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Is this a real problem? Faulty inverters?

Discussion in 'Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015' started by Wolfman33, Aug 18, 2018.

  1. Wolfman33

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    An article popped up in my feed on Facebook from a website called Toyota Talk:
    THE DEFECTIVE TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID INVERTER
    THE DEFECTIVE TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID INVERTER - ToyotaTalk

    They make it sound like the gen 3 / gen 1 plug in has an inferior inverter that is prone to failure and dangerous.
    I did a search on this forum for inverter failure and only a few came up. It seems to me if this was a real problem, it would be all over this site.

    Does it seem like a legit website to you, or maybe just somebody that has hard feelings for Toyota?
     
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    got burned and it is payback time. can't blame them really, toyota should stand by their customers, even out of warranty.
     
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    My local dealership doesn't always cover warranted repairs, why would they cover unwarranted?
     
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    sometimes they do and sometimes they don't. it's hit or miss. i would hate to be the miss, seeing someone else get the hit.
    how can a dealer not cover warranted repairs, is that legal?
     
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    In my case they explained that they did not consider the exhaust system part of the emission controls. Never mind the hydrocarbon adsorber, which had failed in there. If I wanted it fixed I could pay them. I wrote to Toyota regional to ask if the exhaust system was covered under warranty - they sent back a very bland letter saying go back to the people who told you "no" and ask them. I knew that I needed to have it fixed to pass the state inspection, and decided that $200 US was really a modest price to pay to get an entire stainless steel exhaust system.

    In the end I paid for it, even if it is covered under the warranty. I also miss no opportunity to warn people about that dealership.
     
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    Maybe a crank, maybe a lawsuit trawler. Not much of a site either way. I think you'd get more detail & honesty here.
     
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    this dealer, along with other complainants, has been detailed in a thread here. see, @JackTheNarrator