NHTSA Complaint #11183181 — 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11183181 |
| Vehicle | 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS |
| Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 218,540 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
VIN # : (XXXX) ON FEBRUARY 26, 2019, I ASKED AUTONATION TYOTA BUENA PARK ( AUTO NATION) TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE AND REPLACE THE INVERT ASSEMBLY AS PER THE RECALL NOTICE LETTER FROM AUTONATION. ALSO, I EXPLAINED THAT MY CAR'S INVERTER AND ENGINE COOLANT WERE REPLACED ON NOVEMBER 19, 2015 WITH SHOWING THE INVOICE OF DCH TOYOTA OF SIMI VALLEY AND I HAD SAME OVERHEATING PROBLEM AS BEFORE IN SUMMER 2018. ON FEBRUARY 27, 2019, AUTONATION EMAILED ME AS PER THE ATTACHED COPY HERE THAT THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE CAME TO AUTONATION AND DID NOT APPROVE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT DUE TO HIGH MILEAGE (218,542) OF MY CAR. ON FEBRURY 28, I PICKED MY CAR BUT I WILL DRIVE AFTER RECEIPT OF TOYOTA'S CONFIRMATION THAT VEHICLE IS SAFE I BELIEVE THAT THE INVERTER ASSEMBLY SHOULD BE REPLACED REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY IF MY CAR HAS EXPERIENCED INVERTER FAILURE. ALSO, I FILED MY COMPLAIN WITH NATIONAL TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY DEPARTMENT. REGARDS (XXXX) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
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