NHTSA Complaint #10281294 — 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE HAD 3 ACCIDENT CLAIMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. ( AND NOT ONE CLAIM IN THE 12 YEARS I'VE BEEN WITH STATE FARM PRIOR TO THIS). ONE OF THE ACCIDENTS THE TRACTION CONTROL SLIPPED AND I PUT IT IN A DITCH. I'VE CONTACTED TOYOTA MULTIPLE TIMES REGARDING THE HEADLIGHTS JUST GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. YOU HAVE TO STOP THE CAR AND TURN IT OFF AND ON AGAIN TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO WORK. NOW, AT 85,000 MILES I HAD NEW BRAKES PLACED. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON THE MECHANIC HOOKED IT TO THE COMPUTER AND NOTHING KICKED OUT. HE RESET IT AND WARNED ME ABOUT IT. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE THE OVERRIDE TO TURN THE ABS BACK ON DUE A "SAFETY" MECHANISM INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE THAT ONLY ALLOWS A DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IT WAS "COMPLETELY SAFE TO DRIVE". SO, I DROVE IT THE NEXT DAY. A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME, I HIT THE BRAKES AND SPUN A 180 INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LUCKILY, NOBODY WAS HURT! IT IS NOW SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL I CAN GET AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP TO TURN THE "SAFETY MECHANISM" BACK ON. PLEASE, PLEASE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED GET TOYOTA TO BUY-BACK AND DESTROY THESE VEHICLES. THEY ARE A DEATH TRAP! *TR