This is boring

You aren't digging.
Got any pithy input on this? Sudden loss of hybrid system while driving | PriusChat

Puzzling me no end. Pretty much the recommendation is 'take it to the dealer'. Yeah...right, don't have any DTC codes, right at the moment.
It works fine.....NOW, but screwed up big time a little over a week ago.

When can I ever trust it again?
Techstream (after I got that complicated mess finally working) shows clearly that there are about 23,000 ways the Prius can annoy the owners. It's a credit to the design that is actually doesn't happen much. That, of course, is little comfort to those with a relatively new Prius that is messing up in a significant way.

 

C'mon, Odd Job. There is plenty of interesting Gen4 stuff!

Tire pressure arguments. 36 vs 90!
How do I set my AC?
What do the 3 driving modes do?
Oil change frequency!
Where do I put my trash?!
My gas tank overflowed!
Michelin Men vs the Bridgestone wimps!
I'm getting tailgated!
Pulse & glide vs the Rocket Men!!
My driver's seat sucks!
My window tint is better than yours!
My iPhone won't charge!
What? You ain't got a PRIME? You stink!!
How do I go DOWN a hill?
Going UP a hill is noisy!
My Gen4 has NO cubbyholes!!
WHAT??? You're only getting 106 mpg?! You dog!!!
I went up to 60 psi, and now I got Hemorrhoids!!
And my all-time favorite... Somebody Ate My Steering Wheel!!!

Feel free folks, to add to the Gen4 boring List of Shame.

 

You forgot about my windshield is cracked and my paint is peeling .

 

Don't mess with Odd Job!

 

...seems like 2008 or 2009+ have much fewer HV batt fails, but that's just my impression...we have no data from Toyota on batt failure rates.

 

"I can't see the oil on my dipstick!" That one came from ME.

 

You forgot to open the hood or your eyes?

 

That clear Pennzoil Platinum oil is to blame. Mendel and another member helped me solve that crisis. Now my old eyes can see the oil level.

 

While living in NV I was on a jury where we convicted on 6 counts of Statutory Rape, but acquitted on 2 counts of Child Pornography. (Nevada law insisted there had to be film in the camera) The defendant was already serving time for DUI manslaughter.

It hit me, my life is boring, and boring is good! I like it in my cars, too.

 

Two new questions were asked in another forum... Great additions to the Gen4 boring List of Shame.

--Where do I put my sunglasses?!
--The cup holder is too small for my 260 ounce giant Stanley Thermos!

Keep 'em coming!!

 

Jimbo, I doubt if your new Prime is boring... (Edit: sorry, i confused you with Bob Wilson.)

Now, if people are talking Corolla, that's different. (but I actually like the simple boring Corollas. Looking forward to seeing the redesigned 2020 model)

 

I thought it was just me.

By the way what is your MPG.

 

My older brother and daughter own blue 2018 Primes*, my sister and I each own a silver 2012 Prius v. My younger brother's Hybrid is a mere Ford. My youngest brother is still using the Otto cycle. Sigh.

Somewhere I have a thread about going to help my brother walk the Pacific Crest Trail and my daughter install a 220 outlet for her car.

Pacific Crest Trail - the last 200 miles - and potential Prius meets | PriusChat

 

I like the one where one complains about having to buy the sunroof when you don't want one, as it may leak!

 

This is NOT boring. Maybe if you work there you might find it boring, but I think it's very interesting to watch. These guys & gals are fast! You gotta have total attention to your work,

 

These southern U.S. boys don't look too enthusiastic about their work I can't picture any of them ever driving a Prius!

Sep 26, 2017
Toyota just upped the stakes to remain the top manufacturer of hybrid vehicles worldwide with a $373.8 million investment in five U.S. manufacturing plants that will support production of its first American-made hybrid powertrain and to implement Toyota’s New Global Architecture (TNGA) at its Alabama plant.

Each of the projects is scheduled to begin this year and all should be operational by 2020. The investments will include adding new production of hybrid transaxles (hybrid vehicle transmissions) at the Buffalo, West Virginia, manufacturing facility; expanding 2.5-liter engine capacity at the Georgetown, Kentucky, plant; increasing production of 2.5-liter cylinder heads at Bodine Aluminum’s Troy, Missouri, plant; and modifying the Bodine Jackson, Tennessee, plant to accommodate production of hybrid transaxle cases and housings and 2.5-liter engine blocks. The Huntsville, Alabama, plant will undergo a comprehensive upgrade to enable it to build engines that complement TNGA.

“This investment is part of our long-term commitment to build more vehicles and components in the markets in which we sell them,” said Jim Lentz, CEO, Toyota Motor North America. “This strategy is designed to better serve our customers and dealers, and positions our manufacturing operations to fulfill their needs well into the future.”

The 2.5-liter engines manufactured in Kentucky and transaxles made in West Virginia will be used in hybrid vehicles built in North America such as the Highlander Hybrid manufactured in Princeton, Indiana. Toyota remains the world leader in gas-electric hybrids, surpassing 3 million sales in the U.S. and 10 million globally. Fifty new jobs will be created because of the investment at the Alabama plant. There will be no net gain of jobs at the Kentucky, West Virginia, or Bodine Aluminum facilities, but these investments will help to ensure the stability of the plants’ employment levels in the future.

"This investment across five American plants expands capacity for our latest TNGA engines, and localizes production of hybrid powertrains, a core Toyota technology,” said Jeff Moore, senior vice president for Manufacturing. “It underscores Toyota's confidence in the capability and global competitiveness of our North American manufacturing."

 

That second video may not play. I don't know why. You can sure tell a difference between the Japanese auto workers and the American workers.

 

Beards?

 

Taller.