| Issue ID | 967962 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10501305 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | PRIUS V |
| Model Year | 2012 |
| File date | 01/09/12 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Loud scraping noise coming from rear of car---had the car in to toyota 5 times. The noise continues to get louder as time passes.-- its now loud enough to drown out the radio.--toyota service says it is just rust on the rotors.--this is the 4th new toyota i have owned,-- but this the only one i have ha d this problem with.-- which leads me to believe that there is a fix for this problem.--ii was told by the service manager that toyota knows of this problem and are working a recall to fix it.---so where is the recall?????? |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 4000 |
| Number of Occurences | 5 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ROCKFORD, IL |
| VIN pattern | JTDZN3EU3C3XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
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| Vehicle speed | 5 |
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