First prime in the dealer for a serious repair?

So sorry to hear about the leaking gas. It sounds very serous.
What did the dealer say was wrong with your car?

 

There was someone else here with a fourth gen that had gas overflow. I forget the outcome and particulars, but IIRC he might have topped up a bit (beyond the first shut-off of the pump) and had been driving through mountainous terrain, ie: he mighta filled at one altitude, had the overflow at another altitude, higher/lower. Maybe search threads.

 

Also curious about the outcome???

 

Could you have parked in a spot where a car before you had leaked gas or could someone playing a joke on the new car guy have poured gas under the car?

 

lol, yeah and they probably won't stop

 

Mendel is right this is at least second report here (other was Gen4 Prius)
Gen4 seems to have a different system including something like a gate valve that closes off the tank.
With winter gaso higher in butanes maybe some vapors can evap and condense or push liquids out of the filler neck.

 

Would that not show on the side of the car?

 

Yes. If anyone can recall enough of the title (of that other thread) to search and link it, that'd be great. The poster was concerned about paint damage below the filler.

In this case there's no mention of gas running down from filler cap?

 

there has been a couple times i purposely top off my Gen4 Eco just to check if can I reach 800 miles in a full tank but never had any CEL in results, maybe just go lucky...

 

Ok, maybe not a serious repair, but I had a flat yesterday, with just 600 miles on the car. Successfully used the tire repair kit to get going again.
New cartridge is $100, plus I need a new tire (sidewall damage).

Next time, I'll just use the included Roadside Assistance and get a tow. Charging $100 for the little bottle of liquid is somewhere between ridiculous and criminal!

 

Was the sidewall damage incidental? Trying to understand how the goop would seal, with sidewall damage.

If it was just a nail in the tread, I would:

1. Put on spare, drive home.
2. Plug-repair and pump up the flat tire, reinstall.

Without a spare:

1. Remove flat tire, plug repair, pump up, reinstall.

 

I do not think the dealer found anything then either.
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You da man!

 

I think the sidewall got damaged while I slowly continued to drive for half a mile to get off the freeway. Probably not the best idea...
The puncture was actually not at the sidewall.