Toyota recalls 625k Prius models for faulty hybrid software

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    [​IMG]Toyota is recalling 625,000 Prius models worldwide for faulty hybrid ECU software. The issue affects 109,000 units of the 2012-2014 Prius V in the US. In some cases, it can cause the vehicles to stop functioning while driving.Continue reading Toyota recalls 625k Prius models for faulty hybrid software

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    ModelT1 Still Lost in the 50's

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    If the Lord wanted cars to have computers Henry Ford would have put them in Model T's!:D
     
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    Didn't Toyota state that it was impossible for their cars to have software problems when they were under investigation for runaway Camry's?
     
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    ModelT1 Still Lost in the 50's

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    Son recently swapped engines in his 85 Chevy truck again. This one is a 93 SBC TBI. For some reason he put the computer under the hood near the radiator support rather than under the seat away from moisture and heat.
    After a few days the engine started acting up, dieing, idling fast, missing, etc.
    After checking everything from the ignition switch to the fuel system he checked the computer.
    Full of dead fire ants! He blew it out and so far today it's fine. Hope they came from the junk yard or last owner.
    Computers are sensitive to heat, bugs, and moisture.
    Prius' are just computers on wheels like all other new cars. Now we depend on computers to steer, stop, back up, and make us go!:slap:
    All I want to do is go grocery shopping and take a ride.
     
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