2008 Toyota Prius Fuel System Problems

I cannot add gas more than 3 to 4 gallons in the gas tank when it is almost empty. Gas meter says full after 3 to 4 gallons in the tank. While driving, it can run out of gas at any time because meter is not correct While adding gas at the gas pump, it spills the gas back out of the fill pipe of the car. So spilled fuel can catch fire if it touches the hot surface. Its fuel vapor management system is dangerous and defective which could result in fire and it could make the gas to fall on person legs and feet. Its gas tank has rubber bladder that has shrink making the meter totally wrong. If you search on the internet tons of people has the same problem. There is no way to tell how much gas is in the tank, while the meter could say full.

FILLING TANK WITH AT LEAST 8 GALLONS, AFTER 100 MILES GAUGE DROPS 3 BARS FOR PAST THREE YEARS FIRST 100 MILES MAX TWO BARS WONDER IF DIAPHRAGM IS STUCK

THE FUEL GAUGE AND FUEL SENSOR DOESN'T WORK IN THE 2008 PRIUS TOURING THAT I JUST PURCHASED ON JULY 09, 2019. THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM DID NOT INFORM ME OF THIS ISSUE AT ALL. NOW I SEE THAT THIS EXACT ISSUE IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF THESE PARTICULAR YEAR MODELS. THE RESET FOR THE FAULTY READINGS DOESN'T WORK EITHER... PLEASE DO A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE!!! I AM ON DISABILITY AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THIS DEFECT!!! I'M AFRAID TO GO MORE THAN A FEW BLOCKS IN THIS CAR FOR FEAR OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS... I HAVE NO CLUE HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THIS THING AS IT SPITS A LOT OF WHAT I PUT IN, BACK OUT WHEN IT SUDDENLY OVERFLOWS GAS ALL OVER ME. ARE THERE OTHER OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO HELP US OWNERS???

FUEL CELL (RIGID GAS TANK HAS A BLADDER INSIDE). TOYOTA PUBLISHED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN 2008, CONCERNING THE FAILURE OF GAS TANK. THE INNER BLADDER CAN DEFORM. THE 10 GALLON TANK NO LONGER ACCEPTS TOTAL VOLUME OF GAS. 05/2019, AND MY 08 PRIUS ACCEPTS ONLY 3.8 GALLONS OF GAS AT A FULL FILL-UP. GAUGE QUICKLY ADVANCES FROM FULL MARK TO SIX CELLS, THEN 3 AND AT 182 MILES BETWEEN FULL, THE WARNING EMPTY LAMP ENGAGES. TOYOTA AWARE OF THIS DEFECT OF GENERATION 2 (04-09 MODEL YEARS). TO SUCH EXTENT, THE COLLAPSIBLE BLADDER INSIDE THE TANK WAS ABANDONED FOR GENERATION 3 MODELS. THIS SOLID PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. GAS TANK DEFORMS.

WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT THEN IT TURNS GO, THE PRIUS DOESN'T SPEED UP EVEN WHEN YOU PRESS ON GAS PEDAL, IT HESITATES TO MOVE FOR AWHILE BEFORE IT PICKS UP THE SPEED WHICH IS A HAZARD.

INVERTER COOLER WATER PUMP FAILED DURING NORMAL INTERSTATE DRIVING SPEED (70 MPH).

AFTER STARTING THE CAR I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND THE TRANSMISSION POPS RIGHT INTO NEURAL AFTER MOVING FORWARD SLIGHTLY. I ATTEMPTED THIS SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE CAR BY HOLDING THE SHIFTING LEVER MANUALLY IN THE DRIVE POSITION. AFTER I DRIVE THE CAR THAT WAY FOR 10 OR 15 MIN. IT WORKS AS INTENDED. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY COUPLE MONTHS. THIS HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER STARTING CAR WHEN THE CAR IS WANTED UP OR COLD.

THE FUEL GAUGE FOR MY 2008 TOYOTO PRIUS RECENTLY BECAME INACCURATE AND IT WAS DETERMINED DEFECTIVE ACCORDING TO THE TOYOTO DEALERSHIP, WHICH REQUIRED ME TO SPEND $1,115 TO HAVE IT AND ITS GAS TANK REPLACED. I WROTE TOYOTO ON JUNE 24, 2017 ASKING THAT THEY REIMBURSE ME FOR THE DEFECT. WHEN THEY FAILED TO RESPOND I CALLED TOYOTO CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER, WHO TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME BECAUSE THE DEFECT WAS "OUT OF WARRANTY" AND THERE HAD BEEN "NO RECALLS." PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ORDER TOYOTO TO CONDUCT A RECALL AND REIMBURSE ITS OWNERS. INACCURATE DEFECTIVE PRIUS FUEL GAUGES APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, WITH REPAIRPAL.COM REPORTING 119 COMPLAINTS. AND IN THE PAST THE NHTSA HAS DETERMINED THAT INACCURATE FUEL GAUGES IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE "IT MAY RESULT IN THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY RUNNING OUT OF FUEL AND STALLING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH."

WHILE IN THE LINE FOR A CAR WASH, I RELEASED THE BRAKE TO MOVE FORWARD. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKE TO STOP, THE PRIUS ACCELERATED CAUSING ME TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE. MY WIFE EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR INCIDENT WITH THE SAME PRIUS SEVERAL MONTHS LATER WHILE IN A PARKING LOT. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE AT A VERY SLOW SPEED AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD CAUSING HER TO ALSO SLAM ON THE BRAKES. *TR

I ONLY CAN PUT 4 GALLONS OF GAS IN MY PRIUS. TOYOTA SAY IT IS OK. *TR

I NORMALLY GET ABOUT 450 MILES OUT OF ONE 11.9 GALLON TANK. RECENTLY, I DISCOVERED MY FUEL GAUGE LIGHT GOING OFF AT 300 MILES. WHEN I FILLED UP MY TANK IT ONLY TOOK 7 GALLONS, LEAVING 5 GALLONS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE TANK. AFTER FILLING IT UP, FUEL GAUGE LIGHT WENT OFF JUST BELOW 300 MILES. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE I ASKED ABOUT IT THINKING THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY FUEL SENSOR. I WAS ADVISED BY THE CLERK THAT IT WAS THE BLADDER, AND TO JUST KEEP IT FULL-THATS ALL. HE GAVE OTHER ADVISE LIKE MAKE SURE THE TIRE PRESSURE ON MY TIRES WERE GOOD (THEY WERE ROTATED AND CHECKED A WEEK PRIOR TO THIS), AND TO CHECK MY AIR FILTER. NOW I AM CONFUSED, AND DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS ACTUALLY IN MY TANK. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 3 1/2 YEARS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM TILL NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATED THAT WHEN THE FUEL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE HAD AT LEAST 3 GALLONS OF FUEL LEFT. A TOW TRUCK APPEARED ON THE SCENE TO DELIVER MORE FUEL TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 33,000.

INCORRECT FUEL GAUGE/RUBBER BLADDER CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUTDOWN WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. GAUGE SHOWED 2 BARS 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. *TR

ON 7/26/10 I PURCHASED 2008 CERTIFIED TOYOTA PRIUS. I DIDN'T RECEIVE CAR UNTIL 7/28/10. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON 7/29/10 BECAUSE THE INSIDE CABIN SMELLS LIKE GAS AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT IT DID SMELL LIKE GAS AND IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. CURRENTLY TOYOTA IS LOOKING AT CAUSE OF PROBLEM. I FEAR THIS CAR MIGHT BE A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF HIGH POWER VOLTAGE AND GAS FUMES. VEHICLE WAS NOT PROPERLY INSPECTED AND SOLD IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

ON 7/26/10 I PURCHASED 2008 CERTIFIED TOYOTA PRIUS. I DIDN'T RECEIVE CAR UNTIL 7/28/10. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON 7/29/10 BECAUSE THE INSIDE CABIN SMELLS LIKE GAS AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT IT DID SMELL LIKE GAS AND IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. CURRENTLY TOYOTA IS LOOKING AT CAUSE OF PROBLEM. I FEAR THIS CAR MIGHT BE A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF HIGH POWER VOLTAGE AND GAS FUMES. VEHICLE WAS NOT PROPERLY INSPECTED AND SOLD IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION. DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED FROM IS LONGO TOYOTA LOCATED IN EL MONTE, CA. *TR

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS: REFUELING STARTED TO BECOME A PROBLEM AT 35,000 MILES. TANK WOULD NOT REFILL COMPLETELY AND GAS IS "BURPED" OUT TANK. VERY FRUSTRATING REFUELING BECAUSE GAS HOSE CLICKS OFF REPEATEDLY EVEN THOUGH TANK IS NOT FULL. TYPICALLY TANK WILL TAKE AN ADDITIONAL 2 GALLONS OF FUEL AFTER THE FIRST TIME IT CLICKS "FULL". IT TAKES 5 MINUTES TO PUT IN LAST 2 GALLONS AND THEN FUEL BUBBLES UP AND POURS OUT OF TANK. I COULD SEE THE AIR BUBBLES WORKING THEIR WAY TO THE SURFACE AS THE GAS TANK BURPS OUT THE FUEL. THE BLADDER GAS TANK IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW WHEN TANK IS FULL. MICHAEL'S TOYOTA OF BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON HAS BEEN WORTHLESS - FIRST TELLING ME THEY AREN'T AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND THEY HAD NO PROBLEM REFILLING THE CAR AND THE LAST TIME TELLING ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND I SHOULD CALL TOYOTA. GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE... THANKS HEAVENS THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE I HAVE NO INTEREST IN DOING FURTHER BUSINESS WITH THEM. TOYOTA SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THIS DEFECT AND REPLACE THE BLADDER GAS TANK WITH A REGULAR VERSION. *TR

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS GAS PEDAL STUCK AND PUSHED FORWARD AGAINST MY CONTROL, AND I SLAMMED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL AT SAME TIME AND IT STOPPED. I AM REPORTINT THIS TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AT PRIORITY TOYOTA IN CHESAPEAKE VIRIGNIA RIGHT NOW AND THEY SAID BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT REPRODUCE THE INCIDENT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING, BUT FOR ME TO CALL TOYOTA 1-800-331-4331 AND REPORT IT, I DID, AND TALKED WITH A REPRESENTATIVE, AND HE SAID ALL HE CAN DO IS PUT IT IN THE CASE FILE, AND IF I WANTED TO I CAN REPORT IT TO NHTSA. I WILL NOT BECOME A DEATH STATISTIC TO PROVE THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, MOMENTS LATER THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE FUEL TANK BEING EMPTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING AROUND THE SPOUT SINCE THERE WAS AN INLET CHECK VALVE FRACTURE. NO MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE INLET VALVE WAS CRACKED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR COST. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD REVIEW THE CASE AND INFORM THE CONTACT OF THE OUTCOME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK. I CAN'T RELIABLY FILL IT UP OR RELY ON THE FUEL GAGE TO DETERMINE ENDURANCE. RUNNING OUT OF FUEL IN THE LEFT LANE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD FOR MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *TR