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    EMERGENCY: Car won't accelerate uphill!

    Refilling the coolant DIRECTLY IN THE RADIATOR (this is important, reservoir's were all showing FULL, incorrect) and bleeding the coolant is what...
    Post by: J Moberly, Nov 25, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    EMERGENCY: Car won't accelerate uphill!

    GREAT. I'll definitely check that out. I thought the turtle mode had a visual indicator when it went into it? Should have the car back tomorrow...
    Post by: J Moberly, Nov 1, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    EMERGENCY: Car won't accelerate uphill!

    So he went to the dealer to pull codes, there were no codes pulled by them. Weird because I got a red icon with an exclamation point like 4 times....
    Post by: J Moberly, Oct 31, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Power loss & low battery during climb

    I have this same issue, just bought the car with 100k miles. No clearcut solution eh? I took it into the dealer, the techs at Toyota came back and...
    Post by: J Moberly, Oct 28, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    EMERGENCY: Car won't accelerate uphill!

    I just bought this car last night from a guy with a dealer license. The car was used, so he sold it with an "as-is" statement. I've read there is...
    Thread by: J Moberly, Oct 25, 2013, 14 replies, in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Recently Purchased a Used 2006 Prius with 36k miles

    2007, the car loses 80%+ of it's power once battery is depleted to 1 bar, and can only maintain 45-50mph going uphill. Sounds like the main...
    Post by: J Moberly, Oct 25, 2013 in forum: Newbie Forum
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    Is My Hybrid Battery Going Bad?

    I had my 12v battery tested last night (just bought the car day before last), it's good. Also the air filter, it's good. There are not trouble...
    Post by: J Moberly, Oct 25, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Acceleration problem

    I just bought this car the day before yesterday, I already tested the 12v battery, and it pulled no DTC codes. According to the law I believe I...
    Post by: J Moberly, Oct 25, 2013 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Acceleration problem

    2k1Toaster, this happened to me today and I would like to know why. I don't get any acceleration when going uphill, it starts slowing down from...
    Post by: J Moberly, Oct 24, 2013 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    FOB battery replacement - how & when

    How much is it to replace the keyfob and whats involved in pairing it to the ECU?
    Post by: J Moberly, Oct 24, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Recently Purchased a Used 2006 Prius with 36k miles

    I just bought one too, I'm terrified I made a mistake! Bought one with 103k miles, hopefully you have better luck. I know I just got a bad egg...
    Post by: J Moberly, Oct 24, 2013 in forum: Newbie Forum
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    How do you tell if the hybrid battery is going bad.

    What are the symptoms of a bad battery?
    Post by: J Moberly, Oct 24, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Is My Hybrid Battery Going Bad?

    Well what are the symptoms of a battery going bad if this is not it?
    Post by: J Moberly, Oct 24, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    How To Do A Steep Uphill When The Engine Is Cold

    Do you see low speeds / power trying to climb a hill on a cold battery?
    Post by: J Moberly, Oct 24, 2013 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Fuel Economy