Engine and tranny just dropped? HELP PLEASE!

Engine and tranny just dropped?

2008 toyota prius about 14,500 miles. This is my wifes daily driver...driven about 20 miles a day 5 days a week. Today she was driving back from work on a straight,flat well paved road and she says she heard a pop and couldnt accelerate anymore. I came to check it out and immediately noticed the drivers side CV axle hanging down and it seemed like the tranny and engine were sitting too low. I opened the hood and seen that indeed the engine had sunken into the engine bay. Crazy thing was.. even with the key out and the car off it would still move forward at about 1 MPH..That was weird. Anyone know where i can find some diagrams of any crossmembers that go underneath the engine and tranny? I wanna see what holds the engine and transmission in place because i believe whatever that is..Snapped, cracked or fractured.

 

hyo silver
No. Gieco towed it to my local dealer.

dogfriend
It is a salvage car, but still took it to the dealer. Might as well finally find out if it is worth fixing. I was told this morning that the motor mounts were installed poorly so they failed dropping the engine and causeing the tranny to drop a little also. Gonna be an expensive fix im sure.

dogfriend
Thanks again..thats exactly what i was looking for.

mike lipke
Rendler spindle? Where does that go? Little more info on it please..

 

I highly doubt it..But its worth a try..I will call them on Monday.

 

Did a search on it on PriusChat but only two threads showed up..this thread and one about driving in snow which said something about it allowing you to pass better. Im assuming it has something to do with the engine torque. Google wasnt much help either.