NHTSA Complaint #10352486 — 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS

WHEN I PUT MY 2008 PRIUS INTO THE PARK MODE ALONG WITH THE BRAKE BUT STILL HAVING THE CAR RUNNING, I WILL OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO GET MY MAIL. WHEN I THEN CLOSE THE DOOR AND TRY AND PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. NUMEROUS TRIES TO GET THE CAR INTO THE DRIVE MODE WILL FAIL. I THEN COAST MY CAR DOWN THE HILL INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I HAVE TRIED SHUTTING OFF THE CAR AND STARTING FROM SCRATCH BUT IT WILL SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE LAST MONTH. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. IT OCCURRED AFTER THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG SO I WILL BE TAKING IT BACK IN. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT I AM ON A ROAD AND CAN'T GET MY CAR TO DRIVE. ONE OTHER ISSUE THAT OCCURRED DURING THIS TIME IS THAT I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR SHIFTED INTO THE B MODE. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF IT BUT MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. *TR