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    problem with my 2004 prius

    So I met with the Toyota Field Rep this week. He says my car is just fine. However, it is still very noisy and slow on the hills. The ICE runs...
    Post by: bc, Nov 19, 2004 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    5k Mile Maintenance &ECU Recall

    I had the same ECU recall on my car (at least I assume it was the same one--I don't have the TSB number here). My car also came back with the...
    Post by: bc, Nov 19, 2004 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    problem with my 2004 prius

    Thanks all. I wrote a letter to the dealer detailing my problems and asking them to do something about it. Got a call from the service manager a...
    Post by: bc, Nov 3, 2004 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    problem with my 2004 prius

    Hey, DanMan thanks for running the tests. It makes me feel better to know that the service tech here knows what he is doing. I have my car back...
    Post by: bc, Oct 28, 2004 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    problem with my 2004 prius

    I would love to go to another dealer. Unfortunately, the nearest other dealer is 60 mi away in either Syracuse or Binghamton. Since my car was...
    Post by: bc, Oct 22, 2004 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    problem with my 2004 prius

    Well, I got my car back on Monday (they had it a week). The service tech said that the IG-1 relay was bad and they had to replace it. I still...
    Post by: bc, Oct 21, 2004 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    problem with my 2004 prius

    The dealer finally called. The tech doesn't know for sure what's going on and can't work on it again until Thursday. The service writer said...
    Post by: bc, Oct 11, 2004 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    problem with my 2004 prius

    Re: headlights. You're right I should have said no headlights when I hit the power button--I usually leave them on so they come on automatically...
    Post by: bc, Oct 10, 2004 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    problem with my 2004 prius

    Re: problem with my 2004 prius (UPDATE: it died) Well, my Prius died tonight. :cussing: I went to the park and things were fine; traction...
    Post by: bc, Oct 10, 2004 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    problem with my 2004 prius

    I took my car in today and they didn't find any errors on the computer, so they have no idea why it was grinding away on my trip from Syracuse....
    Post by: bc, Sep 13, 2004 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    problem with my 2004 prius

    Thanks to everyone for your input. I got to thinking and this is actually the second time the dealer returned it to me with a discharged battery....
    Post by: bc, Sep 12, 2004 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    problem with my 2004 prius

    Thanks for the info--I knew there was a different method of controlling the Prius engine, but I wasn't sure how it worked. I forgot to mention...
    Post by: bc, Sep 9, 2004 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    problem with my 2004 prius

    The other night I was driving home from the State Fair (about a 1 hour drive) and my Prius started acting really weird. Every time I let up on...
    Thread by: bc, Sep 8, 2004, 31 replies, in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Handling in snow

    I just talked to someone whose 2004 Prius was totalled by sliding in the snow this past winter. Needless to say, she definitely recommends snow...
    Post by: bc, May 7, 2004 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum