# 2010 Toyota Prius - Heat shield costs adding up

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-toyota-prius-heat-shield-costs-adding-up/158371>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [February 12, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-toyota-prius-heat-shield-costs-adding-up/158371 "2020-02-12T14:44:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kat10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c68b51/32.png) [@Kat10](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kat10)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-toyota-prius-heat-shield-costs-adding-up/158371/1 "2020-02-12T14:44:13Z")

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I took my Prius 2010 to the shop for an oil change and they said that I need to replace the heat shield. They said if I brought it sooner, they were able to fix it but now they have to replace and it costs about $450. Then also they fixed the heat shield about an year and half a go and they charged me for $230. When I asked why it is damaged again, they said that was a different heat shield.  
So my question is that, how many heat shields my car have and does it really cost that much to fix or replace?  
Thank you

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-toyota-prius-heat-shield-costs-adding-up/158371/2 "2020-02-12T14:51:53Z")

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The next time this happens go to an independent muffler shop for a second opinion . It also might be cheaper . As for cost I doubt if anyone can say if it was fair or not without seeing where the heat shield was or how much labor was involved .