2012 Prius acting very strange PLEASE help

Sounds like it's just time to get a balanced battery in there whether you get something from the hybrid doctor in Virginia or a brand new 1600 rack from the dealer need to do something looks like

 

i'm surprised you're not getting any trouble lights, but it still might be worth checking for codes

 

i don't recall that ever being a symptom of a bad battery, but maybe tom does. i suppose if the battery charge is jumping around, the transition to engine might feel bad

 

Yes I don't remember this being a symptom of a bad battery but being that he's had all this work done on this battery that's a few cells there replaced boom boom boom. I mean if you're doing all this work I think that's what we were talking about earlier I would assume plugs are going to be in that mix The first thing to do is check one and two are all four for coolant smell or taste however you do it you want to know if you have coolant getting to the tips of your plugs especially in one and two. Just remember we have Camrys that are in mint condition from coast to coast all needing engines they were the open deck A series I think as hard for me to keep up with all the engine models and all these days but you can find Camry's in perfect condition not a scratch on them I think they're Gen 3 or 4 Camrys maybe fives not sure how that works in the Camry but the one with the A engine where the center sections always bad or broke very similar to the ZZ it's just a thing with an open deck design I believe they've been talking about it for years TRD other folks whoever. So for any of these that I get for dirt cheap Camry or these gen 3s as soon as any bucking or weirdness goes on check the plugs for coolant soak or coolant droplets on the plug and then look at the back of the center section of the engine if you want while it's still sitting in the car and then if you're sitting it near 200,000 mi like most of the cars I see don't start wrenching pull that mess out and save what you can without covers whatever a head but in something from the Japan domestic market that hasn't really had a chance to be here in America and be fooled with 80K on it maybe I just decided to go ahead and get a CVT MG1 and two all with similar mileage so when I put the mess back in the car my engine and transmission is about equal mileage generally should be about equal wear whatever. To me getting the wear as low as possible as in miles and both pieces near same was most important buying a $130,000 mi engine in the United States is a crapshoot at best A Band-Aid possibly for your problem or getting it ready so you can sell a rolling car that does start. None of my stuff is ever for sale so that's never a motivation at all I have no interest in selling anything I own at all no matter how much money you have. I have none of those motivations My stuff is my stuff and staying with me until usually until the death do us part and then everything is stripped and whatever saved.