NHTSA Complaint #10336900 — 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10336900
Vehicle	2008 TOYOTA PRIUS
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	June 16, 2010
Date Filed	June 17, 2010
Mileage	85,800 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MN

Consumer Description

I AM HAVING A RECURRING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON A 2008 PRIUS THAT SEEMS TO BE A VERY SIMILAR PROBLEM TO ONE DESCRIBED BY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS. WHEN THE CAR IS WARM (WARM DAY, DRIVE FOR LONGER THAN 15 MINUTES) THE TRANSMISSION CAN SLIP OUT OF DRIVE (OR REVERSE) INTO NEUTRAL. IT WILL DO THIS REPEATEDLY AND NOT ALLOW TO PROCEED IN GEAR UNTIL YOU TURN OFF THE IGNITION FOR SOME MINUTES. THE CAR WILL OPERATE IF YOU MANUALLY PUSH THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER INTO DRIVER AND HOLD IT THERE CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL YOU REACH YOUR DESTINATION. I WILL TAKE IT INTO TOYOTA FOR SERVICE BUT I DO THINK IT MAY BE AN ENGINEERING OR DESIGN FLAW WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHER DRIVERS (INCLUDING A VIDEO LINK FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM) CAN BE FOUND ONLINE HERE: HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?P=3233114#POST3233114

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