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2012 Toyota PRIUS Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	939935
Internal NHTSA #	10474289
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	PRIUS
Model Year	2012
File date	03/09/12
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Driving 70 mph car began to go into high rpm, then accelerated to 74 from 70 mph. I tried to decrease speed then vehicle shut off got a long beep and message on display "check hybrid system, pull over immediately" all lights on dash were indicating failures. Coasted to safety with 5 passengers in vehicle across traffic at 9:30 pm to shoulder. Tried to restart several times then vehicle went into high rpm then engine knocked loudly and was completely disabled. Lost brakes, pedal was hard, lost power steering, difficult to maneuver. I still had 2 bars indicating plenty of fuel in car. Prior fillup was 7. 6 gallons at pump, usually get over 500 miles per tank, trip meter only showed under 400 miles since fill up so had plenty of fuel and there was no low fuel indicator. Reported all problems to dealer. They only noted the car shut down but told me they confirmed everything i said and that toyota engineers are trying to resolve this since they are aware of this type of problem. So far dealer and toyota have not addressed the high rpm, the acceleration, loss of electronics and hybrid system failure and told me they havenever heard of any toyota ever having a report of a high rpm or acceleration without intent to accelerate form the driver. Vehicle is unsafe, has 4944 miles and this problem occurred about a month after purchase. Toyota still does not know what the problems are and in possession of the vehicle. *js
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	4944
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MENIFEE, CA
VIN pattern	JTDKDTB31C1XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	70
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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2012 Toyota PRIUS Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Toyota PRIUS Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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