I drive a 2007 Prius, I just purchsed it about four months ago. Today after filling up with gas I drove about 60 miles and suddenly three lights on my dash came on. The all system light (the red triangle), the check engine light as well as the VSC or VCS what ever way it goes, my electric batter was also low on charge having only one bar(my car is not a plug in, the battery is recharged by the engine) then the car lost all boost and while pressing on the gas it was not accelorating. I pulled over and put it in park so the battery could charge. It charged to half way, however the lights stayed on. My car then started running really rough, I am still in park at this time. I put some gas stabilizer in my tank because I thought maybe I got some bad gas. I left my car sit for about five minutes before turning it back on. All the lights were off except my check engine and my car started running normal. Then about three minutes later all the lights came back on and the car started running jerky again. When I push the gas to move I can, however I've only gone about four feet because it is running so rough. Any ideas?!?? PS. Sorry is the typing is not the best, Im sitting in a very cold car typing this as I wait for AAA. Thanks!
This sort of trouble can be caused by a dirty mass airflow sensor, a sticking throttle plate, or fuel supply problems. Pulling the DTC codes should tell us which is the problem. Tom
I've had the exact same symptoms twice in the past 30ish days in my '05. Both times, the dealer says the codes are for a stuck throttle, and both times says there is nothing actually wrong. Actual codes in my case are P2103 and P2111. In both of my cases it happened just as I was accelerating to full speed to meet with highway traffic (there is very little space between my onramp and the next offramp) I suspect that it's a software thing where it is trying to prevent against a stuck gas pedal (from the past recalls), and in both cases, I get power back by the next morning. I'm thinking something must be wrong, but I'm not willing to spend thousands on diagnostics. Any suggestions for a good dealership on the north side of boston, or a direction to check out?
