Tank Assembly Problems of Toyota Prius - part 2

Repeated incidents of stalling of the gasoline engine. Battery continues to fuel vehicle at low speed. Will restart after shutting the engine off. Continues to do this at any and all speeds. Have had vehicle gas tank bladder replaced at our expense (over 600. 00) computers replaced (multiple) on recalls. Not only a nuisance but very dangerous. Dealer has given no help in finding the cause.

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: the manufacturer was consulted and determined the fuel tank was operating properly. Updated 6/27/2006 - the fuel tank in the consumer's vehicle is flexible. Each time the consumer fills the vehicle, the tank accepts 2-4 gallons less than designed. If the consumer slow the fuel pump to allow the additional gallons in the stop mechanism does not activate causing the fuel tank to overflow. The consumer receives 100-150 miles less per gallon.

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Gas tank gauge says its completely full no matter how much fuel is in the tank. As of this writing I have driven approx. 120 miles on this tank of gas and the gauge still shows the tank as full. It has not yet been fixed.

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Check engine light illuminated. Took vehicle to dealer , who determined fuel tank ruptured. Expensive repair were made.

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Monitored the fuel gauge on the dashboard of 2005, Toyota Prius in order to know when was running low on fuel. Has been keeping a log of fuel consumption, mpg and miles driven. Typically, ihe filled up the tank when the display showed only 2 or 3 bars remaining out of 10 bars when full. Based on the cars 11. 9 gallon capacity each bar should indicate approximately 1. 19 gallons of fuel. In the past it has taken 7-8 gallons to fill up the tank when the display got down to 2 or 3 bars. However, there have been several occasions where it has only taken 4. 5 gallons to fill it up. Also there were 4 instances when attempting to fill tank up after the display showed 2 bars remaining, and it only allowed me to pump 3 gallons of fuel before the pump shut off. As much as I tried could not get any more fuel to go into the tank. When I started the car it only showed 6 bars on the display. I drove around the block and pulled into the service station again and attempted to put in more fuel. It only took about . 2 of a gallon, but this time the display showed 10 bars. It seemed obvious that something was wrong with the fuel tank sensor system. A fuel gauge should provide an accurate indication of the number of gallons of fuel remaining.

2002 Prius has problems with gas tank lining decaying. The consumer the problem could have restricted or blocked fuel from going to the engine.

The vehicle's gas needle indicated that the tank was half full. When the consumer attempted to refuel the vehicle, the pump shut off after only depositing 1. 1 gallons of fuel into the tank. The consumer stopped a second time to try to fill the fuel tank and inserted the pump into the tank. After the attempt to fill the tank, the consumer removed the pump from the tank and fuel shot out of the tank all over the consumer. The fuel gauge still showed half of a tank. The consumer was told that the part needed would be a couple weeks and was forced to drive the vehicle. After driving the vehicle the consumer noticed that fuel gauge still in the same place. The dealer fixed the problem stating that water somehow got into the fuel cut off valve and caused the vehicle not to accept fuel. In driving home the consumer stopped again to get fuel and the same problem occurred.

The consumer owns a 2004 Toyota Prius. He says that he is having problems with the vehicle because it will shut off while in traffic. Also the park mechanism will disengaged and the lock button does not unlock the doors as specified in the owners manual. Also the start button does not consistently start the vehicle properly. The vehicle experienced: inoperative brake light, the fuel door spring was replaced, dome light remained on, engine would disengage, lights would remain lit after the vehicle was started, vehicle would not move until the vehicle was shut off and restarted to get the brake light to go out, rattling as if it were going to stall, the alarm sounded on one occasion when the door was opened, fuel door spring malfunctioned and fuel door would not open. The technicians were unable to verify the door lock malfunction. The consumer would like the vehicle replaced with a 2005 model equipped as detailed on the original invoice including aftermarket items paid for.

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The vehicle lost power when the consumer attempted to accelerate. Also the vehicle pulled to the right the tires were replaced several times and the vehicle had numerous alignments. The rack and pinion was replaced and the fuel tank assembly was replace.

After parking vehicle and returning back to it later vehicle started up, but then stalled. After stalling vehicle did not restart until the next day. Dealer has examined the vehicle five times and was not able to resolve the problem. Also, gas tank and steering links had been replaced.