I'm the third owner of a 2007 Prius with nearly 200K miles on it. Overall, it's been an impressively reliable car.

I've had to make some fairly expensive repairs and parts replacements in the last three years due to the age of the vehicle. The most significant involved replacing the hybrid battery about a year ago.

I'm starting a new job with a 50 mile daily round trip commute and wondering how much longer I should expect my 2007 to be reliable.

The new(ish) hybrid battery has another 2 years on its warranty.

I bought this 2014 off of my parents a couple months ago after selling my 2016 Prius C.

My daily commute to work is around 60-80km/37-50miles round trip, and so far I average 20-25kml/47-58mpg. I run my tires at 38psi on all four, as my road conditions are fine, and I plan to reduce my tire size from 205 to 195 in my next changeout to see how it affects the economy. I also don't like how heavy the steering feels with the 205.

My oem battery pack has never been reconditioned since my parents bought it 6 years ago and is currently at 67%. I plan on reconditioning the pack later this year and hope it goes back up to around ~85%.

The bus bars need to be replaced as they're corroded and are increasing the ohms of the pack during function (iirc). But otherwise no cells are showing signs of above normal temperatures or degraded health/function.

What kml/mpg are you guys getting and what are you manipulating to achieve it?

tl;Dr anyone know of any mechanics that replace Toyota Prius hybrid batteries in the Knoxville area?

A friend of mine is offering me a 2008 Toyota Prius dirt cheap. The catch is the hybrid battery is shot. I don't feel confident in ordering a replacement online and replacing the battery myself. Moreover, I haven't got a clue where to recycle the old expired battery. I would rather not have to pay through the nose to take it to a Toyota dealership since the warranty has expired and I am not the original owner.

Anyone know of any mechanics that offer hybrid battery replacement in the Knoxville area?

So I’ve just bought myself a 2nd gen Prius. Loving it so far, excluding the reverse beeping. I’ve tried using Dr Prius but that come up with “This feature is currently not available for your hybrid model” I’ve also looked up the tutorial on YouTube with holding you Odometer. Tried countless times doing that and still nothing am I missing something here?

I have two Prius that are high mileage but run like they are brand new. I'm not really driving them anymore, and thinking of renting them out to uber drivers or something for passive income. I'm just wondering if anyone else out there has experience doing this that they can share, I'm not sure the best place to start

Thank you <3

P.S. Ive owned many dozens of vehicles in my life, and the Gen3 Prius is my favorite one. I think it might be one of the best cars ever made

I'm from canada planning to buy a prius as my first car and found a 2013 model at the nearest toyota dealership. They are quoting $13,400 (cad). The odo reading is 172,704km (about 107k miles). Entirely serviced at the dealership. The dealership showed me all the sevicing records and carfax is clean. No accidents and only on major repair was in 2016 where they replaced a new windshield for $902(cad). The car has minor scratches on the rear bumper and 1inch dents on the driver side passenger door. Some rust on the undercarriage. The interiors are in mint condition and the hybrid battery has good health. The people i have asked around say the price is outragous and shouldnt go anywhere near a rusted car. would this be a good deal?

this is carfax report of a 2008prius I saw today，why there are two auctions~🥲🥲🥲

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I found these JDM license plate frames while looking for tabless frames. Do you know if they ever made these in the right dimensions for the US market?

How do I find out if the battery will be long-lived since this isn’t a traditional dealership?

It all seems to drip out of the bleeder valve. I tried to put a tube on it but it didn’t catch shit. I don’t know what to do anymore

Having a strange issue with 2005 Prius. My car was driving normally, I stopped at a rest stop and the car wouldn’t turn back on or go into accessory mode. However, it locks/unlocks and all lights work. 12V is new and was just tested the voltage is good. The car sat for about 7 months, and was dead upon returning. I replaced 12V, had TOD, but car ran fine so I cleared the codes and it worked just fine for several days/several hundred miles and TOD never returned. I figured this was just a result of the 12V being dead.

A few days ago, I had some symptoms of combo meter failure. The car display didn’t turn on when I turned the car on once, and later that day the car wouldn’t turn off. No issues since, so I hoped this was an early stage problem. As I understand, it shouldn’t affect the car running but maybe there is no power going to the accessories/this is a wiring problem?

No blown fuses, and I’m assuming not the hybrid battery because some power is still going to the car. Checked battery terminals for corrosion, tried unplugging the battery, still now luck. Any ideas as to what this could be??? Currently broken down in a remote part of Canada so any advice would be appreciated. I took it to a mechanic for diagnosis, but he is at a loss. Unable to read codes since the car won’t turn on.

My 7yo has outgrown her five-point harness seat and is in a full size booster now (not backless).

The problem is this booster is so wide or the seat space is so narrow she can’t buckle herself and it takes feats of gymnastics to shift her seat while she’s in it enough for me to reach the rear center buckle receiver (I’m sure parents in the school pickup line aren’t thrilled).

As far as I can tell her seat (Chicco, unsure the model) is a pretty standard size. They make slim fit ones but they’re SO expensive.

Does anyone have success with a full booster in the rear middle of this generation, and what brand/model do you use?

So let me start off by saying I replaced the abs actuator with a random ebay one about 2 months ago so I am 90% sure this is related but I wanted to double check before throwing another 3-400$ and a saturday at the actuator again.

Driving, brakes will "die" (still work but you have to really mash them and its not a sudden stop), all the brake dash lights pop on. Continue driving like this and the brake pedal will sort of pop back and the lights will go off and the brakes will be fine.

Just seems like the acutator is losing power or something. I know its just a crapshoot with the ebay ones so I am guessing its the issue.

Thanks

Been looking since last year. Was able to get this beauty below MSRP. I know many of you are probably on the hunt and have been for a while (just as I was) and I want you to have hope you'll find your car—just keep at it!

We got this prime beauty. Officially in Prius Family now.

Financed it for 10k. Touchscreen doesnt work and I have to drive very carefully to get 45/46 mpg both city and freeway.

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According to carfax this vehicle was only driven 3.5kish miles each of the last few years. This battery is 14 years old. It charges and works normally, but I think it likely has a reduced output.

I ran 40 miles on the freeway going 65 and had roughly 45mpg, and I did 40 miles of stop and go deliveries and had roughly 45 mpg (I was making sure to drive fairly slow).

Is this to be expected with a car this old?

If I step on it, it quickly drops to high 30's.

The dealer had a trip logged that was 95 miles, 23.4mpg, and 2mph average speed. How in the hell could this car have a trip logged with these numbers?

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The only other issue is that the entire touch screen doesnt work. There is no cursor. I cant click on any of the icons. there is no way to scroll and click otherwise.

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I have until tomorrow to return the car to the dealer and pay a $350 fee.

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Ideas?

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They also offer a 48k mile extended warranty for $2500 which is very tempting. It covers ABS and headgasket and such. What are yalls experiecnes or suggestions with extended warranties?

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Thank you!

For those of you who have done the 1.5” lift kit did you notice a significant change in your mileage after? I’m tired of scraping the bottom of the car on bad roads.

Hi! I JUST bought a 2008 Prius and the upper screen is pretty much dead (climate control etc) is there an upgraded screen or something to replace this with so I don’t lose factory settings like the control and battery, etc. and all?

Thank you so much! Was looking online briefly and I’m just confused.

I recently acquired a 2007 and I’m thoroughly pleased with it. The only thing issue with the car is that both front doors will not lock or unlock with the smart key system, the remote, or the electronic switch inside (meaning: I have to lock/unlock those doors manually by pushing in the lock on the inside handle with my finger). Is this a sign that I need to replace my door lock actuators or could it be something else? The locks in the back and trunk work as expected/normal. Thanks all.

Hello im wanting to drive my prius up from tucson to flagstaff, if i check everything out before do you think it would make the trip? Its a pretty old car but seems reliable

Looking to get a prius. What's worth the money?

After two refills I'm still getting 420 mile range. I been averaging 48-50 mpg driving conservatively. I've seen that the AWD should be getting around the mids 550 Mark. My previous V6 car would get a range of 360 miles without driving conservatively like I drive the Prius, I'm not seeing the justification why I bought a hybrid with this fuel range .

Has anyone been through this dilemma?

I've been tracking the milage with the trip odometer, and it's within the same range of the miles until empty

I know every car can develop fuel pump problems but I wanted to see if anyone had the same problem in their prius. Driving on the highway it started to not accelerate properly so my friend pulled over to the side of the road. They said when they turned it off and started it again it wouldnt go into any gear but Park and Neutral. I read the codes and it was saying the engine wasnt getting sufficient power. I know all the culprits that could cause this code so I started checking the easy things first. Everything was checking out good so I turned my attention to their fuel. It still had two bars before empty but before I started pulling things apart I wanted to add more fuel to see if that would solve the problem. I added 3 gal and the fuel gauge didnt move but the codes went away and the car went back into gear and started driving.

CONCLUSION: I believe it was the fuel pump floater that got stuck at that level so they didnt know that they we’re actually out of gas. My question is if anyone has had problems with their fuel pump sticking like that or another problem resulting in the same issue. Thanks!

Hey all,

Looking to see if anyone has some suggestions.

My 2006 Prius seems to have a connection issue between the [new] 12v battery and the rest of thr vehicle. I have to open it with the manual key, dome lights don't come, dash and door ajar sensor don't light up, nothing happens when I press Start button.

The only way I am able to get the car to boot up and run is by jumping it. As soon as the car is powered off, it is back to the "dead" state described above. I've checked every visible fuse, none is blown. 12v is new, traction battery is good as it was fully replaced a couple years back, inverter is new too.

Please help me diagnose this issue! I'm out of ideas and trying to avoid the cost of a mechanic if possible.

Thanks!