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As one data point, I bought my salvage title GenII through Craiglist, and the whole experience was good. I got a really clean car for a reasonable...
Yes, check the 12V battery. Leaving the Prius for 8 hours in the hot sun is not a good thing, as it can overheat the HV battery as well as stress...
OK, engine braking B mode. No, in my use it is a fairly smooth transition. If you are otherwise seeing normal operation in EV mode below 30 mph,...
It's not clear what you mean by "shifting the tranny into brake mode". If you are saying that you are not getting smooth braking to a stop, then...
The first guess on this sort of thing is wheel bearing. Try turning left and right sharply and see if the sound is different as a result of...
Here is the schematic for the lights. Very simple. I don't think it is a relay. Somewhere there is corrosion that is causing intermittancy, or...
First make sure that it is not a wheel bearing. Does the sound get more or less when turning hard to one side? If so then it might not be in the...
It sounds like the cell replacements in your HV battery were perhaps not balanced properly. If you read the recent posts about those who DIY...
First thing I would do is check the chassis (ground) connection for the lights, which is under the latch for the rear hatch. Make sure the bolt is...
The Prius will keep its settings below 9V ( I checked, inadvertently), so you can use a very small 9V battery with clip leads to the jump points...
Is this for a GenII? If so, there is an interlock that holds the key in the slot until the car is powered down. I assume that the solenoid that...
It's I who am sorry if I gave the impression of being angry. No way, not me. I gave that up a long time ago, as it proves to be counterproductive....
I would not be too hesitant to run the AC. That is also what keeps your batteries cool. The resulting MPG hit is not so high. I find the Prius AC...
If the issue is not as Ed says, related to toe in, then it might possibly be something related to the steering shaft recall. What happens there,...
There have been reports of this happening from time to time. From memory, the most frequent cause has been failure of the power steering ECU. It...
The coolant tank only affects warm up, during periods of short trips. The hot coolant is stored after shut down, and is reused to warm the engine...
It's not all that pointless. B mode comes on by all by itself on a long downhill, if the battery is full. No need to select it. And in the Prius...
I would be surprised if the relays themselves were bad, although easily tested as you see. Mechanical relays are extremely reliable and tolerant...
To continue John's post, the way to proceed is to get the car up to speed and carefully brake to a stop after switching the shifter to neutral....
The more the driving is reasonably level at constant highway speeds, the less the battery will affect the mileage. One can go a long ways with...
