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2010 Prius WONT MOVE! HELP!

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by Chris626, Jan 28, 2024.

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  1. Chris626

    Chris626 Junior Member

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    UPDATE:
    AND THE ANSWER IS……. BROKEN FRONT AXLE
     
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    Ah ... I guess that could go with a noise even when the car isn't moving, because the slight torque through the transmission would spin the axle stub around, without the wheel restraining it.
     
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    Did the grease leak out of there? Anyways, glad it wasn't a transaxle issue
     
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    Thanks for coming back to let us know, peope don't do that often enough on here. And of all the potential repair costs for the symptoms you had this one is probably one of the least expensive ones.
     
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    I didn’t see any leakage or oil anywhere below the car
     
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    Definitely. I can’t be the first to have had this issue but it was definitely concerning. The dealer wants 1100 to fix it but I’m calling the indie shops lol
     
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    Just driving down the road and your axle breaks? I certainly don't recall any prior report of such a thing here.

    Somebody's gotta be first ....
     
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    did the dealer share any pictures with you? I'm curious where it broke
     
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    Which side? Owned since new? Curb encounter in past?

    was the EGR cleaned, say in conjunction with engine rebuild?
     
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    Yeah I was like… the axle? lol But they said it wasn’t uncommon
     
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    They actually did not, I’ll look at the report to see which side it was. I believe it was drivers side just based off of the symptoms
     
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    It was drivers side. They recommended EGR
     
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    nice call
     
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    Yes. The only plausible call, considering the symptoms described.
     
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