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2016 TOYOTA MIRAI — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

1 injured · 1751677 · 2021-06-11

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
MIRAI
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

HYDROGEN VEHICLE NOT RELIABLE IN Orange County, CA. ALSO THE VEHICLE MILAGE IS EXTREMELY POOR, HAVING TO FILL UP ABOUT EVERY 2-3 DAYS. LESS THAN 150 MILES PER TANK EASILY. VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY HAS TO BE TOWED WHEN STATIONS ARE DOWN. HYDROGEN STATIONS WERE DOWN MOST OF APRIL, TOYOTA BRAND ENGAGEMENT OFFERED A LOANER VEHICLE AND THERE WERE NO VEHICLES AVAIL. VEHICLE SOLD WITHOUT RELIABLE STATIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE STILL IN PROGRESS- VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE SOLD WITHOUT FUEL. VEHICLE HAS TO BE TOWED AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH WHEN BEING USED CONSISTENTLY FOR WORK/DAILY COMMUTING. VEHICLE UNSAFE SINCE THE FUEL IS DOWN FOR DAYS, LEAVING DRIVER W/O TRANSPORTATION OFTEN IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS. ELDERLY/DISABLED, UNABLE TO LIFT AND NAVIGATE THE FUEL PUMP THAT OFTEN FREEZES ON THE NOZZEL. WILL SOMETIMES BE AT STATION FOR OVER AN HOUR DUE TO MALFUNCTIONS- AUTO FRUAD/ELDERLY ABUSE FINANCIAL PRACTICES. INCREASED CAPRUL TUNNEL AND PAIN DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF FUEL PUMP.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11420522
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