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#509 of 541 Re: It's annoying.... [gfr1] by michigan4obama Jun 20, 2008 (4:35 am)
Replying to: gfr1 (Jun 18, 2008 8:19 pm) But wait grr1, that is my take as well. Perhaps his take DOES apply to others.
#510 of 541 Re: Cheese with the Whine [michigan4obama] by stevegold Jun 20, 2008 (5:26 am)
Replying to: michigan4obama (Jun 19, 2008 6:32 pm) I have a 2004 with about 50,000 miles. I loved it even before gas prices went up. One of the most fun cars I've ever owned. I had the Bluetooth working for four years and just changed to a BlackBerry which also works great. I had the gas tank problem for the first time this past winter. I kept careful track of my mileage until it warmed up and the problem disappeared. My wish list would be topped by 4WD, an electric turbo and the auto parallel parking software. Great car. 45-50 mpg.
#511 of 541 Computer Controlled Steering by oldsarg Jun 21, 2008 (6:58 am)
Car Talk with Ben and Jerry in last Sunday's paper had a response to a woman who had her computer-controlled steering fail in her Prius. She stated that if she had been driving at a high speed it could have had serious consequencies. There had been a recall but it was on different models. Since her car was out of warranty the cost was $2000, ouch. The Toyota representative basically said "tough luck". I have not seen anything in the blogs about this problem . Prius owners should keep this in the back of their minds when driving. Replies to this message: south4 (Jun 21, 2008 9:32 am) oldsarg (Jun 29, 2008 5:50 am) railroadjames (Jun 21, 2008 6:25 pm)
#512 of 541 Collision safety by jenniferl Jun 21, 2008 (9:24 am)
My daughter was in a collision this week. She was behind an Escalade moving through an intersection when the driver slammed on her brakes. My daughter was unable to stop in time and slammed into the back of the Escalade. Her hood was smashed back on itself, the winshield cracked, drivers door wouldn't open, and the engine was damaged. No airbags deployed at all, none!!! According to Toyota Corp. the bumper must be hit full on in order for the airbags to deploy. Since the bumper was lower than the SUV bumper it was not impacted. Everyone had their safety belts on, and yet she still hit the steeering wheel and sustained a chest and neck injury, The safety belt did not lock! Just want all of you out there to know about this issue. Replies to this message: kdhspyder (Jun 21, 2008 10:46 am)
#513 of 541 Re: Computer Controlled Steering [oldsarg] by south4 Jun 21, 2008 (9:32 am)
Replying to: oldsarg (Jun 21, 2008 6:58 am) I missed this issue.Can you elaborate on what happened and any warning signals we should look for? What years had the recall???? Thanks. Replies to this message: oldsarg (Jun 29, 2008 5:50 am)
#514 of 541 Re: Collision safety [jenniferl] by kdhspyder Jun 21, 2008 (10:46 am)
Replying to: jenniferl (Jun 21, 2008 9:24 am) Yep that is correct. I've seen exactly the same situation in our body shop lot with Corollas, Camrys, Civics, Fusions, Aveos, Mazdas and others. If the accident doesn't hit the sensors then the airbags may or may not deploy.   Good point to bring up.
#515 of 541 Re: Computer Controlled Steering [oldsarg] by railroadjames Jun 21, 2008 (6:25 pm)
Replying to: oldsarg (Jun 21, 2008 6:58 am) As to the segment on B&G's I can only point out the "recall" for steering assembly linkage on the specific '04 Prius that I own. It would have been tended to in or out of warantee by Toyota. I presently have nearly 80K miles on my '04 Prius and have been utterly amazed at its' value, dependability, and smart hybrid system.                                                                                                       Railroadjames
#516 of 541 Here's the first I've seen on the various hybrid boards... by kdhspyder Jun 22, 2008 (5:29 am)
of a single driver over 200,000 miles on the Gen2, there may be others. 4 yrs 5+ months and still chugging along at 47-50 mpg. It's not hard to like that performance. Post #6.   http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f19f11b/5
#517 of 541 out of gas by joeox Jun 22, 2008 (1:45 pm)
If you run the gas tank dry. What happens? Does the car continue to move on battery? Replies to this message: kdhspyder (Jun 22, 2008 4:19 pm)
#518 of 541 Re: out of gas [joeox] by kdhspyder Jun 22, 2008 (4:19 pm)
Replying to: joeox (Jun 22, 2008 1:45 pm) That's the one sure way to damage the battery. Thus before this happens you will get a really really angry lady inside your Prius screaming at you and shutting you down before you get bone dry. When she does that she sends you a 'Triangle of Death' notice and lights up every warning light in existence, even on two or three cars around you.   "I told you to fill me up 100 miles ago!!! 100 miles ago!!! Do you hear me? 100 miles ago.....and you didn't!!! No, you kept driving didn't you!!! And now you're about to damage the Hybrid Battery aren't you smart***. Yeah well try driving on NO POWER.. Mr-Push-the-Limits."   How do I know that she says these things??? ( 4 X ). Let's just say I'm Experienced.   You get shut down to minimum power and she allows you to get safe under reduced power then you are D - E - A - D. But it you can make it to a station in time and fill up then she continues to purr nicely...stroke, stroke.

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