We have classified the 1 complaints from 2009 Toyota Prius about EQUIPMENT into the following categories.
I just bought a 2009 prius & there are so many issues with unexpected acceleration & vehicle not going into park or reverse just stops in neutral, i was at a heb sore trying to park, all of a sudden my car sped up an hit a pole in front of me, i was trying to park, with my foot on break, so as to slow down, yesterday i had my wife drive the prius & the car suddenly stopped would not go into reverse or drive, that was very dangerous then they pull into a target parking lot i had to drive out there to meet them, it took almost 1hr & 3mins to get the car in reverse, off course i called my toyota sales guy this being the third time i have reported this incident & the keep down playing it saying there is nothing wrong, not really looking into it. *tr
This is a request in order for the us department of transportation to begin safety and defect inspections for the following automotive dealers: toyota, honda, mitishibishi. *tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota prius. the contact was driving approximately 45 mph on normal road conditions when the "engine" warning light indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. there were numerous failures with various components within the vehicle. the consumption mpg screen on the instrument panel displayed inaccurate information. the engine exhibited a reduction of engine power. when depressing the accelerator pedal an excessive decrease in acceleration occurred. the fm and am radio selector failed to function properly. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing on two separate occasions. the technician was unable to duplicate the failures. there were no resolutions. the vehicle has not been repaired for the malfunctions. the failure mileage was 2,000. the vin was rejected and will be updated upon receipt of the safety complaint form.