FYI, the problem with the prius is toyota can't diagnose

[syncmaster]

I found this post on another forum and thought it was worth placing it here FYI

--- In Prius-2G@yahoogroups.com, "jjacob_uop" <jesse.jacob@...> wrote:
>
> 3,000 miles outside of the extended warranty and the master warning
> light came on last Friday, along with the text "PS MAIN" on screen.
> Had it towed to the dealer and they say the inverter is bad.

In case anyone is interested: dealer replaced inverter at Toyota's
expense (~$4500 to them) last week. Dealer test drive revealed exact
same warning/DTC situation followed by shutdown. Dealer now
identifies transaxle as problem. Toyota is replacing at their expense
(~$5000 to them), but we have to pay for labor (~$1500). Dealer
continues to provide gratis rental, and will need the Prius for at
least 5 more days. They're leaving the new inverter in the vehicle
even though it's not the problem. They offered no sensible
explanation for this--but it's their money so I'm not complaining.

I'm very happy with Toyota's help so far. As much as I love this car,
there is no way I could justify $12k out of my own pocket (parts +
labor + rental). I offer a very sincere wish of luck to the rest of
you with hybrid parts over 100k miles! Here's hoping I can get
another 100k out of mine before any more problems...