TOYOTA RECALLS: PONTIAC VIBE, TOYOTA COROLLA, TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX

Your vehicle MAY be involved in a safety recall and MAY create a safety risk for you or your passengers. If left unrepaired, a potential safety defect could lead to injury or even death. Safety defects must be repaired by a dealer at no cost to you.

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You are receiving this message because you requested to be notified by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) if there is a safety recall that may affect your vehicle.

The following may apply to one or more of your vehicles if your vehicle is listed below. Click on the NHTSA Recall ID Number below to read more about the safety issue and the reason for the recall.

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NHTSA Recall ID Number :	19V627
Manufacturer :	Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Subject :	Front Passenger Air Bag May Not Properly Inflate
	Make Model Model Years PONTIAC VIBE 2005-2008 TOYOTA COROLLA 2003-2008 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX 2005-2008

What is a recall?
When a manufacturer or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) determines that a vehicle creates an unreasonable risk to safety or fails to meet minimum safety standards, the manufacturer is required to fix that vehicle at no cost to the owner. That can be done by repairing it, replacing it, offering a refund (for equipment) or, in rare cases, repurchasing the car.

What should I do if my vehicle is included in this recall?
If your vehicle is included in this recall, it is very important that you get it fixed as soon as possible given the potential danger to you and your passengers if it is not addressed. You should receive a separate letter in the mail from the vehicle manufacturer, notifying you of the recall and explaining when the remedy will be available, whom to contact to repair your vehicle, and to remind you that the repair will be done at no charge to you. If you believe your vehicle is included in the recall, but you do not receive a letter in the mail from the vehicle manufacturer, please call NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236, or contact your vehicle manufacturer or dealership.

Thank you for your attention to this important safety matter and for your commitment to helping save lives on America's roadways.

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Redux: TOYOTA RECALL: Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment

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NHTSA Campaign ID Number :	15V043
Manufacturer :	Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Make / Model Years :	PONTIAC / 2003-2004 TOYOTA / 2003-2004
Subject :	Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment

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Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)
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U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)


To file a vehicle safety-related complaint, please go online to our File a Complaint web page, or call us toll-free at 1-888-327-4236.

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Report Receipt Date: JAN 28, 2015
NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V043000
Component(s): AIR BAGS
Potential Number of Units Affected: 1,006,849

All Products Associated with this Recall

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• PONTIACVIBE2003-2004
• TOYOTAAVALON2003-2004
• TOYOTACOROLLA2003-2004
• TOYOTACOROLLA MATRIX2003-2004

Details

3 Associated Documents

Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

SUMMARY:

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Toyota Corolla vehicles manufactured December 28, 2001, to May 2, 2004, 2003-2004 Toyota Corolla Matrix vehicles manufactured January 6, 2002, to April 29, 2004, 2003-2004 Avalon vehicles manufactured June 5, 2002, to December 20, 2004, and 2003-2004 Pontiac Vibe vehicles manufactured January 18, 2002, to April 27, 2004. Due to electrical noise, a component in the air bag control module may fail, causing the front air bags, side air bags, and/or seatbelt pretensioners to deploy inadvertently while the vehicle is being operated.

CONSEQUENCE:

Inadvertent deployment of the air bags or the seat belt pretensioners increases the risk of an injury or crash.

REMEDY:

Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the air bag control module, free of charge. These parts are not currently available, however, an interim repair is available, free of charge, that reduces the risk of an inadvertent deployment. This recall remedy was applied during earlier recall campaigns of these vehicles under safety recalls 13V-029 and 14V-147. All owners that have not had a recall repair performed under safety recalls 13V-029 or 14V-147 are strongly encouraged to have it performed and not wait for the final remedy to be deployed to the field. The replacement ECU parts needed for the final remedy are not expected to be available until the latter part of 2015. Owners will be mailed an interim notification in late March 2015 and will be mailed a follow up notification when new air bag control modules are available. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Pontiac owners may call 1-800-620-7668. Note: This recall supersedes recalls 13V-029 and 14V-147. Vehicles that had a noise filter installed as the remedy for one of those campaigns need to have the air bag control module replaced under this campaign.

NOTES:

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

 

 

 

NHTSA Action Number: RQ14001 Inadvertent Airbag Deployment

SUMMARY:

On November 7th, 2012 Chrysler issued safety recall 12V-527 to address the possibility of an inadvertent air bag deployment (IABD) on MY02-03 Liberty vehicles built through 03/28/03 and MY02-04 Grand Cherokee vehicles built through 5/23/03. The recall was in response to the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) investigation EA12-001 during which data provided by Chrysler indicates that the air bag squib filter circuitry inside the Occupant Restraint Control (ORC) module can degrade. ORC degradation can result in an inadvertent air bag deployment, without a crash or impact, while the vehicle is being operated on the roadway. An IABD may result in injuries consisting of burns, cuts and bruises to the upper body region. Some owners have informed NHTSA that the air bag warning light (ABL) and/or chime activated just seconds prior to the IABD, while others informed that no ABL illumination occurred. The remedy Chrysler developed consists of installing an in-line jumper harness with an integrated electrical filter for the circuits that connect to the air bag modules (squib circuits). This filter is intended to eliminate transient electrical spikes to the ORC which Chrysler believes are responsible for the IABDs. In discussions with ODI, Chrysler reported it is aware of 6 vehicles that have had an IABD after the recall was conducted; in each case the remedy filter had been installed in the vehicle. No crashes were reported however injuries consisting of cuts and burns were alleged. A recall query has been opened to investigate the effectiveness of the remedy for recall 12V-527.

 

 

 

NHTSA probes AIR BAGS....

There have been complaints filed that TOYOTA AIR BAGS fail to deploy in an accident and no evidence that TOYOTA has corrected the problem.

Where's NHTSA?

NHTSA probes ’13 Rogue for air bag issues

David Shepardson, The Detroit News 10:35 a.m. EST January 16, 2015

 

 

 

Washington — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday it is opening a preliminary investigation into 195,000 Nissan Rogue vehicles for air bag problems.

 

NHTSA said it is investigating two unusual but similar complaints of improper air bag deployment on 2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles. Both complaints allege the driver's frontal air bag deployed as a result of a crash but the air bag deployed many seconds — possibly up to a minute or longer — after the crash. Both complaints said the air bag deployed slowly or did not fully inflate.

 

Air bag issues accounted for 33 percent of the record nearly 64 million vehicles recalled in 2014, or about 21.2 million vehicles, according to Stericycle, a company that tracks recalls.

 

NHTSA has taken intense interest in them after two high profile recalls: General Motors Co.’s recall of 2.6 million vehicles for ignition defects that led to air bags failing to deploy in older Cobalt, Ion and other cars that are now linked to at least 45 deaths — and the recall of more than 14.5 million vehicles since 2013 by 10 automakers in the United States for vehicles with Takata air bags that could explode and send metal fragments into drivers or passengers causing serious injuries or deaths.

 

 

 

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/foreign/2015/01/16/nhtsa-probes-rogue-air-bag-issues/21856945/


 

Federal prosecutors to probe Takata airbags: Report

CNBC.com staff | @CNBC

The U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan is probing Takata for faulty airbags, according to a Dow Jones report citing sources.

This story is developing. Please check back for further updates.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102107736#.

This is getting interesting .... about TOYOTA!

MORE TO COME! PLEASE STAY TUNED!


Airbags: Toyota sez "Stay outta the front seat." Better yet, just stay outta their vehicles.



Picketing: Don't glare at ME, Mr. Salesperson. Glare at TOYOTA.

Another Toyota Recall

Report Receipt Date: SEP 11, 2014
NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V556000
Component(s):
Potential Number of Units Affected: 132,624

All Products Associated with this Recall

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTATUNDRA2014

 

 

 

 

 

You are receiving this message because you have requested to be notified if there is a safety recall regarding Vehicles from NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Please click on the following NHTSA Campaign ID links to view the recall information.

NHTSA Campaign ID Number :	14V556
Manufacturer :	Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Make / Model Years :	TOYOTA / 2014
Subject :	Possible Improper Side-Curtain Air Bag Deployment

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Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)

RECALL Subject : Possible Improper Side-Curtain Air Bag Deployment

 

Report Receipt Date: SEP 11, 2014
NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V556000
Component(s):
Potential Number of Units Affected: 132,624

All Products Associated with this Recall

Details

3 Associated Documents

Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

SUMMARY:

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014 Toyota Tundra CrewMax and Double Cab vehicles manufactured July 29, 2013, to August 22, 2014. Due to the possible misinstallation of the upper tab of the B-pillar interior trim, the Curtain-Shield Air Bags (CSA) may not deploy properly in the event of a crash.

CONSEQUENCE:

If the Curtain-Shield Air Bags (CSA) do not deploy properly there is an increased risk of occupant injury during a crash.

REMEDY:

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the B-pillar interior trim installation and will replace it if it is not installed correctly, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on September 30, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.

NOTES:

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

TOYOTA RECALL

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NHTSA Campaign ID Number :	14V312
Manufacturer :	Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Make / Model Years :	LEXUS / 2002-2004 PONTIAC / 2003-2004 TOYOTA / 2002-2004
Subject :	Passenger Side Front Air Bag Inflator may Rupture

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Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)

RECALL Subject : Passenger Side Front Air Bag Inflator may Rupture

Report Receipt Date: JUN 11, 2014
NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V312000
Component(s): AIR BAGS
Potential Number of Units Affected: 844,277

All Products Associated with this Recall

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• LEXUSSC2002-2004
• PONTIACVIBE2003-2004
• TOYOTACOROLLA2003-2004
• TOYOTACOROLLA MATRIX2003-2004
• TOYOTASEQUOIA2002-2004
• TOYOTATUNDRA2003-2004

Details

2 Associated Documents

Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

SUMMARY:

Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2002-2004 Toyota Sequoia and Lexus SC and 2003-2004 Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Tundra, and Pontiac Vibe vehicles to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag inflator which may produce excessive internal pressure causing the inflator to rupture upon deployment of the air bag. This recall addresses both the passenger side frontal air bags that were originally installed in the vehicles, as well as replacement air bags that may have been installed as replacement service parts. A replacement air bag may have been installed, as one example, if a vehicle had been in a crash necessitating the replacement of the passenger side frontal air bag.

CONSEQUENCE:

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking and potentially seriously injuring the passenger seat occupant or other occupants.

REMEDY:

Toyota will notify owners of affected Toyota and Lexus vehicles and General Motors will notify owners of affected Pontiac Vibe vehicles. Toyota, Lexus, and GM dealers will replace the passenger side air bag inflator, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Pontiac Vibe owners may contact GM at 1-800-521-7300. IMPORTANT NOTE: This recall supersedes recall 13V-133 in which some vehicles were inspected and received a replacement inflator, while others were inspected but did not have their inflator replaced. All owners of vehicles that did not get an inflator replacement, or owners that do not know if they got an inflator replacement, should contact their Toyota or Lexus dealer.

NOTES:

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

                 

TOYOTA'S PRETENSE!

One need only review the publicly available information to determine that TOYOTA AIRBAGS failed to deploy and protect occupants in accidents in too many cases.

TOYOTA ignored their customers, ignored their safety, in this case for YEARS!

 

TOYOTA FORTUNER

Toyota recalls 6.4 million vehicles

 

By JERRY HIRSCH

LOS ANGELES TIMES

April 10, 2014

 

Toyota Motor Corp. will recall more than 6 million vehicles worldwide to fix a variety of problems, including a wiring issue that might prevent air bags from deploying.

 

The Japanese automaker issued 6.8 million recalls, but because in some cases multiple problems affect the same model, it amounts to 6.4 million vehicles. The global recalls include about 30 models in Japan, the U.S., Europe and other regions.

 

About 1.8 million of the affected vehicles are in the U.S.

 

These latest recalls brought the number of vehicles called back by automakers in the U.S. to nearly 13 million so far this year. That's already well over half the 22 million cars recalled in all of 2013, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

 

Automakers are on pace to match the record high of 30.8 million vehicles recalled in 2004.

 

Toyota said it will recall 1.3 million vehicles in the U.S. for the air bag issue. The vehicles are the 2009-2010 Corollas, 2009-2010 Matrixes, 2008-2010 Highlanders, 2009-2010 Tacoma trucks, 2006-2008 RAV4s and 2006-2010 Yaris compact cars.

 

About 40,500 Pontiac Vibes from the 2009-2010 model years are included in the Toyota recall. Toyota designed and engineered the Vibe for Pontiac. GM will service customers with these vehicles when Toyota makes the parts available.

 

The driver's air bag module in the Toyota and Pontiac vehicles is attached to a spiral cable assembly with electrical connections that could become damaged when the steering wheel is turned. If this occurs, the air bag warning lamp will light up. The driver's air bag also could become deactivated, preventing it from deploying in a crash.

 

Toyota said it has no reports of deaths or injuries resulting from the problem, but plans to replace the spiral cable assembly with an improved version that won't become damaged as the steering wheel turns.

TOYOTA'S PRETENSE!

 

Toyota also said it will recall an additional 472,500 vehicles in the U.S. to fix an issue with the front seats. The cars are the 2006-2010 Yaris hatchbacks, 2007-2010 Yaris sedans and 2008-2010 Scion xD hatchbacks.

 

The rail of the driver seat in the cars and the front passenger seat of three-door models uses springs to lock the seats in place after they are adjusted. The springs can break, leaving the seat unlocked and allowing it to move in a crash. Toyota said it is not aware of any injuries caused by this condition.

 

Earlier this year, Toyota agreed to pay a $1.2 billion fine to settle a four-year federal criminal investigation into whether it properly told regulators about safety complaints concerning sudden acceleration of its vehicles. It also has paid NHTSA about $66 million in fines in recent years for not promptly recalling vehicles.

 

These latest actions bring the number of vehicles Toyota has recalled in the U.S. to about 3 million this year. It recalled nearly 5.3 million vehicles last year, topping all other automakers for the second year in a row.

 

But the recall leader so far this year is General Motors, which has called back 6 million vehicles, including more than 2 million for an ignition switch issue linked to 13 deaths.

 

GM faces multiple regulatory and congressional investigations into why it waited until this year to recall the cars with the switch issue, even though it knew about the problem for more than a decade.

 

On Tuesday, the NHTSA fined GM $28,000 for missing a deadline to provide key information that the safety agency had requested as part of its investigation. The NHTSA plans to fine GM an additional $7,000 daily until the automaker turns over the information.

 

GM said in a statement that it "has worked tirelessly from the start to be responsive to NHTSA's special order and has fully cooperated with the agency to help it have a full understanding of the facts."

 

 

http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140410/BIZ/404100343/-1/NEWSLETTER100

You bought a NEW Toyota....

....everyone told you about TOYOTA's reliability.

Your TOYOTA provided years of dependable service.



You heard the cautions and complaints of others......

You ignored them!

Akio Toyoda wouldn't lie to you!

He seemed so sincere!



NOT your TOYOTA!

Allen Gilman was pulling into his garage at a crawl with his foot still on the brakes on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013 when his 2003 Toyota Camry shot forward crashing into his Thurber Avenue home in Brockton. His wife, Deborah Gilman, was injured in the accident.


Route 44 Toyota Refuses to Comment on Sudden Acceleration Accident


And the TOYOTA AIRBAG failed to protect you!

You wouldn't know about TOYOTA AIR BAG FAILURE until you needed it.

TOYOTA RECALL: AIR BAG FAILURES

After people have been injured because of the FAILURE OF TOYOTA AIRBAGS to deploy, FINALLY....FINALLY ....Toyota has issued a RECALL.


How many have been injured in the interim because of TOYOTA's FAILURE?

This is TOYOTA's BAD DESIGN that failed to protect its owners!

NHTSA Campaign ID Number :	13V442
Manufacturer :	Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Make / Model Years :	TOYOTA / 2012-2013
Subject :	Clogged A/C Drain may cause Air Bags to Deploy

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Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)

Report Receipt Date: OCT 17, 2013
NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V442000
Component(s): AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EQUIPMENT
Potential Number of Units Affected: 802,769

All Products Associated with this Recall

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAAVALON2012-2013
• TOYOTACAMRY2012-2013
• TOYOTAVENZA2012-2013

Details

2 Associated Documents

Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

SUMMARY:

Toyota is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Avalon, Avalon HV, Venza, Camry, and Camry HV vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the drain hose for the air conditioning condenser may become clogged causing water to accumulate at the bottom of the air conditioning condenser unit housing. The accumulated water may then leak through a seam in the housing onto the air bag control module potentially resulting in a short circuit of the module.

CONSEQUENCE:

A short circuit may cause the air bags to become disabled or inadvertently deploy. An inadvertent airbag deployment can increase the risk of injury or the possibility of a crash. An inoperative airbag can increase the risk of injury in a severe crash. The power steering assist could also become inoperable resulting in increased steering effort and can increase the risk of a crash at low speeds.

REMEDY:

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will seal the air conditioning condenser unit housing and install a protective cover on the airbag control module, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

NOTES:

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=R&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=13V442&refurl=email

 

 

Toyota's Failures: Do your homework!

Below are limited Toyota complaints.

Noteworthy is Toyota's response and failures to correct or take appropriate action.

Seat belts and airbags are supposed to protect vehicle occupants at time of crashes, yet Toyota seems to have a major problem that has been noted on other Toyota models.
How do you know your Toyota airbags won't protect you until you're injured in a crash?

There are also complaints of SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION when BRAKES are applied, as well as BRAKE FAILURES.

It's not ALL Toyotas, yet when there is a problem/failure, the response from Toyota is lacking.

Buying a Toyota is like playing Russian Roulette.

If you're sold by the Toyota Commercials, please do your homework.
[70% of NEW Car buyers don't do their research for the 2nd largest purchase they'll make. Don't be one of them!]

I didn't do my research and my ROUTE 44 TOYOTA LEMON had NO BRAKES!




FROM the NHTSA web site: type in the year and additional information to review complaints posted [Remember that only 13% of people file complaints. What you see may not be representative of all complaints. If you have a complaint and don't post it, the problem will never be corrected.]

Some complaints posted for 2012 Prius C, 2012 Prius, 2012 PriusV [it's unclear when/if NHTSA separated Prius models]:

Date Complaint Filed: 07/18/2013
Component(s): VISIBILITY/WIPER

Date of Incident: 07/18/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10525561

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS C2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKDTB37C1...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED WITHOUT WARRANT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

Date Complaint Filed: 07/15/2013
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ENGINE
Date of Incident: 07/06/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10524876
Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS C2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

MY 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS C FOUR MODEL (PURCHASED NEW IN AUGUST, 2012) WITH APPROXIMATELY 5,200 ORIGINAL MILES EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND TOTAL FAILURE (ENGINE STALLED RIGHT AFTER THE HYBRID MOTOR WARNING LIGHT APPEARED) OF THE 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS C HYBRID INVERTER ENGINE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PANEL DEFECT WHILE EXITING I 495 IN ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA ON THE LATE EVENING OF JULY 6, 2013. TOYOTA CORPORATE (1-800-331-4331) OPENED CASE FILE # 1307101143 AND OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN ALEXANDRIA, VA. WAS VERY HELPFUL AND PROACTIVE IN REPLACING THE ENTIRE HYBRID INVERTER MOTOR COMPONENT ON THE 2012 PRIUS C UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY AND AT NO CHARGE TO ME AS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA CORPORATE ALSO ADVISED ME THAT THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY RECALLS OR OTHER REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS C HYBRID INVERTER MOTOR SO OUR SITUATION WAS, HOPEFULLY, AN ANOMALY. *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 05/28/2013
Component(s): AIR BAGS , SERVICE BRAKES , STRUCTURE

Date of Incident: 05/23/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10513805

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS C2012

• Crash:Yes
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:2
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKDTB33C1...

SUMMARY:

THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED GENTLY AS THE CAR WAS APPROACHING A STOPPED CAR. THE PRIUS C THEN ACCELERATED, AT WHICH TIME THE BRAKES WERE FIRMLY APPLIED, THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED, BUT NOT IN ENOUGH TIME FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE PRIUS REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, ALL AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED CAUSING INJURY TO THE DRIVER, AND THE FRONT END OF THE PRIUS WAS DESTROYED. IT CANNOT BE FIXED AND WILL NEED TO BE SCRAPPED. *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 04/08/2013
Component(s): AIR BAGS

Date of Incident: 03/22/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10507511

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS C2012

• Crash:Yes
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKDTB3XC1...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE AND ALL OF THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,527. *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 09/13/2013
Component(s): EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE

Date of Incident: 09/03/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10543441

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKN3DU4C5...

SUMMARY:

UPON STARTING THE ENGINE AND ENGAGING THE AIR CONDITIONING OF MY 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 10,000 MILES, A STRONG FOUL SMELLING AIR COMES FROM THE A/C VENTS. AT THE 10,000 MILE SERVICING, THE TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER STATED THIS SMELL IS TYPICAL TO SOME TOYOTAS. A TOYOTA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WAS PERFORMED. THE REPORT STATED "NO REPAIRS NEEDED AT THIS TIME VEHICLE IS OPERATING AS PER DESIGNED. I KNOW OF NO VEHICLE DESIGN THAT WOULD STREAM FOUL AIR FROM THE A/C VENTS OF A NEW CAR. MY SAFETY CONCERN IS WITH THE CONTAMINANTS CREATING THE FOUL SMELL AND HOW LONG CAN A HUMAN CONTINUE TO BREATHE THESE CONTAMINANTS BEFORE BECOMING ILL WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS.

 

 

Date Complaint Filed: 09/09/2013
Component(s): STRUCTURE , VISIBILITY/WIPER

Date of Incident: 05/04/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10542760

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKN3DP1C3...

SUMMARY:

THE WINDSHIELD CAUSES MOST LIGHT SOURCES, PARTICULARLY LED LIGHTS, STREET LIGHTS, AND ONCOMING HEADLIGHTS (BASICALLY ANY BRIGHT LIGHT SOURCE), TO APPEAR WITH A "GHOSTING" IMAGE. THE "GHOSTING" APPEARS IN THE WINDSHIELD VERTICALLY BELOW THE LIGHT SOURCE AS ONE, TWO, OR EVEN THREE IMAGES. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD TWICE ALREADY, BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO IMPROVEMENT. IN FACT, THE FIRST AND SECOND REPLACEMENTS ARE WORSE THAN THE ORIGINAL. I ALSO OWN A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA, AND I DRIVE VARIOUS CHEVY EQUINOXES AND FORD ESCAPES WHERE I WORK - I DO NOT EXPERIENCE THE "GHOSTING" EFFECT IN THOSE VEHICLES. PERSONNEL FROM THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES FROM TOYOTA HAVE ALSO OBSERVED THIS PHENOMENA WITH THE WINDSHIELDS IN MY PRIUS PLUG-IN. I WAS TOLD BY A REPRESENTATIVE IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AFTER THE LAST REPLACEMENT THAT EVEN THE TOYOTA ENGINEERS WEREN'T HAPPY WITH THE REPLACEMENT. IT HAS NOW BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE THE LAST WINDSHIELD WAS INSTALLED. I NOTIFIED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT (DURING MY DRIVE HOME THAT SAME DAY) AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS UNSATISFACTORY, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY ME WHEN TOYOTA DECIDED WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT NEXT. TO DATE NOT ONLY HAVE I HEARD NOTHING, BUT THE LAST THREE PHONE CALLS TO THE SERVICE ADVISER HAVE GONE TO VOICE MAIL, AND I RECEIVED NO REPLY.

 

 

Date Complaint Filed: 09/06/2013
Component(s): AIR BAGS , SERVICE BRAKES , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 09/05/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10542291

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:Yes
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKN3DU965...

SUMMARY:

WHILE TRAVELING IN A RAIN STORM AT 17MPH, I TRIED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES TO PREVENT FROM CRASHING INTO AN 18 WHEELER AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. I REPEATEDLY TRIED TO STOP THE CAR AND THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING EVEN THOUGHT I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES NOT THE GAS. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT DOWN, GO INTO PARK OR NEUTRAL. I DID CRASH INTO THE 18 WHEELER BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS ACCELERATING AND I WANTED TO STOP.WHEN I CRASHED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. EVEN AFTER IMPACT THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO PUSH THE 18 WHEELER. EVENTUALLY THE CAR POWERED DOWN AFTER REPEATEDLY PUSHING EVERY BUTTON POSSIBLE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I PHONED YOUR HOTLINE BUT THE VIN NUMBER I GAVE HAD A NUMBER THAT WAS WRONG MY PRIOR CONFIRMATION NUMBER IS 10542285. TOYOTA IS AWARE AND I AM WAITING FOR THEM TO CALL ME BACK.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 09/06/2013
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES

Date of Incident: 08/01/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10542290

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKN3DP4C3...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,900.

 

 

Date Complaint Filed: 09/06/2013
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 09/05/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10542285

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:Yes
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKN3D49C5...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 17 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT ADDITIONALLY STATED THAT ALL OF THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD AS THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,500.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 08/22/2013
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES

Date of Incident: 08/22/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10536766

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND UPON ENGAGEMENT. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AFTER THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE THEN RESUMED WITHOUT THE BRAKE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 08/13/2013
Component(s): STRUCTURE , VISIBILITY/WIPER

Date of Incident: 08/13/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10535048

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKN3DP1C3...

SUMMARY:

WHILE DRIVING, A LOUD POPPING NOISE (CRACKING) WAS HEARD WITH NO OBSERVED DAMAGE, AND LATER THAT DAY THE WINDSHIELD GREW A LONG CRACK IN WINDSHIELD WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. AN EDGE CRACK FORMED ON THE WINDSHIELD EXTREME OUTER EDGE IN THE CHAMFER ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY UP ON THE DRIVER?S SIDE A-PILLAR. THE WINDSHIELD BY IT?S DESIGN APPEARS TO BE RATHER THIN, AND THE WINDSHIELD EDGE IS EXPOSED, NOT COVERED OR EMBEDDED IN PLASTIC OR RUBBER OR TRIM MATERIAL. THE WINDSHIELD EDGE AS OBSERVED HAS A VERY SMALL CHAMFER AND DOES NOT HAVE A GENEROUS BEVEL (ROUND) THAT IS HIGHLY POLISHED SUCH AS FOUND ON THE PASSENGER WINDOW EDGES OR OLDER WINDSHIELDS I AM FAMILIAR WITH. I TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA OF BOWIE AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER, HE BELIEVES THERE WAS AN IMPACT TO THE WINDSHIELD AT THE VERY EXTREME EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD WHERE THE CRACK ROOT IS ON THE CHAMFER AND THEIR DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPLACE IT UNDER ANY WARRANTY. THE SERVICE MANGER DID NOT LOOK AT THE CRACK WITH ANY TOOLS, FOR EXAMPLE, A MAGNIFYING CLASS OR THE USE OF A BALL POINT PEN TO DETERMINE ANY IMPACT LOCATION OR IF IT IS IN FACT A STRESS CRACK THAT HAS FORMED. THE SERVICE MANAGER DID NOT OFFER TO ARRANGE TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED AND TOLD ME TO GO TO A GLASS COMPANY. WHEN THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS ASKED ABOUT ANY PROBLEMS OR CONCERNS WITH TOYOTA WINDSHIELDS OR EXPOSED GLASS EDGE WINDSHIELDS WITH A SMALL CHAMFER, HE SAID THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS OR RECALLS. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR EIGHT MONTHS AND PLAN TO WRITE TOYOTA TO LEARN WHEN A MORE ROBUST CRACK RESISTANT WINDSHIELD CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE. NOTE: PICTURES CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 08/13/2013
Component(s): STRUCTURE , VISIBILITY/WIPER

Date of Incident: 08/12/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10535045

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKN3DP1C3...

SUMMARY:

THERE IS A NOTICEABLE HALO EFFECT IN THE WINDSHIELD WHEN VIEWING ONCOMING LIGHTS. IT IS BOTHERSOME AND IRRITATING ON THE EYES ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. I AM WRITING TOYOTA DIRECTLY TO LEARN WHEN A DIFFERENT WINDSHIELD CAN BE PROVIDED.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 07/01/2013
Component(s): AIR BAGS , SEAT BELTS

Date of Incident: 04/26/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10522566

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:Yes
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:1
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

I EXPERIENCED A FRONT END COLLISION IN MY NEW 2012 PRIUS WITH 2,500 MILEAGE. THE COLLISION VEHICLE SPEED WAS NEARLY 30 MPH. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN ME AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUSTAINED A FRACTURED STERNUM DUE TO HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHIPLASH. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA'S RESPONSE AFTER THEIR OWN INSPECTION WAS "OUR INSPECTION FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF A MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECT WITH THE AIRBAG OR SEAT BELTS."

 

 

DUH? SEAT BELTS & AIRBAGS FAIL TO PROTECT DRIVE AND TOYOTA SHIRKS RESPONSIBILITY?

 

 

Date Complaint Filed: 06/24/2013
Component(s): STEERING

Date of Incident: 06/23/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10521531

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:1
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

I HAD TO RETURN A 2012 PRIUS I RENTED FROM AVIS CORP. THE CARBON FIBER STEERING WHEELS ON THE 2012 PRIUS VEHICLES ARE DECOMPOSING IN THE FLORIDA HEAT AND SUN. THE STEERING WHEEL IS PUTTING CARBON (GLASS) FIBERS INTO PEOPLE'S HANDS. THEY MAKE OUR HANDS RED AND ITCH FROM THE CARBON GLASS FIBERS POKING OUR HANDS. YOU CAN SEE THE FIBERS SHINING IN THE SUNLIGHT AT THE RIGHT ANGLE. YOU GUYS NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS. PROBABLY NEED TO COVER WHEELS WITH LEATHER OR SOMETHING. ALSO, IT APPEARS TOYOTA DOES NOT ANSWER THEIR SUPPORT PHONES AND FIXED THEIR SUPPORT (COMPLAINT) WEB SITE NOT TO WORK. YOU CANNOT TYPE INTO THE MESSAGE FILED TO DESCRIBE YOUR ISSUE.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 06/04/2013
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES

Date of Incident: 06/03/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10514988

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKN3DU6C1...

SUMMARY:

I WAS EXITING THE PARK AND MY TOYOTA PRIUS' BRAKES FAILED, CAREENING ME ONTO A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE (SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE) ON A HILL, WHILE MY CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING. I HIT THE PARK BUTTON AND MY CAR SLOWED UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET CONTROL AGAIN AND TURN UP A HILL TO A STOP. WHEN I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 05/02/2013
Component(s): EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Date of Incident: 03/29/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10510372

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKN3DU2C5...

SUMMARY:

THERE IS A TRIPLING OF LIGHT SOURCES THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD FROM THINGS SUCH AS ONCOMING VEHICLES HEADLIGHTS, VEHICLE TAILLIGHTS, EMERGENCY VEHICLE LIGHTS, STREET LIGHTS, INTERSECTION STOP/YIELD LIGHTS AND ANY OTHER STRONG LIGHT SOURCE. THE ISSUE IS APPARENT AT ALL TIMES HOWEVER THE ISSUE IS SIGNIFICANTLY ACUTE IN THE EVENING HOURS AS THERE ARE MORE LIGHT SOURCES DURING THE DARK

DESCRIBED ELSEWHERE AS 'GHOSTING'

Date Complaint Filed: 04/29/2013
Component(s): VISIBILITY/WIPER   GHOSTING                      

Date of Incident: 04/18/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10509908

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKN3DU7C1...

SUMMARY:

HEAD LIGHTS FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT NIGHTTIME HAVE A "HALO" AND "PRISM" APPEARANCE. ADDITIONALLY, REFLECTIVE ROAD SIGNS ARE ALSO VERY DISTORTED, SEEING WHAT APPEARS TO BE MULTIPLE SIGNS. SINCE THAT TIME EYES HAVE BEEN TESTED WITH NO CHANGE FROM LAST EXAM AND NEW GLASSES ARE NOW BEING WORN. THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE. MY WIFE STATES SHE SEES THE SAME DISTORTION WHEN DRIVING AFTER DARK. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUAL PROBLEM SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST, 2012, AS A RESULT OF HAIL DAMAGE. IT WAS REPLACED WITH GENUINE TOYOTA PARTS. THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 04/06/2013
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 03/25/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10507352

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:Yes
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKN3DU7C5...

SUMMARY:

PARKING CAR IN HANDICAPPED SPOT - SPEED APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH - GAS ENGINE CUT IN AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AT A VERY HIGH SPEED. IT WENT OVER SPACE STOP (CONCRETE) - CROSSED THE SIDEWALK ONTO GRASS AND I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND STOPPED THE CAR APPROX. 3 FEET FROM A WALL OF A BUILDING AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE HANDICAPPED SIGN SCRAPED THE WHOLE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR AND THERE ARE SEVERAL DENTS. THE SIGN WAS FINE.

 

 

Date Complaint Filed: 04/04/2013
Component(s): FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER , FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Date of Incident: 01/09/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10507100

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE MADE A U-TURN, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,400

 

Date Complaint Filed: 03/29/2013
Component(s): VISIBILITY/WIPER

Date of Incident: 10/22/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10504961

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKN3DU5C5...

SUMMARY:

WINDSHIELD OPTICS CAUSE LIGHT SOURCES TO TRIPLE WITH GHOSTING ABOVE AND BELOW THE SOURCE OF LIGHT. THIS IS CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN JUDGING DISTANCE, DISTRACTION AND EYE STRAIN WHILE DRIVING.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 03/27/2013
Component(s): VISIBILITY/WIPER    GHOSTING                      

Date of Incident: 03/19/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10504667

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKN3DU8C5...

SUMMARY:

THE WINDSHIELD HAS A VERTICAL "PRISM" EFFECT WITH ANY LIGHT SOURCE COMING THROUGH IT.

 

 

Date Complaint Filed: 03/08/2013
Component(s): VISIBILITY/WIPER    GHOSTING                      

Date of Incident: 02/25/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10502134

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKN3DP7C3...

SUMMARY:

WINDSHIELD PRODUCES BLURRY VISION OR DUPLICATED IMAGES AT NIGHT. TAILLIGHTS AND STREET LIGHTS ARE SHOWN IN MULTIPLES OF TWO OR THREE. EXTENDED DRIVING BEYOND 20 MINUTES CAUSES EYE FATIGUE AND ALSO DISTORTED GAUGE OF DISTANCE.

 

 

Date Complaint Filed: 03/07/2013
Component(s): AIR BAGS , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 03/04/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10501924

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:Yes
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:1
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKN3DU7C1...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, RAN ONTO THE SIDEWALK, THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE NOSE, BACK, AND KNEES AND ALSO SUSTAINED TWO BLACK EYES. THE PASSENGER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 2,500.

 

 

Date Complaint Filed: 03/04/2013
Component(s): EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Date of Incident: 01/01/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10501230

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKN3DU5C5...

SUMMARY:

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT I HAVE AN ISSUE WHERE THE LIGHT SOURCE FROM HEADLIGHTS HAVE A RAINBOW AFFECT. ALSO TAIL LIGHTS ARE SEEN THREE TIMES FOR EVERY ONE LIGHT. IE. CENTER BRAKE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, THERE IS A REPLICATED LIGHT ABOVE AND BELOW THE ACTUAL LIGHT. THIS IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH TRAFFIC LIGHTS AS THERE ARE 3 DISTINCT LIGHTS FOR EVERY ONE LIGHT. THIS MAY ALSO BE REFERRED TO GHOSTING.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 03/04/2013
Component(s): VISIBILITY/WIPER

Date of Incident: 03/03/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10501199

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKN3DP0C3...

SUMMARY:

NEW 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS PLUG-IN. VISIBILITY THROUGH FRONT WINDSHIELD IS BLURRY - PARTICULARLY NOTICEABLE AT NIGHT WHEN LIGHT SOURCES ARE VIEWED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. LIGHT SOURCES PRODUCE MULTIPLE IMAGES (UP TO TWO ADDITIONAL) BELOW THE ORIGINAL LIGHT SOURCE. PROBLEM IS ALSO NOTICEABLE DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS, PARTICULARLY DURING CLOUDY CONDITIONS. GHOSTING EFFECT WORSE AT A DISTANCE, DOES NOT SEEM TO OCCUR WHEN LIGHT SOURCE IS VERY CLOSE TO VEHICLE (FOR EXAMPLE WITHIN 10 FEET). GHOSTING EFFECT IS QUITE NOTICEABLE AT NIGHT. I AM WORRIED THAT THE PROBLEM MAY CAUSE HEADACHES, VISUAL FATIGUE, AND ACCIDENTS.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 02/16/2013
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Date of Incident: 01/23/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10498374

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDZN3EU9C3...

SUMMARY:

BOUGHT CAR ON 1/23/13 AND DROVE HOME. NEXT DAY GOT A CALL THEY FORGOT TO GIVE US ACCESS KEY SO DROVE 27 MILES TO DEALERSHIP AND SMOKE ON DASHBOARD. PULLED INTO SERVICE AND SALES MANAGER GOT IN CAR DROVE AROUND AND SAID ALL IS FINE. CAME HOME AN ODOMETER SHOWED 564 MILES AFTER I DROVE 27 THERE AND 27 BACK. THE CAR HAD 156 NIGHT WE BOUGHT IT THE DAY BEFORE. WE ARE OLD AND DISABLED AND DO NOT DRIVE OFTEN. ODOMETER NOW SHOWING ALMOST 900 MILES IN LESS THEN THE 3 WEEKS WE HAVE OWNED IT. REPORTED THE SMOKE ON DASHBOARD TO TOYOTA CORP OFFICE AND TOLD THEM HOW HOT THE DASHBOARD GOT AND ODOMETER JUMPING. THE MAN THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY AND SAID HE HOPED I DID NOT BURN MY HAND. NOW NAV SYSTEM NOT WORKING AND RADIO SOUNDS TINNY. CALLED LAKELAND TOYOTA AND TALKED TO OWNER [XXX] WHO SAYS HE IS AN ACCOUNTANT AND KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT CARS. TOOK CAR TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD NAV SYSTEM SOFTWARE 2.1 SHOULD BE A 2.2 AND CLAIMED TO HAVE IT UPDATED. THE CAR THEN ADDED ANOTHER 100 MILES AGAIN. WE NEED HELP TO MAKE SURE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE AND NEED MILES TO STOP ADDING UP EVEN WHEN WE ARE NOT DRIVING. ALSO THE HISTORY ON MPG ONE TIME SHOWED 99.9 AND THEN 26 AND THEN 44.7 AND THEN 49. WE HAD TO PUT GAS IN IT THREE TIMES IN IT IN LESS THEN 3 WEEKS BECAUSE GAGE ON DASHBOARD KEEPS SHOWING GETTING LOW BUT THEN IT ONLY TAKES 6 GALLONS. I PUT NO FOR FIRE BUT I DID SEE SMOKE ON THE DASH ABOVE THE COMPUTER AND IT WAS VERY VERY HOT. SO NOT SURE IF THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE OR NOT OR JUST A SURGE OR SHORT. NO ONE WILL HELP ME. NEED HELP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

 

 

Date Complaint Filed: 02/14/2013
Component(s): VISIBILITY/WIPER     GHOSTING                      

Date of Incident: 12/03/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10498150

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKN3DU6C1...

SUMMARY:

2012 PRIUS HAS SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE WINDSHIELD LAMINATION. BRIGHT LIGHT SOURCES ARE TRIPLED AT NIGHT. A GHOST IMAGE APPEARS ABOVE AND BELOW THE ORIGINAL LIGHT SOURCE. LIGHT SOURCES MAY BE, HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, SIGNAL LIGHTS, AND EVEN REFLECTED LIGHTS OFF CERTAIN ROAD SIGNS. AS YOU APPROACH THE LIGHT SOURCE, THE TWO GHOST IMAGES WILL MERGE INTO THE PRIMARY LIGHT SOURCE. THE SAFETY HAZARD ARE EXTREME EYE FATIGUE AT NIGHT, AND SEVERE VISUAL DISTORTION THAT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE LIGHT SOURCE.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 02/06/2013
Component(s): SEATS

Date of Incident: 07/18/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10496559

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKN3DU9C5...

SUMMARY:

HEAD RESTRAINT (HEAD REST) ON DRIVER SEAT DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE. AFTER I ADJUST IT, IT RISES VERY SLOWLY. IF I DO NOT CONTINUALLY READJUST IT (3 OR 4 TIMES A DAY), IT RISES ABOVE MY HEAD. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY CONCERN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR (NEW) AND I HAVE ASKED TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT, AND THEY SAY THAT IT IS 'NORMAL'. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS DURING MY LIFETIME, AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE IN ANY OF THEM. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN TO THE PASSENGER HEAD RESTRAINT. I DO NOT THINK IT IS 'NORMAL', AND IF IT IS 'NORMAL' FOR TOYOTA, THEN ALL TOYOTA CARS HAVE A SAFETY PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY JUST REFER THE PROBLEM BACK TO MY LOCAL DEALER, WHO CONTINUES TO GIVE ME THE SAME ANSWER.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 02/05/2013
Component(s): STRUCTURE , VISIBILITY/WIPER   BLIND SPOT                      

Date of Incident: 11/30/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10496529

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKN3DP2C3...

SUMMARY:

DESIGN OF CAR INCLUDES A FLAW CAUSING A HUGE VERTICAL BLINDSPOT ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR. BECAUSE THERE IS A BAR THAT RUNS VERTICAL ON BOTH SIDES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGERS' WINDOWS, THIS, ALONG WITH THE PILLAR COMING DOWN THE WINDSHIELD CONTRIBUTE TO AN EXTREMELY LARGE SPOT WHERE OBJECTS IN ROAD CANNOT BE SEEN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS FOR PEDESTRIAN FOOT-TRAFFIC CROSSING PERPENDICULAR TO THE CAR. PEDS IN CROSSWALKS OR IN PARKING LOTS ARE AT TIMES, COMPLETELY MASKED BY THIS BLIND SPOT BY THE COMBINATION OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD PILLARS AND FRONT WINDOW SUB-PILLARS. OTHER CARS (SUCH AS HONDA INSIGHT) WITH A DRAMATICALLY ANGLED WINDSHIELD AVOID THIS BY USING A SMALLER SUB-PILLAR ON THE FRONT WINDOW, ALLOWING FOR THINGS TO BE SEEN FAR MORE EASILY. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE IT CAUSES A PEDESTRIAN INJURY OR DEATH. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE REPAIRED.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 02/03/2013
Component(s): SUSPENSION

Date of Incident: 10/31/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10496215

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDZN3EU4C3...

SUMMARY:

ON COLD MORNINGS THE CAR MAKES A GROANING NOISE FROM THE REAR FOR APROX A 1/2 BLOCK. MY DEALER WAS ABLE TO VERIFY THE PROBLEM WHEN I LEFT THE CAR OVERNIGHT PARKED OUTSIDE. THEY SAID THEY ARE WAITING FOR TOYOTA TO COME UP WITH A FIX. THE CAR NOW HAS JUST OVER 10,000 MILES BUT IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MOST OF THE TIME WE HAVE OWNED IT.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 01/15/2013
Component(s): VISIBILITY/WIPER    GHOSTING                      

Date of Incident: 12/10/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10493124

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKN3DU0C1...

SUMMARY:

BRAND NEW PRIUS 2012 WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, LIGHTS, ESPECIALLY RED IN COLOR, WHEN VIEWED FROM FRONT WINDSHIELD, APPEAR AS THREE DISTINCT IMAGES. ONE DARK IMAGE ALONG WITH TWO FAINT IMAGE ONE ABOVE AND ONE BELOW THE DARK ONE. I GOT THE CAR IN NOV END, REPORTED THE ISSUE IN DEC 17 TO TOYOTA, THEN WENT TO DEALER BEFORE CHRISTMAS. TECHNICIAN THERE ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE AND ORDERED A NEW GLASS. WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED ON 11 JAN BUT SAW THE SAME ISSUE, TECHNICIAN TEST DROVE THE CAR AND ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE IS STILL THERE. TOYOTA REP WILL COME AND LOOK INTO THE ISSUE. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS SOMETIMES THERE ARE LOTS OF RED TAIL LIGHTS AHEAD. I SEE LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THE ISSUE ......BELOW ARE ODI ID NUMBER FOR PRIUS 2012. SEEMS LIKE COMMON PROBLEM. NOT SURE IF TOYOTA IS WAITING FOR ACCIDENTS TO HAPPEN BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE FIXING IT. ODI ID NUMBER : 10490622 ODI ID NUMBER : 10485390 ODI ID NUMBER : 10485239 ODI ID NUMBER : 10483605 ODI ID NUMBER : 10483561 ODI ID NUMBER : 10482102 ODI ID NUMBER : 10479684.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 01/09/2013
Component(s): STRUCTURE , SUSPENSION

Date of Incident: 01/13/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10492027

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDZN3EUXC3...

SUMMARY:

WHEN STARTING TO DRIVE THE CAR AFTER IS HAS BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS AND ESPECIALLY FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, THE VEHICLE MAKES A GROANING NOISE WHICH SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR TIRE AREA. IT LASTS FOR ABOUT THE FIRST 50 FEET AND THEN IT STOPS MAKING THE NOISE. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH TEMPERATURES VARYING BETWEEN 40 TO 75 DEGREES. WHEN IT IS REALLY HOT IN THE MORNING, THE NOISE IS NOT PRESENT. THE DEALER HAS LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY SAY THAT THIS IS A NATIONAL PROBLEM WITH NO SOLUTION. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 4 DAYS SHORT OF A YEAR WITH 12,250 MILES ON IT AND IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE THE CAR IS FINE OTHERWISE.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 12/31/2012
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING   GHOSTING                      

Date of Incident: 10/29/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10490622

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKN3DU6C5...

SUMMARY:

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, ALL LIGHTS, ESPECIALLY RED IN COLOR, WHICH ARE VIEWED FROM FRONT WINDSHIELD, APPEAR AS THREE DISTINCT IMAGES. THE SOURCE LIGHT, THEN A DISTINCT SHADOWED LIGHT ABOVE AND BELOW THE SOURCE. THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS EXTREMELY COMPOUNDED WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT IN HIGH TRAFFIC SITUATIONS WHERE THERE ARE HUNDRENDS OF TAILIGHTS IN FRONT OF ME. ALL THOSE LIGHTS ARE ESSENTIALLY TRIPPLED CAUSING CONFUSION AND DISTRACTION. TOYOTA REFUSES TO AKNOWLEGE THE ISSUE. THROUGH RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH MANY FRUSTRATED OWNERS JUST LIVING WITH IT BECAUSE TOYOTA WONT FIX IT. IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP MAKE TOYOTA RECTIFY THIS HUGE SAFETY ISSUE BEFORE IT CAUSES PREVENTABLE ACCIDENTS!!

 

Date Complaint Filed: 12/27/2012
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Date of Incident: 05/03/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10490210

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDZN3EU2C3...

SUMMARY:

CIGARETTE/POWER OUTLET FUSE ALWAYS BLOWS VERY FREQUENTLY - EVEN WITH A GPS USE OF CELLPHONE CHARGER ONLY. HAVE BEEN TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND HAVE NOT ADDRESSED THE ISSUE AFTER SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. REPLACING FUSES DOES NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR PEOPLE DEPENDENT ON GPS AND COMMUNICATION SPECIALLY FOR LONG TRAVELS

 

Date Complaint Filed: 12/19/2012
Component(s): AIR BAGS , SEAT BELTS

Date of Incident: 09/08/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10489781

All Products Associated with this Complaint

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

Details

1 Associated Document

• Crash:Yes
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:1
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKN3DU9C5...

SUMMARY:

2012 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MALFUNCTION OF VEHICLE SEAT BELT AND AIRBAGS. *SMD THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2012. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED SEVERE FRONT-END DAMAGE TO THE EXTENT OF ALMOST $12,000. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK BY AN ON-COMING VEHICLE, HER SEAT BELT DID NOT PREVENT HER FROM HITTING HER CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL NOR DID THE AIR BAG DEPLOY IN TIME. SHE RECEIVED SEVERE BRUISING, SEVERE PAIN AND DISCOMFORT, AND STRESS. ALSO, THE LOWER DASH KNEE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN TIME TO PREVENT SEVERE BRUISING TO HIS WIFE'S KNEES. TOYOTA SENT THE CONSUMER A LETTER STATING THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THE AIR BAGS OR SEAT BELT.

 

 

 

Date Complaint Filed: 12/20/2012
Component(s): AIR BAGS , SEAT BELTS

Date of Incident: 12/17/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10489376

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:Yes
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:1
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKN3DU0C1...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID RESTRAIN HER. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE FOR TREATMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,200.

 

 

Date Complaint Filed: 12/08/2012
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ENGINE , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Date of Incident: 05/08/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10487746

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKDTB36C1...

SUMMARY:

1. WHEN VEHICLE TRANSITIONED FROM BATTERY TO MOTOR, SIGNIFICANT IMPACT RESULTED 2. BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO FLOOR, DASH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON [VEHICLE TOWED] 3. ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE DEALERS LOT, BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO FLOOR. TECHNICIAN WITNESSED.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 07/16/2013
Component(s): ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 02/06/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10525127

 

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS V201

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDZN3EU4C3...

SUMMARY:

FROM A STANDSTILL, UNDER LIGHT WINTER CONDITIONS, THERE HAVE MANY TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL NOT/CAN NOT MOVE. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED POWER IS SENT FOR A FRACTION SECOND (VERY QUICK PULSE) AND THEN ALL POWER IS CUT OFF AND NOTHING FURTHER HAPPENS UNTIL YOU LIFT OFF ACCELERATOR AND TRY AGAIN. IT DOES THE SAME THING IN REVERSE. THE ONLY WAY OUT OF THIS CYCLE IS TO PHYSICALLY PUSH THE CAR TO GET IT MOVING(SLOW WALKING PACE) AND THEN THE TRACTION CONTROL BEHAVES VERY MUCH LIKE OUR 2012 CAMRY SE V6. A COUPLE TIMES WE HAD OUR CAMRY RIGHT NEXT TO THE PRIUS(SIDE BY SIDE) AND THE CAMRY WAS ABLE TO GET ITSELF MOVING(WITH TC ON) AND PRIUS WOULD NOT BUDGE. BOTH HAVE THE FACTORY TIRES, THE PRIUS TIRES ARE IN BETTER SHAPE THAN THE CAMRY. I KNOW THE TWO VEHICLES ARE VASTLY DIFFERENT AND THAT THIS COMPARISON MAY BE OF LITTLE HELP; I SIMPLY WANT TO EXPRESS THAT THE CONDITIONS THE PRIUS WILL NOT FUNCTION UNDER SHOULD NOT BE THOUGHT OF AS EXTREME, BUT RATHER ORDINARY WINTER CONDITIONS. IT SEEMS THAT THE PRIUS TRACTION CONTROL PARAMETERS DO NOT EVEN GIVE THE CAR THE CHANCE TO GET MOVING BEFORE SHUTTING THE SYSTEM DOWN.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 07/08/2013
Component(s): VISIBILITY/WIPER

Date of Incident: 11/07/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10523622

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS V2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDZN3EU7C3...

SUMMARY:

WHEN OPERATING THE PRIUS V ON A SUNNY DAY, THE REFLECTION OF THE SIDE DASH PANEL BLOCKS THE VIEW OF THE SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR. THE REFLECTION OCCURS IN BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE GLASS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IT WAS NORMAL! THIS SAFETY ISSUE HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED TO TOYOTA. THEY ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER AND RESPONDED THE PROBLEM WAS KNOWN AND THEIR WAS NO KNOWN REPAIR. THEY ALSO STATED THE ISSUE HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A DESIGN ISSUE. THIS IS MY FIRST, AND LAST, TOYOTA. THIS ISSUE COULD BE NORMAL FOR A TOYOTA, BUT IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR ME AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MUST BE FIXED. I INQUIRED IF I COULD PURCHASE BLACK PANELS TO MINIMIZE THE REFLECTION AND WAS TOLD THE PANELS WERE ONLY AVAILABLE IN LIGHT GREY AND LIGHT BISQUE (BOTH VERY REFLECTIVE). UPDATED 8/12/13 *CN *TR

 

 

Date Complaint Filed: 06/19/2013
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES

Date of Incident: 08/29/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10520707

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS V2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDZN3EU3C3...

SUMMARY:

BRAKE NOISE WHEN PULLING FORWARD IN AM . DEALER SAID FIX IS COMING FOR MONTHS, SERVICE BULLETIN NEVER CAME OUT. WORRIED THAT MAY LEAD TO BRAKE FAILURE.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 05/29/2013
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES

Date of Incident: 12/06/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10513986

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS V2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Availabl

SUMMARY:

MY 2012 PRIUS V HAS BEEN MAKING A GROINING, HOWLING NOISE SINCE I PURCHASED IT. NOISE COMES FROM FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. HAS TAKEN THE CAR FOR REPAIRS BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. IT IS VERY ANNOYING AND CAN BE VERY LOUD. PEOPLE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR CAN HEAR IT, SO ITS QUITE EMBARRASING. NOISE COMES AND GOES ITS NOT CONSTANT. TOYOTA SAYS THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE NO REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. I DRIVE MY FAMILY IN THIS CAR AND ITS SCARY TO KNOW THERE IS AN ABNORMALITY WITH THE BRAKES. BEWARE THE DEALER WILL TELL YOU TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH A THIRD PARTY ARBITRATION SERVICE. I DID AND MY CASE WAS DENIED.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 05/07/2013
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES

Date of Incident: 10/10/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10510907

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS V2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

BRAKE IS HAVING GROANING/ GRINDING/OWL HOOTING SOUNDS. THE GRINDING SOUND APPEARS WHEN YOU APPLIED THE BRAKE, AND WHEN THE CAR ALMOST AT COMPLETE STOP, IS THE WORST. GROANING AND OWL HOOTING SOUND ARE ALWAYS THERE, SPECIALLY IN THE MORNING. IN THE AFTERNOON IS NOT AS LOUD AS IN THE MORNING, BUT STILL NOTICEABLE. BEEN TO TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY INSPECTED THE BRAKE AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. ALSO SAYING THAT THE SOUND IS NORMAL FOR A REGENERATE BRAKE SYSTEM. BUT I DON'T AGREED TO IT. TOYOTA NEED TO FIND A FIX FOR IT, AND WE DON'T KNOW IS THE BRAKE REALLY SAFE!

 

Date Complaint Filed: 05/02/2013
Component(s): ENGINE

Date of Incident: 04/25/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10510436

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS V2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT MENTION THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE GIVEN A JUMP START IN ORDER TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 04/30/2013
Component(s): STRUCTURE

Date of Incident: 08/24/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10510017

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS V2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDZN3EU5C3...

SUMMARY:

I AM FILING A CLAIM TO NOTIFY OTHER CONSUMERS ABOUT AN ONGOING ISSUE I'VE EXPERIENCED WITH MY 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS V. WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN JANUARY 2012 AND SINCE THEN WE'VE HAD 3 INCIDENTS (THAT WE KNOW OF) IN WHICH RODENTS HAVE INFESTED OUR VEHICLE. . THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED (AUGUST 2012), WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION AND WERE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BUT WE COULD CONTACT TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE RODENT HAD CLIMBED IN TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH AN AIR VENT, AND CHEWED THE WIRES OF THE REAR HARNESS SYSTEM (THE WIRING SYSTEM THAT AFFECTS THE HYBRID TECHNOLOGY). THE ESTIMATED REPAIR WAS $2 - 3K. AFTER CONTACTING TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS, I WAS TOLD TOYOTA DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE CAR OR A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE AND I NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING TO CORRECT MY SURROUNDINGS. THEY ADVISED THAT I OPEN A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE PROVIDER TO COVER THE COSTS FOR THE REAR HARNESS WIRING DAMAGE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS, IT APPEARS THERE ARE 6 OPENINGS/GAPS WITHIN THE VEHICLE THAT RATS CAN GET INTO TO ACCESS THE INTERIOR CABIN. NEITHER TOYOTA OR THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED TO BLOCK/COVER THESE VENTS TO PREVENT ANY FUTURE ATTEMPTS BY A RODENT GETTING IN. THEY DIDN'T OFFER ANY SUGGESTIONS OR ADVICE AS TO WHAT I SHOULD DO TO PREVENT THIS. THIS MORNING (APRIL 27, 2013) WE WOKE UP AND REALIZED THE RODENTS HAD ENTERED THE VEHICLE AGAIN, THIS TIME CHEWING UP MY CHILD'S CAR SEAT AND THE LEATHER OF THE REAR SEATS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE DATING BACK TO 2007 AND YET TOYOTA HAS DONE NOTHING TO REPAIR THIS DESIGN/SAFETY FLAW. FOLLOWING IS A LINK TO A PRIUS FORUM WHERE PRIUS OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THIS ISSUE: HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/THREADS/TOYOTA-CLAIMS-NOT-AWARE-OF-MOUSE-PROBLEM.113690/ .

 

Date Complaint Filed: 04/24/2013
Component(s): ENGINE , SERVICE BRAKES , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 12/02/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10509497

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS V2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDZN3EU4C3...

SUMMARY:

MY CAR HAS AN ISSUE I FIRST NOTICED SOON AFTER I BOUGHT IT, AND THAT NOW HAPPENS AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK. THE DATE I'VE ENTERED IS THE APPROXIMATE FIRST DATE I NOTICED THE PROBLEM OCCUR. I DESCRIBE BELOW A MORE RECENT INSTANCE OF THE SAME BEHAVIOR, THE TIME WHEN IT FELT THE LEAST SAFE. /// THE RECURRING BEHAVIOR IS THAT WHILE DECELERATING WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IF THE CAR GOES OVER AN OBSTRUCTION LIKE A ROCK, A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD, OR A POTHOLE, IT SOMETIMES LURCHES FORWARD BEFORE RESUMING DECELERATION. THE SENSATION IS OF ACCELERATING, BUT EVEN IF IT'S ONLY THAT THE CAR MOMENTARILY STOPS DECELERATING IT'S DISCONCERTING AND IN A FEW INSTANCES HAS GOTTEN ME CLOSE TO AN ACCIDENT. /// THE TIME IT CAME CLOSEST TO CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WAS ON 3/21/13, WHEN I FEARED THE CAR WAS GOING TO ROLL INTO A CROSSWALK AS PEOPLE CROSSED. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN, WE WENT OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD WHILE ONLY A FEW FEET FROM THE CROSSWALK. SEVERAL PEOPLE WAITED CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE SIDEWALK AT A BUS STOP. ONE OF THEM SEEMED READY TO STEP OUT TO CROSS THE STREET, AND I BRACED FOR THE WORST. /// ULTIMATELY I STOPPED A FEW FEET BEFORE THE CROSSWALK, BUT THE SITUATION FELT COMPLETELY UNSAFE SINCE IT INVOLVED LOSING STOPPING POWER WHILE COMING TO A STOP SIGN WITH PEDESTRIANS PRESENT.

 

 

Date Complaint Filed: 04/24/2013
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Date of Incident: 11/21/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10509484

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS V2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDZN3EU4C3...

SUMMARY:

MY 2012 PRIUS V HAD ABOUT 3000 MILES ON THE SPEEDOMETER WHEN I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT FROM A START, WHEN I WOULD PUT THE LEVER INTO DRIVE IT WOULD GO INTO REVERSE. IT IS VERY INTERMITTENT. I CANNOT MAKE IT DELIBERATELY HAPPEN. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER THIS ISSUE TWICE. THEY COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO MAKE THE SHIFTING ERROR. BECAUSE THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE ERROR, THEY WILL NOT GIVE CREDIBILITY TO THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED PROBABLY 20 TIMES SINCE IT BEGAN HAPPENING. I AM NOW KEEPING A LOG ON EACH OCCURRENCE. IT HAS BEEN INSINUATED THAT I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO SHIFT THIS VEHICLE. AFTER WATCHING THE HOW TO SHIFT VIDEO, I DON'T THINK THE DEALERSHIP UNDERSTANDS THE SHIFTING MECHANISM. HOWEVER, THIS DID MAKE ME MORE CONSCIOUS OF MY ACTIONS DURING SHIFTING. I ACTUALLY DID CATCH THE SHIFTING PROBLEM AS IT OCCURRED. MY HAND WAS ON THE LEVER IN THE DRIVE POSITION WITH THE HAND PRESSURE BEING DOWN. THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE WITH THE BEEPING AND CAMERA ON WITH THE LEVER IN FULL DRIVE POSITION. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE CAR WILL GO INTO REVERSE AND I WOULD NOT BE AWARE OF IT BECAUSE I HAD PUT IT INTO DRIVE. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 04/15/2013
Component(s): ENGINE

Date of Incident: 04/15/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10508222

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS V2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDZN3EU5C3...

SUMMARY:

MY 2012 PRIUS V HAS SEVERAL UNRESOLVED PROBLEMS. ON THOSE OCCASIONS WHEN THE GAS ENGINE CRANKS THE CAR, THERE IS A LOUD ENGINE RATTLER. THE ENGINE SOUNDS AS IF THERE ISN'T ANY OIL. TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RE-CRANK DOES NOT ALWAYS FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SOMETIMES RATTLE. TWO DIFFERENT TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENTS ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. ONE OF THE SHOPS REPLACED ONE OF FIFTY BUTTON LIKE LEATHER SEAT FASTENERS. THIS SEEMED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. TWO WEEKS LATER THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. NOW, I SUSPECT THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR SPEAKER IS THE PROBLEM. OCCASIONALLY, THE REAR DRIVER WINDOW SQUEAKS. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO SERVICE SHOPS BUT THEY WANT TO KEEP THE CAR OVER NIGHT. I DID NOT BUY A NEW CAR FOR OVER NIGHT SLEEPOVERS AT THE DEALER. FINALLY, TWO WEEKS AGO A ROCK HIT MY WINDSHIELD. FIVE DAYS LATER THE WINDSHIELD CRACK GREW FROM A TINY DING TO 15 INCHES. I HAVE OWNED THIRTEEN NEW CARS IN THIS LIFE TIME. I HAVE SUFFERED WINDSHIELD CRACKS BUT NONE OF THEM SUGGESTED THAT THE GLASS WAS TOO THIN. THIS IS MY FIRST TOYOTA.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 04/02/2013
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES

Date of Incident: 03/30/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10505322

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS V2012

• Crash:Yes
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDZN3EU6C3...

SUMMARY:

SLOWED FOR RED LIGHT THAT WAS VISIBLE FOR A GREAT DISTANCE SO COASTING AND APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY WEREN'T THERE....I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, HE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM....MOSTLY DINGS IN FENDERS....MY HOOD WAS UP ON ONE SIDE, AND FRONT PANEL MOVED....NOBODY WAS HURT POLICE CAME AND SAT IN THE CAR AND APPLIED BRAKE AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. HE SAID "YOU HAVE NO BRAKES; DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR, HAVE IT TOWED".

 

Date Complaint Filed: 03/15/2013
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Date of Incident: 01/25/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10503130

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS V2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:Yes
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDZN3EU9C3...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE'S MILEAGE FLUCTUATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HER INSULIN PUMP MALFUNCTIONED WHILE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SMOKING FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SMART KEY'S FREQUENCY INTERFERED WITH THE INSULIN PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 03/11/2013
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES

Date of Incident: 06/06/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10502344

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS V2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

WHEN YOU START TO DRIVE IT MAKES A LOUD HOWLING SOUND, IT IS GETTING LOUDER AS TIME GOES ON. PEOPLE LOOK AT US LIKE WE ARE CRAZY FOR DRIVING WITH BAD BRAKES. WE HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES TO JUST BE TOLD IT IS THE WAY IT IS. NO REPAIR IS NECESSARY. IT IS GETTING MORE AND MORE ANNOYING TO LISTEN TO. IT LASTS LONGER AS TIME GOES ON. COME ON TOYOTA LETS GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE THERE IS A FATAL COLLISION DUE TO THIS! IT IS GETTING SCARY TO DRIVE AND FEEL SAFE.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 03/08/2013
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 03/01/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10502085

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS V2012

• Crash:Yes
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND DECELERATING, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CRASH. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 9,700. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE

 

Date Complaint Filed: 03/04/2013
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES

Date of Incident: 09/01/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10501305

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS V2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDZN3EU3C3...

SUMMARY:

LOUD SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF CAR---HAD THE CAR IN TO TOYOTA 5 TIMES. THE NOISE CONTINUES TO GET LOUDER AS TIME PASSES.-- ITS NOW LOUD ENOUGH TO DROWN OUT THE RADIO.--TOYOTA SERVICE SAYS IT IS JUST RUST ON THE ROTORS.--THIS IS THE 4TH NEW TOYOTA I HAVE OWNED,-- BUT THIS THE ONLY ONE I HAVE HA D THIS PROBLEM WITH.-- WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM.--II WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT TOYOTA KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND ARE WORKING A RECALL TO FIX IT.---SO WHERE IS THE RECALL??????

 

Date Complaint Filed: 02/16/2013
Component(s): ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING , SUSPENSION

Date of Incident: 02/16/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10498368

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS V2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDZN3EU9C3...

SUMMARY:

A GROANING NOISE AT ALL TEMPERATURES SO FAR. IT BEGINS AND THEN GOES AWAY AFTER I DRIVE FOR A BLOCK. IT IS VERY LOUD AND IT CAN BE HEARD BY OTHERS AROUND ME. IT IS EMBARRASSING AND DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT IS HEALTHY FOR THE LONGEVITY OF THE VEHICLE.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 02/14/2013
Component(s): VISIBILITY/WIPER    GHOSTING                      

Date of Incident: 12/03/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10498148

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS V2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDZN3EU1C3...

SUMMARY:

2012 PRIUS HAS SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE WINDSHIELD LAMINATION. BRIGHT LIGHT SOURCES ARE TRIPLED AT NIGHT. A GHOST IMAGE APPEARS ABOVE AND BELOW THE ORIGINAL LIGHT SOURCE. LIGHT SOURCES MAY BE, HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, SIGNAL LIGHTS, AND EVEN REFLECTED LIGHTS OFF CERTAIN ROAD SIGNS. AS YOU APPROACH THE LIGHT SOURCE, THE TWO GHOST IMAGES WILL MERGE INTO THE PRIMARY LIGHT SOURCE. THE SAFETY HAZARD IS EXTREME EYE FATIGUE AT NIGHT, AND SEVERE VISUAL DISTORTION THAT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE LIGHT SOURCE

 

Date Complaint Filed: 02/08/2013
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES

Date of Incident: 06/12/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10496940

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAPRIUS V2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDZN3EU4C3...

SUMMARY:

PURCHASED PRIUS V IN MARCH 2012, JUNE 2012 TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND TO HAVE DEALER LOOK INTO NOISE COMING FROM REAR BRAKES. DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT HEAR THE NOISE AND SAW NOTHING UPON INSPECTION. NOISE BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND LOUDER, TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER AND THEY COULD HEAR THE NOISE. UPON INSPECTING THE REAR BRAKES THEY FOUND REAR ROTORS HAD ABNORMAL MARKINGS IN THEM FROM IMPROPER MACHINING. BRAKE PAD FRICTION MATERIAL GLAZED. ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED. AFTER A WEEK THE NOISE RETURNED. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A PROBLEM WHICH TOYOTA HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING FOR MONTHS BUT HAS FOUND NO SOLUTION TOO. WAS TOLD I WOULD BE INFORMED WHEN A SOLUTION WAS FOUND AND I COULD BRING THE VEHICLE BACK THEN. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN WHICH NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO.