Prius Recall

I called that number, gave them my vin number, and found out I wasn't affected.

That was kind of anti-climactic. :blink:

Well. I wish those of you with older Prius IIs good luck! Tell us how the whole process goes with the dealer and all.

 

This thread should probably be stickeyed.
I have a VIN in the effected range (but no troubles)

Brian
(1st post in a long time)

 

Well, how many people needed the flash as opposed to needed the grease? It turns out my car needed the grease (incidentally, Toyota said they had fixed this very early on and few cars were actually impacted by this. Turns out that may have been a lie). Don't blame 'running out of gas' for all of these incidents. I'm sure if they ran out of gas, the tech would have told them.

 

I wonder if there is a little more to this software problem than just stalling on the road. I have a post elsewhere in the forum about our Prius (an early 2005, so subject to recall) spontaneously turning on its anti-theft system while sitting in the driveway. The result was that the auxilliary battery drained and it was a real pain to resuscitate (since the engine was "immobilized" in the process). This has happened to others and probably more who don't even know it. The auxilliary battery is so small that it takes very little time for it to drain. Unless you were right there to witness the anti-theft system turn on, all you would know is that you have a dead car.

 

Now I have to go check this. Oddly enough, I first heard of this story on a VW board. I thought at first they were pulling my leg...

 

I'm curious, if my car isn't effected, will I get a letter saying that I didn't, or will I never get a letter? If the latter, there's a chance the letter got lost you might assume it wasn't effected. It has 3/05 as a date.

I plan to call the 800 number.

EDIT: I just called 1-800-331-4331 and in less than 5 minutes found out mine wasn't part of the recall.

 

I've been wondering what the dealer will say when they see my Coastal Mods for EV mode and 12V lighter? While I know this may invalidate the warranty, should I de-install before taking the little bugger in?

 

I just read the actual TSB from the japanese site translated through google,
(http://toyota.jp/recall/campaign/051013.html)
and as far as I can tell it in fact isn't a hybrid related recall, just like one of the news reports qoutes Toyota as saying . The relevent sentence is:

1. Phenomenon of vehicle
(1) There are times when the inhalation air quantity at the time of engine starting transitory decreases, as fail-safe function working with engine rpm decrease, the alarm lamp lights up, there are times when it becomes motor travelling.
(2) There are times when the moisture comes in contact with the terminal of the rotary sensor connector for the generator inside the trance axle, as fail-safe function working with resistance change, the alarm lamp lights up, there are times when it becomes motor travelling.

2. Contents
of improvement
(1) The program of all vehicle and the engine control computer is corrected.
(2) The grease for waterproofing is applied to all vehicle and the particular connector.

So, if I get this right they are saying that sometimes when the gas engine restarts if the system measures a quick decrease in airflow it throws a fault code and may shut down the gas engine. Also, water may get into a tach sensor in the generator portion of the transaxle , hence the waterproof grease. Doesn't sound like the reflash should cause any fuel economy hits, but I'm just guessing.

I also like this line at the bottom:
"We apologize to everyone of regular use from thing and the heart which very much applied annoyance."

Japanese sure is hard to translate!

 

true'r words were never spoken!

 

I just called the 888 Toyota number(Thank you poster!) and found out that I will need to bring my Prius in for the fix. So to celebrate my Prius turning 1 on Sunday, the local techs will greasing her up. I've had no troubles as of yet, but to be on the safe side I'm going to take advantage of this free service.


*Correction: the 2 local Toyota dealerships have no clue about the changes they'll be required to make in the coming weeks... or even when they'll receive the parts to make the corrections. This is utterly rediculous!

 

I just bought a used 2004 3 weeks ago & my VIN is in that lot. I have not sent Toyota the card about my new ownership yet so I doubt I will get a letter. But, I will be bringing the car in for the 10,000 mile service in the next 4-6 weeks. I guess they will fix it then if it needs it.

 

Tempus,
Are you sure about the model years and VINs? Our "2005" Prius is 0125960 and we paid an extra $500 at the time of delivery because we got a 2005 instead of the 2004 we were expecting.

 

Are you sure you have a 2005?

What is the 10th number in your VIN?

JTDKB2XXX - ? - XXXXXXX

 

Don’t guess!
The 10,000 mile service will be done by most dealers' “quick lube.â€
Don’t expect them to be checking service bulletins . . . or to even get the oil level and tire pressures correct! :huh:
Ask them direct questions. Don’t nice person U Me.

 

Well, on paper (the registration card) it's a "5". So, a 2005, as I just learned. Now I'll have to look at the actual car (which is not with me at the moment).

 

Interesting, maybe they did keep the serialization going until they started with two plants. I was under the impression they restarted numbering with each model year.

 

My car was made 07/05, so I doubt I have anything to worry about.

 

Just don't take any long trips into empty areas.

It happened to me at mid-point between Beaty NV and Las Vegas NV, 60 miles either way. I had just passed the only gas station on the strech (for the details, refer to my earlier posting). A fill up and repetitive hits of the start button got me out of there. Don't think I needed the fill up since indication was a quarter tank. I think the repitive starts finally cleared the "Fatal Toyota Blue Screen".

Al

 

usa today article said it will recall priuses built from Aug 4, 2003 to Feb 10, 2005...