NHTSA Complaint #10421183 — 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10421183
Vehicle	2004 TOYOTA PRIUS
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	August 10, 2011
Date Filed	August 23, 2011
Mileage	246,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

THE MULTIFUNCTIONAL DISPLAY (MFD) FAILED FOLLOWING DEALER REPLACEMENT OF THE 12V BATTERY. THE DEALER IS NOW RECOMMENDED $5,000 REPLACEMENT OF THE MFD. MFD FAILURE IN THE PRIUS SEEMS TO BE AN INCREASING EVENT BASED ON ON-LINE CHATTER ON BLOGS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A BASIC DESIGN FLAW IN THE PRIUS MFD SYSTEM THAT CAUSES LOSS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE RADIO AND CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEMS. IT ALSO CAUSES THE DISPLAY TO BE TOTALLY INEFFECTIVE FOR DISPLAY OF KEY HYBRID ENGINE PERFORMANCE. *TR

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