NHTSA Complaint #10312686 — 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS (20 DEGREES BELOW), THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD BEGIN TO SLIP AND NOT SHIFT. IT WOULD MAKE A NOISE AND NOT ENGAGE THE ENGINE. HE NOTICED THE ISSUE EVERYTIME THE WEATHER WAS EXTREMELY COLD. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN WITH THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM WAS DUPLICATED AND HE WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO LET THE VEHICLE WARM FOR AT LEAST 5 MINUTES BEFORE DRIVING. HE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.