NHTSA Complaint #11205273 — 2011 TOYOTA PRIUS

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11205273
Vehicle	2011 TOYOTA PRIUS
Component	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Date of Incident	May 1, 2019
Date Filed	May 2, 2019
Mileage	40 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	VA

Consumer Description

WELL I WAS DRIVING AND SUDDENLY MY CAR BATTERY TURNED OFF AND CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM CAME ON THE DASHBOARD IT STOPPED SO I PARKED IT ON SIDE AND UNPLUG BATTERY WIRES SO IT START WORKING AGAIN THE WEIRD THING IS THAT WHEN I CHECK TO SEE ANY CODE BUT NOTHING CAME RECENTLY IT WAS HAPPENING AND ONE RECALL CAME FOR HYBRID BATTERY AFTER THAT IT WAS WORKING FINE BUT NOW THIS THING HAPPENED AGAIN AND IT WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY AND CAR STOPPED.

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