Prius recall

Today's announced recall of the '04 - '05 Prius for software problems
confirms stories & opinions posted here & elsewhere months ago.

[url]http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/prius_software.html[/url]

Does anyone in this newsgroup have info on the most recent build-date
affected?

I'll still use my Prius for the extended trip I've planned for this
weekend. The fault isn't catastrophic, the warranty includes roadside
service, and the vehicles that have experienced the problem are a small
percentage of the fleet.

Brent

Brent Secombe wrote:[color=blue]
> Today's announced recall of the '04 - '05 Prius for software problems
> confirms stories & opinions posted here & elsewhere months ago.
>
> [url]http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/prius_software.html[/url]
>
> Does anyone in this newsgroup have info on the most recent build-date
> affected?
>
> I'll still use my Prius for the extended trip I've planned for this
> weekend. The fault isn't catastrophic, the warranty includes roadside
> service, and the vehicles that have experienced the problem are a
> small percentage of the fleet.
>
> Brent[/color]

SP2? You can bet there'll be more.

In article <AiN3f.288$Xj4.38828@monger.newsread.com>, FanJet
<FanJet27@hotmail.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
> Brent Secombe wrote:[color=green]
> > Today's announced recall of the '04 - '05 Prius for software problems
> > confirms stories & opinions posted here & elsewhere months ago.
> >
> > [url]http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/prius_software.html[/url]
> >
> > Does anyone in this newsgroup have info on the most recent build-date
> > affected?
> >
> > I'll still use my Prius for the extended trip I've planned for this
> > weekend. The fault isn't catastrophic, the warranty includes roadside
> > service, and the vehicles that have experienced the problem are a
> > small percentage of the fleet.
> >
> > Brent[/color]
>
> SP2? You can bet there'll be more.[/color]

Sorry, what's "SP2"?

Brent

[color=blue]
> "Brent Secombe" wrote:
> Today's announced recall of the '04 - '05 Prius for software problems
> confirms stories & opinions posted here & elsewhere months ago.
>
> [url]http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/prius_software.html[/url]
>
> Does anyone in this newsgroup have info on the most recent build-date
> affected?
>
> I'll still use my Prius for the extended trip I've planned for this
> weekend. The fault isn't catastrophic, the warranty includes roadside
> service, and the vehicles that have experienced the problem are a small
> percentage of the fleet.
>
> Brent[/color]

<groan> Mine's an August '05 one. Haven't gotten a "Bring-it-back" notice
yet. The article says some '05's. Maybe I'm home free.

B~

"Brent Secombe" <bsecombover@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:141020050845435627%bsecombover@yahoo.co.uk...[color=blue]
> In article <AiN3f.288$Xj4.38828@monger.newsread.com>, FanJet
> <FanJet27@hotmail.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>> Brent Secombe wrote:[color=darkred]
>> > Today's announced recall of the '04 - '05 Prius for software problems
>> > confirms stories & opinions posted here & elsewhere months ago.
>> >
>> > [url]http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/prius_software.html[/url]
>> >
>> > Does anyone in this newsgroup have info on the most recent build-date
>> > affected?
>> >
>> > I'll still use my Prius for the extended trip I've planned for this
>> > weekend. The fault isn't catastrophic, the warranty includes roadside
>> > service, and the vehicles that have experienced the problem are a
>> > small percentage of the fleet.
>> >
>> > Brent[/color]
>>
>> SP2? You can bet there'll be more.[/color]
>
> Sorry, what's "SP2"?
>
> Brent[/color]

Service pack 2. Most likely a reference to the crappy Microsoft upgrade
schemes.

B. Peg wrote:
[color=blue][color=green]
>> "Brent Secombe" wrote:
>> Today's announced recall of the '04 - '05 Prius for software problems
>> confirms stories & opinions posted here & elsewhere months ago.
>>
>> [url]http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/prius_software.html[/url]
>>
>> Does anyone in this newsgroup have info on the most recent build-date
>> affected?
>>
>> I'll still use my Prius for the extended trip I've planned for this
>> weekend. The fault isn't catastrophic, the warranty includes roadside
>> service, and the vehicles that have experienced the problem are a small
>> percentage of the fleet.
>>
>> Brent[/color]
>
> <groan> Mine's an August '05 one. Haven't gotten a "Bring-it-back" notice
> yet. The article says some '05's. Maybe I'm home free.
>
> B~[/color]

Well since the recall was issued back in May, is it possible that yours and
Brent's Prius' already have the fix?

"Brent Secombe" <bsecombover@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:141020050739566491%bsecombover@yahoo.co.uk...[color=blue]
> Today's announced recall of the '04 - '05 Prius for software problems
> confirms stories & opinions posted here & elsewhere months ago.
>
> [url]http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/prius_software.html[/url][/color]

I wish I could say I were surprised

Natalie, a firm believer in, "If it sounds too good to be true..."

Natalie

In article <1of21pv6hn0x.dlg@hightech.misfit>, High Tech Misfit
<me@privacy.net> wrote:
[color=blue]
> B. Peg wrote:
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >> "Brent Secombe" wrote:
> >> Today's announced recall of the '04 - '05 Prius for software problems
> >> confirms stories & opinions posted here & elsewhere months ago.
> >>
> >> [url]http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/prius_software.html[/url]
> >>
> >> Does anyone in this newsgroup have info on the most recent build-date
> >> affected?
> >>
> >> I'll still use my Prius for the extended trip I've planned for this
> >> weekend. The fault isn't catastrophic, the warranty includes roadside
> >> service, and the vehicles that have experienced the problem are a small
> >> percentage of the fleet.
> >>
> >> Brent[/color]
> >
> > <groan> Mine's an August '05 one. Haven't gotten a "Bring-it-back" notice
> > yet. The article says some '05's. Maybe I'm home free.
> >
> > B~[/color]
>
> Well since the recall was issued back in May, is it possible that yours and
> Brent's Prius' already have the fix?[/color]

(Brent here) I expect that these two Priuses will be home free.

BTW I drove ours 300 miles today on country roads (55mph hilly
stretches connecting 35mph villages).
Average for the trip = 52.5mpg.
Best stretch = 64.0mpg on a span of 17 miles of the same terrain after
a fillup.

I'm happy.

Brent

Any Prius built after Feb. 2005 will not be affected by the recall. Also,
the recall is for a software issue only, causing momentary stalling, no
mechanical issues are associated with it.



"Brent Secombe" <bsecombover@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:141020050739566491%bsecombover@yahoo.co.uk...[color=blue]
> Today's announced recall of the '04 - '05 Prius for software problems
> confirms stories & opinions posted here & elsewhere months ago.
>
> [url]http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/prius_software.html[/url]
>
> Does anyone in this newsgroup have info on the most recent build-date
> affected?
>
> I'll still use my Prius for the extended trip I've planned for this
> weekend. The fault isn't catastrophic, the warranty includes roadside
> service, and the vehicles that have experienced the problem are a small
> percentage of the fleet.
>
> Brent[/color]

In article <VZ54f.190348$p_1.175768@tornado.tampabay.rr.com>, cowdad
<dkelley35@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
> Any Prius built after Feb. 2005 will not be affected by the recall. Also,
> the recall is for a software issue only, causing momentary stalling, no
> mechanical issues are associated with it.
>
> "Brent Secombe" <bsecombover@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:141020050739566491%bsecombover@yahoo.co.uk...[color=green]
> > Today's announced recall of the '04 - '05 Prius for software problems
> > confirms stories & opinions posted here & elsewhere months ago.
> >
> > [url]http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/prius_software.html[/url]
> >
> > Does anyone in this newsgroup have info on the most recent build-date
> > affected?
> >
> > I'll still use my Prius for the extended trip I've planned for this
> > weekend. The fault isn't catastrophic, the warranty includes roadside
> > service, and the vehicles that have experienced the problem are a small
> > percentage of the fleet.
> >
> > Brent[/color][/color]

Thanks for that feedback. It meshes with my expectations about my own
Prius's status.

I have great respect for what Toyota has accomplished. I hope that
someone here will post information about the nature of the software
problem and of the fix. Drivers' early reports are sketchy and not
entirely consistent.

Brent

Brent Secombe wrote:[color=blue]
> In article <1of21pv6hn0x.dlg@hightech.misfit>, High Tech Misfit
> <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>[color=green]
>> B. Peg wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>> "Brent Secombe" wrote:
>>>> Today's announced recall of the '04 - '05 Prius for software
>>>> problems confirms stories & opinions posted here & elsewhere
>>>> months ago.
>>>>
>>>> [url]http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/prius_software.html[/url]
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone in this newsgroup have info on the most recent
>>>> build-date affected?
>>>>
>>>> I'll still use my Prius for the extended trip I've planned for this
>>>> weekend. The fault isn't catastrophic, the warranty includes
>>>> roadside service, and the vehicles that have experienced the
>>>> problem are a small percentage of the fleet.
>>>>
>>>> Brent
>>>
>>> <groan> Mine's an August '05 one. Haven't gotten a
>>> "Bring-it-back" notice yet. The article says some '05's. Maybe
>>> I'm home free.
>>>
>>> B~[/color]
>>
>> Well since the recall was issued back in May, is it possible that
>> yours and Brent's Prius' already have the fix?[/color]
>
> (Brent here) I expect that these two Priuses will be home free.
>
> BTW I drove ours 300 miles today on country roads (55mph hilly
> stretches connecting 35mph villages).
> Average for the trip = 52.5mpg.
> Best stretch = 64.0mpg on a span of 17 miles of the same terrain after
> a fillup.
>
> I'm happy.
>
> Brent[/color]

I wonder if Toyota recognizes the HUGH after-market there could be for Prius
MPG computers.

In article <fw94f.213$A21.36510@newshog.newsread.com>, FanJet
<FanJet27@hotmail.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
> Brent Secombe wrote:[color=green]
> > In article <1of21pv6hn0x.dlg@hightech.misfit>, High Tech Misfit
> > <me@privacy.net> wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> >> B. Peg wrote:
> >>
> >>>> "Brent Secombe" wrote:
> >>>> Today's announced recall of the '04 - '05 Prius for software
> >>>> problems confirms stories & opinions posted here & elsewhere
> >>>> months ago.
> >>>>
> >>>> [url]http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/prius_software.html[/url]
> >>>>
> >>>> Does anyone in this newsgroup have info on the most recent
> >>>> build-date affected?
> >>>>
> >>>> I'll still use my Prius for the extended trip I've planned for this
> >>>> weekend. The fault isn't catastrophic, the warranty includes
> >>>> roadside service, and the vehicles that have experienced the
> >>>> problem are a small percentage of the fleet.
> >>>>
> >>>> Brent
> >>>
> >>> <groan> Mine's an August '05 one. Haven't gotten a
> >>> "Bring-it-back" notice yet. The article says some '05's. Maybe
> >>> I'm home free.
> >>>
> >>> B~
> >>
> >> Well since the recall was issued back in May, is it possible that
> >> yours and Brent's Prius' already have the fix?[/color]
> >
> > (Brent here) I expect that these two Priuses will be home free.
> >
> > BTW I drove ours 300 miles today on country roads (55mph hilly
> > stretches connecting 35mph villages).
> > Average for the trip = 52.5mpg.
> > Best stretch = 64.0mpg on a span of 17 miles of the same terrain after
> > a fillup.
> >
> > I'm happy.
> >
> > Brent[/color]
>
> I wonder if Toyota recognizes the HUGH after-market there could be for Prius
> MPG computers.[/color]

I hope so. On my '89 Scorpio the MPG computer was reset by the driver's
touching a button. That way, it could reflect an entire trip. I liked
having the choice.

For the Prius I keep a contemporaneous journal: odo reading, date,
place, gallons taken, $/gal, total cost.

Brent

The don't need that, they have the battery pack concession worth $4,000 per
Prius somewhere down the road. ;)


mike hunt


"FanJet" <FanJet27@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:fw94f.213$A21.36510@newshog.newsread.com...[color=blue]
> Brent Secombe wrote:[color=green]
>> In article <1of21pv6hn0x.dlg@hightech.misfit>, High Tech Misfit
>> <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> B. Peg wrote:
>>>
>>>>> "Brent Secombe" wrote:
>>>>> Today's announced recall of the '04 - '05 Prius for software
>>>>> problems confirms stories & opinions posted here & elsewhere
>>>>> months ago.
>>>>>
>>>>> [url]http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/prius_software.html[/url]
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone in this newsgroup have info on the most recent
>>>>> build-date affected?
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll still use my Prius for the extended trip I've planned for this
>>>>> weekend. The fault isn't catastrophic, the warranty includes
>>>>> roadside service, and the vehicles that have experienced the
>>>>> problem are a small percentage of the fleet.
>>>>>
>>>>> Brent
>>>>
>>>> <groan> Mine's an August '05 one. Haven't gotten a
>>>> "Bring-it-back" notice yet. The article says some '05's. Maybe
>>>> I'm home free.
>>>>
>>>> B~
>>>
>>> Well since the recall was issued back in May, is it possible that
>>> yours and Brent's Prius' already have the fix?[/color]
>>
>> (Brent here) I expect that these two Priuses will be home free.
>>
>> BTW I drove ours 300 miles today on country roads (55mph hilly
>> stretches connecting 35mph villages).
>> Average for the trip = 52.5mpg.
>> Best stretch = 64.0mpg on a span of 17 miles of the same terrain after
>> a fillup.
>>
>> I'm happy.
>>
>> Brent[/color]
>
> I wonder if Toyota recognizes the HUGH after-market there could be for
> Prius MPG computers.
>[/color]

Are you deducting or adding that to the premium price you paid for the
Prius?

mike hunt


"Brent Secombe" <bsecombover@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:151020051249208162%bsecombover@yahoo.co.uk...[color=blue]
> In article <fw94f.213$A21.36510@newshog.newsread.com>, FanJet
> <FanJet27@hotmail.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>> Brent Secombe wrote:[color=darkred]
>> > In article <1of21pv6hn0x.dlg@hightech.misfit>, High Tech Misfit
>> > <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >> B. Peg wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>> "Brent Secombe" wrote:
>> >>>> Today's announced recall of the '04 - '05 Prius for software
>> >>>> problems confirms stories & opinions posted here & elsewhere
>> >>>> months ago.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> [url]http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/prius_software.html[/url]
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Does anyone in this newsgroup have info on the most recent
>> >>>> build-date affected?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I'll still use my Prius for the extended trip I've planned for this
>> >>>> weekend. The fault isn't catastrophic, the warranty includes
>> >>>> roadside service, and the vehicles that have experienced the
>> >>>> problem are a small percentage of the fleet.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Brent
>> >>>
>> >>> <groan> Mine's an August '05 one. Haven't gotten a
>> >>> "Bring-it-back" notice yet. The article says some '05's. Maybe
>> >>> I'm home free.
>> >>>
>> >>> B~
>> >>
>> >> Well since the recall was issued back in May, is it possible that
>> >> yours and Brent's Prius' already have the fix?
>> >
>> > (Brent here) I expect that these two Priuses will be home free.
>> >
>> > BTW I drove ours 300 miles today on country roads (55mph hilly
>> > stretches connecting 35mph villages).
>> > Average for the trip = 52.5mpg.
>> > Best stretch = 64.0mpg on a span of 17 miles of the same terrain after
>> > a fillup.
>> >
>> > I'm happy.
>> >
>> > Brent[/color]
>>
>> I wonder if Toyota recognizes the HUGH after-market there could be for
>> Prius
>> MPG computers.[/color]
>
> I hope so. On my '89 Scorpio the MPG computer was reset by the driver's
> touching a button. That way, it could reflect an entire trip. I liked
> having the choice.
>
> For the Prius I keep a contemporaneous journal: odo reading, date,
> place, gallons taken, $/gal, total cost.
>
> Brent[/color]

Toyota's engineering sucks anymore. They've been plagued with problems with
the drive by wire stuff they introduced a few years back in the Lexus ES
line. Now we hear of a software glitch in the Prius? Sounds like they're
outsourcing their computer work to India too.


"Brent Secombe" <bsecombover@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:141020050739566491%bsecombover@yahoo.co.uk...[color=blue]
> Today's announced recall of the '04 - '05 Prius for software problems
> confirms stories & opinions posted here & elsewhere months ago.
>
> [url]http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/prius_software.html[/url]
>
> Does anyone in this newsgroup have info on the most recent build-date
> affected?
>
> I'll still use my Prius for the extended trip I've planned for this
> weekend. The fault isn't catastrophic, the warranty includes roadside
> service, and the vehicles that have experienced the problem are a small
> percentage of the fleet.
>
> Brent[/color]