MANY OWNERS BUT TOYOTA DOES NOT COVER THE PROBLEM IF IT IS OUT OF THEIR 3YR / 36KMILE WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BY TOYOTA REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. THEY PROBABLY DON'T WANT TO COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY AS THE BULB COSTS ~$300 (~$400 INSTALLED). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245306October 13, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM WRITING ABOUT A CAUTION STATEMENT ON PAGE 48 OF THE TOYOTA PRIUS 2008 OWNER'S MANUAL. THE CAUTION STATEMENT STATES "PEOPLE WITH IMPLANTED PACEMAKERS OR CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATORS SHOULD KEEP AWAY FROM THE SMART KEY SYSTEM ANTENNAS." PEOPLE WANTING TO TEST DRIVE OR PURCHASE THE PRIUS OR ANY VEHICLE WITH A SMART KEY SYSTEM SHOULD BE ASKED PRIOR TO DRIVING OR PURCHASING THE CAR IF THEY HAVE EITHER OF THESE DEVICES. IF SO, THE SMART KEY SYSTEM SHOULD BE DEACTIVATED. ALSO, TOYOTA SHOULD SEND A LETTER TO ALL OWNERS OF VEHICLES WITH A SMART KEY SYSTEM WARNING THEM TO DEACTIVATE THE SMART KEY SYSTEM IF EITHER THE DRIVER OR A PASSENGER HAS A PACEMAKER OR DEFIBRILLATOR. THIS CAUTION INFORMATION SHOULD NOT BE LOCATED ON PAGE 48, BUT SHOULD BE CLEARLY POSTED ON THE VEHICLE AND STICKER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244195October 2, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. NO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,500.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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