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I am getting down to the last couple months in my bumper to bumper warranty so I may have to bite the bullet and load it on a trailer and haul it to the the dealer and get them to give it a good going over before the warranty is over.

I do have the Ecopia tires, but I also have a separate set of winter tires (Cooper weather master II). The whine is there with both sets of tires.

Mid last winter I noticed a whine at certain speeds. Since then it has gotten louder and all the time, although it is sometimes louder than others. It is a gear whine and not an electric motor whine because it happens in neutral coasting down the driveway. It has gotten loud enough that...

Edison's argument was actually that high voltage AC (which allows for long distance transmission) is more lethal than his relatively low 110V DC. In his demonstrations he would use 6600V AC compared to 110V DC. Everything I have read indicates that, at the same voltage DC is far more lethal.

How good were the best cells? Were the 2 bad cells just slightly below the rest? I am wondering about the median condition of the cells in the pack, For example after Nissan replaces your pack, would there be salvagable cells in your old pack or are the ones that are not "failing" just above...

Icey roads are a good source of salvage parts! We have been in full winter driving for just over a month and I have had 2 narrow misses already where the person sliding through the intersection would have hit me hard enough to total my car. That would yield a full set of batteries that are...

There is currently a growing industry to refurbish Prius batteries (do a search on ebay) and this is done by using salvaged cells either from wrecks or from battery packs that were replaced. While this does not produce a "new" battery it does get the car back on the road for a small fraction of...

My 2011 has the single click when changing directions. My first thought was a bad tie rod end but the brake pads shifting sounds like a good explanation. I would take it to the dealership but my local dealer is not certified and will not even concider looking at it and the closest dealer is...