I own a 2012 Toyota Prius Two, with 183,000 miles.When I lightly press the acceleration I hear a rumbling cranking noise. The Toyota dealer said I need a new torque converter, transmission, and spark plugs, that will cost me $8,500. The car only makes a noise while driving, not idling and not when parked and accelerating. What's really wrong with my car? I feel like they are just trying to get me to trade it in for a new car. I bought it on October 2020 for $7,500 with 132,000 miles and have been changing the oil regularly, changed the breaks/rotors, tires, and front drivers side axel. There are no trouble lights on.
Well they want to sell you the whole farm it may just need a torque converter but still the engine in transmission has to be pulled off in order to replace that and it cost a ton. This is a big reason I tell people not to buy used Priuses that cost a fortune to repair when they do breakdown. But with the price of cars getting higher and higher you might be able to just trade the stupid thing in at carvana or something and even make some money. I never advised anybody to buy one of those things used with higher mileage
Thank you Scotty! I really appreciate your help and love your Youtube channel! I brought it to a well respected mechanic like yourself this morning in Bristol, RI and he said it sounds like the noise is coming from the transmission, and he referred me to a transmission shop in Bristol. I'm gonna leave the Prius with them tomorrow morning at 8, and will pray that it's not an expensive fix! If it is, I'll take your advice and trade it in to Carvana. I do Uber and drive an average of 4k miles/month. It's my first car 😁