my prius not reliable any more

[brucefern]

Toyota Motor Corporation

I would like a complete investigation into this event .
I was driving on hwy 680N CA when suddenly I lost ALL power!
I managed to take the nearest exit at 20 miles/hr ,
pulled over to the shoulder.
Hope you get the seriousness of this situation
My passenger and I could have died.

BF

state of car before failure
1> tank full shell vpower ( previous tank 57.8 mpg calculated costco fuel )
2> mileage 9982 ( just completed 10000 mile service from Capitol toyota CA )
3> A/C on was changing setting ( moved from front vent to front and bottom vent ) just before failure
heard a beep and then NO power .tried flooring the accelerator
4> speed ~70mph
5> both power outlets loaded
a> garmin mobile 10x charger
b> HTC 3125 phone charger
6> phone conected via bluetooth

[ceric]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(brucefern @ May 28 2007, 05:04 PM) [snapback]451133[/snapback]</div>

Toyota Motor Corporation

I would like a complete investigation into this event .
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If I were you, I would file a complaint on NHTSA.gov.
Toyota would listen when many report the same problem.
2005- models used to have a recall like that. However, I am surprised that a 2006 could also
shut down like that. I hope you get that resolved permanently.

[jamarimutt]

The dealer may have to reprogram the computers. I had a similar problem with my 2004, loss of power meant that the car would shift itself to N.

[Rangerdavid]

I'm glad you are ok, sounds like a stressful incident... I've never heard of that happening before in any Prius, especially an '06.....

[gupchurch1349]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(brucefern @ May 28 2007, 05:04 PM) [snapback]451133[/snapback]</div>

Toyota Motor Corporation

I would like a complete investigation into this event .
I was driving on hwy 680N CA when suddenly I lost ALL power!
I managed to take the nearest exit at 20 miles/hr ,
pulled over to the shoulder.
Hope you get the seriousness of this situation
My passenger and I could have died.

BF

state of car before failure
1> tank full shell vpower ( previous tank 57.8 mpg calculated costco fuel )
2> mileage 9982 ( just completed 10000 mile service from Capitol toyota CA )
3> A/C on was changing setting ( moved from front vent to front and bottom vent ) just before failure
heard a beep and then NO power .tried flooring the accelerator
4> speed ~70mph
5> both power outlets loaded
a> garmin mobile 10x charger
b> HTC 3125 phone charger
6> phone conected via bluetooth
[/b]

If this is the first time you have had an incident with your Prius, then how can you say the car is not reliable. Any new car can have its unique problems. If this happens again, then I would be more inclined to say it is unrelibale.

[Springtime]

Bruce,

If this happened to me in any car I would be more than a little upset. My first thought when I read that you had a full tank of gas - did you just fill up the tank and you perhaps got a bad tank of gas? Was the fill up at your regular station or were you out of town for the holiday and filled up at a place you have never used before?

Were you able to get the car started again? Before you blame the problem on the car itself would a bad tank of gas cause the problem you described?

Springtime

[galaxee]

need more details... what happened next? did it start up again? if so how many tries did it take? dash lights? codes from the dealership?

[mcbrunnhilde]

If you heard a beep and then "no power", could you have accidentally put the car in Park? If you do that while driving, the car does beep at you and then goes into neutral. Or, could you (or your clothing) have knocked the joystick into into reverse while you were changing the A/C setting? Same thing...beep and into neutral. You don't say if you happened to look at the dash to see what "gear" you were in, but it's completely understandable if you were a *bit* to busy to look at it. You were in a very scary situation, and you have my sympathy. I hope your dealer can pull any codes that might be helpful in determining the cause of your situation.

Galaxee, would a code result from hitting P or R while driving and forcing the car into neutral?

[brucefern]

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Bruce,

If this happened to me in any car I would be more than a little upset. My first thought when I read that you had a full tank of gas - did you just fill up the tank and you perhaps got a bad tank of gas? Was the fill up at your regular station or were you out of town for the holiday and filled up at a place you have never used before?

Were you able to get the car started again? Before you blame the problem on the car itself would a bad tank of gas cause the problem you described?

Springtime
[/b]

hi All
i normally fill costco premium and sometimes shell v
today i filled shell v from the gas pump near my place
and was off to watch the whales in Sacramento CA

after I powered cycled my prius seemed to work
but before getting started
i began making frantic calls to the dealer
and who ever possible to inquire whether it would be safe to drive back on the highway

i headed home staying on the right most lane just in case
i drove about 30miles back so i would rule out a bad tank

it could be the neutral case i cant recollect the gear but at that point in time my only concern was getting to safe ground

thanks for your responses
Bruce

[brucefern]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mcbrunnhilde @ May 28 2007, 06:48 PM) [snapback]451190[/snapback]</div>

If you heard a beep and then "no power", could you have accidentally put the car in Park? If you do that while driving, the car does beep at you and then goes into neutral. Or, could you (or your clothing) have knocked the joystick into into reverse while you were changing the A/C setting? Same thing...beep and into neutral. You don't say if you happened to look at the dash to see what "gear" you were in, but it's completely understandable if you were a *bit* to busy to look at it. You were in a very scary situation, and you have my sympathy. I hope your dealer can pull any codes that might be helpful in determining the cause of your situation.

Galaxee, would a code result from hitting P or R while driving and forcing the car into neutral?
[/b]

come to think about it just before losing power
my left hand was on the left side of the steering ,
my right hand index figure was on the touch screen
it would be hard for me to hit either the P or gear shift by mistake
i had no over hanging clothes my head lights were on though
i guess i have to wait until tomorrow to see what the dealer has to say

Bruce