And the first unanticipated failure IS...

wow. That picture on a billboard could change the Prii's status overnight!

 

I think this thread started something. We just had our first failure-- spring assist in the upper glove compartment lid-- anyone had and fixed this? '04 with 93,100 miles. That Platinum Warranty was a scam. They knew from the beginning I would never need it. Grrrrrr.

PA P

 

Geez, 2 light bulbs in 1 month? And without puncture proof tires? Next you'll tell us you have to replace the GAS in it every 5 or 6 hundred miles too! Galaxee, no one would buy such an unreliable hunk of steel (and aluminum, and plastic). You are DREAMIN!!



I am a bit concerned about the "DH moved away today" comment though. Seems a more serious than the tail light.

 

remember... bad things come in threes... next it will be that rubber cover on the gas pedal...OH THE HUMANITY!!

 

no worries, i had the turn off switch for glove box light break after less than 100 miles!!

 

My parking break rubber pedal cover is already off, gone, lost. Not even going to replace it. If it turns up, I'll try to glue it on. But I'm not buying a replacement.

 

I could probably send you mine Godiva! I've never used it!

 

Deal!

 

You guys think you have problems? Just 66,000 miles, and the little cover for the 12V socket under the dash broke and fell off!!! Oh, the humanity! I will try to limp along without the socket covered. It is the first problem in 2 1/2 years. Is this the start of something bigger? I hope not.

 

Thank you all! I am going shopping today....
Let's see....what do I need....
Headlight, the left side right?, taillights - both sides, cover for 12V socket, upper glove compartment spring, rubber cover on gas pedal, drive side door rubber....is my list complete? This way it will be the anticipated failures!

 

Unlike a halogen headlight which would be readily apparent when it burns out, there is no warning system built into the Prius (at least 2005 and earlier) to warn you when a tail light or side marker goes out.

After 40,000+ miles, I felt totally let down by Toyota when it took having a brother call to inform me that I just drove off into the darkness with half my taillights out. Upon further inspection I found a front side marker burnt too. :rant:

What the heck is Toyota trying to do? Kill us off with their lack of concern for our welfare, or are they trying to get us into accidents whereby we total the car and then go back to the dealer to purchase a replacement Prius? :suspicious:

 

Is that due to some electrical anomaly with the power supply, or if one halogen goes out, the other is not far behind?


Orrrrrrr, is it that your DH is still not deprogrammed from Toyota's brainwashing of employees with the slimy tactic of upselling unsuspecting customers with that needless preventative maintenance ploy of replacing totally good parts with overpriced replacement parts and labor???? :suspicious: j/k

 

That cover broke on mine the very first day.

 

speaking of the 12v outlet under the dash, my first issue is that it came out of the dash when I removed my gps power plug. it appears to be tightly hanging on to the plug. is the plug too tight or the gps plug too tight?

not sure how to fix it.

 

Wow, the Prius reduces Light Pollution too.

 

Oh, noes.....this is obviously a problem for deaf people who cross the street at night. They won't be able to see the Prius coming at them if the headlights burn out. I had better write a letter to my representatives so they can introduce legislation to solve this potentially horrible problem. If they made the car glow in the dark, that would prevent a catastrophy. :madgrin: