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07-28-2008, 09:38 PM
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Friends: 0 |  engine died on highway Traveling 75 mph down the highway in an 07 Prius with ~45k miles, when the engine died. I felt deceleration, then the vehicle would not respond. Luckily I was able to drift to side of road... VCS light and Red triangle lights were on...vehicle seemed to power on, but there was no MPG reading (where it normally says "0" when starting the engine). Then after a few tries to start, all display lights came on, and power (start) button only showed red...would not go to green On a trip, so had to get towed to dealership and will be there at 7:15 tomorrow AM. Any advice? |
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07-28-2008, 09:44 PM
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07-28-2008, 10:04 PM
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Friends: 0 | Re: engine died on highway Thanks...there were 4 showing. I had fueled 278 miles previously and the monitor showed 48.5 mpg. I would really be surprised if there was no fuel |
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07-29-2008, 12:11 AM
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Friends: 44 | Re: engine died on highway Hmm, a sudden failure. If you have sufficient fuel, maybe the inverter died. Please let us know what DTC were logged and the dealer's diagnosis. |
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07-29-2008, 03:20 AM
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07-29-2008, 10:34 AM
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Having an 07 I hate to hear this myself. Do yourself a favor and pick-up a Scan Gauge here at the Prius Shop. It will be the most important tool you'll own in troubles like this.You can read out the codes the car throws instantly. Then list those codes here or on the Internet or get a Chiltons manual for $15 for complete list of codes.Plus it reads out engine parameters too. And can use in other cars also. It does sound like you ran out of fuel. Or maybe another infant mortality inverter failure. Good luck and please let us know. | |
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