NHTSA Complaint #10471403 — 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID

ON AUGUST 10, 2012, I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID 2007 ON THE FREEWAY AT 55 MPH AND IT STARTED SLOW DOWN. I PULLED OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE DASHBOARD INDICATED TO CHECK "VSC HYBRID SYSTEM." SANDAG TOWED ME OFF THE HIGHWAY FOR SAFETY. NEXT, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO CHULA VISTA TOYOTA. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE INVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD COST MORE THAN $6000 DOLLARS. I PURCHASED THE CAR LESS THAN SIX MONTHS AGO, BUT WAS DENIED WARRANTY COVERAGE UNDER THE USED CERTIFIED VEHICLE WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY STATES THAT THE CAR IS COVERED FOR 12 MONTHS / 12,000 MILES FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE. *TR