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#51 of 711 Re: An Invitation to all owners of the new PRIUS [tempusvn] by linda1 Aug 19, 2004 (8:13 pm)
Replying to: tempusvn (Jun 18, 2004 8:27 am) Well, remember me? I've had my 2004 silver pkg3 since July 1 and had 5 instances of the transmission reverting to N while I was driving - no warning lights, no alarms. I have apx 650 miles and took it to the dealer with the abv prob. at 400 miles. They could not duplicate the prob. and it hasn't happened since. So mileage; I do almost all city driving and have been averaging 30 mpg. All the info I've seen on this car shows city driving higer than highway. The dealer says you don't get the true mpg until apx 10,000 miles! S o, what do you think? Linda1 Replies to this message: stevedebi (Aug 20, 2004 9:03 am) linda1 (Aug 24, 2004 9:54 pm) little_pogi (Aug 24, 2004 11:59 pm) and 3 more...
#52 of 711 Re: An Invitation to all owners of the new PRIUS [linda1] by stevedebi Aug 20, 2004 (9:03 am)
Replying to: linda1 (Aug 19, 2004 8:13 pm) 30 MPG is way too low. Does the engine cut out when you stop? Replies to this message: linda1 (Aug 24, 2004 9:54 pm) little_pogi (Aug 24, 2004 11:59 pm) stevedebi (Sep 01, 2004 2:51 pm) and 1 more... linda1 (Sep 01, 2004 9:36 pm)
#53 of 711 Re: An Invitation to all owners of the new PRIUS [stevedebi] by linda1 Aug 24, 2004 (9:54 pm)
Replying to: stevedebi (Aug 20, 2004 9:03 am) Hi SteveDebi, Thanks for your reply. Yes,the engine cuts out when I stop and current mpg shows 0. When I drive the current mileage is whacko and varies greatly whether city traffic or open freeway. I've been checking while holding a constant speed and the mpg still jumps around. Linda1 Replies to this message: little_pogi (Aug 24, 2004 11:59 pm) stevedebi (Sep 01, 2004 2:51 pm) linda1 (Sep 01, 2004 9:33 pm) linda1 (Sep 01, 2004 9:36 pm)
#54 of 711 Re: An Invitation to all owners of the new PRIUS [linda1] by little_pogi Aug 24, 2004 (11:59 pm)
Replying to: linda1 (Aug 24, 2004 9:54 pm) There are a lot of variables the will affect the mpg indicator even though you are running at a constant speed. A slight uphill climb may bring your indicator to less than 30 mpg. The opposite (downhill coasting) will show a 99 mpg indication. Eratic headwinds will also make that indicator go wacky. Perhaps one of the sensors responsible for fuel calculations is bad. Just try the full tank computation. Fill your tank till the first click on the fuel nozzle. Zero out one of your odometer readings. Drive no less than 200 miles till your next fill up. Before you fill up again, note down that odometer reading. Devide that reading to the number of gallons you put in to fill up the Prius again. That should be a fairly accurate mpg consumption for your Prius. Also, try to fill-up at a temperature close to the original fill-up. Too much air temperature variance affect the bladder part of your fuel tank. Replies to this message: stevedebi (Sep 01, 2004 2:51 pm) linda1 (Sep 01, 2004 9:33 pm) linda1 (Sep 01, 2004 9:36 pm)
#55 of 711 Re: Hybrid MPGs [pri] by dudeshi Sep 01, 2004 (1:02 pm)
Replying to: pri (Aug 13, 2004 9:42 am) Hi, I own a 2004 Priuis with 14k on it. I have never been able to get more than 48MPG on it. I guess we are all in the same boat. I have one trouble though. When i press the power switch it doesnt turn green in the indicator on it. Is anyone haveing this problem? Replies to this message: danjamm (Dec 28, 2005 8:15 pm)
#56 of 711 Re: An Invitation to all owners of the new PRIUS [little_pogi] by stevedebi Sep 01, 2004 (2:51 pm)
Replying to: little_pogi (Aug 24, 2004 11:59 pm) "There are a lot of variables the will affect the mpg indicator even though you are running at a constant speed. A slight uphill climb may bring your indicator to less than 30 mpg. The opposite (downhill coasting) will show a 99 mpg indication. Eratic headwinds will also make that indicator go wacky. Perhaps one of the sensors responsible for fuel calculations is bad." I don't own a Prius, so please bear with me. Are you saying the trip computer doesn't have an average MPG reading, which you reset when filling up? Replies to this message: linda1 (Sep 01, 2004 9:33 pm)
#57 of 711 Re: An Invitation to all owners of the new PRIUS [stevedebi] by linda1 Sep 01, 2004 (9:33 pm)
Replying to: stevedebi (Sep 01, 2004 2:51 pm) Hi, re:my low mileage and extreme variable mpg. My ave. mpg has been in the low 30's for stop and go city driving (in 40's for open freeway driving) but the CURRENT mpg varies wildly during city driving even when I maintain a steady speed on a flat road. ie 28 - 12 - 99.9 (this must be a default setting because it comes up a lot). Anyway the current mpg's shown (w/o braking) seem just deviant. I haven't brought this to the attention of the dealer because truthfully I think it would be a waste of time.
#58 of 711 Re: An Invitation to all owners of the new PRIUS [little_pogi] by linda1 Sep 01, 2004 (9:36 pm)
Replying to: little_pogi (Aug 24, 2004 11:59 pm) Thanks for your reply, I will save this information but it sounds a little comlex. Linda1
#59 of 711 MPG and others by little_pogi Sep 02, 2004 (4:04 pm)
re: dudeshi - "When I press the power switch, it dosen't turn green in the indicator on it." You must step on the brake to have the green indicator turned on and have that "ready" turned on on your shift display. The dashboard will all light up if your power it on without your foot on the brake. You just won't get that "ready" indicator display. re: stevedebi - "Are you saying the trip computer dosen't have an average MPG reading.." The MPG information display shows you 3 readout on the same screen. One is the average reading that tells you your average MPG since the last time you reset it. The second is a current display which tell you the instantaneous MPG at that instant you are in now. This is what I was referring on my #56 posting. The third is a bar graphical display of you last 30 minutes MPG in 5 minutes increments. to: Linda1. Keep us posted on you MPG when your odometer go past the 10,000 miles reading. It should be higher by then. I had to do to the dealer yesterday to complain about the swede like covering on my armrest. It's starting to peel out from the front. They said they will replace it.
#60 of 711 Filling gas tank by fred8 Sep 03, 2004 (4:19 pm)
My 2004 Prius (19,000 miles) has always had a problem when the gas tank is filled. Whenever a sealed pump nozzle is used it continually shuts off after taking about 0.1 gallon or less, while the gar gauge then registers full! I've found that by getting a nozzle which doesn't have the rubber sealing flap I can position it so that air can flow out of the tank as I'm filling. However, it frequently then regurgitates gasoline when it seems to be getting full, but the level subsides if left for a minute or two, and more gas can be added. The local dealer said this was also a problem with some of the Toyota pickups, and that probably it would be fixed one day. In the meantime I'm smelling pretty much of gas and polluting the area around the car. I've also never been able to get more than 7 gallons into it, even though the gauge says empty. Does anyone else have this problem, or have any thoughts on it? Replies to this message: john1701a (Sep 04, 2004 8:55 am) little_pogi (Sep 05, 2004 6:02 am) fred8 (Sep 07, 2004 1:38 pm) stephane (Feb 11, 2005 7:34 pm)