Prius died randomly today, TSB EG047?

Today I had 3 pips of gas left, car dies for no reason in traffic and forces me to run EV only, stopped at a gas station and the car wont restart. Had it towed to Toyota, they said it was flashing 1 pip so they put 3 gallons in it....still no start.

I went to the car tonight with my spare to remove the EV button mod just to avoid any BS the dealer might try to pull h34r:, I noticed the deal had written on reciept paper

"c2315,p3190,40293 - 2 times,p0705,p0852,p0a0f,p3102"

that's a lot of codes, most of them when searched on the forum lead me to TSB EG047, but, I bought this prius used and the carfax showed it was taken to the dealer religiously, is it possible they never preformed the tsb, or is there something much worse wrong with my car?

 

Dealers saying the fuel pump went bad, they want over 700 dollars to fix it because they say it's contained in the fuel tank so it all has to be replaced. Needless to say, I'm not happy. Can't find much information on this, can anyone advise?

 

I just got off the phone with another dealer because this seems strange to me...the codes match up with the TSB, and when waiting for the tow truck I ran both batterys very low, which would explain the other codes. I called another dealer and they said the TSB was never performed on my car, but it's VIN puts it in the affected units....

Last night when I disconnected the battery to reset the codes the car turned on and ran the engine for warm up then errored out again, if I really wasn't getting fuel pressure I wouldn't have been able to do this twice and the engine still be running smooth like it was.

I think I'm getting the run around at this dealer, maybe they think I'm an idiot because of the "Police Interceptor" badge on the back and the NOS plate on the front....maybe I am an idiot...whatever the case I'll be sure to update this thread.

 

Each time I disconnected the battery and reconnected it, it would start like it normally would for the first time of the day, then after the warm up cycle the dash just lights up...ready light turns off and won't turn back on again, car wont shift into D only N etc... Sounded normal, but I suppose it's definitely possible it was simply being spun. The one time I was in the car and it started, the MFD showed the HV Battery was recieving a charge from the engine, but does that just show up regardless?

 

I asked them to simply apply the TSB and let me tow the car away, however, they claim that they cannot apply to TSB without the gas engine running. Since It's an ECU reflash, and the entire TSB exists because the condition causes the engine not to be able to run I know this isnt true (how could you ever fix it lol), but I called two other dealers to be sure and they agreed it can still be done and they would do it.

I'm going to try and talk to the service manager, but even if they are correct with their diagnosis they have still lied to me about the TSB for one reason or another....

 

I ran into the mechanic and he seemed pretty legitimate and explained pretty much the same thing. I think the service representative was just making me suspicious because he wanted me to buy that gas tank so badly from them, but I guess he just needs to stay in business (765 for the job ) . I'm getting a tank from a salvaged car for like 100 dollars and should finish swapping it out later this week, can't wait to have my car back

 

Yeah Toyota and Scion of Concord.

I replaced the tank myself, the car is ABSOLUTELY no different. I called the dealer really pissed off and they actually sent the guy that looked at my car over to my house. He said that I now have fuel pressure, but the car was still no different and he wasn't sure what was wrong.

I'm at a loss as to what to do now, I've wasted a ton of my time replacing this gas tank (had to do it twice), money to drive and go get it, and money to have the car towed. The mechanic was a real nice guy, but I'm not sure that there ever was a fuel pressure problem at all, I'm not sure if a mistake was really made or I was being ripped off I'm going to try a few of the things Mike has mentioned tomorrow.



I miss my car and want it running again Should I have it towed back to the same dealer or another nearby one if I can't fix it?

 

Took it to Scott Clarks, they replaced the MAF sensor and she runs like a champ. I'm out a 60 dollar diagnostic fee and 70 for a tank and I have a giant freaking gas tank stuck in my garage...and I'm very doubtful I ever had a fuel pump problem. I wouldn't recommend taking your Prius to Toyota/Scion of Concord

 

Walmart did the most recent oil change (<100 miles before the problem), when I looked past the throttle body there was some small oil puddling, could have been related.

The dealer said it looked like a bug had somehow gotten into the intake and died in the MAF, oil sounds more likely to me though .