Good Prius Service in Austin.

I don't know anything about Austin, but you could do worse than start here:

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reviving this post since i just joined the prii club a month ago and also live in Austin; all the reviews for the stealers seem very very awful and i always rather an indi, well managed, friendly local shop.

 

I just had the engine coolant valve replaced on my 2007 Prius at Champion Toyota (Autonation), in Austin, $531.00. The new maintenance bay is impressive and the people working there were extremely nice. I did get stuck with a $49.50 charge for an environmental disposal fee and shop supplies, thought that was extreme! I hope that Toyota actually does a recall on the coolant valve issue - this seems prevalent on 2004-2009 Prius models. The only reason I had it done was because I couldn't pass the annual inspection unless I got the check engine light off, and the sticky coolant valve issue was causing the check engine light to come on. Otherwise I had driven my Prius for almost a year with this issue (P1121 and P1116). I think it may have started sticking after the inverter recall had been done on the vehicle, and the coolant level was a bit low for a period of time. I also had the steering shaft recall done on this visit and so far notice no difference in driving or steering.

 

Thx stilt!! I gave a shot to round rock toyota and i was pretty impress with the service, communication and price. I read terrible things about it but my experience was very pleasant.

 

I got a call this week from Champion customer service and they refunded the shop and environmental charges. I did appreciate that since it was not mentioned at all before or after the service was done.