2002 Toyota Prius Engine cooling Problems

“The check engine light on my car came on and the engine stalled. The car had to be towed to the dealer. The car was repaired at a cost to me of $1100. The throttle body had to be replace, and also the ECM. The car only has 75000 miles.”

“On may 4th, 2008, at or around 12:30 pm, I was driving my 2002 Toyota Prius normally. The hybrid system gave me a trouble light prior to leaving an auto parts store parking lot; however, I attributed the warning light to a recently replaced charcoal canister and dismissed the warning light, believing it to be related to the recently replaced part. I left the parking lot and proceeded on to my destination, which was my house, about 2 miles away from the store. Without warning, and safely on a street with little traffic, as I was driving up a slight incline, the engine failed to start. …”

“Nhtsa released a report on Toyota Prius 2002 recall last july 06 and Toyota will recall this by aug 06, but there not doing it. Vehicle safety defect/noncompliance notices received during july ... ... 34,771 my 2001-2002 echo and Prius passenger vehicles. ... Which could cause the engine to stall while driving ... The recall is expected to begin early august 2006. ... Toyota and dealership are tried to get away from this issue to my car Prius 2002. At the dealer they tried to charge me for $10,000 to fix this and not guaranteeing that will solve the stalling problem that was last oct 06. …”

“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.”

“Check engine light came on. Dealership advised new catalytic converter needed to be replaced on my 2002 Toyota Prius (85,000 miles) and would cost $ 2,000.00 usd. This is outrageous and should be investigated!”