6.5

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
10,719 miles

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problem #1

Jul 222003

Prius 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 10,719 miles
Driving home on July 22, 2003 at about 4:30pm, traveling North on the 57 freeway traveling at approximately 68 mph had blow out on right rear tire. Tire had complete blow out if side wall, vehicle had only approximately 10,700 miles. I had checked tire pressure the prior day and had 33 psi in front and 36 psi in rear as the specifications are written in the owners handbook.

- Monrovia, CA, USA

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