NHTSA Complaint #10497910 — 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS

THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED INCIDENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITH NO WARNING. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE IS NO INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY WHICH IS DIGITAL. THE VEHICLE COULD STILL BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OFF WITHOUT MAKING NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS.THIS HAS SOMETIMES TAKEN UP TO 10 MIN.. THEN FOR WHATEVER REASONS AFTER SEVERAL HOURS THE MENTIONED MALFUNCTIONS STOP AND EVERYTHING WORKS CORRECTLY.I AM VERY CONCERNED THE DASH DISPLAY SHOWING SPEED AND OTHER NECESSARY INFORMATION WILL MALFUNCTION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN.ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.BEING ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF IMMEDIATELY IS ALSO IMPORTANT.THIS VEHICLE IS REGULARLY SERVICED BY TOYOTA WHO HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS A LARGE NUMBER OF TOYOTA PRIUS OWNERS HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF SAFETY ISSUES WITH THEIR VEHICLES. I HAVE READ BUT NOT CONFIRMED THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE MENTIONED PROBLEMS WITH THE PRIUS. THERE ARE SOME SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I HOPE NHTSA WILL BE ABLE TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. *TR