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JTDKB20U740••••••2008 Toyota XA
39on this build
0on the model
0builds in total
1involved a crash
1involved a fire
Most reportedExterior Lighting 18Electrical System 11Engine And Engine Cooling 6Service Brakes 5
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemfireFeb 2009
The contact owns a 2004 toyota prius. While driving between 65-70 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled and shut off completely. The electronics of the vehicle were still operating, but the vehicle itself could not be restarted. The vehicle then shifted itself into park. The hazard…
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashMay 2006
May 29, 2006 - I was pulling into a school parking space when the prius accelerated on its own, and although I hit the brakes, the engine started to roar, and the car jumped a concrete parking lot curb, went into a drainage swale, and stopped only when it hit an iron fence…
Exterior LightingNov 2020
My left headlight goes off but if I turn the headlights back off and back on it comes back on. The headlight is not burned out. This happens while on the freeway in the dark while raining. This happens intermittently and not all the time
Service BrakesMay 2019
When driving down the road all of a sudden we tried to use the brakes and it felt like we only had 10% of our braking ability. The brake light came on and ABS light went on and the stability control light came on as well as a warning buzzer. It felt like we had manual brakes
Unknown Or OtherMar 2018
My prius suddenly had a 70 to80% loss of brake power. My parking brake light came on along with the ABS, vcs, the red triangle and a load buzzer. If this had happened at highway speed I could have rear-ended or killed someone. After turning my car off and letting it sit the…
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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 JTDKB20U740104184 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.