2008 Toyota Prius Fuel System Other Problems

JUST BOUGHT BRAND NEW 2008 PRIUS. OWNER'S MANUAL CLAIMS THAT WITH JUST ONE BAR SHOWING ON FUEL GAUGE THERE WOULD BE 3.0 GAL. OR LESS IN FUEL BLADDER. THE FUEL GAUGE IS TOTALLY UNRELIABLE BASED ON THESE RESULTS: 10 BARS (FULL FILLUP) GOT 200 MILES TO 9 BARS -- 3 BARS LEFT GOT 100 MILES TO 2 BARS -- 2 BARS LEFT GOT 20 MILES TO 1 BAR -- 1 BAR LEFT GOT ONLY 5 MILES BEFORE CAR CAME TO A STOP AND WOULD NOT RESTART --. THE HYBRID BATTERY GAUGE SHOWED 0 CHARGE. AFTER PUTTING IN 2.5 GAL. THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED 2 BARS. ENGINE STARTED AND I COULD DRIVE 1.25 MILES TO A GAS STATION. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON I-40 AT 9:00 PM IN NEW MEXICO. WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT THERE WAS A GAS STATION NEARBY, BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY STRETCHES OF I-40 WHERE THERE IS NO GAS STATION FOR 20-40 MILES. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT BOTH THE UNRELIABLE FUEL GAUGE AND THE BLADDER TYPE FUEL TANK. THE TOYOTA DEALER NEVER MENTIONED THESE DEFECTS, NOR DOES THE OWNER'S MANUAL. *TR