Saggy Butt Syndrome? My Prius has it.

Hit whilst parked.

I bet if you look really carefully you'll see a scuff mark where some miscreant has hit you.

My rear bumper is still fairly flush despite being hit by a truck pushing me off the road in erm, a misunderstanding at a junction . They're very solid. The only damage is a 3 inch gouge in the bumper where contact was made on the drivers side. The bumper itself still hangs on nicely and solid.

How you can fix yours if it's sagging is one for someone else to answer. All I'm trying to say is that the bumpers are well attached and unlikely to just sag off without some outside force.

 

I broke more little plastic clips just removing the rear bumper, some of them there puppies are expensive. You should get a assortment to keep on hand before you start plucking anything off.

 

Did you ever get to the bottom of this?
I've noticed the gap being more sloppy than it should.
I've loosened the bumper cover twice with my taillight swapping. I'm suspicious I may have unclipped something without realizing it.

 

lol - Saggy butt syndrome.....getting to the bottom of it.... oh forget it

 

Note to self; don't stand on rear bumper cover and bounce car to check shock action.

 

Anyone remember the cars prior to the mid-80's. When bumpers actually worked as bumpers. Now the *&%% things can't even hold themselves to the car!

 

It's probably the warmer weather softening the plastic.

 

Don't sit on the rear bumper to put on your golf shoes either, Trust me!

 

Yup, my 2011 Prius has it. In my experience, you're pretty much out of luck. I was under 36k, the dealership actually replaced the entire bumper. It was only a slight improvement. It's simply a poor design, with the bumper on a prius using unconventional materials that likely warp in heat. I have noticed it more so the black and dark blue models. I've have even seen a certified preowned unit in the toyota dealership with the bumper sagging. It's a flaw toyota is fully aware of. Totally drives me nuts when I look at it.

 

Mine has this plus a liitle bit on the front bumper, it is normal for our cars, like us it starts sagging as it ages.

 

If someone can post the dimensions of that bracket I could draft up a nice pdf and post it.

It's interesting in the video, the troubles with the "jacking point". Toyota does not reinforce that point adequately (if at all). He'd be better off just using the rear central jacking point, raise the whole rear. Just inboard of the official (and woefully inadequate) jacking points, there is a heavily reinforced zone, better for jack stands.

 

Love it.

I was coerced from the drafting board to AutoCAD back in '89. I was very reluctant/suspicious, and then within a week I was an AutoCAD evangelist, lol.

 

BTW, I think @saulbassfan has a connect for these reinforcement brackets.