Today was a horrible Easter!

As long as we are going to keep this thread off topic. Whats the weather like where you guys are in Florida it has been perfect for last 1 1/2 months not to hot not to humid just perfect.

 

Someone's jealous, me thinks.

 

Get the codes in writing from the dealer.

 

it was cloudy and cool here today, but yesterday was beautiful.

 

First of all, here is your apology---->:blah:

Secondly, F8L gives you a "thanks" for that post? Please. I think it's completely relevant to point out that he said:

That's hypocrisy in its greatest form.

 

Jealous seriously?? Just figure if we are gonna be off topic why not be a little sarcastic!

 

soooo, i'm telling my neighbor about our easter fiasco, and she tells me her husband feinted and fell face first on the sidewalk. broken jaw, lost 3 teeth, 5 fractures to his face, blood leaking into his brain or something, and a concussion. ouch. but he's okay.

 

Party pooper!

 

Dang. What an Easter indeed.

My father-in-law had a very similar thing happen to him when he was out walking. Stubbed his toe and did a face plant onto the concrete. He had brain hemorrhage which eventually lead to his death. His accident wasn't on Easter though.

 

What a crappy dealer. Maybe one of you can be more assertive and demand the codes, in writing or not. Without them, we're flying blind.

We've got numerous repair experts here (not me) who can judge whether the dealer is blowing smoke and/or doing unnecessary work/part replacement.

I had a semi-crappy Easter too w/an apartment building sewage clog. Yuck! But, I don't want to take this thread even more OT.

Fortunately, I was home when it happened and when it happened again a few days (despite a professional who came to unclog). If I were on vacation and came back to this, my place would be REALLY gross.

 

This is getting depressing with all of the personal injury stories. I didn't realize Easter is so perilous.

This isn't looking good. LB won't drive MA to the dealer while Moe & Larry are waiting for Shemp to fix her car. Didn't anyone think to write down the codes?

 

Melissa, based on things I've read I think bf is a pos. How far are you guys staying from the repair shop? There is no reason why he can't drive you down there. If I was you call dealer back on Monday and demand they give you the codes.
Sorry all your guys had a craptastic Easter.

 

:glare:

Jerk.

 

MelissaAnne, get a hold of the dealer and get the DTC's. All of them. Its clear that your car has been improperly diagnosed. This is common when you have a tech that is too reliant on DTC's and Toyota diagnostic flow charts (which most of the time SUCK). If your HV ECU was indeed not the problem you should not be charged for the new part (they can send it back) or the labor to install it. If the dealer continues to give you the run-a-round feel free to supply me their contact info and ill see what i can get out of them.

 

See now thats how an online community should be . Cudose to josh2008. What a way to step to the plate . To bad her boyfriend isn't half the man! <--------- low blow I know can't help it!

 

stefano through out the thread numerous members have told Melissa to get and post the codes and we'd give her our input. If you look for the other threads Melissa posted you'd see the members here offering support and assistance with her Prius concerns and problems. The only thing josh offered different was to call the shop because he is supposed to be a Prius tech.

 

This is especially true when the 12 volt auxiliary battery goes bad which can cause all the ECUs to go nuts and throw DTCs that aren't real. If the tech didn't load test(and I don't mean check the voltage) battery first, then they screwed up.

 

Going back to the beginning, the car stalled after aggressive driving. Subsequently, it made it to 24 mph, then coasted to a stop. Initial diagnosis was HV ECU caused failure "to switch from hybrid to gas". By inference, that suggests P0A0F and P3190/P3191 -- engine start failure, just like being out of gas, and only able to go a short way on battery before SoC got too low. We already knew that the car has chronic complaints about the catalytic converter/O2 sensors (P0420). The SFI system would be the place to start: does it have spark, fuel, air? Why on earth they would decide that it was a problem with the HV ECU is beyond me.

 

With certain DTC's I would agree with testing the 12v. However this forum seems to always put blame on the 12v. We need to know the DTC's and go from there.