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2013 Toyota PRIUS V Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1120505
Internal NHTSA #	10644187
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	PRIUS V
Model Year	2013
File date	12/10/14
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	There was a load bang, which i thought came from the tires, i realized it wasn't the tires but smoke coming out from the engine. I opened the hood of the car there was smoke and odor coming from the engine. I than went back to the vehicle and turned off the engine and started to started it again. The smoke stopped and i turned it back on, everything looked normal so i started to drive. After 5 miles of driving the engine light came back on for the first time since i bought the car. I pulled over to a gas station thinking it was a leak of water. I checked the everything i had enough water but decide to but more anyways. The engine light was still on, i decided to drive it home so i can dealer tomorrow, but while driving home the car turned itself off. I couldn't started it back on.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	85000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SAN JOSE, CA
VIN pattern	JTDZN3EU8D3XXXXXX
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?
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
Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	0
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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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2013 Toyota PRIUS V Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Toyota PRIUS V Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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