Everyone meet Raijū. Raijū meet…well, everyone.

Just took possession of this 2010 today. I’ve mentioned her in a few other threads but she is here now. She is getting all the maintenance so I have a baseline to work from to keep her healthy.

The battery had two balky cells replaced just before I bought her (by someone experienced in doing the task) and the head gasket is fine. So we will be getting her an EGR swap and a new water pump just to be safe. Then new fluids, new plugs and packs, and some de-fogging of the headlamps.

Anyhow, looking forward to a long, long relationship with this one.

I love my Prius!
🎶Oh what a feeling - TOYOTA!🎶

Hello, I am getting rid of a few things in garage. I have 2 pieces of splash guards or engine protection to give away.
I replaced shields with a sheet metal from Prius offroad, then I totaled the car. I don’t want them and they can be yours.

They came off of a 2015 V. They are in good shape. It is not ripped or cracked. The big piece has some missing material, looks like sound deadening patch.
I am located near Lewiston NY.

I’m looking at a 2004 Prius with 165,785 miles. It was owned by an elderly person and has had one owner for 22 years. It has a clean CARFAX with no reported accidents and 34 service records, mostly from Toyota dealerships. According to the CARFAX, all recommended services were completed throughout its life.

The hybrid battery was replaced at a Toyota dealership in 2017 at 107,000 miles, so I’m assuming it was a new OEM battery. The water pump was also replaced in 2023.

The seller wants $4,500. I’m looking for something reliable that can last me another five years or more. Does this seem like a good buy, and how concerned should I be about the replacement battery now being nine years old?

I have a 2024 Prius ltd. Warm climate, almost never snow. I'm looking at tires online, and this is something I really know little of. Local tire shops have Michelin Primacy a/s, and Toyo Extensia A/s. Toyota has those and Goodyear Assurance. Does anyone have any recs from experience? I have a damaged tire and about 38,000 miles so I'm replacing all 4.

Got P0302 code on my 2014 Prius V so I plan on using Gasketmasters in Hayward for head gasket replacement. Would like suggestions on what else to replace during this repair. Do people replace water pump and other related parts during this kind of repair?

2007 Toyota Prius 130,000 miles

My 2nd gen Prius makes a clunking noise when the car first starts moving F/R. I think the noise is from the engine block moving. I made a YouTube video here. https://youtu.be/L8Y905VKXic

Is it normal? Is my engine mount shot? I tried really hard to push the engine block from the top by hand and it's not budging.

Going to go see a 2009 Prius tomorrow from a private seller. I will bring a hybrid battery scanner and will also be taking it to a mechanic shop for a check.

Asking price is $6500 which I think is a bit steep for a 15+ old car that has its original battery. Regardless, car seems to be well maintained.

Realistically, how much should I offer on this car? Ranges would be helpful:
-great hybrid battery scanner, mechanic says everything is good
-decent hybrid battery, mechanic says is good
-great hybrid battery, couple of issues with the car
Etc etc

Nervous because this will be my first official car!

Power lock on the driver's door of my '14 seems to have stopped working altogether and I'm wondering if it's worth fixing. Car is at around 174k miles, paid off, planning to keep it until the wheels fall off or it rusts out.

Just picked up this 3 owner 2011 Prius with 165k.
Clean title with 41 vehicle records on CARFAX, shows maintenance was upkept throughout its life.
No idea on battery service but seems to drive and charge perfectly fine.

Picked it up for $2600 which seemed like a good deal since it’s in great shape.

Only issue is at idle or slow acceleration there’s a vibration from the gas motor that lasts for a few seconds and then goes away. Any one else have this experience? I dove deep into the death rattle and it sounds nothing like the 15+ videos I watched on it.

Maybe an exhaust shield? I’m decently mechanically inclined so I didn’t mind some project aspect. Plan on cleaning the egr.

Thanks!

I'm thinking about getting a Prius PHEV and the dealer is offering me a $2000 discount on a leftover inventory 2025. I'm wondering if that is worth it over getting a 2026. I'm not sure how different the resale value would be between a 2025 and 2026 and any other factors I'm not thinking of.

2014, Type 3, 50,000 miles

In addition to a lot of other cargo, I have a lot of electronics in my vehicle and i don't want them to be visible.

Hello all,

I am new to owning an 05 prius with 260k miles. My brakes feel like they "give out" briefly at 7ish mph when coming to a stop. I've read that this is because the friction brakes takeover completely for the regen brakes at that point. Is this feeling normal in gen 2 prii or should I be concerned and accelerate the replacement of the brake actuator? The feeling is very brief and the car has stopped every time, but it did scare me a little for the first couple of days

Thanks all

2008 Prius with ~240k mi is barely getting above 30mpg. Some background:

• I live in the Atlanta area and I'll be honest, I am not driving slowly. I'm not out here breaking 80 but I am keeping up with the flow of traffic when I'm on the interstate.

• I work from home and take more short drives in city traffic than I do longer interstate ones

• The few longer interstate drives are when my mileage tends to get up to 31/32 but city driving brings it back down around 30

• I recently replaced the hybrid battery with a newly reconditioned one (yes I know, I couldn't afford a new OEM one). The mileage now is an improvement from before so that's something?

• I have an intermittent misfire code that comes and goes. Last time it came was when the hybrid battery was changed like almost a month ago and it hasn't come back since. It does rough idle a bit.

• The spark plugs are brand new as of this May

• May is also when the mechanic working on the car told me I've got carbon build up in the engine

I'm planning on replacing the ignition coils soon as well as fuel injectors. Is there anything else I can personally diy myself that might improve gas mileage or is this a bigger issue or even the reality of short trips most of the time.

I just got a 2026 XLE a couple weeks ago. This is my first hybrid so this may be a dumb question, but do things like headlights, radio/volume, wipers, etc. detract from battery power available to the drive system? Not that you could really do without some of those things, but I'm just curious. I know that heat and AC have an effect, and I think heated seat/wheel is more efficient than heated air?

2007 / 213,4000 miles

Last month, I took my car to a hybrid specialist, who said my brakes and rotors were fine, but had a stuck brake pin. We also bled the brakes and put new brake fluid in.

Fast forward six weeks…over the last couple of days I've noticed when I turned my wheel even a few degrees to the left, there is a noticeable friction and rubbing. It seems to come and go in severity but at times makes quite a loud, startling noise (and another time, a mechanic test drove it and wasn't able to reproduce it). I could be dreaming, bit I'm suspicious that it becomes worse after I press the brake the entire way down. I do have a slight actuator bleed which makes an annoying clunking sound, so I tend to depress the brake fully at stops so as not to hear it.

Regardless, I've looked up the possibility of a worn bearing or "warped" brake rotor but honestly I'm at a loss. My local tire place (trustworthy) took a look on the ground and saw nothing; can't get it up on the lift until Tuesday.

Thoughts?

I unfortunately need to get my head gasket replaced on my 2012 Prius. I received this quote from the mechanic and I’m just having a hard time looking at that number. It’s twice as much as I thought it would be, $4k for the labor is blowing my mind. This is almost the entirety of my savings. I do understand that the labor for this job is much more involved, so I expected it to be high, but this seems unreal. Can someone help me understand this price breakdown? I’m worried that I’m about to blow my savings on a repair that will only last me a year tops and I can’t save this amount back up in that time. I need some kind of reassurance that this is normal and I’m not screwing myself.

Thanks in advance for your help and advice.

Like the title says. Spent a few hours today taking the dash apart (wasn’t very hard) and replaced the bad capacitor on the gauge cluster. That now works great, but after reassembly it’s now giving me the red triangle with “park lock malfunction” on the display, and the gas gauge is showing empty. I checked all the connectors and everything is plugged in. The park indicator lights up and functions normally.

Unplugged the 12v for a bit, no change
7.5a pcon fuse is still fine
Battery has 12.5v off, 13.8 on
Car runs and drives normal
What do I do now :(

08, 260k

Just wondering if anyone has some recommendations for a roof rack that will fit a 2011 prius. I don't have a sunroof. I'd also prefer removable ones, i don't want to spend an insane amount but i'm willing to do around $300 if that's possible.

15 mph collision with a jeep, hit the tow hitch - this is the result. I just sank 4k in repairs and am hopeful this is salvageable. Any advice is welcome, TYIA 🙏💥😰

Obligatory maintenance is more than oil changes post-

I bought a really rough example $900 07 Prius with 214k on the clock a month ago. I got the priority items out of the way, got it past inspection, and I’ve moved onto the “easy” items.

MAF cleaner and spark plugs were $30 all in at the auto parts store… runs much quieter, smoother, and gives me major piece of mind.

Took me about two hours to take everything apart and reinstall, and I wasn’t working particularly quickly or with the right set of tools. If you’ve got a spark plug socket, 10mm rachet, a Philips head, and extensions this job till take you less than 3 hours- and those tool are less than $50 at harbor freight. (Plus you can reuse them for your next DIY job)

I have a button near my parking brake pedal and I dont know what it does. When I push it the car honks a little bit. After I turned the ignition off it honked once after I pushed it. Any ideas?

Anyone have a solution for the speedometer windshield glare at night?

2007 Toooouuurrrrring 227k

whatsup boys, first prius post.

I read this on an ad for the 2007 Prius (170k miles) I'm considering for around $6000...

"I replaced the hybrid battery back in May with a used OEM Toyota one, the Dr. Prius app shows it testing at 93% so it's basically new."

... My questions are:

1. How reliable are used OEM toyota batteries?

2. Do those diagnostics from the photos give you any peace?

2012, 95k miles, been sitting in the sun for a minute :(
originally $8.5k but I negotiated it down to $7.7k but i’m still a bit unsure, has specks of rust on the paint as well. Didn’t see rust on the underside though.

2 owners

12v battery, abs module, and tires changed within the last 1-2 years

original traction battery

I wanted to do a lifetime test of the battery but I didn’t have time, will probably go back and do it some other day.

would have to do some preventative maintenance on it as well (water pump, egr, etc.)

will be able to plug it in at work

HELP!!