NHTSA Complaint #10139811 — 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS PURCHASED ON MARCH 2ND 2004. APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS AFTER ACQUIRING MY VEHICLE I WAS MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE WHEN I EXPERIENCED AND ICE ENGINE FAILURE. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD USING THE ELECTRIC MOTOR. SUBSEQUENTLY I REBOOTED THE CAR AND THE ENGINE TURNED OVER. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE PRIUS TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR SIX DAYS AND APPARENTLY PERFORMED DIAGNOSTICS AND PERFORMED A SOFTWARE FIX. RECENTLY, ON SEPTEMBER 8TH 2005 I EXPERIENCED A 2ND OCCURRENCE OF THE ICE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THIS SCENARIO OCCURRED WHILE PULLING UP TO A RED LIGHT. AGAIN ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I REBOOTED THE CAR AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP COMPLETED A TSB EG047-04 FOR RECALIBRATING THE ENGINE ECU. NOTE, I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PRIOR TSB'S FROM TOYOTA REGARDING THE ENGINE PROBLEM. *JB