Toyota Prius: 2004 Prius Longevity

I have about 43,000 miles on my 2004. The only major problem that I've
encountered was a failed multifunction display unit (data fields were blank,
no navigation, no climate control controls). It died after the car was out
of waranty. The unit costs $4,600 but a call to the Toyota 800 number
resulted in Toyota paying for the part and me paying $190 for labor to
replace it. My unit was one of the old style ones and there is a service
bulletin out on it, although no recall. If your INFO button does not toggle
your screen between the "Consumption" and the "Energy" screens, you have the
old style unit and may someday experience the problem. I understand that
there is no issue with the newer units.

Kari

"Kim Rogoff" <net> wrote in message
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Can't speak for the 2K4 version, but I do have a 2002 with about 100K
miles on it and have had no problems other than the expected tire
replacements. In fact, it has the original brakes and is showing no
signs of slowing down. Consistently gets 45MPG with mostly highway
driving. I recently bought a 2K6 for myself and my wife is now driving
the 2K2 and loves it.


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