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PLEASE RESPOND ASAP! Is my child being poisoned by a 2005 Prius?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by stinky Prius owner, Jul 21, 2013.

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  1. stinky Prius owner

    stinky Prius owner New Member

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    A month ago, my daughter inherited a 2005 Prius (with 71k miles) from her grandmother after she died from brain & lung cancer. I'm wondering if it was the Prius that killed her! The car absolutely STINKS from a chemical smell coming from the back near the battery. The smell is like a hundred cheap air fresheners all at once. Our garage stinks from the car, even if the windows are open half way. I won't let my 16 year old in the car, because anyone that drives in it feels light headed and dizzy when they get out, unless all 4 windows are down. The plastic vent in the back stinks, as do the carpet mats I took out, and even a towel that was in the trunk area. I took the car to a Toyota dealership in Irvine, CA. The service mgr told me he hates Prius's, and to dump it for a Honda or drive around with a big bowl of charcoal in the back! After I posted that online, the dealership manager is now willing to fix the car for free. But what do I ask them to do? Does this sound like the battery vent tubes I've read about in some posts? I have doubts the dealership wants anything but for me to take my lousy Yelp comment offline. Please write with suggestions!
     
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  2. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

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    sounds like death on wheels to me. you, not the car.
     
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    is there a dead cat in it?
     
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    Something sounds fishy to me about this....:cautious:
     
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    JMD 2012 Prius 4 Solar Roof

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    Come on now let's be real...who in their right mind would even set themselves up with such a negative profile name, even if it were a real Prius owner with such an issue? I think what stinks is this troll.

    LG-AS695 ? 2
     
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  7. JMD

    JMD 2012 Prius 4 Solar Roof

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    Yep must be a Volkswagen driver. They hate the Prii.
     
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    probably a stinky suv owner.
     
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    ...well it reminds me of a relatively recent thread where a guy was mistakenly putting water in his maintenance -free 12v AGM lead-acid battery in the back, and it was bubbling over and destroying the back of the car.

    Assuming the original poster is not a hoax, whatever is going there is highly unusual and car should be immediately towed to a competent repair shop for review of 12v and HV battery.
     
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    JMD 2012 Prius 4 Solar Roof

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    I seriously doubt a Toyota service manager would tell a customer to "dump the Prius" and go buy a Honda! Incredible!
     
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    I've lost 3 children to my Prius!
     
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    No mam, your olfactory license is suspended

    Just kidding, take the car to a different dealer and get an opinion, somebody's playing a joke or something dead is being feinted;)
     
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    Prius ate my dingo!
     
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    200% this is a troll.
    Modulator should filter out this kind of junk.
     
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    Indeed, sir.

    Indeed.
     
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    JMD 2012 Prius 4 Solar Roof

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    Drive around with a bag of charcoal. I believe that is worthy of a Troll award for creativity
     
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    ahmeow Prius Lover

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    Someone hired by the competitor dealer. Really stupid.
     
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    but entertaining on a quiet sunday evening.:)
     
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    JMD 2012 Prius 4 Solar Roof

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    Kind of a Stephen King novel, a stinky car that kills family. Lets take it to Hollywood.
     
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