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#31 of 711 Re: Thanks for the honest comments (not ready for a hybrid) [tedinaz #30] by gagrice Jun 25, 2004 (5:55 pm)
Replying to: tedinaz (Jun 25, 2004 2:04 pm) you might slip over to the Hybrid vs Diesel forum. There are a lot of people happy with the VW Jetta TDI and VW diesel in general. and a couple people that really love their Prius.
#32 of 711 odd event by aptosbill Jun 30, 2004 (7:52 am)
I purchased my 04 Prius and just love it... I had an one odd event happen to me and maybe somebody can shed some light on this.. Toyota is stumped. I have about 5K on the milage and as I was pulling off the freeway and slowed to a stop light the car hit the warning lights red excalmation CHECK ENGINE SVC everything went on. Bottom line.. No Gas or gas engine was not responding. I hobbled it back to Toyota under electric power where it went dead about 100 ft from Toyota in Santa Cruz. They got it checked out but had no explanation why it acted that way. Their first question was did I run out of gas? ...Tank was 1/2 full. My only thinking (and this is pure speculation.. is I was right across the street from a Catscan medical center when it happened. Is it possible that I got a dose of EMF waves that hit the car and zapped the computer into thinking I was out of gas? Has this sudden loss of gas engine power happened to anyone else.. Like I said Toyota is stumped. Replies to this message: tempusvn (Jul 01, 2004 3:54 am) aptosbill (Jul 11, 2004 8:47 am) john1701a (Jul 11, 2004 1:59 pm) little_pogi (Jul 11, 2004 8:34 pm) bonster (Oct 14, 2004 7:16 am)
#33 of 711 Re: Odd Event by little_pogi Jul 01, 2004 (12:36 am)
Most likely you might be the 1st 04 Prius owner to experience this problem. It would be nice if you can share with us what the diagnosed problem was and the repair work done by the Toyota service center. Replies to this message: aptosbill (Jul 11, 2004 8:45 am) plusaf (May 16, 2005 11:45 pm)
#34 of 711 Re: odd event [aptosbill #32] by tempusvn Jul 01, 2004 (3:54 am)
Replying to: aptosbill (Jun 30, 2004 7:52 am) Have you had SSC 40D done? In theory it is to correct the ability of the scanner to read error codes. But, at least one person has reported that the Prius Tech told them that in fact, the car was also reporting false error codes to itself. That person also had the car die with about a half tank of gas, then report to the scanner that it had run out of gas. Replies to this message: aptosbill (Jul 11, 2004 8:47 am) john1701a (Jul 11, 2004 1:59 pm) little_pogi (Jul 11, 2004 8:34 pm)
#35 of 711 Re: Odd Event [little_pogi] by aptosbill Jul 11, 2004 (8:45 am)
Replying to: little_pogi (Jul 01, 2004 12:36 am) Toyota had no explanation for me... Not much was said other than to keep an eye on it (I assume they reset it in some way? it wasn't in their repair dept more than a few hours... Everyone there was pretty much scratching their head! It hasn't acted up since but I keep getting the Maint. Req. light flashing when I start up and back out. I had it serviced that day and it was about 500 miles under the 5K mark? I'm glad I got the full extended bumper to bumper on it. Toyota advise me to do this due to it's complexity and relatively new enty into the market. Replies to this message: plusaf (May 16, 2005 11:45 pm)
#36 of 711 Re: odd event [tempusvn #34] by aptosbill Jul 11, 2004 (8:47 am)
Replying to: tempusvn (Jul 01, 2004 3:54 am) No, But I will! I keep getting the Maint. Req. light eventhough they serviced it a few weeks ago.... ? Thank You Replies to this message: john1701a (Jul 11, 2004 1:59 pm) little_pogi (Jul 11, 2004 8:34 pm)
#37 of 711 Re: odd event [aptosbill] by john1701a Jul 11, 2004 (1:59 pm)
Replying to: aptosbill (Jul 11, 2004 8:47 am) > I keep getting the Maint. Req. light So, turn it off already. It's just a light that comes on every oil change interval. It doesn't sense anything other than distance. 1) With the power on, switch to the odometer/trip-meter to display "ODO". 2) Power OFF (push the "Power" button). 3) Power ON, while holding the button for "ODO". 4) Wait for the reminder light to stop flashing, then release.
#38 of 711 Re: odd event [aptosbill] by little_pogi Jul 11, 2004 (8:34 pm)
Replying to: aptosbill (Jul 11, 2004 8:47 am) This instructions by John can also be found at page 122-123 of your 2004 Prius owner's manual.
#39 of 711 Engine Problem by ricka Aug 03, 2004 (4:12 pm)
Greetings everyone, this is my first post in your town hall. I have a 2004 Prius with roughly 5,000 miles and until this point have experienced no major problems. On the drive home from work tonight the engine shut down while I was accelerating onto the highway from an entry ramp. The master warning light and malfunction indicator lamp came on and the main battery started to drain as I reached 45 miles per hour. I pulled to the side of the road, shut off the car then restarted it after several seconds. At this point the engine engaged and started recharging the battery, however, the warning lights remained on. I drove the car home because by now the engine seemed to be operating properly, although the warning lights remained on. Tomorrow I plan to take the car in for service but would appreciate any insight into what may have caused this problem. Thanks Rick A.
#40 of 711 re: Engine Problem by Rick A by bills2 Aug 10, 2004 (6:19 pm)
I had a similar event with my 2004 Prius in June. I was passing on a 2-lane highway and had to acutely accelerate and move quickly back to the right lane. Alarms sounded; lights went on; I lost power. By the time I was able to pull the car over, I realized that the gas engine had cut out and I was only on battery. The vehicle stability control light was on, as was the red exclamation point! I shut the car off and restarted and it ran fine, although the warning lights remained on for about 4 hours of driving and 2 stops that day(I called the emergency number to be reassured I could keep driving). The car was fairly loaded, weight-wise, but well within the posted limits. I took it in to the dealer and they were unable to replicate the problem nor find anything wrong with the computer check. They felt that the vehicle stability control had sensed a tire off with the emergency maneuver and that it shut off the gas engine so as not to further lose control (I'm not THAT WILD a driver, believe me!). I would be interested what YOUR dealer said. It has behaved marvelously since then and we love it, though we have tried NOT to repeat the above circumstances(!) bills2 Replies to this message: jonnycat26 (Aug 11, 2004 10:33 am) plusaf (May 16, 2005 11:54 pm)