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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JTDKB20U677••••••2008 Toyota PRIUS
This build draws 3.5× more complaints than the average 2008 Toyota PRIUS build (94 vs 27).
94on this build
1253on the model
47builds in total
6involved a crash
1involved a fire
2injuries
Most reportedExterior Lighting 51Service Brakes 18Electrical System 14Hydraulic 9
What owners of this build wrote
EnginefireJan 2021
The contact's girlfriend owned a 2007 toyota prius. The contact stated that while his girlfriend was driving at 55 mph, a grayish smoke began to emit from the engine without warning. His girlfriend then immediately pulled over and exited the vehicle with her son as the smoke…
Air BagscrashApr 2013
The contact owns a 2007 toyota prius. The contact stated that while sitting at a stop sign, the vehicle was crashed into from the rear. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact was transported to the hospital for treatment of a fractured clavicle. The vehicle was destroyed and…
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashOct 2010
The contact owns a 2007 toyota prius. While parking, the vehicle suddenly accelerated over a concrete curb and onto the sidewalk. There were no injuries. There was no police report filed. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who could find nothing wrong. The contact…
Service BrakescrashOct 2009
I had a 2007 toyota prius that seemed to have issues whenever I would hit the brakes on slick\wet roads or sometimes when I would hit a bump. It felt as if the brakes would not apply and the car would feel like it accelerated forward instead of stopping. Usually the brakes would…
Electrical SystemMay 2020
The main computer board shorted out called the dealership found out it was recalled 2007-2016 but searched for information or something unable to find information the car stayed running unable to turn off dashboard speed and transmission was dark unable to push button to turn…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN JTDKB20U677653662 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.