Prius Recall due to floor mats? 2 yrs ago Prius owners said there's more to it than that...

[madelinesonja]

Originally Posted by windstrings

They will give you the two hooks that fasten the mats to the drivers floorboard for free if you ask.
I don't think the other 3 mats have that and its no worry for them anyway.

But first, check to see if you have them.
Normally those hooks come with the floor mats, they forget to give them to you sometimes.. but make sure you look in the bottom of the glove box for a small plastic bag with the hooks in them.. thats one of the favorite places they put them. Also the center console and if all else fails, look in the back storage are on the extreme left corner where the little cubby hole is at.

The mats were all already in place when I took delivery, and I did check everywhere for clips/hooks. The only thing I found in the glove compartment was an elastic band for something or other--no clips. I spoke to the dealer and he sounded shocked that they weren't clipped in, so I will be picking them up from him soon.

[DavidA]

I haven't received any recall notice as yet. I didn't get the OEM floor mats with the car. Anyone else get a notice without buying the Toyota mats?

[tumbleweed]

Originally Posted by madelinesonja

The mats were all already in place when I took delivery, and I did check everywhere for clips/hooks. The only thing I found in the glove compartment was an elastic band for something or other--no clips. I spoke to the dealer and he sounded shocked that they weren't clipped in, so I will be picking them up from him soon.

Interesting, when I took delivery of my car there were no plastic clips installed either, and they were no where in the car. I knew I should have them because my '05 Prius and the Corolla loaner car I used had them. I ask the salesman and he went over to another new car took a set out of it and gave them to me.

[PearlieGirl]

My car came with the the carpet floor mats installed with clips (July), and as part of the deal, they threw in free all-weather mats. I just switched out the carpet mat for the rubber one, and it seems pretty secure to me.

[rachaelseven]

I have OEM mats, carpet with the car (on the original window sticker) and rubber from PC shop. Car and winter mat set were purchased in late July and no recall notice on either mat set. I am registered at the Toyota owners website, in case that makes a difference. Clips were included with both and the carpet ones were properly installed by the dealer.

[abq sfr]

My 2007 OEM mats came with no clips anywhere, but the holes are there. I think the problem is with the dealers that prepped the cars, not necessarily Toyota.

[Fstr911]

I did a couple tests today.

I thought I'd I should practice a throttle emergency (just in case there is a gremlin in the software). Here is what I found (performed in a 2010 Prius):

Test 1: Never lifted my foot off the gas pedal, then at 30 MPH the shifter was moved to neutral for about a second.
Result: Car stayed in drive.

Test 2: Never lifted my foot off the gas pedal, then at 30 MPH the shifter was moved to neutral and held there for about three or four seconds.
Result: Car went into neutral.


Test 3: At about 10 mph while driving in a straight line (no one else on the road) I pushed and held the power button for about three or four seconds.

Result: The engine shut down, power steering went away but I could still steer the car. Brakes worked; appeared to need more pressure, but at the low speed I can't say for sure how different it was.

When restarting the car it seemed to take a few seconds to "get it together". The "ready" light went on but the car would not respond. I shut it down again and restarted everything went ok. I must have pissed the car off.

Funny thing: 10 minutes later while stopped at a red light someone ran into the back of me at about <5 MPH. We both got out, took a look, no damage (not even a scratch) said good day and went our ways. It was an old beat up Toyota that hit me. Could it have been that old girl just wanted to kiss my young cute Prius?

[Star gazer]

Originally Posted by fstr911

i did a couple tests today.

i thought i'd i should practice a throttle emergency (just in case there is a gremlin in the software). Here is what i found (performed in a 2010 prius):

test 1: Never lifted my foot off the gas pedal, then at 30 mph the shifter was moved to neutral for about a second.
result: Car stayed in drive.

test 2: Never lifted my foot off the gas pedal, then at 30 mph the shifter was moved to neutral and held there for about three or four seconds.
result: Car went into neutral.


test 3: At about 10 mph while driving in a straight line (no one else on the road) i pushed and held the power button for about three or four seconds.

result: The engine shut down, power steering went away but i could still steer the car. Brakes worked; appeared to need more pressure, but at the low speed i can't say for sure how different it was.

when restarting the car it seemed to take a few seconds to "get it together". The "ready" light went on but the car would not respond. I shut it down again and restarted everything went ok. I must have pissed the car off.

funny thing: 10 minutes later while stopped at a red light someone ran into the back of me at about <5 mph. We both got out, took a look, no damage (not even a scratch) said good day and went our ways. It was an old beat up toyota that hit me. Could it have been that old girl just wanted to kiss my young cute prius?

lol....

[Earman]

Fstr911: First, thanks for the info on getting into Neutral (3 to 4 seconds wait), very useful!

Regarding your rear ending, did you check underneath the car that everything is fine? A few years ago my wife was rear ended relatively lightly at a red light. She went out of the car, checked the bumper and the other guy bumper, nothing to complain about, not a scratch. The other person wanted to give his business case but my wife said she did not need it, everything was fine. When she came home she told me story and I went to check the car. looked fine. Then I tried to pick-up her groceries from the back, impossible to open the rear gate, stuck. Took the car to a shop, the frame had shifted underneath, the floor buckled up locking the gate. No exteriror trace of damage on the bumper cover (but significant damage underneath it)! I ended up paying $1500 of repairs wtihout insurance coverage as we did not have any info on the other car...

Most likely this is not your case, but I just want to warn people that a visual look of the bumper is not enough. The plastic can bend badly and bounce back without a scratch hiding significant underneath problems. Always do a full check and get the info on the other car even if you don't end up needing it! Just my 2 cents (well my ,500,00 cents!)

[DianneWhitmire]

Earman, true! I was rear ended this past August and I knew I was hit hard. The bumper was cracked and was falling off - but underneath, the floor pan down under the spare tire area was buckled (sort of mildly accordioned inwards) and from the outward appearance, I would never have guessed the actual damage was over $5000. I know a lot of that was the removal of the hybrid battery and other battery and all of the connections so the car could be fixed at the body shop offsite.

Di