So my '01 Prius started losing power, then the triangle and engine check lights came on. It's happened before but after turning the car off and on a couple of times, the problem has gone away. But this time the car remained undrivable with barely any power, and it seemed like the transaxle was slipping (this is the car's 2nd transaxle, it dropped its first one about 50K miles), the gas engine would start but wouldn't accelerate the car up any kind of grade. So it had to be towed to the dealer.
The car's got about 110,000 miles, and it's been 8000 since the last servicing, and the dealer told me "the computer's showing 'no-start' codes which means major internal engine damage because the oil's not been changed. We won't know what the problem is until we go into the engine....." Can you spell $$$$$$?
This sounds crazy to me, that at 100K miles, if you don't change the oil for a couple of thousand extra miles you blow the engine. Can't be.
Any thoughts, anyone??
Thanks in advance!!!
The car's got about 110,000 miles, and it's been 8000 since the last servicing, and the dealer told me "the computer's showing 'no-start' codes which means major internal engine damage because the oil's not been changed. We won't know what the problem is until we go into the engine....." Can you spell $$$$$$?
This sounds crazy to me, that at 100K miles, if you don't change the oil for a couple of thousand extra miles you blow the engine. Can't be.
Any thoughts, anyone??
Thanks in advance!!!