NHTSA Complaint #10124104 — 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS

1. I WAS DRIVING ON THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY. TRAFFIC BECAME CONGESTED SO THE PACE WAS STOP AND GO. I STARTED TO ACCELERATE (WAS GOING ABOUT ~35 MPH) WHEN MY 2004 PRIUS LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. ALL THESE LIGHTS CAME ON INDICATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND GET OFF THE ROAD., I CALLED THE 800 NO. FOR ROADSIDE ASSIST. BUT THE WAIT WAS OVER AN HOUR. AFTER ~20 MINUTES I STARTED THE CAR TO TRY TO BOOST THE POWER THE ELECTRIC BATTERY. I DROVE IT IN A PARKING LOT AND KEPT BRAKING. THE CAR SEEMED FINE SO I CANCELLED ROADSIDE ASSIST. I THEN DROVE IT ANOTHER 250 MILES HOME WITHOUT A PROBLEM. AFTER HEARING THE NEWS I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM I HAD WAS THE SAME. I WASN'T SURE WHAT FURTHER STEPS TO TAKE. I DID HAVE MY TOYOTA DEALER CHECK IT OUT BUT SOMEONE ELSE DROPPED THE CAR OFF FOR ME SO I'M NOT SURE THEY TOTALLY UNDERSTOOD THE ACTUAL PROBLEM. THEY DID A COMPUTER ADJUSTMENT. NO PROBLEMS SINCE THIS ONE AND ONLY INCIDENT.