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  1. By  micro sd Posted: 12/19/2009 1:27am PST

    Hybrid and plug-in fans, not to mention the Prius faithful, have been eagerly waiting for Toyota's response to the reams of copy benerated by the 2011 Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle.
     
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  2. akoka21 avatar akoka21 Posted: 12/22/2009 12:49pm PST

    Hi there. I have a 2005 Prius with 105K miles on it. Heard a noise and took it in to be told the transaxle - the transmission for hybrids - was out and would need to be repaired. The total cost $5K. I wrote to Toyota and was told that this is happening with Prius' over 100K miles. They offered $1500 help toward the repair. I had extended warranty to 100K miles - guess what that had expired. So, make sure you get extended warranty and have them check the transaxle just before you hit the 100K miles mark. Also, if like me you are in this boat contact Toyota to complain. They said the more complaints the more likely they are to issue a recall. Finally, I bought this car for the savings in cost with the great mileage - yes the environment too - but basically the savings. The savings with this repair are gone - so if you are thinking of buying it for that primary reason - be aware that at 100K miles you might have a bit of a problem. Good luck and hope this doesn't happen to you.
     
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  3. By DK Posted: 2/1/2010 7:54pm PST

    About braking:
    http://blogs.consumerreports.org/cars/2009/10/toyota-recall-putting-stuck-floor-mat-survival-strategies-to-the-test.html
    Voelcker's conclusion was wrong. You can only be sure that a car will not out-accelerate brake if the car is not already moving at high speed.
    From the consumer report:
    This time we accelerated to 60 mph before we slammed on the brakes. Again, the engines downshifted and fought us all the way down. But by the time we slowed down to about 10 mph, the brakes had faded so much that we weren’t able to come to a complete stop. If the driver had less strength or was traveling at higher speeds, they would not be able to slow down nearly as much.
     
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  4. By  start driving Posted: 2/12/2010 1:06pm PST

    I bought my Prius for a few reasons: saving $/gas, going green and I really didnt need a truck at the time. It was almost like clockwork...at exactly 10K miles the car started getting lower and lower mpg. I was honestly averaging between 50-60mpg. After my second oil change the car started lowering daily! It started at about 48 and stopped at 38mpg when I took it to the dealership for the second time. The only explanation they could give was that I was using cheap gas, and this is what caused the 20mpg drop. The dealership reset the computer and said that could be the problem as well. I hope this works, or else I need my money back. I could have easily purchased a Civic and gotten the same gas mileage, not to mention a $15K less price tag. If you are experiencing the same issues, please fill out a complaint with nhtsa.gov.
     
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