NHTSA Complaint #10313546 — 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS

THIS IS A DEFECT THAT I TRIED TO RESOLVE WITH THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I HAD OWNED A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT GOT 45-50 MPG WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN AND ABOUT 45 HIGHWAY. I TRADED THIS CAR IN FOR A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. IN THE 2008, I AM LUCKY TO GET ABOVE 35 MPG IN TOWN AND I GET ABOUT 45 HIGHWAY. MY MILEAGE ON HIGHWAY IS MUCH HIGHER THAN IN TOWN WHICH IS NOT WHAT TOYOTA ADVERTISES AND I AM NOT DRIVING ANY DIFFERENTLY THAN I DID THE 2004 PRIUS. SO SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ECM IN THE CAR. WHEN I COMPLAINED, THE DEALERSHIP TOOK ME ON A DRIVE WITH MY CAR WHERE THEY DROVE VERY VERY SLOWLY DOWNHILL AND REGISTERED 60 MPG AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. SO I GAVE IT UP. NOW THAT I SEE THAT QUALITY CONTROL OF TOYOTA IS NON-EXISTENT, I KNOW THE ECM IS NOT ACTING PROPERLY AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR