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87 messages, Last post on Dec 04, 2009 at 3:40 PM
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Returing home from Atlantic City there was a click and then no power. Engine just quit. 2007 Prius with less than 7500 miles. No nav. Was doing 65 mph and in the passing lane with a bus on my tail. Finally got off road without getting killed. Put vehicle into park and turned off everything. Did a restart and had no more problems for the remaing 70 miles. Really scarry. Anyone else lose power?
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Replying to: wingman (Jul 25, 2009 1:52 am) My wifes prius has experienced this exact issue on two ocassions. The first time Toyota took the car and 3 days later with the help of HQ stated that there was a loose communications wire that connects the battery monitor system with the control computer. The second time they took the vehicle and it is still in the shop. This is a large disappointment as this is my second Prius and also own a Toyota Camary that has had a steller performance record. However, this is a huge safety concern when you suddenly loose all power and then you have to jump to the shoulder and put on your emergency blinkers becuase it just wont go over 10mph. She called the dealer and told her to drive to the dealer that it would do no further damage to the vehicle to drive it to them HEY offer to tow the vehicle because you are placing your customer of 3 hybrids life at risk !!
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Replying to: salwitz (May 07, 2009 5:21 pm) |
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Bought new, 8/'05. 55k. Noticed recently that the right headlite was out. Not just high or low-both. I usually run with the headlite switch in the "on" position as they automatically go out when car is turned off and the door is opened. Assumed bad bulb but as I was looking for a way to get into it, I cycled the switch and they both came on. I rechecked and sure enough, when the car is "on", the right lite is out. When the car is "off" they are both come on. Any thoughts?
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| C'mon people-somebody must have a clue as to where I might start trying to find out why this thing is acting this way. There has to be someone out there smarter than me. Thanks for any input. Russ 41. | |
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Replying to: russ41 (Sep 06, 2009 9:05 pm) The NHTSA has investigated the claims of BOTH HID headlights failing while driving. All they found was ONE light out at a time. They closed their investigation. I had an intermittently functioning R-H side ( passenger ) HID headlight. I took it to the dealer when it was hot under the hood and they told me to come back so they could "diagnose" the HID system. They could 't get it to malfunction since the lot boy shut off the car after parking it on the lot. ( After I told the NOT to ). So I picked up the car and before I reached the edge of their driveway, the light was out. Anyway, I took it back to them ( 3rd time ) and they replaced the HID "burner" ( bulb ) under warranty. They told me it was a $400 repair. The 1st service writer surrendered when I initially presented the car for repair. She said it was "probably a bulb, and they didn't stock that part". What a JOKE! That was over a year ago, and so far everything is still going strong.
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Replying to: whitey9 (Sep 22, 2009 8:13 am) |
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I have a 2006 Prius. Had right headlight bulb replaced first year, and have been back to dealership 4 times for continued headlight problems. The light went off and after several trips to the dealer, they said we needed to replace the ballasts--extended warranty covered the $600 fee because we had gone past 36,000 miles. Now the fog light and parking light are out on the left side and the lights go off and we can get them back on by flipping the switch. We don't think our dealer knows how to fix it--now they say replace all headlights at $200 each. Any suggestions from anyone? Crockett96
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Replying to: crockett96 (Sep 23, 2009 2:15 pm) "You can't sell the second one, if you can't fix the first one." |
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| Does anyone know if it is okay to personally change out the fog lights in my 2006 Prius--the book says take it to the Dealer but as my previous posts show--they don't really fix anything, just continue to charge. I'm thinking I can do this myself and perhaps get the problem solved. | |
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