NHTSA Complaint #10219259 — 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS

2004 TOYOTA PRIUS STALLING. AFTER SPEAKING W/ THE TOYOTA CONSUMER HELPLINE, I'VE LEARNED THAT THE COULD PUT A PROGRAM IN THE COMPUTER THAT GIVES YOU ENOUGH TIME TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE YOU STALL. I RESPONDED THAT THERE ISN'T ALWAYS A SHOULDER TO PULLOVER TO. I STARTED GETTING WARNING LIGHTS AT 6,500 MI. I NOW HAVE 36,880 MI. IN THE BEGINNING, THE LIGHTS WERE JUST A JOKE OR A NUISANCE WHEN I HAD TO BRING IT IN TO THE DEALER. ON NOV 11, I STALLED ALONG W/ WARNING LIGHTS. YOU CAN PULL OVER AND SHUT IT OFF,WAIT A MINUTE, RESTART AND DRIVE HOME WITH WARNING LIGHTS, BUT THEY GO OUT WHEN YOU START UP TO GO TO DEALER. I BROUGHT IT TO THEM ANYWAY, BUT AFTER THEY LOOKED AT THE CODES I WAS TOLD IT WAS SOFT CODES AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO FURTHER. IN DEC, I GOT THE WARNING LIGHTS, BUT NO STALL. I DROVE TO WORK AND BACK AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT WHEN I STARTED UP TO GO TO DEALER . FEB 25 6:30 PM IN THE MERGE LANE OF THE I-10,WHERE THERE ISN'T A SHOULDER AND CARS ARE COMING 40 TO 50 MPH INTO THE LANE TO EXIT. HOW I DIDN'T GET REAR-ENDED, I CAN'T EXPLAIN. TURNED KEY OFF, RESTARTED AND DROVE HOME. LIGHTS WENT OUT WHEN IT CAME TIME TO DRIVE TO DEALER SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THEM TO CHECK OUT MON AM. I'M TRYING A NEW DEALER THURSDAY AND I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA CONSUMER LINE FOR ASSISTANCE. I NOT SURE HOW FAR ANYONE CAN FIX THIS ISSUE. THE SERVICE DEPT HAS UPDATED THE COMPUTER AND HAS GIVEN ME A NEW COMPUTER, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER WHEN I INFORM THEM THAT THIS IS GETTING DANGEROUS, NOW. *TR