Prius not accepting gas? Maybe this is why.

Some time ago, my darling 2008 Prius decided to stop accepting gas. Every time I would stop by the pump, the pump would click off and tank would sometimes overflow. I had to figure out clever maneuvers to feed her and it would never be just a quick stop at the pump. It started a little bit after I ran out of gas and had to walk my happy nice person to the gas station to fill up a reserve container.

I did a lot of PriusChat and Google investigations about my issue and everything pointed to pricey fixes (collapsed gas tank bladder, mostly). Since I was a little broke at the time, I waited until I had saved up some moola to take it in and braced myself for the worst news.

What do you know!?! That reserve gas tank I used...a piece of the nozzle broke off and lodged itself into the entry point of my tank. Cost me about $150 to get it removed (included diagnostics), while I was bracing myself for a $600 job. Whew!! Perhaps this will find someone who is having a similar problem.