Should I wait to have the recall done?

I will be doing a trip to Orlando next month. As far as highway, yesterday I drove 11 miles on i95 going 70 mph on cruise and reset my odo. I pulled 53 mpg while behind an Escape and when I moved over into a wide open lane without any cars around me I settled down to 48.9 before I hit the off ramp. This was at 5:45 am with outside temp at 57 degrees. I know it is hard to gauge mpg over such a short span, but I haven't had the time to do much driving outside of my regular work commute. I wish I had more experience prior to this update, but my Prius is still new to me. I haven't had it for more than a few weeks. It is still miles better than my old Civic Hybrid for both acceleration performance and mpg. Plus, it is nice actually having a usable trunk.

 

With the new posts about loss of power, I'll continue to take a wait-and-see attitude. At the latest, I'll have the recall done when I take the car in for the 45K service (plus oil change) in about 2 months / 3500 miles.

 

Would it be possible to bring the car in for service and have the dealer not do the recall? Or will they do it automatically when it's brought in?

 

It is SOP for the service department to check if there are outstanding recalls or technical service bulletins for your vehicle when it is in for service. So they should perform the recall work even if you don't ask for it.

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Actually, the service department should ask first before doing an update. I kept the "long" accel. pedal on Pearl, even though they really really wanted to cut it. They are still phoning to schedule an appointment to do so.

In this case they may record your refusal, and deny a replacement inverter on warranty should it fail. That's a pretty expensive hit if it happens.

 

Interesting. Our car is leased so they can perform the recall after we turn it in then hopefully

 

Just got the letter today.

 

Had the recall done a couple weeks ago , still no letter

 

Well I'm waiting for warmer weather, as I can walk home if necessary, and I like to do so in comfort. It's snowing heavily now (Spring snow) and going to be cool for the next week so it will be at least a week away. Did get the letter last week.

 

Ok, I'll add to the observations. Had my recall done and I feel performance has been unchanged. The only thing I have noticed is the car has quieted down. I had some pretty good electric motor whine and when applying the brakes more of the same. Since the update, the sounds are much less noticeable.

Anyone else notice less noise?

 

Noise level seems the same on the EV end, but the ICE seems to add more noise during around town acceleration. I was really worried about mpg because of it but my mpg seems strong. Today I managed 54.5 mpg at a 71 mph average over 22 miles and after I got off the highway and did another 17 miles of city driving, I ended with a 47 mph average and a 57.3 mpg average. I only had the Prius for 2 weeks before the recall so not sure how it compares. The temp has gone up, though. It was 82 F today. This is definitely the hottest day I have seen since owning my Prius.

 

No letter yet. When did they go out?

 

I just got my letter... They probably will continue to go out over a number of days or weeks. There's no date on the letter or envelope.

They say their address information comes primarily from state registration and title data, so it's possible that the date you get yours will vary by what state you're in, if your state is particularly slow or fast at gathering the data for Toyota or something.

 

Just wondering.... Why do you care? I expect you don't need the letter to get the recall done.

 

I have a 2011 Prius. I have had my recall done. I can not tell any difference in anything

 

No you should not wait . Guess I don't understand why some won't have it done until they get the actual letter? Had both our cars done, have yet to receive a letter for either!

 

I just had oil-filter-tire rotation done at Findley Toyota in Flagstaff, AZ and they did not perform the recall. They did a 29 point safety inspection a battery load test and washed her. I didn't ask about the recall and they didn't offer.

I'm 1900 miles from home but that shouldn't really matter. I don't know if I got a letter.

 

It has been more than a month since I had the EOE recall performed. In that time the only change I have noticed is that when on cruise control the car seems to drop more below the set speed when going up hills. Before the recall it would drop no more than 1mph, now it will drop up to 2 mph. I often floor the accelerator to get out on the highway and have a hitch installed for a bike rack, cargo carrier and to tow a small trailer so I was a good candidate for getting the recall done. I appreciate that Toyota is proactive in doing recalls that make their cars more safe, durable and reliable, benefits both Toyota and the car owner.