Toyota Prius

Sticking Accelerator Built to Toyota Specification. Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi Pedals Not Affected.
On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:47:00 -0800 (PST), john <johngdole(a)hotmail.com> wrote: I think there may be multiple causes to this sudden acceleration problem. I do believe electronics is a primary suspect, according to the Alberto lawsuit. Probably. I'm a bit surprised by all this concentration on "gas pedals."... 2 Feb 2010 19:20

Camry red flag raised in 2004
"As early as 2004, authorities investigated reports of unintended acceleration in Toyota's best-selling model, the Camry. But the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration looked at incidents lasting only 1 second or less. That limit came after a former official who went to work for Toyota shortly before ... 2 Feb 2010 19:20

Sticking Accelerator Built to Toyota Specification. Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi Pedals Not Affected.
Some kind of specification that is. Let's see if they'll try to blame it on CTS. "CTS made the pedals at issue. But Khilnani stressed several times to Wall Street analysts that the pedals CTS made for Toyota were “to their specifications.” Pedals that CTS makes for other automakers, including Honda, Nissan, Chry... 2 Feb 2010 19:20

Starting Problem (update)
"Al Falfa" <crop(a)eastforty.fld> wrote in message news:4b550297(a)newsgate.x-privat.org... I started it again this morning, for the first time since the episode below. It was -5F. This time I think it fired on 3 cylinders. Shook the whole car for about 45 seconds before smoothing out. I once b... 26 Jan 2010 16:42

Video: Porsche 914 home conversion (show & test drive)
Video: Porsche 914 home conversion (show & test drive) http://www.style3g.com/2010/01/electric-car_20.html ... 21 Jan 2010 05:40

Video of Honda's Hydrogen Powered Sports Car
Video of Honda's Hydrogen Powered Sports Car http://www.style3g.com/2010/01/hondas-hydrogen-sports-car.html ... 20 Jan 2010 04:03

Battery Longevity
I have a 2001 ( 1st model sold in the USA ) with about 50K miles. The only problems I've had were wheel rim corrosion and one 12 v battery replaced. Any idea what to expect re the HV traction battery? All's well so far but what symptoms to watch for etc. & thanks for any informed comments? ... 6 Jan 2010 14:21

What I learnt from charging my Prius
0. Some people in the newsgroups write things they don't have a clue about. 1. The Prius batteries are somehow interconnected. When I forgot to switch off the light, *both* were discharged. 2. It is hard to charge the battery. When you connect your Prius to another car's battery, the system thinks that there is ... 18 Jan 2010 22:12

Starting Problem
I started my 2010 at -24F last night. It shook violently with the engine making a chug-chug sound, sort of like an old John Deere one-lung tractor. I'm thinking it was running on two cylinders. After about 30 seconds the shaking and chug-chug sound diminished somewhat. I'm thinking a third cylinder started f... 18 Jan 2010 19:58

New Problem
Yesterday, while pulling away from a light, my 07 Prius lurched as if the brakes had been put on, had no acceleration, and several dash lights came on (Red triangle with an exclamation point in it, the check engine light, the yellow circle with an exclaimation point in it, and the VSC light). No brake warning ... 7 Jan 2010 06:53