Here is my sad story. We've never had a single problem with our 2002 prius until we took it to the dealer for the hv battery modification recall.
2 weeks later the hybrid system warning light comes on, but the car still runs fine. We took it back to the dealer thinking it was something they did during the recall repair. When they started it up the next morning - no lights. They checked the memory and said the ECM was bad and it would cost $1200 to repair (82,000 miles on the car). We opted for no repair because it seemed to be ok. Then the car wouldn't start. They tried to charge the small battery for 3 hours and it wouldn't hold a charge. So they replaced the battery. We go to pick it up today and the HV warning light is on again and we owe them $300. So we've spent $300 to get the car in the same condition as when we dropped it off. Are we being scammed or is this just some extraordinary bad luck? Should we have the ECM replaced? We could use some objective advice - I'm so mad, I can't think. Thanks
2 weeks later the hybrid system warning light comes on, but the car still runs fine. We took it back to the dealer thinking it was something they did during the recall repair. When they started it up the next morning - no lights. They checked the memory and said the ECM was bad and it would cost $1200 to repair (82,000 miles on the car). We opted for no repair because it seemed to be ok. Then the car wouldn't start. They tried to charge the small battery for 3 hours and it wouldn't hold a charge. So they replaced the battery. We go to pick it up today and the HV warning light is on again and we owe them $300. So we've spent $300 to get the car in the same condition as when we dropped it off. Are we being scammed or is this just some extraordinary bad luck? Should we have the ECM replaced? We could use some objective advice - I'm so mad, I can't think. Thanks