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I just received the 2016 Prius C One earlier this morning from Carvana and everything seemed ok. I drove it around the neighborhood with zero problems. Later I had to run an errand, so when I got to the last speed bump and slowed down to cross it, the car turned off. I was sitting there for nearly 5 minutes trying to get it running again. Made it to the store ok, when I went to leave and was near the intersection, it turned off again. I sat there for a good 10 minutes fighting with that vehicle. It gets going again, finally, and luckily the light was green, so I make it to the gate of my neighborhood. I brake so I can enter the gate code on the keypad and it turned off again! I was there struggling about 3 minutes. During that time, it would start for a few seconds then turn off. It did this 3 times, on the fourth time, it stayed on, and I managed to get home. Anyone have any idea why this happened? No warning lights came on while I was experiencing this. The battery gauge was at 3 bars, then went down to 2. At one point, I switched to battery, hoping it would start. I'm not sure if I did anything wrong. I tried starting it with the parking brake up then down, just basically trying whatever I could to make it start. I'm reading the manual, checking sites, I honestly don't know what's going on. I'm new to hybrids, so maybe I messed up. After about an hour, I decided to test it. It came on 3 with no problems. On the third time, I just let it run. After about 2 minutes, it shut off on its own. What seems to trigger this is when I slow down or stop, but it doesn't happen all the time. I've been reading the manual but since no warning lights come up, I don't know what to make of this. One more thing I just remembered, when I selected EV Mode, a message popped up on the screen saying it wasn't available. This happened when I was in the driveway testing the car. Thanks so much for the help. Alex
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I'm sorry you are having this trouble. I imagine you should still be under factory warranty, right? Definitely consult your dealership on this concern. Many components even have a longer than base warranty also, so it just makes sense to utilize this resource. Dealerships are often the best source for hybrid diagnostic testing and repair, but there are also local shops that specialize in this work. If you are "out of warranty", you could try a shop like this too. I'm sorry, but via the Internet, trying to figure out what's going on with your Prius is nearly impossible. Good luck.