NHTSA Complaint #11300471 — 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS

ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS, THE DASH DOES NOT LIGHT UP(SPEED, GEAR SELECTIONS , GAS LEVEL, ETC) WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU CAN NOT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF OR REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY WHICH ARE BIG SAFETY ITEMS WHEN YOU HAVE TO PARK AS YOU CAN NOT LOCK THE DOORS AND ALL INFORMATION ON THE LARGE DISPLAY DOES NOT WORK OR ANY OF THE DASH DISPLAY SO YOU HAVE NO INDICATION OF SPEED, ENGINE WARNINGS ETC. I PURCHASED MY 2007 PRIUS FROM MY LOCAL COUNTY AND NOW THEY HAVE A 2009 PRIUS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ALL PRIUS SHOULD BE RECALLED BY TOYOTA, REGARDLESS OF AGE AND FIXED A IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS BE A PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUS. THE ESTIMATE I HAVE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM IS APPROXIMATELY $1,200 AND THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY TOYOTA AS A DEFINITE RECALL SAFETY PROBLEM. IT IS A START, STOP PROBLEM WHEN YOU CAN NOT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE OR REMOVE THE KEY AND WHILE DRIVING NO SPEED INDICATION.