# 2007 Toyota Prius stalls at traffic lights

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-prius-stalls-at-traffic-lights/176061>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** prius, toyota\
**Created:** [April 9, 2021, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-prius-stalls-at-traffic-lights/176061 "2021-04-09T15:50:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Jacks23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8edcca/32.png) [@Jacks23](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jacks23)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2021, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-prius-stalls-at-traffic-lights/176061/1 "2021-04-09T15:50:26Z")

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Car has 167,000 miles and, at a traffic light, it stalls.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2021, 10:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-prius-stalls-at-traffic-lights/176061/2 "2021-04-10T10:33:41Z")

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Well then, time to take it in and get it fixed. A Prius probably needs a dealership service department. Very odd the CEL nor any other warning lights illuminate.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-prius-stalls-at-traffic-lights/176061/3 "2021-04-10T20:42:45Z")

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Could be a dirty throttle body. You didn’t mention the check engine light. Is @Purebred correct that it’s not coming on?

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2021, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-prius-stalls-at-traffic-lights/176061/4 "2021-04-10T23:25:43Z")

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If the engine restarts when pressing the accelerator then this is normal.