1. Michael Bosco

    Michael Bosco Junior Member

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    I have a 2008 Prius. I took it for a ride to Home Depot which was about an hour away. It was acting a little funny when I first started out. There was an occasional hesitation. It seemed to go away. But when I got to my destination and was ready to go home it started acting really weird. The engine wouldn't stay running unless I kept my foot on the gas and it wasn't charging consistently. I foolishly decided to try and make it home about an hour away all hilly back roads. I was trying to get over this big hill. I was almost to the top but the car kept stalling. I kept pushing the on button. It would go 5 or 10 feet at a time then stall. Finally it wouldn't go anywhere so I called a tow truck and had it towed to my mechanic (He doesn't know much about hybrids). He scanned it and got a code for the coolant temperature sensor. He replaced the sensor but it still won't start. The battery is at 15 percent. I bought a grid charger, I'm supposed to get it in a few days. I'm hoping the problem is that the hybrid battery is just too low and that it will start after I charge it. Does anyone have any input they can give me as to what might be wrong? Any would be appreciated. Thank you
     
  2. Tombukt2

    Tombukt2 Senior Member

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    Worcester Massachusetts the good ole concert venue. Is the car rusted like mass cars are ?? I would think you would want to have a capable scanner connected and look at what's scanned . Regular junkie scanners don't cut it so if you're top no codes more n likely just a crappy no count scanner which they're many.
     
  3. T1 Terry

    T1 Terry Active Member

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    I'd go with a blocked fuel intake or failed pump, or if it were in Australia, a blocked fuel filter ..... I don't know if they have fuel filters in the line in the US .....

    T1 Terry
     
  4. Tombukt2

    Tombukt2 Senior Member

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    Fastest way I found to tell in my generation too is literally to crack the two bolts rock rail listen for squirting fuel . You can tell by the squirt rush if you've pressure capable to run . But you really can't tell if you have enough volume . Usually when pumps going bad it's intermittent at best and on and or off at random . Or it's dead period. Tank change in a federal car.