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2012 Toyota PRIUS PLUG-IN HYBRID Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1477356
Internal NHTSA #	11104266
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	PRIUS PLUG-IN HYBRID
Model Year	2012
File date	03/01/18
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Engine oil getting to the intake manifold. And filling up with oil. Throttle body gets really dirty with oil. In turn the engine burns oil. Which clogs up the egr system. The engine would over heat which could cause the head gasket to blow. During winter months. Engine restarts would be harsh because it would have condesaion on the cyclinder this could cause the engine to blow. Broken connecting rods. Blown head gasket all sort of things could happen from having oil get to the intake manifold. Starting from 2010 these prius suffer from this and toyota hasnt done anything other then suppsodelly redesigning the intake manifold. Which is the same. Toyota just dont want to deal with it.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	90000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BROOKLYN, NY
VIN pattern	JTDKN3DPXC3XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	10
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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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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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Toyota PRIUS PLUG-IN HYBRID Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Toyota PRIUS PLUG-IN HYBRID Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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