2004 toyota prius. consumer writes regarding recall accelerator pedal interference *tgw the consumer stated he has received two recall letters. he stated he is pleased with his vehicle and is skeptical about letting the dealer work on his vehicle. *jb the consumer stated the gas gauge was inoperative, to the point where gas would leak out after filling the tank. the dealer informed him, they simply did not know how to fix the problem. updated 12/01/11. *jb
1) after breaking gently to a stop, the car switched to battery-mode and reported errors, including "check engine" 2) the car would not switch back to the gasoline engine, and could only be driven at 40mph on battery to the dealer 3) the dealer reported that the error codes suggested the onboard computer had to be reset, and once it was reset the car went back to normal operation
2004 toyota prius sedan. stalls out while driving about 35 miles hour and the electric recharable battery drains. this has happened two times to me and i have taken it back to toyota deal for this. the 1st approximately jan -feb time frame. dealer could find nothing wrong. 2nd time approximately early april. dealer said had trouble code in computer and have corrected problem but let them know if happens again or any other problem. engine load, automatic gear shifts hard and car rolls slightly when put into park.
The fuel indicator malfunctions during the winter months. it starts to show empty gas tank when it is 1/2 full. this problem goes away when temporature rises. toyota is aware of this problem and tells us that this is probably due to bad gas tank design. there is no solution to this problem for over one year and toyota is not willing to fix this issue.*ak