They would be one in the same. We posted our photos on edmunds. We didn’t post on other car sites. Edmunds is a good one.
I know our insurance company had lawyers involved in our case. They called us for information.
Our warranty was still on our battery, but Toyota didn’t pay a dime because we hadn’t taken our Toyota for the service thing they sent out.
I think Toyota should have recalled the Prius’. They knew about our problem and it could cause fires. Yet, they’ve never told Toyota owners about the problem.
One Prius caught on fire in someone’s garage and burnt it down. I don’t think anyone was killed, but that’s still pretty scary.
There is also a fix for the problem, so I don’t know why they just didn’t issue a recall.
My husband bought another Prius, but I make him park it outside. I don’t want another Toyota. I like my Honda Odyssey. I’ll stick with either Honda or I might go with Ford for the next car.
>>One Prius caught on fire in someone’s garage and burnt it down. I don’t think anyone was killed, but that’s still pretty scary.<<
I agree, but I take a more pragmatic approach. As one reporter said regarding the accelerator, and I’ll add regarding the battery, “worrying about your throttle sticking is like worrying about getting a spider bite when you climb the ladder to clean your gutters.” It is ignoring the obvious risk while fretting over the much less likely. He mentioned in his article that while roughly 30 people died in these “stuck accelerator” accidents, over 23,000 died in Toyotas in other accidents. And just like the battery fire, many of those involved could do nothing about it.
I did notice in one of your posts that you got one of the first Priuses, and acknowledge that is always a risk when you are “first”. I DO think the issue regarding your fire is not the safety of the car, but how Toyota is treating you. Frankly, I would assume you would win a settlement in court, but they are making you go that route. It is one of the less comely parts of the way our system works.
Interestingly, when I did research on one of my cars, I found out that honda has some problems of its own. Not common, mind you, but those burned by it feel the same way you do about the Prius. I found similar problems with other makes.
There seems to be a small number of people, for every car make out there, that have been treated terribly and think the brand is dangerous or management is not responsive. The internet allows all of this dirty laundry to be aired. I think that is a good thing.