NHTSA Complaint #10523926 — 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS

DASH BOARD CONTROLS AND LIGHT WENT OFF. I HAVE INFORMED TOYOTA AND THE DEALERS OF THIS ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS GO OFF AND THEN THE CAR DOESN'T SHUT DOWN FOR A LONG TIME. I FINALLY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE MYSELF (BAD COMBINATION METER) AND INFORMED THE DEALER. THEY INFORMED ME THAT ALTHOUGH TOYOTA HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE METER THAT MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. EVENTHOUGH I HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE BEFORE, IT WAS NOT DOCUMENTED PROPERLY AND THEREFORE NOT THE DEALER OR TOYOTA ITSELF WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE. AS THE CAR DRIVES WITHOUT ANY OF THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS ON. YOU HAVE NO WAY TO KNOW HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE OR HOW FAST YOU ARE DRIVING. AND IF YOU FIND YOURSELF OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD THEY ARE UNWILLING TO FIX THE ISSUE. HELP !!!! I CAN DIE DRIVING THIS CAR !!!! I AM IN THE PROCESS OF SELLING IT BUT I HAVE TO DRIVE IT TO AND FROM WORK. THIS NEEDS TO BE A FORCED RECALL !!!! CALL ME I HAVE DETAILS OF MY CONVERSATIONS WITH TOYOTA ! THIS SHOULD BE IN THE NEWS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR