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47,000 miles bad wheel baring

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by kiwiruss, Mar 9, 2010.

  1. kiwiruss

    kiwiruss New Member

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    Im at the dealership for a oil change and they discovered a wheel baring going bad. I wondered what that noise was when I was driving.
    Im supprised that its happening at only 47000 miles.
    Anyone else had baring issue on their Prius ?
    (2007 package 2)
     
    #1 kiwiruss, Mar 9, 2010
  2. dogfriend

    dogfriend Human - Animal Hybrid

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    47k is very low mileage to have a bad wheel bearing. I have seen other accounts of front bearings going bad, but IIRC those cars had about 2x the mileage of yours.
     
    #2 dogfriend, Mar 9, 2010
  3. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    The title of this thread suggests wheel flashing. Does your Prius spend time outside of schools?

    Tom
     
    #3 qbee42, Mar 9, 2010
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    dogfriend Human - Animal Hybrid

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    Bad Prius. :eek:
     
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    Patrick Wong DIY Enthusiast

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    I'm wondering whether the OP had cause to drive through standing water. If not, then I agree that a bearing failure is unusual at that low odometer reading.
     
    #5 Patrick Wong, Mar 9, 2010
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    We had to replace ours at 53K. Toyota originally said there was nothing wrong when I said I heard it. (We all know our cars here) Took it to a tire store, they found it and offered to fix it under our extended warranty. Toyota said they needed to examine it again. Oh, I guess there is a problem. They fixed it and everything is peachy now. We're at 95K.
     
    #6 rosieox, Mar 9, 2010
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    2007, prius, 62000miles, Front passenger side wheel bearing gone bad. Costs $270.00 to replace One.
     
    #7 07blkprius, Mar 15, 2010
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