turn left, foot off gas, red triangle comes on

how is oil level?

 

Red triangle usually means the error detected has been stored in the form of a code. To read error codes you can use Dr. Prius app and you connect your phone to the car using one of these devices: Hybrid battery diagnostic and repair tool for Toyota and Lexus

 

certainly sounds like the typical Gen 2 indications of low oil level..............

 

certainly sounds like the typical Gen 2 indications of low oil level..............

 

Yup! Pretty sure it's low oil. Something tells me it's long past time to check the oil.

 

It's called "suddenly using oil."

A very brief search in this (or the G3) forum will have details.

Buy some oil and check the level before you drive the car again.

 

Yes......unfortunately....lol and here's why....

My wife has a 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe LX with a 3.5L. We purchased it in Nov 2019 with relatively low miles and in pretty darn good shape. Had just had a oil change done the previous week by the previous owner when the PO's grand parents offered to give them a small Audi SUV they no longer used or needed. The price was hard to pass up.

My wife decided to lend her car (swap cars actually) to a friend who's going out of state for a couple weeks, starting today. We took our friend and some others to lunch today. We used wife's car to meet everyone at restaurant. When we got home, I decided to change the oil and go through the car real quick to make sure there wouldn't be any problems. Pulled the dipstick.....one drop of oil on the end of the dipstick. Literally, about 1 mm of oil on the dipstick with a small drop hanging off. Geez. Thought it was odd that I didn't have any 10w-30 or filters in the garage for her car, so topped it off with some 5w-30 and drove down to Wally world to get some 10w-30 synthetic and filters to stock up. Get back home, pull it into garage and drain it. Pull the filter and holy crap, I've never used that brand in my life. "Mighty" brand. wth? This was from the previous owners oil change from Nov 2019!! Almost 18K miles ago!!!!!

I hang my head in shame.......and at the same time, stand amazed that the car even had a drop on the dipstick after 18k miles.

I'm not sure how her car slipped through the cracks, as I take care of a handful of Gen 2s and I'm very 'scheduled' in regard to inspecting and maintaining them....I'll just blame it on our different schedules.