Toyota Prius software fix may reduce fuel efficiency, experts say

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by Skapruisprime, Feb 21, 2018.

  1. Skapruisprime

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    some say yes, some say no. it will take evidence for a court victory, but this happened with honda batteries and cost them big time.
     
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    Sorry, I no longer own a Gen-3. It is not something I can test.

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    If it did it was too little to notice on mine.
     
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