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Prius and filling the tank

114 messages,  Last post on Jan 31, 2013 at 11:16 AM

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#104 of 114 Re: Gas Tank Not Filling [chriscard25] by chriscard25

Feb 20, 2010 (2:40 pm)

Replying to: chriscard25 (Feb 19, 2010 10:44 pm)
The computer is going to be accurate within a percent or so--so yeah, I am certain when I owned my prius I got great mileage. When you can go 550 miles on a tank, as I have, you can presume the mileage is good:)
 
I am not picking on a dealer, just mis-information. The bladder design is not an intregal part of the prius being a prius. A tank like any other PZEV would still allow it to do and be everything a prius is and stands for.

#105 of 114 Re: Prius and filling the tank [dgw2] by buggirl

Feb 23, 2010 (10:06 pm)

Replying to: dgw2 (Mar 18, 2007 12:04 pm)
I have a fully loaded Prius 2004 and love it. I was one of the first people in Syracuse, NY to have one. The gas tank capacity however has been an ongoing problem especially on a trip. A few months ago it started to accept less and less gasoline on a fill up. It is now accepting less than 5 gallons when the fuel gauge says it is nearly empty ( no boxes lit up and or the last one blinking). This is worse now that it is winter, but I have a feeling that it will be progressive over time. Since it is not practible to stop every 100 - 200 miles for gas I guess I will be asking the dealer to fix it. I don't know what will be offered. Has anyone had work on this problem done at a Toyota Dealer and did it fix the problem? and how much did it cost?

#106 of 114 Re: Prius and filling the tank [buggirl] by backy

Feb 23, 2010 (10:16 pm)

Replying to: buggirl (Feb 23, 2010 10:06 pm)
How many miles are on your car? I wonder if this repair would be covered under either the emissions components warranty or the "hybrid components" warranty.

#107 of 114 Re: Prius and filling the tank [buggirl] by nancyt2

Feb 23, 2010 (10:36 pm)

Replying to: buggirl (Feb 23, 2010 10:06 pm)
Within 1 month of purchasing my Prius in 2008 my tank was so bad they had to put in a new bladder. It needed to be ordered because none were in stock. Got my car back within a few days. Because the car was new there was no charge.

#108 of 114 Re: Prius and filling the tank [buggirl] by mickeyrom

Feb 24, 2010 (6:40 am)

Replying to: buggirl (Feb 23, 2010 10:06 pm)
Maybe this is too obvious,but I have to ask.Have you tried to pump the gas slower?Seems to work for me.This requires to manually hold the handle rather than using the notch.

#109 of 114 Re: Prius and filling the tank [mickeyrom] by lk7

Feb 24, 2010 (12:00 pm)

Replying to: mickeyrom (Feb 24, 2010 6:40 am)
I have and there is no discernible difference. Car usually needs be be filled around 230 miles to the tankful. Maybe a trip to a good dealer?

#110 of 114 Re: Prius and filling the tank [lk7] by mickeyrom

Feb 24, 2010 (2:41 pm)

Replying to: lk7 (Feb 24, 2010 12:00 pm)
Definitely,and if that doesn't help,I would go to another one.

#111 of 114 Re: Gas Tank Not Filling [stevegold] by workaround

Feb 17, 2011 (5:32 pm)

Replying to: stevegold (Feb 19, 2010 7:39 pm)
The gas tank is the one item that does bother me. You can't fill the tank completely. The fill will stop about 2.5 gallons short of a full tank. Considering the fact that it already has a bladder( to allow for expansion), this did bug me in the beginning. I found a way around it and my mileage is more consistant now. I was also told the the new generation has a different style gas tank. i don't know if this is true. I will note one item that is not brought up is that my odometer and gps speeds don't match. My car reads 1.5 - 2 Miles per hour faster than gps. Did any one else see this?

#112 of 114 After putting gas in my mileage gauge stays same by crabtrjt

Jan 07, 2013 (9:38 am)

My gauge will show 419 miles before needing gas, I fill up, actually overflow, get into car and the gauge still shows 419 miles before needing gas, It never returns back to 600 miles to fillup. Help please

#113 of 114 Re: Bladder issue really worth getting upset over? [sergelbergeron] by leedp

Jan 31, 2013 (11:06 am)

Replying to: sergelbergeron (Mar 28, 2008 12:55 pm)
Hi Serge. Have you had any success with Toyota Canada regarding your Prius fuel tank problem? I live in Brampton, ON and have a 2004 Prius. Around 2008 I noticed my tank not holding as much fuel and harder to fill completely.
Having an extended warranty I thought if it became a real issue it would get repaired under warranty. Finally by 2011, it was only filling to 35 liters. When taken to Toyota garage, I was told that it needed a new filler neck and a combustion meter computer for a cost of almost $2000! I contacted Toyota about my extended warranty coverage and they claim that this is not part of the fuel system coverage. I have requested Transport Canada to examine this as a safety related defect. I cannot understand how the fuel system can have a defect and yet Toyota can try to ignore it as a potentially very serious safety issue. Please let me know of your cars' and their status.

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